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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [s ] Auckland Council inspected 38 illegal lodges last year and all but nine opted to change their rental agreements. Auckland Council inspected 38 illegal lodges last year, including a 24-bedroom complex on Auckland’s North Shore. 123rf There are concerns a legal loophole is allowing landlords to continue running underground boarding ... <a title="Concerns legal loophole is allowing landlords to run underground boarding houses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/concerns-legal-loophole-is-allowing-landlords-to-run-underground-boarding-houses/" aria-label="Read more about Concerns legal loophole is allowing landlords to run underground boarding houses">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Vic Esson is playing finals football in her first season with the club. www.photosport.nz Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Vic Esson says it “cut deep” that the team does not already have silverware this season. The Phoenix finished the A-League season in second place and will play Brisbane Roar in ... <a title="Disappointment and belief for Phoenix goalie going into finals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/disappointment-and-belief-for-phoenix-goalie-going-into-finals/" aria-label="Read more about Disappointment and belief for Phoenix goalie going into finals">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the location of one of the campsites just off the Te Anga Road near Waitomo where Tom Phillips and his children had been hiding. Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald via Getty Images The elder sisters of the abducted Phillips children have revealed that police declined a donation to the officer ... <a title="Tom Phillips: Police reject koha for officer injured in Marokopa shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/tom-phillips-police-reject-koha-for-officer-injured-in-marokopa-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about Tom Phillips: Police reject koha for officer injured in Marokopa shooting">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Transporting New Zealand chief executive Dom Kalasih. RNZ / Phil Pennington Transporting New Zealand says the government needs to loosen restrictions for heavy vehicles without delay. Four changes are being worked on in case of a move up to Phase 2 of the national fuel plan. This included allowing more weight ... <a title="Government shouldn’t wait to loosen heavy vehicles restrictions, Transporting NZ says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/government-shouldnt-wait-to-loosen-heavy-vehicles-restrictions-transporting-nz-says/" aria-label="Read more about Government shouldn’t wait to loosen heavy vehicles restrictions, Transporting NZ says">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Transporting New Zealand chief executive Dom Kalasih. RNZ / Phil Pennington Transporting New Zealand says the government needs to loosen restrictions for heavy vehicles without delay. Four changes are being worked on in case of a move up to Phase 2 of the national fuel plan. This included allowing more weight ... <a title="Government shouldn’t wait to loosen heavy vehicle restrictions, Transporting NZ says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/government-shouldnt-wait-to-loosen-heavy-vehicle-restrictions-transporting-nz-says/" aria-label="Read more about Government shouldn’t wait to loosen heavy vehicle restrictions, Transporting NZ says">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Recent property data indicates a shortage of suitably-zoned commercial and industrial land in Auckland. 123rf Recent property data indicates a shortage of suitably-zoned commercial and industrial land in Auckland is pushing prices to record-high levels, with would-be buyers competing for development-ready sites. Data from realestate.co.nz showed Auckland’s industrial and commercial land ... <a title="Auckland industrial, commercial land shortage pushing prices to record-high levels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/auckland-industrial-commercial-land-shortage-pushing-prices-to-record-high-levels/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland industrial, commercial land shortage pushing prices to record-high levels">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Trade Minister Todd McClay sign the free-trade agreement. Supplied New Zealanders will be able to see the full details of the India free trade agreement for the first time on Tuesday, after a formal signing ceremony in New Delhi overnight. Trade ... <a title="India trade agreement to be unveiled at Parliament within hours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/india-trade-agreement-to-be-unveiled-at-parliament-within-hours/" aria-label="Read more about India trade agreement to be unveiled at Parliament within hours">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] New Zealand’s Trade Minister has signed the free trade agreement with India in New Delhi. Todd McClay said the deal would deliver thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in additional exports, and was being signed at a time of high global uncertainty. “Creating opportunities for our businesses to ... <a title="Watch: Trade Minister Todd McClay signs India FTA in New Delhi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/watch-trade-minister-todd-mcclay-signs-india-fta-in-new-delhi/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Trade Minister Todd McClay signs India FTA in New Delhi">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] New Zealand’s Trade Minister will soon sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with India in New Delhi. Todd McClay is there with a delegation of MPs and about 30 business representatives. He is set to sign the agreement at about 10pm NZST. Labour confirmed last week it would back ... <a title="Watch: Trade Minister Todd McClay to sign India FTA in New Delhi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/watch-trade-minister-todd-mcclay-to-sign-india-fta-in-new-delhi/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Trade Minister Todd McClay to sign India FTA in New Delhi">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon meets India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in March 2025. Piyal Bhattacharya / The Times of India via AFP The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) says keeping unions and the public in the dark on the India-New Zealand Free Trade agreement means the deal risks ... <a title="Council of trade unions calls for transparency on India-New Zealand Free Trade agreement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/council-of-trade-unions-calls-for-transparency-on-india-new-zealand-free-trade-agreement/" aria-label="Read more about Council of trade unions calls for transparency on India-New Zealand Free Trade agreement">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Health Ministry expects health services would be prioritised for fuel allocation with no caps. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The Ministry of Health is finalising the Health Sector Fuel Response Plan, which could see more tele-health consultations under escalation of the government’s National Fuel Plan. The ministry said it was working ... <a title="Phone, video appointments part of Health Sector Fuel Response Plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/phone-video-appointments-part-of-health-sector-fuel-response-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Phone, video appointments part of Health Sector Fuel Response Plan">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police have arrested two people, who are due to appear in the North Shore District Court on Monday 4 May on a number of charges. RNZ / REECE BAKER Police have laid charges after two separate incidents in which motorists were followed, forced to stop and threatened with a firearm. Detective ... <a title="Two charged after Northland and Waitematā motorists forced to stop, threatened with gun" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/two-charged-after-northland-and-waitemata-motorists-forced-to-stop-threatened-with-gun/" aria-label="Read more about Two charged after Northland and Waitematā motorists forced to stop, threatened with gun">Read more</a>
