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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government says for now there is sufficient supply of fuel and no need for stockpiling. Quin Tauetau With prices at the pump rising and some having to choose between fuel or food, drive-off thefts have become a concern at gas stations. The Motor Trade Association (MTA) is talking to its ... <a title="Drive-off thefts a concern as people struggle with fuel costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/drive-off-thefts-a-concern-as-people-struggle-with-fuel-costs/" aria-label="Read more about Drive-off thefts a concern as people struggle with fuel costs">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions. RNZ Got questions? RNZ has launched a new podcast, No Stupid Questions, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but even better, you can drop ... <a title="Why does a war in Iran affect NZ house prices and home loans? – Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/why-does-a-war-in-iran-affect-nz-house-prices-and-home-loans-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about Why does a war in Iran affect NZ house prices and home loans? – Ask Susan">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand After a two-month absence sparked by her 84-year-old mother’s apparent abduction, Savannah Guthrie will return to NBC’s Today show next month. Former co-host Hoda Kotb said after her emotional interview with Guthrie aired that the broadcaster will return on the 6th of April. “I can’t come back and try to be ... <a title="Savannah Guthrie to return to Today show after mother’s disappearance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/savannah-guthrie-to-return-to-today-show-after-mothers-disappearance/" aria-label="Read more about Savannah Guthrie to return to Today show after mother’s disappearance">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On Friday Heinz Wattie’s confirmed it would go ahead with shutting its frozen packing lines in Hastings, as well as manufacturing sites in Christchurch, Dunedin and Auckland. Roberto Machado Noa The mayor of Central Hawke’s Bay says the region has been hit hard by back-to-back announcements of factory closures. On Friday ... <a title="Central Hawke’s Bay mayor questions Wattie’s, McCain closures in ‘pretty good food producing region’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/central-hawkes-bay-mayor-questions-watties-mccain-closures-in-pretty-good-food-producing-region/" aria-label="Read more about Central Hawke’s Bay mayor questions Wattie’s, McCain closures in ‘pretty good food producing region’">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were urging anyone with information about the incident or the alleged offenders to come forward. RNZ / REECE BAKER Christchurch police are appealing for information after and aggravated robbery in the suburb of Hornby on Friday, Detective Sergeant Rebecca Podmore said four masked people entered a store on Main South ... <a title="Police appeal for information following Christchurch aggravated robbery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/police-appeal-for-information-following-christchurch-aggravated-robbery/" aria-label="Read more about Police appeal for information following Christchurch aggravated robbery">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand KMD has delayed the release of its financial results. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Over the course of this week, one of the country’s most well-known retailers has delayed the release of its financial results, not once, but twice. The moves by KMD Brands – owner of well-known outdoor goods brands Kathmandu ... <a title="What’s going on at Kathmandu owner KMD Brands?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/whats-going-on-at-kathmandu-owner-kmd-brands/" aria-label="Read more about What’s going on at Kathmandu owner KMD Brands?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Economists are warning about possible stagflation. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King New Zealand could be facing into a period of stagflation, economists are warning. Stagflation describes a situation in which an economy experiences the unpleasant combination of high inflation, high unemployment and stagnant economic growth. This could happen as a result of ... <a title="Why economists are ‘very worried’ about what lies ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/why-economists-are-very-worried-about-what-lies-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about Why economists are ‘very worried’ about what lies ahead">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding caused serious damage to the road surface on Whakapara Bridge, on State Highway 1 north of Whangārei. RNZ / Nick Monro Weather-hit regions are set to get a reprieve as warnings lift and the rain moves to other parts of the country. The red heavy warning which had been in ... <a title="Weather: Northland in the clear as sub-tropical low moves to Bay of Plenty and South Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/weather-northland-in-the-clear-as-sub-tropical-low-moves-to-bay-of-plenty-and-south-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Northland in the clear as sub-tropical low moves to Bay of Plenty and South Island">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Joseph, Patrick and Abraham Land with the bullock team RNZ/Sally Round Their story was intriguing: no tractors or cellphones, off-grid, subsistence and organic, relying on hand and bullock-power rather than fossil fuels to feed three generations of 25 people off a slip of land bounded by bush on the banks of ... <a title="Country Life: Powered by bullocks, a Northland family farms without fossil fuels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/country-life-powered-by-bullocks-a-northland-family-farms-without-fossil-fuels/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Powered by bullocks, a Northland family farms without fossil fuels">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The tomatoes contain little seeds and are acid-free. Supplied Red, bell-bottomed tomatoes with green crowns growing on sprawling vines in a glasshouse along Wellington’s south coast help keep Nina and her mother Teresa Cuccurullo connected to their heritage. The Island Bay family has been growing tomatoes originally sourced from seeds brought ... <a title="Country Life: Roots that run deep – Capri tomatoes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/country-life-roots-that-run-deep-capri-tomatoes/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Roots that run deep – Capri tomatoes">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A young māmā from East Auckland says the reforms feel like “profit over people”. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Concerns are growing among health providers and whānau about the governments proposed alcohol reforms, with warnings they could increase harm in vulnerable communities. A young māmā from East Auckland says the reforms feel ... <a title="Communities push back against proposed alcohol reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/communities-push-back-against-proposed-alcohol-reforms/" aria-label="Read more about Communities push back against proposed alcohol reforms">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People have really embraced the “sign language philosophy” of Emma Memma, says the performer, who left megahit Australian children’s band The Wiggles to complete her PhD in the subject. “Most children use visual language before they use spoken language so it’s kind of crazy that we don’t include it more,” she ... <a title="Former Wiggle Emma Memma brings ‘a preschool dance party’ to Eden Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/28/former-wiggle-emma-memma-brings-a-preschool-dance-party-to-eden-park/" aria-label="Read more about Former Wiggle Emma Memma brings ‘a preschool dance party’ to Eden Park">Read more</a>
