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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A second case of meningococcal disease has been reported in the Dunedin student community, Health New Zealand says. On Tuesday, the University of Otago confirmed a case of the disease within its student community. National Public Health Service medical officer of health Dr John Eastwood said close ... <a title="Second meningococcal disease case at Otago University" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/second-meningococcal-disease-case-at-otago-university/" aria-label="Read more about Second meningococcal disease case at Otago University">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pip the cat at Taranaki Base Hospital. Robin Martin / RNZ Claws are out over a directive to restrict the movements of two popular moggies at Taranaki Base Hospital. Pip, and more recent arrival Pablo, are a common sight at the hospital – but staff have been told the animals are ... <a title="CAT scans yes, cats, no: Taranaki Base Hospital bans popular moggies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/cat-scans-yes-cats-no-taranaki-base-hospital-bans-popular-moggies/" aria-label="Read more about CAT scans yes, cats, no: Taranaki Base Hospital bans popular moggies">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nick Monro / RNZ Extra demand on Gull’s discount day has left some of its petrol stations running low on fuel. Gull said 3 percent of its sites had not been able to meet the extra demand from customers when it cut prices on its regular Thursday promotion. Commenters online said ... <a title="Discount day wipes out some Gull petrol stations as panic buying adds pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/discount-day-wipes-out-some-gull-petrol-stations-as-panic-buying-adds-pressure/" aria-label="Read more about Discount day wipes out some Gull petrol stations as panic buying adds pressure">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The crash happened on State Highway 1, near Redwood Pass. Google Maps A fourth person has died following a crash last month between a car and a campervan on State Highway 1, south of Blenheim. Two people died at the scene, near Redwood Pass, and another died in hospital soon after ... <a title="Fourth person dies after crash between car and campervan in Marlborough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/fourth-person-dies-after-crash-between-car-and-campervan-in-marlborough/" aria-label="Read more about Fourth person dies after crash between car and campervan in Marlborough">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ferzil Babu, who went missing while on a fishing trip at The Gap, Taiharuru on 1 May, 2024. GiveaLittle Human remains located on Coppermine Island (Mauipane), east of Whangārei have been identified as belonging to a person who went missing in May 2024. He had been fishing at The Gap – ... <a title="Remains confirmed as Ferzil Babu, who disappeared almost two years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/remains-confirmed-as-ferzil-babu-who-disappeared-almost-two-years-ago/" aria-label="Read more about Remains confirmed as Ferzil Babu, who disappeared almost two years ago">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Eliza McCartney has won selection for the world indoor athletics champs in Poland. David Rowland/Photosport Eliza McCartney’s impressive pole vault at the New Zealand athletics championships last weekend has won her a place at the world indoor champs in Poland. McCartney was in a three-way battle with Imogen Ayris and Olivia ... <a title="Eliza McCartney vaults into NZ team for world indoor athletics champs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/eliza-mccartney-vaults-into-nz-team-for-world-indoor-athletics-champs/" aria-label="Read more about Eliza McCartney vaults into NZ team for world indoor athletics champs">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Richard Tindiller A long-serving Wellington firefighter can chalk up another first after a callout to a toddler with a tambourine stuck on his neck. The Johnsonville crew was called to the incident at a daycare centre around 10.20am on Friday. Watch commander John Devereux said the child – thought ... <a title="Firefighter hits right note to free toddler stuck in a tambourine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/firefighter-hits-right-note-to-free-toddler-stuck-in-a-tambourine/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighter hits right note to free toddler stuck in a tambourine">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Selwyn mayor Lydia Glddon. ANNA SAREGNT / RNZ Canterbury’s Selwyn District Council is mulling staff cuts and a recruitment freeze as councillors examine ways to keep this year’s rates rise down. Councillors agreed on Wednesday to consult the public on an average rates increase of 5.4 per cent, with options of ... <a title="Selwyn District Council mulls staff cuts to keep rates rises down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/selwyn-district-council-mulls-staff-cuts-to-keep-rates-rises-down/" aria-label="Read more about Selwyn District Council mulls staff cuts to keep rates rises down">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rough sleepers in New Plymouth. RNZ / Robin Martin Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith has batted away warnings from his officials that the government’s proposed ‘move-on orders’ could put vulnerable people at risk and pile hundreds more cases on the courts each year. The powers announced in February would allow police to ... <a title="Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith dismisses officials’ advice on ‘move on orders’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/justice-minister-paul-goldsmith-dismisses-officials-advice-on-move-on-orders/" aria-label="Read more about Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith dismisses officials’ advice on ‘move on orders’">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ross McNaughton ACT MP Cameron Luxton is a self confessed good, keen fisherman. Asked about his biggest snapper, he recounts catching a 23-pounder (10.4kg) from a kayak. “I tell you what, when I flipped that into the boat, I was bloody stoked.” He seems to be angling for a few fishing ... <a title="Fishing for votes: Fishing regulations, and the balance between recreational and commercial interests are shaping up as an election issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/fishing-for-votes-fishing-regulations-and-the-balance-between-recreational-and-commercial-interests-are-shaping-up-as-an-election-issue/" aria-label="Read more about Fishing for votes: Fishing regulations, and the balance between recreational and commercial interests are shaping up as an election issue">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The alleged attack happened near Cornwallis Beach. (File photo) A woman who was found with several injuries in a remote area of West Auckland was put through an ordeal, police say. A man was facing charges of abducting for sex, impeding breathing and injuring with intent after the woman was found ... <a title="Man charged with abducting for sex after woman found severely injured in West Auckland’s Cornwallis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/man-charged-with-abducting-for-sex-after-woman-found-severely-injured-in-west-aucklands-cornwallis/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged with abducting for sex after woman found severely injured in West Auckland’s Cornwallis">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Married at First Sight (MAFS) personality Mel Schilling says there’s nothing more doctors can do as cancer has spread to her brain. The 54-year-old Australian TV host wrote on social media on Friday morning that signs cancer had returned appeared over Christmas. Alongside a picture of herself with her husband, Gareth, ... <a title="‘My light is starting to fade’: Married at First Sight star has brain cancer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/my-light-is-starting-to-fade-married-at-first-sight-star-has-brain-cancer/" aria-label="Read more about ‘My light is starting to fade’: Married at First Sight star has brain cancer">Read more</a>
