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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand For 17 years, Lori Davis has been sounding the alarm about the challenges facing SPCA animal welfare inspectors. But the hostility is only getting worse, she says. “I myself have been threatened, you know, ‘get the F off my property or I will do this’. I’ve had a car driven at me ... <a title="I do a job where people love to hate me" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/i-do-a-job-where-people-love-to-hate-me/" aria-label="Read more about I do a job where people love to hate me">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Responsible investment platform Mindful Money said investments in companies with exposure to human rights abuses rose 43 percent in the past six months. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Responsible investment platform Mindful Money warns that KiwiSaver investors are increasingly exposed to human rights abuses – but one KiwiSaver manager says the list ... <a title="KiwiSaver members get human rights warning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/kiwisaver-members-get-human-rights-warning/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSaver members get human rights warning">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Aotearoa currently has about 1800 public charge points currently, among the lowest charger-to-EV ratios in the OECD. File photo. ABC News / Brendan Esposito The government is providing interest free loans of $52.7 million to two companies to boost the number of electric vehicle public chargers around the country. The zero-interest ... <a title="$50m plan to double the number of public EV chargers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/50m-plan-to-double-the-number-of-public-ev-chargers/" aria-label="Read more about $50m plan to double the number of public EV chargers">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Children in a classroom learning. UnSplash/ Taylor Flowe Early signs suggest the government’s overhaul of local truancy services is working – at least in some areas. Most principals contacted by RNZ said it was too early to judge whether their local attendance service provider was doing a better job, but two ... <a title="School attendance improves in some areas after truancy overhaul" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/school-attendance-improves-in-some-areas-after-truancy-overhaul/" aria-label="Read more about School attendance improves in some areas after truancy overhaul">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Mark Papalii Public transport is experiencing a boom, with commuters flooding onboard while fuel costs soar, and passenger numbers set to tumble. Last week 91 octane petrol had risen 55 cents a litre since the beginning of the Iran war, with diesel up 90 cents in the ... <a title="Fuel price strains send public transport numbers skyrocketing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/fuel-price-strains-send-public-transport-numbers-skyrocketing/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel price strains send public transport numbers skyrocketing">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In Auckland, northbound lanes were blocked on the South-Western Motorway, SH20, at Onehunga, on Sunday morning. Supplied/ NZTA traffic camera Six people have died in 24 hours in crashes in Waikato, Taranaki, Auckland, Southland and Waiohau. Southland One person has died in Invercargill after fleeing police. Shortly before 3am, police signalled ... <a title="Six dead in 24 hours after multiple crashes around NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/six-dead-in-24-hours-after-multiple-crashes-around-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Six dead in 24 hours after multiple crashes around NZ">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In Auckland, northbound lanes were blocked on the South-Western Motorway, SH20, at Onehunga, on Sunday morning. Supplied/ NZTA traffic camera Four people have died and others have been injured in crashes in Waikato, Taranaki, Auckland, Stratford, Waiohau and Southland Waikato police said on Sunday morning a person died following a single-vehicle ... <a title="Four dead in 24 hours after multiple crashes around NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/four-dead-in-24-hours-after-multiple-crashes-around-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Four dead in 24 hours after multiple crashes around NZ">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The incident happened at the Glenbrook Vintage Railway. File photo. Supplied / Glenbrook Vintage Railway One person has been seriously injured, after an explosion in the engine compartment of a steam train at Glenbrook Vintage Railway. Fire and Emergency sent four trucks to the vintage railway station between Glenbrook and Waiuku ... <a title="One seriously injured after explosion in steam engine train at Glenbrook Vintage Railway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/one-seriously-injured-after-explosion-in-steam-engine-train-at-glenbrook-vintage-railway/" aria-label="Read more about One seriously injured after explosion in steam engine train at Glenbrook Vintage Railway">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand During his state of nation speech, New Zealand First leader Winston Peters addressed his party’s new proposal to split up energy gentailers, the state of the economy, Covid and his party’s aspirations at this year’s election. He also spent time taking shots at his political rivals, with sections of his speech ... <a title="Winston Peters announces proposal to overhaul energy sector in State of the Nation speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/winston-peters-announces-proposal-to-overhaul-energy-sector-in-state-of-the-nation-speech/" aria-label="Read more about Winston Peters announces proposal to overhaul energy sector in State of the Nation speech">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Steven George of Whangarei won the 2026 edition of the New Zealand National Excavator Operator Competition. Supplied A Northland contractor has retained his national digger operator crown by successfully slicing a pizza with his excavator. Whangarei’s Steven George also used the excavator to pour a cup of tea and play a ... <a title="Slicing pizza using a digger: How to win the national digger operator title" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/slicing-pizza-using-a-digger-how-to-win-the-national-digger-operator-title/" aria-label="Read more about Slicing pizza using a digger: How to win the national digger operator title">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The finance minister says New Zealand’s fuel stocks remain at seven weeks worth, including stockpiles. But Nicola Willis concedes that keeping that buffer was still “dependent on ships like this continuing to turn up”. Speaking on Sunday afternoon at Channel Infrastructure’s Marsden Point Energy Precinct, Willis said she wanted to provide ... <a title="Watch: Seven weeks worth of fuel stocks in NZ – Finance Minister Nicola Willis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/watch-seven-weeks-worth-of-fuel-stocks-in-nz-finance-minister-nicola-willis/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Seven weeks worth of fuel stocks in NZ – Finance Minister Nicola Willis">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters will make his State of the Nation address in Tauranga on Sunday. It comes off the back of heavy questioning by the New Zealand First leader about the previous government’s decisions during the Covid-19 pandemic, following the release of the second phase of the royal commission of inquiry. NZ ... <a title="Watch: Winston Peters delivers State of the Nation speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/22/watch-winston-peters-delivers-state-of-the-nation-speech/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Winston Peters delivers State of the Nation speech">Read more</a>
