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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest government data accurate to midday Sunday shows 51.2 days of petrol, 41.6 days of diesel, and 47.4 of jet fuel. RNZ / Unsplash New Zealand’s fuel stocks have dipped across the board according to the latest update, but the government says levels are stable and sufficient. The latest government ... <a title="Fuel stock still stable despite another fall, government says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/fuel-stock-still-stable-despite-another-fall-government-says/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel stock still stable despite another fall, government says">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The prime minister has unleashed on his coalition partner Winston Peters, saying he was the person who put Dame Jacinda Ardern in charge of the country. In an interview with Newstalk ZB’s The Country, Christopher Luxon shot back at Peters, who earlier told RNZ he should have ... <a title="Coalition spat deepens as Christopher Luxon fires back at Winston Peters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/coalition-spat-deepens-as-christopher-luxon-fires-back-at-winston-peters/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition spat deepens as Christopher Luxon fires back at Winston Peters">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis. File photo. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government says it is shifting oversight of infrastructure projects from Treasury to the independent Infrastructure Commission. It’s part of several changes to the investment management system, which informs how the government selects infrastructure projects. Finance Minister Nicola Willis said they’re ... <a title="Infrastructure Commission to oversee major projects under new government plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/infrastructure-commission-to-oversee-major-projects-under-new-government-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Infrastructure Commission to oversee major projects under new government plan">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MPs Gen Bennett (Labour), and Lan Pham (Green) at a Select Committee. VNP / Phil Smith The Green Party has confirmed its candidate list for the election, with some current MPs bumped up slightly compared to an earlier draft. That initial list was put together by delegates, to then be voted ... <a title="2026 election: Lan Pham moves higher than two fellow MPs in Greens list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/2026-election-lan-pham-moves-higher-than-two-fellow-mps-in-greens-list/" aria-label="Read more about 2026 election: Lan Pham moves higher than two fellow MPs in Greens list">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There’s a responsibility for the nearly two-thirds of New Zealanders who own a pet to make sure their companion animals are well looked after. But how far can you go without stretching the budget? Focusing on the two most popular pets – cats and dogs – Christchurch vet Elora Saha offers ... <a title="Taking care of your pets within the budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/taking-care-of-your-pets-within-the-budget/" aria-label="Read more about Taking care of your pets within the budget">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Xero CEO Sir Rod Drury. (File photo) RNZ / Diego Opatowski The 2026 New Zealander of the year and founder of Xero, Sir Rod Drury, has denied claims of misconduct against a former staffer after it was revealed a police complaint had been laid. The complaint alleged misconduct when former ... <a title="Xero founder Sir Rod Drury denies misconduct claims by former staffer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/xero-founder-sir-rod-drury-denies-misconduct-claims-by-former-staffer/" aria-label="Read more about Xero founder Sir Rod Drury denies misconduct claims by former staffer">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamid R. Jamali, Professor, School of Information and Communication Studies, Charles Sturt University Australian universities pay millions to commercial academic publishers each year. This is one of the main ways academics publish their research and have it recognised by their peers. The money covers staff and students’ ... <a title="So much research is already free to read in Australia – but it’s not getting the support it needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/so-much-research-is-already-free-to-read-in-australia-but-its-not-getting-the-support-it-needs-280044/" aria-label="Read more about So much research is already free to read in Australia – but it’s not getting the support it needs">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Strating, Director, La Trobe Centre for Global Security, and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University News of a fragile ceasefire has done little to calm anxieties about the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has choked shipping and the United States has responded with a targeted ... <a title="These shocks to Australia’s food system won’t be the last. Will it learn in time for the next one?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/these-shocks-to-australias-food-system-wont-be-the-last-will-it-learn-in-time-for-the-next-one-281007/" aria-label="Read more about These shocks to Australia’s food system won’t be the last. Will it learn in time for the next one?">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some central Auckland businesses fear they will go under before the long-awaited and long-delayed City Rail Link [CRL] opens. The $5.5 billion project connects Waitematā Station with a redeveloped Maungawhau Station and two new underground stations, Te Waihorotiu and Karang-a-Hape, and will carry up to 54,000 passengers an hour. But by ... <a title="Despair in Auckland CBD over CRL slow crawl to finish line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/despair-in-auckland-cbd-over-crl-slow-crawl-to-finish-line/" aria-label="Read more about Despair in Auckland CBD over CRL slow crawl to finish line">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Poppies at Auckland War Memorial Museum, 2024. RNZ/Marika Khabazi The government is launching a new online visual storytelling website to help children learn about Anzac history. Featuring photographs, maps, timelines and minigames, Anzac Stories was created by Archives New Zealand and the National Library from their collections. It highlights the experiences ... <a title="New site to teach kids about Anzac history launched" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/new-site-to-teach-kids-about-anzac-history-launched/" aria-label="Read more about New site to teach kids about Anzac history launched">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Two children aged under three years old died alongside a woman at a Hastings house. RNZ / Anusha Bradley The family of a woman, baby and toddler killed in Hastings say they are “heartbroken and devastated”. It comes as a 36-year-old man was charged with murdering them. A homicide investigation, dubbed ... <a title="Family of woman and children killed in Hastings homicide say they are ‘devastated’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/family-of-woman-and-children-killed-in-hastings-homicide-say-they-are-devastated/" aria-label="Read more about Family of woman and children killed in Hastings homicide say they are ‘devastated’">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooded Ruamahanga River, taken from hillside at Morisons Bush looking down on the South Wairarapa. Pockets of native bush and windbreaks are now islands among flooded paddocks. Mike Laven River levels have been dropping in Tararua District since an emergency mobile alert was issued over the threat from the Wainui River, ... <a title="Weather: Localised flooding, more evacuations in lower North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/weather-localised-flooding-more-evacuations-in-lower-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Localised flooding, more evacuations in lower North Island">Read more</a>
