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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Ted Hesson, Reuters Kristi Noem is being moved to a new role. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP One of the top officials overseeing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, will leave her role, US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (US time). It’s a major ... <a title="Donald Trump replaces Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/donald-trump-replaces-homeland-security-chief-kristi-noem/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump replaces Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand From the punctuation in the title of The Bride! you might think you’re about to see something exhilarating. Director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Frankenstein-inspired romance has all the parts for what should be a monster of a film: big-name lead actors who deliver, a retro creature-feature setup, a Bonnie and Clyde plot, gorgeous costumes ... <a title="Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! falls apart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/review-maggie-gyllenhaals-the-bride-falls-apart/" aria-label="Read more about Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! falls apart">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jackie Blue has also been the Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner. Supplied Former MP Jackie Blue has resigned her National Party membership and joined The Opportunity Party. Blue was a member of the cross-party People’s Select Committee on Pay Equity. She says the government’s handling of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 ... <a title="Former MP Jackie Blue quits National to join Opportunity party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/former-mp-jackie-blue-quits-national-to-join-opportunity-party/" aria-label="Read more about Former MP Jackie Blue quits National to join Opportunity party">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This story was first published ahead of the 2025 Meatball Festival. From Friday to Sunday Hastings will host the second annual Meatball Festival. First Up spoke to the town’s chief meatball officer. Those unfamiliar with Hawke’s Bay’s humble meatball imagine Italian mince with red sauce. The actual description isn’t that mouth-watering, ... <a title="A rival to the cheese roll? The story of the Hawke’s Bay meatball" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/a-rival-to-the-cheese-roll-the-story-of-the-hawkes-bay-meatball/" aria-label="Read more about A rival to the cheese roll? The story of the Hawke’s Bay meatball">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night (local time), according to information from Ventura County, California authorities. Booking information obtained by CNN shows that the pop superstar was stopped by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) around 9.30pm, was booked shortly after 3am, Thursday and later released. CHP public information officer Ryan Ayers ... <a title="Britney Spears arrested in California" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/britney-spears-arrested-in-california/" aria-label="Read more about Britney Spears arrested in California">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A New Zealander is one of two women facing an Australian court after an alleged attempt to import 38 kilograms of methamphetamine by hiding it under some towels in suitcases. In December, an Australian and the New Zealander, both aged 35, were stopped for a targeted bag exam by Sydney border ... <a title="Watch: NZ woman’s brazen meth-smuggling attempt discovered at Sydney border" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/watch-nz-womans-brazen-meth-smuggling-attempt-discovered-at-sydney-border/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: NZ woman’s brazen meth-smuggling attempt discovered at Sydney border">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Oranga Tamariki’s second boot camp will have 10 teenagers volunteering to live at Palmerston North’s youth justice facility. 123RF Oranga Tamariki’s second boot camp that begins on Monday next week will be longer in the lock-up phase and have more staff but still have only pilot status. The second military-style academy ... <a title="Second Oranga Tamariki boot camp will see youth stay four months instead of three" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/second-oranga-tamariki-boot-camp-will-see-youth-stay-four-months-instead-of-three/" aria-label="Read more about Second Oranga Tamariki boot camp will see youth stay four months instead of three">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [brightcove] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6390401519112 For the first time in several years the modern Kurahaupō waka has gone on public display after being moved overland from Levin to Aratoi Museum in Masterton. The waka was built and launched to celebrate 150 years of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1990 and while it was not ... <a title="Kurahaupō waka goes on display at Masterton’s Aratoi Museum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/kurahaupo-waka-goes-on-display-at-mastertons-aratoi-museum/" aria-label="Read more about Kurahaupō waka goes on display at Masterton’s Aratoi Museum">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand After a couple of days of rough weather and some heavy rain, beaches all around Wellington’s south coast and in the inner harbour have been slapped with an unsuitable for swimming status. The problem isn’t confined to the capital. Many Auckland’s beaches are often unswimmable after rain, and Christchurch is looking ... <a title="How do you know if your beach is okay to swim at?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/how-do-you-know-if-your-beach-is-okay-to-swim-at/" aria-label="Read more about How do you know if your beach is okay to swim at?">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some mornings, you wake up and the dream is right there. Clear and vivid. You might still feel the emotion in your chest, and it can take a few minutes to remember where you are and what was real. Other mornings, you open your eyes and there is nothing. Just a ... <a title="Why do some of us remember dreams and others say they ‘don’t dream’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/why-do-some-of-us-remember-dreams-and-others-say-they-dont-dream/" aria-label="Read more about Why do some of us remember dreams and others say they ‘don’t dream’?">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A home is seriously damaged after a fire in Southland overnight. Fire and Emergency says the property in Mataura, near Gore, was well alight by the time crews arrived at about 9.15pm on Thursday. A spokesperson says nobody was home, but the house suffered extensive damage and ... <a title="House seriously damaged in overnight fire in Southland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/house-seriously-damaged-in-overnight-fire-in-southland/" aria-label="Read more about House seriously damaged in overnight fire in Southland">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Travel agents are helping their New Zealand clients get out of the Middle East. It has been almost a week since the US and Israel began bombing Iran, which is carrying out retaliatory strikes on US bases and embassies. Most commercial flights are not operating, with much of the region’s ... <a title="NZ travel agents helping clients escape Middle East conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/nz-travel-agents-helping-clients-escape-middle-east-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about NZ travel agents helping clients escape Middle East conflict">Read more</a>
