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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Peeni Henare stands in Matangireia at Parliament. RNZ / Lillian Hanly Outgoing Labour MP Peeni Henare says he is ready to “see the back of this place”, as he prepares to leave both Parliament and the party who gave him an “opportunity” after 12 years. “You can only try your best, ... <a title="Outgoing MP Peeni Henare on being Māori, a politician, and why he’s walking away from the Labour Party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/outgoing-mp-peeni-henare-on-being-maori-a-politician-and-why-hes-walking-away-from-the-labour-party/" aria-label="Read more about Outgoing MP Peeni Henare on being Māori, a politician, and why he’s walking away from the Labour Party">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some things have become cheaper over the past 10 years. RNZ Sometimes it seems as though everything is just continually getting more expensive – especially when war in the Middle East sparks major inflation warnings. But some things have become cheaper over the past 10 years, according to Stats NZ. In ... <a title="Seven things that got cheaper while prices rose" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/seven-things-that-got-cheaper-while-prices-rose/" aria-label="Read more about Seven things that got cheaper while prices rose">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Social development minister Louise Upston. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Beneficiary numbers have soared to a 12-year high, under a government that promised a reduction. They were the highest both by volume and percentage of the working-age population since at least the 2013 welfare reforms. Social development minister Louise Upston said in ... <a title="Beneficiary numbers soar to 12-year high despite government’s reduction promise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/beneficiary-numbers-soar-to-12-year-high-despite-governments-reduction-promise/" aria-label="Read more about Beneficiary numbers soar to 12-year high despite government’s reduction promise">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Joseph Matamata in court. RNZ/ Anusha Bradley New Zealand’s most notorious slavedriver and trafficker has failed in a bid to have his sentence shortened. Joseph Matamata was jailed for 11 years in 2020 for using 13 people as slaves and 10 charges of human trafficking. But the Court of Appeal has ... <a title="Hawke’s Bay human trafficker Joseph Matamata loses sentence bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/hawkes-bay-human-trafficker-joseph-matamata-loses-sentence-bid/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s Bay human trafficker Joseph Matamata loses sentence bid">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Tactix team-mates Jane Watson (left) and Te Paea Selby-Rickit are about to play their first season in the Australian netball league. Photosport Ltd Te Paea Selby-Rickit did not see it coming. Last year the Tactix shooter received a text out of the blue from former ANZ Premiership coach Kiri Wills ... <a title="The surprises awaiting Kiwi netballers across the Tasman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/12/the-surprises-awaiting-kiwi-netballers-across-the-tasman/" aria-label="Read more about The surprises awaiting Kiwi netballers across the Tasman">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Armed police are at a property on Rangiuru Road. Google Maps A person has been arrested after armed officers attended an Ōtaki Beach property on the Kāpiti Coast. Cordons were placed on Rangiuru Road on Wednesday evening as police negotiators engage with a person at the property. A police spokesperson said ... <a title="Person arrested after armed police descend on Kāpiti Coast property" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/person-arrested-after-armed-police-descend-on-kapiti-coast-property/" aria-label="Read more about Person arrested after armed police descend on Kāpiti Coast property">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Otago University was working with public health to contain the infection. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Otago University has confirmed a case of meningococcal disease within the student community. In an email to students, vice-chancellor Grant Robertson said the university was working with public health to contain the infection. He said close ... <a title="Meningococcal disease case confirmed at Otago University" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/meningococcal-disease-case-confirmed-at-otago-university/" aria-label="Read more about Meningococcal disease case confirmed at Otago University">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s current legal limit for nitrates in drinking water is 11.3 mg/L. HENDRIK SCHMIDT Greenpeace is calling on the government to drastically cut the legal limit of nitrates in drinking water as the Danish government moves to drop its legal limit by almost 90 percent. The Danish government plans to ... <a title="Greenpeace calls for government to drastically cut legal limit of nitrates in drinking water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/greenpeace-calls-for-government-to-drastically-cut-legal-limit-of-nitrates-in-drinking-water/" aria-label="Read more about Greenpeace calls for government to drastically cut legal limit of nitrates in drinking water">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sean McGrath / Department of Conservation Eggs from the country’s rarest parakeet, the kākāriki karaka, have been retrieved from a nest inside a Nelson sanctuary and flown to Christchurch in a bid to help the species recover. More than 100 kākāriki karaka, or orange-fronted parakeet, were translocated into Nelson’s Brook Waimārama ... <a title="Kākāriki karaka eggs flown from Nelson sanctuary to Christchurch to boost species recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/kakariki-karaka-eggs-flown-from-nelson-sanctuary-to-christchurch-to-boost-species-recovery/" aria-label="Read more about Kākāriki karaka eggs flown from Nelson sanctuary to Christchurch to boost species recovery">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tawhai Reti says being away from his children to get treatment in Australia has been “horrible”. Supplied A New Zealand blood cancer patient has been forced to leave his four children behind and make a last chance dash to Australia for treatment His case has prompted dozens of doctors to write ... <a title="‘He was dying right in front of my eyes’ – cancer patient’s last chance dash to Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/he-was-dying-right-in-front-of-my-eyes-cancer-patients-last-chance-dash-to-australia/" aria-label="Read more about ‘He was dying right in front of my eyes’ – cancer patient’s last chance dash to Australia">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s current legal limit for nitrates in drinking water is 11.3 mg/L. HENDRIK SCHMIDT Greenpeace is calling on the government to drastically cut the legal limit of nitrates in drinking water as the Danish government moves to drop its legal limit by almost 90 percent. The Danish government plans to ... <a title="‘We need to have a grown-up conversation about nitrate contmaination’, Greenpeace says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/we-need-to-have-a-grown-up-conversation-about-nitrate-contmaination-greenpeace-says/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We need to have a grown-up conversation about nitrate contmaination’, Greenpeace says">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Peeni Henare calls for politicians to “work to devolve power to communities and families”. (File image) VNP / Phil Smith Outgoing Labour MP Peeni Henare has farewelled Parliament, telling MPs they needed to move away from “gotcha style politics” in his valedictory speech, saying they had a “role and responsibility” to ... <a title="Peeni Henare tells MPs to move away from ‘gotcha style politics’ in valedictory speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/peeni-henare-tells-mps-to-move-away-from-gotcha-style-politics-in-valedictory-speech/" aria-label="Read more about Peeni Henare tells MPs to move away from ‘gotcha style politics’ in valedictory speech">Read more</a>
