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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for April 13, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 13, 2026.
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Is it anxiety or OCD? 2 psychology experts explain the difference
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Upton, PhD Candidate in Psychology, UNSW Sydney; Black Dog Institute Anxiety itself is not a mental illness. It’s a normal, adaptive emotion that helps us respond to perceived threats. Anxiety is the automatic reaction that makes you jump back when you think you’ve seen a snake ... <a title="Is it anxiety or OCD? 2 psychology experts explain the difference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/is-it-anxiety-or-ocd-2-psychology-experts-explain-the-difference-277624/" aria-label="Read more about Is it anxiety or OCD? 2 psychology experts explain the difference">Read more</a>
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Health NZ scrubs internet of old websites
Source: Radio New Zealand The clutter persisted for two years under the new centralised agency, which began consolidating them in July 2024. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Health New Zealand (HNZ) is getting rid of hundreds of old websites and says it is saving millions by doing so. It inherited 344 websites about specific conditions ... <a title="Health NZ scrubs internet of old websites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/health-nz-scrubs-internet-of-old-websites/" aria-label="Read more about Health NZ scrubs internet of old websites">Read more</a>
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Wrong diagnosis ends in elderly man’s death
Source: Radio New Zealand An elderly man was sent home from Waikato Hospital’s ED after being misdiagnosed. RNZ / Simon Rogers An 82-year-old man died the day after being sent home from the emergency department (ED), where a junior doctor had misdiagnosed his abdominal aneurysm as a hip sprain. A report by Deputy Health and ... <a title="Wrong diagnosis ends in elderly man’s death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/wrong-diagnosis-ends-in-elderly-mans-death/" aria-label="Read more about Wrong diagnosis ends in elderly man’s death">Read more</a>
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A new ad campaign is pushing Australians to use less petrol. Has this happened before?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lee, Associate Professor of History, UNSW Sydney A new federal government advertising campaign is prompting Australians to reduce their fuel consumption during the current global oil crisis. It asks Australians to consider using their car less and offers tips to boost fuel efficiency, such as “driving ... <a title="A new ad campaign is pushing Australians to use less petrol. Has this happened before?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/a-new-ad-campaign-is-pushing-australians-to-use-less-petrol-has-this-happened-before-280038/" aria-label="Read more about A new ad campaign is pushing Australians to use less petrol. Has this happened before?">Read more</a>
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Ten dead in Bougainville amid Cyclone Maila aftermath
RNZ Pacific Cyclone Maila has been downgraded to a tropical low but has caused widespread damage in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea. Ten people were reported dead in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville, including eight people killed in a landslide. The incident happened at Asiko Village in Kongara constituency in Central ... <a title="Ten dead in Bougainville amid Cyclone Maila aftermath" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/ten-dead-in-bougainville-amid-cyclone-maila-aftermath/" aria-label="Read more about Ten dead in Bougainville amid Cyclone Maila aftermath">Read more</a>
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Poetry for an anxious world: 5 experts share poems of grief, hope and restoration
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Ley, Deputy Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation Tumultuous times create heightened, often complex, emotions. It can be hard to voice or even identify our feelings when faced with war, illness, worry, or great changes of any kind. Poetry offers many gifts – among them, capturing, ... <a title="Poetry for an anxious world: 5 experts share poems of grief, hope and restoration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/poetry-for-an-anxious-world-5-experts-share-poems-of-grief-hope-and-restoration-279859/" aria-label="Read more about Poetry for an anxious world: 5 experts share poems of grief, hope and restoration">Read more</a>
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Special agents: the rise of the neurodivergent hero in TV crime drama
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ronald Kramer, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau There is a seemingly endless flow of crime dramas on streaming platforms these days. Many are fictional, some dramatise real historical crimes and criminal figures. But have you noticed how many characters – hero or ... <a title="Special agents: the rise of the neurodivergent hero in TV crime drama" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/special-agents-the-rise-of-the-neurodivergent-hero-in-tv-crime-drama-279312/" aria-label="Read more about Special agents: the rise of the neurodivergent hero in TV crime drama">Read more</a>
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Why Vance couldn’t stop the Trump train wreck – an Iranian perspective
IRNA News Agency When news reports first indicated that US Vice-President JD Vance was going to lead the Americans in the negotiations with Iran, the country the US and Israel are waging a foolish war against, there was a sense that someone even as young him may have recognised the train wreck that Donald Trump ... <a title="Why Vance couldn’t stop the Trump train wreck – an Iranian perspective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/why-vance-couldnt-stop-the-trump-train-wreck-an-iranian-perspective/" aria-label="Read more about Why Vance couldn’t stop the Trump train wreck – an Iranian perspective">Read more</a>
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Brendan Boyle appointed Social Investment Agency chief executive
Source: Radio New Zealand Senior public sector leader Brendan Boyle (file image). RNZ Senior public sector leader Brendan Boyle has been appointed as the Acting Secretary and chief executive for the Social Investment Agency. The appointment comes about five months after the resignation of former SIA chief executive Andrew Coster following the scathing Independent Police ... <a title="Brendan Boyle appointed Social Investment Agency chief executive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/brendan-boyle-appointed-social-investment-agency-chief-executive/" aria-label="Read more about Brendan Boyle appointed Social Investment Agency chief executive">Read more</a>
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Police believe Jeremy Frank Hobbs, jailed over sexual assaults, may have had more victims
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Warning: This story discusses details of a sexual assault and may disturb some readers. Police want to hear from any other victims of a man jailed for sexually assaulting two women. Jeremy Frank Hobbs was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court last month to eight-and-a-half years’ imprisonment ... <a title="Police believe Jeremy Frank Hobbs, jailed over sexual assaults, may have had more victims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/police-believe-jeremy-frank-hobbs-jailed-over-sexual-assaults-may-have-had-more-victims/" aria-label="Read more about Police believe Jeremy Frank Hobbs, jailed over sexual assaults, may have had more victims">Read more</a>
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Stewart Island’s already high price for electricity gets even higher
Source: Radio New Zealand Stewart Islandiers were already paying more than twice what those on the mainland pay. RNZ / Mark Papalii Electricity prices have been hiked by almost 5 percent on Stewart Island/Rakiura due to the sharp rise of the price of fuel. The island’s power grid is generated entirely by diesel, though there ... <a title="Stewart Island’s already high price for electricity gets even higher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/stewart-islands-already-high-price-for-electricity-gets-even-higher/" aria-label="Read more about Stewart Island’s already high price for electricity gets even higher">Read more</a>