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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Police Commissioner has written a second letter to Jevon McSkimming asking him to pay back up to 10 taxpayer-funded stays at hotels during his affair within a month or he will “consider other options to secure reimbursement”. Richard Chambers wrote to the ... <a title="Police Commissioner to ‘consider other options’ if Jevon McSkimming doesn’t reimburse hotel stays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/police-commissioner-to-consider-other-options-if-jevon-mcskimming-doesnt-reimburse-hotel-stays/" aria-label="Read more about Police Commissioner to ‘consider other options’ if Jevon McSkimming doesn’t reimburse hotel stays">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government will increase defence spending to about 3% of GDP by 2033 in its 2026 National Defence Strategy to be unveiled on Thursday. But it is using a revised definition that, in effect, makes the defence spend appear ... <a title="Albanese government will commit to boosting defence spending to 3% of GDP, but under a revised definition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/albanese-government-will-commit-to-boosting-defence-spending-to-3-of-gdp-but-under-a-revised-definition-280582/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government will commit to boosting defence spending to 3% of GDP, but under a revised definition">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A massive Stop Wars Aotearoa coalition rally and march on the US Consulate took place in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau last Saturday, 11 April 2026. “We’re going to stand up for the people of Iran, stand up for the people of Palestine, stand up for the people of Lebanon, stand up for the ... <a title="Gallery: Standing up for the people of Iran . . . and Palestine, Lebanon, Venezuela, Cuba . . ." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/gallery-standing-up-for-the-people-of-iran-and-palestine-lebanon-venezuela-cuba/" aria-label="Read more about Gallery: Standing up for the people of Iran . . . and Palestine, Lebanon, Venezuela, Cuba . . .">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney The High Court has taken an axe to the Victorian Electoral Act, chopping out the entirety of Part 12. It deals with election spending, caps on political donations, three different types of public funding (for election campaigns, ... <a title="High Court takes an axe to Victoria’s political donations laws – and it will make federal MPs nervous" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/high-court-takes-an-axe-to-victorias-political-donations-laws-and-it-will-make-federal-mps-nervous-280713/" aria-label="Read more about High Court takes an axe to Victoria’s political donations laws – and it will make federal MPs nervous">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A live feed of the data captured by the UWAI Robotics underwater drone. RNZ / Samantha Gee At the top of the South Island, in the centre of New Zealand’s aquaculture and fishing industries, artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to provide better information about what’s going on under water. Scientists ... <a title="Marine farmers using AI to find out what’s happening under water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/marine-farmers-using-ai-to-find-out-whats-happening-under-water/" aria-label="Read more about Marine farmers using AI to find out what’s happening under water">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Far North Mayor Moko Tepania faces possibly the first ever media standup at the council chambers in Kaikohe. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Far North councillors on Wednesday voted to expand a Māori liaison committee which has been at the centre of a nationwide social media firestorm. More than 100 people, ... <a title="Far North councillors vote to expand controversial Māori liaison committee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/far-north-councillors-vote-to-expand-controversial-maori-liaison-committee/" aria-label="Read more about Far North councillors vote to expand controversial Māori liaison committee">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Without understanding the astonishing network of power exercised by the United Arab Emirates you would have no idea why the UAE was hit particularly hard by Iran in recent weeks. Nor would you know what fuels chaos from Libya to Sudan to Somalia to Yemen. If you understand the UAE’s business-geostrategic ... <a title="Divide and rule – how UAE is Israel’s ‘Trojan horse’ in the Gulf" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/divide-and-rule-how-uae-is-israels-trojan-horse-in-the-gulf/" aria-label="Read more about Divide and rule – how UAE is Israel’s ‘Trojan horse’ in the Gulf">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Several batches of South Alps brand alfalfa and onion sprouts and one batch of Pam’s onion sprouts combo have been recalled due to the possible presence of listeria. Supplied Food Safety NZ has announced a recall of sprout products due to the possible presence of listeria bacteria. The affected products – ... <a title="Sprout products recalled due to possible presence of listeria bacteria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/sprout-products-recalled-due-to-possible-presence-of-listeria-bacteria/" aria-label="Read more about Sprout products recalled due to possible presence of listeria bacteria">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ōtāhuhu resident Shirley Waru at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday. Supplied By Erin Johnson The Tūpuna Maunga Authority and an Ōtāhuhu resident were back in court on Wednesday in a long-running fight over consent to remove hundreds of trees. Ōtāhuhu resident Shirley Waru previously challenged Auckland Council’s 2021 decision to ... <a title="Court of Appeal hears challenge over Ōtāhuhu maunga tree felling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/court-of-appeal-hears-challenge-over-otahuhu-maunga-tree-felling/" aria-label="Read more about Court of Appeal hears challenge over Ōtāhuhu maunga tree felling">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Katie Kitching of New Zealand celebrates her goal against Papua New Guinea. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz The Football Ferns have beaten Papua New Guinea 1-0 to claim their spot at the 2027 Fifa Women’s World Cup in Brazil. It will be the seventh World Cup appearance for the Ferns. As co-hosts of the ... <a title="Football Ferns beat Papua New Guinea – Fifa Women’s World Cup 2027 Oceania Qualifiers final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/football-ferns-beat-papua-new-guinea-fifa-womens-world-cup-2027-oceania-qualifiers-final/" aria-label="Read more about Football Ferns beat Papua New Guinea – Fifa Women’s World Cup 2027 Oceania Qualifiers final">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 2024 data shows drinking water suppliers serving 80,000 people had positive tests for E coli. RNZ The water regulator is satisfied with the approach taken by more than a dozen rural schools, after they had E coli breaches in their water supplies. The Water Services Authority – Taumata Arowai data from ... <a title="Some schools struggling with drinking water compliance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/some-schools-struggling-with-drinking-water-compliance/" aria-label="Read more about Some schools struggling with drinking water compliance">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ANZ. RNZ / Marika Khabazi ANZ, the country’s largest bank, is increasing some of its fixed home loan and term investment rates. It is raising its home loan rates on terms between one year and five years by 10 basis points or 20 basis points. The two-year special rate lifts from ... <a title="Country’s biggest bank raises interest rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/countrys-biggest-bank-raises-interest-rates/" aria-label="Read more about Country’s biggest bank raises interest rates">Read more</a>
