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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for April 15, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 15, 2026.
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Month: April 2026
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Emergency hub for Rolleston scrapped over funding issues
Source: Radio New Zealand Councillors voted on Wednesday to scrap the planned Helpet Block site and use the land for other – yet to be determined – purposes. SUPPLIED / LDR A planned emergency services hub in central Rolleston in Canterbury has been scrapped. Selwyn District Council had been working with police, Fire and Emergency, ... <a title="Emergency hub for Rolleston scrapped over funding issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/emergency-hub-for-rolleston-scrapped-over-funding-issues/" aria-label="Read more about Emergency hub for Rolleston scrapped over funding issues">Read more</a>
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Expanded role for pharmacists announced
Source: Radio New Zealand Community pharmacists will be able to directly provide some common funded medicines for children, under a new Health New Zealand proposal. The proposal would mean pharmacists were able to assess a patient, provide a consultation, and supply a treatment, similar to a General Practitioner visit. Health minister Simeon Brown said the ... <a title="Expanded role for pharmacists announced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/expanded-role-for-pharmacists-announced/" aria-label="Read more about Expanded role for pharmacists announced">Read more</a>
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Streaming platforms give us access to new music, so why are fewer people listening to it?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Kelly, PhD Candidate, Department of Design and Society., University of Technology Sydney In September, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) excluded catalogue music (recordings more than two years old) from the Australian bestseller single and album charts. From a marketing perspective this decision is logical, as ... <a title="Streaming platforms give us access to new music, so why are fewer people listening to it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/streaming-platforms-give-us-access-to-new-music-so-why-are-fewer-people-listening-to-it-278088/" aria-label="Read more about Streaming platforms give us access to new music, so why are fewer people listening to it?">Read more</a>
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Watch live: Expanded role for pharmacists announced
Source: Radio New Zealand Community pharmacists will be able to directly provide some common funded medicines for children, under a new Health New Zealand proposal. The proposal would mean pharmacists were able to assess a patient, provide a consultation, and supply a treatment, similar to a General Practitioner visit. Health minister Simeon Brown said the ... <a title="Watch live: Expanded role for pharmacists announced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/watch-live-expanded-role-for-pharmacists-announced/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Expanded role for pharmacists announced">Read more</a>
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Could Viktor Orbán be back in 2030? Why Péter Magyar has a fight on his hands after landslide win
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gerhard Schnyder, Professor of International Management & Political Economy, Loughborough University The mood was jubilant among liberals and pro-Europeans in Hungary and beyond on April 13 as Péter Magyar led the Tisza party to a landslide election victory. His win ended the 16-year administration of Viktor Orbán’s ... <a title="Could Viktor Orbán be back in 2030? Why Péter Magyar has a fight on his hands after landslide win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/could-viktor-orban-be-back-in-2030-why-peter-magyar-has-a-fight-on-his-hands-after-landslide-win-280604/" aria-label="Read more about Could Viktor Orbán be back in 2030? Why Péter Magyar has a fight on his hands after landslide win">Read more</a>
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Worried about feeding your baby solid foods? Here’s what you should know
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lillian Krikheli, Lecturer in Speech Pathology, La Trobe University When you have a baby, mealtimes can be messy and stressful. If you’re a new parent you may be unsure what, when, and how to feed your little one. And you may also worry about choking, particularly when ... <a title="Worried about feeding your baby solid foods? Here’s what you should know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/worried-about-feeding-your-baby-solid-foods-heres-what-you-should-know-278891/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about feeding your baby solid foods? Here’s what you should know">Read more</a>
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Auckland Curling Club finally gets a dedicated rink
Source: Radio New Zealand Lorne DePape and Liz Matthews, founding members of Auckland Curling Club, at the opening of the city’s first curling rink. Supplied / Oscar Cao After 30 years of dreaming, Lorne DePape, founding member of the Auckland Curling Club, is finally seeing his wish become reality. “The fact we’ve now got a ... <a title="Auckland Curling Club finally gets a dedicated rink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/auckland-curling-club-finally-gets-a-dedicated-rink/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Curling Club finally gets a dedicated rink">Read more</a>
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Xero launches review over misconduct allegations about co-founder, former CEO Sir Rod Drury
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Xero CEO Sir Rod Drury. RNZ / Diego Opatowski Accounting software giant Xero has launched a review into its handling of historical misconduct allegations about former CEO and 2026 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Sir Rod Drury. Sir Rod founded Xero in 2006 and was its chief executive until ... <a title="Xero launches review over misconduct allegations about co-founder, former CEO Sir Rod Drury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/xero-launches-review-over-misconduct-allegations-about-co-founder-former-ceo-sir-rod-drury/" aria-label="Read more about Xero launches review over misconduct allegations about co-founder, former CEO Sir Rod Drury">Read more</a>
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How microplastics hurt the hidden helpers that keep our coasts healthy
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Francis Thrush, Professor of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Walk across a mudflat at low tide and you might notice small, neat mounds of sediment scattered across the surface. These so-called “chimneys” are the calling card of the humble bamboo worm (Macroclymenella stewartensis) ... <a title="How microplastics hurt the hidden helpers that keep our coasts healthy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/how-microplastics-hurt-the-hidden-helpers-that-keep-our-coasts-healthy-280266/" aria-label="Read more about How microplastics hurt the hidden helpers that keep our coasts healthy">Read more</a>
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Prime poodle Anton makes history
Source: Radio New Zealand Statuesque black standard poodle Anton has made history at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. The four-year-old dog, with hair worthy of a glam rocker, won back-to-back best in show prizes, making him the second dog to ever do so at the annual show’s 203-year history. It was a 4am start for ... <a title="Prime poodle Anton makes history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/prime-poodle-anton-makes-history/" aria-label="Read more about Prime poodle Anton makes history">Read more</a>
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New Zealand monk missing from remote Scottish monastery may have had ‘long term hypothermia’, founder says
Source: Radio New Zealand Justin Evans, 24, is missing from Papa Stronsay in Scotland. SCOTLAND POLICE / SUPPLIED The founder of monastery on a remote Scottish island where a New Zealand monk disappeared said it was believed he had been suffering from “long term hypothermia”. Justin Evans, 24 and originally from Christchurch, was last seen ... <a title="New Zealand monk missing from remote Scottish monastery may have had ‘long term hypothermia’, founder says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/new-zealand-monk-missing-from-remote-scottish-monastery-may-have-had-long-term-hypothermia-founder-says/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand monk missing from remote Scottish monastery may have had ‘long term hypothermia’, founder says">Read more</a>