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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s new Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital has found a home in a building on upper Cuba Street. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington’s new Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital has found a home in a building on upper Cuba Street in the central city. The Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital, for which the fit-out ... <a title="Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital finds home on Wellington’s Cuba Street" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/dorothy-spotswood-charity-hospital-finds-home-on-wellingtons-cuba-street/" aria-label="Read more about Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital finds home on Wellington’s Cuba Street">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ The government has corrected a figure after being called out for overstating improvements in school attendance. A member of the public complained to RNZ that two National Party advertisements claimed 150,000 more children attended school regularly in term four last year than at the same time in 2022. ... <a title="Government corrects figure after call-out for overstating school attendance improvements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/government-corrects-figure-after-call-out-for-overstating-school-attendance-improvements/" aria-label="Read more about Government corrects figure after call-out for overstating school attendance improvements">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand You might be wondering why someone with the name Helaman Hatcher is in a story about Catholicism. Helaman is a name from the Book of Mormon, a sacred text for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So, here’s the story: Hatcher, 21, was born into a Mormon family in ... <a title="A ‘quiet’ Catholic revival? Christchurch says ‘yes’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/a-quiet-catholic-revival-christchurch-says-yes/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘quiet’ Catholic revival? Christchurch says ‘yes’">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand House prices might not rise this year after all, property data firm Cotality says. RNZ / Quin Tauetau House prices might not rise this year after all, property data firm Cotality says. It has released its latest data, which shows property values lifted 0.2 percent in March, after the same rise ... <a title="Cotality says house prices might not rise this year, after all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/cotality-says-house-prices-might-not-rise-this-year-after-all/" aria-label="Read more about Cotality says house prices might not rise this year, after all">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Employers might be being encouraged to let people work from home if they are struggling with fuel costs, but not everyone hopes they heed the message. As fuel costs have risen in recent weeks, unions have called on organisations such as banks to be more flexible with staff wanting to ... <a title="Why retailers are hoping you don’t work from home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/why-retailers-are-hoping-you-dont-work-from-home/" aria-label="Read more about Why retailers are hoping you don’t work from home">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [brightcove] https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6392317895112 After 14 years, the Crusaders are bidding adieu to their Addington home before packing their bags for Te Kaha. The team’s Super Rugby Pacific clash against the Fijian Drua on Good Friday marks their final game at Christchurch’s Apollo Projects Stadium. Home games will then be held at the ... <a title="Contractors recall superhuman efforts to get stadium up to scratch after Christchurch quake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/contractors-recall-superhuman-efforts-to-get-stadium-up-to-scratch-after-christchurch-quake/" aria-label="Read more about Contractors recall superhuman efforts to get stadium up to scratch after Christchurch quake">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jacquie Kidd (Ngāpuhi), a former nurse who has spent more than two decades researching Māori health inequities, is now facing her own terminal cancer diagnosis. The AUT professor of Māori health began experiencing symptoms in 2022 that she knew needed to be examined, but she was 58 – not the “magical ... <a title="‘It’s not a diagnosis that you want’: Professor confronts inequities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/its-not-a-diagnosis-that-you-want-professor-confronts-inequities/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s not a diagnosis that you want’: Professor confronts inequities">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Tamihere’s convictions for murdering Swedish tourists Heidi Paakkonen and Sven Urban Höglin have been quashed in a “remarkable decision” by the Supreme Court. NZ Herald / Jason Oxenham David Tamihere’s murder convictions have been quashed, after nearly four decades, re-opening wounds and calling into question whether justice has actually been ... <a title="Tamihere court decision puts the case back at square one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/tamihere-court-decision-puts-the-case-back-at-square-one/" aria-label="Read more about Tamihere court decision puts the case back at square one">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Salespeople were finding they had to “slow people down” in some cases, a dealer says. (File photo) Electric vehicle “fomo” (fear of missing out) has helped drive sales to their highest level in more than two years as the fuel crisis bites, an EV dealer says. Waka Kotahi data shows monthly ... <a title="EV ‘fomo’ drives sales to their highest level in years amid fuel crisis, dealer says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/ev-fomo-drives-sales-to-their-highest-level-in-years-amid-fuel-crisis-dealer-says/" aria-label="Read more about EV ‘fomo’ drives sales to their highest level in years amid fuel crisis, dealer says">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” (file photo). RNZ An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” and become the country’s “most deadly mass shooter”, police allege. The man – who ... <a title="Armed man sent manifesto to schools, government promising to become NZ’s ‘most deadly mass shooter’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/armed-man-sent-manifesto-to-schools-government-promising-to-become-nzs-most-deadly-mass-shooter/" aria-label="Read more about Armed man sent manifesto to schools, government promising to become NZ’s ‘most deadly mass shooter’">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A KiwiRail freight train (file photo). Katy Gosset/RNZ An investigation into a near miss after a train driver ran through multiple stop signals while using his mobile phone has exposed a nationwide issue, accident investigators say. A report released Thursday into the 2024 incident at Kereone, near Morrinsville, on the East ... <a title="KiwiRail urged to implement automatic stops for trains that run red lights after near-miss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/kiwirail-urged-to-implement-automatic-stops-for-trains-that-run-red-lights-after-near-miss/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiRail urged to implement automatic stops for trains that run red lights after near-miss">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some stores will be forced to close on certain days over Easter weekend. RNZ/Nick Monro It’s that time of year again – but before you unwrap the chocolate bunnies, be sure you’re aware of what Easter weekend holiday closures and shop hours will be. What will be open? Good Friday is ... <a title="Easter weekend: What’s open, what’s not and when you have to pay a surcharge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/easter-weekend-whats-open-whats-not-and-when-you-have-to-pay-a-surcharge/" aria-label="Read more about Easter weekend: What’s open, what’s not and when you have to pay a surcharge">Read more</a>
