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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dunedin’s southern motorway was closed at Burnside after a digger fell off a truck. NZTA / Waka Kotahi The Southern Motorway at Burnside in Dunedin has reopened hours after it was blocked by a digger that fell off a truck. Police were called to the crash on SH1 south of Morningside ... <a title="Dunedin motorway reopens after being blocked by digger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/dunedin-motorway-reopens-after-being-blocked-by-digger/" aria-label="Read more about Dunedin motorway reopens after being blocked by digger">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AA’s petrol price spokesperson said there would need to be a more sustained move to end the conflict before prices came down for New Zealand motorists. RNZ / Mark Papalii Oil prices have fallen sharply on news of a potential ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz – but ... <a title="Oil prices fall, will petrol follow?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/oil-prices-fall-will-petrol-follow/" aria-label="Read more about Oil prices fall, will petrol follow?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand John Campbell says he’s looking forward to his fourth stint at RNZ, as he prepares to join Ingrid Hipkiss on Morning Report next week. Campbell, who describes RNZ as “the soundtrack of my childhood”, says he’s grateful for the two‑year cadetship he received at the broadcaster in 1989 – when he ... <a title="John Campbell gears up for RNZ return: ‘I just believe in speaking truth to power’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/john-campbell-gears-up-for-rnz-return-i-just-believe-in-speaking-truth-to-power/" aria-label="Read more about John Campbell gears up for RNZ return: ‘I just believe in speaking truth to power’">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 8, 2026.
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Claire Fong, PhD Candidate in Cognitive Neuroscience, The University of Melbourne Imagine you’re in line at your favourite bakery, deciding whether to have a doughnut or a tart. You weigh them up, the doughnut wins, and you settle on that. By the time you’re at the ... <a title="Are we ever truly free to make decisions? New study tracks a universal process in the brain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/are-we-ever-truly-free-to-make-decisions-new-study-tracks-a-universal-process-in-the-brain-279747/" aria-label="Read more about Are we ever truly free to make decisions? New study tracks a universal process in the brain">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau Two men are due in court on Wednesday after separate attempts to steal fuel as police say they are seeing an increase in diesel thefts. Officers were called about 4am today to a Christchurch address after a person reported seeing someone trying to siphon petrol from their ... <a title="Two arrested over diesel thefts as police note growing trend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/two-arrested-over-diesel-thefts-as-police-note-growing-trend/" aria-label="Read more about Two arrested over diesel thefts as police note growing trend">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Reserve Bank Governor Anna Breman. RNZ / Supplied The Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate unchanged at 2.25 percent, as expected. The bank’s monetary policy committee says the Middle East conflict has increased inflation and affected economic growth. But it says interest rates will not be changed while there ... <a title="Reserve Bank holds official cash rate at 2.25%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/reserve-bank-holds-official-cash-rate-at-2-25/" aria-label="Read more about Reserve Bank holds official cash rate at 2.25%">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Pate, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy, University of Technology Sydney Most of us were told off at some point for how we sat. “Don’t cross your legs, you’ll ruin your knees.” “You’ll get varicose veins.” “Sit properly.” “Sit up straight.” It belongs to that familiar pile of ... <a title="Is sitting with your legs crossed actually bad for you?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/is-sitting-with-your-legs-crossed-actually-bad-for-you-279090/" aria-label="Read more about Is sitting with your legs crossed actually bad for you?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Marilyn Garson, of Sh’ma Koleinu – Alternative Jewish Voices Vietnam survived Nixon’s madman theory and the world survived the era of mutually assured destruction. Now we face the moment of two super-empowered shitheads. There is nothing nicer to call them. Who will stop two self-obsessed, very old men, already dedicated to tearing down ... <a title="‘Someone, everyone, stop them’ – and now Trump has pulled back from the brink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/someone-everyone-stop-them-and-now-trump-has-pulled-back-from-the-brink/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Someone, everyone, stop them’ – and now Trump has pulled back from the brink">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Pacific Four will be Whitney Hansen’s first tournament in charge of the Black Ferns. Photosport Black Ferns co-captain Ruahei Demant says the side has a fresh level of excitement under new head coach Whitney Hansen as they prepare for the Pacific Four tournament in America. Hansen was appointed to the ... <a title="New coach, fresh ideas for Black Ferns ahead of Pacific Four" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/new-coach-fresh-ideas-for-black-ferns-ahead-of-pacific-four/" aria-label="Read more about New coach, fresh ideas for Black Ferns ahead of Pacific Four">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa-ann Gershwin, Research Scientist in Marine Biology, University of Tasmania On a calm summer morning in southern Australia, the water can look deceptively clear, until you see thousands of gelatinous shapes washing ashore. In January, thousands of pink lion’s mane jellyfish washed into Port Phillip Bay, prompting ... <a title="Spotted a jellyfish bloom recently? Here’s what may have triggered it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/spotted-a-jellyfish-bloom-recently-heres-what-may-have-triggered-it-276866/" aria-label="Read more about Spotted a jellyfish bloom recently? Here’s what may have triggered it">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Federated Farmers says farmers are experiencing fuel shortages, with some two to three weeks behind their normal fuel drops. The organisation’s dairy chair and Canterbury sharemilker Karl Dean said fuel distributors have had the schedule of fuel allocations changed by importers – disrupting when farmers usually receive supply. Most farmers ... <a title="‘Big concern’ as farmers weeks behind fuel drops amid shortages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/big-concern-as-farmers-weeks-behind-fuel-drops-amid-shortages/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Big concern’ as farmers weeks behind fuel drops amid shortages">Read more</a>
