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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService Residents in parts of the upper North Island are being advised to clear drains and gutters and avoid low-lying areas due to heavy rain. MetService has issued orange heavy rain warnings for eastern Northland south of Kawakawa until midnight, eastern Auckland north of Whangaparāoa until 3pm, and Great Barrier Island ... <a title="Weather: Orange heavy rain warning for parts of North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/weather-orange-heavy-rain-warning-for-parts-of-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Orange heavy rain warning for parts of North Island">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Foils SailGP Team and DS Automobiles SailGP Team France collide during Race 3, on Race Day 1. Simon Bruty for SailGP Auckland’s events boss says the government has missed an important opportunity by not putting in the money to keep SailGP in the city next year. The government has decided ... <a title="Nixing SailGP described as a ‘significant loss’ by Auckland events boss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/nixing-sailgp-described-as-a-significant-loss-by-auckland-events-boss/" aria-label="Read more about Nixing SailGP described as a ‘significant loss’ by Auckland events boss">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand District nurse Mary Roberts asks a question at the Health NZ meeting in Darfield. RNZ / Keiller MacDuff Darfield residents came out in their droves on Thursday night hoping to get answers about their hospital and the future of healthcare in the swiftly growing town. The 10-bed hospital suspended admissions late ... <a title="Darfield residents seek answers a year after town’s 10-bed hospital halted admissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/darfield-residents-seek-answers-a-year-after-towns-10-bed-hospital-halted-admissions/" aria-label="Read more about Darfield residents seek answers a year after town’s 10-bed hospital halted admissions">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF One person has died following a serious crash in Wellsford north of Auckland on Thursday night. Emergency services responded to the single vehicle crash on Waiteitei Road at about 10.20pm. The sole occupant died at the scene, a police spokesperson said. The Serious Crash Unit has completed a scene examination ... <a title="Person dead after single-vehicle crash in Wellsford" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/person-dead-after-single-vehicle-crash-in-wellsford/" aria-label="Read more about Person dead after single-vehicle crash in Wellsford">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwi Michelle Montague fights Luana Carolina of Brazil during UFC Fight Night at RAC Arena on 28 September 2025. Paul Kane The ‘Wild One’ is back and plans a short but violent encore inside the cage. Kiwi UFC fighter Michelle Montague is back for her second bout in the world’s biggest ... <a title="Kiwi UFC fighter Michelle Montague’s ‘beautiful responsibility’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/kiwi-ufc-fighter-michelle-montagues-beautiful-responsibility/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi UFC fighter Michelle Montague’s ‘beautiful responsibility’">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency said it got multiple calls to the blaze in Te Atatu at 5.50am. Marika Khabazi / RNZ Firefighters in Auckland are battling a house fire. Fire and Emergency said it got multiple calls to the blaze in Te Atatu at 5.50am. It says the fire at the two-storey ... <a title="Firecrews battle blaze at home in Auckland’s Te Atatu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/firecrews-battle-blaze-at-home-in-aucklands-te-atatu/" aria-label="Read more about Firecrews battle blaze at home in Auckland’s Te Atatu">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Porirua midwives Tess Willis (L) and Sarah Dow. Supplied / HNZ Midwives say a rule-change allowing them to vaccinate parents, babies and their whanau means more people are getting immunised sooner. After a rule change in February, midwives are able to give a wider range of funded immunisations – including flu ... <a title="Rule-change sees more people getting immunised sooner, midwives say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/rule-change-sees-more-people-getting-immunised-sooner-midwives-say/" aria-label="Read more about Rule-change sees more people getting immunised sooner, midwives say">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand John Hansford doesn’t want to leave the garden and home where he’s lived for 50 years. RNZ / Erin Johnson Uncertainty hangs over residents on the route of Auckland’s next rapid transit project. A brick and tile house on Puhinui Road, Papatoetoe, has been John Hansford’s home for more than 50 ... <a title="Papatoetoe residents fear losing homes to Auckland rapid transit route" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/papatoetoe-residents-fear-losing-homes-to-auckland-rapid-transit-route/" aria-label="Read more about Papatoetoe residents fear losing homes to Auckland rapid transit route">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Defence Minister Chris Penk. RNZ / Nathan McKinnon The new Defence Minister says he has not seen anything in the Iran war that would lead him to reconsider New Zealand’s defence relationship with the United States. Chris Penk also said the country was not going too slowly on acquiring military ... <a title="No rethink on US, drones on right path for now, says new Defence Minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/no-rethink-on-us-drones-on-right-path-for-now-says-new-defence-minister/" aria-label="Read more about No rethink on US, drones on right path for now, says new Defence Minister">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The citadel that now rises above central Christchurch is more than just a stadium. As preparations are made for One New Zealand Stadium’s opening night, it’s hard to put into words just what it means to the people of Canterbury. More than 15 years ago, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake tore a path ... <a title="Christchurch stadium opening: Te Kaha opens after 15-year wait" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/christchurch-stadium-opening-te-kaha-opens-after-15-year-wait/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch stadium opening: Te Kaha opens after 15-year wait">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The Auckland Primary Principals Association says there is qualified support for the government’s curriculum changes, but it needs to slow down. The association was one of many signatories to a letter calling for a pause in the changes published in newspapers this week. Association president Lucy Naylor told RNZ that ... <a title="Auckland principals say rushed curriculum overhaul risks backfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/auckland-principals-say-rushed-curriculum-overhaul-risks-backfire/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland principals say rushed curriculum overhaul risks backfire">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand For the first decade of Tunisia Aquitania Campbell’s life, her name was a bit of a mystery. Her 13 siblings had stock-standard Pākehā names like Doris and Gloria. Yet, no one really knew how to pronounce Campbell’s first and second names, let alone spell them. The 67-year-old knew it had something ... <a title="How WWII shaped generations of Māori names" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/how-wwii-shaped-generations-of-maori-names/" aria-label="Read more about How WWII shaped generations of Māori names">Read more</a>
