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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The slip closing Awakino Gorge. Supplied / NZ Transport Agency The small Waikato town of Mōkau on the west coast of the North Island is being described by locals as a “ghost town” and “dead as a doornail” due to the closure of the Awakino Gorge on State Highway 3. Local ... <a title="Town struggles amid Awakino Gorge closure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/town-struggles-amid-awakino-gorge-closure/" aria-label="Read more about Town struggles amid Awakino Gorge closure">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Van Amber, Senior Lecturer in Fashion & Textiles, RMIT University As the weather cools in the southern hemisphere and energy prices climb, many of us are trying to stay warm without cranking the heating. The doona – or duvet, if you prefer – is central to ... <a title="The science of cosiness: a textiles expert explains feather down, bamboo, polyester duvets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/the-science-of-cosiness-a-textiles-expert-explains-feather-down-bamboo-polyester-duvets-280450/" aria-label="Read more about The science of cosiness: a textiles expert explains feather down, bamboo, polyester duvets">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau BNZ is the latest major bank to raise interest rates. It has put its one-year rate up by six basis points, to 4.59 percent, its 18-month rate up by the same margin to 4.79 percent and its two-year rate by 20 basis points, to 5.09 percent. Two-year ... <a title="BNZ joins rivals with interest rate rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/bnz-joins-rivals-with-interest-rate-rise/" aria-label="Read more about BNZ joins rivals with interest rate rise">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Romain Fathi, Associate Professor, School of History, ANU / Chercheur Associé at the Centre d’Histoire de Sciences Po, Australian National University The United States under President Donald Trump and the European Union have a complicated relationship. On one hand, European countries and the US have built some ... <a title="How the war in Iran has brought European countries closer together – without Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/how-the-war-in-iran-has-brought-european-countries-closer-together-without-trump-281025/" aria-label="Read more about How the war in Iran has brought European countries closer together – without Trump">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duygu Yengin, Associate Professor of Economics, Adelaide University Right now, courts across Australia are grappling with a difficult legal question. How do you put a dollar value on the cultural and spiritual harm done to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples when their Country has been damaged ... <a title="Why Native Title rulings need a system to value cultural loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/why-native-title-rulings-need-a-system-to-value-cultural-loss-279743/" aria-label="Read more about Why Native Title rulings need a system to value cultural loss">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic AFP Jetstar check-ins at Auckland have been halted and some of its departures delayed by a technical issue. “Technical teams are onsite working to resolve the issue, and Jetstar has currently paused check-in, with some delays to departing flights today,” Auckland Airport said. “No other domestic flights are affected.” ... <a title="Delays at Auckland Airport as Jetstar halts check-ins over tech problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/delays-at-auckland-airport-as-jetstar-halts-check-ins-over-tech-problem/" aria-label="Read more about Delays at Auckland Airport as Jetstar halts check-ins over tech problem">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An AI-generated falsely showing Westpac CEO Catherine McGrath clashing with Winston Peters on a news show. Supplied One of the country’s biggest banks is calling on social media giant Meta – owner of Facebook and Instagram – to do more to protect New Zealanders from fraud and scams on its platforms. ... <a title="AI-generated Westpac boss used in scam ads on Facebook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/ai-generated-westpac-boss-used-in-scam-ads-on-facebook/" aria-label="Read more about AI-generated Westpac boss used in scam ads on Facebook">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rowan Light, Lecturer in History, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau In 1916, in the middle of the Great War, 2nd Lieutenant Leonard (Len) James Shaw of the 2nd Auckland Battalion sent a pressed Flanders poppy in folded paper to his niece Jessie Osborne in Waikato. Shaw ... <a title="Anzac Day 2026: how the poppy has endured as our symbol of war and remembrance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/anzac-day-2026-how-the-poppy-has-endured-as-our-symbol-of-war-and-remembrance-280911/" aria-label="Read more about Anzac Day 2026: how the poppy has endured as our symbol of war and remembrance">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF One person has died following a serious crash in Temuka in South Canterbury on Wednesday night. Emergency services were alerted to the single motorcycle crash on Factory Road at around 7.50pm. The rider died at the scene. The Serious Crash Unit has conducted a scene examination and the road has ... <a title="Motorcyclist dead after crash in South Canterbury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/motorcyclist-dead-after-crash-in-south-canterbury/" aria-label="Read more about Motorcyclist dead after crash in South Canterbury">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic RNZ/ Calvin Samuel State Highway 29 is closed following a serious crash in Lower Kaimai on Thursday morning. Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash near the intersection with Valley View Road at around 5.50am. Initial indications suggest there are serious injuries, police said in a statement. The ... <a title="SH29 in Bay of Plenty closed after early-morning crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/sh29-in-bay-of-plenty-closed-after-early-morning-crash/" aria-label="Read more about SH29 in Bay of Plenty closed after early-morning crash">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As floodwaters reached a metre high inside a Wellington boarding house, Mōkena Spooner-Hokianga walked out with a few precious items in a plastic box. “Photos of my dad and photos of my mum, y’know, those sentimental things … they’re too important and I can’t replace them.” The Duckworth Lewis boarder was ... <a title="Storm-battered people flock to Wellington City Mission after losing everything" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/storm-battered-people-flock-to-wellington-city-mission-after-losing-everything/" aria-label="Read more about Storm-battered people flock to Wellington City Mission after losing everything">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix women’s head coach Bev Priestman with captain Mackenzie Barry. Marty Melville / PHOTOSPORT Wellington Phoenix’s stand-in captain Mackenzie Barry has experienced the lows of the A-League when seasons imploded and losses stacked up, now she is leading the team into the uncharted territory of finals football. Barry has been ... <a title="Phoenix defender Mackenzie Barry riding the highs of the club’s success" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/phoenix-defender-mackenzie-barry-riding-the-highs-of-the-clubs-success/" aria-label="Read more about Phoenix defender Mackenzie Barry riding the highs of the club’s success">Read more</a>
