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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A row of Chocolate Easter bunnies, at a chocolate factory in Germany that specialises in Easter products, on 26 February. AFP/ Matthias Bein As Easter is celebrated this long weekend, have you ever wondered how the resurrection of Jesus Christ came to be celebrated alongside the Easter bunny? University of Sydney ... <a title="Prof Carole Cusack: Who put the bunny into Easter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/prof-carole-cusack-who-put-the-bunny-into-easter/" aria-label="Read more about Prof Carole Cusack: Who put the bunny into Easter?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke. Lillian Hanly Te Pāti Māori MP and the youngest New Zealand politician, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, has decided against attending an International Monetary Fund event in Washington DC due to global events and the struggle for people at home to pay for fuel. She said she was honoured to be part ... <a title="Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke skips IMF event in Washington DC, cites price of fuel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/hana-rawhiti-maipi-clarke-skips-imf-event-in-washington-dc-cites-price-of-fuel/" aria-label="Read more about Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke skips IMF event in Washington DC, cites price of fuel">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A Constitutional Reform Bill dedicated to New Caledonia was rejected on Thursday by the French National Assembly (Lower House) without debate, by a gathering of opposition parties by a score of 190 to 107. The rejection came in the form of the endorsement of a preliminary ... <a title="French National Assembly rejects New Caledonia’s constitutional reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/french-national-assembly-rejects-new-caledonias-constitutional-reform/" aria-label="Read more about French National Assembly rejects New Caledonia’s constitutional reform">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By AFP teams in Tehran, Jerusalem, Washington, Beirut, Dubai and Sanaa This video grab taken on April 3, 2026, from undated UGC images shared on social media on April 1, 2026, shows thick plumes of smoke rising following airstrikes in Baharestan, in Iran’s central Isfahan province. AFP Iranian and American forces ... <a title="Iran searches for downed US jet crew, claims second plane hit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/iran-searches-for-downed-us-jet-crew-claims-second-plane-hit/" aria-label="Read more about Iran searches for downed US jet crew, claims second plane hit">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Many hospitality businesses add surcharges on public holidays to cover the higher wage costs. 123rf A consumer watchdog says diners encountering surcharges over Easter should make sure businesses are not blaming a non-existent public holiday. Many hospitality businesses add surcharges on public holidays to cover the higher wage costs. But Consumer ... <a title="Easter Sunday surcharges cannot have public holiday excuse, Consumer NZ says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/easter-sunday-surcharges-cannot-have-public-holiday-excuse-consumer-nz-says/" aria-label="Read more about Easter Sunday surcharges cannot have public holiday excuse, Consumer NZ says">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taine Tuaupiki and Will Kennedy will square off, when NZ Warriors face Cronulla Sharks. Photosport/RNZ NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks Kickoff 4pm, Sunday, 5 April Ocean Protect Stadium, Sydney Live blog updates on RNZ website Analysis: After the euphoria of a three-game winning streak to start the 2026 NRL season, ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks – what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/nrl-nz-warriors-v-cronulla-sharks-what-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks – what you need to know">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Parkrun’s philosophy is to create a healthier community with free volunteer-led, 5km runs or walks in open spaces every weekend around the world. Simon Watts / PHOTOSPORT It may have started out as a small group enjoying a jog, but Parkrun has now got people around the world buzzing. Every Saturday ... <a title="Parkrun: the growing phenomenon getting people walking and running" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/parkrun-the-growing-phenomenon-getting-people-walking-and-running/" aria-label="Read more about Parkrun: the growing phenomenon getting people walking and running">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners medical director Dr Luke Bradford. Supplied GPs are concerned about patients missing appointments and medicine stocks running low, as fuel prices continue to soar. The war in Iran is affecting supply chains worldwide, and recent reports claim the UK is “weeks away” from medication ... <a title="GPs worry about patients missing appointments, low medicine stocks as fuel prices soar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/gps-worry-about-patients-missing-appointments-low-medicine-stocks-as-fuel-prices-soar/" aria-label="Read more about GPs worry about patients missing appointments, low medicine stocks as fuel prices soar">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [brightcove]https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6386626163112 If you’re walking around Avalon in Lower Hutt, you might not realise you are walking past trees planted in the 1800s. Today’s suburban streets such as Avalon Crescent and Tennyson Avenue once upon a time ago were part of the famous five-hectare Mason’s Garden. What remains of Mason’s Garden today? ... <a title="Avalon in Lower Hutt was once part of the famous five-hectare Mason’s Garden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/avalon-in-lower-hutt-was-once-part-of-the-famous-five-hectare-masons-garden/" aria-label="Read more about Avalon in Lower Hutt was once part of the famous five-hectare Mason’s Garden">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Small grocery shops are one of the few stores that can be exempt to shop shutdowns over Easter (file image). MARK PAPALII / RNZ A business association says Easter Sunday trading rules are confusing and need an overhaul. Restrictions on alcohol sales have just been eased, so that venues that could ... <a title="Easter Sunday trading rules ‘confusing’, need overhaul, EMA says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/easter-sunday-trading-rules-confusing-need-overhaul-ema-says/" aria-label="Read more about Easter Sunday trading rules ‘confusing’, need overhaul, EMA says">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand manda Searle Comedy legend Eddie Izzard is known for revolutionising the art of the stand-up monologue. Hers is a career that spans over four decades – comedy, yes – but it also includes acting, political campaigning and running marathons. She is drawing on it all for her standup tour ‘The Remix: ... <a title="Eddie Izzard on her long-awaited return to New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/eddie-izzard-on-her-long-awaited-return-to-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Eddie Izzard on her long-awaited return to New Zealand">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bennik’s Eggs is also home to a hatchery. Supplied More than 30 years after moving away from caged egg farming, the Bennik family is proud of the legacy it has paved over three generations. From one of the country’s first commercial poultry farms started by parents Harry Sr and Wilhelmina in ... <a title="Country Life: Bennik’s Eggs pioneers in poultry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/country-life-benniks-eggs-pioneers-in-poultry/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Bennik’s Eggs pioneers in poultry">Read more</a>
