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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The government has announced that hospitals will get hundreds more staff and extra beds as the health system prepares for winter pressure. Health Minister Simeon Brown said Health New Zealand would invest an extra $25 million to boost hospital capacity and staffing across ... <a title="Government announces extra $25 million funding to boost hospital capacity and staff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/government-announces-extra-25-million-funding-to-boost-hospital-capacity-and-staff/" aria-label="Read more about Government announces extra $25 million funding to boost hospital capacity and staff">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZ Police Police are seeking help from the public after a woman went missing in Auckland. In a statement, police said 65-year-old Jane was last seen in Saint Johns on Monday afternoon. She had brown hair and was wearing a white patterned T-shirt and black leggings. “Police, and her ... <a title="Have you seen Jane? Concerns for missing Auckland woman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/have-you-seen-jane-concerns-for-missing-auckland-woman/" aria-label="Read more about Have you seen Jane? Concerns for missing Auckland woman">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand North Island brown kiwi are hatched and reared at the facility. National Kiwi Hatchery Aotearoa Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts A little bit of eggshell still clings to the slick feathers of the newly hatched brown kiwi chick. Only a few ... <a title="Our Changing World: How to grow a kiwi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/our-changing-world-how-to-grow-a-kiwi/" aria-label="Read more about Our Changing World: How to grow a kiwi">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Artist’s impression of how the data centre is to look. Datagrid It’s being billed as the data centre that changes everything – but hopefully that doesn’t include the price of your power. It will be the country’s second biggest user of electricity after the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. A $3 billion ... <a title="A new Southland datacentre would be the country’s second-largest drain on power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/a-new-southland-datacentre-would-be-the-countrys-second-largest-drain-on-power/" aria-label="Read more about A new Southland datacentre would be the country’s second-largest drain on power">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Doctors say the new AI scribe rolling out in EDs around the country is saving them up to 10 minutes per patient. Supplied Doctors say the new AI scribe rolling out in EDs around the country is saving them up to 10 minutes per patient, and is particularly helpful for slow ... <a title="Emergency doctors estimate AI scribe ‘Heidi’ saving up to 10 minutes per patient" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/emergency-doctors-estimate-ai-scribe-heidi-saving-up-to-10-minutes-per-patient/" aria-label="Read more about Emergency doctors estimate AI scribe ‘Heidi’ saving up to 10 minutes per patient">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diggers at the burnt-out Bromley wastewater plant. Supplied Image – Christchurch City Council A controversial plan to pump millions of litres of partially-treated sewage into the Christchurch coastline is leaving community leaders feeling uneasy and sceptical. Earlier this month, Mayor Phil Mauger floated the idea of pumping around a third of ... <a title="Christchurch community leaders uneasy about plan to pump partially-treated sewage into sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/christchurch-community-leaders-uneasy-about-plan-to-pump-partially-treated-sewage-into-sea/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch community leaders uneasy about plan to pump partially-treated sewage into sea">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ever plan to wear your favourite jacket, only to pull it out of the wardrobe to discover it’s got a weird smell and is covered in mould? “People living in warm, humid climates or coastal regions are often impacted heavily [by mouldy clothing] because their indoor humidity remains elevated for long ... <a title="How to remove mould from clothing and stop it growing in wardrobes and drawers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/how-to-remove-mould-from-clothing-and-stop-it-growing-in-wardrobes-and-drawers/" aria-label="Read more about How to remove mould from clothing and stop it growing in wardrobes and drawers">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Artist’s impression of how the data centre is to look. Datagrid It’s being billed as the data centre that changes everything – but hopefully that doesn’t include the price of your power. It will be the country’s second biggest user of electricity after the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. A $3 billion ... <a title="Southland – New Zealand’s power centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/southland-new-zealands-power-centre/" aria-label="Read more about Southland – New Zealand’s power centre">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / Emil Kalibradov The war in the Middle East could see inflation in New Zealand hit 3.7 percent in a worst case scenario, Finance Minister Nicola Willis revealed on Tuesday. Willis said the government was focused on mitigating the impact of the war on critical supply chains and the New ... <a title="‘Emergency package’ could help low income families amid financial crisis, economist says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/emergency-package-could-help-low-income-families-amid-financial-crisis-economist-says/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Emergency package’ could help low income families amid financial crisis, economist says">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The PSA said its members working in policy, advisory, knowledge and services voted overhelmingly in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement. RNZ The Public Service Association (PSA) says a group of 2500 Te Whatu Ora staff it represents have ratified a new collective agreement. The PSA said its members working ... <a title="2500 Te Whatu Ora PAKS staff ratify new collective agreement, PSA says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/2500-te-whatu-ora-paks-staff-ratify-new-collective-agreement-psa-says/" aria-label="Read more about 2500 Te Whatu Ora PAKS staff ratify new collective agreement, PSA says">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Leslie Parr killed his partner Fiona Maulolo in 1997, then his mother in 2024. Supplied Leslie Parr was spiralling. It had been 27 years since he’d killed his ex-partner Fiona Maulolo, stabbing her repeatedly with a chisel before beheading her. Following his first killing he was made a special patient under ... <a title="One man, two brutal killings two decades apart: How the mental health system ‘failed everybody’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/one-man-two-brutal-killings-two-decades-apart-how-the-mental-health-system-failed-everybody/" aria-label="Read more about One man, two brutal killings two decades apart: How the mental health system ‘failed everybody’">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Dan Cook It’s feasible that petrol prices could reach $4 a litre, economists say. Ongoing conflict in the Middle East has pushed up oil prices, taking petrol prices with them. Over March, the average price of 91 has risen about 50c a litre, according to price monitoring app Gaspy. ... <a title="Petrol price could hit $4, economists warn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/petrol-price-could-hit-4-economists-warn/" aria-label="Read more about Petrol price could hit $4, economists warn">Read more</a>
