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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tana Umaga was left ‘a little bit speechless’ after the announcement. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz Dave Rennie has assembled his crew to rebuild the All Blacks empire. Neil Barnes, Tana Umaga and Mike Blair have been named alongside incumbent Jason Ryan as Rennie’s coaching team. After a period marked by inconsistency ... <a title="All Blacks rebooted: Rennie calls in new guard for revival mission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/all-blacks-rebooted-rennie-calls-in-new-guard-for-revival-mission/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks rebooted: Rennie calls in new guard for revival mission">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Screenshot / Earthquaketrack A tsunami was not expected after a deep 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck near the Tonga islands on Tuesday, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre. “There is no tsunami threat because the earthquake is located too deep inside the earth,” PTWC said. The quake was at a depth ... <a title="Earthquake of magnitude 7.6 strikes Tonga islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/earthquake-of-magnitude-7-6-strikes-tonga-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Earthquake of magnitude 7.6 strikes Tonga islands">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters says critics have been scaremongering and indicating the government is rushing to contribute military forces to the conflict. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Foreign Minister says people shouldn’t be alarmed that “somehow we’re going to be engaged in some military exercise” following statements by the head of NATO including ... <a title="Winston Peters says New Zealand not ‘rushing to contribute military forces to this conflict’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/winston-peters-says-new-zealand-not-rushing-to-contribute-military-forces-to-this-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Winston Peters says New Zealand not ‘rushing to contribute military forces to this conflict’">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Protesters occupy the drilling site in Sams Creek, in the Upper Tākaka Valley. Supplied / Timothy Firkin Golden Bay locals are continuing to campaign against a proposed gold mine, fearing it will harm the region’s famed Te Waikoropupū Springs. Australian mining company Siren Gold hopes to extract billions of dollars worth ... <a title="Golden Bay gold mine proposal pushing ahead ‘without any genuine community consent’, say locals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/golden-bay-gold-mine-proposal-pushing-ahead-without-any-genuine-community-consent-say-locals/" aria-label="Read more about Golden Bay gold mine proposal pushing ahead ‘without any genuine community consent’, say locals">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The changes to Powerball take effect in the second half of 2026. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Changes coming for Lotto will make it less likely that people will win the big prize – but more likely they’ll collect a small one. In what it calls its first “matrix change” in 19 ... <a title="Why it’s going to get harder to win big on Lotto" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/why-its-going-to-get-harder-to-win-big-on-lotto/" aria-label="Read more about Why it’s going to get harder to win big on Lotto">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whanganui District Council has lost $11 million from its investment in the New Zealand International Commercial Pilot Academy. RNZ/Robin Martin An independent review is to take a warts-and-all look at Whanganui District Council’s commercial pilot school, which is closing facing an $11 million loss. Councillors approved the review of the New ... <a title="Independent review to look at Whanganui flight school facing $11 million loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/independent-review-to-look-at-whanganui-flight-school-facing-11-million-loss/" aria-label="Read more about Independent review to look at Whanganui flight school facing $11 million loss">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Airport chief executive Matt Clarke next to the completed engineered materials arresting system bed. WELLINGTON AIRPORT / SUPPLIED Wellington Airport has installed new runway safety zones with energy absorbing blocks at the end of each runway. It said the engineered materials arresting system (EMAS), would provide additional safety in the ... <a title="Wellington Airport completes major runway safety upgrade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/wellington-airport-completes-major-runway-safety-upgrade/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Airport completes major runway safety upgrade">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The payment would continue until the price of 91 drops below $3 a litre. (File photo) RNZ / Quin Tauetau Commentators are split on whether the fuel support package announced by the government on Tuesday is generous – or leaving out some of the most needy New Zealanders. The government announced ... <a title="Is fuel support package ‘generous’ or not enough?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/is-fuel-support-package-generous-or-not-enough/" aria-label="Read more about Is fuel support package ‘generous’ or not enough?">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Roberto Machado Noa McCain has announced it will close its Hastings vegetable processing plant by January 2027. In a letter to growers, McCain said it reviewed operations at the site but was unable to find a sustainable pathway under the current model. “The closure follows a review of our Hastings operations, ... <a title="McCain to close Hastings vegetable processing plant by January 2027" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/mccain-to-close-hastings-vegetable-processing-plant-by-january-2027/" aria-label="Read more about McCain to close Hastings vegetable processing plant by January 2027">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Amy Rule and Georgia Ponsonby during the anthem before a test against Canada in 2025. © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz Amy Rule knows how much playing top flight rugby in the UK has elevated her game – but it has also left her facing a dilemma that the Black Ferns have ... <a title="Black Ferns grapple with eligibility rules as players seek more rugby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/black-ferns-grapple-with-eligibility-rules-as-players-seek-more-rugby/" aria-label="Read more about Black Ferns grapple with eligibility rules as players seek more rugby">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The policy was estimated to cost $373 million if it ran for a full year. (File photo) RNZ / Quin Tauetau The government announced almost 150,000 families will receive an extra $50 a week to help ease the pain caused by soaring petrol prices, but who can expect to see that ... <a title="Who will be eligible to get an extra $50 a week as part of the fuel crisis package?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/who-will-be-eligible-to-get-an-extra-50-a-week-as-part-of-the-fuel-crisis-package/" aria-label="Read more about Who will be eligible to get an extra $50 a week as part of the fuel crisis package?">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An orange heavy rain warning is in place for Northland. MetService/Screenshot Some heavy rain watches forecasted for the Upper North Island have been upgraded to an orange heavy rain warning. The heavy rain watch which was in place for Northland is now an orange warning from 7pm Wednesday until 9am Friday. ... <a title="Orange heavy rain warnings issued for parts of North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/orange-heavy-rain-warnings-issued-for-parts-of-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Orange heavy rain warnings issued for parts of North Island">Read more</a>
