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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s top spies will be weighing cutting the US out of some intelligence it shares with other Five Eyes partners, a former CIA head of counterintelligence has told RNZ. Susan Miller had a long career in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), including as its head of counterintelligence. She worked under ... <a title="Why New Zealand is ‘probably’ withholding intelligence from the United States" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/why-new-zealand-is-probably-withholding-intelligence-from-the-united-states/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand is ‘probably’ withholding intelligence from the United States">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ketamine was first approved for use as an anaesthetic in the 1970s. AFP / Thom Leach / Science Photo Library Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts Anaesthetic, horse tranquilizer, illicit party drug; and now one of the most promising medicines for those ... <a title="Our Changing World: The unexpected potential of ketamine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/our-changing-world-the-unexpected-potential-of-ketamine/" aria-label="Read more about Our Changing World: The unexpected potential of ketamine">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mount Taranaki. Christina Persico/RNZ The coroner has found that the death of a man who was struck and killed by a falling boulder on Taranaki Maunga was accidental, but is reminding mountain climbers to take care to mitigate risks. Christoph Heinrich Huelsmann died on 23 April 2023 aged 57. The coroner ... <a title="Coroner finds man killed by boulder on Taranaki Maunga accidental" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/coroner-finds-man-killed-by-boulder-on-taranaki-maunga-accidental/" aria-label="Read more about Coroner finds man killed by boulder on Taranaki Maunga accidental">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A senior police staffer’s internet usage is “under assessment” relating to potential misuse following an audit of senior staff and leaders in wake of the Jevon McSkimming scandal. There have been 19 police staff investigated in total to date following audits of internet use, four of whom ... <a title="Senior police staffer ‘under assessment’ after internet use audit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/senior-police-staffer-under-assessment-after-internet-use-audit/" aria-label="Read more about Senior police staffer ‘under assessment’ after internet use audit">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s investigation found black market tobacco was sometimes being sold for less than half the price of the regulated product. 123RF Retail NZ wants an urgent government taskforce created to crack down on illicit tobacco before the problem reaches crisis levels like in Australia. An RNZ investigation last month found black ... <a title="Retail NZ wants ‘rigourous crackdown’ by government on illicit tobacco" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/retail-nz-wants-rigourous-crackdown-by-government-on-illicit-tobacco/" aria-label="Read more about Retail NZ wants ‘rigourous crackdown’ by government on illicit tobacco">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A group of 39 boats known as the Global Sumud Flotilla has set sail from Barcelona to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, with organisers saying more vessels are expected to join along the route — making this their largest mission so far, reports Al Jazeera. Israeli security forces illegally intercepted and detained ... <a title="Global Sumud Flotilla heads from Barcelona to break Gaza blockade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/global-sumud-flotilla-heads-from-barcelona-to-break-gaza-blockade/" aria-label="Read more about Global Sumud Flotilla heads from Barcelona to break Gaza blockade">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Roblox has announced significant changes to its gaming platform to enhance safety for children under 16. The announcement comes just days after a man in the United Kingdom was jailed for ... <a title="Roblox is boosting safety features for young people. It’s a step in the right direction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/roblox-is-boosting-safety-features-for-young-people-its-a-step-in-the-right-direction-280360/" aria-label="Read more about Roblox is boosting safety features for young people. It’s a step in the right direction">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk The Territorial Assembly of French Polynesia has for the first time shown a new configuration during its first administrative sitting on Friday, following a mass resignation of a group of young elected members of the ruling Tavini Huiraatira. This follows the mass resignation of a group ... <a title="French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/french-polynesias-legislature-shows-new-shape-more-divisions/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia’s legislature shows new shape, more divisions">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to Tirimoana Road around 7pm on Monday. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A road in the West Auckland suburb of Te Atatū South is closed after a fatal crash. One person has died following the two-vehicle crash on Tirimoana Road at about 7pm on Monday. Police are urging motorists ... <a title="Tirimoana Road in West Auckland road closed after fatal crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/tirimoana-road-in-west-auckland-road-closed-after-fatal-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Tirimoana Road in West Auckland road closed after fatal crash">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tokoroa District Court, Waikato. Google Maps Warning: This story contains content some may find disturbing. A Tokoroa man has been sentenced to nearly 5 years imprisonment for possession and distribution of objectionable material, including bestiality-related abuse and content involving infants. 30-year-old River Nathanile Foster appeared for sentencing in Tokoroa District Court ... <a title="Tokoroa man sent to prison for distributing ‘illegal and harmful’ content" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/tokoroa-man-sent-to-prison-for-distributing-illegal-and-harmful-content/" aria-label="Read more about Tokoroa man sent to prison for distributing ‘illegal and harmful’ content">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson. RNZ / Nick Munro The High Court has dismissed an appeal from a former Ports of Auckland chief executive who was found guilty in relation to the death of a worker. A stevedore, Pala’amo Kalati, aged 31, was killed by a falling container ... <a title="Former Ports of Auckland chief found guilty over worker’s death has appeal dismissed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/former-ports-of-auckland-chief-found-guilty-over-workers-death-has-appeal-dismissed/" aria-label="Read more about Former Ports of Auckland chief found guilty over worker’s death has appeal dismissed">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to Tirimoana Road around 7pm on Monday. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A road in the West Auckland suburb of Te Atatū South has closed after a serious crash. Police were called to Tirimoana Road around 7pm on Monday. Initial indications suggest there have been injuries. Diversions are in ... <a title="West Auckland road closed after serious crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/west-auckland-road-closed-after-serious-crash/" aria-label="Read more about West Auckland road closed after serious crash">Read more</a>
