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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Applications for the new Drua head coach will close on 15 May 2026. PHOTOSPORT The Fijian Drua has advertised the head coach position to be vacated by Glen Jackson at the end of the current Super Rugby Pacific season. A statement from the club on Friday said Drua will undertake a ... <a title="Fijian Drua launch global search for ‘exceptional’ new head coach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/fijian-drua-launch-global-search-for-exceptional-new-head-coach/" aria-label="Read more about Fijian Drua launch global search for ‘exceptional’ new head coach">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at a media briefing in Christchurch today. RNZ / Louis Dunham Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has brushed off criticisms of his government after days of heated speculation about his leadership. In a media standup at HamiltonJet Global in Christchurch on Friday morning, Luxon brushed off businesses’ concerns ... <a title="Prime Minister Christopher Luxon bats away business concerns over no SailGP funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-bats-away-business-concerns-over-no-sailgp-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister Christopher Luxon bats away business concerns over no SailGP funding">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mathew Turner, Associate Teaching Fellow, Deakin University On Anzac Day, Collingwood and Essendon will meet at the MCG for their annual blockbuster in front of more than 90,000 people. The clash, first staged in 1995, honours those who served in the Australian forces. It is the biggest ... <a title="The AFL’s Anzac Day game: how a shared tradition became a two-club monopoly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/the-afls-anzac-day-game-how-a-shared-tradition-became-a-two-club-monopoly-280703/" aria-label="Read more about The AFL’s Anzac Day game: how a shared tradition became a two-club monopoly">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Graffam-O’Meara, Tutor in English & Theatre, The University of Melbourne There’s a line in the opening moments of Anne Edmonds’ Bad Company that announces the show’s premise: “Money is the death of creativity”. Delivered by Margie Argyle (Edmonds), the wildly self-assured artistic director of the Argyle ... <a title="The ABC’s new workplace comedy about a theatre, Bad Company, simply mocks from the outside" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/the-abcs-new-workplace-comedy-about-a-theatre-bad-company-simply-mocks-from-the-outside-279452/" aria-label="Read more about The ABC’s new workplace comedy about a theatre, Bad Company, simply mocks from the outside">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest campaign from the virtual Premmie Knitting Club, now in its 10th year, encourages volunteers to knit “peggy” squares that are sewn into blankets. A Devonport group of retirees alone aims to complete 400 squares. It’s a cause close to founder Courtney Bennett’s heart. She was born prematurely and spent ... <a title="‘Made with love’: Hundreds knitting blankets for premature babies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/made-with-love-hundreds-knitting-blankets-for-premature-babies/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Made with love’: Hundreds knitting blankets for premature babies">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Veterans Minister Chris Penk. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government has boosted mileage reimbursement rates for war veterans travelling to medical appointments by 50 percent, as the cost of fuel continues to bite. Veterans Minister Chris Penk said the government was helping people who have limited transport alternatives. “Kiwis who have ... <a title="War vets get fuel price relief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/war-vets-get-fuel-price-relief/" aria-label="Read more about War vets get fuel price relief">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand District nurse Mary Roberts asks a question at the Health NZ meeting in Darfield. RNZ / Keiller MacDuff Darfield residents came out in their droves on Thursday night hoping to get answers about their hospital and the future of healthcare in the swiftly growing town. The 10-bed hospital suspended admissions late ... <a title="Darfield residents seek answers after 10-bed hospital suspends admissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/darfield-residents-seek-answers-after-10-bed-hospital-suspends-admissions/" aria-label="Read more about Darfield residents seek answers after 10-bed hospital suspends admissions">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A new version of the TVNZ plus streaming platform has left thousands of customers unable to access it. The update would allow the state owned broadcaster to charge for sports events, and offer greater personalisation for viewers, but means users with older televisions were now shut out. While TVNZ claimed the ... <a title="Issues with update to TVNZ+ platform cuts access for thousands of customers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/issues-with-update-to-tvnz-platform-cuts-access-for-thousands-of-customers/" aria-label="Read more about Issues with update to TVNZ+ platform cuts access for thousands of customers">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Alofiana Khan-Pereira and RNZ/Photosport After back-to-back wins to put their NRL championship bid back on track, NZ Warriors take their bandwagon on the road to Wellington for an Anzac Day encounter with the Dolphins. This fixture is the first of two home games staged outside Auckland this season – they will ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors v Dolphins – what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/nrl-nz-warriors-v-dolphins-what-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors v Dolphins – what you need to know">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Boulter was sentenced to at least 17 years in prison for killing Chantal McDonald. Pool / Chris Skelton / Stuff Investigators have finished looking into the way Oranga Tamariki received and assessed information from the police about murderer Nathan Boulter. Boulter was jailed in February for at least 17 years. ... <a title="Investigators finish review into the way Oranga Tamariki dealt with info about murderer Nathan Boulter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/investigators-finish-review-into-the-way-oranga-tamariki-dealt-with-info-about-murderer-nathan-boulter/" aria-label="Read more about Investigators finish review into the way Oranga Tamariki dealt with info about murderer Nathan Boulter">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Artificial Intelligence is everywhere – but we can still make deliberate decisions about how we use it. 123rf Many of New Zealand’s mid-sized businesses are yet to realise a return on investment in AI. A survey of 500 business leaders commissioned by business software firm MYOB indicates New Zealand was lagging ... <a title="NZ’s mid-sized businesses yet to realise returns on AI investment: Survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/nzs-mid-sized-businesses-yet-to-realise-returns-on-ai-investment-survey/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s mid-sized businesses yet to realise returns on AI investment: Survey">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Zethos CEO Jonathan Ring speaking at the company’s new metal refining facility. Supplied/Sky Petch A Christchurch tech company has opened a potentially groundbreaking metal refining facility, which can extract zinc and other critical minerals from industrial byproducts. The 2500-square-metre facility by clean-tech firm Zethos is aimed at large-scale demonstration, with the ... <a title="Empty warehouse transformed into state-of-the-art metal refining facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/empty-warehouse-transformed-into-state-of-the-art-metal-refining-facility/" aria-label="Read more about Empty warehouse transformed into state-of-the-art metal refining facility">Read more</a>
