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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Charlisse Leger-Walker (L) of UCLA poses with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert (R) after being selected with the 18th pick in the second round by the Connecticut Sun during the 2026 WNBA Draft at The Shed on April 13, 2026 in New York City. Getty Images / Angelina Katsanis Charlisse Leger-Walker’s historic ... <a title="WNBA breakthrough for Charlisse Leger-Walker hailed as Māori, Pasifika visibility moment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/wnba-breakthrough-for-charlisse-leger-walker-hailed-as-maori-pasifika-visibility-moment/" aria-label="Read more about WNBA breakthrough for Charlisse Leger-Walker hailed as Māori, Pasifika visibility moment">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Tanner, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Gender Studies, Monash University The explosion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools has provoked both hopes and anxieties about the potential benefits and harms of this technology. In advanced economies, people are almost equally worried and optimistic about it. This ... <a title="In the face of rampant AI, is ‘data poisoning’ a new form of civil disobedience?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/in-the-face-of-rampant-ai-is-data-poisoning-a-new-form-of-civil-disobedience-280146/" aria-label="Read more about In the face of rampant AI, is ‘data poisoning’ a new form of civil disobedience?">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kara Tait Photography The largest pastoral farmer in Aotearoa, Pāmu Farming, is sending $10 million in special dividends back to its owner the Crown, after the historic sale of Fonterra’s consumer brands business. Shareholders received their capital repayment from the dairy co-operative’s Mainland Group divestment this week, including $9.5 million for ... <a title="Fonterra’s Mainland Group sale lifts Pāmu Farming’s dividends to Crown by $10m" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/fonterras-mainland-group-sale-lifts-pamu-farmings-dividends-to-crown-by-10m/" aria-label="Read more about Fonterra’s Mainland Group sale lifts Pāmu Farming’s dividends to Crown by $10m">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Gold medalist Lisa Carrington of New Zealand. Iain McGregor / www.photosport.nz The country’s most successful Olympian, Dame Lisa Carrington, is pregnant with her first child. However, in making the announcement on social media on Wednesday Carrington said the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 remained her goal. “This is some of the ... <a title="Lisa Carrington pregnant, still aiming to compete at LA Olympics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/lisa-carrington-pregnant-still-aiming-to-compete-at-la-olympics/" aria-label="Read more about Lisa Carrington pregnant, still aiming to compete at LA Olympics">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwibank Kiwibank says some customers are having problem accessing its app an internet banking. “We’re working to restore services, and we apologise for the inconvenience.” It said cards and ATMs were still working. Customers on social media complained about the interruption. One said she was trying to transfer money to pay ... <a title="Kiwibank hit by online outage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/kiwibank-hit-by-online-outage/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwibank hit by online outage">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former All Blacks captain Taine Randell will stand as a New Zealand First candidate at this year’s election. Taine Randell Getty Images / Sandra Mu Randell played 51 tests for the All Blacks between 1997 and 2002, captaining the side 22 times. He also had a lengthy career with Otago and ... <a title="Former All Blacks captain Taine Randell standing as New Zealand First candidate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/former-all-blacks-captain-taine-randell-standing-as-new-zealand-first-candidate/" aria-label="Read more about Former All Blacks captain Taine Randell standing as New Zealand First candidate">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Honey exporter Comvita is taking steps to recapitalise the business, with an offer of up to $30 million of new shares at 65 cents each. “The capital raise and refinancing package mark a significant milestone for Comvita as we continue to execute against our strategic plan,” chair Bridget Coates said. ... <a title="Honey exporter Comvita moves to recapitalise business with $30m of new shares" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/honey-exporter-comvita-moves-to-recapitalise-business-with-30m-of-new-shares/" aria-label="Read more about Honey exporter Comvita moves to recapitalise business with $30m of new shares">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Middle East conflict hadn’t affected Ryman Healthcare’s broader business to date, its chief executive said. Supplied Ryman Healthcare’s fourth quarter sales are down 23 percent on the third quarter, but up 10 percent on the year earlier. The retirement village operator’s total sales for the three months ended March totalled ... <a title="Ryman Healthcare’s fourth quarter sales up 10 percent on last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/ryman-healthcares-fourth-quarter-sales-up-10-percent-on-last-year/" aria-label="Read more about Ryman Healthcare’s fourth quarter sales up 10 percent on last year">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As The Boys enters its fifth and final season, Karl Urban says the stakes have never been higher. Playing the gravel‑voiced, vengeance‑fuelled Billy Butcher, Urban says his character has “turned himself into the very thing that he despises the most” in his mission to destroy corrupt superheroes. “The sort of really ... <a title="The Boys actor Karl Urban on thrilling final season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/the-boys-actor-karl-urban-on-thrilling-final-season/" aria-label="Read more about The Boys actor Karl Urban on thrilling final season">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Major delays were reported on Wednesday morning with long queues in the domestic terminal RNZ Long queues at Auckland Airport are starting to clear after a security breach caused major delays. Wait times to go through security checks had been up to about an hour on Wednesday morning, with queues building ... <a title="Security breach at Auckland Airport leads to major delays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/security-breach-at-auckland-airport-leads-to-major-delays/" aria-label="Read more about Security breach at Auckland Airport leads to major delays">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Amazon Actor Karl Urban says his latest show has parallels to what the world is currently dealing with in regards to AI. The actor has just wrapped up filming on the fifth, and final, season of superhero series The Boys. He was known for earlier roles on Shortland Street, Xena: Warrior ... <a title="Karl Urban on The Boys, friendship with Antony Starr and AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/karl-urban-on-the-boys-friendship-with-antony-starr-and-ai/" aria-label="Read more about Karl Urban on The Boys, friendship with Antony Starr and AI">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nanda Jarosz, Researcher, Environmental Philosophy, University of Sydney In 1989, environmentalist Bill McKibben announced to the world that nature was dead. Due to the rapid rate and scale of anthropogenic climate change, he argued, the idea of nature as an entity independent of human activity had become ... <a title="Searching for a ‘technofix’ to climate change has many dangers. Could radical humility save the planet?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/searching-for-a-technofix-to-climate-change-has-many-dangers-could-radical-humility-save-the-planet-276046/" aria-label="Read more about Searching for a ‘technofix’ to climate change has many dangers. Could radical humility save the planet?">Read more</a>
