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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Generic fire truck. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Auckland Council says geotechnical assessments are underway at the site of a slip in Muriwai, west of Auckland. Fire and Emergency was notified of the slip on Domain Crescent at 2.49pm on Tuesday. The council’s general manager of engineering, assets and technical advisory, Paul ... <a title="Slip blocks road in Muriwai, West Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/slip-blocks-road-in-muriwai-west-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Slip blocks road in Muriwai, West Auckland">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Green Cross Health says it will continue to keep shareholders informed in accordance with its continuous disclosure obligations. 123RF Listed healthcare provider Green Cross Health has confirmed it is in discussions with third parties about a potential transaction involving its medical division, but says there is no certainty those talks will ... <a title="Green Cross Health confirms talks over medical division sale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/green-cross-health-confirms-talks-over-medical-division-sale/" aria-label="Read more about Green Cross Health confirms talks over medical division sale">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Coroner Erin Woolley is investigating the deaths of 19 people who died in 2023 as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods. A number of independent investigations into how Hawke’s Bay local authorities responded to the cyclone found major failings in their ability to plan for, and ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle inquest hears about deaths of Ivy Collins, Susane Caccioppoli" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/cyclone-gabrielle-inquest-hears-about-deaths-of-ivy-collins-susane-caccioppoli/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle inquest hears about deaths of Ivy Collins, Susane Caccioppoli">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ayrburn Screen Hub will include film and television studios, offices and 201 accommodation units. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A film and television production village in Queenstown has been given the go ahead under the government’s fast-track approval process despite negative environmental effects. The Ayrburn Screen Hub will include film and ... <a title="Queenstown film and TV village gets go ahead under the fast-track approval process" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/queenstown-film-and-tv-village-gets-go-ahead-under-the-fast-track-approval-process/" aria-label="Read more about Queenstown film and TV village gets go ahead under the fast-track approval process">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Charlisse Leger-Walker during the UCLA Bruins NCAA victory. SARAH STIER The first New Zealand woman to play in the WNBA, Megan Compain, still remembers meeting Charlisse Leger-Walker as a toddler. Now, nearly three decades after breaking new ground herself, Compain has watched Leger-Walker make history, becoming the first Kiwi woman drafted ... <a title="‘Proud moment’: Megan Compain hails Charlisse Leger-Walker’s historic WNBA draft" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/proud-moment-megan-compain-hails-charlisse-leger-walkers-historic-wnba-draft/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Proud moment’: Megan Compain hails Charlisse Leger-Walker’s historic WNBA draft">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Generic fire truck. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Fire and Emergency (FENZ) are at the scene of a landslide in Muriwai – a coastal settlement west of Auckland. FENZ said it was notified of the slip at 2.49pm on Tuesday and one crew was on site. It referred RNZ to the Auckland ... <a title="FENZ at scene of Muriwai landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/fenz-at-scene-of-muriwai-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about FENZ at scene of Muriwai landslide">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Dan Cook The Taxpayers’ Union wants the Government to release daily fuel stock updates, saying the weekly figures aren’t an accurate representation of the country’s supply. The Ministry for Business, Innovation, and Employment releases data on fuel stocks twice a week, including the amount on board ships heading to ... <a title="Taxpayers’ Union calls for daily fuel stock updates, arguing the data is old" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/taxpayers-union-calls-for-daily-fuel-stock-updates-arguing-the-data-is-old/" aria-label="Read more about Taxpayers’ Union calls for daily fuel stock updates, arguing the data is old">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A seasoned Australian homicide detective says New Zealand can soften the blow of fire bombed shops and violent organised crime seen in Australia, if black market tobacco is stamped out now. An RNZ investigation last month found black market cigarettes were being openly sold in Auckland shops at huge discounts. Now, ... <a title="‘You have to learn by our mistakes’: Warning from Australia over black market tobacco" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/you-have-to-learn-by-our-mistakes-warning-from-australia-over-black-market-tobacco/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You have to learn by our mistakes’: Warning from Australia over black market tobacco">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Analysis by Keith Rankin, 14 April 2026. Despite the mega-commentary about the Israel-Iran war, and especially the United States’ participation in that war, almost nothing is being debated about how the war is being funded. I’ll make some comments about Iran later. But we need to focus on the United States, which is by far ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Printing Money to Finance this and other Wars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/keith-rankin-analysis-printing-money-to-finance-this-and-other-wars/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Printing Money to Finance this and other Wars">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Kiwibank says rate hikes would be “reckless” ANZ forecasts three rate hikes this year The RBNZ has said there won’t be a knee-jerk reaction to Middle East conflict The economist community appears to be split over the Reserve Bank’s interest rate path, with one bank saying “reckless” rate hikes are ... <a title="Kiwibank economists warn against ‘reckless’ rate hikes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/kiwibank-economists-warn-against-reckless-rate-hikes/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwibank economists warn against ‘reckless’ rate hikes">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Selina Goddard (Women’s Pair), The New Zealand Olympic Committee and Bowls New Zealand announcement for the first athletes selected to the New Zealand team for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz After consecutive Commonwealth Games Bronze medals, Selina Goddard wants gold. The 31-year-old lawn bowler was among the ... <a title="New Zealand lawn bowler Selina Goddard is ‘hungry’ for Commonwealth Games gold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/new-zealand-lawn-bowler-selina-goddard-is-hungry-for-commonwealth-games-gold/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand lawn bowler Selina Goddard is ‘hungry’ for Commonwealth Games gold">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Department of Conservation New Zealand’s rarest endemic bird – the black-headed tara iti/fairy tern – has had a boost in numbers, according to the Department of Conservation. The department (DOC) said a census at the end of March showed the population of the small coastal bird had increased about ... <a title="New Zealand’s rarest endemic bird – fairy tern – has boost in numbers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/new-zealands-rarest-endemic-bird-fairy-tern-has-boost-in-numbers/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s rarest endemic bird – fairy tern – has boost in numbers">Read more</a>
