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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A teenager vaping an e-cigarette. 123RF While vapes may cause cancer – as a recent Australian review of evidence concluded – they remain a far less dangerous vice than traditional cigarettes, a local anti-smoking lobby group says. Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) looked at eight years of ... <a title="Concern vaping study will drive people back to cigarettes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/concern-vaping-study-will-drive-people-back-to-cigarettes/" aria-label="Read more about Concern vaping study will drive people back to cigarettes">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The KiwiSaver contribution rate lifted to 3.5 percent this week. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Just under 5700 people have had their KiwiSaver contribution rates reduced, meaning they will not be paying the new default rate of 3.5 percent. For pay processed on or after April 1, the default contribution rate has ... <a title="Thousands of KiwiSaver members choose to cut contribution rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/thousands-of-kiwisaver-members-choose-to-cut-contribution-rates/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of KiwiSaver members choose to cut contribution rates">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand has joined Australia, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom in expressing “deep concern” about an Israeli bill expanding the death penalty for Palestinians. Winston Peters posted on social media on Wednesday night, indicating New Zealand had joined the other nations, ... <a title="NZ, allies express ‘deep concern’ about Israeli bill expanding death penalty for Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/nz-allies-express-deep-concern-about-israeli-bill-expanding-death-penalty-for-palestinians/" aria-label="Read more about NZ, allies express ‘deep concern’ about Israeli bill expanding death penalty for Palestinians">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” (file photo). RNZ An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” and become the country’s “most deadly mass shooter”, police allege. The man – who ... <a title="Armed man allegedly sent manifesto to schools, govt promising to become NZ’s ‘most deadly mass shooter’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/armed-man-allegedly-sent-manifesto-to-schools-govt-promising-to-become-nzs-most-deadly-mass-shooter/" aria-label="Read more about Armed man allegedly sent manifesto to schools, govt promising to become NZ’s ‘most deadly mass shooter’">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bronwyn Heslop RNZ / Lucy Xia A former Navy ship commander faced an earlier complaint of unwanted touching before she was acquitted at a court martial of inviting a junior officer to kiss her on the cheek. Bronwyn Heslop was the commander of HMNZS Canterbury when she was alleged to have ... <a title="Navy officer acquitted at court martial faced earlier complaint of unwanted touching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/navy-officer-acquitted-at-court-martial-faced-earlier-complaint-of-unwanted-touching/" aria-label="Read more about Navy officer acquitted at court martial faced earlier complaint of unwanted touching">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s new Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital has found a home in a building on upper Cuba Street. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington’s new Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital has found a home in a building on upper Cuba Street in the central city. The Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital, for which the fit-out ... <a title="Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital finds home on Wellington’s Cuba Street" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/dorothy-spotswood-charity-hospital-finds-home-on-wellingtons-cuba-street/" aria-label="Read more about Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital finds home on Wellington’s Cuba Street">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ The government has corrected a figure after being called out for overstating improvements in school attendance. A member of the public complained to RNZ that two National Party advertisements claimed 150,000 more children attended school regularly in term four last year than at the same time in 2022. ... <a title="Government corrects figure after call-out for overstating school attendance improvements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/government-corrects-figure-after-call-out-for-overstating-school-attendance-improvements/" aria-label="Read more about Government corrects figure after call-out for overstating school attendance improvements">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand You might be wondering why someone with the name Helaman Hatcher is in a story about Catholicism. Helaman is a name from the Book of Mormon, a sacred text for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So, here’s the story: Hatcher, 21, was born into a Mormon family in ... <a title="A ‘quiet’ Catholic revival? Christchurch says ‘yes’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/a-quiet-catholic-revival-christchurch-says-yes/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘quiet’ Catholic revival? Christchurch says ‘yes’">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand House prices might not rise this year after all, property data firm Cotality says. RNZ / Quin Tauetau House prices might not rise this year after all, property data firm Cotality says. It has released its latest data, which shows property values lifted 0.2 percent in March, after the same rise ... <a title="Cotality says house prices might not rise this year, after all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/cotality-says-house-prices-might-not-rise-this-year-after-all/" aria-label="Read more about Cotality says house prices might not rise this year, after all">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Employers might be being encouraged to let people work from home if they are struggling with fuel costs, but not everyone hopes they heed the message. As fuel costs have risen in recent weeks, unions have called on organisations such as banks to be more flexible with staff wanting to ... <a title="Why retailers are hoping you don’t work from home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/why-retailers-are-hoping-you-dont-work-from-home/" aria-label="Read more about Why retailers are hoping you don’t work from home">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jacquie Kidd (Ngāpuhi), a former nurse who has spent more than two decades researching Māori health inequities, is now facing her own terminal cancer diagnosis. The AUT professor of Māori health began experiencing symptoms in 2022 that she knew needed to be examined, but she was 58 – not the “magical ... <a title="‘It’s not a diagnosis that you want’: Professor confronts inequities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/its-not-a-diagnosis-that-you-want-professor-confronts-inequities/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s not a diagnosis that you want’: Professor confronts inequities">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [brightcove] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6392317895112 After 14 years, the Crusaders are bidding adieu to their Addington home before packing their bags for Te Kaha. The team’s Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Fijian Drua on Good Friday marks their final game at Christchurch’s Apollo Projects Stadium. Home games will then be held at the ... <a title="Contractors recall superhuman efforts to get stadium up to scratch after Christchurch quake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/contractors-recall-superhuman-efforts-to-get-stadium-up-to-scratch-after-christchurch-quake/" aria-label="Read more about Contractors recall superhuman efforts to get stadium up to scratch after Christchurch quake">Read more</a>
