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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson introduced legislation last year to ban in-store card surcharges. 123RF Consumer NZ says it is disappointed by news the government may not progress its plan to ban credit card surcharges. The ACT Party and Retail NZ have both said the proposed ban on surcharges ... <a title="Consumer NZ upset at possible end of surcharge ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/consumer-nz-upset-at-possible-end-of-surcharge-ban/" aria-label="Read more about Consumer NZ upset at possible end of surcharge ban">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A file photo of a British Airways plane being refuelled. AFP / NurPhoto / Mateusz Wlodarczyk There are concerns some Asian countries are beginning to hoard jet fuel as the Iran conflict drags on. News outlet Bloomberg has reported the South Korean government is discussing whether to redirect export-bound jet fuel ... <a title="Concerns countries in Asia are hoarding jet fuel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/concerns-countries-in-asia-are-hoarding-jet-fuel/" aria-label="Read more about Concerns countries in Asia are hoarding jet fuel">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau ANZ says it now expects house prices to fall this year as conflict in the Middle East means lower household confidence and upwards pressure on interest rates. The bank’s economists said in their latest Property Focus update that, before the war broke out, consumer confidence had lifted ... <a title="ANZ says Middle East conflict will mean house prices fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/anz-says-middle-east-conflict-will-mean-house-prices-fall/" aria-label="Read more about ANZ says Middle East conflict will mean house prices fall">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hurricanes player Brad Shields. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Experienced loose forward Brad Shields has extended his stay with the Hurricanes for another year. The one-year contract extension means Shields will return to the Hurricanes for an 11th season in his second stint with the club, a decade-and-a-half after his debut in ... <a title="Rugby: Veteran loosie Brad Shields extends stay with Hurricanes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/rugby-veteran-loosie-brad-shields-extends-stay-with-hurricanes/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby: Veteran loosie Brad Shields extends stay with Hurricanes">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tuakau College in Waikato. Tuakau College A teacher has been injured and a student is in custody fter an incident at a Waikato school. Tuakau College went into a lockdown during the incident on Thursday morning. Emergency services were called to the Buckland Road school about 10am, with reports of a ... <a title="Person arrested, another in hospital after Waikato high school put in lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/person-arrested-another-in-hospital-after-waikato-high-school-put-in-lockdown/" aria-label="Read more about Person arrested, another in hospital after Waikato high school put in lockdown">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A file photo of a damaged water pipe in the capital. RNZ / REECE BAKER Parts of three Wellington suburbs are without water as crews work to repair a burst drinking water pipe. Wellington Water crews responded to the burst pipe on Washington Avenue in Brooklyn at 7am on Thursday. The ... <a title="Burst pipe cuts water to three Wellington suburbs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/burst-pipe-cuts-water-to-three-wellington-suburbs/" aria-label="Read more about Burst pipe cuts water to three Wellington suburbs">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s hot cross bun season and on social media, the Easter treat is being promoted as an ideal pre-workout snack. Sports dietitians Emilie Burgess and Dannielle Hibberd have worked with elite teams and athletes in Tasmania and New South Wales. They share whether hot cross buns are a good choice, plus ... <a title="Are hot cross buns a good pre-workout snack?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/are-hot-cross-buns-a-good-pre-workout-snack/" aria-label="Read more about Are hot cross buns a good pre-workout snack?">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In a draft determination announced on Thursday, the regulator proposed to authorise the application. Armourguard / supplied The Commerce Commission has performed a U-turn on banks’ bid to collectively negotiate cash-in-transit services with Armourguard. The Commission initially declined an interim bid by the Banking Association to negotiate on behalf of banks ... <a title="Commerce Commission set to authorise banks’ cash-in-transit proposal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/commerce-commission-set-to-authorise-banks-cash-in-transit-proposal/" aria-label="Read more about Commerce Commission set to authorise banks’ cash-in-transit proposal">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Don Mackinnon has been a key figure in sport integrity over many years. Elias Rodriguez The front man for a proposed new Twenty20 league has stepped down as chairperson of the Sport Integrity Commission, as questions emerge over his dual roles in New Zealand sport during a pivotal moment for cricket’s ... <a title="Don Mackinnon steps down from integrity role as NZ20 plans advance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/don-mackinnon-steps-down-from-integrity-role-as-nz20-plans-advance/" aria-label="Read more about Don Mackinnon steps down from integrity role as NZ20 plans advance">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As a culture, we are nosy. That’s why tabloid culture — both in its grocery store checkout aisle and online forms —thrives, especially when it involves celebrities behaving badly. But it’s one thing to read about an incident and another to see it. .31308411215″> An incident with Justin Timberlake already became ... <a title="Celebrities are seeing that you can’t outrun a video" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/celebrities-are-seeing-that-you-cant-outrun-a-video/" aria-label="Read more about Celebrities are seeing that you can’t outrun a video">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taukau College in Waikato. Tuakau College A high school in the Waikato town of Tuakau has gone into lockdown. Police said they are dealing with an ongoing incident at Tuakau College. Tuakau College has posted to its social media page that it’s gone into lockdown because of an incident. “Please DO ... <a title="Tuakau College in Waikato in lockdown due to ‘ongoing incident’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/tuakau-college-in-waikato-in-lockdown-due-to-ongoing-incident/" aria-label="Read more about Tuakau College in Waikato in lockdown due to ‘ongoing incident’">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Connemara RNZ/Anthony Phelps Bluebridge has cancelled a week’s worth of sailings on one of its Cook Strait ferries due to a technical fault, and there’s no word on when it’ll be fixed. The fault was found on the Connemara on Saturday morning and it hasn’t sailed since. On Thursday, the ... <a title="Bluebridge cancels Connemara sailings for 7th day, no timeframe for fix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/bluebridge-cancels-connemara-sailings-for-7th-day-no-timeframe-for-fix/" aria-label="Read more about Bluebridge cancels Connemara sailings for 7th day, no timeframe for fix">Read more</a>
