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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rowena Walker. Supplied / NZ Police Police are continuing to search Christchurch’s red zone for missing woman Rowena Walker. The 39-year-old was last seen on 14 August when CCTV captured her with an associate in Bassett Street in the suburb of Burwood. Her mother reported her missing two months later. Police ... <a title="Search continues for missing Christchurch woman Rowena Walker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/search-continues-for-missing-christchurch-woman-rowena-walker/" aria-label="Read more about Search continues for missing Christchurch woman Rowena Walker">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents in many parts of the North Island are in the process of trying to put their homes back together after torrential rain and flooding in recent weeks. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Building Research Association of New Zealand, or BRANZ, is urging homeowners affected by the recent flooding to be ... <a title="House mould risk worsened by recent flooding, BRANZ says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/house-mould-risk-worsened-by-recent-flooding-branz-says/" aria-label="Read more about House mould risk worsened by recent flooding, BRANZ says">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A fire in west Auckland, 28 April, 2026. Dan Satherley / RNZ Fourteen Fire and Emergency (FENZ) crews are battling to contain a large fire at a boat building facility in the Auckland suburb of Glendene. Large plumes of grey smoke have been seen billowing out from the location in West ... <a title="Large fire at West Auckland boat building facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/large-fire-at-west-auckland-boat-building-facility/" aria-label="Read more about Large fire at West Auckland boat building facility">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf By Gianina Schwanecke New Zealand Winegrowers wants wine lovers to raise their glasses this month, as it launches the ‘The Great White Wine Toast’ – a global campaign calling for the creation of an official white wine emoji alongside the existing red wine emoji. Despite the global popularity of white ... <a title="NZ Winegrowers joins global call for white wine emoji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/nz-winegrowers-joins-global-call-for-white-wine-emoji/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Winegrowers joins global call for white wine emoji">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
RNZ Pacific The Fiji Prime Minister has thrown his government’s support behind a controversial waste-to-energy project at Vuda Point in the country’s Western Division despite “a delay”. The multi-million-dollar “Fiji Energy from Waste Project”, backed by Australian billionaire Ian Malouf and Fiji-born businessman Robert Cromb’s company The Next Generation (TNG) Fiji, has been making headlines ... <a title="Fiji PM Rabuka gives govt support for controversial waste-to-energy project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/fiji-pm-rabuka-gives-govt-support-for-controversial-waste-to-energy-project/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji PM Rabuka gives govt support for controversial waste-to-energy project">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 2025 was not a good year for active fund managers in New Zealand, new data suggests. nito500/123RF 2025 was not a good year for active fund managers in New Zealand, new data suggests. S&P Dow Jones Indices has released its latest SPIVA scorecard, measuring the performance of actively managed funds against ... <a title="All active funds ‘underperform’ for year, data shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/all-active-funds-underperform-for-year-data-shows/" aria-label="Read more about All active funds ‘underperform’ for year, data shows">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand under 20s in action against Australia in South Africa. New Zealand Rugby New Zealand fought back from a 12 point halftime deficit to beat Australia 34-29 in a thrilling opening match of the Under 20 Rugby Championship in South Africa. Australia had a 24-12 lead at half-time but two ... <a title="NZ under-20s open Rugby Championship campaign with comeback win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/nz-under-20s-open-rugby-championship-campaign-with-comeback-win/" aria-label="Read more about NZ under-20s open Rugby Championship campaign with comeback win">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Kmart 14-piece Sandcastle Building Set, Blue Magic Sand, Green Magic Sand, Pink Magic Sand were found to contain asbestos. Supplied / MBIE Parents whose children played with asbestos contaminated sand are taking Kmart to the Disputes Tribunal and encouraging others to do the same. In November 2025, Kmart issued a ... <a title="Parents take Kmart to Disputes Tribunal over play sand containing asbestos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/parents-take-kmart-to-disputes-tribunal-over-play-sand-containing-asbestos/" aria-label="Read more about Parents take Kmart to Disputes Tribunal over play sand containing asbestos">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isrrah Malabanan, PhD Candidate in Transport Engineering, The University of Melbourne Electric vehicle purchases in Australia have surged amid the ongoing war in Iran, as drivers worry about rising fuel costs. The big drawcard: much cheaper running costs. As of 22 April, A$1 of electricity takes an ... <a title="Bought a new EV? Here’s a quick guide to driving and charging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/bought-a-new-ev-heres-a-quick-guide-to-driving-and-charging-280363/" aria-label="Read more about Bought a new EV? Here’s a quick guide to driving and charging">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Wills, Adjunct Professor, The University of Western Australia Over the last two months, nations have scrambled to shore up oil supplies as the Iran war prevented oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz. This, according to some global analysts, would lead to a downturn for ... <a title="Is oil king again? China’s surging cleantech exports show the opposite is true" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/is-oil-king-again-chinas-surging-cleantech-exports-show-the-opposite-is-true-281349/" aria-label="Read more about Is oil king again? China’s surging cleantech exports show the opposite is true">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, Adelaide University The day after the horror shooting and killing of 15 people at a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach last year, national cabinet agreed to take steps to eradicate antisemitism, hate, violence and terrorism. In addition to ... <a title="Months on from the Bondi terror attack, the national gun buyback is floundering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/months-on-from-the-bondi-terror-attack-the-national-gun-buyback-is-floundering-280367/" aria-label="Read more about Months on from the Bondi terror attack, the national gun buyback is floundering">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Peter Willsman, founding chairman of the Whakatipu Wilding Conifer Control Group, who has been helping bring wildings under control since 2009. RNZ / Katie Todd A wilding pine control group warns Queenstown’s beautiful vistas could be decimated in a decade if the government does not stump up more funding to stop ... <a title="Wilding pine control group fears Queenstown’s vistas could be decimated without more funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/wilding-pine-control-group-fears-queenstowns-vistas-could-be-decimated-without-more-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Wilding pine control group fears Queenstown’s vistas could be decimated without more funding">Read more</a>
