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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A deep-tech talent shortage is among the emerging risks to New Zealand’s productivity as AI-powered business systems reshape how skills develop on the job. The Technology Users Association’s (TUANZ) 2026 Digital Priorities Report, developed in collaboration with One NZ, highlights how technological advances are at risk of being undermined by ... <a title="TUANZ seeks ‘bold leadership’ from government over AI worker training, national framework" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/tuanz-seeks-bold-leadership-from-government-over-ai-worker-training-national-framework/" aria-label="Read more about TUANZ seeks ‘bold leadership’ from government over AI worker training, national framework">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Roberts, Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology A humanoid robot recently made headlines around the world for running a half-marathon and beating the human world record. Around the same time, an AI-powered robot defeated an elite human player in table tennis. What the robot lacked ... <a title="Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/robots-can-run-a-marathon-and-play-ping-pong-but-will-they-ever-achieve-true-sporting-greatness-281335/" aria-label="Read more about Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Part-time and shift workers have told MPs they’ll lose money under proposed leave entitlement changes – but the minister in charge says that’s unavoidable. On Wednesday morning, the Education and Workforce Select Committee heard submissions on the Employment Leave Bill, which ... <a title="Proposed leave bill will make workers’ lives ‘materially worse’, select committee hears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/proposed-leave-bill-will-make-workers-lives-materially-worse-select-committee-hears/" aria-label="Read more about Proposed leave bill will make workers’ lives ‘materially worse’, select committee hears">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand You might have heard people talking about their nervous system being “overloaded” or “dysregulated” when they’re going through periods of heightened stress. Or perhaps you’ve been offered ways to “heal” or “reset” your nervous system on social media or at expensive wellness retreats. What does the nervous system do? The autonomic ... <a title="Can your nervous system really be overloaded? Can it reset?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/can-your-nervous-system-really-be-overloaded-can-it-reset/" aria-label="Read more about Can your nervous system really be overloaded? Can it reset?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In the microbudget horror comedy The Weed Eaters, a group of bumbling townies get high on someone else’s supply with grisly and ridiculous consequences. Jules (Alice May Connolly) gives up partying with her friends for New Year’s Eve, and instead goes away with her boyfriend Brian (Finnius Teppett) and two of ... <a title="The Weed Eaters asks: why bury a body when you can just eat it, maybe with some tomato sauce?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/the-weed-eaters-asks-why-bury-a-body-when-you-can-just-eat-it-maybe-with-some-tomato-sauce/" aria-label="Read more about The Weed Eaters asks: why bury a body when you can just eat it, maybe with some tomato sauce?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Liberty Consulting Group Limited in Rosedale, Auckland. RNZ / Gill Bonnett A disgraced immigration adviser has been fined a further $25,000 for fabricating an official immigration letter, lying to clients and failing to file visa applications. “This is one of those rare cases where an adviser must be removed from the ... <a title="Disgraced immigration adviser Qian Yu faces a further $25,000 in fines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/disgraced-immigration-adviser-qian-yu-faces-a-further-25000-in-fines/" aria-label="Read more about Disgraced immigration adviser Qian Yu faces a further $25,000 in fines">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Smoke seen rising from the roof of a Massey University building. Calvin Samuel Students and staff have been evacuated from Massey University’s Albany campus in Auckland due to a fire. Fire and Emergency says 10 fire trucks are at the campus fighting a fire in a classroom on the top floor. ... <a title="Massey University’s Albany campus evacuated over fire in classroom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/massey-universitys-albany-campus-evacuated-over-fire-in-classroom/" aria-label="Read more about Massey University’s Albany campus evacuated over fire in classroom">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Firefighters are battling a fire at an industrial premises in Timaru. Fire and Emergency NZ were called to a fire in High Street shortly before 9am on Wednesday. A spokesperson said the building, which was 30 metres by 40 metres in size, was engulfed in fire when ... <a title="Firefighters battle large industrial building fire in Timaru" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/firefighters-battle-large-industrial-building-fire-in-timaru/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters battle large industrial building fire in Timaru">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZ Police Police investigating an aggravated robbery in Christchurch are appealing for help from the public. Officers were called to a business on Milton Street in Somerfield after an employee and a member of the public were allegedly threatened with a weapon on 17 April. “Thankfully they were uninjured, ... <a title="Police appeal after aggravated robbery at business in Christchurch’s Somerfield" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/police-appeal-after-aggravated-robbery-at-business-in-christchurchs-somerfield/" aria-label="Read more about Police appeal after aggravated robbery at business in Christchurch’s Somerfield">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / DOM THOMAS ASB has joined the other main banks in pushing up interest rates. It increased its fixed home loan rates across 12-month to four-year terms by between six and 16 basis points, and its five-year term by 20 basis points. Its one-year rate lifts by six basis points ... <a title="ASB joins other banks in pushing up interest rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/asb-joins-other-banks-in-pushing-up-interest-rates/" aria-label="Read more about ASB joins other banks in pushing up interest rates">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Potential 2028 US presidential candidates could include, clockwise from top left, Republicans Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, or even wild cards like former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, while Democrats Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, California Governor Gavin Newsom and former Vice President Kamala Harris all show up in ... <a title="Why it’s not too early to start thinking about the US 2028 presidential election – seriously" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/why-its-not-too-early-to-start-thinking-about-the-us-2028-presidential-election-seriously/" aria-label="Read more about Why it’s not too early to start thinking about the US 2028 presidential election – seriously">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau Rising geopolitical uncertainty from the war in Iran does not appear to be putting off investment in new local start-ups, although it has had some impact. The latest Catalist New Zealand Angel Market Report for the first quarter shows around $1.8 million was invested across 34 deals ... <a title="Investment in local start-ups holding up despite geopolitical uncertainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/investment-in-local-start-ups-holding-up-despite-geopolitical-uncertainty/" aria-label="Read more about Investment in local start-ups holding up despite geopolitical uncertainty">Read more</a>
