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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dual British or Irish New Zealanders have no exemption to the new UK border rule. RNZ /Gill Bonnett The Immigration (Enhanced Risk Management) Amendment Bill has been debated in Parliament for the first time. The government bill, which would amend the Immigration Act, is being shepherded by National MP and Minister ... <a title="The House: Immigration changes to protect migrants but expand deportation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/the-house-immigration-changes-to-protect-migrants-but-expand-deportation/" aria-label="Read more about The House: Immigration changes to protect migrants but expand deportation">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The study was still in its early stages, but its aim was to deliver a wide range of protection against the flu, Covid and other diseases. 123rf.com A single vaccine to protect against several diseases would be convenient and according to one study it may also be possible. Stanford University School ... <a title="One vaccine, many diseases: The study trying to find universal protection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/one-vaccine-many-diseases-the-study-trying-to-find-universal-protection/" aria-label="Read more about One vaccine, many diseases: The study trying to find universal protection">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand About eight firefighters were still extinguishing the fire, a FENZ spokesperson said (file image). RNZ / Paris Ibell Two people have been injured in a house fire in Christchurch Saturday afternoon. Emergency services were called to a roof on fire at a property on Wairakei Road shortly before 3pm. A St ... <a title="Two people injured in a house fire in Burnside, Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/two-people-injured-in-a-house-fire-in-burnside-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Two people injured in a house fire in Burnside, Christchurch">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the Super Rugby Pacific action, as the Hurricanes take on the Reds at Wellington Regional Stadium. Kickoff is at 4.35pm. Hurricanes: 1. Xavier Numia 2. Asafo Aumua 3. Tyrel Lomax 4. Caleb Delany 5. Warner Dearns 6. Devan Flanders 7. Du’Plessis Kirifi (cc) 8. Peter Lakai 9. Cam Roigard ... <a title="Live: Super Rugby Pacific – Hurricanes v Queensland Reds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/live-super-rugby-pacific-hurricanes-v-queensland-reds/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Super Rugby Pacific – Hurricanes v Queensland Reds">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwis icon Kieran Foran has been named coach of NRL team the Manly Sea Eagles. Photosport Famed Kiwis playmaker Kieran Foran has been named interim coach of the Manly Sea Eagles for the rest of the season, after the NRL club sacked Anthony Seibold on Friday. Foran, 35, retired from top ... <a title="Kieran Foran appointed Manly Sea Eagles head coach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/kieran-foran-appointed-manly-sea-eagles-head-coach/" aria-label="Read more about Kieran Foran appointed Manly Sea Eagles head coach">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Local Anna McKessar was putting her children to bed just before 10pm when a group of screaming teens came running towards her home. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins Local residents had been growing frustrated by several out-of-control parties at two Mt Albert properties, before a violent incident last night left multiple people ... <a title="‘I was really worried’: Local recounts Mt Albert party violence that sent four to hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/i-was-really-worried-local-recounts-mt-albert-party-violence-that-sent-four-to-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I was really worried’: Local recounts Mt Albert party violence that sent four to hospital">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Northland community member helping with flood evacuations on Friday night says it was the worst weather he had seen so far this year. The region has been in cleanup mode this weekend after intense flooding, causing slips and surface damage in communities throughout the Far North and the Bay of ... <a title="Ex-reservist ready for Kerikeri’s latest wild weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/ex-reservist-ready-for-kerikeris-latest-wild-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Ex-reservist ready for Kerikeri’s latest wild weather">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Around a third of Gisborne vape stores subject to compliance checks last year were found to have broken the rules. Of the 18 stores subject to controlled purchase operations (CPO), four failed for selling to minors and three failed for other reasons, including the sale of disposable vapes. The results, ... <a title="Gisborne vape sales crackdown: One-third of stores tested broke law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/gisborne-vape-sales-crackdown-one-third-of-stores-tested-broke-law/" aria-label="Read more about Gisborne vape sales crackdown: One-third of stores tested broke law">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 10 leading to the Far North had been flooded on March 26. RNZ Kaikohe has avoided a water crisis, as residents and businesses quickly reduced their usage. The Northland town was warned on Friday night that it could run out of water if residents didn’t start conserving it. Civil ... <a title="Kaikohe reduces water usage, avoiding a water crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/kaikohe-reduces-water-usage-avoiding-a-water-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Kaikohe reduces water usage, avoiding a water crisis">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scanabull is a new mobile phone app to estimate the weight of cattle from four and a half metres away. supplied Waikato can lay claim to the development of the electric fence in the 1930s, thanks to inventor and farmer Bill Gallagher. Now another another start-up from the same region is ... <a title="Kiwi ingenuity taking the danger out of weighing cattle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/kiwi-ingenuity-taking-the-danger-out-of-weighing-cattle/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi ingenuity taking the danger out of weighing cattle">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngarimu scholarship board member and past winner Dr Kahurangi Waititi (left), 2026 scholarship recipient Uenuku Jefferies (center) and Māpuna host Julian Wilcox (left). RNZ/Pokere Paewai The Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarships continue to uphold the values of the Battalion even after the death of its last surviving member, ... <a title="Scholarships uphold the legacy of the Māori Battalion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/scholarships-uphold-the-legacy-of-the-maori-battalion/" aria-label="Read more about Scholarships uphold the legacy of the Māori Battalion">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Warriors reflect on their comprehensive loss to Wests. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport Analysis: After sweeping all before them over the opening weeks of the NRL season to sit atop the competition table, the Warriors have crashed back down to earth with a limp defeat to Wests Tigers. Against a team given little chance ... <a title="NRL: What we learnt from Warriors’ defeat to Wests Tigers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/nrl-what-we-learnt-from-warriors-defeat-to-wests-tigers/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: What we learnt from Warriors’ defeat to Wests Tigers">Read more</a>
