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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The annual Crime and Victims Survey showed 28 percent of adults – or 1.2 million people – were victims of crime during the 12 months to October 2025. 123rf.com New figures from the Ministry of Justice show fewer people are becoming victims of crime. The latest results from the annual Crime ... <a title="Fewer victims of crime, annual Justice survey reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/fewer-victims-of-crime-annual-justice-survey-reveals/" aria-label="Read more about Fewer victims of crime, annual Justice survey reveals">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Gull said three percent of its sites had not been able to meet the extra demand from customer when it cut prices on its regular Thursday promotion on March 12. Nick Monro / RNZ Higher fuel costs mean higher transport costs, and that means higher prices across the board – and ... <a title="Iran war hits Kiwi wallets hard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/iran-war-hits-kiwi-wallets-hard/" aria-label="Read more about Iran war hits Kiwi wallets hard">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Yachting NZ was the first national sports body to come under investigation by the Sport Integrity Commission. AFP/NICOLAS TUCAT When multihull sailor Liz Alonzi first spoke to investigators from the Sport Integrity Commission, she was asked if she would like to add her complaint to the “melting pot” of allegations about ... <a title="‘I feel let down’: Complainants to sport integrity agency wait 15 months for resolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/i-feel-let-down-complainants-to-sport-integrity-agency-wait-15-months-for-resolution/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I feel let down’: Complainants to sport integrity agency wait 15 months for resolution">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hurricanes player Warner Dearns celebrates after he scores a try. Photosport A Hurricane warning is in effect in Super Rugby Pacific. The ‘Canes have climbed to the top of the ladder, edging out the Brumbies on points differential and with a game in hand. The Brumbies have well and truly stalled ... <a title="Super Rugby preview: The bus is back, All Black’s son to debut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/super-rugby-preview-the-bus-is-back-all-blacks-son-to-debut/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby preview: The bus is back, All Black’s son to debut">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sir Rod Drury. RNZ / Diego Opatowski Technology entrepreneur Sir Rod Drury has been named 2026 New Zealander of the Year. The founder of cloud-based accounting software platform, Xero, was one of seven New Zealanders recognised for their achievements. Drury co-founded Xero in 2006 and helped develop it into a billion-dollar ... <a title="Technology entrepreneur Sir Rod Drury named 2026 New Zealander of the Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/technology-entrepreneur-sir-rod-drury-named-2026-new-zealander-of-the-year/" aria-label="Read more about Technology entrepreneur Sir Rod Drury named 2026 New Zealander of the Year">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Tasman District ratepayers are facing a rates increase of almost 10 percent, as the council grapples with the costs of last years floods and three waters infrastructure, on top of its core business. Last week, the Tasman District Council elected members were split on moving forward with its draft annual ... <a title="Tasman ratepayers face rates increase of almost 10 percent as council grapples with costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/tasman-ratepayers-face-rates-increase-of-almost-10-percent-as-council-grapples-with-costs/" aria-label="Read more about Tasman ratepayers face rates increase of almost 10 percent as council grapples with costs">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Farrel Music / Leo Baron There is more discord in the music industry over the government helping fund two Robbie Williams concerts. It has contributed an undisclosed amount from its $70 million Major Events and Tourism Package, $40 million of which is to secure large-scale international events that will ... <a title="Robbie Williams shows ‘touch and go’ without government funding, says Frontier Touring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/robbie-williams-shows-touch-and-go-without-government-funding-says-frontier-touring/" aria-label="Read more about Robbie Williams shows ‘touch and go’ without government funding, says Frontier Touring">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Darren Markin One of New Zealand’s smallest birds remains in big trouble after a tough breeding season saw a third of the eggs or newly hatched chicks eaten by predators. There were 29 tara iti, or fairy tern, eggs laid across the country, but only 11 chicks survived. Despite ... <a title="Tough breeding season for tara iti – one of New Zealand’s smallest birds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/tough-breeding-season-for-tara-iti-one-of-new-zealands-smallest-birds/" aria-label="Read more about Tough breeding season for tara iti – one of New Zealand’s smallest birds">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pioneering Māori journalist Moari Stafford. Moari Stafford Pioneering Māori broadcaster and journalist Moari Stafford, who cultivated opportunity and empowered generations of Māori journalists for more than 20 years, has died. He was 74. Hailing from Waikato, Hauraki, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Apakura and Ngāti Te Wehi, Stafford spent much of his life ... <a title="Pioneering Māori broadcaster and journalist Moari Stafford dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/pioneering-maori-broadcaster-and-journalist-moari-stafford-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Pioneering Māori broadcaster and journalist Moari Stafford dies">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Queenstown Lakes District Council has voted to seek long-term approval to pump treated wastewater into the Kawarau River. Councillors agreed on Thursday to lodge a 35-year resource consent application for discharge from the Shotover Wastewater Treatment Plant, while staff keep looking for alternative solutions to the region’s ... <a title="Queenstown Lakes District Council seeks 35-year consent to pump wastewater into Kawarau River" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/queenstown-lakes-district-council-seeks-35-year-consent-to-pump-wastewater-into-kawarau-river/" aria-label="Read more about Queenstown Lakes District Council seeks 35-year consent to pump wastewater into Kawarau River">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wastewater poured into the Mahurangi River in October. Supplied Watercare has announced its final tranche of compensation payment for oyster farmers North of Auckland, after an estimated 1200 cubic metres of sewage flowed into the Mahurangi River last October. Watercare said a power surge at its Lucy Moore Memorial Park pump ... <a title="Oyster farmers get final payment over October Mahurangi River sewage spill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/oyster-farmers-get-final-payment-over-october-mahurangi-river-sewage-spill/" aria-label="Read more about Oyster farmers get final payment over October Mahurangi River sewage spill">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wastewater poured into the Mahurangi River in October. Supplied Watercare has announced its final tranche of compensation payment for oyster farmers North of Auckland, after an estimated 1200 cubic metres of sewage flowed into the Mahurangi River last October. Watercare said a power surge at its Lucy Moore Memorial Park pump ... <a title="Oyster farmers to get another $2.75 million compensation over Mahurangi River sewage spill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/19/oyster-farmers-to-get-another-2-75-million-compensation-over-mahurangi-river-sewage-spill/" aria-label="Read more about Oyster farmers to get another $2.75 million compensation over Mahurangi River sewage spill">Read more</a>
