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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you ever dream of running off to the circus but worry you’ve left it too late – never fear. In Christchurch there is a now a circus skills class specifically for those aged over 60 on offer at the council’s new recreation and sports facility, Parakiore. The classes are offered ... <a title="New circus skills class for over 60s ‘like play for adults’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/new-circus-skills-class-for-over-60s-like-play-for-adults/" aria-label="Read more about New circus skills class for over 60s ‘like play for adults’">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Last month Air New Zealand looked set to cancel around 1100 flights over fuel supply concerns. RNZ / Patrice Allen With skyrocketing fuel prices and war in the Middle East making making international travel increasingly unpredictable, many Kiwis are opting to travel closer to home these school holidays. But as we’ve ... <a title="Do you need domestic travel insurance with weather events and fuel crisis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/do-you-need-domestic-travel-insurance-with-weather-events-and-fuel-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Do you need domestic travel insurance with weather events and fuel crisis?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Another interest rate rise and a spike in fuel prices is placing increasing pressure on household budgets. Many households are also seeing the impact of the war in the Middle East on the price of ... <a title="Money’s tight but food prices are up. Here’s how to save on your grocery bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/moneys-tight-but-food-prices-are-up-heres-how-to-save-on-your-grocery-bill-279562/" aria-label="Read more about Money’s tight but food prices are up. Here’s how to save on your grocery bill">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Passengers can save up to 20 percent by using cards or phones. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Wellingtonians will be able to use a credit or debit card, or mobile payment, for bus and train fares from Sunday 12th April. Metlink said passengers can save up to 20 percent by using their ... <a title="Wellington public transport gets contactless payments ahead of fare hikes in May" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/wellington-public-transport-gets-contactless-payments-ahead-of-fare-hikes-in-may/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington public transport gets contactless payments ahead of fare hikes in May">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied Listen live as Checkpoint talks to Air Chathams boss, Duane Emeny: A regional airline is looking to cut it’s schedule in the face of soaring fuel prices. It follows Air New Zealand’s decision to trim its flights further, in May and June. The national carrier revealed its fuel bill has ... <a title="Air Chathams looks to cut schedule in the face of soaring fuel prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/air-chathams-looks-to-cut-schedule-in-the-face-of-soaring-fuel-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Air Chathams looks to cut schedule in the face of soaring fuel prices">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has welcomed news of a ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran – but is warning New Zealanders of ongoing economic effects. Speaking to reporters after the Reserve Bank on Wednesday confirmed a decision to keep the official cash rate steady, Luxon said the news of a ... <a title="Luxon, Willis caution economic effects will continue despite ceasefire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/luxon-willis-caution-economic-effects-will-continue-despite-ceasefire/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon, Willis caution economic effects will continue despite ceasefire">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Defence Force set up Operation Respect in 2016. NZDF / Supplied Release of the latest audit of the Defence Force’s decade-old attempts to reduce abusive behaviours has been pushed back. The NZDF set up Operation Respect in 2016 but a “code of silence” was still getting in the way ... <a title="Audit of Defence Force’s attempts to reduce abusive behaviours delayed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/audit-of-defence-forces-attempts-to-reduce-abusive-behaviours-delayed/" aria-label="Read more about Audit of Defence Force’s attempts to reduce abusive behaviours delayed">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorina Pojani, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland The current fuel crisis, instigated by the war in the Middle East, has prompted countries to respond in different ways to ensure their fuel supply. One popular measure has been directing people to work from home ... <a title="Should the government encourage people to work from home to save fuel?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/should-the-government-encourage-people-to-work-from-home-to-save-fuel-279749/" aria-label="Read more about Should the government encourage people to work from home to save fuel?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xanthe Weston, Criminologist, CQUniversity Australia You have probably never heard the term “crimefluencer”. These are members of decentralised online crime networks who take crime content and amplify it to build notoriety and status in their online communities. They also recruit content creators to film themselves or others ... <a title="From joyrides to assault, ‘crimefluencer’ networks are coercing young people into breaking the law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/from-joyrides-to-assault-crimefluencer-networks-are-coercing-young-people-into-breaking-the-law-280027/" aria-label="Read more about From joyrides to assault, ‘crimefluencer’ networks are coercing young people into breaking the law">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Felicity Deane, Professor of Trade Law and Taxation, Queensland University of Technology From July 31, the United States will impose up to 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals coming into the US. Some Australian-made exports look set to pay that highest rate, while some other countries – including the ... <a title="Why Australia is right to put affordable medicine ahead of beating US pharmaceutical tariffs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/why-australia-is-right-to-put-affordable-medicine-ahead-of-beating-us-pharmaceutical-tariffs-280026/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australia is right to put affordable medicine ahead of beating US pharmaceutical tariffs">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Football Fern Kelli Brown wants to keep scoring international goals. Photosport Aspiring bike mechanic, surfer and prolific goalscorer Football Fern Kelli Brown can’t wait for a Hamilton homecoming on Sunday during the Fifa World Cup Oceania Qualifiers semi-final. The Football Ferns play Fiji in their semi-final with the winner progressing to ... <a title="‘To score some more goals would be sick’ for Football Fern Kelli Brown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/to-score-some-more-goals-would-be-sick-for-football-fern-kelli-brown/" aria-label="Read more about ‘To score some more goals would be sick’ for Football Fern Kelli Brown">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
There is a bitter truth that must be spoken before we can talk honestly about what is happening to us now. Michael West Media reports on Australia’s quiet complicity in the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran. COMMENTARY: By Andrew Brown When the bombs fell on Gaza, Australia was quiet. When the hospitals were destroyed, when ... <a title="Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/ignoring-genocide-the-bill-for-australias-silence-has-arrived/" aria-label="Read more about Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived">Read more</a>
