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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington Water has apologised to south coast residents after some complained of smells coming from its waste treatment plant late last night. Crews at Moa Point wastewater treatment plant restarted its ventilation system to remove gases and smells from the facility yesterday, causing complaints from locals. The ... <a title="Wellington Water apologises for smell after turning fan on at Moa Point" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/wellington-water-apologises-for-smell-after-turning-fan-on-at-moa-point/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Water apologises for smell after turning fan on at Moa Point">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 90 percent of freight in Aotearoa is moved by road. Increased fuel costs could drive some trucking businesses under, according to an industry association. War in the Middle East has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane, meaning oil prices are volatile. On Thursday, the price ... <a title="Fuel costs could drive New Zealand trucking businesses to the ground" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/fuel-costs-could-drive-new-zealand-trucking-businesses-to-the-ground/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel costs could drive New Zealand trucking businesses to the ground">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police Association president Steve Watt VNP / Phil Smith Police Association and Retail NZ warn that people could die if new powers for citizens’ arrests and detaining criminals pass into law Ministerial advisory group chairman says retailers need more powers to protect themselves Supermarket giant worries about weapons. Politicians considering wideranging ... <a title="Police Association and Retail NZ warn dangers of potential changes to Crimes Act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/police-association-and-retail-nz-warn-dangers-of-potential-changes-to-crimes-act/" aria-label="Read more about Police Association and Retail NZ warn dangers of potential changes to Crimes Act">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāti Hine Forestry Trust chairman Pita Tipene (left) inspects vines at Pukerau Orchard, near Kerikeri, after the iwi started expanding into kiwifruit in 2018. Peter de Graaf A pre-harvest karakia at a Kerikeri kiwifruit orchard reflects growing recognition of tikanga Māori in the country’s horticulture industry, a Northland iwi leader says. ... <a title="Pre-harvest karakia brings together team at Pukerau kiwifruit Orchard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/pre-harvest-karakia-brings-together-team-at-pukerau-kiwifruit-orchard/" aria-label="Read more about Pre-harvest karakia brings together team at Pukerau kiwifruit Orchard">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The police cordon at Sheffield Crescent in Christchurch. RNZ/Anna Sargent Residents have been evacuated from a suburb near Christchurch Airport after a “high-risk explosive” was found. Cordons are in place around Sheffield Crescent in Burnside after police were alerted to the substance shortly before 2.30pm on Thursday. Police sent an emergency ... <a title="Christchurch residents told to evacuate after ‘high-risk explosive’ found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/christchurch-residents-told-to-evacuate-after-high-risk-explosive-found/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch residents told to evacuate after ‘high-risk explosive’ found">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Auckland is more affected but the outskirts of the city were not spared. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Rush hour traffic is a familiar sight to most in the city, but the latest data from Auckland Transport (AT) confirms some roads are more snarled than others. Central Auckland is arguable the ... <a title="Auckland’s most congested roads and peak travel times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/aucklands-most-congested-roads-and-peak-travel-times/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s most congested roads and peak travel times">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A kura kaupapa Māori in Te Tairāwhiti is calling for urgent safety improvements outside its school, saying students, whānau and kaiako are being put at risk crossing a “hectic” and “unsafe” road every day. Tauira from Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Uri o Māui say traffic outside the kura has ... <a title="Kura kaupapa Māori calls for safe crossing to protect tamariki and whānau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/kura-kaupapa-maori-calls-for-safe-crossing-to-protect-tamariki-and-whanau/" aria-label="Read more about Kura kaupapa Māori calls for safe crossing to protect tamariki and whānau">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tensions are high between the Blues and Moana Pasifika. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz Asked whether the Blues rivalry is personal, Moana Pasifika coach Fa’alogo Tana Umaga didn’t hesitate. “Oh f*** yeah.” Umaga and his men say they have felt a general sense of derision from the other side of the bridge ... <a title="Moana on the Blues: ‘They don’t want us here’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/moana-on-the-blues-they-dont-want-us-here/" aria-label="Read more about Moana on the Blues: ‘They don’t want us here’">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch’s Papanui Preschool and Nursey has been targeted several times over the past few weeks. Supplied / Papanui Preschool and Nursery A Christchurch pre-school has been trashed with a fire extinguisher sprayed around its nursery, manager Kristal Heath says. Staff at Papanui Preschool and Nursery felt powerless after the centre was ... <a title="Christchurch pre-school vandalised, nursery sprayed with fire extinguisher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/christchurch-pre-school-vandalised-nursery-sprayed-with-fire-extinguisher/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch pre-school vandalised, nursery sprayed with fire extinguisher">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Scott Rodger is accused of murdering Richard Leman. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon A man found guilty of murdering a man whose body was dismembered has an extensive criminal history including introducing a 14-year-old girl to prostitution, taking her money and then administering her morphine and having sex with her, it ... <a title="Prostitution, underage sex and drugs: Michael Scott Rodger’s criminal history revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/prostitution-underage-sex-and-drugs-michael-scott-rodgers-criminal-history-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about Prostitution, underage sex and drugs: Michael Scott Rodger’s criminal history revealed">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cordons are in place in the vicinity of Sheffield Crescent, Burnside, Christchurch. Google Maps Residents have been asked to evacuate a Christchurch suburb due to a “high-risk explosive”. Cordons are in place in the vicinity of Sheffield Crescent in Burnside and the public is asked to avoid the area. Senior Sergeant ... <a title="Christchurch residents told to evacuate after report of ‘high-risk explosive’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/christchurch-residents-told-to-evacuate-after-report-of-high-risk-explosive/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch residents told to evacuate after report of ‘high-risk explosive’">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com The Commerce Commission is warning consumers about a suspected pyramid scheme operating in Hawke’s Bay under the name “Live Good”. The commission said the scheme promotes health supplements, but members’ payments appear to rely on continuously recruiting new people rather than selling genuine products or services. Commission deputy chair Anne ... <a title="Commerce Commission warns of suspected Hawke’s Bay pyramid scheme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/commerce-commission-warns-of-suspected-hawkes-bay-pyramid-scheme/" aria-label="Read more about Commerce Commission warns of suspected Hawke’s Bay pyramid scheme">Read more</a>
