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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ Police have launched a homicide investigation after a person was found dead in a house fire in Rangataua last week. Fire and Emergency New Zealand were alerted to a house fire on Kaha Street at 6.40pm on Thursday. Detective Senior Sergeant Varnia Allan said a man was found ... <a title="Police launch homicide investifation after man found dead in house fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/police-launch-homicide-investifation-after-man-found-dead-in-house-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Police launch homicide investifation after man found dead in house fire">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Samuel Rillstone Wellington police have called for people not to take matters into their own hands after the search for missing Karori man Philip Sutton was suspended yesterday. But locals said volunteers had been searching the area and had located a bag and an article of clothing this afternoon. Sutton was ... <a title="Public ‘strongly advised’ against searching for missing Karori man Philip Sutton themselves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/public-strongly-advised-against-searching-for-missing-karori-man-philip-sutton-themselves/" aria-label="Read more about Public ‘strongly advised’ against searching for missing Karori man Philip Sutton themselves">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
RNZ Pacific Indonesia’s National Commission on Human Rights says it is investigating deaths of a dozen West Papuans in a military operation. The commission, known as Komnas HAM, says the incident took place last Tuesday in Kembru District in Puncak regency of Central Papua Komnas HAM said 12 civilians, including women and children, died as ... <a title="Indonesia’s human rights body to investigate deaths of 12 Papuans in military operation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/indonesias-human-rights-body-to-investigate-deaths-of-12-papuans-in-military-operation/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s human rights body to investigate deaths of 12 Papuans in military operation">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Annual deaths from blood cancer in Aotearoa have risen by nearly 40 percent since 2008. 123RF A charity campaigning for blood cancer patients has argued the country isn’t keeping up with treatments available internationally. Blood Cancer New Zealand has a released a new report into the experience of blood cancer patients ... <a title="Blood Cancer New Zealand says country not keeping up with treatments internationally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/blood-cancer-new-zealand-says-country-not-keeping-up-with-treatments-internationally/" aria-label="Read more about Blood Cancer New Zealand says country not keeping up with treatments internationally">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shelly Beach is in the Kaipara Harbour. (File photo). A rahui is in place at a North Auckland beach as police and coastguards continue their search for a man who went missing on Sunday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Shelly Beach about 1pm, after a man went into the water ... <a title="Rahui in place at Auckland’s Shelly Beach as search continues for missing man" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/rahui-in-place-at-aucklands-shelly-beach-as-search-continues-for-missing-man/" aria-label="Read more about Rahui in place at Auckland’s Shelly Beach as search continues for missing man">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Nationals leader Matt Canavan is giving the concept of the political “ground game” a new twist in the Farrer byelection. Canavan is literally camping out in the southern New South Wales electorate, despite the Nationals seemingly having no chance of ... <a title="View from The Hill: It’s a chilly campaign for Matt Canavan in Farrer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/view-from-the-hill-its-a-chilly-campaign-for-matt-canavan-in-farrer-280583/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: It’s a chilly campaign for Matt Canavan in Farrer">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chanel Harris-Tavita scores a try for the Warriors against Sydney Roosters. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport Five-eighth Chanel Harris-Tavita has been confirmed for his 100th NZ Warriors appearance, while Taine Tuaupiki will return to fullback against the Dolphins in Wellington on Saturday. Harris-Tavita, 27, made his club debut in 2019 against Gold Coast Titans, ... <a title="NRL: Chanel Harris-Tavita named for 100th NZ Warriors appearance against Dolphins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/nrl-chanel-harris-tavita-named-for-100th-nz-warriors-appearance-against-dolphins/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: Chanel Harris-Tavita named for 100th NZ Warriors appearance against Dolphins">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Analysis: Without probably realising it the Prime Minister has just put more pressure than ever on himself to perform and lift his party polling. By calling a formal motion of confidence vote in caucus on Tuesday morning, the caucus were presented with a ‘back him or dump him’ option and chose ... <a title="Analysis: Luxon puts even more pressure on himself with confidence gamble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/analysis-luxon-puts-even-more-pressure-on-himself-with-confidence-gamble/" aria-label="Read more about Analysis: Luxon puts even more pressure on himself with confidence gamble">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, I’m Amy Goodman. As we continue to look at the US and Israeli war on Iran, we’re joined now by Dr Maryam Jamshidi. She is an Iranian American associate professor of law at the University of Colorado Law School and a nonresident fellow at the Quincy Institute. ... <a title="Who is breaking international law in the Strait of Hormuz? It’s not Iran, says scholar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/who-is-breaking-international-law-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-its-not-iran-says-scholar/" aria-label="Read more about Who is breaking international law in the Strait of Hormuz? It’s not Iran, says scholar">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Michelangeli, Lecturer, Environmental Sustainability and Management, Griffith University Fish or sharks on cocaine might sound like something dreamed up in a Hollywood writers’ room, but the reality is far less entertaining. Increasingly, scientists are detecting cocaine and other powerful drugs in aquatic environments, and even in ... <a title="Coked to the gills? Cocaine-laced wastewater can make salmon roam twice as far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/coked-to-the-gills-cocaine-laced-wastewater-can-make-salmon-roam-twice-as-far-281126/" aria-label="Read more about Coked to the gills? Cocaine-laced wastewater can make salmon roam twice as far">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Townsend, Research Fellow, UQ School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland In a significant development in the battle against brain injury in sport, teams from the National Rugby League (NRL) and the National Rugby League for Women (NRLW) are now required to ... <a title="The NRL has just taken a giant step forward with brain injury prevention. Other leagues must follow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/the-nrl-has-just-taken-a-giant-step-forward-with-brain-injury-prevention-other-leagues-must-follow-281119/" aria-label="Read more about The NRL has just taken a giant step forward with brain injury prevention. Other leagues must follow">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Westhaven Estate was formerly a luxury lodge, in Mangarākau, Tasman. The 15-bedroom property overlooks the Whanganui Inlet. NZ Sotheby’s Realty An advertisement calling for an intellectually curious librarian or curator at a multi-million-dollar remote coastal estate in Golden Bay has sparked widespread interest. The job? To build and furnish an “End ... <a title="A Golden Bay coastal estate could be the home of an ‘End of the World Library’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/a-golden-bay-coastal-estate-could-be-the-home-of-an-end-of-the-world-library/" aria-label="Read more about A Golden Bay coastal estate could be the home of an ‘End of the World Library’">Read more</a>
