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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Finance Minister Nicola Willis says the economic impact of the war in the Middle East still isn’t clear. Energy prices have spiked because of supply concerns, while financial markets have been spooked by the conflict. The shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital channel for ... <a title="Finance Minister Nicola Willis says economic impact from Middle East war isn’t clear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/finance-minister-nicola-willis-says-economic-impact-from-middle-east-war-isnt-clear/" aria-label="Read more about Finance Minister Nicola Willis says economic impact from Middle East war isn’t clear">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand American Samoa’s Aaliyah Tu’ua and New Zealand’s Hannah Blake. Joshua Devenie / Phototek.nz The Football Ferns overcame their biggest test, so far, of the Oceania World Cup qualifiers when they defeated American Samoa 3-0 in the Solomon Islands on Thursday. In a battle between the top two sides in Group A, ... <a title="Football Ferns v American Samoa – FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/football-ferns-v-american-samoa-fifa-womens-world-cup-qualifiers/" aria-label="Read more about Football Ferns v American Samoa – FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Inland Revenue say digital platforms use sophisticated algorithms to push content to people based on their search history. 123rf Commissioner Peter Mersi was used as part of a scam inviting people to a webinar on crypto tax changes 123rf Even the Commissioner of Inland Revenue cannot avoid being a target for ... <a title="Commissioner of Inland Revenue latest scam target" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/commissioner-of-inland-revenue-latest-scam-target/" aria-label="Read more about Commissioner of Inland Revenue latest scam target">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand All five quakes were centred under Kerikeri Inlet at a depth of around 5km. Supplied / Hauraki Gulf Weather Experts say a series of tremors around Kerikeri this week are a reminder that nowhere in New Zealand – even the country’s most seismically stable region – is immune from earthquakes. Five ... <a title="Nowhere immune from earthquakes, not even Northland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/nowhere-immune-from-earthquakes-not-even-northland/" aria-label="Read more about Nowhere immune from earthquakes, not even Northland">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Worksafe said hazardous chemicals management was the most significant area of concern, followed by machinery safety issues and working in and around vehicles. 123rf WorkSafe is mostly content with the health and safety of hundreds of orchards it visited late last year, but warns some farmers are still making risky decisions ... <a title="Most orchards pass health and safety checks, but chemicals and machinery risks remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/most-orchards-pass-health-and-safety-checks-but-chemicals-and-machinery-risks-remain/" aria-label="Read more about Most orchards pass health and safety checks, but chemicals and machinery risks remain">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 2500 cases have been recalled. Supplied / MPI Alcohol Healthwatch’s Executive Director has said he was “horrified” after thousands of Steinlager beer bottles were mislabelled as alcohol free. Andrew Galloway said he would like to see a strong regulatory response after the incident. Food Safety New Zealand Deputy Director ... <a title="Alcohol Healthwatch ‘horrified’ after Steinlager beer mislabelled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/alcohol-healthwatch-horrified-after-steinlager-beer-mislabelled/" aria-label="Read more about Alcohol Healthwatch ‘horrified’ after Steinlager beer mislabelled">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Warning: Contains content about sexual offending against children. A Dunedin man has been jailed for distributing photos and videos showing the sexual exploitation of young children. Hamish Mitchell-Wood was sentenced to two years and nine months’ jail when he appeared in the Christchurch District Court on Thursday ... <a title="Hamish Mitchell-Wood jailed for distributing photos, videos showing sexual exploitation of children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/hamish-mitchell-wood-jailed-for-distributing-photos-videos-showing-sexual-exploitation-of-children/" aria-label="Read more about Hamish Mitchell-Wood jailed for distributing photos, videos showing sexual exploitation of children">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith confirmed on Thursday the board chair of TVNZ contacted him after the police minister expressed dissatisfaction with a 1News story about gang numbers. RNZ / Mark Papalii Broadcasting minister Paul Goldsmith says he “may have grunted” at TVNZ’s board chair after Andrew Barclay raised a crime story ... <a title="Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith says he ‘may have grunted’ at TVNZ chair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/broadcasting-minister-paul-goldsmith-says-he-may-have-grunted-at-tvnz-chair/" aria-label="Read more about Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith says he ‘may have grunted’ at TVNZ chair">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ruapuke Island whānau at the High Court in April 2025. Supplied/Ruapuke whānau Whānau from Ruapuke Island near Bluff have, again, won customary marine title (CMT) over the waters surrounding Te Ara a Kiwa/Foveaux Strait – the first claimants to do so under stricter rules. In a judgement released on 26 February, ... <a title="High Court recognises Ruapuke Island Marine Title again after revised legal tests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/high-court-recognises-ruapuke-island-marine-title-again-after-revised-legal-tests/" aria-label="Read more about High Court recognises Ruapuke Island Marine Title again after revised legal tests">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Yellow smoke fills the air as an American flag is raised at the start of a Proud Boys rally at Delta Park in Portland, Oregon on September 26, 2020. AFP / Maranie R Staab New Zealand’s spy agency did not believe the US far-right group Proud Boys met the threshold to ... <a title="NZ spy agency put US far-right group Proud Boys on terrorist list despite not meeting threshold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/nz-spy-agency-put-us-far-right-group-proud-boys-on-terrorist-list-despite-not-meeting-threshold/" aria-label="Read more about NZ spy agency put US far-right group Proud Boys on terrorist list despite not meeting threshold">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paralympian skier Adam Hall during practice at the Skicenter Rienz – Toblach, South Tyrol Italy on Friday 27 February 2026. Photosport / Jeff Crowe The Winter Paralympics kick off in Milano Cortina on Saturday (NZT) and all eyes will be on Kiwis Adam Hall and Corey Peters. Hall and Peters are ... <a title="Winter Paralympics 2026: When does it start, how to watch and who is competing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/winter-paralympics-2026-when-does-it-start-how-to-watch-and-who-is-competing/" aria-label="Read more about Winter Paralympics 2026: When does it start, how to watch and who is competing">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora (HNZ) is scrambling to pay about 5500 staff in Waikato after a payment glitch. RNZ / Peter de Graaf One of the thousands of North Island health workers who were not paid overnight has been dipping into her son’s bank account while she has just ... <a title="About 5500 Waikato Health New Zealand staff not paid overnight due to glitch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/about-5500-waikato-health-new-zealand-staff-not-paid-overnight-due-to-glitch/" aria-label="Read more about About 5500 Waikato Health New Zealand staff not paid overnight due to glitch">Read more</a>
