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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the coolest clubs in music will soon have some new members. Late R&B singer Luther Vandross, hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan and Oasis will all be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, the group has announced. In all, 18 artists made the cut across four ... <a title="The 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/the-2026-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees/" aria-label="Read more about The 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Horvath, Senior lecturer, La Trobe University The landslide victory of Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party in Hungary’s parliamentary election represents much more than a routine change of government. It marks the fall of an “electoral autocracy”, a regime that used elections to shroud and legitimise a system ... <a title="He exposed corruption and walked across Hungary. Now Péter Magyar has defeated a powerful state machine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/he-exposed-corruption-and-walked-across-hungary-now-peter-magyar-has-defeated-a-powerful-state-machine-280455/" aria-label="Read more about He exposed corruption and walked across Hungary. Now Péter Magyar has defeated a powerful state machine">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau New Zealanders forking out more for fuel are obscuring a significant drop in other types of spending, Retail NZ says. Worldline data for March showed card spending overall rose 0.5 percent but Retail NZ chief executive Carolyn Young said it hid a 33 percent surge at petrol ... <a title="Spending data worse than it appears, Retail NZ says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/spending-data-worse-than-it-appears-retail-nz-says/" aria-label="Read more about Spending data worse than it appears, Retail NZ says">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Armed police guarding the scene in Lower Hutt. RNZ Police have named a deceased man at the centre of a homicide investigation in the Wellington region. Nathaniel Sturmey, 29, was found dead at a property on Malone Road in Lower Hutt on 9 April. Detective Inspector Jamie Woods said police have ... <a title="Police name victim at centre of Wellington homicide probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/police-name-victim-at-centre-of-wellington-homicide-probe/" aria-label="Read more about Police name victim at centre of Wellington homicide probe">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maddison Sideris, Associate Teaching Fellow, Sociology, Deakin University Being a single woman isn’t the social taboo it once was. Singlehood seems to be on the rise, with more single person households, and more women choosing to marry later in life, or not at all. It could even ... <a title="‘I never really know how to answer that’: why do women still have to justify being single?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/i-never-really-know-how-to-answer-that-why-do-women-still-have-to-justify-being-single-279967/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I never really know how to answer that’: why do women still have to justify being single?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A parcel courier company has been ordered to pay three former employees a total of $50,000 for unjustified dismissal, unjustified disadvantage and humiliation. The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) delivered the ruling against Fast Horse Limited (trading as Fast Horse Express), based in the central Auckland suburb of Avondale, on Monday. ... <a title="Auckland courier company to pay $50,000 for unjustified dismissal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/auckland-courier-company-to-pay-50000-for-unjustified-dismissal/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland courier company to pay $50,000 for unjustified dismissal">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warlpa Thompson, Wiimpatja Aboriginal Owner of Mutawintji National Park, Indigenous Knowledge Hidden among the red sandstone escarpments of Mutawintji National Park in western New South Wales lives a rare lizard, long isolated in this arid landscape. Known to Wiimpatja Aboriginal Owners as kungaka – “the hidden one” ... <a title="Meet kungaka – ‘the hidden one’. This ancient lizard could be the rarest reptile in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/meet-kungaka-the-hidden-one-this-ancient-lizard-could-be-the-rarest-reptile-in-australia-279561/" aria-label="Read more about Meet kungaka – ‘the hidden one’. This ancient lizard could be the rarest reptile in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 14, 2026.
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Phoenix Manukau, Tiaho Wihongi-Minhinnick, Ngarui Manukau at He Kura Nā Rāta, He Kura Pūkaha Engineering NZ event September 2025 Supplied Māori sisters are combining engineering and tikanga in a landmark project to ensure the mana of traditional pou is upheld. Ngāpuhi and Waikato sisters Ngarui Manukau and Tiaho Wihongi-Minhinnick have been ... <a title="Māori sisters lead engineering project to protect mana of pou" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/maori-sisters-lead-engineering-project-to-protect-mana-of-pou/" aria-label="Read more about Māori sisters lead engineering project to protect mana of pou">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Professor of History, Australian Catholic University When Pope Leo XIV condemned threats to destroy Iranian civilisation as “truly unacceptable” in April 2026, the backlash was immediate. US President Donald Trump unleashed a tirade against the pope on social media, accusing him of being ... <a title="Pope Leo’s resolute response to Trump attack reveals a man of God, not politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/pope-leos-resolute-response-to-trump-attack-reveals-a-man-of-god-not-politics-280469/" aria-label="Read more about Pope Leo’s resolute response to Trump attack reveals a man of God, not politics">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s the morning peak at one of Auckland’s newest train stations. The rumble of the tracks, the hiss of the brakes, and the doors slide open … but instead of suits and briefcases, it’s clipboards and high-vis. This week, staff are putting the near-completed City Rail Link to the test, running ... <a title="Timetable tested as Auckland’s City Rail Link moves closer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/timetable-tested-as-aucklands-city-rail-link-moves-closer/" aria-label="Read more about Timetable tested as Auckland’s City Rail Link moves closer">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Police Eagle helicopter. Supplied / NZ Police An Auckland man faces up to 14 years in prison after allegedly shining a laser at the police’s Eagle helicopter. The incident happened in Glen Eden at about 2.35am. The laser shone directly into the cockpit, Senior Sergeant Garry Larsen said, subjecting the ... <a title="Auckland man accused of pointing laser at police helicopter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/auckland-man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-police-helicopter/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland man accused of pointing laser at police helicopter">Read more</a>
