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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Slips and water damage have made homes uninhabitable. RNZ / Mark Papalii Wellington City Council says about 40 addresses are uninhabitable following the intense storms and flooding which battered the city early last week. Council spokesperson Richard MacLean said three homes near the suburb of Vogelmorn had been issued with dangerous ... <a title="About 40 Wellington properties uninhabitable following floods – Council" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/about-40-wellington-properties-uninhabitable-following-floods-council/" aria-label="Read more about About 40 Wellington properties uninhabitable following floods – Council">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Small business sales continued their upward momentum at the start of the year. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Small business sales continued their upward momentum at the start of the year, but there is uncertainty about whether it can continue amid the economic fallout from the Iran war. Accounting software firm Xero’s ... <a title="Small business sales continue upward momentum, but Iran war uncertainty lingers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/small-business-sales-continue-upward-momentum-but-iran-war-uncertainty-lingers/" aria-label="Read more about Small business sales continue upward momentum, but Iran war uncertainty lingers">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some Ōhura residents are questioning flood-warning systems. RNZ / Robin Martin Some Ōhura residents are questioning flood-warning systems in the tiny King Country settlement after being forced from their beds during a flash flood this month. They say there was little warning and a flood siren remained silent, but Horizons Regional ... <a title="Ōhura flood warning system questioned after couple escape from neck-deep floodwater" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/ohura-flood-warning-system-questioned-after-couple-escape-from-neck-deep-floodwater/" aria-label="Read more about Ōhura flood warning system questioned after couple escape from neck-deep floodwater">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Eden prison in Auckland was one of the prisons where asylum seekers were held. (File photo) RNZ/Calvin Samuel Twenty asylum seekers have been detained in prisons since a government-commissioned report called for the practice to end. “Detention at Corrections facilities should not occur,” Victoria Casey KC said after revelations of ... <a title="Twenty asylum seekers detained in prisons since report called for practice to end" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/twenty-asylum-seekers-detained-in-prisons-since-report-called-for-practice-to-end/" aria-label="Read more about Twenty asylum seekers detained in prisons since report called for practice to end">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A public health poster. Amy Williams/RNZ Eyesight experts warn there are children in New Zealand who have gone blind due to malnutrition, including a boy who eats only hot chips, crisps and the occasional Nutella sandwich. Blind Low Vision said it knows of nine people who are registered blind, whose vision ... <a title="Experts warn malnutrition causing Kiwi children to go blind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/experts-warn-malnutrition-causing-kiwi-children-to-go-blind/" aria-label="Read more about Experts warn malnutrition causing Kiwi children to go blind">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand With many of us already dealing with power price rises, and fears of more hikes as winter hits, here are some simple ways to help you cut down the bill. Give your house the best chance of holding on to heat A good way to make your house cheaper to heat ... <a title="Five ways to save power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/five-ways-to-save-power/" aria-label="Read more about Five ways to save power">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Everything in this 1930’s inspired garden garden is five times the normal scale. It has a lawn that curves up at the corners like a sheet of paper and instead of a dozen white roses there are a dozen white noses.Grant Sheehan The Huddleston Airship in the Concept Garden, the most ... <a title="In pictures: From dump to destination: The story of Hamilton Gardens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/in-pictures-from-dump-to-destination-the-story-of-hamilton-gardens/" aria-label="Read more about In pictures: From dump to destination: The story of Hamilton Gardens">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When you realise that Luke Darby, 54, first tried motocross, surfing really doesn’t sound that difficult. Darby, who was born without a left hand, contemplated taping his shorter limb to the bike when he was a teenager. His only motocross attempt, when he was a teenager, did not end well. “The ... <a title="Teaching surfing with one hand? Easy as" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/teaching-surfing-with-one-hand-easy-as/" aria-label="Read more about Teaching surfing with one hand? Easy as">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwi Everlee Wihongi has lived in the United States for more than 25 years and is now in an ICE detention centre in California, after a three week visit back to New Zealand. Supplied A consultant who helps New Zealanders with US visa processes says New Zealanders with a US green ... <a title="Kiwi green card holders advised to be upfront about previous convictions when entering US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/kiwi-green-card-holders-advised-to-be-upfront-about-previous-convictions-when-entering-us/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi green card holders advised to be upfront about previous convictions when entering US">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Education New Zealand acting chief executive Linda Sissons. Supplied / Education NZ The Crown agency charged with attracting foreign students has told MPs the fuel crisis is a potential risk to enrolments. Education New Zealand (ENZ) appeared before Parliament’s Education and Workforce Select Committee this week. Its acting chief executive Linda ... <a title="Fuel crisis a potential risk to foreign student enrolments, Education NZ tells MPs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/fuel-crisis-a-potential-risk-to-foreign-student-enrolments-education-nz-tells-mps/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel crisis a potential risk to foreign student enrolments, Education NZ tells MPs">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A member’s bill by Green MP Kahurangi Carter passed its first hurdle on Wednesday night. VNP / Phil Smith The mother of a young man who fell to his death while on drugs says legislation now going through Parliament could save lives, and politicians had the “power to make a difference”. ... <a title="Green MP Kahurangi Carter’s overdose bill passes first hurdle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/green-mp-kahurangi-carters-overdose-bill-passes-first-hurdle/" aria-label="Read more about Green MP Kahurangi Carter’s overdose bill passes first hurdle">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cycling Action Network spokesperson Patrick Morgan. supplied Cycle advocates are calling on the government to implement widespread cycling infrastructure to protect New Zealanders from the global energy crisis. An open letter with 470 signatures – lead by Cycle Action Network and Bike Auckland – is urging Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Finance ... <a title="Cyclists call on government to implement better infrastructure amidst fuel crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/cyclists-call-on-government-to-implement-better-infrastructure-amidst-fuel-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclists call on government to implement better infrastructure amidst fuel crisis">Read more</a>
