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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Deborah Russell says it’ not the first time National has “lied” about Labour’s CGT policy. RNZ / REECE BAKER Labour’s revenue spokesperson has clarified the only tax policy the party will be campaigning on is its already-announced capital gains tax – and has put her “full support” behind it. It follows ... <a title="Labour’s Russell says only tax policy its campaigning on is CGT, accuses National of lying about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/labours-russell-says-only-tax-policy-its-campaigning-on-is-cgt-accuses-national-of-lying-about-it/" aria-label="Read more about Labour’s Russell says only tax policy its campaigning on is CGT, accuses National of lying about it">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tongariro on Saturday 8 November 2025, a few hours after the fire broke out. Kristina Montgomerie / @kristinamonts Police initially treated the wildfire that burnt through more than 3000 hectares of Tongariro National Park in November as suspicious. The vegetation fire began alongside State Highway 47 within the national park about ... <a title="Why police initially thought the Tongariro National Park wildfire was suspicious" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/why-police-initially-thought-the-tongariro-national-park-wildfire-was-suspicious/" aria-label="Read more about Why police initially thought the Tongariro National Park wildfire was suspicious">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Symon Braun Freck, PhD Candidate, School of Engineering, DeathTech Research Team, The University of Melbourne This week, Nicole Kidman revealed she is training to become a death doula. She told an audience at the University of San Francisco it “may sound a little weird”, but she was ... <a title="Nicole Kidman is training to be a ‘death doula’. What is a death doula?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/nicole-kidman-is-training-to-be-a-death-doula-what-is-a-death-doula-280725/" aria-label="Read more about Nicole Kidman is training to be a ‘death doula’. What is a death doula?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand John Tekuru appeared in the Manukau District Court on Thursday. (File photo) RNZ / Liu Chen A man who was jailed for trying to snatch a toddler with intent to sexually abuse her, went to a playground just two days after his release, in breach of his conditions. John Tekuru was ... <a title="Would-be child sex offender went to playground just two days after prison release" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/would-be-child-sex-offender-went-to-playground-just-two-days-after-prison-release/" aria-label="Read more about Would-be child sex offender went to playground just two days after prison release">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
MetService meteorologist John Law told RNZ Checkpoint the first impacts of the system could be felt on Saturday morning with large swells for north-eastern areas. “This is a multi-hazard area of low pressure that runs down. You can imagine that these strong winds rushing over the seas help to drive large swells across the open ... <a title="Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ warnings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/cyclone-vaianu-first-impacts-could-be-felt-saturday-amid-severe-nz-warnings/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ warnings">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University The Trump administration claims its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is working, with nine ships complying with orders to turn around. One of those was a Chinese-owned tanker called the Rich Starry that turned around in the ... <a title="Iran has a powerful new tool in the Strait of Hormuz that it can leverage long after the war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/iran-has-a-powerful-new-tool-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-that-it-can-leverage-long-after-the-war-280442/" aria-label="Read more about Iran has a powerful new tool in the Strait of Hormuz that it can leverage long after the war">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland In a decision described by the judge as “a half-win” for each side, mining magnate Gina Rinehart has been ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in royalties to the heirs of Peter Wright, the business ... <a title="The court ruling in Gina Rinehart’s mining dispute reveals a lot about the nation’s inherited wealth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/the-court-ruling-in-gina-rineharts-mining-dispute-reveals-a-lot-about-the-nations-inherited-wealth-280721/" aria-label="Read more about The court ruling in Gina Rinehart’s mining dispute reveals a lot about the nation’s inherited wealth">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ Emergency services are searching for a person who’s gone into a river in the Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau, with concerns a second person may also be missing. Police say they were notified about 11.30am on Thursday ... <a title="Search launched in Bay of Plenty river; fears two people missing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/search-launched-in-bay-of-plenty-river-fears-two-people-missing/" aria-label="Read more about Search launched in Bay of Plenty river; fears two people missing">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Swerissen, Emeritus Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University The way Australians are assessed for home-based aged-care funding is being investigated by the Commonwealth ombudsman. Critics say assessment for funding under the Support at Home program is flawed, leaving some older people unable to access the ... <a title="Australia’s aged care algorithm is under fire. At last, someone’s listening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/australias-aged-care-algorithm-is-under-fire-at-last-someones-listening-280712/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s aged care algorithm is under fire. At last, someone’s listening">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
RNZ Pacific Ten people have died in a landslide in Gazelle district in Papua New Guinea’s East New Britain Province following continuous heavy rain, according to local news media reports. The disaster occurred after the Toriu River burst its banks after intense rainfall and severe weather conditions experienced across the region over the past few ... <a title="Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports local media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/deadly-landslide-claims-10-lives-in-pngs-east-new-britain-reports-local-media/" aria-label="Read more about Deadly landslide claims 10 lives in PNG’s East New Britain, reports local media">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Samuel Rillstone/RNZ The Finance Minister has joined international counterparts in calling for a return to free and safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Nicola Willis is currently in Washington DC for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings, along with other finance ministers. The ... <a title="Finance Minister Nicola Willis joins calls for return of free and safe Strait of Hormuz" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/finance-minister-nicola-willis-joins-calls-for-return-of-free-and-safe-strait-of-hormuz/" aria-label="Read more about Finance Minister Nicola Willis joins calls for return of free and safe Strait of Hormuz">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ Police and emergency services are searching for a person who’s gone into a river in the Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau, and hasn’t returned. Police say they were notified about 11.30am on Thursday that the person was ... <a title="Search launched for person missing in Bay of Plenty river" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/search-launched-for-person-missing-in-bay-of-plenty-river/" aria-label="Read more about Search launched for person missing in Bay of Plenty river">Read more</a>
