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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to contact them with information. RNZ / REECE BAKER Three people, one armed with a gun, broke into a home in the Auckland suburb of Wesley on Sunday night, police say. Detective Senior Sergeant Rebecca Kirk said the armed robbery ... <a title="Offenders armed with gun demand cash during robbery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/offenders-armed-with-gun-demand-cash-during-robbery/" aria-label="Read more about Offenders armed with gun demand cash during robbery">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel is more expensive to make than petrol but the impact of fuel excise tax usually conceals this. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Diesel is now only about 20c a litre cheaper than 91 – even though 70c of the price of a litre of petrol is tax. Data from petrol price ... <a title="Think the price of petrol is bad? Spare a thought for diesel drivers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/think-the-price-of-petrol-is-bad-spare-a-thought-for-diesel-drivers/" aria-label="Read more about Think the price of petrol is bad? Spare a thought for diesel drivers">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Steven Alker during the 2026 Cologuard Classic CHRISTIAN PETERSEN / AFP New Zealand golfer Steven Alker successfully endured another play-off finish to a golf tournament on the PGA Champions Tour. Alker again came out on top to defend his title at the Cologuard Classic in Tuscon, Arizona. He also won the ... <a title="Steven Alker wins in a play-off to defend title on Champions Tour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/steven-alker-wins-in-a-play-off-to-defend-title-on-champions-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Steven Alker wins in a play-off to defend title on Champions Tour">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Oil prices have risen as the fall out continues from the Middle East crisis. Brent Crude oil rose about US$1 to be just above US$113 a barrel in early Asia trade. The New Zealand share market has retreated sharply, with the benchmark NZX50 down 1.4 percent shortly after 11am. Meanwhile, Finance ... <a title="Live: Oil prices rise as fall out from Middle East crisis continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/live-oil-prices-rise-as-fall-out-from-middle-east-crisis-continues/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Oil prices rise as fall out from Middle East crisis continues">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Wood celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC. Michael Regan/Getty Images All Whites captain Chris Wood could return to action for Nottingham Forest for the last two months of their English Premier League campaign after recovering ... <a title="Chris Wood closing on Premier League return for Nottingham Forest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/chris-wood-closing-on-premier-league-return-for-nottingham-forest/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Wood closing on Premier League return for Nottingham Forest">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to contact them with information. RNZ / REECE BAKER Three people, one armed with a gun, broke into a home in the Auckland suburb of Wesley on Sunday night, police say. Detective Senior Sergeant Rebecca Kirk said the armed robbery ... <a title="Offenders armed with gun demand cash during alleged robbery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/offenders-armed-with-gun-demand-cash-during-alleged-robbery/" aria-label="Read more about Offenders armed with gun demand cash during alleged robbery">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Northern Districts celebrate winning the men’s Super Smash grand final. Photosport New Zealand Cricket will push for a proposed NZ20 franchise league to replace the current domestic T20 Super Smash competition. The NZC Board has made an in-principle decision to support the establishment of the new league, subject to reaching key ... <a title="NZ Cricket to push for revitalised T20 league in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/nz-cricket-to-push-for-revitalised-t20-league-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Cricket to push for revitalised T20 league in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There were delays near Auckland’s Ōtāhuhu after the crash. (File photo) Unsplash / Robert Calvert Commuters on Auckland’s Southern Motorway should expect delays following a multi-vehicle crash. Emergency services were at the scene on State Highway One, near Ōtāhuhu. Police said the crash happened near the northbound Princes St off-ramp, about ... <a title="Delays on Auckland’s Southern Motorway after multi-vehicle crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/delays-on-aucklands-southern-motorway-after-multi-vehicle-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Delays on Auckland’s Southern Motorway after multi-vehicle crash">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Black Ferns coach Whitney Hansen. Photosport A couple of key names are missing from Whitney Hansen’s first squad as Black Ferns head coach, with 30-players selected for next month’s Pacific Four Series (PAC4) in the USA and Australia. Twenty players from last year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup return, with eight ... <a title="Two key names missing from Whitney Hansen’s first Black Ferns squad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/two-key-names-missing-from-whitney-hansens-first-black-ferns-squad/" aria-label="Read more about Two key names missing from Whitney Hansen’s first Black Ferns squad">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Black Caps Kyle Jamieson celebrates the wicket of South Africa Wiaan Mulder, Black Caps v South Africa, Hnry Stadium, Wellington. Kerry Marshall/Photosport An inability to hold onto wickets has cost the Black Caps the chance to seal the T20 series against South Africa, losing the fourth match at Hnry ... <a title="Black Caps, South Africa locked 2-2 in T20 series, one game to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/black-caps-south-africa-locked-2-2-in-t20-series-one-game-to-come/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps, South Africa locked 2-2 in T20 series, one game to come">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sophie Devine led the charge for the White Ferns in Wellington, scoring a 23rd T20 international half-century. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz The White Ferns have clinched the T20 international series against South Africa with a game to spare, after a commanding six-wicket win in the fourth match in Wellington. Batter Sophie ... <a title="White Ferns seal T20 series victory over South Africa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/white-ferns-seal-t20-series-victory-over-south-africa/" aria-label="Read more about White Ferns seal T20 series victory over South Africa">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s long-tailed bat (pekapeka-tou-roa) is on the edge of extinction. Department of Conservation It’s a conservation story unlike any other. How did a high-profile crime that had the nation’s farmers up in arms and a visit to an out-of-the-way rubbish dump lead to the discovery of critically endangered native bats ... <a title="Strange chain of events leads to important ecological discovery of native bats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/strange-chain-of-events-leads-to-important-ecological-discovery-of-native-bats/" aria-label="Read more about Strange chain of events leads to important ecological discovery of native bats">Read more</a>
