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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Awakino Gorge slip on State Highway 3. Supplied / NZ Transport Agency Local government leaders in areas affected by the closure of State Highway 3 are calling for an urgent meeting with the Transport Agency boss over “ongoing and unacceptable disruptions” to the northern corridor between New Plymouth and Te Kuiti ... <a title="Calls for NZTA boss to front up over SH3 closures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/calls-for-nzta-boss-to-front-up-over-sh3-closures/" aria-label="Read more about Calls for NZTA boss to front up over SH3 closures">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Education Minister David Seymour. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is taking a parent to court over their child’s chronic absence from school as part of the truancy crackdown heralded by Associate Education Minister David Seymour. Seymour last year promised the government would be tougher on non-attendance using “coercive power” ... <a title="Parent prosecuted over child’s school absence as part of government’s truancy crackdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/parent-prosecuted-over-childs-school-absence-as-part-of-governments-truancy-crackdown/" aria-label="Read more about Parent prosecuted over child’s school absence as part of government’s truancy crackdown">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christina Roigard and Dr Roger Harker Wara Bullot Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Entering the sensory booths at the Bioeconomy Science Institute’s consumer testing facility is an odd experience. It’s quiet – not completely silent, but definitely dampened. When I visit ... <a title="Our Changing World: A taste for science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/our-changing-world-a-taste-for-science/" aria-label="Read more about Our Changing World: A taste for science">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [s ] Auckland Council inspected 38 illegal lodges last year and all but nine opted to change their rental agreements. Auckland Council inspected 38 illegal lodges last year, including a 24-bedroom complex on Auckland’s North Shore. 123rf There are concerns a legal loophole is allowing landlords to continue running underground boarding ... <a title="Concerns legal loophole is allowing landlords to run underground boarding houses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/concerns-legal-loophole-is-allowing-landlords-to-run-underground-boarding-houses/" aria-label="Read more about Concerns legal loophole is allowing landlords to run underground boarding houses">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Vic Esson is playing finals football in her first season with the club. www.photosport.nz Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Vic Esson says it “cut deep” that the team does not already have silverware this season. The Phoenix finished the A-League season in second place and will play Brisbane Roar in ... <a title="Disappointment and belief for Phoenix goalie going into finals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/disappointment-and-belief-for-phoenix-goalie-going-into-finals/" aria-label="Read more about Disappointment and belief for Phoenix goalie going into finals">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the location of one of the campsites just off the Te Anga Road near Waitomo where Tom Phillips and his children had been hiding. Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald via Getty Images The elder sisters of the abducted Phillips children have revealed that police declined a donation to the officer ... <a title="Tom Phillips: Police reject koha for officer injured in Marokopa shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/tom-phillips-police-reject-koha-for-officer-injured-in-marokopa-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about Tom Phillips: Police reject koha for officer injured in Marokopa shooting">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Transporting New Zealand chief executive Dom Kalasih. RNZ / Phil Pennington Transporting New Zealand says the government needs to loosen restrictions for heavy vehicles without delay. 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 ... <a title="Government shouldn’t wait to loosen heavy vehicle restrictions, Transporting NZ says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/government-shouldnt-wait-to-loosen-heavy-vehicle-restrictions-transporting-nz-says/" aria-label="Read more about Government shouldn’t wait to loosen heavy vehicle restrictions, Transporting NZ says">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Transporting New Zealand chief executive Dom Kalasih. RNZ / Phil Pennington Transporting New Zealand says the government needs to loosen restrictions for heavy vehicles without delay. 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 ... <a title="Government shouldn’t wait to loosen heavy vehicles restrictions, Transporting NZ says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/government-shouldnt-wait-to-loosen-heavy-vehicles-restrictions-transporting-nz-says/" aria-label="Read more about Government shouldn’t wait to loosen heavy vehicles restrictions, Transporting NZ says">Read more</a>
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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 New Zealanders will be able to see the full details of the India free trade agreement for the first time on Tuesday, after a formal signing ceremony in New Delhi overnight. Trade ... <a title="India trade agreement to be unveiled at Parliament within hours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/india-trade-agreement-to-be-unveiled-at-parliament-within-hours/" aria-label="Read more about India trade agreement to be unveiled at Parliament within hours">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Recent property data indicates a shortage of suitably-zoned commercial and industrial land in Auckland. 123rf Recent property data indicates a shortage of suitably-zoned commercial and industrial land in Auckland is pushing prices to record-high levels, with would-be buyers competing for development-ready sites. Data from realestate.co.nz showed Auckland’s industrial and commercial land ... <a title="Auckland industrial, commercial land shortage pushing prices to record-high levels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/auckland-industrial-commercial-land-shortage-pushing-prices-to-record-high-levels/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland industrial, commercial land shortage pushing prices to record-high levels">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 fuel reserve to 60 days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/coalition-would-boost-australia-fuel-reserve-to-60-days-281142/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition would boost Australia fuel reserve to 60 days">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Martyn Bradbury How insane is it that, a Theocracy is winning the propaganda war against a Democracy? How badly has Trump screwed up when religious zealots are beating you in the marketing game? It’s not just the social media meme burns where Iran is winning, they are actually winning the war strategically. Trump’s ... <a title="Martyn Bradbury: Why Iran is winning and will continue to win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/martyn-bradbury-why-iran-is-winning-and-will-continue-to-win/" aria-label="Read more about Martyn Bradbury: Why Iran is winning and will continue to win">Read more</a>
