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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The ingredient is found in some natural cold medicines. (File photo) Unsplash A herb found in natural cold medicine has been linked to nine reports of “hypersensitivity reactions”, including anaphylaxis, in the past three years. The ingredient known as Andrographis paniculata had recently been reviewed by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), ... <a title="Herb found in natural cold medicine linked to reports of anaphylaxis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/herb-found-in-natural-cold-medicine-linked-to-reports-of-anaphylaxis/" aria-label="Read more about Herb found in natural cold medicine linked to reports of anaphylaxis">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ridge Ponini’s rise to being an opera star began in Rarotonga, when he was singing outside his college classroom on a whim. His teacher heard him and recorded a video to submit to Otago University. Ponini grew up in a Christian family, where singing in church was normal. “We never knew ... <a title="Rarotongan opera singer heading to London" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/rarotongan-opera-singer-heading-to-london/" aria-label="Read more about Rarotongan opera singer heading to London">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Evans, Adjunct Researcher, English and Writing, University of Tasmania In the 1990s, Melissa Auf der Maur played bass in two of the decade’s most notable rock bands: Hole and Smashing Pumpkins. Her new book, Even the Good Girls Will Cry: My 90s Rock Memoir, documents this ... <a title="Girls in bands: two 90s rock icons on romance, ruthlessness and boring men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/girls-in-bands-two-90s-rock-icons-on-romance-ruthlessness-and-boring-men-275942/" aria-label="Read more about Girls in bands: two 90s rock icons on romance, ruthlessness and boring men">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin John Brophy, Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne Mohammed Massoud Morsi is a master storyteller and it is no surprise that the manuscript of his new novel won the prestigious 2025 Dorothy Hewett Award. He brings stories to light that unsettle stereotypes and ... <a title="Despots, brutality and the quest for a home: The Hair of the Pigeon explores suffering and love" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/despots-brutality-and-the-quest-for-a-home-the-hair-of-the-pigeon-explores-suffering-and-love-277741/" aria-label="Read more about Despots, brutality and the quest for a home: The Hair of the Pigeon explores suffering and love">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bella Vacca Jerseys co-founder Gavin Hogarth shows Daisy the dairy cow the end product of her efforts. Peter de Graaf A Northland business leading the way back to the future by selling milk straight from the farm in glass bottles is the latest to fall victim to soaring fuel prices and ... <a title="Northland milk company stops deliveries over soaring fuel prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/northland-milk-company-stops-deliveries-over-soaring-fuel-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Northland milk company stops deliveries over soaring fuel prices">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The retailers have been charged with selling or supplying a non-approved psychoactive product, police say. AFP / BENJAMIN POLGE Retailers across the central North Island are facing prosecution for illegally selling nitrous oxide for recreational use. Police operations focused on shops in New Plymouth, Hāwera, Whanganui, Palmerston North, and Levin. District ... <a title="Retailers face prosecution for selling nangs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/retailers-face-prosecution-for-selling-nangs/" aria-label="Read more about Retailers face prosecution for selling nangs">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika players after a game. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz The founder of a Māori and Pacific-led professional rugby club says they have the finances, plan and people to keep the Moana Pasifika franchise afloat despite being rejected in their attempts to buy the license last year. Tracy Atiga is the ... <a title="‘We can do this’: Rejected Super Rugby bidder says it can keep Moana Pasifika going" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/we-can-do-this-rejected-super-rugby-bidder-says-it-can-keep-moana-pasifika-going/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We can do this’: Rejected Super Rugby bidder says it can keep Moana Pasifika going">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Fraser’s car on top of a fence after Wellington’s flash flooding. Mark Papalii A Wellington man says finding his car perched on top of a chest-high fence after Monday’s flash flooding was surreal. The water left the blue station wagon balanced on the corner of a roughly 1.2m high corrugated ... <a title="Wellington man ‘dumbstruck’ to find car on fence after flood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/wellington-man-dumbstruck-to-find-car-on-fence-after-flood/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington man ‘dumbstruck’ to find car on fence after flood">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ned was unearthed in a Wairarapa garden in AUgust 2025 and was found to be something quite special – a left-spiralled snail. Supplied / Giselle Clarkson A rare snail’s quest to find a mate has come to an abrupt end. But not because he found true love. Ned the snail died ... <a title="Left-spiralling snail Ned dies before finding a mate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/left-spiralling-snail-ned-dies-before-finding-a-mate/" aria-label="Read more about Left-spiralling snail Ned dies before finding a mate">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ Inflation was steady in the first three months of the year. Stats NZ numbers show annual inflation was at 3.1 percent in the three months ended March, unchanged from the December quarter. The numbers don’t fully capture the impact on prices from the Middle East conflict. The greater ... <a title="Inflation steady at 3.1 percent in first three months of 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/inflation-steady-at-3-1-percent-in-first-three-months-of-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation steady at 3.1 percent in first three months of 2026">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Based in Tarras in Central Otago, he mostly sees a lot of red stags, fallow bucks, chamois and tahr through the season. Supplied Taxidermists and butchers are in the middle of their busy season, the roar. The roar, or rut period, runs from late March through until early May when red ... <a title="Roar ready: Busy season underway for taxidermists and wild game butchers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/roar-ready-busy-season-underway-for-taxidermists-and-wild-game-butchers/" aria-label="Read more about Roar ready: Busy season underway for taxidermists and wild game butchers">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A net one percent of respondents think economic conditions will improve in coming months, compared to 39 percent in the previous survey. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Business sentiment has plummeted in the first quarter of this year as the Middle East conflict weighed on confidence. The Institute of Economic Research’s December ... <a title="Business sentiment plummets as Middle East conflict war dampens confidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/business-sentiment-plummets-as-middle-east-conflict-war-dampens-confidence/" aria-label="Read more about Business sentiment plummets as Middle East conflict war dampens confidence">Read more</a>
