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Ryman Healthcare’s fourth quarter sales up 10 percent on last year

April 15, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand The Middle East conflict hadn’t affected Ryman Healthcare’s broader business to date, its chief executive said. Supplied Ryman Healthcare’s fourth quarter sales are down 23 percent on the third quarter, but up 10 percent on the year earlier. The retirement village operator’s total sales for the three months ended March totalled ... <a title="Ryman Healthcare’s fourth quarter sales up 10 percent on last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/ryman-healthcares-fourth-quarter-sales-up-10-percent-on-last-year/" aria-label="Read more about Ryman Healthcare’s fourth quarter sales up 10 percent on last year">Read more</a>

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The Boys actor Karl Urban on thrilling final season

April 15, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand As The Boys enters its fifth and final season, Karl Urban says the stakes have never been higher. Playing the gravel‑voiced, vengeance‑fuelled Billy Butcher, Urban says his character has “turned himself into the very thing that he despises the most” in his mission to destroy corrupt superheroes. “The sort of really ... <a title="The Boys actor Karl Urban on thrilling final season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/the-boys-actor-karl-urban-on-thrilling-final-season/" aria-label="Read more about The Boys actor Karl Urban on thrilling final season">Read more</a>

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Security breach at Auckland Airport leads to major delays

April 15, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Major delays were reported on Wednesday morning with long queues in the domestic terminal RNZ Long queues at Auckland Airport are starting to clear after a security breach caused major delays. Wait times to go through security checks had been up to about an hour on Wednesday morning, with queues building ... <a title="Security breach at Auckland Airport leads to major delays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/security-breach-at-auckland-airport-leads-to-major-delays/" aria-label="Read more about Security breach at Auckland Airport leads to major delays">Read more</a>

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Karl Urban on The Boys, friendship with Antony Starr and AI

April 15, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Amazon Actor Karl Urban says his latest show has parallels to what the world is currently dealing with in regards to AI. The actor has just wrapped up filming on the fifth, and final, season of superhero series The Boys. He was known for earlier roles on Shortland Street, Xena: Warrior ... <a title="Karl Urban on The Boys, friendship with Antony Starr and AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/karl-urban-on-the-boys-friendship-with-antony-starr-and-ai/" aria-label="Read more about Karl Urban on The Boys, friendship with Antony Starr and AI">Read more</a>

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Waikato community rallies to gift new home to healthcare worker after house fire

April 15, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand A Waikato community is coming together to support long-serving healthcare worker Billie Gillet-Kati, whose home was destroyed in a 2021 fire. Supplied / Te Kōhao Health / Tetoa Benioni A Waikato community is rallying behind a Māori health worker who lost her home in a fire, with whānau, businesses and volunteers ... <a title="Waikato community rallies to gift new home to healthcare worker after house fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/waikato-community-rallies-to-gift-new-home-to-healthcare-worker-after-house-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Waikato community rallies to gift new home to healthcare worker after house fire">Read more</a>

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Queues build at Auckland Airport as flights delayed

April 15, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Major delays were reported on Wednesday morning with long queues in the domestic terminal RNZ There are major delays at Auckland Airport, with plane departures being held up. Long queues to go through security checks are winding right through the domestic terminal. Travellers were being warned wait times at security were ... <a title="Queues build at Auckland Airport as flights delayed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/queues-build-at-auckland-airport-as-flights-delayed/" aria-label="Read more about Queues build at Auckland Airport as flights delayed">Read more</a>

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Naomi Ballantyne, Rosanne Meo among seven named as Business Hall of Fame Laureates

April 15, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Naomi Ballantyne, left, and Dame Rosanne Meo are among the seven business people named as Business Hall of Fame Laureates. Greg Bowker / APO/ Adrian Malloch Seven business leaders who have made a significant and lasting impact on the economic and social development of New Zealand will be inducted into the ... <a title="Naomi Ballantyne, Rosanne Meo among seven named as Business Hall of Fame Laureates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/naomi-ballantyne-rosanne-meo-among-seven-named-as-business-hall-of-fame-laureates/" aria-label="Read more about Naomi Ballantyne, Rosanne Meo among seven named as Business Hall of Fame Laureates">Read more</a>

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Waitangi Tribunal begins urgent inquiry into school Treaty obligations and curriculum changes

April 15, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand The tino rangatiratanga haki (flag) outside Parliament on the day of the Treaty Principles Bill introduction. RNZ / Emma Andrews An urgent inquiry into the government’s decision to remove school boards’ legal obligation to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and overhaul the national curriculum is underway, with iwi and ... <a title="Waitangi Tribunal begins urgent inquiry into school Treaty obligations and curriculum changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/waitangi-tribunal-begins-urgent-inquiry-into-school-treaty-obligations-and-curriculum-changes/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi Tribunal begins urgent inquiry into school Treaty obligations and curriculum changes">Read more</a>

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Whistleblower sparks investigation into Health New Zealand’s medical scanning services

April 15, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ has reported extensively on districts struggling with technology and radiology workforce shortages. (File photo) 123rf A whistleblower sparked an investigation by a top lawyer into Health New Zealand’s medical scanning services. The agnecy said Michael Heron KC would lead an independent investigation after a protected disclosure about radiology services. An ... <a title="Whistleblower sparks investigation into Health New Zealand’s medical scanning services" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/whistleblower-sparks-investigation-into-health-new-zealands-medical-scanning-services/" aria-label="Read more about Whistleblower sparks investigation into Health New Zealand’s medical scanning services">Read more</a>

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Celebrating ‘outlandish, avant-garde, maverick houses’

April 15, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand architect Claude Megson designed a series of experimental, individual, geometrically complex homes in Auckland in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. New Zealand born, and now London-based architect Giles Reid was taught by Megson at AUT, he told RNZ’s Nine to Noon. While less well known than New Zealand architectural ... <a title="Celebrating ‘outlandish, avant-garde, maverick houses’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/celebrating-outlandish-avant-garde-maverick-houses/" aria-label="Read more about Celebrating ‘outlandish, avant-garde, maverick houses’">Read more</a>

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Rakiura / Stewart Island residents face costly trips to mainland for health care

April 15, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Shona Sangster says GP shortages on the mainland add to the pressure of Rakiura residents accessing healthcare. RNZ / Mark Papalii Health New Zealand is reviewing how healthcare is delivered on Stewart Island after a survey raised serious concerns about the cost and difficulty of seeing a doctor. It has been ... <a title="Rakiura / Stewart Island residents face costly trips to mainland for health care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/rakiura-stewart-island-residents-face-costly-trips-to-mainland-for-health-care/" aria-label="Read more about Rakiura / Stewart Island residents face costly trips to mainland for health care">Read more</a>

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Far North Mayor Moko Tepania says council ‘unfairly targeted’

April 15, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand Far North Mayor Moko Tepania has defended having unelected iwi representatives on the council’s Māori liaison committee. NZME Far North Mayor Moko Tepania has defended having unelected iwi representatives on the council’s Māori liaison committee – and says the Far North is being unfairly targeted because it’s just one of 57 ... <a title="Far North Mayor Moko Tepania says council ‘unfairly targeted’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/far-north-mayor-moko-tepania-says-council-unfairly-targeted/" aria-label="Read more about Far North Mayor Moko Tepania says council ‘unfairly targeted’">Read more</a>