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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver Eighteen pet goats have been killed in a fenced paddock in Pōkeno. The goats were shot dead on a property on Ridge Road overnight on 13 April and their bodies left at the scene. Police say it is likely whoever was responsible had a dog with them ... <a title="18 pet goats shot dead in north Waikato paddock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/18-pet-goats-shot-dead-in-north-waikato-paddock/" aria-label="Read more about 18 pet goats shot dead in north Waikato paddock">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A bridge washout has closed State Highway 2 on the Wairarapa side of the Remutaka Hill. NZ Police Bad weather has flooded roads and properties across Wairarapa and forced the closure of the critical Remutaka Hill road connecting the region with Wellington. The Transport Agency said on Tuesday afternoon the State ... <a title="Remutaka Hill road cut off after roads and properties flood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/remutaka-hill-road-cut-off-after-roads-and-properties-flood/" aria-label="Read more about Remutaka Hill road cut off after roads and properties flood">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington teacher has been left devastated after her early childhood education centre (ECE) was flooded during Monday morning’s torrential downpours. Lead teacher Dana McDonald arrived at South Wellington Montessori School to find waist-high waters flowing around the building. “This is my livelihood and it’s all been taken from us,” she ... <a title="Wellington early childhood centre contaminated by floodwaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/wellington-early-childhood-centre-contaminated-by-floodwaters/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington early childhood centre contaminated by floodwaters">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A roundabout will soon spring up at the intersection of State Highway 3 and the road to the Ōhakea air force base. RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham An air force aviator has died after a medical event at Ohakea air base in Manawatū on Tuesday morning. A Defence Force spokesperson has confirmed ... <a title="Air force aviator dies at Ohakea air base swimming pool" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/air-force-aviator-dies-at-ohakea-air-base-swimming-pool/" aria-label="Read more about Air force aviator dies at Ohakea air base swimming pool">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By reducing the number of interest-free days, banks reduce their costs says Consumer NZ. 123RF BNZ has reduced the number of interest-free days available on two of its credit cards, in response to new interchange fee rules. When credit cardholders clear their balance each month, there is a period of time ... <a title="Warning shoppers losing out as credit card benefits cut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/warning-shoppers-losing-out-as-credit-card-benefits-cut/" aria-label="Read more about Warning shoppers losing out as credit card benefits cut">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington teacher has been left devastated after her school was flooded during Monday morning’s torrential downpours. Lead teacher Dana McDonald arrived at South Wellington Montessori School to find waist-high waters flowing around the building. “This is my livelihood and it’s all been taken from us,” she said. Lead teacher at ... <a title="Wellington school contaminated by floodwaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/wellington-school-contaminated-by-floodwaters/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington school contaminated by floodwaters">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi The woman who died after being hit by a bus in Napier last Friday has been named. Olawande Perpetual Braimoh, 36, died at the scene of the crash on Tennyson Street on 17 April. She was on her way to work at the Ministry of Social Development. ... <a title="Woman who died in Napier bus crash named" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/woman-who-died-in-napier-bus-crash-named/" aria-label="Read more about Woman who died in Napier bus crash named">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bella Vacca Jerseys co-founder Gavin Hogarth shows Daisy the dairy cow the end product of her efforts. Peter de Graaf A Northland business leading the way back to the future by selling milk straight from the farm in glass bottles is the latest to fall victim to soaring fuel prices and ... <a title="Northland milk company closes down due to soaring fuel prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/northland-milk-company-closes-down-due-to-soaring-fuel-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Northland milk company closes down due to soaring fuel prices">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Gilbert Enoka. Getty Images New All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie has put the final touches on his management group, which sees the return of two old faces. Two senior members of the previous management group, Dr Ceri Evans and Dr Martin Swan, are departing while Gilbert Enoka and Dr James ... <a title="Mental skills guru Gilbert Enoka returns to All Blacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/mental-skills-guru-gilbert-enoka-returns-to-all-blacks/" aria-label="Read more about Mental skills guru Gilbert Enoka returns to All Blacks">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow updates in our live blog above. The prime minister says he has the full support of his caucus, as National MPs gather for the first time in weeks. Parliament’s first sitting day since 2 April comes after a 1News-Verian poll showing the government would be out of power, and a ... <a title="Live: Christopher Luxon survives National leadership vote, refuses to take questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/live-christopher-luxon-survives-national-leadership-vote-refuses-to-take-questions/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Christopher Luxon survives National leadership vote, refuses to take questions">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Shane Jones says his parliamentary colleagues have told him to tone down his language but says he gets “cut-through on debates by deploying hyperbole” like calling Indians coming to New Zealand a “butter chicken tsunami”. The prime minister said the ... <a title="New Zealand First’s Shane Jones defends comparing India FTA to ‘butter chicken tsunami’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/new-zealand-firsts-shane-jones-defends-comparing-india-fta-to-butter-chicken-tsunami/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand First’s Shane Jones defends comparing India FTA to ‘butter chicken tsunami’">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Westpac also recently uppped its rates. 123RF Kiwibank is the latest bank to raise home loan interest rates, as concern grows about the future path of inflation. It said it was increasing a number of its fixed-term home loans. The one-year special lifts from 4.59 percent to 4.65 percent. The two-year ... <a title="Kiwibank joins other banks with home loan rate rises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/kiwibank-joins-other-banks-with-home-loan-rate-rises/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwibank joins other banks with home loan rate rises">Read more</a>
