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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the 55 breaches included failing to pay minimum wage. (File photo) 123RF A Christchurch massage business has been fined $210,000 for exploiting migrant workers. Mother’s Thai, operating as Diamond Thai, and its owner Janya Duangjai had already agreed to pay the workers $230,000. But authority member Peter van Keulen ... <a title="Christchurch Thai massage business fined for exploiting five migrant workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/christchurch-thai-massage-business-fined-for-exploiting-five-migrant-workers/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch Thai massage business fined for exploiting five migrant workers">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Labour Party has confirmed it will support the India-NZ free trade deal, giving National and ACT the required numbers to pass it through Parliament. But Labour leader Chris Hipkins said he remained concerned about a commitment in the agreement to promote up to $20 billion (USD) ... <a title="Chris Hipkins announces Labour will back India free trade deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/chris-hipkins-announces-labour-will-back-india-free-trade-deal/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Hipkins announces Labour will back India free trade deal">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Labour Party has confirmed it will support the India-NZ free trade deal, giving National and ACT the required numbers to pass it through Parliament But Chris Hipkins has warned businesses to proceed at their own risk and do their own due diligence. “New Zealand businesses need to go into this ... <a title="Watch live: Chris Hipkins announces Labour will back India free trade deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/watch-live-chris-hipkins-announces-labour-will-back-india-free-trade-deal/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Chris Hipkins announces Labour will back India free trade deal">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tapawera’s Hop Revolution during the 2026 harvest. SUPPLIED/HOP REVOLUTION Hop farmers who have wrapped up this season’s harvest are flying the flag in the United States, despite is being a complex time for trading with that key market. Thirsty Americans enjoy New Zealand hops in their tap and bottled beers, and ... <a title="Hop farmers work to brew new markets; expand US, despite export hurdles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/hop-farmers-work-to-brew-new-markets-expand-us-despite-export-hurdles/" aria-label="Read more about Hop farmers work to brew new markets; expand US, despite export hurdles">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On holiday in Tokyo a few years ago I saw a salaryman tumble down an escalator to the train platform at the bottom. Another man stood above him, as if he might have been responsible. Was there a dispute? Did they even know each other? The man in a heap looked ... <a title="A freaky horror that will have you worried during your commute" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/a-freaky-horror-that-will-have-you-worried-during-your-commute/" aria-label="Read more about A freaky horror that will have you worried during your commute">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Global fuel insecurity due to America’s war on Iran has spiked the price of petrol and diesel. Nick Monro Police say there have been 100 extra fuel thefts per week since the price of filling up spiked earlier this year. Global fuel insecurity due to America’s war on Iran has spiked ... <a title="Police call for petrol stations to go prepay only as fuel thefts rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/police-call-for-petrol-stations-to-go-prepay-only-as-fuel-thefts-rise/" aria-label="Read more about Police call for petrol stations to go prepay only as fuel thefts rise">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Leicester Fainga’anuku of the Crusaders celebrates his try. © Photosport Ltd 2026 www.photosport.nz All Blacks back Leicester Fainga’anuku has been given a shock start at flanker for the Crusaders. Typically a centre or wing, Fainga’anuku has been named in the loose forwards for Friday night’s Super Rugby clash with the Waratahs. ... <a title="All Blacks midfielder Fainga’anuku to start in loose fowards for Crusaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/all-blacks-midfielder-faingaanuku-to-start-in-loose-fowards-for-crusaders/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks midfielder Fainga’anuku to start in loose fowards for Crusaders">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brent Keogh, Lecturer in the School of Communications, University of Technology Sydney On April 15, United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth led a prayer session at the Pentagon. But instead of quoting from any recognised canon of sacred scripture, Hegseth’s prayer sounded unmistakably like Samuel L. ... <a title="How the Trump administration co-opts pop culture and religion for political gain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/how-the-trump-administration-co-opts-pop-culture-and-religion-for-political-gain-281011/" aria-label="Read more about How the Trump administration co-opts pop culture and religion for political gain">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The slip closing Awakino Gorge. Supplied / NZ Transport Agency The small Waikato town of Mōkau on the west coast of the North Island is being described by locals as a “ghost town” and “dead as a doornail” due to the closure of the Awakino Gorge on State Highway 3. Local ... <a title="Town struggles amid Awakino Gorge closure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/town-struggles-amid-awakino-gorge-closure/" aria-label="Read more about Town struggles amid Awakino Gorge closure">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Van Amber, Senior Lecturer in Fashion & Textiles, RMIT University As the weather cools in the southern hemisphere and energy prices climb, many of us are trying to stay warm without cranking the heating. The doona – or duvet, if you prefer – is central to ... <a title="The science of cosiness: a textiles expert explains feather down, bamboo, polyester duvets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/the-science-of-cosiness-a-textiles-expert-explains-feather-down-bamboo-polyester-duvets-280450/" aria-label="Read more about The science of cosiness: a textiles expert explains feather down, bamboo, polyester duvets">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau BNZ is the latest major bank to raise interest rates. It has put its one-year rate up by six basis points, to 4.59 percent, its 18-month rate up by the same margin to 4.79 percent and its two-year rate by 20 basis points, to 5.09 percent. Two-year ... <a title="BNZ joins rivals with interest rate rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/bnz-joins-rivals-with-interest-rate-rise/" aria-label="Read more about BNZ joins rivals with interest rate rise">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Romain Fathi, Associate Professor, School of History, ANU / Chercheur Associé at the Centre d’Histoire de Sciences Po, Australian National University The United States under President Donald Trump and the European Union have a complicated relationship. On one hand, European countries and the US have built some ... <a title="How the war in Iran has brought European countries closer together – without Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/how-the-war-in-iran-has-brought-european-countries-closer-together-without-trump-281025/" aria-label="Read more about How the war in Iran has brought European countries closer together – without Trump">Read more</a>
