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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Tamihere in 2018. RNZ David Tamihere has had his convictions quashed, 36 years after he was found guilty of murdering two Swedish backpackers in the Coromandel. In a decision released on Tuesday, the Supreme Court has directed a retrial but says it is up to the Crown to decide whether ... <a title="David Tamihere’s double-murder convictions quashed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/david-tamiheres-double-murder-convictions-quashed/" aria-label="Read more about David Tamihere’s double-murder convictions quashed">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur is set to play Auckland FC in a friendly at Eden Park in July. JAKUB PORZYCKI / AFP The Tourism and Hospitality Minister intends to have “a chat” with ACT’s tourism spokesperson after he criticised the government’s funding of a football game between two “billionaire-owned” ... <a title="Tourism minister unhappy with MP’s shot at taxpayer spending on football" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/tourism-minister-unhappy-with-mps-shot-at-taxpayer-spending-on-football/" aria-label="Read more about Tourism minister unhappy with MP’s shot at taxpayer spending on football">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Molly was missing for almost two weeks in alpine backcountry. Supplied / Precision Helicopters A dog has been found alive following an extraordinary helicopter search and rescue mission. The rescue of Molly the border collie on Tuesday was the culmination of efforts co-ordinated by Precision Helicopters and funded through donations. Molly ... <a title="Border collie found one week after owner falls down waterfall in alpine backcountry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/border-collie-found-one-week-after-owner-falls-down-waterfall-in-alpine-backcountry/" aria-label="Read more about Border collie found one week after owner falls down waterfall in alpine backcountry">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Duncan Garner, pictured in 2018, was due to appear in the Auckland District Court on Tuesday. Michael Bradley/Getty Images for NZTV Awards Broadcaster Duncan Garner has been charged with driving a car while his licence was suspended. Garner, who hosts the Editor in Chief podcast, was due to appear in the ... <a title="Broadcaster Duncan Garner charged with driving while suspended" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/broadcaster-duncan-garner-charged-with-driving-while-suspended/" aria-label="Read more about Broadcaster Duncan Garner charged with driving while suspended">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When a young hospital registrar turned “putty grey”, broadcaster Joanna Paul-Robie knew she was about to get some bad news. Paul-Robie had gone into hospital to get checked out for what she suspected were kidney stones, only to get the devastating news she had terminal cancer. “Nobody turns that colour on ... <a title="Broadcaster Joanna Paul-Robie in ‘the long middle’ with cancer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/broadcaster-joanna-paul-robie-in-the-long-middle-with-cancer/" aria-label="Read more about Broadcaster Joanna Paul-Robie in ‘the long middle’ with cancer">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Public Service Minister Judith Collins. VNP/Louis Collins Public Service Minister Judith Collins has shrugged off pressure from coalition partner ACT over the government’s English-first policy, suggesting the matter is not a key priority. “To be frank, right at the moment, my concern is fuel,” she told RNZ. “That’s my big focus. ... <a title="Fuel crisis the priority, not style guides, Judith Collins tells ACT" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/fuel-crisis-the-priority-not-style-guides-judith-collins-tells-act/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel crisis the priority, not style guides, Judith Collins tells ACT">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rajinder in court. RNZ The wife of a Dunedin murderer has admitted getting rid of evidence in the investigation. Gurpreet Kaur’s husband Rajinder will be sentenced at the High Court on Wednesday for the murder of Gurjit Singh in 2024. He was found guilty after a jury trial late last year ... <a title="Murderer Rajinder’s wife admits helping him dispose of evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/murderer-rajinders-wife-admits-helping-him-dispose-of-evidence/" aria-label="Read more about Murderer Rajinder’s wife admits helping him dispose of evidence">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Energy Minister Simon Watts. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Energy Minister is expressing confidence in the government’s plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, even as the Prime Minister says it will not go ahead if the business case does not stack up. Two of the country’s gentailers have ... <a title="War on Iran a ‘bazooka’ through government’s LNG plan – gentailer CEO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/war-on-iran-a-bazooka-through-governments-lng-plan-gentailer-ceo/" aria-label="Read more about War on Iran a ‘bazooka’ through government’s LNG plan – gentailer CEO">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The intersection of SH51 and Awatoto Road in Napier. Google Maps A major road in southern Napier is partially blocked after a truck hit the central wire barrier and rolled. The accident happened on State Highway 51 near the intersection with Awatoto Road just before 11.20am, police said. The driver was ... <a title="Truck rolls in Napier, blocking highway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/truck-rolls-in-napier-blocking-highway/" aria-label="Read more about Truck rolls in Napier, blocking highway">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tech New Zealand chief executive Graeme Muller says “New Zealanders deserve a clear, ambitious vision that captures opportunities while managing risk”. NZ Tech The $24 billion technology sector has published a manifesto warning New Zealand’s future prosperity is being threatened by a lack of cohesive policies to support growth. “Our productivity ... <a title="New Zealand’s prosperity threatened by lack of cohesive growth policies, tech sector warns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/new-zealands-prosperity-threatened-by-lack-of-cohesive-growth-policies-tech-sector-warns/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s prosperity threatened by lack of cohesive growth policies, tech sector warns">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rising diesel prices are starting to push up construction costs. 123RF Rising fuel prices are starting to push construction costs higher, according to property valuer Quotable Value (QV). QV’s CostBuilder platform shows headline cost increases remained contained in March, rising just 0.4 percent. But QV says rapidly rising diesel prices have ... <a title="Rising diesel prices begin to lift construction costs, QV says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/rising-diesel-prices-begin-to-lift-construction-costs-qv-says/" aria-label="Read more about Rising diesel prices begin to lift construction costs, QV says">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A person was stabbed and then became the victim of a hit-and-run in Hastings on Monday night, but the incidents appear unrelated, police say. Detective Sergeant Ryan Kemsley said police were called to a hit-and-run on Heretaunga Street West, between Stortford Street and Davis Street, about 9.30pm. ... <a title="Person stabbed then run over in Hastings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/person-stabbed-then-run-over-in-hastings/" aria-label="Read more about Person stabbed then run over in Hastings">Read more</a>
