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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [xh ]Ban on harvesting marine life from rockpools comes into force People harvesting sea life at Army Bay. Protect Whangaparoa Rockpools A ban on taking marine life from rockpools and coastal waters in part of north Auckland comes into force today. The decision came after local iwi, the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement ... <a title="Ban on harvesting marine life from rockpools goes into force" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/ban-on-harvesting-marine-life-from-rockpools-goes-into-force/" aria-label="Read more about Ban on harvesting marine life from rockpools goes into force">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Scott Rodger. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon A 46-year-old man accused of murdering and dismembering a Canterbury father of three has been found guilty. Michael Scott Rodger has been on trial for four weeks in the High Court at Christchurch for the murder of Richard Leman in April 2023. Leman was ... <a title="Michael Scott Rodger found guilty of murdering and dismembering Canterbury father Richard Leman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/michael-scott-rodger-found-guilty-of-murdering-and-dismembering-canterbury-father-richard-leman/" aria-label="Read more about Michael Scott Rodger found guilty of murdering and dismembering Canterbury father Richard Leman">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A Whangārei man has appeared in court on Thursday for allegedly shooting a woman in the foot. Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer, of the Whangārei CIB, said the woman needed surgery for a serious injury after the incident at a Morningside property on 3 March. He said the alleged shooting ... <a title="Whangārei man charged after woman shot in foot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/whangarei-man-charged-after-woman-shot-in-foot/" aria-label="Read more about Whangārei man charged after woman shot in foot">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Funaki performing a Randy Orton style celebration after scoring a try. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Taufa Funaki’s rugby career was almost over before it started. Six years ago, when he was a highly-touted young halfback on the cusp of his first Super Rugby season, Funaki suffered a concussion so severe he believed it ... <a title="The Blues halfback who thought his career was over at 20" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/the-blues-halfback-who-thought-his-career-was-over-at-20/" aria-label="Read more about The Blues halfback who thought his career was over at 20">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Heath Mills speaking to media at a press conference. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly New Zealand Cricket Players Association chief executive Heath Mills is stepping down after more than two decades in the role. The NZCPA said Mills had played a huge role in shaping the modern landscape for professional cricketers in ... <a title="Cricket Players Association boss Heath Mills to step down after 25 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/cricket-players-association-boss-heath-mills-to-step-down-after-25-years/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket Players Association boss Heath Mills to step down after 25 years">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Abundant rainfall at hydro lakes has led to record levels of renewable energy generation. RNZ/Carol Stiles Abundant rainfall at the country’s hydro lakes has led to record levels of renewable energy generation. The quarterly energy report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), showed a record-high 96.4 percent of ... <a title="Renewable energy generation hits new high, gas at 46-year low" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/renewable-energy-generation-hits-new-high-gas-at-46-year-low/" aria-label="Read more about Renewable energy generation hits new high, gas at 46-year low">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Aaron Blake, CNN Podcaster Joe Rogan Mark J. Rebilas / USA Today Sports / Reuters via CNN Newsource Analysis – If there’s one figure who epitomized President Donald Trump’s ability to cobble together a winning coalition in 2024, it might have been Joe Rogan – the influential podcaster who made ... <a title="Joe Rogan keeps highlighting Trump’s biggest liabilities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/joe-rogan-keeps-highlighting-trumps-biggest-liabilities/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Rogan keeps highlighting Trump’s biggest liabilities">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The press conference will be livestreamed at the top of this page from about 12.30pm. This story will be updated. MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says the court has “brought justice to Te Tai Tokerau voters” when he ruled her expulsion from Te Pāti Māori “unlawful”. Kapa-Kingi was this week officially been reinstated ... <a title="Watch live: MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi speaks after being reinstated to Te Pāti Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/watch-live-mp-mariameno-kapa-kingi-speaks-after-being-reinstated-to-te-pati-maori/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi speaks after being reinstated to Te Pāti Māori">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Joshua Townshend. Supplied Nearly 10 years after he made headlines when he was jailed for running a large national steroid ring, Joshua Townshend has been sentenced to home detention this time for his part in a drug manufacturing ring and laundering nearly $700,000. National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood reports. Joshua Townshend ... <a title="‘I felt like a fraud’: Inside ‘double life’ of a steroid kingpin turned drug manufacturer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/i-felt-like-a-fraud-inside-double-life-of-a-steroid-kingpin-turned-drug-manufacturer/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I felt like a fraud’: Inside ‘double life’ of a steroid kingpin turned drug manufacturer">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Air NZ has cancelled 19 flights because of ash. RNZ / Tracy Neal Air New Zealand has cancelled 19 flights due to an ash cloud coming from Whakaari/White Island in the Bay of Plenty. GeoNet’s volcanic alert says there is moderate to heightened volcanic unrest on the island. It’s the second ... <a title="19 Air New Zealand flights cancelled due to Whakaari/White Island ash cloud" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/19-air-new-zealand-flights-cancelled-due-to-whakaari-white-island-ash-cloud/" aria-label="Read more about 19 Air New Zealand flights cancelled due to Whakaari/White Island ash cloud">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Reports of illegal activity will be followed up by police RNZ / Marika Khabazi A visible police presence can be expected across Rotorua on Friday and Saturday as a gang tangi travels to Ōpotiki. A large number of gang members and associates are expected to be in town for the tangi, ... <a title="Visible police presence expected in Rotorua and Ōpōtiki as gang tangi travels through" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/visible-police-presence-expected-in-rotorua-and-opotiki-as-gang-tangi-travels-through/" aria-label="Read more about Visible police presence expected in Rotorua and Ōpōtiki as gang tangi travels through">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some beaches have been off limits for swimming since the Moa Point treatment plant failed on 4 February. Kate Pereyra/RNZ The government will publicly release the findings of an independent inquiry into the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant “as soon as possible”. Millions of litres of raw sewage continued to enter ... <a title="Government will publicly release findings of inquiry into Moa Point wastewater plant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/government-will-publicly-release-findings-of-inquiry-into-moa-point-wastewater-plant/" aria-label="Read more about Government will publicly release findings of inquiry into Moa Point wastewater plant">Read more</a>
