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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A still image from the video from Earth Sciences’ Whakatāne camera, about one minute after the eruption occurred. Earth Sciences NZ There has been a small eruption at Whakaari-White Island, with a plume of ash briefly visible. Earth Sciences New Zealand said the volcano erupted at 5.35pm, with “a single slug ... <a title="Small eruption spotted at Whakaari-White Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/small-eruption-spotted-at-whakaari-white-island/" aria-label="Read more about Small eruption spotted at Whakaari-White Island">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand SUPPLIED The Warehouse has been fined more than $200,000 for selling a toy that was a choking risk for children under three. The Commerce Commission said the “Roo Crew Take-Apart Vehicle Toys” were potentially dangerous because they contained multiple small parts and had failed several safety tests. It said the District ... <a title="The Warehouse fined for selling toy that was choking risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/the-warehouse-fined-for-selling-toy-that-was-choking-risk/" aria-label="Read more about The Warehouse fined for selling toy that was choking risk">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Food is the one thing people can cut back on when the car runs low on fuel, say aid agencies. AFP / ROBERT MICHAEL The government’s support package for those struggling with the cost of fuel is simply not enough, an advocate for beneficiaries says, warning it could push people towards ... <a title="Fuel costs support package: Will those who most need help get any?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/fuel-costs-support-package-will-those-who-most-need-help-get-any/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel costs support package: Will those who most need help get any?">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Luke Metcalf is helped off the field against Brisbane Broncos last June. Tertius Pickard/www.photosport.nz NZ Warriors star Luke Metcalf has been named for an early return to action, when his team take on Wests Tigers at Go Media Stadium on Friday night. Metcalf, 27, suffered a season-ending knee injury last June ... <a title="NRL: Injured NZ Warriors star Luke Metcalf returns early against Wests Tigers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/24/nrl-injured-nz-warriors-star-luke-metcalf-returns-early-against-wests-tigers/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: Injured NZ Warriors star Luke Metcalf returns early against Wests Tigers">Read more</a>
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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>
