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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On 25 April each year, New Zealanders at home and around the world mark Anzac Day. The date marks the first big military action by Australian and New Zealand soldiers in Gallipoli in 1915. From dawn services to parades and ceremonies at RSAs, people will gather to reflect on the atrocities ... <a title="Explainer: Why do we commemorate Anzac Day?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/explainer-why-do-we-commemorate-anzac-day/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: Why do we commemorate Anzac Day?">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s the laughter that surprises you. Rumblings of mirth that move around the table as an anecdote unfolds. A woman is telling a story about how her husband asked their doctor to prescribe him cayenne pepper. He had watched an AI-generated YouTube video and was convinced the pepper had health benefits. ... <a title="The long goodbye: ‘I’m not sure what love looks like now’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/the-long-goodbye-im-not-sure-what-love-looks-like-now/" aria-label="Read more about The long goodbye: ‘I’m not sure what love looks like now’">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Less than 48 hours after a terrifying escape in the dead of night reality is starting to bite for a flood-hit family in Ōwhiro Bay. The Wellington south coast suburb was among the worst hit in a thunderstorm overnight on Monday, that saw flash-flooding in low-lying homes while people slept. Barnaby ... <a title="Ōwhiro Bay man believes family ‘lucky not to die’ in terrifying flood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/owhiro-bay-man-believes-family-lucky-not-to-die-in-terrifying-flood/" aria-label="Read more about Ōwhiro Bay man believes family ‘lucky not to die’ in terrifying flood">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The stairs that Dinson Thomas has to carry his daughter up in order to get inside their home. SUPPLIED A dad who has been lifting his teenage daughter from her wheelchair up the stairs to their front door says the funding for a lift to their house falls short of the ... <a title="Funding falls short as father tries to get a lift for his disabled daughter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/funding-falls-short-as-father-tries-to-get-a-lift-for-his-disabled-daughter/" aria-label="Read more about Funding falls short as father tries to get a lift for his disabled daughter">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ken Clearwater and Sam Troth. RNZ / Louis Dunham A survivor of childhood sexual abuse is calling for good character discounts to be scrapped in sentencing sex offenders. Sex offenders should not get credit for their supposed good character, Road to Healing Aotearoa director Sam Troth says. Several Australian states have ... <a title="Survivor wants good character discounts scrapped from sex offender sentencing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/survivor-wants-good-character-discounts-scrapped-from-sex-offender-sentencing/" aria-label="Read more about Survivor wants good character discounts scrapped from sex offender sentencing">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Child Protection Investigation Unit has run into the same problem that contributed to the murder of five-year-old Malachi Subecz. Supplied The country’s newest child abuse investigation unit has run into the same problem that contributed to the murder of five-year-old Malachi Subecz – agencies not sharing information with each other. ... <a title="Child Protection Investigation Unit struggles with agencies not sharing information" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/child-protection-investigation-unit-struggles-with-agencies-not-sharing-information/" aria-label="Read more about Child Protection Investigation Unit struggles with agencies not sharing information">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Share markets around the world have hit records this week. 123RF Share markets around the world have hit records this week, undeterred by war, rising interest rates and pressure on fuel supplies. The S&P500 and Nasdaq have been hovering around all-time highs, the FTSE 100 is not far off its February ... <a title="Why sharemarkets are still hitting records – and why NZ’s left out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/why-sharemarkets-are-still-hitting-records-and-why-nzs-left-out/" aria-label="Read more about Why sharemarkets are still hitting records – and why NZ’s left out">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand You check your smartwatch after a run. Your fitness score has dropped. You’ve burnt hardly any calories. Your recovery score is really low. It’s telling you to take the next 72 hours off exercise. The worst bit? The whole run felt amazing. So why’s your watch telling you the opposite? Ultimately, ... <a title="Six ways your smartwatch is lying to you, according to science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/six-ways-your-smartwatch-is-lying-to-you-according-to-science/" aria-label="Read more about Six ways your smartwatch is lying to you, according to science">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some polytechnics will carry hundreds of unfunded students. 123RF Some newly-independent polytechnics will carry hundreds of unfunded students as they enrol more than the Tertiary Education Commission can subsidise. The Tertiary Education Union warns it is happening after extensive cuts and staff across the sector are stretched and stressed. Eleven institutes ... <a title="Polytechnics to carry hundreds of unfunded students that subsidies won’t cover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/polytechnics-to-carry-hundreds-of-unfunded-students-that-subsidies-wont-cover/" aria-label="Read more about Polytechnics to carry hundreds of unfunded students that subsidies won’t cover">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are investigating at least five assaults across Auckland over a one month-period. RNZ / REECE BAKER Police are investigating at least five assaults across Auckland over a month-period, all involving teenage offenders and victims – with a couple that were filmed and circulated online. Some of the attacks happened in ... <a title="‘Another level of worrying’: Violent attacks being planned and filmed for online content" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/another-level-of-worrying-violent-attacks-being-planned-and-filmed-for-online-content/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Another level of worrying’: Violent attacks being planned and filmed for online content">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In March, there was more than $49 million withdrawn from KiwiSaver for financial hardship reasons, by 5610 people. RNZ / Quin Tauetau People receiving a benefit may not realise the impact a KiwiSaver hardship withdrawal could have on their entitlements, one provider says. Graham Allpress, group general manager of client service ... <a title="Benefit warning for KiwiSaver withdrawals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/benefit-warning-for-kiwisaver-withdrawals/" aria-label="Read more about Benefit warning for KiwiSaver withdrawals">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government announced in February it would proceed with plans for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility in Taranaki. RNZ Modelling done for the government on its plans for an LNG terminal did not consider the effect of an international price spike, documents show. A climate advocate said the decision ... <a title="Government’s plans for LNG terminal didn’t model international price spike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/governments-plans-for-lng-terminal-didnt-model-international-price-spike/" aria-label="Read more about Government’s plans for LNG terminal didn’t model international price spike">Read more</a>
