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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland councillors have finally decided what to do with Western Springs Stadium after years of debate. Supplied / Auckland Council Plans to build a Hollywood Bowl-inspired structure for live music events at Western Spring Stadium have been given the green light by Auckland Council. The stadium would also continue to be ... <a title="Western Springs Bowl given green light by Auckland Council" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/western-springs-bowl-given-green-light-by-auckland-council/" aria-label="Read more about Western Springs Bowl given green light by Auckland Council">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brendon and Trina Cole were found dead at a rural property in Ruatiti last December. SUPPLIED A semi-automatic shotgun remains missing from the property of Brendon and Trina Cole who were found dead at their Ruatiti home last December. The bodies of 56-year-old Brendon Leigh Cole and 54-year-old Trina Michelle Cole ... <a title="Police search for missing shotgun connected to double homicide of Ruatiti couple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/police-search-for-missing-shotgun-connected-to-double-homicide-of-ruatiti-couple/" aria-label="Read more about Police search for missing shotgun connected to double homicide of Ruatiti couple">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand “We don’t have reason to think our services will be compromised,” says Hato Hone St John. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson St John’s ambulance service has been guaranteed fuel supplies if there are shortages. New Zealand is under phase one of the government’s national fuel plan because of supply constraints caused ... <a title="Fuel worries: St John assured its supply for ambulances will be prioritised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/fuel-worries-st-john-assured-its-supply-for-ambulances-will-be-prioritised/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel worries: St John assured its supply for ambulances will be prioritised">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to announce a Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. He would need to reallocate the portfolios held by Judith Collins, who was set to become president of the Law Commission in the middle of the year. Collins ... <a title="Prime Minister expected to announce Cabinet reshuffle this week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/prime-minister-expected-to-announce-cabinet-reshuffle-this-week/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister expected to announce Cabinet reshuffle this week">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Silver Fern Farms attributed the turnaround to strong international red meat demand, tight cost controls and deferred investment into projects like factory automation. RNZ / Nate McKinnon One of New Zealand’s largest red meat companies is back in the black after a few years of financial losses. But Silver Ferns Farms ... <a title="Major meat firm Silver Fern Farms halts Middle East exports; returns to profit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/major-meat-firm-silver-fern-farms-halts-middle-east-exports-returns-to-profit/" aria-label="Read more about Major meat firm Silver Fern Farms halts Middle East exports; returns to profit">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand “I have deep sympathy for diesel users because diesel is the fuel globally that has been most disrupted by the Middle East conflict,” the Finance Minister says. Samuel Rillstone/RNZ Nicola Willis has ruled out reducing the cost of road user charges to give some reprieve to diesel users. The price of ... <a title="Nicola Willis rules out reduction in road user charges for diesel users" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/nicola-willis-rules-out-reduction-in-road-user-charges-for-diesel-users/" aria-label="Read more about Nicola Willis rules out reduction in road user charges for diesel users">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Connemara was scheduled to depart Wellington at 8.30pm, but it has now canned the service (file photo). RNZ / Bill Hickman Bluebridge have once again cancelled a scheduled Connemara sailing not far ahead of its departure, but it says the ship’s fault is fixed and it will back in service ... <a title="Bluebridge cancels Connemara sailing again, but says it will be back Wednesday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/bluebridge-cancels-connemara-sailing-again-but-says-it-will-be-back-wednesday/" aria-label="Read more about Bluebridge cancels Connemara sailing again, but says it will be back Wednesday">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cystic Fibrosis NZ Pharmac has announced it will fund cystic fibrosis medicines Trikafta and Alyftrek for children of all ages from Wednesday. It’s currently only funded for those aged six and older. Pharmac consulted on the change in January, and feedback was positive. Parents told RNZ the drug would be life-changing, ... <a title="Cystic fibrosis medicines Trikafta and Alyftrek to be funded for all children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/cystic-fibrosis-medicines-trikafta-and-alyftrek-to-be-funded-for-all-children/" aria-label="Read more about Cystic fibrosis medicines Trikafta and Alyftrek to be funded for all children">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of the Fired Up Stilettos group at a 2023 protest at Parliament. Fired Up Stilettos / Supplied The Green Party says its decision not to select a former sex worker as a candidate has nothing to do with her background. Sex worker advocacy group Fired Up Stilettos’ chairperson Bianca Beebe ... <a title="Greens deny former sex worker’s background was a factor in candidate decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/greens-deny-former-sex-workers-background-was-a-factor-in-candidate-decision/" aria-label="Read more about Greens deny former sex worker’s background was a factor in candidate decision">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori o Aotearoa chairperson Peter-Lucas Jones. Supplied The national Māori radio network, Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori o Aotearoa, is considering litigation over a potential loss of government funding which it says threatens the survivability of iwi radio stations. Chairperson Peter-Lucas Jones (Ngāti ... <a title="Māori radio network says funding cuts threaten the survivability of iwi radio stations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/maori-radio-network-says-funding-cuts-threaten-the-survivability-of-iwi-radio-stations/" aria-label="Read more about Māori radio network says funding cuts threaten the survivability of iwi radio stations">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Juken New Zealand’s Northland Mill, on Whangatane Drive on the northern fringe of Kaitāia. Peter de Graaf One of Kaitāia’s biggest employers could be shut down with the loss of hundreds of jobs if a buyer can’t be found by the mills’ Japanese owners. Juken New Zealand owns two timber mills ... <a title="Kaitāia timber mills may close with loss of hundreds of jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/kaitaia-timber-mills-may-close-with-loss-of-hundreds-of-jobs/" aria-label="Read more about Kaitāia timber mills may close with loss of hundreds of jobs">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone As Northland recovers from another storm, officials in Wellington are trying to fix the disaster warning and communications systems that have failed repeatedly for two decades. The systems came up short in Cyclone Gabrielle when people did not get alerts in time and rescuers often had to ... <a title="Disaster warning overhaul at risk, documents show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/disaster-warning-overhaul-at-risk-documents-show/" aria-label="Read more about Disaster warning overhaul at risk, documents show">Read more</a>
