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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>
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March 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Local government minister Simon Watts. RNZ / Mark Papalii The local government minister cannot guarantee a rates cap will not cause higher costs for tens of thousands of social housing tenants. Simon Watts said the final rates cap policy was still being designed, but did not anticipate it would cause higher ... <a title="Local government minister Simon Watts can’t guarantee rates cap won’t increase social housing rents" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/10/local-government-minister-simon-watts-cant-guarantee-rates-cap-wont-increase-social-housing-rents/" aria-label="Read more about Local government minister Simon Watts can’t guarantee rates cap won’t increase social housing rents">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130J Hercules prepares to leave for the Middle East on 7 March. Kaye Albyt New Zealanders in the Middle East should attempt to leave by road or commercial flights as soon as it is safe to do so, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) ... <a title="Government working ‘around the clock’ to help New Zealanders stranded in Middle East" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/government-working-around-the-clock-to-help-new-zealanders-stranded-in-middle-east/" aria-label="Read more about Government working ‘around the clock’ to help New Zealanders stranded in Middle East">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister continues to insist he has the backing of his party and colleagues, and that he has only discussed last week’s disastrous poll “in passing”. The Taypayers Union-Curia poll last week put National on 28.4 percent – its lowest result since he became leader. Speaking at his post-Cabinet media ... <a title="Luxon: Bad poll result ‘not a major focus’ for National" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/luxon-bad-poll-result-not-a-major-focus-for-national/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon: Bad poll result ‘not a major focus’ for National">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance minster Nicola Willis is joining Christopher Luxon at the weekly post-Cabinet media conference, with an update on the economy. But attention is likely to fall on the Prime Minister with questions about his leadership, the polls and Iran. Follow all the latest news with RNZ’s live blog. The prime minister ... <a title="Politics live: Christopher Luxon responds to poll result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/politics-live-christopher-luxon-responds-to-poll-result/" aria-label="Read more about Politics live: Christopher Luxon responds to poll result">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance minster Nicola Willis is joining Christopher Luxon at the weekly post-Cabinet media conference, with an update on the economy. But attention is likely to fall on the Prime Minister with questions about his leadership, the polls and Iran. Follow all the latest news with RNZ’s live blog. The prime minister ... <a title="Politics live: Christopher Luxon faces grilling after disastrous week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/09/politics-live-christopher-luxon-faces-grilling-after-disastrous-week/" aria-label="Read more about Politics live: Christopher Luxon faces grilling after disastrous week">Read more</a>
