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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairoa District mayor Craig Little. Nick Monro Declaring a state of emergency should be the last tool used in the toolbox – not the first. Those are the words of Wairoa District mayor Craig Little after he chose not to join Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, Napier, Hastings, and Central Hawke’s Bay ... <a title="Wairoa mayor Craig Little stands firm on not declaring ‘woke’ state of emergency in cyclone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/wairoa-mayor-craig-little-stands-firm-on-not-declaring-woke-state-of-emergency-in-cyclone/" aria-label="Read more about Wairoa mayor Craig Little stands firm on not declaring ‘woke’ state of emergency in cyclone">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The crash closed a southbound lane south of Newlands on State Highway 1 at the Ngauranga Gorge. Supplied / NZTA Motorists are facing delays after significant congestion built up following a crash on a arterial route into Wellington city. The smash just before 7am on Tuesday closed a southbound lane south ... <a title="Delays of up to an hour possible after Wellington crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/delays-of-up-to-an-hour-possible-after-wellington-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Delays of up to an hour possible after Wellington crash">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The conflict in the Middle East has prompted increased interest in multi-million-dollar New Zealand properties, the head of a luxury real estate company says. Changes to the so-called Golden Visa came into effect a year ago, and Immigration Minister Erica Stanford recently updated the investment that had ... <a title="Wealthy buyers eyeing up New Zealand since Iran war started" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/wealthy-buyers-eyeing-up-new-zealand-since-iran-war-started/" aria-label="Read more about Wealthy buyers eyeing up New Zealand since Iran war started">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. AFP New Zealand’s niche alcoholic spirits are seeing rapid growth in key export markets, with plenty of potential for more of the same. Trade and Enterprise estimated the annual value of New Zealand’s exports of premium spirits at $61 million, which barely scratched the surface of a growing global ... <a title="‘Natural next step’: NZ alcoholic spirits see rapid growth in export markets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/natural-next-step-nz-alcoholic-spirits-see-rapid-growth-in-export-markets/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Natural next step’: NZ alcoholic spirits see rapid growth in export markets">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Police asked motorists to avoid the intersection of Telegraph Road south of Burnham. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly State Highway 1 is blocked near Christchurch following a two-vehicle crash. Emergency services were called after the two vehicles collided south of Burnham at the intersection of Telegraph Road about 7.30am on ... <a title="Crash blocks SH1 near Christchurch, trapped people freed from vehicles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/crash-blocks-sh1-near-christchurch-trapped-people-freed-from-vehicles/" aria-label="Read more about Crash blocks SH1 near Christchurch, trapped people freed from vehicles">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip blocks State Highway 2 in January. Supplied/NZTA The deputy prime minister says it is up to local communities, not necessarily the government, to decide whether they need to relocate as climate change worsens. And a local iwi leader agrees, saying it will take a “whole of community approach” to ... <a title="No ‘peace of mind’ until managed retreat from vulnerable areas – iwi leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/no-peace-of-mind-until-managed-retreat-from-vulnerable-areas-iwi-leader/" aria-label="Read more about No ‘peace of mind’ until managed retreat from vulnerable areas – iwi leader">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The first stage of the $1.4 billion National Ticketing has been launched in Christchurch. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon It was “probably a mistake” to try and build every public transport concession into the $1.4 billion National Ticketing System project, the Transport Minister says. Chris Bishop told Morning Report, the ... <a title="‘Probably a mistake’: Transport Minister on building concessions into national ticketing system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/probably-a-mistake-transport-minister-on-building-concessions-into-national-ticketing-system/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Probably a mistake’: Transport Minister on building concessions into national ticketing system">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Zomer, Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, Deakin University As school holidays continue around Australia, many parents are looking for educational ways to keep their children entertained. If you own an Android device and have young children, you may find ... <a title="Google promotes ‘teacher approved’ apps for kids. Here’s what parents should know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/google-promotes-teacher-approved-apps-for-kids-heres-what-parents-should-know-278663/" aria-label="Read more about Google promotes ‘teacher approved’ apps for kids. Here’s what parents should know">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Carniel, Associate Professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland American Australian performer Joe Dolce’s 1980 one-hit wonder Shaddap You Face was recently inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive’s Sounds of Australia collection, which also named it Australia’s best novelty song. For its fans, the ... <a title="Is Shaddap You Face Australia’s best ever novelty song, or a poor ethnic stereotype?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/is-shaddap-you-face-australias-best-ever-novelty-song-or-a-poor-ethnic-stereotype-280352/" aria-label="Read more about Is Shaddap You Face Australia’s best ever novelty song, or a poor ethnic stereotype?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC head coach Steve Corica. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Auckland FC coach Steve Corica will miss his side’s game against Central Coast Mariners this weekend after receiving a one-game ban. Corica was shown a red card by the referee late in Auckland’s 2-2 draw with Melbourne Victory last weekend for abuse of ... <a title="Football: Auckland FC boss gets one-match ban for abuse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/football-auckland-fc-boss-gets-one-match-ban-for-abuse/" aria-label="Read more about Football: Auckland FC boss gets one-match ban for abuse">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phil Lester, Professor of Ecology and Entomology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Six months on from the discovery of a yellow-legged hornet queen in Auckland there are encouraging signs New Zealand’s eradication effort is gaining ground. Teams that have been searching intensively for the ... <a title="NZ may be winning the fight against the invasive yellow-legged hornet – but a crucial phase lies ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/nz-may-be-winning-the-fight-against-the-invasive-yellow-legged-hornet-but-a-crucial-phase-lies-ahead-280452/" aria-label="Read more about NZ may be winning the fight against the invasive yellow-legged hornet – but a crucial phase lies ahead">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cows at a dairy farm in Waikato. RNZ / Sally Round It is pay day for dairy giant Fonterra’s 8000 or so shareholding farmer-suppliers from the sale of the co-operative’s Mainland Group consumer business. The proceeds from the dairy co-op’s multibillion-dollar sale of its Mainland consumer brands business were landing in ... <a title="Fonterra farmer-shareholders ‘bank the good times’ with Mainland sale payments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/fonterra-farmer-shareholders-bank-the-good-times-with-mainland-sale-payments/" aria-label="Read more about Fonterra farmer-shareholders ‘bank the good times’ with Mainland sale payments">Read more</a>
