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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand For many midlife women busily juggling work and care responsibilities, an evening glass of wine can feel like the perfect antidote. But that everyday habit comes with real risks. Beyond the familiar hangover, alcohol is linked to at least seven types of cancer, including breast, bowel, mouth and throat cancer. Even ... <a title="Dying for a drink? How midlife NZ women think about alcohol" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/dying-for-a-drink-how-midlife-nz-women-think-about-alcohol/" aria-label="Read more about Dying for a drink? How midlife NZ women think about alcohol">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ximena Nelson, Professor of Animal Behaviour, University of Canterbury Bruce the kea is missing his entire upper beak. Yet he is the alpha bird of his circus (the apt collective noun for a group of New Zealand’s famously playful alpine parrots). As our latest research shows, Bruce ... <a title="How Bruce the half-beak kea weaponised his disability to become the alpha bird" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/how-bruce-the-half-beak-kea-weaponised-his-disability-to-become-the-alpha-bird-280993/" aria-label="Read more about How Bruce the half-beak kea weaponised his disability to become the alpha bird">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Mennill, Professor and Associate Dean of Science, University of Windsor When Rachel Carson wrote the environmental classic Silent Spring in 1962, she warned that unchecked human impacts might create a silent future. Forty years later, biologists uncovered a striking effect of noise pollution on songbirds. They ... <a title="Paris has successfully cut noise pollution, but urban birds still can’t sing at their natural pitch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/paris-has-successfully-cut-noise-pollution-but-urban-birds-still-cant-sing-at-their-natural-pitch-280229/" aria-label="Read more about Paris has successfully cut noise pollution, but urban birds still can’t sing at their natural pitch">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Businesses around Christchurch’s new stadium are buzzing about the first sports match at the $683 million arena on Friday night and making preparations for an influx of patrons. The Crusaders will play the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby Pacific’s Super Round in front of 25,000 people at One New ... <a title="Businesses amped for first sports event at Christchurch’s One NZ Stadium" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/businesses-amped-for-first-sports-event-at-christchurchs-one-nz-stadium/" aria-label="Read more about Businesses amped for first sports event at Christchurch’s One NZ Stadium">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Wellington region and Wairarapa have spent the night under a red heavy rain warning, with downpours expected to continue through to late Tuesday. Wellington was hit by widespread, damaging floods and landslides overnight on Sunday following a weekend of storms. Authorities are urging lower North Island residents to stay off ... <a title="Weather live: Red rain warnings all day for flooded Wellington region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/weather-live-red-rain-warnings-all-day-for-flooded-wellington-region/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Red rain warnings all day for flooded Wellington region">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brooklyn residents clearing gutters of debris from a slip further up the road. RNZ / Charlotte Cook A woman was so worried about rising floodwaters she decided to sleep in her shop after flash floods ravaged Wellington. The capital and surrounding areas are under a rare red rain warning after days ... <a title="Wellington residents prepare for worst as red rain warning continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/wellington-residents-prepare-for-worst-as-red-rain-warning-continues/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington residents prepare for worst as red rain warning continues">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Jayden Lennox is clean bowled by Bangladesh’s Nahid Rana during the second ODI, Mirpur, 2026. MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP The Black Caps have been beaten by Bangladesh by six wickets in the second ODI in Dhaka. Pace bowler Nahid Rana ripped through the New Zealand batting order dismissing ... <a title="Black Caps beaten by Bangladesh in second ODI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/black-caps-beaten-by-bangladesh-in-second-odi/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps beaten by Bangladesh in second ODI">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tenants are using artificial intelligence to help make applications to the Tenancy Tribunal. RNZ Tenants using artificial intelligence to help them make applications to the Tenancy Tribunal are creating extra work and backlog, one property manager says. Property Brokers general manager of property management David Faulkner said there had been a ... <a title="AI tells tenant she should ask for $40,000 – tribunal hands her $80" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/ai-tells-tenant-she-should-ask-for-40000-tribunal-hands-her-80/" aria-label="Read more about AI tells tenant she should ask for $40,000 – tribunal hands her $80">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Wellington region and Wairarapa have spent the night under a red heavy rain warning, with downpours expected to continue through to late Tuesday. Wellington was hit by widespread, damaging floods and landslides overnight on Sunday following a weekend of storms. Authorities are urging lower North Island residents to stay off ... <a title="Weather live: Red rain warnings as mall day for flooded Wellington region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/weather-live-red-rain-warnings-as-mall-day-for-flooded-wellington-region/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Red rain warnings as mall day for flooded Wellington region">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime minister Christopher Luxon says he has the full support of his caucus. RNZ / Mark Papalii The prime minister says he has the full support of his caucus, as National MPs gather in Wellington for the first time in nearly three weeks. Parliament’s first sitting day since 2 April comes ... <a title="Christopher Luxon ‘absolutely’ confident he has caucus backing ahead of meeting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/christopher-luxon-absolutely-confident-he-has-caucus-backing-ahead-of-meeting/" aria-label="Read more about Christopher Luxon ‘absolutely’ confident he has caucus backing ahead of meeting">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the cricket action as the Black Caps take on Bangladesh in their second one day international at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur. It’s the second of three ODI matches, followed by three T20I series matches, taking place during the Black Caps tour of Bangladesh. First ball is at 5pm ... <a title="Black Caps v Bangladesh – second one-dayer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/black-caps-v-bangladesh-second-one-dayer/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps v Bangladesh – second one-dayer">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A conceptual illustration of a blockchain system. AFP / Sergii Iaremenko / Science Photo Library Cryptocurrency and blockchain experts, investors, financial advisors appear unfazed by immediate threats to the Bitcoin blockchain posed by quantum technology. Google has issued a white paper urging the Bitcoin community to take urgent action to upgrade ... <a title="Quantum technology’s threat to Bitcoin blockchain not fazing cryptocurrency experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/quantum-technologys-threat-to-bitcoin-blockchain-not-fazing-cryptocurrency-experts/" aria-label="Read more about Quantum technology’s threat to Bitcoin blockchain not fazing cryptocurrency experts">Read more</a>
