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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>
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April 27, 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 storage to 60 days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/coalition-would-boost-australia-fuel-storage-to-60-days-281142/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition would boost Australia fuel storage to 60 days">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] New Zealand’s Trade Minister has signed the free trade agreement with India in New Delhi. Todd McClay said the deal would deliver thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in additional exports, and was being signed at a time of high global uncertainty. “Creating opportunities for our businesses to ... <a title="Watch: Trade Minister Todd McClay signs India FTA in New Delhi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/watch-trade-minister-todd-mcclay-signs-india-fta-in-new-delhi/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Trade Minister Todd McClay signs India FTA in New Delhi">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor A Papua New Guinea National Court ruling to overturn a ban on Starlink has been widely welcomed, fresh off the back of a natural disaster which highlighted the need for low-orbit satellite services in the country. Last December, the National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) announced that ... <a title="Starlink set to return to PNG after court quashes ban, clearing path" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/starlink-set-to-return-to-png-after-court-quashes-ban-clearing-path/" aria-label="Read more about Starlink set to return to PNG after court quashes ban, clearing path">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Eugene Doyle If Iran succeeds in extracting reparations for the damage done to it in the US-Israeli war, it will be a world historic moment. Iran may be bloodied but it remains unbowed and is seeking compensation from the Arab states over “direct involvement” in the US-Israeli war of aggression. Iran sent a ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Iran demands hundreds of billions in reparations for being attacked. Guess who’ll pay?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/eugene-doyle-iran-demands-hundreds-of-billions-in-reparations-for-being-attacked-guess-wholl-pay/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Iran demands hundreds of billions in reparations for being attacked. Guess who’ll pay?">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] New Zealand’s Trade Minister will soon sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with India in New Delhi. Todd McClay is there with a delegation of MPs and about 30 business representatives. He is set to sign the agreement at about 10pm NZST. Labour confirmed last week it would back ... <a title="Watch: Trade Minister Todd McClay to sign India FTA in New Delhi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/watch-trade-minister-todd-mcclay-to-sign-india-fta-in-new-delhi/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Trade Minister Todd McClay to sign India FTA in New Delhi">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon meets India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in March 2025. Piyal Bhattacharya / The Times of India via AFP The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) says keeping unions and the public in the dark on the India-New Zealand Free Trade agreement means the deal risks ... <a title="Council of trade unions calls for transparency on India-New Zealand Free Trade agreement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/council-of-trade-unions-calls-for-transparency-on-india-new-zealand-free-trade-agreement/" aria-label="Read more about Council of trade unions calls for transparency on India-New Zealand Free Trade agreement">Read more</a>
