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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Will Warbrick scoring in the 2025 NRL grand final. AAP/Photosport Will Warbrick is on his way to the Wahs. The Melbourne Storm winger will join the Warriors on a three-year deal from next season. The Kawerau-born 28-year-old’s move home comes after veteran Roger Tuivasa-Sheck announced on Friday that he will finish ... <a title="Rugby League: Warbrick signed by Warriors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/rugby-league-warbrick-signed-by-warriors/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby League: Warbrick signed by Warriors">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Point Chevalier Bowls Club president Simon Munro. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins The Anglican Bishop of Auckland is being urged to intervene in a messy dispute over the ownership of a central Auckland sports ground. The Hallyburton Johnstone Sports Club has hosted lawn bowls, tennis, and croquet at its Point Chevalier site ... <a title="Anglican Bishop urged to intervene in Auckland sportsground ownership stoush" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/anglican-bishop-urged-to-intervene-in-auckland-sportsground-ownership-stoush/" aria-label="Read more about Anglican Bishop urged to intervene in Auckland sportsground ownership stoush">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Warbirds Over Wānaka organisers said both Easter weekend days were sold out. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon Warbirds Over Wānaka organisers are confident the withdrawal of modern military planes will not make a big dent in visitor numbers, with both Easter weekend days sold out for the biennial air show. ... <a title="Warbirds Over Wānaka organisers confident withdrawal of modern military planes won’t dent visitor numbers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/warbirds-over-wanaka-organisers-confident-withdrawal-of-modern-military-planes-wont-dent-visitor-numbers/" aria-label="Read more about Warbirds Over Wānaka organisers confident withdrawal of modern military planes won’t dent visitor numbers">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Connemara has been out of action for nine days. File photo. RNZ/Anthony Phelps Finding replacement flights for a group of students whose ferry sailing was cancelled after they competed at the Maadi Rowing regatta added nearly $500 to the cost of each child’s trip. It has been nine days since ... <a title="Ferry cancellations: Students left stranded after rowing regatta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/ferry-cancellations-students-left-stranded-after-rowing-regatta/" aria-label="Read more about Ferry cancellations: Students left stranded after rowing regatta">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Tamihere in 2017. RNZ The Supreme Court will tomorrow release its decision on David Tamihere’s last attempt to clear his name, 36 years after his double murder conviction. Tamihere was found guilty in 1990 of murdering Swedish tourists Urban Höglin, 23, and Heidi Paakkonen, 21, in the Coromandel in a ... <a title="David Tamihere’s last attempt to clear his name to be decided tomorrow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/david-tamiheres-last-attempt-to-clear-his-name-to-be-decided-tomorrow/" aria-label="Read more about David Tamihere’s last attempt to clear his name to be decided tomorrow">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A 35-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were arrested, police say. 123RF One of New Zealand’s most prolific sellers of illegal drugs on the dark web has been arrested, police say. A “concoction of drugs” alongside $55,000 in cash was seized during a search warrant at a rural property in north ... <a title="Police arrest one of NZ’s ‘most prolific’ dark web drug sellers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/police-arrest-one-of-nzs-most-prolific-dark-web-drug-sellers/" aria-label="Read more about Police arrest one of NZ’s ‘most prolific’ dark web drug sellers">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Oriental fruit fly on a piece of fruit. Supplied / Biosecurity NZ Biosecurity officers are wrapping up a large-scale fruit fly eradication operation in South Auckland. Fruit and vegetables can move freely in and out of Papatoetoe for the first time since February as of Monday. Restrictions were put in ... <a title="South Auckland’s large-scale fruit fly eradication operation wraps up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/south-aucklands-large-scale-fruit-fly-eradication-operation-wraps-up/" aria-label="Read more about South Auckland’s large-scale fruit fly eradication operation wraps up">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said the information provided in the report was being assessed and enquiries were ongoing. 123rf.com Police are looking for a man who has been reportedly approaching young children over the last month in Wellington. Reassurance patrols have been placed near the corner of Mt Albert Road and Volga Street, where ... <a title="Police looking for man ‘approaching’ young children in Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/police-looking-for-man-approaching-young-children-in-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Police looking for man ‘approaching’ young children in Wellington">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s fuel stocks remain strong, says the prime minister, but Cabinet has today discussed the option of pursuing further commercial opportunities to add to current supplies. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is giving an update on the national fuel plan during an post-Cabinet media conference along side Finance Minister Nicola Willis ... <a title="Watch: PM Christopher Luxon gives updates on fuel response plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/watch-pm-christopher-luxon-gives-updates-on-fuel-response-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: PM Christopher Luxon gives updates on fuel response plan">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The new Bill is being championed by Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Brooke van Velden. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Workplace safety law changes risk bringing in a two-tier system – one for small businesses, the other for large – according to a business leaders’ forum. A parliamentary select committee is ... <a title="Workplace safety law changes out of step with global good practice, select committee told" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/workplace-safety-law-changes-out-of-step-with-global-good-practice-select-committee-told/" aria-label="Read more about Workplace safety law changes out of step with global good practice, select committee told">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Census data between 2018 and 2023 period showed a 37 percent increase of people living without shelter in Aotearoa New Zealand. Nick Monro A kaupapa Māori housing and support provider is warning proposed move-on powers could push vulnerable whānau further away from help, rather than addressing the root causes of homelessness. ... <a title="Māori housing provider warns proposed move-on powers could push vulnerable away from help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/maori-housing-provider-warns-proposed-move-on-powers-could-push-vulnerable-away-from-help/" aria-label="Read more about Māori housing provider warns proposed move-on powers could push vulnerable away from help">Read more</a>
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March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ASB Poyfest Festival Directors – Seiuli Terri Leo Mauu & Tracey Watkinson. Supplied/ASB Polyfest ASB Polyfest, the largest Pasifika secondary school festival, is into its second week and for the first time it has been split in two, with this week dedicated to Māori performance. Now in its 51st year, the ... <a title="Polyfest: Māori performances outgrow Manukau Sports Bowl" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/polyfest-maori-performances-outgrow-manukau-sports-bowl/" aria-label="Read more about Polyfest: Māori performances outgrow Manukau Sports Bowl">Read more</a>
