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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pegasus Bay. Supplied / Todd Group Christchurch City Council staff are backing away from a controversial plan to pump millions of litres of sewage out to sea as councillors prepare to vote on proposals it is hoped will take pressure off the city’s struggling treatment plant. A plan put forward by ... <a title="Christchurch council staff back away from mayor’s proposal to pump sewage into sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/christchurch-council-staff-back-away-from-mayors-proposal-to-pump-sewage-into-sea/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch council staff back away from mayor’s proposal to pump sewage into sea">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson. RNZ / Mark Papalii Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson says there will be no extension for the more than 3000 clubs, charities and other groups to re-register as Incorporated Societies by Easter Sunday. Incorporated societies – including clubs, charities, unions and political parties – will be ... <a title="‘Shouldn’t come as a surprise’: No extensions to incorporated societies deadline, minister says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/shouldnt-come-as-a-surprise-no-extensions-to-incorporated-societies-deadline-minister-says/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shouldn’t come as a surprise’: No extensions to incorporated societies deadline, minister says">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme is back on the table, after industry players formed a private planning group. Flickr / Shellie Evans The same government that scrapped the Lake Onslow pumped hydro project has put it on the fast-track list. But whether this country can pull off a project of ... <a title="The resurrection of the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/the-resurrection-of-the-lake-onslow-pumped-hydro-scheme/" aria-label="Read more about The resurrection of the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Tamihere pictured outside court in 2018. (File photo) RNZ David Tamihere’s convictions have been quashed, 36 years after he was found guilty of murdering two Swedish backpackers, but what happens next and could he get compensation from the government? In a decision released on Tuesday, the Supreme Court directed a ... <a title="David Tamihere’s double-murder convictions quashed: What happens now and could he get compensation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/david-tamiheres-double-murder-convictions-quashed-what-happens-now-and-could-he-get-compensation/" aria-label="Read more about David Tamihere’s double-murder convictions quashed: What happens now and could he get compensation?">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand No matter how many times parents protest that they don’t have a favourite child, research shows that preferential treatment does happen – even in adulthood. For 25 years, US‑based sociologist J. Jill Suitor and her team have examined responses from hundreds of mothers who have two or more adult children. She ... <a title="Parents do have a favourite child, according to research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/parents-do-have-a-favourite-child-according-to-research/" aria-label="Read more about Parents do have a favourite child, according to research">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Using microalgae to ‘fix’ carbon is one type of marine carbon dioxide removal. RNZ Explainer – A start-up company wants to carry out marine carbon dioxide removal in New Zealand waters. What is mCDR and why is it controversial? Earlier this month, a boat chartered by the company Gigablue headed out ... <a title="Marine carbon dioxide removal is a big idea – with big hurdles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/marine-carbon-dioxide-removal-is-a-big-idea-with-big-hurdles/" aria-label="Read more about Marine carbon dioxide removal is a big idea – with big hurdles">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Juken New Zealand’s Northland Mill, on Whangatane Drive on the northern fringe of Kaitāia. Peter de Graaf Long-time Kaitaia residents say the Far North town would be devastated if its big employer timber mills shut their gates. Two mills belonging to Japanese-owned Juken New Zealand are facing uncertain futures, with the ... <a title="Kaitaia residents say town will be devastated if big employer Juken timber mills shuts gates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/kaitaia-residents-say-town-will-be-devastated-if-big-employer-juken-timber-mills-shuts-gates/" aria-label="Read more about Kaitaia residents say town will be devastated if big employer Juken timber mills shuts gates">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash Auditors have issued business failure warnings for 15 percent of New Zealand’s listed companies, a new report says. Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand (CA ANZ) released data that shows an increase in the number of companies where auditors have highlighted a material uncertainty related to a going concern. It was ... <a title="Auditors warn big companies may fail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/auditors-warn-big-companies-may-fail/" aria-label="Read more about Auditors warn big companies may fail">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An improving economy has helped to reduce household debt levels. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Consumer debt arrears fall, but more in deeper distress Consumer credit demand softens a shade, but up on year ago Business credit demand subdued, but service and agriculture show strength Business liquidations in February highest in 17 ... <a title="Improved economy helped reduce household debt but Middle East war adds uncertainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/improved-economy-helped-reduce-household-debt-but-middle-east-war-adds-uncertainty/" aria-label="Read more about Improved economy helped reduce household debt but Middle East war adds uncertainty">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be juggling disappointment and elation when announcing his election-year Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Analysis: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be juggling disappointment and elation when announcing his election-year Cabinet reshuffle on Thursday. With senior minister Judith Collins set to become president of ... <a title="Who the winners and losers of Christopher Luxon’s election-year Cabinet reshuffle might be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/who-the-winners-and-losers-of-christopher-luxons-election-year-cabinet-reshuffle-might-be/" aria-label="Read more about Who the winners and losers of Christopher Luxon’s election-year Cabinet reshuffle might be">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rajinder was found guilty of murder following a High Court jury trial last year. RNZ The man who murdered Gurjit Singh at his Dunedin home will be sentenced on Wednesday. Singh, 27, was found dead on the lawn of the property in January in 2024 after being stabbed more than 40 ... <a title="Rajinder, man who murdered Gurjit Singh, to be sentenced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/rajinder-man-who-murdered-gurjit-singh-to-be-sentenced/" aria-label="Read more about Rajinder, man who murdered Gurjit Singh, to be sentenced">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Tamihere. RNZ The Defence Lawyers’ Association does not believe the Crown has the evidence to pursue a retrial of David Tamihere. Tamihere was convicted in 1990 of killing Swedish tourists Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen on the Coromandel Peninsula. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court quashed the convictions and directed a ... <a title="Crown unlikely to have evidence to pursue David Tamihere retrial – Defence Lawyers’ Association" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/crown-unlikely-to-have-evidence-to-pursue-david-tamihere-retrial-defence-lawyers-association/" aria-label="Read more about Crown unlikely to have evidence to pursue David Tamihere retrial – Defence Lawyers’ Association">Read more</a>
