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March 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A plume of smoke rises after a strike on the Iranian capital of Tehran on 5 March, 2026. AFP / ATTA KENARE Follow the latest with our live blog above Foreign Minister Winston Peters says when conditions allow, NZDF planes will help New Zealanders get to locations where they can get ... <a title="NZ Defence Force planes prepare to fly to Middle East for evacuations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/nz-defence-force-planes-prepare-to-fly-to-middle-east-for-evacuations/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Defence Force planes prepare to fly to Middle East for evacuations">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Two NZDF planes are on standby to head to the Middle East for evacuation operations. NZDF/Jalesa Normani The government is getting ready to send consular staff and two NZ Defence Force (NZDF) planes to the Middle East in preparation for evacuation operations. Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealanders in the ... <a title="NZ Defence Force planes on standby for Middle East evacuations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/nz-defence-force-planes-on-standby-for-middle-east-evacuations/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Defence Force planes on standby for Middle East evacuations">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above Foreign Minister Winston Peters says when conditions allow, NZDF planes will help New Zealanders get to locations where they can get on commercial flights home. He says they will not be long flights. The minister says at the speed at which potentially thousands ... <a title="Live: NZ Defence Force planes prepare to fly to Middle East for evacuations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/live-nz-defence-force-planes-prepare-to-fly-to-middle-east-for-evacuations/" aria-label="Read more about Live: NZ Defence Force planes prepare to fly to Middle East for evacuations">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A man makes his way through debris at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the offices of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a Hezbollah-linked financial institution, in the southern coastal Lebanese city of Tyre on March 2, 2026. KAWNAT HAJU/AFP Follow the latest with our live blog above The Israel Defense Forces ... <a title="Iran ‘close’ to choosing new leader, Israel warns Southern Lebanon to leave" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/iran-close-to-choosing-new-leader-israel-warns-southern-lebanon-to-leave/" aria-label="Read more about Iran ‘close’ to choosing new leader, Israel warns Southern Lebanon to leave">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Foriegn Affairs Minister Winston Peters RNZ / Mark Papalii Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says there are thousands of New Zealanders whose plans have been disrupted by the current war between the US and Israel and Iran. All sorts of contingencies to help them were being looked at but it was ... <a title="Government ‘talking to everybody’ over Kiwis caught up in Middle East war – Peters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/government-talking-to-everybody-over-kiwis-caught-up-in-middle-east-war-peters/" aria-label="Read more about Government ‘talking to everybody’ over Kiwis caught up in Middle East war – Peters">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above Fresh strikes have hit half a dozen countries across the Middle East in the widening conflict surrounding Iran. The latest blasts were reported in Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, as Israel urged countries to cut ties with Iran. ... <a title="Live: Israel’s army ordered to seize territory in Lebanon, Trump vows to ‘cut off all trade’ with Spain over Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/live-israels-army-ordered-to-seize-territory-in-lebanon-trump-vows-to-cut-off-all-trade-with-spain-over-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Israel’s army ordered to seize territory in Lebanon, Trump vows to ‘cut off all trade’ with Spain over Iran">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand At 5am, social media fills with proof that the early risers have already won the day. Cold plunges. Journals. Sunrise runs. Productivity gurus insist this is the routine that separates high performers from everyone else, reinforced by high-profile early risers such as Apple CEO Tim Cook, entrepreneur Richard Branson and Hollywood ... <a title="The 5am myth: Waking early won’t make you more successful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/the-5am-myth-waking-early-wont-make-you-more-successful/" aria-label="Read more about The 5am myth: Waking early won’t make you more successful">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above Fresh strikes have hit half a dozen countries across the Middle East in the widening conflict surrounding Iran. The latest blasts were reported in Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, as Israel urged countries to cut ties with Iran. ... <a title="Live: Israel launches fresh attacks on Iran and Beirut, Iran continues strikes across Gulf" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/live-israel-launches-fresh-attacks-on-iran-and-beirut-iran-continues-strikes-across-gulf/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Israel launches fresh attacks on Iran and Beirut, Iran continues strikes across Gulf">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above Fresh strikes have hit half a dozen countries across the Middle East in the widening conflict surrounding Iran. The latest blasts were reported in Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, as Israel urged countries to cut ties with Iran. ... <a title="Live: Israel launches fresh strikes on Iran and Beirut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/live-israel-launches-fresh-strikes-on-iran-and-beirut/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Israel launches fresh strikes on Iran and Beirut">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above US President Donald Trump is warning ‘a big wave’ of strikes against Iran is yet to come. Speaking to CNN, Trump said the US hasn’t even begun to hit the Iranian regime hard. Missile strikes continued to fly over the Middle East overnight, ... <a title="Australia’s Middle East military HQ hit in Iranian drone attack, Qatar halts LNG production" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/australias-middle-east-military-hq-hit-in-iranian-drone-attack-qatar-halts-lng-production/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s Middle East military HQ hit in Iranian drone attack, Qatar halts LNG production">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A plume of smoke rises from the Zayed Port following a reported Iranian strike in Abu Dhabi. AFP / RYAN LIM A New Zealander living very near a military base in the Middle East which is critical to the US says he feels safe enough for the moment – but his ... <a title="New Zealander in Abu Dhabi: ‘It’s a little bit hairy, but so far, so good’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/new-zealander-in-abu-dhabi-its-a-little-bit-hairy-but-so-far-so-good/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealander in Abu Dhabi: ‘It’s a little bit hairy, but so far, so good’">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with our live blog above US President Donald Trump is warning ‘a big wave’ of strikes against Iran is yet to come. Speaking to CNN, Trump said the US hasdn’t even begun to hit the Iranian regime hard. Missile strikes continued to fly over the Middle East overnight, ... <a title="Live: Australia’s Middle East military HQ hit in Iranian drone attack, Qatar halts LNG production" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/live-australias-middle-east-military-hq-hit-in-iranian-drone-attack-qatar-halts-lng-production/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Australia’s Middle East military HQ hit in Iranian drone attack, Qatar halts LNG production">Read more</a>
