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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>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Armed police are at a property on Rangiuru Road. Google Maps Police say armed officers are at an Ōtaki Beach property on the Kāpiti Coast. A police spokesperson said the officers are armed as a precaution, as negotiators engage with a person at the property. They said the person is there ... <a title="Armed police descend on Kāpiti Coast property" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/armed-police-descend-on-kapiti-coast-property/" aria-label="Read more about Armed police descend on Kāpiti Coast property">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi A woman has died after a car mounted the curb and ploughed into a cafe in Auckland. The crash, about 9am on Wednesday, closed William Souter Street in the North Shore suburb of Forrest Hill. Three people were initially hurt – one critically, one with moderate injuries ... <a title="Woman dies, child hurt after car crashes into cafe on Auckland’s North Shore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/woman-dies-child-hurt-after-car-crashes-into-cafe-on-aucklands-north-shore/" aria-label="Read more about Woman dies, child hurt after car crashes into cafe on Auckland’s North Shore">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Al Noor Mosque. RNZ / Nate McKinnon The families of victims of the Christchurch mosque shootings say the terrorist is a witness “like no other” and he should not be allowed to give oral evidence at a coronial inquest. But a lawyer appointed to assist the court said the public deserves ... <a title="Christchurch mosque attack terrorist is ‘like no other witness’, lawyer says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/christchurch-mosque-attack-terrorist-is-like-no-other-witness-lawyer-says/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch mosque attack terrorist is ‘like no other witness’, lawyer says">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Dan Cook There are calls for fuel rationing following the effective closure of Hormuz Strait as a result of the war in the Middle East which has caused the price of oil to fluctuate. The Wise Response Society has already said it the government should activate the National Fuel ... <a title="Wise Response Society calls for immediate fuel rationing as war continues in Middle East" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/11/wise-response-society-calls-for-immediate-fuel-rationing-as-war-continues-in-middle-east/" aria-label="Read more about Wise Response Society calls for immediate fuel rationing as war continues in Middle East">Read more</a>
