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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Slips are being reported north of Auckland and in Coromandel, after heavy rain drenched the regions. At least 18 homes have been evacuated after a slip in Waiwera. Orange heavy rain warnings have been issued for Eastern Northland south of Kawakawa and Eastern Auckland north of Whangaparaoa. Heavy rain watches are ... <a title="Weather live: Landslips in Auckland, Coromandel, homes evacuated amid heavy rain warnings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/weather-live-landslips-in-auckland-coromandel-homes-evacuated-amid-heavy-rain-warnings/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Landslips in Auckland, Coromandel, homes evacuated amid heavy rain warnings">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A body was found in a burnt-out vehicle on the Kāpiti Coast. RNZ / REECE BAKER Police are investigating after emergency services found a body in in a burnt-out vehicle. Police were called to the beach near Peka Peka Road on the Kāpiti Coast around 12.45am Friday to look into a ... <a title="Police investigating after body found in burnt-out vehicle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/police-investigating-after-body-found-in-burnt-out-vehicle/" aria-label="Read more about Police investigating after body found in burnt-out vehicle">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jasmin Huriwai in action for the Wallaroos against the Black Ferns. Dave Rowland/Getty Images Australian rugby international Jasmin Huriwai will switch codes to take up an NRLW contract with NZ Warriors for 2026. Auckland-born Huriwai, 32, has played six tests at halfback for the Wallaroos since her 2023 debut, representing ACT ... <a title="NZ Warriors sign Australian rugby international Jasmin Huriwai for NRLW" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/nz-warriors-sign-australian-rugby-international-jasmin-huriwai-for-nrlw/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warriors sign Australian rugby international Jasmin Huriwai for NRLW">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Alofiana Khan-Pereira and RNZ/Photosport After back-to-back wins to put their NRL championship bid back on track, NZ Warriors take their bandwagon on the road to Wellington for an Anzac Day encounter with the Dolphins. This fixture is the first of two home games staged outside Auckland this season – they will ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors v Dolphins – what you need to knew" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/nrl-nz-warriors-v-dolphins-what-you-need-to-knew/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors v Dolphins – what you need to knew">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 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 that battle. But with shelves stocked with everything from inexpensive polyester duvets to down doonas ... <a title="The science of cosiness: an expert explains different duvets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/the-science-of-cosiness-an-expert-explains-different-duvets/" aria-label="Read more about The science of cosiness: an expert explains different duvets">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Local Government Minister Simon Watts. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Building water infrastructure over the next decade will be a “mammoth challenge” according to Local Government Minister Simon Watts. Speaking to Morning Report, Watts said one of the key points the government wanted to achieve with Local Water Done Well reform “is ... <a title="Local Government Minister Simon Watts on challenges building water infrastructure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/local-government-minister-simon-watts-on-challenges-building-water-infrastructure/" aria-label="Read more about Local Government Minister Simon Watts on challenges building water infrastructure">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ A 17-year-old has been charged with murder over fatal stabbing of Daniel Te Mataku in Wainuiomata. Te Mataku’s body was discovered on Wainuiomata Road about 9am on 2 April. The defendant will make their first appearance in the ... <a title="Teen charged with murdering Daniel Te Mataku" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/teen-charged-with-murdering-daniel-te-mataku/" aria-label="Read more about Teen charged with murdering Daniel Te Mataku">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A parliamentary hearing in the Netherlands regarding the human rights situation in the country’s former colony, West Papua. 21 April, 2026. Supplied The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to Indonesia. Representatives of the ULMWP were this week at the Dutch ... <a title="Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/stop-selling-arms-to-indonesia-west-papuans-urge-netherlands/" aria-label="Read more about Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Suzie Bates takes a catch during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final match against South Africa in 2024. AFP/FADEL SENNA One of New Zealand’s most celebrated cricketers has announced her retirement from the international game, but not before one last crack at a another world title. Suzie Bates has announced ... <a title="‘One Final Mission’ for White Ferns great Suzie Bates before retirement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/one-final-mission-for-white-ferns-great-suzie-bates-before-retirement/" aria-label="Read more about ‘One Final Mission’ for White Ferns great Suzie Bates before retirement">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fast-moving thunderstorms and flooding caught Wellington off guard, as seen on State Highway 2 on Saturday, 18 April. Josh Hay / Facebook Explainer – Has climate change made weather forecasting harder to do – and how is technology changing the game? There was plenty of warning about the dangers of Tropical ... <a title="Wellington floods and tropical cyclones: How weather forecasting is dealing with an uncertain future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/wellington-floods-and-tropical-cyclones-how-weather-forecasting-is-dealing-with-an-uncertain-future/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington floods and tropical cyclones: How weather forecasting is dealing with an uncertain future">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand St John A person has been taken to hospital after an early morning fire at a South Island meat processor, where an oil burner kept igniting. Two trucks from Cheviot and a tanker were initially called to the scene just before 6am. Two other pumps were also called in. The fire ... <a title="Meat processor fire puts one in hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/meat-processor-fire-puts-one-in-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Meat processor fire puts one in hospital">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A Northland police staffer claimed he had worked hours he had not for more than a year before it was discovered, RNZ can reveal. Riki Toby, who was paid nearly $30,000 for overtime he did not do, said the offending started after going through a break-up, which put “extra financial ... <a title="Northland police staffer claimed $29,000 for shifts he never worked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/northland-police-staffer-claimed-29000-for-shifts-he-never-worked/" aria-label="Read more about Northland police staffer claimed $29,000 for shifts he never worked">Read more</a>
