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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A person has been hit by a truck on Titi Road. Google Maps A pedestrian has died after being hit by a truck in Mauku, west of Pukekohe. Police say he died at the scene. The crash happened at 3.22pm on Titi Road. The Serious Crash Unit and Commercial Vehicle Safety ... <a title="Person hit by truck in Mauku, nea Pukekohe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/person-hit-by-truck-in-mauku-nea-pukekohe/" aria-label="Read more about Person hit by truck in Mauku, nea Pukekohe">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s first full rubber road has been laid in Glentunnel, in the Selwyn district. RNZ / Tim Brown New Zealand’s first full rubber road has been laid in Glentunnel, in the Selwyn district. The local council is trialling three rubber surfaces on Glentunnel Domain Road with the possibility of rubber-based ... <a title="First rubber road laid in New Zealand is made from recycled tyres" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/first-rubber-road-laid-in-new-zealand-is-made-from-recycled-tyres/" aria-label="Read more about First rubber road laid in New Zealand is made from recycled tyres">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The war in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed up fuel prices. RNZ / Dan Cook An energy sustainability expert thinks driving more efficiently could help the country get ahead of any future petrol shortages. The war in the Middle East and the closure ... <a title="Driving more efficiently could help save fuel as prices spike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/driving-more-efficiently-could-help-save-fuel-as-prices-spike/" aria-label="Read more about Driving more efficiently could help save fuel as prices spike">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com Wastewater testing is showing an increase in Covid cases, and hospitalisations are on the rise as New Zealand enters it’s ninth Covid wave. National Clinical Director of the Public Health Service Dr Susan Jack told Checkpoint many people aren’t testing for Covid, and the best way to track numbers is ... <a title="Wastewater testing shows Covid cases increasing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/wastewater-testing-shows-covid-cases-increasing/" aria-label="Read more about Wastewater testing shows Covid cases increasing">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Hurricanes return home from a demolition job of the Waratahs to take on the Western Force in Napier. Meanwhile, the Force’s New Zealand tour resumes after a high-scoring defeat to the Highlanders last week. Kickoff is at 7.05pm. Hurricanes: 1. Pouri Rakete-Stones. 2. Jacob Devery. 3. Pasilio Tosi. 4. Caleb ... <a title="Live: Hurricanes v Western Force – Super Rugby Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/live-hurricanes-v-western-force-super-rugby-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Hurricanes v Western Force – Super Rugby Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christ Church Cathedral Dean Ben Truman inside the cathedral. RNZ/Rachel Graham The Christ Church Cathedral Dean is delighted by the Christchurch mayor’s suggestion that the city council should contribute millions of dollars more to the earthquake-damaged building’s restoration. Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Ltd, which is managing the rebuild, mothballed the project ... <a title="Dean ‘delighted’ by mayor’s comments on funding restoration of Christ Church Cathedral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/dean-delighted-by-mayors-comments-on-funding-restoration-of-christ-church-cathedral/" aria-label="Read more about Dean ‘delighted’ by mayor’s comments on funding restoration of Christ Church Cathedral">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Professor Judith Trotman and Health Minister Simeon Brown. Supplied The Health Minister has agreed to meet with a group of blood cancer specialists who wrote an open letter expressing their alarm at Kiwi patients dying unnecessarily because Aotearoa is lagging behind with treatments. The dozens of doctors, nurses and clinician researchers ... <a title="Health Minister to meet with blood cancer specialists who say NZ lagging behind with treatments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/health-minister-to-meet-with-blood-cancer-specialists-who-say-nz-lagging-behind-with-treatments/" aria-label="Read more about Health Minister to meet with blood cancer specialists who say NZ lagging behind with treatments">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Harwoods Hole on Takaka Hill Supplied – Department of Conservation The Department of Conservation (DOC) has u-turned on its closure of the track to the country’s deepest natural sinkhole. Harwoods Hole, which is a nearly 180-metre deep vertical shaft, is part of a cave system in the Abel Tasman National Park. ... <a title="DOC backtracks after accusations it was illegally closing popular track" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/doc-backtracks-after-accusations-it-was-illegally-closing-popular-track/" aria-label="Read more about DOC backtracks after accusations it was illegally closing popular track">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Many students are worried over paying their expenses as they wait for their delayed student loan payments. Tri Wiranto/Unsplash Stressed out students are struggling to pay rent, buy food and take the bus to class because their student loan applications are still not processed, weeks after courses began. But the Ministry ... <a title="Students struggle to pay rent and buy food amid loan payment delays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/students-struggle-to-pay-rent-and-buy-food-amid-loan-payment-delays/" aria-label="Read more about Students struggle to pay rent and buy food amid loan payment delays">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand John Reid in 2015 in his study surrounded by memorabilia from his cricketing career. Supplied / Lisa Thompson This week’s one of despair for New Zealand cricket lovers, after the Black Caps were outclassed in the T20 World Cup final. But, today is a special anniversary in cricket history – it’s ... <a title="Cricket: Seven decades since one of New Zealand’s biggest wins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/cricket-seven-decades-since-one-of-new-zealands-biggest-wins/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Seven decades since one of New Zealand’s biggest wins">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf ACT has voiced strong objections to the looming ban on greyhound racing, saying breeders, owners, and venues deserve compensation and more time. But it has yet to decide whether it will completely pull its support for the legislation at its second reading. The bill – in the name of Racing ... <a title="ACT voices strong objections to greyhound racing ban, won’t say if pulling support for legislation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/act-voices-strong-objections-to-greyhound-racing-ban-wont-say-if-pulling-support-for-legislation/" aria-label="Read more about ACT voices strong objections to greyhound racing ban, won’t say if pulling support for legislation">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The police cordon at Sheffield Crescent in Christchurch on Thursday. RNZ/Anna Sargent An “explosive substance” that resulted in the evacuation of part of a Christchurch suburb was a jar of crystallized picric acid, the Defence Force says. Police sent an emergency mobile alert and put up cordons around Sheffield Crescent in ... <a title="‘Explosive substance’ in Christchurch a jar of crystallized picric acid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/13/explosive-substance-in-christchurch-a-jar-of-crystallized-picric-acid/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Explosive substance’ in Christchurch a jar of crystallized picric acid">Read more</a>
