CoveragePost
March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pia Vlok of the Wellington Phoenix reacts. Elias Rodriguez / www.photosport.nz Phoenix women’s coach Bev Priestman was left bitterly disappointed after finishing their home regular season with an upset loss. The Phoenix were beaten 1-0 by lowly Western Sydney in Porirua which ended their hopes of winning the minor premiership and ... <a title="Phoenix women ‘gutted’ after home loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/phoenix-women-gutted-after-home-loss/" aria-label="Read more about Phoenix women ‘gutted’ after home loss">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson Fire and Emergency have discovered that it is a power cable – not a fuel pipe – which has caused a diesel leak in South Auckland on Monday. Three crews have been at the scene on Great South Road in the suburb of Manurewa since 6.30am ... <a title="Auckland power cable ‘possibly’ intentionally damaged, causes diesel leak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/auckland-power-cable-possibly-intentionally-damaged-causes-diesel-leak/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland power cable ‘possibly’ intentionally damaged, causes diesel leak">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tamaiti Williams celebrates during the All Blacks v Argentina. Blake Armstrong/ActionPress The Crusaders will be without All Blacks prop Tamaiti Williams for the rest of the Super Rugby Pacific season as he receives treatment for a serious infection. Williams is currently in hospital after being diagnosed with discitis – an infection ... <a title="All Blacks prop Tamaiti Williams out for Super Rugby season with serious back infection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/all-blacks-prop-tamaiti-williams-out-for-super-rugby-season-with-serious-back-infection/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks prop Tamaiti Williams out for Super Rugby season with serious back infection">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tottenham Hotspur F.C. logo JAKUB PORZYCKI / AFP English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur will play in Auckland FC in a mid-year friendly. The London giants will take on the A-League side at Eden Park on 26 July. It is the first time a top-level English club has played in New ... <a title="Auckland FC to play Tottenham Hotspur at Eden Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/auckland-fc-to-play-tottenham-hotspur-at-eden-park/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland FC to play Tottenham Hotspur at Eden Park">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon said he was leaving it to fuel importers and distributors to organise how to allocate fuel. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Prime Minister says there will be “some form of disruption to fuel at some point in time”, but for now it’s “business as usual”. Speaking to Morning Report ... <a title="Fuel crisis: ‘Business as usual’, Luxon says but some industries are struggling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/fuel-crisis-business-as-usual-luxon-says-but-some-industries-are-struggling/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel crisis: ‘Business as usual’, Luxon says but some industries are struggling">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson Police say they are making enquiries into reports that a fuel pipe outside a petrol station in South Auckland has been sabotaged. Fire and Emergency NZ and police were called to Great South Road before 7am this morning after reports a fuel pipe was leaking. Workers ... <a title="Emergency services respond to sabotaged fuel pipe at Auckland petrol station" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/emergency-services-respond-to-sabotaged-fuel-pipe-at-auckland-petrol-station/" aria-label="Read more about Emergency services respond to sabotaged fuel pipe at Auckland petrol station">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has died after a crash in Belfast, Christchurch last week. Police were called to the two-vehicle crash on Main North Road just after 1.30pm on Thursday. Five people were transported to hospital by ambulance with injuries ranging from moderate to serious, police said. One person ... <a title="One person dead following crash in Christchurch’s Belfast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/one-person-dead-following-crash-in-christchurchs-belfast/" aria-label="Read more about One person dead following crash in Christchurch’s Belfast">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MSD confirmed it reversed the original decision, after RNZ brought the case to its attention. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King A Porirua family is frustrated and angry that it took months of back and forth with Work and Income – and a call to the media – to get an unwell man ... <a title="Porirua man granted Supported Living Payment after ongoing battle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/porirua-man-granted-supported-living-payment-after-ongoing-battle/" aria-label="Read more about Porirua man granted Supported Living Payment after ongoing battle">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Grant, his favourite stag and a roll of Kiwi Econet. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes A Southland farmer who invented edible bale netting has his eyes set on the international markets and the British royal family. Orepuki deer farmer, Grant Lightfoot is the creator of Kiwi-Econet, a non-polluting baleage netting that animals can eat, ... <a title="Southland farmer takes edible bale netting invention to Europe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/southland-farmer-takes-edible-bale-netting-invention-to-europe/" aria-label="Read more about Southland farmer takes edible bale netting invention to Europe">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The front is expected to bring “wet and windy weather whizzing through” some places, MetService said, but could also affect areas outside the yellow watch zone. Supplied/ MetService After last week’s battering more bad weather on the way and the Far North council is warning people to be extremely careful as ... <a title="Weather: More heavy rain, strong wind to sweep in from the north" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/weather-more-heavy-rain-strong-wind-to-sweep-in-from-the-north/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: More heavy rain, strong wind to sweep in from the north">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The most up-to-date figures showed that there was 18.1 days of diesel in the country, with a further 28.3 days worth on ships bound for New Zealand. 123RF A rural fuel distributor says strict allocation rules at certain ports mean it is needing to prioritise distribution to those who need it ... <a title="Fuel crisis: Rural distributors forced to prioritse as certain ports introduce allocation rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/fuel-crisis-rural-distributors-forced-to-prioritse-as-certain-ports-introduce-allocation-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel crisis: Rural distributors forced to prioritse as certain ports introduce allocation rules">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
March 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand KiwiSaver contributions from employers and employees will increase. RNZ / Quin Tauetau 1 April is approaching – a day on which a host of rule changes take effect. This year, some additional shifts can make a big difference to your bank balance, pay and retirement savings. Here are some that you ... <a title="From BestStart to KiwiSaver: Changes that might affect your wallet on 1 April" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/30/from-beststart-to-kiwisaver-changes-that-might-affect-your-wallet-on-1-april/" aria-label="Read more about From BestStart to KiwiSaver: Changes that might affect your wallet on 1 April">Read more</a>
