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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Electricity Authority chief executive Sarah Gillies. RNZ / REECE BAKER The Electricity Authority has launched its power comparison site Billy, going head-to-head with Consumer’s Powerswitch, which it previously supported. It said the site was designed to help people quickly and easily understand their power costs and what good value would be ... <a title="Another power comparison site launches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/another-power-comparison-site-launches/" aria-label="Read more about Another power comparison site launches">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Offering fuel support via the Working for Families system may mean some people end up having to pay it back. RNZ / Unsplash There are concerns that offering fuel support via the Working for Families system may mean some people end up having to pay it back. The government announced on ... <a title="Here’s why some people may have to pay back fuel support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/heres-why-some-people-may-have-to-pay-back-fuel-support/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why some people may have to pay back fuel support">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitch Barnett and Luke Metcalf have both returned from season-ending knee injuries. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport NRL: NZ Warriors v Wests Tigers Kickoff 8pm, Friday, 27 March Go Media Stadium, Auckland Live blog updates on RNZ website As his squad returns to full fitness, NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster has taken a pragmatic ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors ease stars Luke Metcalf, Mitch Barnett back from long injury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/nrl-nz-warriors-ease-stars-luke-metcalf-mitch-barnett-back-from-long-injury/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors ease stars Luke Metcalf, Mitch Barnett back from long injury">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand According to NZ Football’s 2024 annual report, the organisation invested $8.4 million in women’s football development through a legacy fund from hosting the World Cup. Andrew Cornaga A growing divide is emerging in junior sport. As some clubs experiment with ways to reduce barriers for young players, others say rising costs ... <a title="Fee-free vs fee hikes: The growing divide in kids’ sport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/fee-free-vs-fee-hikes-the-growing-divide-in-kids-sport/" aria-label="Read more about Fee-free vs fee hikes: The growing divide in kids’ sport">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Billy Macfarlane stands outside Kohuora Auckland South Corrections Facility, a SERCO run high security men’s prison located at Wiri, in Auckland. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Corrections has terminated its contract with a prisoner reintegration service run by a former drug lord following what it described as “serious sexual allegations”. RNZ can ... <a title="Corrections ends Pūwhakamua prisoner reintegration contract after ‘serious sexual allegations’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/corrections-ends-puwhakamua-prisoner-reintegration-contract-after-serious-sexual-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about Corrections ends Pūwhakamua prisoner reintegration contract after ‘serious sexual allegations’">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kākāpō chicks Tīwhiri-A3 & Tīwhiri-A4 in the nest with their mother, March 2026. Maddy Whittaker / DOC Follow Kākāpō Files on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Kākāpō are one of the rarest birds in New Zealand, with an adult population of just 235 individuals. Auckland Zoo ... <a title="Over 100 kākāpō chicks hatch in record-breaking breeding season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/over-100-kakapo-chicks-hatch-in-record-breaking-breeding-season/" aria-label="Read more about Over 100 kākāpō chicks hatch in record-breaking breeding season">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Coroner Alexandra Cunninghame. KAI SCHWOERER / POOL Corrections failed to properly monitor a man with ADHD and addiction problems who died by suicide in Christchurch Men’s Prison, a coroner has ruled. Alexander Nicholls-Braddock, who was 29, was found dead in his cell on 19 March 2021, just over five weeks after ... <a title="Prison ‘an unsuitable place’ for Alexander Nicholls-Braddock, who died by suicide – coroner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/prison-an-unsuitable-place-for-alexander-nicholls-braddock-who-died-by-suicide-coroner/" aria-label="Read more about Prison ‘an unsuitable place’ for Alexander Nicholls-Braddock, who died by suicide – coroner">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Tertiary Education Commission has warned it will not have enough government funding to cover all domestic enrolments next year. RNZ / Richard Tindiller The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has warned it will not have enough government funding to cover all domestic enrolments next year – the third consecutive year funding ... <a title="Tertiary Education Commission warns of government funding shortfall for domestic enrolments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/tertiary-education-commission-warns-of-government-funding-shortfall-for-domestic-enrolments/" aria-label="Read more about Tertiary Education Commission warns of government funding shortfall for domestic enrolments">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Gold prices have slipped in recent days. 123RF Gold prices have slipped in recent days, but there are predictions that it might not last. Precious metals have had a record-breaking run amid fears about inflation and the US dollar. But the price of gold is down just under 15 percent over ... <a title="What’s happened to the price of gold?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/whats-happened-to-the-price-of-gold/" aria-label="Read more about What’s happened to the price of gold?">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency is urging residents in storm-affected areas to be ready to evacuate if necessary, following a night of heavy rain. A red weather warning remains in place for Northland east of Kaikohe from Doubtless Bay to Whangārei, with the worst of the downpours expected to hit on Thursday afternoon. ... <a title="Live: Heavy rain lashes upper North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/live-heavy-rain-lashes-upper-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Heavy rain lashes upper North Island">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Max Thompson is staying at Mokau marae near Ōakura. RNZ / Nick Monro Specialist rescue teams are being deployed to Northland as the region hunkers down for the worst of the severe weather. A red weather warning is in place, with the worst of the downpours expected to hit on Thursday ... <a title="Specialist rescue crews deployed to Northland and Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/specialist-rescue-crews-deployed-to-northland-and-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Specialist rescue crews deployed to Northland and Auckland">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Two people are guided across dangerous floodwaters in Tasman on Friday 11 July, 2025, by members from Fire and Emergency NZ’s specialist water response teams from Christchurch and Nelson, using long poles to test what lies under the water. Supplied/ Fire and Emergency NZ Specialist rescue teams are being deployed to ... <a title="Specialist rescue crews deployed to storm-battered regions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/26/specialist-rescue-crews-deployed-to-storm-battered-regions/" aria-label="Read more about Specialist rescue crews deployed to storm-battered regions">Read more</a>
