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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Doctors say the new AI scribe rolling out in EDs around the country is saving them up to 10 minutes per patient. Supplied Doctors say the new AI scribe rolling out in EDs around the country is saving them up to 10 minutes per patient, and is particularly helpful for slow ... <a title="Emergency doctors estimate AI scribe ‘Heidi’ saving up to 10 minutes per patient" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/emergency-doctors-estimate-ai-scribe-heidi-saving-up-to-10-minutes-per-patient/" aria-label="Read more about Emergency doctors estimate AI scribe ‘Heidi’ saving up to 10 minutes per patient">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diggers at the burnt-out Bromley wastewater plant. Supplied Image – Christchurch City Council A controversial plan to pump millions of litres of partially-treated sewage into the Christchurch coastline is leaving community leaders feeling uneasy and sceptical. Earlier this month, Mayor Phil Mauger floated the idea of pumping around a third of ... <a title="Christchurch community leaders uneasy about plan to pump partially-treated sewage into sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/christchurch-community-leaders-uneasy-about-plan-to-pump-partially-treated-sewage-into-sea/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch community leaders uneasy about plan to pump partially-treated sewage into sea">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ever plan to wear your favourite jacket, only to pull it out of the wardrobe to discover it’s got a weird smell and is covered in mould? “People living in warm, humid climates or coastal regions are often impacted heavily [by mouldy clothing] because their indoor humidity remains elevated for long ... <a title="How to remove mould from clothing and stop it growing in wardrobes and drawers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/how-to-remove-mould-from-clothing-and-stop-it-growing-in-wardrobes-and-drawers/" aria-label="Read more about How to remove mould from clothing and stop it growing in wardrobes and drawers">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Artist’s impression of how the data centre is to look. Datagrid It’s being billed as the data centre that changes everything – but hopefully that doesn’t include the price of your power. It will be the country’s second biggest user of electricity after the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. A $3 billion ... <a title="Southland – New Zealand’s power centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/southland-new-zealands-power-centre/" aria-label="Read more about Southland – New Zealand’s power centre">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / Emil Kalibradov The war in the Middle East could see inflation in New Zealand hit 3.7 percent in a worst case scenario, Finance Minister Nicola Willis revealed on Tuesday. Willis said the government was focused on mitigating the impact of the war on critical supply chains and the New ... <a title="‘Emergency package’ could help low income families amid financial crisis, economist says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/emergency-package-could-help-low-income-families-amid-financial-crisis-economist-says/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Emergency package’ could help low income families amid financial crisis, economist says">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Leslie Parr killed his partner Fiona Maulolo in 1997, then his mother in 2024. Supplied Leslie Parr was spiralling. It had been 27 years since he’d killed his ex-partner Fiona Maulolo, stabbing her repeatedly with a chisel before beheading her. Following his first killing he was made a special patient under ... <a title="One man, two brutal killings two decades apart: How the mental health system ‘failed everybody’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/one-man-two-brutal-killings-two-decades-apart-how-the-mental-health-system-failed-everybody/" aria-label="Read more about One man, two brutal killings two decades apart: How the mental health system ‘failed everybody’">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Dan Cook It’s feasible that petrol prices could reach $4 a litre, economists say. Ongoing conflict in the Middle East has pushed up oil prices, taking petrol prices with them. Over March, the average price of 91 has risen about 50c a litre, according to price monitoring app Gaspy. ... <a title="Petrol price could hit $4, economists warn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/petrol-price-could-hit-4-economists-warn/" aria-label="Read more about Petrol price could hit $4, economists warn">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health NZ faces the “extreme risk” of not having enough of the workers it needs to push through the government’s order to decentralise rapidly. Unsplash / RNZ Papers show that Health New Zealand faces the “extreme risk” of not having enough of the workers it needs to push through the government’s ... <a title="Leaked papers show ‘extreme risk’ around Health NZ decentralisation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/leaked-papers-show-extreme-risk-around-health-nz-decentralisation/" aria-label="Read more about Leaked papers show ‘extreme risk’ around Health NZ decentralisation">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The PSA said its members working in policy, advisory, knowledge and services voted overhelmingly in favour of ratifying a new collective agreement. RNZ The Public Service Association (PSA) says a group of 2500 Te Whatu Ora staff it represents have ratified a new collective agreement. The PSA said its members working ... <a title="2500 Te Whatu Ora PAKS staff ratify new collective agreement, PSA says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/17/2500-te-whatu-ora-paks-staff-ratify-new-collective-agreement-psa-says/" aria-label="Read more about 2500 Te Whatu Ora PAKS staff ratify new collective agreement, PSA says">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The companies in the Major Electricity Users Group account for more than a quarter of New Zealand’s energy use. File photo. 123RF Energy prices around the world are being squeezed by the conflict in the Middle East, but there should not be any price shocks in local power bills this winter, ... <a title="Power price shocks unlikely this winter, says major electricity users group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/power-price-shocks-unlikely-this-winter-says-major-electricity-users-group/" aria-label="Read more about Power price shocks unlikely this winter, says major electricity users group">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied An apartment block in central Wellington has been evacuated after a fire on Monday evening. Two people were in the apartment at the time of the fire. Police say one person was seriously hurt and taken to hospital. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) was alerted to a small third-floor ... <a title="Apartment block evacuated after fire in central Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/apartment-block-evacuated-after-fire-in-central-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Apartment block evacuated after fire in central Wellington">Read more</a>
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March 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand John Austin. RNZ / Evie Richardson Farmers say the skyrocketing price of fuel couldn’t have come at a worst possible time. The end of summer marks the beginning of harvest season for arable farmers, a time when they can burn more than double the amount of fuel than any other time ... <a title="Farmers face uncertain future as fuel prices skyrocket" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/16/farmers-face-uncertain-future-as-fuel-prices-skyrocket/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers face uncertain future as fuel prices skyrocket">Read more</a>
