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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>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Folk singer Marlon Williams signs off his final months in the spotlight with a swag of seven nominations at the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards. Williams first fully te reo Māori album Te Whare Tīwekaweka is up for album of the year, and songs ‘Aua Atu Rā’; and ‘Te Tino Reo o ... <a title="Marlon Williams, Lorde, Tami Neilson: Aotearoa Music Awards 2026 finalists revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/marlon-williams-lorde-tami-neilson-aotearoa-music-awards-2026-finalists-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about Marlon Williams, Lorde, Tami Neilson: Aotearoa Music Awards 2026 finalists revealed">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Football Ferns players celebrate qualifying for FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz The champagne was flowing but the celebrations were measured after the Football Ferns qualified for the next World Cup. A 1-0 win over Papua New Guinea in the OFC Qualifier Final at North Harbour Stadium ... <a title="‘Mixed feelings’ as Football Ferns survive close call for World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/mixed-feelings-as-football-ferns-survive-close-call-for-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Mixed feelings’ as Football Ferns survive close call for World Cup">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 Locals on a remote Scottish island are helping in the search for a New Zealand monk who has disappeared. Police Scotland are appealing for information about Justin Evans who went missing shortly before midnight from Papa Stronsay, ... <a title="Locals on Scottish island help search for missing Kiwi monk Justin Evans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/locals-on-scottish-island-help-search-for-missing-kiwi-monk-justin-evans/" aria-label="Read more about Locals on Scottish island help search for missing Kiwi monk Justin Evans">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Youthline is reviewing its workforce and has temporarily stood down some of its helpline volunteers. 123rf.com A Youthline volunteer among those stood down because the organisation is reviewing its training says it has put her off returning to the role. The charity temporarily stood down some of its helpline volunteers who ... <a title="Stood-down Youthline volunteer says she does not want to return to role" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/stood-down-youthline-volunteer-says-she-does-not-want-to-return-to-role/" aria-label="Read more about Stood-down Youthline volunteer says she does not want to return to role">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chair of GP advocacy group GenPro Angus Chambers. Supplied Doctors are warning of fishhooks in the latest government proposal to improve access to healthcare. Under the scheme, community pharmacists would be able to directly provide a range of commonly funded medications such as for pain and fever, or children’s conditions like ... <a title="Expanded role for pharmacists runs risk of misdiagnosis, GenPro doctor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/expanded-role-for-pharmacists-runs-risk-of-misdiagnosis-genpro-doctor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Expanded role for pharmacists runs risk of misdiagnosis, GenPro doctor says">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Slope Point (file image). Google Maps A Southland fisherman drowned after being swept into the sea by a wave and hitting his head on rocks at Slope Point, a coroner has found. Stanley Chung-Chi Tsoi, 47, was fishing with a friend from rocks on the shore of Southland on the afternoon ... <a title="Experienced fisherman drowned after being swept into ‘rough’ sea, hitting head on rocks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/experienced-fisherman-drowned-after-being-swept-into-rough-sea-hitting-head-on-rocks/" aria-label="Read more about Experienced fisherman drowned after being swept into ‘rough’ sea, hitting head on rocks">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Police Commissioner has written a second letter to Jevon McSkimming asking him to pay back up to 10 taxpayer-funded stays at hotels during his affair within a month or he will “consider other options to secure reimbursement”. Richard Chambers wrote to the ... <a title="Police Commissioner to ‘consider other options’ if Jevon McSkimming doesn’t reimburse hotel stays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/police-commissioner-to-consider-other-options-if-jevon-mcskimming-doesnt-reimburse-hotel-stays/" aria-label="Read more about Police Commissioner to ‘consider other options’ if Jevon McSkimming doesn’t reimburse hotel stays">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government will increase defence spending to about 3% of GDP by 2033 in its 2026 National Defence Strategy to be unveiled on Thursday. But it is using a revised definition that, in effect, makes the defence spend appear ... <a title="Albanese government will commit to boosting defence spending to 3% of GDP, but under a revised definition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/albanese-government-will-commit-to-boosting-defence-spending-to-3-of-gdp-but-under-a-revised-definition-280582/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government will commit to boosting defence spending to 3% of GDP, but under a revised definition">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A massive Stop Wars Aotearoa coalition rally and march on the US Consulate took place in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau last Saturday, 11 April 2026. “We’re going to stand up for the people of Iran, stand up for the people of Palestine, stand up for the people of Lebanon, stand up for the ... <a title="Gallery: Standing up for the people of Iran . . . and Palestine, Lebanon, Venezuela, Cuba . . ." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/gallery-standing-up-for-the-people-of-iran-and-palestine-lebanon-venezuela-cuba/" aria-label="Read more about Gallery: Standing up for the people of Iran . . . and Palestine, Lebanon, Venezuela, Cuba . . .">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney The High Court has taken an axe to the Victorian Electoral Act, chopping out the entirety of Part 12. It deals with election spending, caps on political donations, three different types of public funding (for election campaigns, ... <a title="High Court takes an axe to Victoria’s political donations laws – and it will make federal MPs nervous" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/high-court-takes-an-axe-to-victorias-political-donations-laws-and-it-will-make-federal-mps-nervous-280713/" aria-label="Read more about High Court takes an axe to Victoria’s political donations laws – and it will make federal MPs nervous">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A live feed of the data captured by the UWAI Robotics underwater drone. RNZ / Samantha Gee At the top of the South Island, in the centre of New Zealand’s aquaculture and fishing industries, artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to provide better information about what’s going on under water. Scientists ... <a title="Marine farmers using AI to find out what’s happening under water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/marine-farmers-using-ai-to-find-out-whats-happening-under-water/" aria-label="Read more about Marine farmers using AI to find out what’s happening under water">Read more</a>
