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April 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Radford, Associate Professor, Ecology and Environment, La Trobe University Farming is a vital industry, contributing an estimated A$100 billion to the Australian economy this year alone. Nearly 60% of Australia is used for agriculture. The lion’s share of that land is used to graze livestock, such ... <a title="Farmers are boosting their profits and production – with nature’s help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/farmers-are-boosting-their-profits-and-production-with-natures-help-271750/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers are boosting their profits and production – with nature’s help">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Horowhenua mayor Bernie Wanden. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The mayor of Horowhenua says street racing events are being staged to intimidate the public, and those involved will face consequences. On Sunday, four people were arrested after 200 cars gathered in Manawatu and Horowhenua. It comes as the government progresses a law ... <a title="Horowhenua mayor says street racing events are being used to intimidate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/horowhenua-mayor-says-street-racing-events-are-being-used-to-intimidate/" aria-label="Read more about Horowhenua mayor says street racing events are being used to intimidate">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paramedics have been making sure the service’s 629 ambulances are topped up at the end of each shift whenever fuel drops below three-quarters of a tank. RNZ/Calvin Samuel Hato Hone St John says it is still able to operate as usual, despite some ambulance crews reporting occasional problems getting diesel. Paramedics ... <a title="Ambulances operating as usual, despite diesel issues – for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/ambulances-operating-as-usual-despite-diesel-issues-for-now/" aria-label="Read more about Ambulances operating as usual, despite diesel issues – for now">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alyssa Milton, Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney When the bell rings at the end of each term, there is a happy buzz as kids leave school for the break. But for many parents, the start of the holidays brings ... <a title="Choosing a school holiday program can be tricky. Here’s how to identify a good one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/choosing-a-school-holiday-program-can-be-tricky-heres-how-to-identify-a-good-one-279763/" aria-label="Read more about Choosing a school holiday program can be tricky. Here’s how to identify a good one">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand picture id=”4JQLYGA_r8woov2hwfsvnavwskc6_jfif” crop=”16×10″ layout=”full”]New Zealand and Australia, winners of the 2026 3X3 Asia Cup in Singapore, on April 5th 2026 [Source: fiba3x3.basketball]. The New Zealand men’s 3×3 basketball team have won the Asia Cup for the first time. Te Tuhi Lewis, Christian Martin, Aidan Tonge and Josh Book were dominant on ... <a title="Basketball: NZ win the men’s Asia Cup for the first time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/basketball-nz-win-the-mens-asia-cup-for-the-first-time/" aria-label="Read more about Basketball: NZ win the men’s Asia Cup for the first time">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Leftover hot cross buns and chocolate eggs might sound oxymoronic – can you really have too many? – but given rising prices, you don’t want to waste them. If the Easter Bunny or some other benign force has gifted you more goodies than your whānau can handle and you’ve already offloaded ... <a title="What to do with leftover hot cross buns and Easter eggs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/what-to-do-with-leftover-hot-cross-buns-and-easter-eggs/" aria-label="Read more about What to do with leftover hot cross buns and Easter eggs">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is helped off the field against Cronulla Sharks. Photosport Analysis: Back-to-back defeats have set NZ Warriors squarely on the back foot and their three-game winning start to the 2026 NRL season seems a long time ago now. Their 36-22 defeat to Cronulla Sharks featured many of the worrying signs ... <a title="NRL: What we learnt from Warriors loss to Cronulla Sharks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/nrl-what-we-learnt-from-warriors-loss-to-cronulla-sharks/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: What we learnt from Warriors loss to Cronulla Sharks">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sarah Adams’ grandfather, baker and businessman Ernest Adams, is synonymous with the iconic Queen Anne Chocolate – and his influence ultimately drew her back into that world when she revived the chocolates in the 1990s. Years of research into Queen Anne’s 1925 origins for a book led Adams to an extraordinary ... <a title="Unearthing a 50-year-old box of iconic chocolates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/unearthing-a-50-year-old-box-of-iconic-chocolates/" aria-label="Read more about Unearthing a 50-year-old box of iconic chocolates">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Asia Pacific Report As tensions rose ahead of Easter, US President Donald Trump publicly criticised Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of “interfering in political matters he does not fully understand”. During a rally, Trump reportedly said: “The Vatican should focus on religion, not tell strong nations how they should defend themselves. America will always ... <a title="Pope’s message for peace: ‘The Church cannot remain silent when power is used without moral responsibility’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/popes-message-for-peace-the-church-cannot-remain-silent-when-power-is-used-without-moral-responsibility/" aria-label="Read more about Pope’s message for peace: ‘The Church cannot remain silent when power is used without moral responsibility’">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle In the coming years, if Iran survives as a sovereign state and retains control over the Strait of Hormuz, countries like Australia, New Zealand, the UK, South Korea and Japan will be made to pay hundreds of billions of dollars in reparations for the US-Israeli war on Iran. For this to ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Who will pay billions in reparations to Iran? We will" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/eugene-doyle-who-will-pay-billions-in-reparations-to-iran-we-will/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Who will pay billions in reparations to Iran? We will">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sander Kartum of the Phoenix (centre) celebrates scoring a goal with teammates during the A-League Men’s Round 23 match between Melbourne Victory and the Wellington Phoenix. AAP / Photosport The Wellington Phoenix men have recorded their third successive win in the men’s A-League with a late goal sealing the points against ... <a title="Third straight win for Wellington Phoenix men in A-League under coach Chris Greenacre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/third-straight-win-for-wellington-phoenix-men-in-a-league-under-coach-chris-greenacre/" aria-label="Read more about Third straight win for Wellington Phoenix men in A-League under coach Chris Greenacre">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dallin Watene-Zelezniak scores for the Warriors during the match against Cronulla-Sutherland at Ocean Protect Stadium www.photosport.nz / Izhar Khan Wing Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has scored a hattrick of tries, but could not prevent his NZ Warriors suffering back-to-back defeats, falling 36-22 to Cronulla Sharks at Sydney’s Ocean Protect Stadium. After crashing to ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks at Sydney’s Ocean Protect Stadium" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/nrl-nz-warriors-v-cronulla-sharks-at-sydneys-ocean-protect-stadium/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks at Sydney’s Ocean Protect Stadium">Read more</a>
