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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Regional Connectivity Fund provided $30 million in concessionary loans to allow some regional airlines to consolidate debt, refinance loans and invest in aircraft maintenance or upgrades. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Explainer – Regional airlines across New Zealand are warning key air links are under growing pressure, as rising fuel and ... <a title="How rising costs are reshaping New Zealand’s regional air links" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/how-rising-costs-are-reshaping-new-zealands-regional-air-links/" aria-label="Read more about How rising costs are reshaping New Zealand’s regional air links">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dual British or Irish New Zealanders have no exemption to the new UK border rule. RNZ /Gill Bonnett Dual United Kingdom-New Zealand nationals say it is unfair some European Britons are allowed to dodge new passport rules, while British migrants in other parts of the world have to fall in line. ... <a title="‘Abysmal, unfair’ – NZ Brits say they count for less than EU migrants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/abysmal-unfair-nz-brits-say-they-count-for-less-than-eu-migrants/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Abysmal, unfair’ – NZ Brits say they count for less than EU migrants">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Attendance services warn rising fuel prices are likely to drive up truancy. 123rf Attendance services warn rising fuel prices are likely to drive up truancy. Two service providers, one in rural Northland the other in Auckland, say transport costs are a big driver of student absences and they expect it to ... <a title="School attendance services warn rising fuel prices likely to drive up truancy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/school-attendance-services-warn-rising-fuel-prices-likely-to-drive-up-truancy/" aria-label="Read more about School attendance services warn rising fuel prices likely to drive up truancy">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Currently e-scooters are allowed to ride on the footpath and the road, but it’s illegal to ride in the cycle lanes, but this would change under new rules. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Both the previous government and the current one kicked the can down the road on making ‘sensible’ changes to ... <a title="Road rules shakeup on the table – here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/road-rules-shakeup-on-the-table-heres-what-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about Road rules shakeup on the table – here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Despite one in five New Zealanders being tattooed, the vast majority are likely to have never heard of tattoo-associated uveitis. It’s a condition associated with inflammation in the inner eye that, in some cases, can lead to permanent vision loss. The culprit may be an immune response to certain toxins in ... <a title="Tattoo-ink induced blindness: Rare but rising" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/tattoo-ink-induced-blindness-rare-but-rising/" aria-label="Read more about Tattoo-ink induced blindness: Rare but rising">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It is common for retention payments to be about 0.4 percent of the loan amount. File photo. RNZ Home loan borrowers are taking cashback incentives to stay with their current banks, as competition continues in the mortgage market. The focus on cashback incentives intensified through the end of 2025, when ANZ ... <a title="Banks are paying customers to stay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/banks-are-paying-customers-to-stay/" aria-label="Read more about Banks are paying customers to stay">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cabinet has signed off on what support the government will offer in the face of rising fuel costs. RNZ / Dan Cook The Citizens Advice Bureau says people are going to need significant support as fuel prices continue to rise, and is hopeful whatever relief the government is set to offer ... <a title="Government set to unveil details of fuel support package" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/government-set-to-unveil-details-of-fuel-support-package/" aria-label="Read more about Government set to unveil details of fuel support package">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A white water raft goes over Tutea Falls on the Kaituna River. Supplied Maritime New Zealand has apologised for an error that contributed to delays in releasing a coroner’s report into the river rafting death of a woman near Rotorua in August, 2020. In his report into the death of 61-year-old ... <a title="Coroner blames Maritime NZ, Police for delay of findings on Vivienne Pincott’s river rafting death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/coroner-blames-maritime-nz-police-for-delay-of-findings-on-vivienne-pincotts-river-rafting-death/" aria-label="Read more about Coroner blames Maritime NZ, Police for delay of findings on Vivienne Pincott’s river rafting death">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Firefighters have extinguished a large vehicle fire in the West Auckland suburb of Massey this evening. Fire and Emergency crews arrived on Sunline Avenue to find a car and a van well alight about 7.30pm The fire was extinguished by 8pm and St John said ... <a title="Large vehicle fire in West Auckland suburb extinguished" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/large-vehicle-fire-in-west-auckland-suburb-extinguished/" aria-label="Read more about Large vehicle fire in West Auckland suburb extinguished">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel and petrol prices have now hit $4 per litre on Rakiura Stewart Island. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Rakiura locals fear surging fuel prices will soon send their power bills rocketing up, and that Stewart Island – which relies on diesel generators for electricity – may face blackouts. Stewart Island is ... <a title="Fuel crisis: Diesel shortages could hit power supply on Stewart Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/fuel-crisis-diesel-shortages-could-hit-power-supply-on-stewart-island/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel crisis: Diesel shortages could hit power supply on Stewart Island">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland had its busiest day on public transport since 2019 last week, and the capital has seen 10 percent more passengers on the train in the past month. File photo. Supplied / Environment Canterbury A cheaper bus or train fare would be far better than working from home to avoid rising ... <a title="High petrol prices: Cost of public transport ‘still a significant barrier to people’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/high-petrol-prices-cost-of-public-transport-still-a-significant-barrier-to-people/" aria-label="Read more about High petrol prices: Cost of public transport ‘still a significant barrier to people’">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ASB said Canterbury secured its third quarterly win of 2025. RNZ / Nate McKinnon ASB’s latest Regional Economic Scoreboard shows Canterbury leading New Zealand’s regional growth, Auckland making strong gains, and Wellington slipping to the bottom of the rankings. Canterbury scored back-to-back economic wins in ASB’s latest regional economic survey. Canterbury ... <a title="Canterbury leads ASB’s rankings as Auckland rebounds and Wellington finishes last" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/canterbury-leads-asbs-rankings-as-auckland-rebounds-and-wellington-finishes-last/" aria-label="Read more about Canterbury leads ASB’s rankings as Auckland rebounds and Wellington finishes last">Read more</a>
