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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Police Eagle helicopter. Supplied / NZ Police An Auckland man faces up to 14 years in prison after allegedly shining a laser at the police’s Eagle helicopter. The incident happened in Glen Eden at about 2.35am. The laser shone directly into the cockpit, Senior Sergeant Garry Larsen said, subjecting the ... <a title="Auckland man accused of pointing laser at police helicopter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/auckland-man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-police-helicopter/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland man accused of pointing laser at police helicopter">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Police asked motorists to avoid the intersection of Telegraph Road south of Burnham. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A person has died after a crash near Christchurch. State Highway 1 was blocked and two people were trapped after two vehicles collided south of Burnham at the intersection of Telegraph Road ... <a title="Person killed in crash on SH1 near Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/person-killed-in-crash-on-sh1-near-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Person killed in crash on SH1 near Christchurch">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mental health minister Matt Doocey. RNZ / Mark Papalii The South Island’s first crisis recovery café has opened in Christchurch. The government is providing funding to bring the total number of cafés around the country from six to eight. Opening the Christchurch site on Colombo Street, Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey ... <a title="South Island gets its first crisis recovery café" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/south-island-gets-its-first-crisis-recovery-cafe/" aria-label="Read more about South Island gets its first crisis recovery café">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne The recent military conflict in the Middle East triggered a sharp increase in petrol prices throughout March, with the federal government’s subsequent excise cut providing only partial relief. To address the ... <a title="Victoria has made public transport free – NSW hasn’t. Has there been any difference in uptake?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/victoria-has-made-public-transport-free-nsw-hasnt-has-there-been-any-difference-in-uptake-280361/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria has made public transport free – NSW hasn’t. Has there been any difference in uptake?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean This US naval blockade is meant to strangle the Iranian economy by preventing it from exporting oil — the economic lifeline of Iran. It will do nothing of the sort. Please study the infographics below. Before the war started, Iran was furiously loading tankers with oil at 3 times the normal ... <a title="Why Trump’s naval blockade to ‘strangle’ Iran is a joke" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/why-trumps-naval-blockade-to-strangle-iran-is-a-joke/" aria-label="Read more about Why Trump’s naval blockade to ‘strangle’ Iran is a joke">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Charlisse Leger-Walker of the UCLA Bruins makes a pass during the second half of their game against the Tennessee Lady Vols at UCLA Pauley Pavilion on 30 November 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Luiza Moraes / Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP Charlisse Leger-Walker has become just the ... <a title="Charlisse Leger-Walker becomes just second New Zealand woman to be drafted in WNBA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/charlisse-leger-walker-becomes-just-second-new-zealand-woman-to-be-drafted-in-wnba/" aria-label="Read more about Charlisse Leger-Walker becomes just second New Zealand woman to be drafted in WNBA">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Spear, Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol Many households will recognise this familiar exchange. One person insists an object simply isn’t there: impossible to find despite what they describe as a thorough and highly competent search. Another walks in, glances briefly at the same spot and ... <a title="It’s right under your nose – why some people can’t find things in plain sight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/its-right-under-your-nose-why-some-people-cant-find-things-in-plain-sight-277845/" aria-label="Read more about It’s right under your nose – why some people can’t find things in plain sight">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Ferns know they won’t get away with more ill-discipline shown in this weekend’s highly anticipated clash with Canada in Kansas. The two teams meet for the first time since last year’s World Cup semi-final in England, which Canada won to end New Zealand’s title defence. The Black Ferns, coming ... <a title="Rugby: Discipline the focus for Black Ferns as chance for revenge looms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/rugby-discipline-the-focus-for-black-ferns-as-chance-for-revenge-looms/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby: Discipline the focus for Black Ferns as chance for revenge looms">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. boscorelli Leadership churn has been occurring at the top of a $1.6 billion public safety project, with Tait Systems about to get its fourth chief executive this year. Tait Systems New Zealand (TSNZ) is building a nationwide mobile radio network as part of the Public Safety Network (PSN) to ... <a title="Firm building emergency network onto its fourth CEO this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/firm-building-emergency-network-onto-its-fourth-ceo-this-year/" aria-label="Read more about Firm building emergency network onto its fourth CEO this year">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As some residents were facing evacuations in the Bay of Plenty during Cyclone Vaianu, one man was racing towards it. Matthew Davison has been chasing storms for around 20 years. “For a number of years around New Zealand and across the world, when there is a big storm, a cyclone or ... <a title="Watch: Storm chaser captures Cyclone Vaianu’s ferocity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/watch-storm-chaser-captures-cyclone-vaianus-ferocity/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Storm chaser captures Cyclone Vaianu’s ferocity">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tayla Bruce of New Zealand. Elias Rodriguez / www.photosport.nz A lawn bowls team of 12 make up the first New Zealand athletes to be selected for this year’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The team is headlined by 2023 women’s world singles champion Tayla Bruce, while Shannon McIlroy will compete in his fifth ... <a title="World champion headlines NZ bowls team for Commonwealth Games" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/world-champion-headlines-nz-bowls-team-for-commonwealth-games/" aria-label="Read more about World champion headlines NZ bowls team for Commonwealth Games">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Ziegler, Collection Manager, Vertebrate Palaeontology, Museums Victoria Research Institute Those who venture into Foul Air Cave, below Buchan township in eastern Victoria, quickly realise how it got its ominous name. In its deepest chambers, bacteria consume oxygen and excrete organic gases to produce a toxic stench. ... <a title="An extinct echidna the size of a small child once roamed Victoria, new fossil shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/an-extinct-echidna-the-size-of-a-small-child-once-roamed-victoria-new-fossil-shows-279860/" aria-label="Read more about An extinct echidna the size of a small child once roamed Victoria, new fossil shows">Read more</a>
