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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour says it would be at least investigating following Australia’s lead on the fuel crisis if it were in power, but the circumstances in each country are quite different. Quin Tauetau Analysis – Labour says it would be at least investigating following Australia’s lead on the fuel crisis if it were ... <a title="Should New Zealand follow Australia’s lead on the fuel crisis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/should-new-zealand-follow-australias-lead-on-the-fuel-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Should New Zealand follow Australia’s lead on the fuel crisis?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justin Evans, 24, is missing from Papa Stronsay in Scotland. Supplied / Scotland Police The Diocese of Aberdeen believes the New Zealand monk who is missing on a remote Scottish island is dead. Police Scotland are appealing for information about Justin Evans who went missing shortly before midnight from Papa Stronsay, ... <a title="Search for missing Kiwi monk Justin Evans on Scottish island called off, local Diocese says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/search-for-missing-kiwi-monk-justin-evans-on-scottish-island-called-off-local-diocese-says/" aria-label="Read more about Search for missing Kiwi monk Justin Evans on Scottish island called off, local Diocese says">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A cliff rescue in Northland in January. NZ POLICE / SUPPLIED Rescuers in Auckland were in the middle of asking for a helicopter to fly them to Great Barrier Island where a man had fallen down a cliff when they discovered they were no longer allowed to make direct requests – ... <a title="‘Clear as mud’: The changes to how emergency rescues are being done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/clear-as-mud-the-changes-to-how-emergency-rescues-are-being-done/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Clear as mud’: The changes to how emergency rescues are being done">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some households are facing new, higher water bills in the coming financial year as a shake-up to water services gets underway. Councils are investing nearly $48 billion dollars over the next decade in an effort to upgrade old, failing infrastructure under the Local Water Done Well model. New water entities in ... <a title="‘Squeeze across the whole country’: Where bills are increasing first under water shake-up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/squeeze-across-the-whole-country-where-bills-are-increasing-first-under-water-shake-up/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Squeeze across the whole country’: Where bills are increasing first under water shake-up">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand KiwiSaver funds are likely to invest more money in private assets over the coming years. RNZ / Quin Tauetau KiwiSaver funds are likely to invest more money in private assets over the coming years, the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) says. It has released a new report which looks at how the ... <a title="Regulator prepares for more investment in unlisted assets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/regulator-prepares-for-more-investment-in-unlisted-assets/" aria-label="Read more about Regulator prepares for more investment in unlisted assets">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP Owners of Ford plug-in hybrid vehicles that currently cannot be fully charged should ask for a refund or compensation if the problem is not fixed soon, Consumer NZ says. Ford has contacted owners of some Escape PHEVs about a battery issue that could be a fire hazard if ... <a title="Ford hybrid owners ‘could ask for compensation’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/ford-hybrid-owners-could-ask-for-compensation/" aria-label="Read more about Ford hybrid owners ‘could ask for compensation’">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Santana Minerals chief executive Damian Spring. Supplied The Department of Conservation has warned a proposed gold mine near Cromwell is an unprecedented threat to wildlife, while Heritage New Zealand fears it will modify or destroy most of the area’s recorded archaeological sites. More than half the 53 invited parties who commented ... <a title="Wildlife deaths, intergenerational harm flagged in gold mine assessments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/wildlife-deaths-intergenerational-harm-flagged-in-gold-mine-assessments/" aria-label="Read more about Wildlife deaths, intergenerational harm flagged in gold mine assessments">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tanya Kalounivale. www.photosport.nz Black Ferns front rower Tanya Kalounivale has escaped any further punishment and is free to play against Canada this weekend. Kalounivale was sent off in last weekend’s opening Pacific Four Series game against the United States in Sacramento for a dangerous cleanout. The prop was yellow-carded for head ... <a title="Black Fern Tanya Kalounivale has red card overturned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/black-fern-tanya-kalounivale-has-red-card-overturned/" aria-label="Read more about Black Fern Tanya Kalounivale has red card overturned">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nottingham Forest forward Chris Wood. MANJIT NAROTRA / AFP All Whites striker Chris Wood says his knee injury is something he will have to manage for the rest of his life. Wood has just returned to action for Nottingham Forest after undergoing knee surgery in December. He started in their Europa ... <a title="Chris Wood says knee injury is something he’ll have to manage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/chris-wood-says-knee-injury-is-something-hell-have-to-manage/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Wood says knee injury is something he’ll have to manage">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ The prime minister says his government is “very interested” in rooftop solar, but has given no firm answers yet, amid calls from an energy alliance for the government to use next month’s budget to subsidise rooftop solar for households. The Smart Energy Alliance told Nine to Noon the case for ... <a title="Which political parties would subsidise your rooftop solar panels?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/which-political-parties-would-subsidise-your-rooftop-solar-panels/" aria-label="Read more about Which political parties would subsidise your rooftop solar panels?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. 123rf Pensioners are turning to foodbanks to get by, as a new report says the pressure is growing on those relying on NZ Super alone. Good Shepherd has released the report, which focused on the housing experiences of women over 65. It follows concerns being raised that the recent ... <a title="Cost-of-living squeeze hits pensioners, with some using foodbanks to survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/cost-of-living-squeeze-hits-pensioners-with-some-using-foodbanks-to-survive/" aria-label="Read more about Cost-of-living squeeze hits pensioners, with some using foodbanks to survive">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When 16-year-old Sally Wenley – a top sports student at a Havelock North boarding school in 1987 – returned as a paraplegic after a fatal school bus crash, it was strangely quiet. “No one spoke about it,” Wenley tells Nine to Noon. “It was just quite bizarre. I tried my best to ... <a title="‘I was too scared… too angry’: Confronting a life-changing crash decades on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/i-was-too-scared-too-angry-confronting-a-life-changing-crash-decades-on/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I was too scared… too angry’: Confronting a life-changing crash decades on">Read more</a>
