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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Patrice Allen Air New Zealand is warning 44,000 passengers will be affected by cancellations over the coming months – so what are your rights if you’re one of them? Air New Zealand chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar told Morning Report between now and the end of April, early May the ... <a title="My flight as been cancelled: What are my rights?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/my-flight-as-been-cancelled-what-are-my-rights/" aria-label="Read more about My flight as been cancelled: What are my rights?">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Tall Ferns Head Coach, Natalie Hurst talks to her players Jayne Russell / PHOTOSPORT Tall Ferns coach Natalie Hurst admits her side needs to handle the pressure a bit better if they’re to get some wins at their World Cup qualifying tournament. New Zealand was beaten 99-50 by sixth-ranked ... <a title="Tall Ferns humbled by Spain in opening World Cup qualifer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/tall-ferns-humbled-by-spain-in-opening-world-cup-qualifer/" aria-label="Read more about Tall Ferns humbled by Spain in opening World Cup qualifer">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied Disabled people and their carers are welcoming a government back-track on funding for support services, but say the past two years have been deeply traumatic and won’t be forgotten. The Government has wound back controversial cuts to disability support services it made in 2024. Two years ago Whaikaha Ministry of ... <a title="‘We’re just meant to say thank you’: Goverment u-turns on disability funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/were-just-meant-to-say-thank-you-goverment-u-turns-on-disability-funding/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re just meant to say thank you’: Goverment u-turns on disability funding">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche. (File photo) VNP/Louis Collins The Public Service Commissioner says there’s nothing wrong in offering pay rises to non-unionised teachers, despite it drawing fire and court action from a union. NZEI, the primary teachers union, was filing urgent legal action after the government announced it was ... <a title="‘May be unusual, doesn’t make it wrong’: Public Service Commissioner responds to legal action filed by teachers union" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/may-be-unusual-doesnt-make-it-wrong-public-service-commissioner-responds-to-legal-action-filed-by-teachers-union/" aria-label="Read more about ‘May be unusual, doesn’t make it wrong’: Public Service Commissioner responds to legal action filed by teachers union">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. AFP Air New Zealand is set to cancel around 1100 flights affecting thousands of passengers through until early May. Air NZ chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar told Morning Report between now and the end of April, early May the airline will cancel around 1100 flights. That would amount to about ... <a title="44,000 passengers to be hit by Air NZ cancellations over fuel, CEO says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/44000-passengers-to-be-hit-by-air-nz-cancellations-over-fuel-ceo-says/" aria-label="Read more about 44,000 passengers to be hit by Air NZ cancellations over fuel, CEO says">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sarah Clark died on Wednesday. Windsor Park Baptist Church / supplied A woman who was killed after a car crashed into an Auckland cafe is being remembered for her faith, friendship and care she showed others. Shortly before 9am on Wednesday, Sarah Clark was killed and her daughter injured, after a ... <a title="Woman killed in Auckland cafe car crash mourned as member of Windsor Park Baptist Church" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/woman-killed-in-auckland-cafe-car-crash-mourned-as-member-of-windsor-park-baptist-church/" aria-label="Read more about Woman killed in Auckland cafe car crash mourned as member of Windsor Park Baptist Church">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ A man’s body has been pulled from the Tāmaki River in east Auckland. It’s after searches started this week for a man reported missing near Waipuna last Friday. A member of the public found the body just before ... <a title="Man’s body pulled from Auckland’s Tāmaki River" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/mans-body-pulled-from-aucklands-tamaki-river/" aria-label="Read more about Man’s body pulled from Auckland’s Tāmaki River">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The WOMAD Aotearoa festival is to return to New Plymouth in 2027 after taking a “purposeful rest” this year. Event director Suzanne Porter believes the time is right for it to make a comeback. “I think we have lost a number of festivals worldwide in the last three years. It’s been ... <a title="WOMAD music festival returns to New Plymouth after ‘purposeful rest’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/womad-music-festival-returns-to-new-plymouth-after-purposeful-rest/" aria-label="Read more about WOMAD music festival returns to New Plymouth after ‘purposeful rest’">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Defence says new AI-supercharged weapon systems will need to be “very, very carefully designed”. NZDF / Supplied New AI-supercharged weapon systems will need to be “very, very carefully designed” to comply with international and domestic laws, MPs have been told. And it would be the software behind the systems that would ... <a title="AI in warfare being tested in Iran, needs ‘much more’ careful thinking by NZ – Defence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/ai-in-warfare-being-tested-in-iran-needs-much-more-careful-thinking-by-nz-defence/" aria-label="Read more about AI in warfare being tested in Iran, needs ‘much more’ careful thinking by NZ – Defence">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand will have to release about six days worth of fuel as part of a decision by the International Energy Agency. The IEA has agreed unanimously to release 400 million barrels of oil from its reserves. Senior ministers met last night to pore over the country’s ... <a title="NZ will release six days of fuel amid global concerns over supply" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/nz-will-release-six-days-of-fuel-amid-global-concerns-over-supply/" aria-label="Read more about NZ will release six days of fuel amid global concerns over supply">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand White Fern Sophie Devine. PHOTOSPORT White Fern Sophie Devine has picked up a $476,000 deal to play for the Welsh Fire in this year’s The Hundred in the UK. It is the highest price for a women’s player in the history of the competition. Devine, 36, who recently relinquished the New ... <a title="Cricket: Fomer White Ferns captain Sophie Devine goes for top-dollar in The Hundred auction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/cricket-fomer-white-ferns-captain-sophie-devine-goes-for-top-dollar-in-the-hundred-auction/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Fomer White Ferns captain Sophie Devine goes for top-dollar in The Hundred auction">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Convicted murderer Gail Maney. Fairfax Media A woman who spent 15 years in prison says being released into the outside world was like being pushed out the gate. The coroner is calling for urgent psychological support for long term prisoners before and after release, after a former prisoner who served nearly ... <a title="Prisoners struggle with reintegration after being released from jail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/prisoners-struggle-with-reintegration-after-being-released-from-jail/" aria-label="Read more about Prisoners struggle with reintegration after being released from jail">Read more</a>
