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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 Kuwait-based Kiwi family, from left, Malia-Lavalea Magele, Pauline Toleafoa, Koulton Magele, Sinsemillia Magele and Sage Magele. Supplied A New Zealand family living in Kuwait is anxiously waiting to hear whether they will be able to return home, after the Defence Force confirmed it would deploy planes to the Middle East. As ... <a title="New Zealand family in Kuwait waits to hear if they can return home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/new-zealand-family-in-kuwait-waits-to-hear-if-they-can-return-home/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand family in Kuwait waits to hear if they can return home">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
It’s only Day Five of the war, but surely the epic stupidity of Australia so cravenly backing the US-Israeli invasion of Iran is evident by now. Michael West Media reports. COMMENTARY: By Michael West We are led by fools and sycophants. The illegal, unprovoked invasion of Iran is not just garden-variety stupidity. This is stupidity ... <a title="Australia and the ‘Epstein Coalition’ – invasion of Iran a disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/australia-and-the-epstein-coalition-invasion-of-iran-a-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Australia and the ‘Epstein Coalition’ – invasion of Iran a disaster">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand GCSB Director General Andrew Clark. VNP/Louis Collins The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) spy agency says it is providing round-the-clock threat intelligence updates on the Iran war. The GCSB, along with its partner agency NZ Security Intelligence Service (SIS), appeared at a Parliamentary select committee for their annual reviews on Wednesday. ... <a title="NZ spy agency providing Iran war threat intelligence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/nz-spy-agency-providing-iran-war-threat-intelligence/" aria-label="Read more about NZ spy agency providing Iran war threat intelligence">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The government is considering scrapping the clean car standard altogether, months after slashing the fees importers pay to bring dirty vehicles into the country. An EV advocate said if the proposal goes ahead, New Zealanders will be sold “the high-emitting leftovers” that manufacturers can no longer sell in Australia. The ... <a title="Government considering scrapping entire clean car standard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/government-considering-scrapping-entire-clean-car-standard/" aria-label="Read more about Government considering scrapping entire clean car standard">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Immigration Minister Erica Stanford. RNZ / Mark Papalii A Pasifika leader who lived through the Dawn Raids is accusing the government of scaremongering about overstayer numbers. Immigration Minister Erica Stanford told reporters there were “tens of thousands more” overstayers than she had expected last month. “We have a big overstayer problem, ... <a title="Immigration Minister Erica Stanford apologises after inflating overstayer figures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/immigration-minister-erica-stanford-apologises-after-inflating-overstayer-figures/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration Minister Erica Stanford apologises after inflating overstayer figures">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Peace Movement Aotearoa “One can oppose a hateful regime and, at the same time, oppose an unjustified and dangerous military intervention,” says Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. “I once again call for immediate de-escalation, respect for international law, and the urgency of resuming dialogue.” While some governments around the world have easily managed to express ... <a title="New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/new-zealand-shameful-over-iran-stance-says-peace-movement-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii The media and broadcasting minister Paul Goldsmith has confirmed the board chair of TVNZ contacted him after the police minister expressed dissatisfaction with a 1News story about gang numbers. Goldsmith said the chair of the public broadcaster, Andrew Barclay, had raised the story during the call, but ... <a title="TVNZ chair calls Paul Goldsmith after police minister dissatisfied with gang numbers story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/tvnz-chair-calls-paul-goldsmith-after-police-minister-dissatisfied-with-gang-numbers-story/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ chair calls Paul Goldsmith after police minister dissatisfied with gang numbers story">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Alternative Jewish Voices — Sh’ma Koleinu We, Alternative Jewish Voices, deplore Israel and America’s illegal war of aggression against Iran. We also condemned the repression of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but that does not justify this war. International war will only bring — is already bringing — more civilian death and destruction. We support the right ... <a title="Alternative Jewish Voices: Stop this Iran catastrophe!" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/alternative-jewish-voices-stop-this-iran-catastrophe/" aria-label="Read more about Alternative Jewish Voices: Stop this Iran catastrophe!">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Analysts are warning fuel prices are expected to jump in the Pacific following the Israeli and US attacks on Iran, and the retaliatory response by Iran. Iran borders the Strait of Hormuz, which carries 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas supply, and shipments have been suspended following ... <a title="‘A global energy crisis’ – Fuel price hike looms for Pacific amid Iran war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/a-global-energy-crisis-fuel-price-hike-looms-for-pacific-amid-iran-war/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A global energy crisis’ – Fuel price hike looms for Pacific amid Iran war">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
The US objective is not the security of the American people. The objective is global hegemony. The attempt is to destroy the UN and the international rule of law — an attempt that will fail, warn the authors. ANALYSIS: By Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares On February 16, 2026, one of us (Jeffrey Sachs) ... <a title="This illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on the United Nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/this-illegal-us-israeli-attack-on-iran-is-also-an-assault-on-the-united-nations/" aria-label="Read more about This illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on the United Nations">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in Parliament. (File pic) VNP / Phil Smith Prime Minister Christopher Luxon had to make a personal explanation in the House on Tuesday night, after he stated incorrectly the government was automatically extending visas for people in New Zealand affected by the war in Iran. The Greens ... <a title="Christopher Luxon forced into another correction over Iran war visas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/christopher-luxon-forced-into-another-correction-over-iran-war-visas/" aria-label="Read more about Christopher Luxon forced into another correction over Iran war visas">Read more</a>
