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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>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Farmers are being warned to brace for a challenging next season after prices eased at the latest global dairy trade (GDT) auction. The average price at the fortnightly auction fell 2.7 percent to US$4143 (NZ$7025) a tonne. The price of wholemilk powder, which influences farmer payouts, dropped ... <a title="‘Pain’ ahead for dairy farmers as prices ease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/pain-ahead-for-dairy-farmers-as-prices-ease/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Pain’ ahead for dairy farmers as prices ease">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (L-R) Dame Lisa Carrington, Tara Vaughan, Olivia Brett and Alicia Hoskin win gold in the women’s K4 final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Iain McGregor / www.photosport.nz Dame Lisa Carrington is competing but two other members of the Olympic champion four are missing from the New Zealand Canoe Sprint team named ... <a title="Dame Lisa Carrington in, but other key names missing from NZ Canoe Sprint squad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/dame-lisa-carrington-in-but-other-key-names-missing-from-nz-canoe-sprint-squad/" aria-label="Read more about Dame Lisa Carrington in, but other key names missing from NZ Canoe Sprint squad">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Construction on the new Te Waihorotiu Station in Auckland CBD is still underway. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins 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 ... <a title="Despair in Auckland CBD over CRK slow crawl to finish line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/despair-in-auckland-cbd-over-crk-slow-crawl-to-finish-line/" aria-label="Read more about Despair in Auckland CBD over CRK slow crawl to finish line">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Tim O’Shea I don’t blame Iran for going cold on another sham negotiation session with the US. After all, why would they take the US or Israel seriously? Or even remotely trust either of them when: They both bombed Iran right in the middle of two sets of previous “negotiations”; and Trump lied ... <a title="No wonder Iran went cold on sham talks, considering the lying US-Israeli track record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/no-wonder-iran-went-cold-on-sham-talks-considering-the-lying-us-israeli-track-record/" aria-label="Read more about No wonder Iran went cold on sham talks, considering the lying US-Israeli track record">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Immigration minister Erica Stanford. RNZ / Nick Monro The government’s refreshed Active Investor Plus Visa has drawn in nearly $4 billion in funds already invested or committed, in its first year. Changes to the so-called ‘Golden Visa’, which gives wealthy foreigners residency if they directly invest in local companies, took effect ... <a title="Active Investor Plus Visa draws in nearly $4b of foreign funds in first year since refresh" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/active-investor-plus-visa-draws-in-nearly-4b-of-foreign-funds-in-first-year-since-refresh/" aria-label="Read more about Active Investor Plus Visa draws in nearly $4b of foreign funds in first year since refresh">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon *This article was originally published in March 2026. With the opening of One New Zealand Stadium in Christchurch just days away, the Crusaders are facing a significant shift – leaving behind a proven home fortress and adapting to life under a roof. Always intended as a temporary ... <a title="Home sweet dome: Will a roof put a lid on the Crusaders’ dominance?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/home-sweet-dome-will-a-roof-put-a-lid-on-the-crusaders-dominance/" aria-label="Read more about Home sweet dome: Will a roof put a lid on the Crusaders’ dominance?">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police search for missing Wellington man Philip Sutton. RNZ / Mark Papalii From the muddy waters of the Karori Stream on Wednesday morning, a police dog emerges, shakes, and begins to sniff along the far bank. Search teams, including the dive squad and a dog unit, continue to hunt for missing ... <a title="Specialist search teams look for Philip Sutton, missing since Wellington storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/specialist-search-teams-look-for-philip-sutton-missing-since-wellington-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Specialist search teams look for Philip Sutton, missing since Wellington storm">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The family of a woman missing for eight months are “desperate to find her” and remain hopeful she is alive, police say. Rowena Walker was reported missing by her mother on 22 October last year. Walker’s last confirmed sighting was on 14 August, when she was captured on CCTV in Christchurch ... <a title="Watch: Police say family of missing Christchurch woman Rowena Walker ‘desperate to find her’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/watch-police-say-family-of-missing-christchurch-woman-rowena-walker-desperate-to-find-her/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Police say family of missing Christchurch woman Rowena Walker ‘desperate to find her’">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Marie Quigley, DECRA Research Fellow in molecular ecology, James Cook University Lord Howe Island lies in the middle of the ocean, about 700 kilometres northeast of Sydney. It’s covered in lush forest and fringed by the world’s most southerly coral reef ecosystem. This reef system isn’t ... <a title="Coral reefs are secretly connected across vast oceans – and that’s crucial for their survival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/coral-reefs-are-secretly-connected-across-vast-oceans-and-thats-crucial-for-their-survival-278424/" aria-label="Read more about Coral reefs are secretly connected across vast oceans – and that’s crucial for their survival">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa is yet to hear back from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, left, over Minister of Treaty Negotiations Paul Goldsmith’s role. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A Hawke’s Bay post-settlement iwi trust has written to the Prime Minister calling for the removal of Paul Goldsmith as the Minister ... <a title="Wairoa iwi seeks removal of Goldsmith as Treaty Negotiations Minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/wairoa-iwi-seeks-removal-of-goldsmith-as-treaty-negotiations-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Wairoa iwi seeks removal of Goldsmith as Treaty Negotiations Minister">Read more</a>
