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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Trade Minister Todd McClay sign the free-trade agreement. Supplied The New Zealand economy is expected to be hundreds of millions of dollars better off each year once the Indian free trade agreement has fully come into force. Analysis of the economic ... <a title="Economic gains from India free trade deal modest to begin with – MFAT" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/economic-gains-from-india-free-trade-deal-modest-to-begin-with-mfat/" aria-label="Read more about Economic gains from India free trade deal modest to begin with – MFAT">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand North Canterbury retiree Madeleine Burdon is in the midst of a major life change – downsizing from the home she worked hard to pay off. Known as Bad Nan to her grandchildren, Burdon grew up with eight siblings and parents who “worked their butts off” but never owned a home or ... <a title="What are the budget basics you need for a comfy retirement?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/what-are-the-budget-basics-you-need-for-a-comfy-retirement/" aria-label="Read more about What are the budget basics you need for a comfy retirement?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Michelle Montague. Cooper Neill New Zealand’s Michelle Montague has marked her UFC return with another unanimous decision win to improve her unbeaten record to 8-0 in the sport. The ‘Wild One’ outmuscled and out-fought former bantamweight contender Mayra Bueno Silva to win (30-27, 29-29 and 29-28) on the judges’ scorecards. Montague ... <a title="New Zealand’s Michelle Montague eyes next fight after ranked UFC win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/new-zealands-michelle-montague-eyes-next-fight-after-ranked-ufc-win/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s Michelle Montague eyes next fight after ranked UFC win">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A boat building facility that erupted in flames on Tuesday morning is a “total loss”, Fire and Emergency (FENZ) says. Luckily no one was inside the building when the blaze began around 10am, Assistant District Commander Shaun Pilgrim told RNZ. Calvin Samuel Fourteen crews battled to contain the fire in the ... <a title="‘Total loss’: Fire tears through Auckland boat building facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/total-loss-fire-tears-through-auckland-boat-building-facility/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Total loss’: Fire tears through Auckland boat building facility">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samara Ranie, PhD Student, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland The quail is a small, unassuming bird that glides rather than flies and prefers to hide under bushes than to perch on top of a tree. And now, it’s also helping scientists understand serious birth ... <a title="Fluorescent quail embryos could help solve serious birth defects in humans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/fluorescent-quail-embryos-could-help-solve-serious-birth-defects-in-humans-277090/" aria-label="Read more about Fluorescent quail embryos could help solve serious birth defects in humans">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Stevens, Professor in Ocean Physics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau; Earth Sciences New Zealand A rare dataset collected by instruments at the point where Antarctica’s largest ice shelf begins to float reveals ocean processes that drive melting at this critical part of the continent. During ... <a title="Antarctica’s ice shelves are vulnerable to melting from below – knowing how far ocean heat reaches is crucial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/antarcticas-ice-shelves-are-vulnerable-to-melting-from-below-knowing-how-far-ocean-heat-reaches-is-crucial-278195/" aria-label="Read more about Antarctica’s ice shelves are vulnerable to melting from below – knowing how far ocean heat reaches is crucial">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Jeremy Scahill Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has been on a strategic tour to prepare for two dramatically different paths that could unfold in the coming days — a return to diplomacy or a resumption of the war with the US and Israel. While President Donald Trump has claimed that the Iranian government ... <a title="As Trump’s narrative on negotiations flails, Iran is setting its own terms for ending the war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/as-trumps-narrative-on-negotiations-flails-iran-is-setting-its-own-terms-for-ending-the-war/" aria-label="Read more about As Trump’s narrative on negotiations flails, Iran is setting its own terms for ending the war">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Greenacre, now head coach of the Phoenix. AAP Image/Matt Turner / Photosport Caretaker coach Chris Greenacre has been appointed the Wellington Phoenix men’s coach following a long apprenticeship at the A-league football club. Greenacre, who has called Wellington home since 2009 when he joined the Phoenix as a player, will ... <a title="Phoenix men appoints perennial caretaker coach Chris Greenacre to top job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/phoenix-men-appoints-perennial-caretaker-coach-chris-greenacre-to-top-job/" aria-label="Read more about Phoenix men appoints perennial caretaker coach Chris Greenacre to top job">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A Coalition government would boost Australia’s minimum fuel reserve to 60 days, and deliver at least one billion litres of new storage with a $800 million Fuel Security Facility. The opposition, making the announcement on Monday, said the new storage ... <a title="Coalition would boost Australia’s fuel reserve to 60 days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/coalition-would-boost-australias-fuel-reserve-to-60-days-281142/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition would boost Australia’s fuel reserve to 60 days">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Trade Minister exchanges gifts after signing the free trade agreement (FTA) with India in New Delhi. supplied Big tariff wins for many goods exporters, especially sheep meat, forestry, seafood and horticulture Services gain certainty and protection, not major new market openings Beef and bulk dairy see little change, marking ... <a title="India free trade deal: The NZ sectors set to benefit most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/india-free-trade-deal-the-nz-sectors-set-to-benefit-most/" aria-label="Read more about India free trade deal: The NZ sectors set to benefit most">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rowena Walker. Supplied / NZ Police Police are continuing to search Christchurch’s red zone for missing woman Rowena Walker. The 39-year-old was last seen on 14 August when CCTV captured her with an associate in Bassett Street in the suburb of Burwood. Her mother reported her missing two months later. Police ... <a title="Search continues for missing Christchurch woman Rowena Walker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/search-continues-for-missing-christchurch-woman-rowena-walker/" aria-label="Read more about Search continues for missing Christchurch woman Rowena Walker">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents in many parts of the North Island are in the process of trying to put their homes back together after torrential rain and flooding in recent weeks. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Building Research Association of New Zealand, or BRANZ, is urging homeowners affected by the recent flooding to be ... <a title="House mould risk worsened by recent flooding, BRANZ says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/house-mould-risk-worsened-by-recent-flooding-branz-says/" aria-label="Read more about House mould risk worsened by recent flooding, BRANZ says">Read more</a>
