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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman was taken to hospital where she died. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A woman has died in a single-vehicle crash in the Christchurch suburb of Burnside overnight. Emergency services were called to the scene between Cranbrook and Wayside avenues about 10.50pm. The driver, who was the only person in ... <a title="Woman killed in Christchurch crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/woman-killed-in-christchurch-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Woman killed in Christchurch crash">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nick Monro Advocates are concerned the government is taking New Zealand down a path to US-style crackdowns on overstayers and asylum seekers. Submissions on the immigration enhanced risk management amendment bill close on Wednesday. Government documents show the justice ministry raised concerns that children without residence would have no ... <a title="Power in immigration bill ‘invokes images of ICE’, critics say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/power-in-immigration-bill-invokes-images-of-ice-critics-say/" aria-label="Read more about Power in immigration bill ‘invokes images of ICE’, critics say">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Explainer – Many New Zealanders are being lured overseas by medical tourism. Medical tourists have been travelling to countries including India, Thailand, Mexico and Turkey for years to get weight loss surgery, cosmetic procedures and joint replacements. Some have reported complications following surgery procedures, while others say it’s safe as long ... <a title="What is medical tourism, and what are the risks of having surgery overseas?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/what-is-medical-tourism-and-what-are-the-risks-of-having-surgery-overseas/" aria-label="Read more about What is medical tourism, and what are the risks of having surgery overseas?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand How much are house sellers willing to move on their asking prices? RNZ How much are house sellers willing to move on their asking prices? About $30,000, if new data from Realestate.co.nz is anything to go by. The real estate listings site said sellers who reduced their asking price in the ... <a title="Here’s how much sellers are cutting house prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/heres-how-much-sellers-are-cutting-house-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s how much sellers are cutting house prices">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Emma Twigg at the 2026 NZ Beach Sprint Championships. supplied / Rowing NZ Champion rower Emma Twigg has taken another step towards completing a unique double at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The 39-year-old won the final of the women’s open single at the New Zealand Beach Sprint Championships at Orewa ... <a title="Emma Twigg remains on track for historic Olympic feat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/emma-twigg-remains-on-track-for-historic-olympic-feat/" aria-label="Read more about Emma Twigg remains on track for historic Olympic feat">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bangladesh’s Shamim Hossain. MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP Bangladesh have achieved their highest successful home run-chase to beat the Black Caps by six wickets in the first T20 international in Chattogram. New Zealand scored 182 for six with the home side reaching their target with two overs to spare. Tawhid Hridoy ... <a title="Black Caps fall to record-chasing Bangladesh in T20 opener" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/black-caps-fall-to-record-chasing-bangladesh-in-t20-opener/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps fall to record-chasing Bangladesh in T20 opener">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Awakino Gorge slip on State Highway 3. Supplied / NZ Transport Agency Local government leaders in areas affected by the closure of State Highway 3 are calling for an urgent meeting with the Transport Agency boss over “ongoing and unacceptable disruptions” to the northern corridor between New Plymouth and Te Kuiti ... <a title="Calls for NZTA boss to front up over SH3 closures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/calls-for-nzta-boss-to-front-up-over-sh3-closures/" aria-label="Read more about Calls for NZTA boss to front up over SH3 closures">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Education Minister David Seymour. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is taking a parent to court over their child’s chronic absence from school as part of the truancy crackdown heralded by Associate Education Minister David Seymour. Seymour last year promised the government would be tougher on non-attendance using “coercive power” ... <a title="Parent prosecuted over child’s school absence as part of government’s truancy crackdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/parent-prosecuted-over-childs-school-absence-as-part-of-governments-truancy-crackdown/" aria-label="Read more about Parent prosecuted over child’s school absence as part of government’s truancy crackdown">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christina Roigard and Dr Roger Harker Wara Bullot Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Entering the sensory booths at the Bioeconomy Science Institute’s consumer testing facility is an odd experience. It’s quiet – not completely silent, but definitely dampened. When I visit ... <a title="Our Changing World: A taste for science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/our-changing-world-a-taste-for-science/" aria-label="Read more about Our Changing World: A taste for science">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [s ] Auckland Council inspected 38 illegal lodges last year and all but nine opted to change their rental agreements. Auckland Council inspected 38 illegal lodges last year, including a 24-bedroom complex on Auckland’s North Shore. 123rf There are concerns a legal loophole is allowing landlords to continue running underground boarding ... <a title="Concerns legal loophole is allowing landlords to run underground boarding houses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/concerns-legal-loophole-is-allowing-landlords-to-run-underground-boarding-houses/" aria-label="Read more about Concerns legal loophole is allowing landlords to run underground boarding houses">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Vic Esson is playing finals football in her first season with the club. www.photosport.nz Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Vic Esson says it “cut deep” that the team does not already have silverware this season. The Phoenix finished the A-League season in second place and will play Brisbane Roar in ... <a title="Disappointment and belief for Phoenix goalie going into finals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/disappointment-and-belief-for-phoenix-goalie-going-into-finals/" aria-label="Read more about Disappointment and belief for Phoenix goalie going into finals">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the location of one of the campsites just off the Te Anga Road near Waitomo where Tom Phillips and his children had been hiding. Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald via Getty Images The elder sisters of the abducted Phillips children have revealed that police declined a donation to the officer ... <a title="Tom Phillips: Police reject koha for officer injured in Marokopa shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/tom-phillips-police-reject-koha-for-officer-injured-in-marokopa-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about Tom Phillips: Police reject koha for officer injured in Marokopa shooting">Read more</a>
