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April 23, 2026
University of Sydney’s appointment of pro-Israel academic Michael Abrahams-Sprod as antisemitism adviser has exposed management to an embarrassing conflict in its approach to freedom of expression. Wendy Bacon reports for Michael West Media. SPECIAL REPORT: By Wendy Bacon While University of Sydney antisemitism adviser Dr Michael Abrahams-Sprod works in vice-chancellor Mark Scott’s office as its ... <a title="Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? Sydney Uni pressure to silence Israel, apartheid critics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/antisemitism-or-anti-zionism-sydney-uni-pressure-to-silence-israel-apartheid-critics/" aria-label="Read more about Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? Sydney Uni pressure to silence Israel, apartheid critics">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Otago’s Lammermoor Station. SUPPLIED/SUSAN ELLIOT Central Otago’s Lammermoor Station – the country’s largest organic farm and only certified organic fine wool producer – has woven a new deal with French fashion house Chanel. The iconic 5200 hectare sheep, beef and arable Lammermoor station is nestled among tussock high country in ... <a title="French fashion house Chanel and NZ high country station team up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/french-fashion-house-chanel-and-nz-high-country-station-team-up/" aria-label="Read more about French fashion house Chanel and NZ high country station team up">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Mayor Andrew Little says costs of damage to Wellington in the recent storm could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars He is calling for donations from locals who could afford to kick in cash or things like furniture, saying some families have lost everything. The calls came during ... <a title="Wellington storm damage could reach hundreds of millions of dollars, mayor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/wellington-storm-damage-could-reach-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-mayor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington storm damage could reach hundreds of millions of dollars, mayor says">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Quain, Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney Overweight and obesity are among the most common conditions veterinarians see in both dogs and cats. Yet weight-loss plans for pets are frequently unsuccessful, with a high drop-out rate. In one study, over half of ... <a title="Is your cat or dog overweight? Why simply feeding less doesn’t always help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/is-your-cat-or-dog-overweight-why-simply-feeding-less-doesnt-always-help-280807/" aria-label="Read more about Is your cat or dog overweight? Why simply feeding less doesn’t always help">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shamubeel Eaqub, co-author of the latest Social Cohesion report Supplied Financial stress is putting pressure on New Zealand’s social cohesion, a new report says. The second Social Cohesion in New Zealand report by the Helen Clark Foundation said the country’s social fabric was “fraying on almost every measure”. The survey of ... <a title="Does hard work make you better off? More New Zealanders aren’t convinced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/does-hard-work-make-you-better-off-more-new-zealanders-arent-convinced/" aria-label="Read more about Does hard work make you better off? More New Zealanders aren’t convinced">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Mayor Andrew Little says costs of damage to Wellington in the recent storm could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars He is calling for donations from locals who could afford to kick in cash or things like furniture, saying some families have lost everything. The calls came during ... <a title="Wellington storm damage could reach hundreds of million of dollars, Mayor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/wellington-storm-damage-could-reach-hundreds-of-million-of-dollars-mayor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington storm damage could reach hundreds of million of dollars, Mayor says">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Jone Vakarisi was heard screaming and begging before he was “brutalised to death” in Fiji military custody last week, according to his sister. Melehola Tagaga told RNZ Pacific Waves that the well-known drug pusher was asked if he was planning a coup, before the military arrested him at ... <a title="‘His life mattered’: Family of man who died in Fiji military custody says he begged for his life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/his-life-mattered-family-of-man-who-died-in-fiji-military-custody-says-he-begged-for-his-life/" aria-label="Read more about ‘His life mattered’: Family of man who died in Fiji military custody says he begged for his life">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Canterbury investment company appears to have used investors’ money to fund personal interests of its director and his family members, while investors face a “substantial shortfall”, according to an interim liquidators report. In December 2025, the Financial Markets Authority sought the liquidation of Rangiora-based Chance Voight Investment Corporation Limited (CVICL), ... <a title="Chance Voight group investors face a ‘substantial shortfall’ according to liquidators report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/chance-voight-group-investors-face-a-substantial-shortfall-according-to-liquidators-report/" aria-label="Read more about Chance Voight group investors face a ‘substantial shortfall’ according to liquidators report">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Education Minister David Seymour said the data showed attendance rates continuing to rise under the coalition. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone New data shows 68.6 percent of students attending school regularly for term 1 this year, the highest figure for term 1 since 2020. However, that figure is still four points ... <a title="Data shows highest term one regular attendance since 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/data-shows-highest-term-one-regular-attendance-since-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Data shows highest term one regular attendance since 2020">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A $100,000 Mayoral Relief Fund has been launched to support Wellingtonians affected by Monday’s severe weather, with the city calling on Wellingtonians for further donations. On Monday Wellington’s southern suburbs were hit with widespread torrential rain and flooding which has led to landslides and damage to some people’s homes and businesses, ... <a title="Mayoral Relief Fund launched in Wellington after severe weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/mayoral-relief-fund-launched-in-wellington-after-severe-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Mayoral Relief Fund launched in Wellington after severe weather">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZX Chief Executive Mark Peterson. (File photo) RNZ / Dom Thomas The New Zealand stock market is yet to appoint a permanent replacement to take over from the long-serving chief executive Mark Peterson, who departs at the end of the month. “The process for CEO recruitment is well advanced and the ... <a title="NZ stock market yet to appoint new chief executive after 10 months" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/nz-stock-market-yet-to-appoint-new-chief-executive-after-10-months/" aria-label="Read more about NZ stock market yet to appoint new chief executive after 10 months">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David J. Galbreath, Professor of War and Technology, University of Bath Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face a renewal of American bombardment was due to expire this week, but was extended at the last moment, this time with no defined ... <a title="Middle East conflict: how the US and Iran could step back from the brink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/middle-east-conflict-how-the-us-and-iran-could-step-back-from-the-brink-281203/" aria-label="Read more about Middle East conflict: how the US and Iran could step back from the brink">Read more</a>
