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April 17, 2026
RNZ Pacific The Fiji Police Force has confirmed that a man who was taken in for questioning by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces in Suva has died in custody. Fijian media are reporting that the man was a wellknown “drug lord” known to local authorities. The man was among a group allegedly linked to ... <a title="Man linked to gang activity dies after Fiji military detention, local media report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/man-linked-to-gang-activity-dies-after-fiji-military-detention-local-media-report/" aria-label="Read more about Man linked to gang activity dies after Fiji military detention, local media report">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Caleb Tangitau was knocked out cold against the Blues. Photosport Having just sparked a superb try to bring his side back in the contest before halftime, Caleb Tangitau lay on the Eden Park deck, unconscious. He had just copped a direct shoulder to the head, and was forced to sit out ... <a title="Highlanders coach questions ‘what is a red card?’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/highlanders-coach-questions-what-is-a-red-card/" aria-label="Read more about Highlanders coach questions ‘what is a red card?’">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Prabhat Patnaik It is the people of the Global South, not governments, who must resist this subversion of the concepts of the “nation’ and of non-alignment. The Indian government’s position on the US-Israeli war against Iran shows an unbelievable degree of pusillanimity. India attended the recent meeting of about 50 countries called by ... <a title="Neoliberalism caused two fractures in the world – why Iran’s resistance is so vital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/neoliberalism-caused-two-fractures-in-the-world-why-irans-resistance-is-so-vital/" aria-label="Read more about Neoliberalism caused two fractures in the world – why Iran’s resistance is so vital">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Blues captain Patrick Tuipulotu in action against the Highlanders. Brett Phibbs/Photosport The Blues have defied a comeback for the ages to hold off a heroic Highlanders finish and claim a thrilling 47-40 Super Rugby Pacific win in Auckland. The home side looked to have sewn up the win, but the Highlanders ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific: Blues survive late Highlanders scare for win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/super-rugby-pacific-blues-survive-late-highlanders-scare-for-win/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific: Blues survive late Highlanders scare for win">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The council said 19 percent rise would cost the average ratepayer about $13 extra a week extra – almost $700 a year. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Waitaki’s ratepayers are looking at a 19 percent rates hike for the coming year. Mayor Mel Tavendale is warning that will only just keep their ... <a title="Waitaki residents facing 19 percent rates hike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/waitaki-residents-facing-19-percent-rates-hike/" aria-label="Read more about Waitaki residents facing 19 percent rates hike">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The tragedy re-ignited calls for speed bumps on Settlers Way, Ōkaihau’s main street. Supplied A judge has described a Northland man’s driving in the moments before a high-speed, hit-and-run crash that killed a teenage cyclist as “a recipe for disaster”. John Le Noel, 28, was sentenced on Friday in the Kaikohe ... <a title="Northland driver John Le Noel sentenced for death of cyclist Matthew Howard at Ōkaihau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/northland-driver-john-le-noel-sentenced-for-death-of-cyclist-matthew-howard-at-okaihau/" aria-label="Read more about Northland driver John Le Noel sentenced for death of cyclist Matthew Howard at Ōkaihau">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the Super Rugby Pacific action, as NSW Waratahs host Moana Pasifika at Allianz Stadium. Moana Pasifika are chasing their first win since February, with heavy defeats plaguing their 2026 season. They travel to Sydney to take on Waratahs side that have won just one of their last five games. ... <a title="Live: Super Rugby Pacific – NSW Waratahs v Moana Pasifika" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/live-super-rugby-pacific-nsw-waratahs-v-moana-pasifika/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Super Rugby Pacific – NSW Waratahs v Moana Pasifika">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of the Indian community gather outside Papatoetoe Central School after graffiti inciting racial violence was found near the school last Saturday. RNZ / Blessen Tom Papatoetoe’s Indian community has voiced frustration at what appears to be growing anti-Indian sentiment in Auckland at a public meeting on Friday. The meeting was ... <a title="Papatoetoe’s Indian community vents anger over growing anti-Indian sentiment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/papatoetoes-indian-community-vents-anger-over-growing-anti-indian-sentiment/" aria-label="Read more about Papatoetoe’s Indian community vents anger over growing anti-Indian sentiment">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some operators want permission to use bus lanes in heavy city traffic. RNZ / Marika Khabazi NZ Trucking Association chief executive Dave Boyce warns the real cost of the current fuel shortage has not hit consumers yet, as the industry considers ways to reduce the impact on operators. Boyce told RNZ’s ... <a title="Grim warning from Trucking Association, as impact of rising fuel costs hit consumers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/grim-warning-from-trucking-association-as-impact-of-rising-fuel-costs-hit-consumers/" aria-label="Read more about Grim warning from Trucking Association, as impact of rising fuel costs hit consumers">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Since her 160m2 garden went on display at the Shenzhen Greater Bay Area Flower Show, over two million people have viewed Jules Moore‘s latest horticultural creation, Ocean’s Edge. Constructed with the help of a Chinese crew, the Auckland landscape designer’s coastal-inspired garden features stainless steel waves, a massive shell made of ... <a title="‘Very, very Kiwi’ garden wins gold at international flower show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/very-very-kiwi-garden-wins-gold-at-international-flower-show/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Very, very Kiwi’ garden wins gold at international flower show">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marika Sosnowski, Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne After weeks of bombardments in southern Lebanon that have killed more than 2,000 people and displaced more than one million residents, Israel has announced a ten-day ceasefire with Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, vowed to keep ... <a title="Israel and Lebanon have a ceasefire, but global attention shouldn’t move on. This isn’t a tidy end to the war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/israel-and-lebanon-have-a-ceasefire-but-global-attention-shouldnt-move-on-this-isnt-a-tidy-end-to-the-war-280816/" aria-label="Read more about Israel and Lebanon have a ceasefire, but global attention shouldn’t move on. This isn’t a tidy end to the war">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Taroi Black, Tuia News Activist Sharon Hawke being farewelled at Ōrākei marae. Supplied/Tuia News Family and friends have gathered at Ōrākei Marae to farewell activist Sharon Hawke who passed in Samoa last week. Sharon was just 52 when she passed, and is the daughter of renowned Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei leaders, ... <a title="Activist Sharon Hawke farewelled at Ōrākei marae" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/activist-sharon-hawke-farewelled-at-orakei-marae/" aria-label="Read more about Activist Sharon Hawke farewelled at Ōrākei marae">Read more</a>
