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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An improving economy has helped to reduce household debt levels. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Consumer debt arrears fall, but more in deeper distress Consumer credit demand softens a shade, but up on year ago Business credit demand subdued, but service and agriculture show strength Business liquidations in February highest in 17 ... <a title="Improved economy helped reduce household debt but Middle East war adds uncertainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/improved-economy-helped-reduce-household-debt-but-middle-east-war-adds-uncertainty/" aria-label="Read more about Improved economy helped reduce household debt but Middle East war adds uncertainty">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be juggling disappointment and elation when announcing his election-year Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Analysis: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be juggling disappointment and elation when announcing his election-year Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. With senior minister Judith Collins set to become president of ... <a title="Who the winners and losers of Christopher Luxon’s election-year Cabinet reshuffle might be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/who-the-winners-and-losers-of-christopher-luxons-election-year-cabinet-reshuffle-might-be/" aria-label="Read more about Who the winners and losers of Christopher Luxon’s election-year Cabinet reshuffle might be">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sharla McTavish, a Tangata Tiriti PhD student from the Department of Public Health at Otago University. Supplied Hospital admissions for sepsis have risen steeply in the past 20 years, with new research showing infants, people over 70, Māori and Pacific peoples and those living in areas of high deprivation more at ... <a title="Steep rise in sepsis hospital admissions over last two decades, research reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/steep-rise-in-sepsis-hospital-admissions-over-last-two-decades-research-reveals/" aria-label="Read more about Steep rise in sepsis hospital admissions over last two decades, research reveals">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Tamihere. RNZ The Defence Lawyers’ Association does not believe the Crown has the evidence to pursue a retrial of David Tamihere. Tamihere was convicted in 1990 of killing Swedish tourists Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen on the Coromandel Peninsula. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court quashed the convictions and directed a ... <a title="Crown unlikely to have evidence to pursue David Tamihere retrial – Defence Lawyers’ Association" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/crown-unlikely-to-have-evidence-to-pursue-david-tamihere-retrial-defence-lawyers-association/" aria-label="Read more about Crown unlikely to have evidence to pursue David Tamihere retrial – Defence Lawyers’ Association">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rajinder was found guilty of murder following a High Court jury trial last year. RNZ The man who murdered Gurjit Singh at his Dunedin home will be sentenced on Wednesday. Singh, 27, was found dead on the lawn of the property in January in 2024 after being stabbed more than 40 ... <a title="Rajinder, man who murdered Gurjit Singh, to be sentenced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/rajinder-man-who-murdered-gurjit-singh-to-be-sentenced/" aria-label="Read more about Rajinder, man who murdered Gurjit Singh, to be sentenced">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tai Poutini will become a campus of the Open Polytechnic next year. Google Maps The West Coast polytechnic Tai Poutini will become a campus of the Open Polytechnic next year. The institute is among the last four polytechnics remaining in super-institute Te Pūkenga. Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds said the other ... <a title="West Coast polytechnic Tai Poutini to become Open Polytechnic campus next year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/west-coast-polytechnic-tai-poutini-to-become-open-polytechnic-campus-next-year/" aria-label="Read more about West Coast polytechnic Tai Poutini to become Open Polytechnic campus next year">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Torty the tortoise sits next to a story about her at Te Papa. TE PAPA / SUPPLIED A grand old dame who survived World War I and emigrated from Europe to New Zealand with a Kiwi solider has made a surprise visit to Te Papa to see an exhibition which tells ... <a title="Torty the tortoise, who survived World War I, visits Te Papa exhibit which tells her story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/torty-the-tortoise-who-survived-world-war-i-visits-te-papa-exhibit-which-tells-her-story/" aria-label="Read more about Torty the tortoise, who survived World War I, visits Te Papa exhibit which tells her story">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Employers are generally prepared for Wednesday’s KiwiSaver changes, business groups say. 123RF Employers are generally prepared for Wednesday’s KiwiSaver changes, business groups say. From 1 April, the default rate for KiwiSaver contributions for employers and employees will lift to 3.5 percent, from 3 percent. This would happen for all members who ... <a title="KiwiSaver contribution rates rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/kiwisaver-contribution-rates-rise/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSaver contribution rates rise">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand FX’s Love Story — the Ryan Murphy-produced show that revisits the lives of John F Kennedy Jr and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy — concludes this week with the episode that won’t be easy to watch, even if everyone knew it was coming. The nine-episode series began by teeing up the fate that ... <a title="For journalists who covered JFK Jr’s fatal plane crash, the memories are much more vivid than Love Story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/for-journalists-who-covered-jfk-jrs-fatal-plane-crash-the-memories-are-much-more-vivid-than-love-story/" aria-label="Read more about For journalists who covered JFK Jr’s fatal plane crash, the memories are much more vivid than Love Story">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More Bluebridge Connemara ferry sailings have been cancelled (File photo). RNZ / Bill Hickman Bluebridge says sea trials and final clearance from Maritime New Zealand for its beleaguered Connemara ferry have been delayed. The ship was side-lined due to a technical fault 10 days ago. Then, on Monday evening, Maritime NZ ... <a title="More Bluebridge Connemara ferry sailings cancelled after Maritime NZ clearance delayed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/more-bluebridge-connemara-ferry-sailings-cancelled-after-maritime-nz-clearance-delayed/" aria-label="Read more about More Bluebridge Connemara ferry sailings cancelled after Maritime NZ clearance delayed">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
By Pokere Paewai, RNZ Māori issues reporter New Zealand’s national Māori radio network, Te Whakaruruhau o Ngā Reo Irirangi Māori o Aotearoa, is considering litigation over a potential loss of government funding which it says threatens the survivability of iwi radio stations. Chairperson Peter-Lucas Jones (Ngāti Kahu, Te Rārawa, Ngāi Takoto, Te Aupōuri) — who ... <a title="Māori radio network says funding cuts threaten survival of iwi stations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/maori-radio-network-says-funding-cuts-threaten-survival-of-iwi-stations/" aria-label="Read more about Māori radio network says funding cuts threaten survival of iwi stations">Read more</a>
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March 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Manukau City Council Mayor Sir Barry Curtis. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections Former Manukau City mayor Sir Barry Curtis – one of the country’s longest serving mayors – has died at the age of 87. Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says Sir Barry leaves “an enormous legacy”. He led Manukau City from ... <a title="Former Manukau City mayor Sir Barry Curtis has died, aged 87" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/31/former-manukau-city-mayor-sir-barry-curtis-has-died-aged-87/" aria-label="Read more about Former Manukau City mayor Sir Barry Curtis has died, aged 87">Read more</a>
