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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow updates in our live blog above. Christopher Luxon will remain Prime Minister and National leader after surviving a confidence vote in caucus that he says he himself put forward. National MPs have met for more than two hours amid rumblings from some about Luxon’s performance. It followed poor ratings in ... <a title="Christopher Luxon survives National leadership vote, refuses to take questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/christopher-luxon-survives-national-leadership-vote-refuses-to-take-questions/" aria-label="Read more about Christopher Luxon survives National leadership vote, refuses to take questions">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Parliament House and the Beehive wreathed in heavy mist during winter 2019 © VNP / Phil Smith MPs are back in rainy Wellington for a two-week sitting block after a fortnight in their electorates during the Easter school holidays. This week’s parliamentary business centres on the Annual Review Debate, with the ... <a title="The House: Parliament’s week of review" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/the-house-parliaments-week-of-review/" aria-label="Read more about The House: Parliament’s week of review">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver Eighteen pet goats have been killed in a fenced paddock in Pōkeno. The goats were shot dead on a property on Ridge Road overnight on 13 April and their bodies left at the scene. Police say it is likely whoever was responsible had a dog with them ... <a title="18 pet goats shot dead in north Waikato paddock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/18-pet-goats-shot-dead-in-north-waikato-paddock/" aria-label="Read more about 18 pet goats shot dead in north Waikato paddock">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington teacher has been left devastated after her early childhood education centre (ECE) was flooded during Monday morning’s torrential downpours. Lead teacher Dana McDonald arrived at South Wellington Montessori School to find waist-high waters flowing around the building. “This is my livelihood and it’s all been taken from us,” she ... <a title="Wellington early childhood centre contaminated by floodwaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/wellington-early-childhood-centre-contaminated-by-floodwaters/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington early childhood centre contaminated by floodwaters">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A bridge washout has closed State Highway 2 on the Wairarapa side of the Remutaka Hill. NZ Police Bad weather has flooded roads and properties across Wairarapa and forced the closure of the critical Remutaka Hill road connecting the region with Wellington. The Transport Agency said on Tuesday afternoon the State ... <a title="Remutaka Hill road cut off after roads and properties flood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/remutaka-hill-road-cut-off-after-roads-and-properties-flood/" aria-label="Read more about Remutaka Hill road cut off after roads and properties flood">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suze Wilson, Associate Professor, School of Management and Marketing Te Kahui Kahurangi, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has survived a caucus leadership vote and stays on as National Party leader. But the questions about his leadership style that brought the issue ... <a title="Luxon lives on as leader. Public perception is a tougher challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/luxon-lives-on-as-leader-public-perception-is-a-tougher-challenge-281112/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon lives on as leader. Public perception is a tougher challenge">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A roundabout will soon spring up at the intersection of State Highway 3 and the road to the Ōhakea air force base. RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham An air force aviator has died after a medical event at Ohakea air base in Manawatū on Tuesday morning. A Defence Force spokesperson has confirmed ... <a title="Air force aviator dies at Ohakea air base swimming pool" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/air-force-aviator-dies-at-ohakea-air-base-swimming-pool/" aria-label="Read more about Air force aviator dies at Ohakea air base swimming pool">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By reducing the number of interest-free days, banks reduce their costs says Consumer NZ. 123RF BNZ has reduced the number of interest-free days available on two of its credit cards, in response to new interchange fee rules. When credit cardholders clear their balance each month, there is a period of time ... <a title="Warning shoppers losing out as credit card benefits cut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/warning-shoppers-losing-out-as-credit-card-benefits-cut/" aria-label="Read more about Warning shoppers losing out as credit card benefits cut">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 21, 2026.
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi The woman who died after being hit by a bus in Napier last Friday has been named. Olawande Perpetual Braimoh, 36, died at the scene of the crash on Tennyson Street on 17 April. She was on her way to work at the Ministry of Social Development. ... <a title="Woman who died in Napier bus crash named" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/woman-who-died-in-napier-bus-crash-named/" aria-label="Read more about Woman who died in Napier bus crash named">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington teacher has been left devastated after her school was flooded during Monday morning’s torrential downpours. Lead teacher Dana McDonald arrived at South Wellington Montessori School to find waist-high waters flowing around the building. “This is my livelihood and it’s all been taken from us,” she said. Lead teacher at ... <a title="Wellington school contaminated by floodwaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/wellington-school-contaminated-by-floodwaters/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington school contaminated by floodwaters">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Taylor, Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University The loss of our forests is one of the biggest environmental challenges of our time. Forests are key to curbing carbon emissions and protecting the plants, animals and humans that call Earth home. However, ... <a title="Our efforts to halt global forest loss aren’t working: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/our-efforts-to-halt-global-forest-loss-arent-working-new-research-280368/" aria-label="Read more about Our efforts to halt global forest loss aren’t working: new research">Read more</a>
