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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area to contact them with information. RNZ / REECE BAKER Three people, one armed with a gun, broke into a home in the Auckland suburb of Wesley on Sunday night, police say. Detective Senior Sergeant Rebecca Kirk said the armed robbery ... <a title="Offenders armed with gun demand cash during alleged robbery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/offenders-armed-with-gun-demand-cash-during-alleged-robbery/" aria-label="Read more about Offenders armed with gun demand cash during alleged robbery">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Northern Districts celebrate winning the men’s Super Smash grand final. Photosport New Zealand Cricket will push for a proposed NZ20 franchise league to replace the current domestic T20 Super Smash competition. The NZC Board has made an in-principle decision to support the establishment of the new league, subject to reaching key ... <a title="NZ Cricket to push for revitalised T20 league in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/nz-cricket-to-push-for-revitalised-t20-league-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Cricket to push for revitalised T20 league in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There were delays near Auckland’s Ōtāhuhu after the crash. (File photo) Unsplash / Robert Calvert Commuters on Auckland’s Southern Motorway should expect delays following a multi-vehicle crash. Emergency services were at the scene on State Highway One, near Ōtāhuhu. Police said the crash happened near the northbound Princes St off-ramp, about ... <a title="Delays on Auckland’s Southern Motorway after multi-vehicle crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/delays-on-aucklands-southern-motorway-after-multi-vehicle-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Delays on Auckland’s Southern Motorway after multi-vehicle crash">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Black Caps Kyle Jamieson celebrates the wicket of South Africa Wiaan Mulder, Black Caps v South Africa, Hnry Stadium, Wellington. Kerry Marshall/Photosport An inability to hold onto wickets has cost the Black Caps the chance to seal the T20 series against South Africa, losing the fourth match at Hnry ... <a title="Black Caps, South Africa locked 2-2 in T20 series, one game to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/black-caps-south-africa-locked-2-2-in-t20-series-one-game-to-come/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps, South Africa locked 2-2 in T20 series, one game to come">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Black Ferns coach Whitney Hansen. Photosport A couple of key names are missing from Whitney Hansen’s first squad as Black Ferns head coach, with 30-players selected for next month’s Pacific Four Series (PAC4) in the USA and Australia. Twenty players from last year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup return, with eight ... <a title="Two key names missing from Whitney Hansen’s first Black Ferns squad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/two-key-names-missing-from-whitney-hansens-first-black-ferns-squad/" aria-label="Read more about Two key names missing from Whitney Hansen’s first Black Ferns squad">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sophie Devine led the charge for the White Ferns in Wellington, scoring a 23rd T20 international half-century. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz The White Ferns have clinched the T20 international series against South Africa with a game to spare, after a commanding six-wicket win in the fourth match in Wellington. Batter Sophie ... <a title="White Ferns seal T20 series victory over South Africa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/white-ferns-seal-t20-series-victory-over-south-africa/" aria-label="Read more about White Ferns seal T20 series victory over South Africa">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s long-tailed bat (pekapeka-tou-roa) is on the edge of extinction. Department of Conservation It’s a conservation story unlike any other. How did a high-profile crime that had the nation’s farmers up in arms and a visit to an out-of-the-way rubbish dump lead to the discovery of critically endangered native bats ... <a title="Strange chain of events leads to important ecological discovery of native bats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/strange-chain-of-events-leads-to-important-ecological-discovery-of-native-bats/" aria-label="Read more about Strange chain of events leads to important ecological discovery of native bats">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Thanks to the widespread accessibility of the internet, many of us have front-row seats to suffering and death across the globe for the first time in history, even when we are not directly affected. We’re living in what scholars describe as a “polycrisis” — a set of interconnected crises that compound ... <a title="Social media uses negativity to steal our attention – how to reclaim it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/social-media-uses-negativity-to-steal-our-attention-how-to-reclaim-it/" aria-label="Read more about Social media uses negativity to steal our attention – how to reclaim it">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Outgoing chief executive Miles Hurrell said the changes to the forecast Farmgate Milk Price and earnings reflected improvement in global commodity prices and the co-op’s strong underlying margins and cost control. Supplied/LikeMinds Fonterra delivered a strong first half result, beating market expectations, while lifting its full year earnings outlook and forecast ... <a title="Fonterra delivers strong half-year profit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/fonterra-delivers-strong-half-year-profit/" aria-label="Read more about Fonterra delivers strong half-year profit">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Half of respondents think NZ is headed in the wrong direction under this coalition government, while just 32.3 think it’s headed the right way. File photo. RNZ Analysis: Christopher Luxon’s personal performance and that of his party is worse, and more people think the country is headed in the wrong direction ... <a title="RNZ-Reid Research poll: Bleak numbers for Luxon, but no obvious successors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/rnz-reid-research-poll-bleak-numbers-for-luxon-but-no-obvious-successors/" aria-label="Read more about RNZ-Reid Research poll: Bleak numbers for Luxon, but no obvious successors">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand US President Donald Trump has vowed to ‘obliterate’ Iran energy facilities if it doesn’t’ open the Strait of Hormuz. The threat has added to worries in global markets. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Nicola Willis said on Sunday New Zealand’s fuels stocks remain at seven weeks’ worth, including stockpiles. Fuel price app Gaspy ... <a title="Live: Fuel price fears grow as Trump and Iran trade threats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/live-fuel-price-fears-grow-as-trump-and-iran-trade-threats/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Fuel price fears grow as Trump and Iran trade threats">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. A serious crash blocked State Highway 57 in Levin on Monday morning. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A serious crash has blocked State Highway 57 in Levin. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash on Arapaepae Road about 2.30am on Monday. The Serious Crash Unit has been advised. The ... <a title="Crash blocks SH57 in Levin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/23/crash-blocks-sh57-in-levin/" aria-label="Read more about Crash blocks SH57 in Levin">Read more</a>
