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April 16, 2026
MetService meteorologist John Law told RNZ Checkpoint the first impacts of the system could be felt on Saturday morning with large swells for north-eastern areas. “This is a multi-hazard area of low pressure that runs down. You can imagine that these strong winds rushing over the seas help to drive large swells across the open ... <a title="Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ warnings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/cyclone-vaianu-first-impacts-could-be-felt-saturday-amid-severe-nz-warnings/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid severe NZ warnings">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2026
MetService meteorologist John Law told RNZ Checkpoint the first impacts of the system could be felt on Saturday morning with large swells for north-eastern areas. “This is a multi-hazard area of low pressure that runs down. You can imagine that these strong winds rushing over the seas help to drive large swells across the open ... <a title="Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid NZ warnings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/10/cyclone-vaianu-first-impacts-could-be-felt-saturday-amid-nz-warnings/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Vaianu: First impacts could be felt Saturday amid NZ warnings">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2024
RNZ MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter The future of Aotearoa New Zealand television news and current affairs is in the balance at the two biggest TV broadcasters — both desperate to cut costs as their revenue falls. The government says it is now preparing policy to modernise the media, but they do not ... <a title="Mediawatch: TV news meltdown – what will NZ government do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/17/mediawatch-tv-news-meltdown-what-will-nz-government-do/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: TV news meltdown – what will NZ government do?">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2024
RNZ News Television New Zealand will start talks from tomorrow with staff who will lose their jobs in the state broadcaster’s bid to stay “sustainable”. It is proposed that up to 68 jobs will be cut which equates to 9 percent of its staff. TVNZ chief executive Jodi O’Donnell told staff today that “tough economic ... <a title="TVNZ to cut up to 68 jobs in restructure – ‘dire for democracy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/07/tvnz-to-cut-up-to-68-jobs-in-restructure-dire-for-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ to cut up to 68 jobs in restructure – ‘dire for democracy’">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
By Jimmy Ellingham, RNZ Checkpoint reporter Science staff and students at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand are fighting to save their jobs, and their studies. The cash-strapped university is proposing to slash science courses from its Albany campus, which would hollow out a new high-tech building full of specialised labs. It is part of ... <a title="Massey University science staff, students fight for jobs and studies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/massey-university-science-staff-students-fight-for-jobs-and-studies/" aria-label="Read more about Massey University science staff, students fight for jobs and studies">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2023
External experts are poring over the “inappropriate editing” of international news published online by RNZ. It has already tightened editorial checks and stood down an online journalist. Will this dent trust in RNZ — or news in general? Were campaigns propagating national propaganda a factor? Mediawatch asks two experts with international experience. MEDIAWATCH: By Colin ... <a title="Mediawatch: Further fallout as RNZ takes out the ‘Kremlin garbage’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/18/mediawatch-further-fallout-as-rnz-takes-out-the-kremlin-garbage/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Further fallout as RNZ takes out the ‘Kremlin garbage’">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2021
An Auckland University of Technology (AUT) student who was at a lecture yesterday is among the 10 new cases of covid-19 reported in the community in New Zealand. The first case of the highly infectious delta variant in this outbreak was announced yesterday. Since then there have been nine new cases of covid-19, including three ... <a title="AUT student among 10 new delta cases of covid-19 in NZ lockdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/aut-student-among-10-new-delta-cases-of-covid-19-in-nz-lockdown/" aria-label="Read more about AUT student among 10 new delta cases of covid-19 in NZ lockdown">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2020
By Dominic Godfrey, RNZ Pacific journalist Help with living costs while studying and extra support for mental health are two areas Pacific tertiary students want given more attention with the New Zealand general election. Universities NZ figures show there were 10,000 full-time Pasifika students enrolled in May, an increase of 35 percent since 2010. The ... <a title="Pacific students see mental health, living costs as election priorities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/12/pacific-students-see-mental-health-living-costs-as-election-priorities/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific students see mental health, living costs as election priorities">Read more</a>
