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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Kmart 14-piece Sandcastle Building Set, Blue Magic Sand, Green Magic Sand, Pink Magic Sand were found to contain asbestos. Supplied / MBIE Parents whose children played with asbestos contaminated sand are taking Kmart to the Disputes Tribunal and encouraging others to do the same. In November 2025, Kmart issued a ... <a title="Parents take Kmart to Disputes Tribunal over play sand containing asbestos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/parents-take-kmart-to-disputes-tribunal-over-play-sand-containing-asbestos/" aria-label="Read more about Parents take Kmart to Disputes Tribunal over play sand containing asbestos">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isrrah Malabanan, PhD Candidate in Transport Engineering, The University of Melbourne Electric vehicle purchases in Australia have surged amid the ongoing war in Iran, as drivers worry about rising fuel costs. The big drawcard: much cheaper running costs. As of 22 April, A$1 of electricity takes an ... <a title="Bought a new EV? Here’s a quick guide to driving and charging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/bought-a-new-ev-heres-a-quick-guide-to-driving-and-charging-280363/" aria-label="Read more about Bought a new EV? Here’s a quick guide to driving and charging">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Wills, Adjunct Professor, The University of Western Australia Over the last two months, nations have scrambled to shore up oil supplies as the Iran war prevented oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz. This, according to some global analysts, would lead to a downturn for ... <a title="Is oil king again? China’s surging cleantech exports show the opposite is true" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/is-oil-king-again-chinas-surging-cleantech-exports-show-the-opposite-is-true-281349/" aria-label="Read more about Is oil king again? China’s surging cleantech exports show the opposite is true">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University The day after the horror shooting and killing of 15 people at a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach last year, national cabinet agreed to take steps to eradicate antisemitism, hate, violence and terrorism. In addition to ... <a title="Months on from the Bondi terror attack, the national gun buyback is floundering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/months-on-from-the-bondi-terror-attack-the-national-gun-buyback-is-floundering-280367/" aria-label="Read more about Months on from the Bondi terror attack, the national gun buyback is floundering">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Peter Willsman, founding chairman of the Whakatipu Wilding Conifer Control Group, who has been helping bring wildings under control since 2009. RNZ / Katie Todd A wilding pine control group warns Queenstown’s beautiful vistas could be decimated in a decade if the government does not stump up more funding to stop ... <a title="Wilding pine control group fears Queenstown’s vistas could be decimated without more funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/wilding-pine-control-group-fears-queenstowns-vistas-could-be-decimated-without-more-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Wilding pine control group fears Queenstown’s vistas could be decimated without more funding">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Swee Lin Tan, Associate Professor in Fashion Entrepreneurship, RMIT University Recycled polyester activewear and swimwear are now everywhere. Major global brands sell leggings, swimsuits and puffer jackets with labels that claim they’re “made from recycled plastic bottles”. Millions of people buy these products believing they’re making ... <a title="Your ‘recycled polyester’ leggings are not as sustainable as you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/your-recycled-polyester-leggings-are-not-as-sustainable-as-you-think-280464/" aria-label="Read more about Your ‘recycled polyester’ leggings are not as sustainable as you think">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Loughman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne 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 ... <a title="What do people mean when they say their nervous system is overloaded or needs a reset?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/what-do-people-mean-when-they-say-their-nervous-system-is-overloaded-or-needs-a-reset-277368/" aria-label="Read more about What do people mean when they say their nervous system is overloaded or needs a reset?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Ong ViforJ, John Curtin Distinguished Professor & ARC Future Fellow, Curtin University In the lead-up to the May federal budget – now just a fortnight away – Treasurer Jim Chalmers has left the door open to winding back negative gearing, used by around 1.1 million investors ... <a title="Negative gearing tax breaks could finally be tightened in the May budget. What options are on the table?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/negative-gearing-tax-breaks-could-finally-be-tightened-in-the-may-budget-what-options-are-on-the-table-281020/" aria-label="Read more about Negative gearing tax breaks could finally be tightened in the May budget. What options are on the table?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Lynch, Lecturer, Cinema and Screen Studies, Swinburne University of Technology Over the past decade, US-based entertainment company A24 has become synonymous with “quality” independent and edgy screen content. Having distributed and produced (or co-produced) more than 180 films, as well as a number of series, the ... <a title="A24 is a billion-dollar brand parading as cinema’s indie darling. Here’s how it pulls it off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/a24-is-a-billion-dollar-brand-parading-as-cinemas-indie-darling-heres-how-it-pulls-it-off-280731/" aria-label="Read more about A24 is a billion-dollar brand parading as cinema’s indie darling. Here’s how it pulls it off">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When Tamara Grant spoke at an event in Parliament in 2024, she did so wearing a pair of noise-cancelling headphones that enabled her to control the soundscape she took in. More than 50 people were in the room to learn about neurodiversity, including the co-leader of the Green Party, Chlöe Swarbrick, ... <a title="The quiet power of headphones for people with autism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/the-quiet-power-of-headphones-for-people-with-autism/" aria-label="Read more about The quiet power of headphones for people with autism">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wanaka LandSAR volunteer Gaz Dickson had given up hoping for a better way of getting helicopters out to trapped, lost and hurt people. Supplied Search and rescue experts are hoping to see the back of an emergency dispatch system they say is tangled and can run two speeds, faster or slower ... <a title="Frustration ‘on max’ with rescues, but change on the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/frustration-on-max-with-rescues-but-change-on-the-way/" aria-label="Read more about Frustration ‘on max’ with rescues, but change on the way">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The crash closed the Desert Road SH1 is closed between Rangipo and Waiouru. NZTA / Waka Kotahi Three people are dead after a crash between a car and a tanker on the Desert Road in the central North Island. The crash happened about 5 kilometres north of Waiouru between, Shawcroft Road ... <a title="State Highway 1 Desert Road between Rangipo and Waiouru closed after truck, car crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/state-highway-1-desert-road-between-rangipo-and-waiouru-closed-after-truck-car-crash/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 1 Desert Road between Rangipo and Waiouru closed after truck, car crash">Read more</a>
