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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Education Minister David Seymour RNZ / Samuel Rillstone More parents could be prosecuted for not sending their children to school, as the Ministry of Education confirms it is investigating 16 cases of chronic absence. RNZ revealed on Tuesday one parent was being taken to court for not ensuring their child ... <a title="More prosecutions likely as 16 truancy cases under investigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/more-prosecutions-likely-as-16-truancy-cases-under-investigation/" aria-label="Read more about More prosecutions likely as 16 truancy cases under investigation">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In the year to 30 June, 2025, total government spending was $183.5 billion. RNZ You pay tax, the government spends it. But what does it spend it on? If you have ever wondered exactly where the tax money goes, here is a breakdown. In the year to 30 June, 2025, total ... <a title="Where does your tax money actually go?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/where-does-your-tax-money-actually-go/" aria-label="Read more about Where does your tax money actually go?">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Karnin Petera, 15, died during a school caving trip in 2023. SUPPLIED An inquest into the death of 15-year-old Karnin Petera – who was swept away by floodwaters during a school caving trip three years ago – is due to get underway in Whangārei Thursday morning. Sixteen other Whangārei Boys’ High ... <a title="Inquest begins into death of teen Karnin Petera during Abbey Caves school trip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/inquest-begins-into-death-of-teen-karnin-petera-during-abbey-caves-school-trip/" aria-label="Read more about Inquest begins into death of teen Karnin Petera during Abbey Caves school trip">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest Education Ministry forecast suggests the number of children at school is dropping. 123RF The latest Education Ministry forecast suggests the number of children at school is dropping after reaching a record high last year. The annual National School Roll Projections said there were 849,385 children at school in 2025 ... <a title="School enrolments forecast to drop after reaching record high last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/school-enrolments-forecast-to-drop-after-reaching-record-high-last-year/" aria-label="Read more about School enrolments forecast to drop after reaching record high last year">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand “A tradie can earn as much as a policy analyst,” says Michael Johnston. Supplied/ Unsplash – Josh Olalde There’s increasing support to lift the cultural status of vocational training to equal that of a university education. A report by The New Zealand Initiative largely supports a Ministry of Education proposal to ... <a title="Support to lift cultural status of vocational training to equal a university education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/support-to-lift-cultural-status-of-vocational-training-to-equal-a-university-education/" aria-label="Read more about Support to lift cultural status of vocational training to equal a university education">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The council posted on social media, announcing the pool will shut for roughly three to six months. Google Maps/Screenshot The Westland District Council will temporarily close the Hokitika swimming pool amid the rising cost to keep it heated. The council posted on social media, announcing the pool will shut for roughly ... <a title="Rising heating costs close Hokitika Pool" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/rising-heating-costs-close-hokitika-pool/" aria-label="Read more about Rising heating costs close Hokitika Pool">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Business New Zealand’s head of advocacy Catherine Beard. Supplied / Business NZ Businesses say the government’s deal with Z Energy for an emergency diesel reserve is reassuring in case of supply disruption, but will not help with high prices. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Tuesday announced the deal which will see ... <a title="Government’s diesel partnership good for supply not for price, Business NZ says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/governments-diesel-partnership-good-for-supply-not-for-price-business-nz-says/" aria-label="Read more about Government’s diesel partnership good for supply not for price, Business NZ says">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Business New Zealand’s head of advocacy Catherine Beard. Supplied / Business NZ Businesses say the government’s deal with Z Energy for an emergency diesel reserve is reassuring in case of supply disruption, but will not help with high prices. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Tuesday announced the deal which will see ... <a title="Business NZ say Govt’s Z partnership good for supply not for price" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/business-nz-say-govts-z-partnership-good-for-supply-not-for-price/" aria-label="Read more about Business NZ say Govt’s Z partnership good for supply not for price">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor A woman whose great-grandparents — all eight of them — were Girmitiya labourers has put their stories into her debut novel. The result is Banjara, a novel partly based on what she found, which is told through the eyes of two women more than 100 years apart. Author, ... <a title="Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/girmitiya-ancestry-the-inspiration-behind-fiji-writers-debut-novel/" aria-label="Read more about Girmitiya ancestry the inspiration behind Fiji writer’s debut novel">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The mother of a detained New Zealander is calling for the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), Winston Peters to help her daughter. Everlee Wihongi was entering her third week in US detention after being detained in an ICE processing centre in California. The Wihongi family, who had lived in ... <a title="Locked up for 22 hours a day: What life is like for New Zealander Everlee Wihongi detained in ICE facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/locked-up-for-22-hours-a-day-what-life-is-like-for-new-zealander-everlee-wihongi-detained-in-ice-facility/" aria-label="Read more about Locked up for 22 hours a day: What life is like for New Zealander Everlee Wihongi detained in ICE facility">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand After a mammoth three-day rugby extravaganza at Christchurch’s new One New Zealand Stadium, fans and central city business-owners are delighted with how the weekend went. Around 75,000 people went to the five Super Round matches, with bars having some of their busiest days ever. Greg May, one of the owners of ... <a title="Christchurch’s new One New Zealand Stadium is a hit with the crowds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/christchurchs-new-one-new-zealand-stadium-is-a-hit-with-the-crowds/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch’s new One New Zealand Stadium is a hit with the crowds">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Forty-eight percent of the population are expected to identify with an ethnicity other than New Zealand European by 2048, according to a new report. RNZ / ZIMING LI The author of a new report is calling for a long-term population strategy as the population ages, birth rates decline and ethnic diversity ... <a title="Call for a national strategy on ageing, diverse population" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/call-for-a-national-strategy-on-ageing-diverse-population/" aria-label="Read more about Call for a national strategy on ageing, diverse population">Read more</a>
