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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Donna Wilkins took the Tactix to a maiden title in her first year as an ANZ Premiership head coach. © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz Donna Wilkins barely had time to celebrate. The Tactix coach had just guided her side to a long-awaited ANZ Premiership title to when the reality of what ... <a title="From premiership to panic: Tactix coach’s post-title reality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/from-premiership-to-panic-tactix-coachs-post-title-reality/" aria-label="Read more about From premiership to panic: Tactix coach’s post-title reality">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Do-it-yourself retail shareholders are holding on to their shares. Supplied/123rf Do-it-yourself retail shareholders are holding on to their shares, despite price volatility associated with the war in Iran. The Sharesies Index, which ranks overall investor confidence on a scale from zero to 100, hit a four-year high of 64 points in ... <a title="DIY shareholders holding steady despite market volatility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/diy-shareholders-holding-steady-despite-market-volatility/" aria-label="Read more about DIY shareholders holding steady despite market volatility">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel T. Blumstein, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles The urban monkeys in New Delhi are so bold they’ll steal the lunch right off your plate. If you’ve spent time in New York, you’ve probably seen ... <a title="City animals act in the same brazen ways around the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/city-animals-act-in-the-same-brazen-ways-around-the-world-279977/" aria-label="Read more about City animals act in the same brazen ways around the world">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Yanis Varoufakis Having launched an illegal, destructive war that brutally struck the entire planet’s economy (and confirmed once again Europe’s combination of irrelevance and hypocrisy), and after threatening Iran with genocide and “civilisational annihilation,” President Trump ultimately backed down on everything. Like a Roman Emperor during the Empire’s declining years would declare victory ... <a title="How Trump’s White House demands as prerequisites for stopping bombings bit the dust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/how-trumps-white-house-demands-as-prerequisites-for-stopping-bombings-bit-the-dust/" aria-label="Read more about How Trump’s White House demands as prerequisites for stopping bombings bit the dust">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A person has been rescued from their car after the road beneath them washed out. Screenshot / Google Maps A person has been rescued from their car after the road beneath them washed out near Rotorua. Emergency services were called to the rural area of Ngapouri Road at about 10pm on ... <a title="Person rescued from car by bystanders after road washes out near Rotorua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/person-rescued-from-car-by-bystanders-after-road-washes-out-near-rotorua/" aria-label="Read more about Person rescued from car by bystanders after road washes out near Rotorua">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A flood-damaged van and debris piled up at the Cooks’ property by the 26 March storm. Supplied Two weeks to the day after floodwaters swept through Anaru Cook’s property south of Kaitāia, he’s on top of his house strapping the roof down ahead of an approaching cyclone. It’s yet another sign ... <a title="Northland locals prepare for Cyclone Vaianu two weeks after flooding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/northland-locals-prepare-for-cyclone-vaianu-two-weeks-after-flooding/" aria-label="Read more about Northland locals prepare for Cyclone Vaianu two weeks after flooding">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A family begins the enormous task of shovelling silt off their Whirinaki property after last month’s storm. Supplied / FNDC Two weeks to the day after floodwaters swept through Anaru Cook’s property south of Kaitāia, he’s on top of his house strapping the roof down ahead of an approaching cyclone. It’s ... <a title="Northland locals prepare for Cyclone Vaianu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/northland-locals-prepare-for-cyclone-vaianu/" aria-label="Read more about Northland locals prepare for Cyclone Vaianu">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell said “Corrections is not a housing agency” and was not responsible for prisoners’ housing needs after they’re released. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Corrections does not know how many people leave prison with nowhere to live or a reintegration plan, an Auditor-General’s report has revealed. That information was ... <a title="Corrections does not know how many leave prison with nowhere to go, report reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/corrections-does-not-know-how-many-leave-prison-with-nowhere-to-go-report-reveals/" aria-label="Read more about Corrections does not know how many leave prison with nowhere to go, report reveals">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are investigating an ‘unexplained death’ in Christchurch. RNZ / REECE BAKER Police are investigating a sudden death in Christchurch. Officers were called to a Main North Road property in Papanui at about 2.40pm. A person was in a critical condition but died at the scene. Police said the public may ... <a title="Police investigate ‘unexplained’ Christchurch death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/police-investigate-unexplained-christchurch-death/" aria-label="Read more about Police investigate ‘unexplained’ Christchurch death">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University President Donald Trump’s acceptance of a Pakistani proposal for a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran brings a sigh of relief to the international community. Just hours before, ... <a title="The US-Israel ceasefire with Iran presses pause on a costly war, but can peace last?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/the-us-israel-ceasefire-with-iran-presses-pause-on-a-costly-war-but-can-peace-last-280147/" aria-label="Read more about The US-Israel ceasefire with Iran presses pause on a costly war, but can peace last?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister was co-directed by Auckland-based filmmaker Michelle Walshe and American Lindsay Utz. Supplied / Rialto A documentary about former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been nominated for two Emmy awards. The production, Prime Minister, looks at how the world’s then-youngest female head of government balanced motherhood with leadership, and navigated ... <a title="Ardern documentary ‘Prime Minister’ nominated for two Emmy Awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/ardern-documentary-prime-minister-nominated-for-two-emmy-awards/" aria-label="Read more about Ardern documentary ‘Prime Minister’ nominated for two Emmy Awards">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Previously, Air Chathams was paying about $500,000 a month in fuel costs, but that number had doubled to over $1 Million. Supplied Air Chathams is cutting a significant number of flights from several North Island routes, which have become unsustainable after the cost of jet fuel has more than doubled. The ... <a title="Air Chathams to cut flights from North Island routes after fuel cost doubles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/air-chathams-to-cut-flights-from-north-island-routes-after-fuel-cost-doubles/" aria-label="Read more about Air Chathams to cut flights from North Island routes after fuel cost doubles">Read more</a>
