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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Viv Beck has led the Heart of the City group for a decade. Supplied / HOTC Auckland’s Heart of the City says its chief executive is still employed, after reports she had been stood down. The Post said on Saturday that it understood Viv Beck had been stood down from the ... <a title="Viv Beck still ’employed as CEO’, Auckland’s Heart of the City says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/viv-beck-still-employed-as-ceo-aucklands-heart-of-the-city-says/" aria-label="Read more about Viv Beck still ’employed as CEO’, Auckland’s Heart of the City says">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NRL: NZ Warriors v Parramatta Eels 7.30pm Saturday, 2 May CommBank Stadium, Sydney Live blog updates on RNZ website Adam Pompey has missed three games, after copping a dangerous contact suspension. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Centre Adam Pompey returns to the NZ Warriors starting line-up against Parramatta Eels, but star half Luke Metcalf ... <a title="NRL: Centre Adam Pompey returns to NZ Warriors against Parramatta Eels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/nrl-centre-adam-pompey-returns-to-nz-warriors-against-parramatta-eels/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: Centre Adam Pompey returns to NZ Warriors against Parramatta Eels">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stewart Mckenzie owns the Kallil Motors Building in Ōhura. Built in the 1920s. Robin Martin/RNZ Some residents of the tiny King Country settlement of Ōhura say they have no plans to move despite the spectre of climate change and the village’s history of flooding. About 50 homes were damaged during a ... <a title="Ōhura residents staying put despite history of flooding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/ohura-residents-staying-put-despite-history-of-flooding/" aria-label="Read more about Ōhura residents staying put despite history of flooding">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Waitangi Tribunal panel in 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 which began on April 15. NZEI Te Riu Roa / Naomi Madeiros Proposed legislation reducing decision-makers obligations to no more ... <a title="Legislation weakening Treaty obligations won’t be introduced before early August" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/legislation-weakening-treaty-obligations-wont-be-introduced-before-early-august/" aria-label="Read more about Legislation weakening Treaty obligations won’t be introduced before early August">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters said it was a “no brainer” to put more freight on rail during the fuel crisis. RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand First leader and Rail Minister Winston Peters has hinted he won’t support a law change letting trucks carry more weight during the fuel crisis. He was adamant: ... <a title="Winston Peters favours rail over cutting restrictions for heavy vehicles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/winston-peters-favours-rail-over-cutting-restrictions-for-heavy-vehicles/" aria-label="Read more about Winston Peters favours rail over cutting restrictions for heavy vehicles">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The three flatmates came home to find their house ransacked. Sarah Campbell A trio of Christchurch flatmates have become amateur detectives tracking down and reclaiming a trolley load of belongings stolen from their house in a burglary. The Waltham flatmates, two from a small Scottish village and the other from Northern ... <a title="Christchurch flatmates track down stolen goods after robbery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/christchurch-flatmates-track-down-stolen-goods-after-robbery/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch flatmates track down stolen goods after robbery">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Meal kit provider My Food Bag is reviewing the company’s recent performance which is yet to be reflected in its share price. “As the review gets underway, the board wishes to confirm that there is no certainty that any transaction involving My Food Bag will eventuate,” the company said in a ... <a title="My Food Bag review after strong sales helps profit growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/my-food-bag-review-after-strong-sales-helps-profit-growth/" aria-label="Read more about My Food Bag review after strong sales helps profit growth">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government’s goal has been to get 80 percent of children attending school more than 90 percent of the time by 2030. Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe As the government uses the threat of prosecution to tackle school truancy, one principal says it should be the “very, very last resort”. The government announced ... <a title="Principal says prosecution should be ‘last resort’ for truancy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/principal-says-prosecution-should-be-last-resort-for-truancy/" aria-label="Read more about Principal says prosecution should be ‘last resort’ for truancy">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington City Council say free collection of flood waste will be going on in affected parts of the city for at least a week. Bill Hickman/RNZ The mayor of Wellington says free collection of flood waste in affected parts of the city will go on for the rest of the week ... <a title="Clean-up continues one week after Wellington floods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/clean-up-continues-one-week-after-wellington-floods/" aria-label="Read more about Clean-up continues one week after Wellington floods">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman will appear in court next month. (File photo) RNZ / REECE BAKER A woman has been arrested after an alleged stealing spree targeting hospital patients in Auckland and Waikato earlier this year. Police said patients had their personal belongings and credit cards stolen as they were undergoing treatment. Waitematā ... <a title="Woman accused of ‘predatory’ stealing-spree against hospital patients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/woman-accused-of-predatory-stealing-spree-against-hospital-patients/" aria-label="Read more about Woman accused of ‘predatory’ stealing-spree against hospital patients">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Some early childhood education centres in Auckland are offering steep discounts – in some cases up to 12 months of childcare free of charge – in a bid to lift enrolments. Operators say the incentives reflect a deepening affordability crisis in early childhood education. For some centres, it’s one of ... <a title="Auckland childcare centres offer steep discounts to keep afloat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/auckland-childcare-centres-offer-steep-discounts-to-keep-afloat/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland childcare centres offer steep discounts to keep afloat">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A Dunedin man has been charged with trying to strangle a police officer in the central city. Three police officers received medical treatment after the confrontation on Hanover Street at 3.40pm on Monday. Police said the 67-year-old intervened while officers were speaking to a group of young ... <a title="Dunedin man charged with trying to strangle police officer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/dunedin-man-charged-with-trying-to-strangle-police-officer/" aria-label="Read more about Dunedin man charged with trying to strangle police officer">Read more</a>
