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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Willow-Jean Prime has picked up the social development role. VNP / Phil Smith Willow-Jean Prime has lost the education portfolio, but picked up social development, as Labour reshuffles its decks ahead of the election. Ginny Andersen will take on the education role, making her the third Labour MP to take on ... <a title="Labour reshuffle: Willow-Jean Prime loses education portfolio" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/labour-reshuffle-willow-jean-prime-loses-education-portfolio/" aria-label="Read more about Labour reshuffle: Willow-Jean Prime loses education portfolio">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Political donations made in an election year must be declared within 20 days if they are more than $20,000. RNZ Technology entrepreneur Brian Cartmell appears to have donated at least half a million dollars to the coalition parties – and to the Opportunity party. Cartmell moved to New Zealand in 2010 ... <a title="Queenstown-based tech entrepreneur Brian Cartmell donating hundreds of thousands to political parties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/queenstown-based-tech-entrepreneur-brian-cartmell-donating-hundreds-of-thousands-to-political-parties/" aria-label="Read more about Queenstown-based tech entrepreneur Brian Cartmell donating hundreds of thousands to political parties">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. Anneke Smith / RNZ MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says Justice Radich “brought justice to Te Tai Tokerau voters” when he ruled her expulsion from Te Pāti Māori “unlawful”. It comes as a political commentator says the party might be looking to distance itself from the drama of last year, and ... <a title="Court ruling ‘brought justice to Te Tai Tokerau voters’, Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/court-ruling-brought-justice-to-te-tai-tokerau-voters-te-pati-maori-mp-mariameno-kapa-kingi-says/" aria-label="Read more about Court ruling ‘brought justice to Te Tai Tokerau voters’, Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Animal Welfare Minister Andrew Hoggard. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Green Party is welcoming news that the government has backtracked on plans to reinstate live animal exports. Animal Welfare Minister Andrew Hoggard told 1 News he could not get Cabinet agreement on overturning the ban, which formed part of coalition agreements ... <a title="Government backtracks on live animal export plans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/government-backtracks-on-live-animal-export-plans/" aria-label="Read more about Government backtracks on live animal export plans">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
REVIEW: By Lee Duffield Declining population in West Papua, and critical loss of life through clashes with the Indonesia military raise the question of genocide in a new book by Brisbane writer Dr Greg Poulgrain. This work, Curse of Gold, published in English by Kompas, as the title indicates traces the roots of subjugation going ... <a title="Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/taking-the-wealth-the-plunder-and-impoverishment-of-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Taking the wealth – the plunder and impoverishment of West Papua">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Education Minister Erica Stanford has often been tipped as a possible leadership contender. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Education Minister Erica Stanford has been damning in her assessment of last week’s disastrous poll result for National, calling it a “bad week” for the party and for the caucus. Speculation has been swirling ... <a title="National Party politicians rule out leadership bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/national-party-politicians-rule-out-leadership-bid/" aria-label="Read more about National Party politicians rule out leadership bid">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Ali MirinIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto has increasingly presented himself on the international stage as a mediator and promoter of peace. Yet this global diplomatic posture raises a critical question: how credible is Indonesia’s claim to peace leadership while a prolonged humanitarian crisis continues in West Papua? In late February 2026, Prabowo offered Indonesia’s ... <a title="West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/west-papuas-humanitarian-crisis-stalls-prabowos-global-peacemaker-credibility-bid/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua’s humanitarian crisis stalls Prabowo’s ‘global peacemaker’ credibility bid">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Zahra Sultana has mocked US and Israeli pretensions, saying in a BBC interview on Sunday — International Women’s Day — that the girls in the Minab school were slaughtered “apparently to liberate women”. SPECIAL REPORT: By Brett Wilkins of Common Dreams US and Israeli airstrikes have killed nearly 300 Iranian and Lebanese children over the ... <a title="’10 classrooms full of children’ – US-Israeli war kills hundreds of Iranian, Lebanese kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/10-classrooms-full-of-children-us-israeli-war-kills-hundreds-of-iranian-lebanese-kids/" aria-label="Read more about ’10 classrooms full of children’ – US-Israeli war kills hundreds of Iranian, Lebanese kids">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the latest news with RNZ’s live blog above. MPs are back at Parliament today for caucus meetings and the House back in session, after a weekend of speculation about Christopher Luxon’s leadership and economic uncertainty over the Iran war. Follow all the latest news with RNZ’s live blog at ... <a title="Politics live: Shane Reti announces retirement from politics, Stanford says National had ‘a bad week’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/politics-live-shane-reti-announces-retirement-from-politics-stanford-says-national-had-a-bad-week/" aria-label="Read more about Politics live: Shane Reti announces retirement from politics, Stanford says National had ‘a bad week’">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the latest news with RNZ’s live blog above. MPs are back at Parliament today for caucus meetings and the House back in session, after a weekend of speculation about Christopher Luxon’s leadership and economic uncertainty over the Iran war. Follow all the latest news with RNZ’s live blog at ... <a title="Politics live: Christopher Luxon faces colleagues as National’s caucus meets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/politics-live-christopher-luxon-faces-colleagues-as-nationals-caucus-meets/" aria-label="Read more about Politics live: Christopher Luxon faces colleagues as National’s caucus meets">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Months’ worth of social housing and benefit data haven’t been published because of a broken system, and there’s no fix in sight. The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) usually provides monthly updates, including information like the number of people in emergency and social housing, and how big ... <a title="Ministry of Social Development apologises for broken data system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/ministry-of-social-development-apologises-for-broken-data-system/" aria-label="Read more about Ministry of Social Development apologises for broken data system">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip on State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge in January. Supplied/NZTA The Transport Agency (NZTA) has picked a cheaper but less effective option to fix the highway through Waioweka Gorge north of Gisborne that leaves a greater likelihood of closures than a costlier “full” fix. A newly released business ... <a title="NZTA picks cheaper but less effective option to fix SH2 through Waioweka Gorge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/nzta-picks-cheaper-but-less-effective-option-to-fix-sh2-through-waioweka-gorge/" aria-label="Read more about NZTA picks cheaper but less effective option to fix SH2 through Waioweka Gorge">Read more</a>
