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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By AFP teams in Tehran, Jerusalem, Washington, Beirut, Dubai and Sanaa This video grab taken on April 3, 2026, from undated UGC images shared on social media on April 1, 2026, shows thick plumes of smoke rising following airstrikes in Baharestan, in Iran’s central Isfahan province. AFP Iranian and American forces ... <a title="Iran searches for downed US jet crew, claims second plane hit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/iran-searches-for-downed-us-jet-crew-claims-second-plane-hit/" aria-label="Read more about Iran searches for downed US jet crew, claims second plane hit">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Many hospitality businesses add surcharges on public holidays to cover the higher wage costs. 123rf A consumer watchdog says diners encountering surcharges over Easter should make sure businesses are not blaming a non-existent public holiday. Many hospitality businesses add surcharges on public holidays to cover the higher wage costs. But Consumer ... <a title="Easter Sunday surcharges cannot have public holiday excuse, Consumer NZ says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/easter-sunday-surcharges-cannot-have-public-holiday-excuse-consumer-nz-says/" aria-label="Read more about Easter Sunday surcharges cannot have public holiday excuse, Consumer NZ says">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taine Tuaupiki and Will Kennedy will square off, when NZ Warriors face Cronulla Sharks. Photosport/RNZ NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks Kickoff 4pm, Sunday, 5 April Ocean Protect Stadium, Sydney Live blog updates on RNZ website Analysis: After the euphoria of a three-game winning streak to start the 2026 NRL season, ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks – what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/nrl-nz-warriors-v-cronulla-sharks-what-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks – what you need to know">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Parkrun’s philosophy is to create a healthier community with free volunteer-led, 5km runs or walks in open spaces every weekend around the world. Simon Watts / PHOTOSPORT It may have started out as a small group enjoying a jog, but Parkrun has now got people around the world buzzing. Every Saturday ... <a title="Parkrun: the growing phenomenon getting people walking and running" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/parkrun-the-growing-phenomenon-getting-people-walking-and-running/" aria-label="Read more about Parkrun: the growing phenomenon getting people walking and running">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners medical director Dr Luke Bradford. Supplied GPs are concerned about patients missing appointments and medicine stocks running low, as fuel prices continue to soar. The war in Iran is affecting supply chains worldwide, and recent reports claim the UK is “weeks away” from medication ... <a title="GPs worry about patients missing appointments, low medicine stocks as fuel prices soar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/gps-worry-about-patients-missing-appointments-low-medicine-stocks-as-fuel-prices-soar/" aria-label="Read more about GPs worry about patients missing appointments, low medicine stocks as fuel prices soar">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [brightcove]https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6386626163112 If you’re walking around Avalon in Lower Hutt, you might not realise you are walking past trees planted in the 1800s. Today’s suburban streets such as Avalon Crescent and Tennyson Avenue once upon a time ago were part of the famous five-hectare Mason’s Garden. What remains of Mason’s Garden today? ... <a title="Avalon in Lower Hutt was once part of the famous five-hectare Mason’s Garden" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/avalon-in-lower-hutt-was-once-part-of-the-famous-five-hectare-masons-garden/" aria-label="Read more about Avalon in Lower Hutt was once part of the famous five-hectare Mason’s Garden">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Small grocery shops are one of the few stores that can be exempt to shop shutdowns over Easter (file image). MARK PAPALII / RNZ A business association says Easter Sunday trading rules are confusing and need an overhaul. Restrictions on alcohol sales have just been eased, so that venues that could ... <a title="Easter Sunday trading rules ‘confusing’, need overhaul, EMA says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/easter-sunday-trading-rules-confusing-need-overhaul-ema-says/" aria-label="Read more about Easter Sunday trading rules ‘confusing’, need overhaul, EMA says">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand manda Searle Comedy legend Eddie Izzard is known for revolutionising the art of the stand-up monologue. Hers is a career that spans over four decades – comedy, yes – but it also includes acting, political campaigning and running marathons. She is drawing on it all for her standup tour ‘The Remix: ... <a title="Eddie Izzard on her long-awaited return to New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/eddie-izzard-on-her-long-awaited-return-to-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Eddie Izzard on her long-awaited return to New Zealand">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bennik’s Eggs is also home to a hatchery. Supplied More than 30 years after moving away from caged egg farming, the Bennik family is proud of the legacy it has paved over three generations. From one of the country’s first commercial poultry farms started by parents Harry Sr and Wilhelmina in ... <a title="Country Life: Bennik’s Eggs pioneers in poultry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/country-life-benniks-eggs-pioneers-in-poultry/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Bennik’s Eggs pioneers in poultry">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A new packing machine is spitting out pasta as fast as it can be made at Monty and Sons, artisan pasta-makers based on the outskirts of Masterton. The “Sons” part of the brand is developing – the two young boys are at daycare while parents, Monty and Jess Petrie, turn a ... <a title="Country Life: Four farmers, one forgotten grain and the pasta-maker bringing it to the plate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/country-life-four-farmers-one-forgotten-grain-and-the-pasta-maker-bringing-it-to-the-plate/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Four farmers, one forgotten grain and the pasta-maker bringing it to the plate">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Holmes Lybrand, Evan Perez, Katelyn Polantz, Kara Scannell, CNN Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during the 2026 Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, on March 26, 2026. Daniel Cole/Reuters via CNN Newsource Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who President Donald Trump tapped to serve as the interim head ... <a title="Todd Blanche takes over US Justice Department, where there’s no escaping the Epstein files shadow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/todd-blanche-takes-over-us-justice-department-where-theres-no-escaping-the-epstein-files-shadow/" aria-label="Read more about Todd Blanche takes over US Justice Department, where there’s no escaping the Epstein files shadow">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By AFP teams in Tehran, Jerusalem, Washington, Beirut, Dubai and Sanaa This video grab taken on April 3, 2026, from undated UGC images shared on social media on April 1, 2026, shows thick plumes of smoke rising following airstrikes in Baharestan, in Iran’s central Isfahan province. AFP Iran launched a hunt ... <a title="Iran searches for downed US jet crew, US media reports one rescued" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/04/iran-searches-for-downed-us-jet-crew-us-media-reports-one-rescued/" aria-label="Read more about Iran searches for downed US jet crew, US media reports one rescued">Read more</a>
