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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Justice Ministry is rolling out automated number plate recognition for bailiffs. 123RF The Justice Ministry is rolling out automated number plate recognition (ANPR) for bailiffs after running a trial of it. Last year five bailiffs looking for fine dodgers used handheld devices to scan almost 5000 number plates at two ... <a title="Bailiffs to get automated number plate recognition devices to help spot fine dodgers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/bailiffs-to-get-automated-number-plate-recognition-devices-to-help-spot-fine-dodgers/" aria-label="Read more about Bailiffs to get automated number plate recognition devices to help spot fine dodgers">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University For many of us, flu can mean a nasty few weeks of illness. But for the very young and old, and those with health complications, it can be extremely serious, leading to around 3,500 deaths in Australia each year. ... <a title="Can I get a free flu shot? And will it cover ‘super K’? Your influenza vaccine questions answered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/can-i-get-a-free-flu-shot-and-will-it-cover-super-k-your-influenza-vaccine-questions-answered-279222/" aria-label="Read more about Can I get a free flu shot? And will it cover ‘super K’? Your influenza vaccine questions answered">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Rutter, Senior Adjunct Lecturer, Waterways Centre, University of Canterbury The latest official stocktake of the state of New Zealand’s freshwater carries many of the headline messages we have come to expect. Pressures such as intensive land use and climate change are continuing to degrade our lakes, ... <a title="Out of sight, but not out of trouble: groundwater contamination in NZ reveals a legacy of human pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/out-of-sight-but-not-out-of-trouble-groundwater-contamination-in-nz-reveals-a-legacy-of-human-pressure-280347/" aria-label="Read more about Out of sight, but not out of trouble: groundwater contamination in NZ reveals a legacy of human pressure">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand golfer Ricky Kang. www.photosport.nz New Zealand have completed a clean sweep of all three trophies at the 2026 Australian Junior Interstate Teams Golf Championship in Victoria. In their first appearance at the event in 28 years, the Kiwis won the overall, boys and girls titles. New Zealand went undefeated ... <a title="Young kiwi golfers clean up in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/young-kiwi-golfers-clean-up-in-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Young kiwi golfers clean up in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashlynne McGhee, Head of Editorial Innovation, The Conversation We’d all like deeply considered policy and informed debate to be at the heart of politics, but unfortunately controversies and scandals tend to steal the show. For most parties, scandals are disastrous: they lose seats, ministers and elections — ... <a title="Inside One Nation’s strategy of scandal, chaos and controversy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/inside-one-nations-strategy-of-scandal-chaos-and-controversy-280274/" aria-label="Read more about Inside One Nation’s strategy of scandal, chaos and controversy">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand-born monk Justin Evans. Supplied / Scotland Police Scottish police say they are still working to trace missing New Zealand-born monk Justin Evans. The 24-year-old Christchurch man has been living in a monastery on the island of Papa Stronsay in Orkney for the last two years. He was last seen ... <a title="Search for missing New Zealand-born monk ongoing, Scottish police say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/search-for-missing-new-zealand-born-monk-ongoing-scottish-police-say/" aria-label="Read more about Search for missing New Zealand-born monk ongoing, Scottish police say">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Irene Nikoloudakis, PhD Candidate in Law, Adelaide University Another day, another Senate inquiry – this time into Australia’s federal laws dealing with “wage theft”. Wage theft became a federal crime on January 1 2025. Employers who deliberately “steal” from their workers’ pay can now be prosecuted and ... <a title="No‑one has been prosecuted for wage theft since it became a crime. 2 inquiries want answers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/no-one-has-been-prosecuted-for-wage-theft-since-it-became-a-crime-2-inquiries-want-answers-280578/" aria-label="Read more about No‑one has been prosecuted for wage theft since it became a crime. 2 inquiries want answers">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There are some pieces of investment advice that seem to always (or most often) hold true. Compounding interest is your friend. Don’t fret about your KiwiSaver balance if you have 40 years until you need the money. Someone who is offering a really good investment won’t need to give you a ... <a title="Hoard your emergency fund, and other pieces of investment advice you might need to ignore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/hoard-your-emergency-fund-and-other-pieces-of-investment-advice-you-might-need-to-ignore/" aria-label="Read more about Hoard your emergency fund, and other pieces of investment advice you might need to ignore">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Great Barrier Island locals fear overfishing has decimated the kōura population. RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes Those living on Aotea/Great Barrier Island fear that overfishing has decimated the kōura population. Ngāti Rehua – Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trust Board and the Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board are wanting the government to back a plan ... <a title="Great Barrier Island residents fear overfishing has decimated the kōura population" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/great-barrier-island-residents-fear-overfishing-has-decimated-the-koura-population/" aria-label="Read more about Great Barrier Island residents fear overfishing has decimated the kōura population">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand is a small country but how it regulated advances in technology were closely watched, Chris Marsden says. 123rf A visiting Australian law professor says government regulations covering AI and other technology issues matter, because they matter to the global tech companies. Monash University Professor Chris Marsden said New Zealand ... <a title="Risk the AI investment bubble will burst this year, Australian professor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/risk-the-ai-investment-bubble-will-burst-this-year-australian-professor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Risk the AI investment bubble will burst this year, Australian professor says">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins visited the volunteer-run Kairos food rescue in Christchurch on Thursday. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Labour says places like volunteer-run Kairos food rescue should be prioritised in the government’s fuel plan. The government unveiled updates to its four-phase fuel plan last month, but has yet to explain how ... <a title="Labour says government must explain now who gets priority in fuel crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/labour-says-government-must-explain-now-who-gets-priority-in-fuel-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Labour says government must explain now who gets priority in fuel crisis">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The tino rangatiratanga haki (flag) outside Parliament on the day of the Treaty Principles Bill introduction. RNZ / Emma Andrews The Waitangi Tribunal has been told the draft school history curriculum is badly written and inaccurate. It has also heard that the government should not have last year cut schools’ legal ... <a title="Waitangi Tribunal told draft history curriculum badly written and inaccurate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/waitangi-tribunal-told-draft-history-curriculum-badly-written-and-inaccurate/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi Tribunal told draft history curriculum badly written and inaccurate">Read more</a>
