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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dilworth School in Auckland. RNZ / Dan Cook A man in his 60s has pleaded not guilty to historical sexual offending at Dilworth School. A number of former staff at the Auckland school have been imprisoned after students were found to have been abused between 1950 and 2005. His arrest marked ... <a title="Dilworth abuse inquiry: Man pleads not guilty to sexual offending" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/dilworth-abuse-inquiry-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-sexual-offending/" aria-label="Read more about Dilworth abuse inquiry: Man pleads not guilty to sexual offending">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand STONZ president Jordan Tewhaiti-Smith Supplied / STONZ Junior doctors in the Specialty Trainees union have secured a pay increase totalling nearly six percent over the next two years, without the need to take industrial action. Specialty Trainees of New Zealand, or STONZ, represents graduated doctors who have not yet specialised – ... <a title="6% pay rise agreed for junior doctors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/6-pay-rise-agreed-for-junior-doctors/" aria-label="Read more about 6% pay rise agreed for junior doctors">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The peace statue was gifted to New Zealand by the Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance. Supplied / Auckland Council Plans to commemorate the thousands of women and girls forced into sexual slavery by Japanese armed forces have been turned down. About 200,000 victims, who became known as ‘comfort women’, were ... <a title="Disappointment as plans to commemorate victims of historic sexual slavery rejected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/disappointment-as-plans-to-commemorate-victims-of-historic-sexual-slavery-rejected/" aria-label="Read more about Disappointment as plans to commemorate victims of historic sexual slavery rejected">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamish Lewis, Lecturer in Climate Change, University of Waikato We tend to think of climate change impacts as dramatic and destructive. Storms and floods that bring down landslides and swamp streets, or raging wildfires that tear through forests and farmland. Heatwaves, by contrast, often pass for many ... <a title="Cities are getting hotter – and bigger. New research reveals the scale of the challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/cities-are-getting-hotter-and-bigger-new-research-reveals-the-scale-of-the-challenge-281236/" aria-label="Read more about Cities are getting hotter – and bigger. New research reveals the scale of the challenge">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Canisters of nitrous oxide left in a South Auckland car park (file image). RNZ / Rose Garratt Large nitrous oxide canisters will automatically be classed as psychoactive substances if they do not have a lawful use, with the government introducing measures to crack down on their misuse. The gas has common ... <a title="Government cracking down on large nitrous oxide canisters as misuse continues to grow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/government-cracking-down-on-large-nitrous-oxide-canisters-as-misuse-continues-to-grow/" aria-label="Read more about Government cracking down on large nitrous oxide canisters as misuse continues to grow">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An ADNOC Gas facility, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. The UAE has been an OPEC member through the emirate of Abu Dhabi since 1967. AFP / Ryan Lim The United Arab Emirates’ decision to quit the OPEC and OPEC+ groups of major oil-producing countries is a “radical ... <a title="UAE’s departure from OPEC ‘radical move’ – energy expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/uaes-departure-from-opec-radical-move-energy-expert/" aria-label="Read more about UAE’s departure from OPEC ‘radical move’ – energy expert">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A deep-tech talent shortage is among the emerging risks to New Zealand’s productivity as AI-powered business systems reshape how skills develop on the job. The Technology Users Association’s (TUANZ) 2026 Digital Priorities Report, developed in collaboration with One NZ, highlights how technological advances are at risk of being undermined by ... <a title="TUANZ seeks ‘bold leadership’ from government over AI worker training, national framework" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/tuanz-seeks-bold-leadership-from-government-over-ai-worker-training-national-framework/" aria-label="Read more about TUANZ seeks ‘bold leadership’ from government over AI worker training, national framework">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Roberts, Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology A humanoid robot recently made headlines around the world for running a half-marathon and beating the human world record. Around the same time, an AI-powered robot defeated an elite human player in table tennis. What the robot lacked ... <a title="Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/robots-can-run-a-marathon-and-play-ping-pong-but-will-they-ever-achieve-true-sporting-greatness-281335/" aria-label="Read more about Robots can run a marathon and play ping pong. But will they ever achieve true sporting greatness?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Part-time and shift workers have told MPs they’ll lose money under proposed leave entitlement changes – but the minister in charge says that’s unavoidable. On Wednesday morning, the Education and Workforce Select Committee heard submissions on the Employment Leave Bill, which ... <a title="Proposed leave bill will make workers’ lives ‘materially worse’, select committee hears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/proposed-leave-bill-will-make-workers-lives-materially-worse-select-committee-hears/" aria-label="Read more about Proposed leave bill will make workers’ lives ‘materially worse’, select committee hears">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand You might have heard people talking about their nervous system being “overloaded” or “dysregulated” when they’re going through periods of heightened stress. Or perhaps you’ve been offered ways to “heal” or “reset” your nervous system on social media or at expensive wellness retreats. What does the nervous system do? The autonomic ... <a title="Can your nervous system really be overloaded? Can it reset?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/can-your-nervous-system-really-be-overloaded-can-it-reset/" aria-label="Read more about Can your nervous system really be overloaded? Can it reset?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In the microbudget horror comedy The Weed Eaters, a group of bumbling townies get high on someone else’s supply with grisly and ridiculous consequences. Jules (Alice May Connolly) gives up partying with her friends for New Year’s Eve, and instead goes away with her boyfriend Brian (Finnius Teppett) and two of ... <a title="The Weed Eaters asks: why bury a body when you can just eat it, maybe with some tomato sauce?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/the-weed-eaters-asks-why-bury-a-body-when-you-can-just-eat-it-maybe-with-some-tomato-sauce/" aria-label="Read more about The Weed Eaters asks: why bury a body when you can just eat it, maybe with some tomato sauce?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Liberty Consulting Group Limited in Rosedale, Auckland. RNZ / Gill Bonnett A disgraced immigration adviser has been fined a further $25,000 for fabricating an official immigration letter, lying to clients and failing to file visa applications. “This is one of those rare cases where an adviser must be removed from the ... <a title="Disgraced immigration adviser Qian Yu faces a further $25,000 in fines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/disgraced-immigration-adviser-qian-yu-faces-a-further-25000-in-fines/" aria-label="Read more about Disgraced immigration adviser Qian Yu faces a further $25,000 in fines">Read more</a>
