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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Alani Morse during the 2026 New Zealand National Surfing Championships in Gisborne. © Surfing New Zealand / PhotoCPL 2026 / PHOTOSPORT Taranaki’s Tom Butland and local Raglan surfer Alani Morse have secured wildcards for the Raglan leg of the WSL World Tour next month. The two surfers won their respective divisions ... <a title="Kiwi 15-year-old to take on world’s best surfers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/kiwi-15-year-old-to-take-on-worlds-best-surfers/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi 15-year-old to take on world’s best surfers">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pat Leslie, Senior Lecturer, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Reform, while never an easy task, is probably more difficult now than it used to be. Not only is declining trust a problem, belief in governments’ ability and willingness to affect real change is also ... <a title="Built to last? History shows us the art of reform that’s both bold and enduring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/built-to-last-history-shows-us-the-art-of-reform-thats-both-bold-and-enduring-276747/" aria-label="Read more about Built to last? History shows us the art of reform that’s both bold and enduring">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University You check your smartwatch after a run. Your fitness score has dropped. You’ve burnt hardly any calories. Your recovery score is really low. It’s telling you to take the next 72 hours off exercise. The worst bit? The whole ... <a title="6 ways your smartwatch is lying to you, according to science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/6-ways-your-smartwatch-is-lying-to-you-according-to-science-279851/" aria-label="Read more about 6 ways your smartwatch is lying to you, according to science">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamara May, Psychologist and Research Associate in the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University When you finally receive a neurodevelopmental diagnosis that reflects your strengths and the challenges you face, it can be life-changing. But for people with both autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – known colloquially ... <a title="AuDHD means being autistic and having ADHD. And it can look very different to a single diagnosis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/audhd-means-being-autistic-and-having-adhd-and-it-can-look-very-different-to-a-single-diagnosis-278095/" aria-label="Read more about AuDHD means being autistic and having ADHD. And it can look very different to a single diagnosis">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Smith, Honorary Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will look at the latest unemployment figures – 4.3%, roughly 650,000 people out of work – and see a labour market that is still “too tight”. In ... <a title="The RBA’s policy deliberately creates unemployment. So why do we treat the jobless so badly?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/the-rbas-policy-deliberately-creates-unemployment-so-why-do-we-treat-the-jobless-so-badly-280574/" aria-label="Read more about The RBA’s policy deliberately creates unemployment. So why do we treat the jobless so badly?">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod McNaughton, Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getting a first foothold on the career ladder has never been easy for young workers. But in the past, that path was more visible, with advanced economies such as New Zealand’s relying on entry-level roles to ... <a title="As entry-level jobs dry up in NZ, how can we help young people find their way into work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/as-entry-level-jobs-dry-up-in-nz-how-can-we-help-young-people-find-their-way-into-work-280813/" aria-label="Read more about As entry-level jobs dry up in NZ, how can we help young people find their way into work?">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bula FC’s Roy Krishna scores and celebrates his goal. OFC Pro League 2026, Bula FC v Auckland FC, 4R Electrical Govind Park, Ba, Saturday 18 April 2026. Shane Wenzlick / www.phototek.nz Shane Wenzlick / Phototek.nz Fiji’s Bula FC upset OFC Pro League leaders Auckland FC 2-1 in Ba and made it ... <a title="Bula FC stun Auckland FC to make OFC Pro League top four" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/bula-fc-stun-auckland-fc-to-make-ofc-pro-league-top-four/" aria-label="Read more about Bula FC stun Auckland FC to make OFC Pro League top four">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The survey showed businesses wanted to invest more and at a faster rate, but energy worries were holding them back. RNZ / Nate McKinnon More than one in three firms have delayed expansion plans or lost contracts due to energy costs and supply issues in the past year. The findings are ... <a title="Energy challenges hold back Kiwi firms’ expansion plans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/energy-challenges-hold-back-kiwi-firms-expansion-plans/" aria-label="Read more about Energy challenges hold back Kiwi firms’ expansion plans">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tāwhaki is an ancestor, a demigod, and a tōhunga, famed for his search for divine knowledge. There’s a poutokomanawa of him that’s about five feet tall, carved from dark wood, with an oval head and close crop of hair. His limbs are angled and rigid, while his torso sweeps in a ... <a title="‘Our tīpuna have a funny way of making us remember’: missing taonga found in Germany" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/our-tipuna-have-a-funny-way-of-making-us-remember-missing-taonga-found-in-germany/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Our tīpuna have a funny way of making us remember’: missing taonga found in Germany">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fiji’s Douglas Daveta (R) scores a try against Australia’s Aden Ekanayake (L) during their 5th place play-off match. PETER PARKS It wasn’t the results Fiji would have wanted in the first of three rounds of the Sevens World Championship held in Hong Kong. The Fiji men’s team finished fifth, and the ... <a title="Fiji fifth and seventh in first Sevens World Championship round" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/fiji-fifth-and-seventh-in-first-sevens-world-championship-round/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji fifth and seventh in first Sevens World Championship round">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A telehealth service says AI will help reassure people while they wait to speak to a counsellor. 123rf.com A telehealth service is bringing in an artificial intelligence screening tool for some of its chat responses, to help deal with an increasing volume and severity of mental health calls. The new tool, ... <a title="New AI screening tool for telehealth to help deal with rise in calls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/new-ai-screening-tool-for-telehealth-to-help-deal-with-rise-in-calls/" aria-label="Read more about New AI screening tool for telehealth to help deal with rise in calls">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lynne Douglas is unhappy that while a handful of plants have survived they’ve by and large been neglected. Robin Martin/RNZ Whanganui residents are on a mission to find a solution for the caged ‘ghost’ trees of Castlecliff. In the early 2000s council planted dozens of griselinia in galvanised steel cages as ... <a title="Solution sought for ‘ghost’ trees of Castlecliff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/solution-sought-for-ghost-trees-of-castlecliff/" aria-label="Read more about Solution sought for ‘ghost’ trees of Castlecliff">Read more</a>
