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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christ Church Cathedral Dean Ben Truman inside the cathedral. RNZ/Rachel Graham The Christ Church Cathedral Dean is delighted by the Christchurch mayor’s suggestion that the city council should contribute millions of dollars more to the earthquake-damaged building’s restoration. Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Ltd, which is managing the rebuild, mothballed the project ... <a title="Dean ‘delighted’ by mayor’s comments on funding restoration of Christ Church Cathedral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/dean-delighted-by-mayors-comments-on-funding-restoration-of-christ-church-cathedral/" aria-label="Read more about Dean ‘delighted’ by mayor’s comments on funding restoration of Christ Church Cathedral">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Professor Judith Trotman and Health Minister Simeon Brown. Supplied The Health Minister has agreed to meet with a group of blood cancer specialists who wrote an open letter expressing their alarm at Kiwi patients dying unnecessarily because Aotearoa is lagging behind with treatments. The dozens of doctors, nurses and clinician researchers ... <a title="Health Minister to meet with blood cancer specialists who say NZ lagging behind with treatments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/health-minister-to-meet-with-blood-cancer-specialists-who-say-nz-lagging-behind-with-treatments/" aria-label="Read more about Health Minister to meet with blood cancer specialists who say NZ lagging behind with treatments">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Harwoods Hole on Takaka Hill Supplied – Department of Conservation The Department of Conservation (DOC) has u-turned on its closure of the track to the country’s deepest natural sinkhole. Harwoods Hole, which is a nearly 180-metre deep vertical shaft, is part of a cave system in the Abel Tasman National Park. ... <a title="DOC backtracks after accusations it was illegally closing popular track" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/doc-backtracks-after-accusations-it-was-illegally-closing-popular-track/" aria-label="Read more about DOC backtracks after accusations it was illegally closing popular track">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Many students are worried over paying their expenses as they wait for their delayed student loan payments. Tri Wiranto/Unsplash Stressed out students are struggling to pay rent, buy food and take the bus to class because their student loan applications are still not processed, weeks after courses began. But the Ministry ... <a title="Students struggle to pay rent and buy food amid loan payment delays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/students-struggle-to-pay-rent-and-buy-food-amid-loan-payment-delays/" aria-label="Read more about Students struggle to pay rent and buy food amid loan payment delays">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand John Reid in 2015 in his study surrounded by memorabilia from his cricketing career. Supplied / Lisa Thompson This week’s one of despair for New Zealand cricket lovers, after the Black Caps were outclassed in the T20 World Cup final. But, today is a special anniversary in cricket history – it’s ... <a title="Cricket: Seven decades since one of New Zealand’s biggest wins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/cricket-seven-decades-since-one-of-new-zealands-biggest-wins/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Seven decades since one of New Zealand’s biggest wins">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf ACT has voiced strong objections to the looming ban on greyhound racing, saying breeders, owners, and venues deserve compensation and more time. But it has yet to decide whether it will completely pull its support for the legislation at its second reading. The bill – in the name of Racing ... <a title="ACT voices strong objections to greyhound racing ban, won’t say if pulling support for legislation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/act-voices-strong-objections-to-greyhound-racing-ban-wont-say-if-pulling-support-for-legislation/" aria-label="Read more about ACT voices strong objections to greyhound racing ban, won’t say if pulling support for legislation">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The police cordon at Sheffield Crescent in Christchurch on Thursday. RNZ/Anna Sargent An “explosive substance” that resulted in the evacuation of part of a Christchurch suburb was a jar of crystallized picric acid, the Defence Force says. Police sent an emergency mobile alert and put up cordons around Sheffield Crescent in ... <a title="‘Explosive substance’ in Christchurch a jar of crystallized picric acid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/explosive-substance-in-christchurch-a-jar-of-crystallized-picric-acid/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Explosive substance’ in Christchurch a jar of crystallized picric acid">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A person has been hit by a truck on Titi Road. Google Maps A pedestrian has been hit by a truck in Mauku, west of Pukekohe. Police say initial information is that the person is critically injured. The crash happened at 3.22pm on Titi Road. The road is closed and emergency ... <a title="Person hit by truck in Pukekohe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/person-hit-by-truck-in-pukekohe/" aria-label="Read more about Person hit by truck in Pukekohe">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The report said ‘off-track’ against the target for handling the most urgent cases in time. RNZ Oranga Tamariki reports it’s not meeting targets with critical and urgent reports of concern about children, and in fact, is a bit worse than before. However, the Children’s Minister Karen Chhour has focused on other ... <a title="Oranga Tamariki reports it is ‘off-track’ dealing with critical reports of concern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/oranga-tamariki-reports-it-is-off-track-dealing-with-critical-reports-of-concern/" aria-label="Read more about Oranga Tamariki reports it is ‘off-track’ dealing with critical reports of concern">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Signs on Wellington’s South Coast about the wastewater spill. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington mayor Andrew Little says details from a preliminary report into the failure of the Moa Point wastewater plant will be made public next week. The news comes just over five weeks out from when a massive backflow ... <a title="Report into Moa Point wastewater plant failure to be released next week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/report-into-moa-point-wastewater-plant-failure-to-be-released-next-week/" aria-label="Read more about Report into Moa Point wastewater plant failure to be released next week">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A photo illustration of a Brent crude oil price chart displayed on a screen. (File photo) AFP / Jonathan Raa / NurPhoto War in the Middle East might have developed beyond US President Donald Trump’s ability to end it at whim, but has it yet reached a worst-case scenario? Bloomberg reported ... <a title="Has the Middle East war reached a worst-case scenario?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/has-the-middle-east-war-reached-a-worst-case-scenario/" aria-label="Read more about Has the Middle East war reached a worst-case scenario?">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A white ute that was nearby when the assault took place. Police are wanting to speak with the owner of the vehicle. Police/Supplied Police are looking for a man, described to be in his late-40’s after an assault in Meeanee, Napier last week. The assault happened on the Limestone Track, between ... <a title="Police appealing for information after Napier assault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/police-appealing-for-information-after-napier-assault/" aria-label="Read more about Police appealing for information after Napier assault">Read more</a>
