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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow updates in our live blog above. The prime minister says he has the full support of his caucus, as National MPs gather for the first time in weeks. Parliament’s first sitting day since 2 April comes after a 1News-Verian poll showing the government would be out of power, and a ... <a title="Live: Christopher Luxon survives National leadership vote, refuses to take questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/live-christopher-luxon-survives-national-leadership-vote-refuses-to-take-questions/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Christopher Luxon survives National leadership vote, refuses to take questions">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Westpac also recently uppped its rates. 123RF Kiwibank is the latest bank to raise home loan interest rates, as concern grows about the future path of inflation. It said it was increasing a number of its fixed-term home loans. The one-year special lifts from 4.59 percent to 4.65 percent. The two-year ... <a title="Kiwibank joins other banks with home loan rate rises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/kiwibank-joins-other-banks-with-home-loan-rate-rises/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwibank joins other banks with home loan rate rises">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Green was reported missing from Motueka on April 13. NZ Police / SUPPLIED Motukea residents are being asked to check any CCTV to help find missing man Nathan Green. Police said they were searching for the Motueka man who had been missing since April 13 from his home in Brooklyn. ... <a title="Search continues for missing Motueka man Nathan Green, missing over a week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/search-continues-for-missing-motueka-man-nathan-green-missing-over-a-week/" aria-label="Read more about Search continues for missing Motueka man Nathan Green, missing over a week">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ohakea airforce base. (File photo) RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham Paramedics rushed to Ohakea airforce base in Manawatū on Tuesday morning after reports of a “water incident”. A St John spokesperson said paramedics were called at 6.40am, and one ambulance and two rapid-response vehicles were sent to the base. Fire and ... <a title="‘Water incident’ at NZDF’s Ohakea airforce base" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/water-incident-at-nzdfs-ohakea-airforce-base/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Water incident’ at NZDF’s Ohakea airforce base">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The man has been charged by police. (File photo) RNZ / Alexander Robertson An Invercargill man has been accused of stealing more than 800 litres of petrol in a series of thefts from a local contractor. The 32-year old man appeared at the Invercargill District Council on Tuesday with police alleging ... <a title="Invercargill man accused of stealing more than 800 litres of petrol" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/invercargill-man-accused-of-stealing-more-than-800-litres-of-petrol/" aria-label="Read more about Invercargill man accused of stealing more than 800 litres of petrol">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The ingredient is found in some natural cold medicines. (File photo) Unsplash A herb found in natural cold medicine has been linked to nine reports of “hypersensitivity reactions”, including anaphylaxis, in the past three years. The ingredient known as Andrographis paniculata had recently been reviewed by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), ... <a title="Herb found in natural cold medicine linked to reports of anaphylaxis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/herb-found-in-natural-cold-medicine-linked-to-reports-of-anaphylaxis/" aria-label="Read more about Herb found in natural cold medicine linked to reports of anaphylaxis">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ridge Ponini’s rise to being an opera star began in Rarotonga, when he was singing outside his college classroom on a whim. His teacher heard him and recorded a video to submit to Otago University. Ponini grew up in a Christian family, where singing in church was normal. “We never knew ... <a title="Rarotongan opera singer heading to London" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/rarotongan-opera-singer-heading-to-london/" aria-label="Read more about Rarotongan opera singer heading to London">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Evans, Adjunct Researcher, English and Writing, University of Tasmania In the 1990s, Melissa Auf der Maur played bass in two of the decade’s most notable rock bands: Hole and Smashing Pumpkins. Her new book, Even the Good Girls Will Cry: My 90s Rock Memoir, documents this ... <a title="Girls in bands: two 90s rock icons on romance, ruthlessness and boring men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/girls-in-bands-two-90s-rock-icons-on-romance-ruthlessness-and-boring-men-275942/" aria-label="Read more about Girls in bands: two 90s rock icons on romance, ruthlessness and boring men">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin John Brophy, Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne Mohammed Massoud Morsi is a master storyteller and it is no surprise that the manuscript of his new novel won the prestigious 2025 Dorothy Hewett Award. He brings stories to light that unsettle stereotypes and ... <a title="Despots, brutality and the quest for a home: The Hair of the Pigeon explores suffering and love" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/despots-brutality-and-the-quest-for-a-home-the-hair-of-the-pigeon-explores-suffering-and-love-277741/" aria-label="Read more about Despots, brutality and the quest for a home: The Hair of the Pigeon explores suffering and love">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bella Vacca Jerseys co-founder Gavin Hogarth shows Daisy the dairy cow the end product of her efforts. Peter de Graaf A Northland business leading the way back to the future by selling milk straight from the farm in glass bottles is the latest to fall victim to soaring fuel prices and ... <a title="Northland milk company stops deliveries over soaring fuel prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/northland-milk-company-stops-deliveries-over-soaring-fuel-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Northland milk company stops deliveries over soaring fuel prices">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The retailers have been charged with selling or supplying a non-approved psychoactive product, police say. AFP / BENJAMIN POLGE Retailers across the central North Island are facing prosecution for illegally selling nitrous oxide for recreational use. Police operations focused on shops in New Plymouth, Hāwera, Whanganui, Palmerston North, and Levin. District ... <a title="Retailers face prosecution for selling nangs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/retailers-face-prosecution-for-selling-nangs/" aria-label="Read more about Retailers face prosecution for selling nangs">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika players after a game. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz The founder of a Māori and Pacific-led professional rugby club says they have the finances, plan and people to keep the Moana Pasifika franchise afloat despite being rejected in their attempts to buy the license last year. Tracy Atiga is the ... <a title="‘We can do this’: Rejected Super Rugby bidder says it can keep Moana Pasifika going" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/we-can-do-this-rejected-super-rugby-bidder-says-it-can-keep-moana-pasifika-going/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We can do this’: Rejected Super Rugby bidder says it can keep Moana Pasifika going">Read more</a>
