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Month: April 2026

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Weather: Orange heavy rain warning for parts of North Island

April 24, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand MetService Residents in parts of the upper North Island are being advised to clear drains and gutters and avoid low-lying areas due to heavy rain. MetService has issued orange heavy rain warnings for eastern Northland south of Kawakawa until midnight, eastern Auckland north of Whangaparāoa until 3pm, and Great Barrier Island ... <a title="Weather: Orange heavy rain warning for parts of North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/weather-orange-heavy-rain-warning-for-parts-of-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Orange heavy rain warning for parts of North Island">Read more</a>

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Nixing SailGP described as a ‘significant loss’ by Auckland events boss

April 24, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Black Foils SailGP Team and DS Automobiles SailGP Team France collide during Race 3, on Race Day 1. Simon Bruty for SailGP Auckland’s events boss says the government has missed an important opportunity by not putting in the money to keep SailGP in the city next year. The government has decided ... <a title="Nixing SailGP described as a ‘significant loss’ by Auckland events boss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/nixing-sailgp-described-as-a-significant-loss-by-auckland-events-boss/" aria-label="Read more about Nixing SailGP described as a ‘significant loss’ by Auckland events boss">Read more</a>

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How scientists changed their view of insomnia

April 24, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Iuliana Hartescu, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Loughborough University Insomnia may have been torturing humanity since ancient times, but over the last 20 years scientists have made progress in their understanding of chronic sleep deprivation. Today, sleep deprivation is one of the most widespread reported psychological problems in ... <a title="How scientists changed their view of insomnia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/how-scientists-changed-their-view-of-insomnia-279585/" aria-label="Read more about How scientists changed their view of insomnia">Read more</a>

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Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win

April 24, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bamo Nouri, Honorary Research Fellow, Department of International Politics, City St George’s, University of London Let’s begin with a simple question that rarely gets a straight answer: what would victory over Iran actually look like? In Washington and Jerusalem, the answers tend to sound definitive: eliminate Iran’s ... <a title="Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/middle-east-conflict-looks-increasingly-like-a-war-nobody-can-win-281253/" aria-label="Read more about Middle East conflict looks increasingly like a war nobody can win">Read more</a>

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David Malouf was a writer of wisdom, grace and generosity

April 24, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brigid Rooney, Associate Professor (Affiliate), Australian Literature, University of Sydney David George Joseph Malouf AO, one of Australia’s most accomplished, internationally renowned and beloved writers, has died aged 92. Malouf’s novels are cherished by readers – from Johnno (1975), An Imaginary Life (1978), Child’s Play (1981) and ... <a title="David Malouf was a writer of wisdom, grace and generosity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/david-malouf-was-a-writer-of-wisdom-grace-and-generosity-223011/" aria-label="Read more about David Malouf was a writer of wisdom, grace and generosity">Read more</a>

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Chernobyl at 40: the lies, the loss and why we can’t let go

April 24, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Cantrell, Senior Lecturer in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland Some historical events are so catastrophic they resist comprehension. And yet they compel us to try to understand them, again and again. Chernobyl is one of them. On April 26, 1986, at 1:23am, Reactor No. 4 at ... <a title="Chernobyl at 40: the lies, the loss and why we can’t let go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/chernobyl-at-40-the-lies-the-loss-and-why-we-cant-let-go-280369/" aria-label="Read more about Chernobyl at 40: the lies, the loss and why we can’t let go">Read more</a>

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Seismic ‘whiplash’ – new research shows what happens when earthquakes stop suddenly

April 24, 2026

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jesse Kearse, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The magnitude of an earthquake depends on how far a rupture travels along a fault line before it stops. For the first time, we have now directly observed how a large earthquake comes to ... <a title="Seismic ‘whiplash’ – new research shows what happens when earthquakes stop suddenly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/seismic-whiplash-new-research-shows-what-happens-when-earthquakes-stop-suddenly-280846/" aria-label="Read more about Seismic ‘whiplash’ – new research shows what happens when earthquakes stop suddenly">Read more</a>

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Person dead after single-vehicle crash in Wellsford

April 24, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF One person has died following a serious crash in Wellsford north of Auckland on Thursday night. Emergency services responded to the single vehicle crash on Waiteitei Road at about 10.20pm. The sole occupant died at the scene, a police spokesperson said. The Serious Crash Unit has completed a scene examination ... <a title="Person dead after single-vehicle crash in Wellsford" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/person-dead-after-single-vehicle-crash-in-wellsford/" aria-label="Read more about Person dead after single-vehicle crash in Wellsford">Read more</a>

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Darfield residents seek answers a year after town’s 10-bed hospital halted admissions

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 a year after town’s 10-bed hospital halted admissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/darfield-residents-seek-answers-a-year-after-towns-10-bed-hospital-halted-admissions/" aria-label="Read more about Darfield residents seek answers a year after town’s 10-bed hospital halted admissions">Read more</a>

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Kiwi UFC fighter Michelle Montague’s ‘beautiful responsibility’

April 24, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwi Michelle Montague fights Luana Carolina of Brazil during UFC Fight Night at RAC Arena on 28 September 2025. Paul Kane The ‘Wild One’ is back and plans a short but violent encore inside the cage. Kiwi UFC fighter Michelle Montague is back for her second bout in the world’s biggest ... <a title="Kiwi UFC fighter Michelle Montague’s ‘beautiful responsibility’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/kiwi-ufc-fighter-michelle-montagues-beautiful-responsibility/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi UFC fighter Michelle Montague’s ‘beautiful responsibility’">Read more</a>

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Rule-change sees more people getting immunised sooner, midwives say

April 24, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Porirua midwives Tess Willis (L) and Sarah Dow. Supplied / HNZ Midwives say a rule-change allowing them to vaccinate parents, babies and their whanau means more people are getting immunised sooner. After a rule change in February, midwives are able to give a wider range of funded immunisations – including flu ... <a title="Rule-change sees more people getting immunised sooner, midwives say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/rule-change-sees-more-people-getting-immunised-sooner-midwives-say/" aria-label="Read more about Rule-change sees more people getting immunised sooner, midwives say">Read more</a>

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Firecrews battle blaze at home in Auckland’s Te Atatu

April 24, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency said it got multiple calls to the blaze in Te Atatu at 5.50am. Marika Khabazi / RNZ Firefighters in Auckland are battling a house fire. Fire and Emergency said it got multiple calls to the blaze in Te Atatu at 5.50am. It says the fire at the two-storey ... <a title="Firecrews battle blaze at home in Auckland’s Te Atatu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/firecrews-battle-blaze-at-home-in-aucklands-te-atatu/" aria-label="Read more about Firecrews battle blaze at home in Auckland’s Te Atatu">Read more</a>