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April 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stan Karanasios, Professor in Information Systems, The University of Queensland New, more powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models are announced pretty regularly these days: the latest version of ChatGPT or Claude or Gemini always has new features and new capabilities that its makers are eager for customers to ... <a title="Claude Mythos and Project Glasswing: why an AI superhacker has the tech world on alert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/claude-mythos-and-project-glasswing-why-an-ai-superhacker-has-the-tech-world-on-alert-280374/" aria-label="Read more about Claude Mythos and Project Glasswing: why an AI superhacker has the tech world on alert">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Paeroa during Cyclone Vaianu, on Sunday 12 April, 2026. RNZ/ Nick Monro Northland and Waikato have ended the states of emergency activated on Saturday ahead of Cyclone Vaianu’s arrival. Declaring a state of emergency grants councils extra powers during a local crisis. Whakatāne remained under a state of local ... <a title="Northland and Waikato end states of emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/northland-and-waikato-end-states-of-emergency/" aria-label="Read more about Northland and Waikato end states of emergency">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Damp old villas in a gully below Devon St, Aro Valley, Wellington, below Victoria University. Newsroom Housing advocates want an independent certification system so that landlords can’t just mark their own homework and say that their properties meet healthy homes standards. Since July last year, it’s been compulsory for all rental ... <a title="Calls for independent checks on healthy homes standards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/calls-for-independent-checks-on-healthy-homes-standards/" aria-label="Read more about Calls for independent checks on healthy homes standards">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Colin Bond from Kiwifruit Growers hoped that the record crop that it was forecasting still eventuated. SUPPLIED/ZESPRI Kiwifruit growers have come through Cyclone Vaianu relatively unscathed. It has been less than 24 hours since strong wind and heavy rain lashed the North Island. Colin Bond from Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated told Checkpoint ... <a title="Kiwifruit growers endured Cyclone Vaianu without major damage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/kiwifruit-growers-endured-cyclone-vaianu-without-major-damage/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwifruit growers endured Cyclone Vaianu without major damage">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Bonface Chisutia On the night of February 28, the Israel-US airstrike killed his father, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his wife, his brother-in-law and sister-in-law. According to a recent report from Reuters, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei suffered life threatening injuries and apparently lost his leg and has a disfigured face. The report said ... <a title="What I would do if I was Mojtaba Khamenei – a Kenyan perspective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/what-i-would-do-if-i-was-mojtaba-khamenei-a-kenyan-perspective/" aria-label="Read more about What I would do if I was Mojtaba Khamenei – a Kenyan perspective">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Venues Ōtautahi chief executive Caroline Harvie-Teare. RNZ / Nate McKinnon The boss of Christchurch’s new stadium is calling for greater transparency over how the Government is divvying up its $40 million events attraction package. Wellington’s Ultra Festival, rock band Linkin Park and pop star Robbie Williams are among those lured with ... <a title="Christchurch stadium boss calls for transparency over event funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/christchurch-stadium-boss-calls-for-transparency-over-event-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch stadium boss calls for transparency over event funding">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Boxing NZ board member Ken Clearwater RNZ / Nate McKinnon Boxing NZ has been marred for too long by bullying atmosphere and inappropriate behaviour, former Boxing NZ board member Ken Clearwater says. The 73-year-old Canterbury boxing stalwart has written to the Sports Integrity Commission and Sport and Recreation Minister Mark ... <a title="Former board member says Boxing NZ marred by bullying for too long" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/former-board-member-says-boxing-nz-marred-by-bullying-for-too-long/" aria-label="Read more about Former board member says Boxing NZ marred by bullying for too long">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marata Niukore of the Warriors. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Another Warrior is on the way out. Second rower Marata Niukore will depart at the end of this season to join the Newcastle Knights through until 2029. The 29-year-old New Zealand and Cook Islands international is off contract at the conclusion of the current ... <a title="Marata Niukore to leave Warriors to continue career in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/marata-niukore-to-leave-warriors-to-continue-career-in-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Marata Niukore to leave Warriors to continue career in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Floodwaters surround a house in Paeroa, during Cyclone Vaianu. RNZ/ Nick Monro Thousands of homes are still without power but most are feeling like they dodged a bullet after Cyclone Vaianu swept across much of the country. All evacuation orders have now been lifted and many communities feel they dodged a ... <a title="Communities say they dodged a bullet as Cyclone Vaianu moves offshore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/communities-say-they-dodged-a-bullet-as-cyclone-vaianu-moves-offshore/" aria-label="Read more about Communities say they dodged a bullet as Cyclone Vaianu moves offshore">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Last month’s ram raid at Kaikohe Aerodrome inflicted huge damage on the local gliding club’s aircraft. RNZ/Peter de Graaf A Far North man has been arrested after a ram raid at an aerodrome wrecked a flying club’s gliders and left members with a $250,000 repair bill. A vehicle was used to ... <a title="Ram raid at Kaikohe aerodrome leaves club members with $250k bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/ram-raid-at-kaikohe-aerodrome-leaves-club-members-with-250k-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Ram raid at Kaikohe aerodrome leaves club members with $250k bill">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sanjoy Paul, Associate Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Management, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney For weeks now, the world economy has been on tenterhooks, waiting for one outcome: reopening the Strait of Hormuz. In response to war with Israel and the United States, Iran ... <a title="Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade risks new costs for the global economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/trumps-strait-of-hormuz-blockade-risks-new-costs-for-the-global-economy-280448/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s Strait of Hormuz blockade risks new costs for the global economy">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Emma Main shoots for goal for the Wellington Phoenix against Melbourne City in an A-League Women’s match at Porirua Park, Wellington, 10 January, 2026 PHOTOSPORT The Wellington Phoenix will tackle their first finals campaign without talented forward Emma Main. Main has a chronic lumbar spine injury, which has seen her miss ... <a title="Emma Main to miss Wellington Phoenix A-League finals campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/emma-main-to-miss-wellington-phoenix-a-league-finals-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Emma Main to miss Wellington Phoenix A-League finals campaign">Read more</a>
