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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Data from the NZ Banking Association shows that total home lending rose 17.5 percent in the six months to December, Unsplash/ Towfiqu Barbhuiya More than 40 percent of people with home loans are paying more than the minimum required, which can save them significant amounts of money over the life of ... <a title="How to cut your mortgage interest bill in half" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/how-to-cut-your-mortgage-interest-bill-in-half/" aria-label="Read more about How to cut your mortgage interest bill in half">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government is considering easing weight restrictions for heavy vehicles in a bid to save fuel amid the global crisis. Four changes are being worked on in case of a move up to Phase 2 of the national fuel plan. This included allowing more weight on some trucks to facilitate fewer ... <a title="Watch: Prime Minister Luxon discusses diesel supply at post-Cabinet press conference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/watch-prime-minister-luxon-discusses-diesel-supply-at-post-cabinet-press-conference/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Prime Minister Luxon discusses diesel supply at post-Cabinet press conference">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZX and the capital markets hadn’t had a futures index since the early 1990s. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The capital markets operator NZX has launched a futures index, which gives equity investors a more efficient way to manage risk. The S&P/NZX 20 Index Futures supports efficient pricing, enables effective hedging, and ... <a title="NZX launches futures index, gives investors more risk management" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/nzx-launches-futures-index-gives-investors-more-risk-management/" aria-label="Read more about NZX launches futures index, gives investors more risk management">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft spotted the potential North Korean sanctions busting in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea. Corporal Naomi James The Defence Force (NZDF) said Tuesday its spy plane had spotted an at-sea transfer of illicit goods as part of its monitoring of North Korean attempts to ... <a title="NZDF reports possible North Korea sanctions breaches at sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/nzdf-reports-possible-north-korea-sanctions-breaches-at-sea/" aria-label="Read more about NZDF reports possible North Korea sanctions breaches at sea">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pop superstar Taylor Swift filed trademark applications for two audio clips and one image of herself in what a trademark lawyer said is an attempt to protect her voice and likeness from deepfake videos and audio created by artificial intelligence. The applications were filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office ... <a title="Taylor Swift wants to trademark her voice and likeness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/taylor-swift-wants-to-trademark-her-voice-and-likeness/" aria-label="Read more about Taylor Swift wants to trademark her voice and likeness">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand DJ Vasiljevic joins the NZ Breakers from Adelaide 36ers. Photosport The New Zealand Breakers have lured two-time NBL champion and proven leader Dejan ‘DJ’ Vasiljevic to the basketball club on a one season deal. The guard is a marquee signing for the club that has yet to sign a coach for ... <a title="Breakers lock in marquee signing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/breakers-lock-in-marquee-signing/" aria-label="Read more about Breakers lock in marquee signing">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Maiki Sherman at Parliament, Aotearoa Media Collective The Finance Minister says she shut down an event in her office last year after “offensive language” was used during a function she hosted for press gallery journalists. Nicola Willis held pre-Budget drinks in her office in May last year where an ... <a title="Finance Minister shut down event after TVNZ political editor used alleged homophobic slur" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/finance-minister-shut-down-event-after-tvnz-political-editor-used-alleged-homophobic-slur/" aria-label="Read more about Finance Minister shut down event after TVNZ political editor used alleged homophobic slur">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 28, 2026.
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Black Cap Geoff Allott Elias Rodriguez / www.photosport.nz Former Black Caps fast bowler Geoff Allott has been appointed chief executive of New Zealand Cricket, replacing Scott Weenink, who resigned in December. Weenink left the role at the end of last year after months of escalating tension over the future direction ... <a title="Geoff Allott named new boss of NZ Cricket after Scott Weenink’s departure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/geoff-allott-named-new-boss-of-nz-cricket-after-scott-weeninks-departure/" aria-label="Read more about Geoff Allott named new boss of NZ Cricket after Scott Weenink’s departure">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police evacuated nearby homes as a precaution. Marika Khabazi / RNZ Fire and Emergency (FENZ) is investigating the cause of a house fire that led to the evacuation of neighbouring homes in Rolleston in Canterbury. Four fire trucks were called to the blaze on Lowes Road about 11.17am on Tuesday. Police ... <a title="Neighbours evacuated as fire engulfs home in Rolleston" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/neighbours-evacuated-as-fire-engulfs-home-in-rolleston/" aria-label="Read more about Neighbours evacuated as fire engulfs home in Rolleston">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Imogen Richards, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion will deliver its interim report to the governor-general by April 30. Public hearings will follow, defining antisemitism and its effects on Jewish Australians. As a researcher of political violence, I provided ... <a title="Banning protest slogans won’t end antisemitism. We need to understand the complex forces driving it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/banning-protest-slogans-wont-end-antisemitism-we-need-to-understand-the-complex-forces-driving-it-272151/" aria-label="Read more about Banning protest slogans won’t end antisemitism. We need to understand the complex forces driving it">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Rich, Director of the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN), Curtin University As the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran in late February, the social media posts by some US national security agencies took a particular turn. With missiles and bombs raining down, Pentagon ... <a title="You’d better start paying attention to the manosphere. You’re living in it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/youd-better-start-paying-attention-to-the-manosphere-youre-living-in-it-279547/" aria-label="Read more about You’d better start paying attention to the manosphere. You’re living in it">Read more</a>
