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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwi Everlee Wihongi has lived in the United States for more than 25 years and is now in an ICE detention centre in California, after a three week visit back to New Zealand. Supplied A consultant who helps New Zealanders with US visa processes says New Zealanders with a US green ... <a title="Kiwi green card holders advised to be upfront about previous convictions when entering US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/kiwi-green-card-holders-advised-to-be-upfront-about-previous-convictions-when-entering-us/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi green card holders advised to be upfront about previous convictions when entering US">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Education New Zealand acting chief executive Linda Sissons. Supplied / Education NZ The Crown agency charged with attracting foreign students has told MPs the fuel crisis is a potential risk to enrolments. Education New Zealand (ENZ) appeared before Parliament’s Education and Workforce Select Committee this week. Its acting chief executive Linda ... <a title="Fuel crisis a potential risk to foreign student enrolments, Education NZ tells MPs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/fuel-crisis-a-potential-risk-to-foreign-student-enrolments-education-nz-tells-mps/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel crisis a potential risk to foreign student enrolments, Education NZ tells MPs">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A member’s bill by Green MP Kahurangi Carter passed its first hurdle on Wednesday night. VNP / Phil Smith The mother of a young man who fell to his death while on drugs says legislation now going through Parliament could save lives, and politicians had the “power to make a difference”. ... <a title="Green MP Kahurangi Carter’s overdose bill passes first hurdle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/green-mp-kahurangi-carters-overdose-bill-passes-first-hurdle/" aria-label="Read more about Green MP Kahurangi Carter’s overdose bill passes first hurdle">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cycling Action Network spokesperson Patrick Morgan. supplied Cycle advocates are calling on the government to implement widespread cycling infrastructure to protect New Zealanders from the global energy crisis. An open letter with 470 signatures – lead by Cycle Action Network and Bike Auckland – is urging Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Finance ... <a title="Cyclists call on government to implement better infrastructure amidst fuel crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/cyclists-call-on-government-to-implement-better-infrastructure-amidst-fuel-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclists call on government to implement better infrastructure amidst fuel crisis">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Professor James Higham said Fiordland receives 69 percent of all New Zealand cruise passengers wanting to go to Milford Sound, but 0 percent of spending. 123RF A sustainable tourism expert says environmental damage from cruise ships far outweigh any economic benefits for local businesses. Studies have found cruise passengers spend less ... <a title="Environmental cost of cruise ships not worth the economic benefit, expert says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/environmental-cost-of-cruise-ships-not-worth-the-economic-benefit-expert-says/" aria-label="Read more about Environmental cost of cruise ships not worth the economic benefit, expert says">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Men carrying an umbrella walk past a digital screen after the second T20 cricket match between Bangladesh and New Zealand was washed out owing to rain at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chittagong on April 29, 2026. MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP Rain washed out the second ... <a title="Rain washes out second T20 between Bangladesh and New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/rain-washes-out-second-t20-between-bangladesh-and-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Rain washes out second T20 between Bangladesh and New Zealand">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Actor Sam Neill says he is cancer-free after five years of living with lymphoma, thanks to a genetic therapy that modified his immune system. The New Zealander, who starred as Dr Alan Grant in the 1993 blockbuster “Jurassic Park”, revealed in a 2023 memoir he was “possibly dying” with stage-three non-Hodgkin ... <a title="Jurassic Park star Sam Neill says cancer-free after gene therapy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/jurassic-park-star-sam-neill-says-cancer-free-after-gene-therapy/" aria-label="Read more about Jurassic Park star Sam Neill says cancer-free after gene therapy">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A leader of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on Indonesian security forces to halt their crackdown on peaceful protest in the wake of this month’s massacres in Dogiyai and Puncak. Interim president Benny Wenda accused Indonesian authorities of suppressing peaceful action in order to “stoke a cycle ... <a title="Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/wenda-calls-on-indonesia-to-halt-crackdown-on-peaceful-papua-protests/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda calls on Indonesia to halt crackdown on peaceful Papua protests">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour MP Jenny Salesa. VNP / Phil Smith Legislation requiring boarding house landlords to sign onto a register has passed its first reading with unanimous support. It is unknown how many boarding houses – which provide basic shelter for some of the most vulnerable – exist in New Zealand. The member’s ... <a title="Legislation for public register of boarding house landlords passes first reading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/legislation-for-public-register-of-boarding-house-landlords-passes-first-reading/" aria-label="Read more about Legislation for public register of boarding house landlords passes first reading">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marlon Williams’ run of accolades continues, with the New Zealand folk musician scooping up this year’s prestigious Taite Music Prize for his album Te Whare Tīwekaweka. Williams (Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) received a $12,500 cash prize from Recorded Music NZ for his first entirely te reo Māori album made in collaboration ... <a title="The music of Marlon Williams continues to win all the prizes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/the-music-of-marlon-williams-continues-to-win-all-the-prizes/" aria-label="Read more about The music of Marlon Williams continues to win all the prizes">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One person died at the scene of the crash. (File photo) RNZ / REECE BAKER One person has died and four are injured, following a crash in Takapau, Hawke’s Bay. The two-vehicle crash on State Highway 2, near Maharakeke Road, was reported just after 6.30pm on Wednesday. One person died at ... <a title="One dead, four injured in crash on SH2, Takapau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/one-dead-four-injured-in-crash-on-sh2-takapau/" aria-label="Read more about One dead, four injured in crash on SH2, Takapau">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication, La Trobe University The government’s plan to fund Australian journalism through a levy on digital platforms rests on a sound premise: a healthy democracy depends on reliable information. But this latest attempt — following the shortcomings of the News Media Bargaining ... <a title="Albanese government’s latest attempt to make tech giants pay for journalism is needed but carries big risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/albanese-governments-latest-attempt-to-make-tech-giants-pay-for-journalism-is-needed-but-carries-big-risks-281737/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government’s latest attempt to make tech giants pay for journalism is needed but carries big risks">Read more</a>
