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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour is seen as most capable on three of the top five issues, and equal with National on a fourth. File photo. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Labour remains ahead on most of the key issues in the latest Ipsos Issues Monitor, but National has improved its ratings on the economy and ... <a title="Labour still ahead on cost of living, neck and neck with National on economy – Ipsos survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/labour-still-ahead-on-cost-of-living-neck-and-neck-with-national-on-economy-ipsos-survey/" aria-label="Read more about Labour still ahead on cost of living, neck and neck with National on economy – Ipsos survey">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Thousands of high-voltage pylons and other national grid sites are exposed to flooding, along with hundreds of kilometres of transmission lines, data provided to RNZ shows. Network owners say increasingly frequent severe weather driven by climate change is heightening the flooding risk to distribution infrastructure too, along with damage caused ... <a title="Transmission network already threatened by climate hazards, data shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/transmission-network-already-threatened-by-climate-hazards-data-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Transmission network already threatened by climate hazards, data shows">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brian Sciascia is all about measuring progress. As the owner of a Wellington gym, his days are spent encouraging people to keep tabs on their health and fitness choices. As the dad of a seven-year-old and a 10-month-old, his nights are all about sleep, or rather how much of it he’s ... <a title="‘Good sleep’ is new flex for 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/good-sleep-is-new-flex-for-2026/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Good sleep’ is new flex for 2026">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Close up of a truck wheel. siwakorn / 123RF Truckers are worried that they will not be allowed to drive over bridges being built on the government’s Roads of National Significance. Two bridges built recently on State Highway 1 in Auckland and a third in Waikato are off limits to the ... <a title="Truckers surprised by update of NZ’s 50-year-old manual on bridge building" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/truckers-surprised-by-update-of-nzs-50-year-old-manual-on-bridge-building/" aria-label="Read more about Truckers surprised by update of NZ’s 50-year-old manual on bridge building">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Investors can brace for share market volatility and potentially higher fuel prices. RNZ / Dan Cook Investors can brace for volatility over the coming days as markets digest the impact and implications of attacks on Iran, as well as potentially higher fuel prices. “We’re expecting when markets open on Monday there ... <a title="Iran attack sparks warning for KiwiSaver, fuel, inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/iran-attack-sparks-warning-for-kiwisaver-fuel-inflation/" aria-label="Read more about Iran attack sparks warning for KiwiSaver, fuel, inflation">Read more</a>
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March 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents watch from the roofs of their houses as plumes of smoke rise following reported explosions in Tehran AFP / ATTA KENARE Follow the latest with our live blog above Israel has begun a fresh wave of strikes on Iran, targetting the Iranian leadership, its air defences and its ballistic missile ... <a title="Live: Israel says its airforce strikes Iran again, Iran continues to retaliate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/02/live-israel-says-its-airforce-strikes-iran-again-iran-continues-to-retaliate/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Israel says its airforce strikes Iran again, Iran continues to retaliate">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Daniel Hillier celebrates his win at the New Zealand Open. Chris Symes / www.photosport.nz Kiwi golfer Daniel Hillier has won the NZ Open for the first time, finishing two shots clear of Australian Lucas Herbert. The 27-year-old Wellingtonian handled gusty and cool conditions at Arrowtown’s Millbrook Resort, near Queenstown, to secure ... <a title="Golf: Kiwi Daniel Hillier wins 105th New Zealand Open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/golf-kiwi-daniel-hillier-wins-105th-new-zealand-open/" aria-label="Read more about Golf: Kiwi Daniel Hillier wins 105th New Zealand Open">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott McLaughlin celebrates his IndyCar pole position at St Petersburg. Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire Kiwi Scott McLaughlin has grabbed pole position for the IndyCar St Petersburg Grand Prix in Florida on Monday NZT. After a horror 2025 campaign that saw him finish 10th in the standings, with no race wins and just ... <a title="Motorsport: Kiwi Scott McLaughlin on pole for Indycar’s St Petersburg Grand Prix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/motorsport-kiwi-scott-mclaughlin-on-pole-for-indycars-st-petersburg-grand-prix/" aria-label="Read more about Motorsport: Kiwi Scott McLaughlin on pole for Indycar’s St Petersburg Grand Prix">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Restaurateurs Sid and Chand Sahrawat are in Dubai on business. File photo. Babiche Martens A prominent Auckland couple is trapped in Dubai after airspace closures and reported strikes across the city. Restaurateurs Sid and Chand Sahrawat are in Dubai on business, and were due to fly out on Monday to begin ... <a title="Iran strikes: ‘We don’t know when we can leave’ – Kiwi restaurateurs trapped in Dubai" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/iran-strikes-we-dont-know-when-we-can-leave-kiwi-restaurateurs-trapped-in-dubai/" aria-label="Read more about Iran strikes: ‘We don’t know when we can leave’ – Kiwi restaurateurs trapped in Dubai">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand March heralds the busiest traffic patterns of the year in many big cities. RNZ / Lucy Xia Explainer – If your Monday morning commute feels a little madder than usual this week, it’s not just you. The peak transport season known as ‘March Madness’ kicks off around the country, with the ... <a title="How March Madness may make your Monday morning commute longer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/how-march-madness-may-make-your-monday-morning-commute-longer/" aria-label="Read more about How March Madness may make your Monday morning commute longer">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s the end of a long, exhausting day and you’ve finally crawled into bed. Rest is imminent. But your partner is in the mood. Understanding what is getting in the way of you wanting or enjoying sex is helpful to reflect on. Unsplash . It’s been a while, after all. Obligatory ... <a title="What is duty sex and how do you stop having it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/what-is-duty-sex-and-how-do-you-stop-having-it/" aria-label="Read more about What is duty sex and how do you stop having it?">Read more</a>
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March 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lifeguards, Coastguard and police have been searching for a fisherman missing from rocks at Union Bay on Auckland’s west coast. Supplied/ Auckland Council A search is underway for a man swept off rocks south of Auckland’s Piha. The man was fishing at Karekare’s Union Bay when he was swept away, a ... <a title="Search on for fisherman swept away near Piha" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/01/search-on-for-fisherman-swept-away-near-piha/" aria-label="Read more about Search on for fisherman swept away near Piha">Read more</a>
