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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A conceptual illustration of a blockchain system. AFP / Sergii Iaremenko / Science Photo Library Cryptocurrency and blockchain experts, investors, financial advisors appear unfazed by immediate threats to the Bitcoin blockchain posed by quantum technology. Google has issued a white paper urging the Bitcoin community to take urgent action to upgrade ... <a title="Quantum technology’s threat to Bitcoin blockchain not fazing cryptocurrency experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/quantum-technologys-threat-to-bitcoin-blockchain-not-fazing-cryptocurrency-experts/" aria-label="Read more about Quantum technology’s threat to Bitcoin blockchain not fazing cryptocurrency experts">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Falk Kalamorz and Rebecca Manners study a kiwivine plant within an outside level 1 containment area. Craig Robertson Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts. In 2010 the kiwifruit vine killing bacterial disease Psa-v was found in a Bay of Plenty orchard. ... <a title="Our Changing World: The complex Cook Strait border for kiwifruit plants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/our-changing-world-the-complex-cook-strait-border-for-kiwifruit-plants/" aria-label="Read more about Our Changing World: The complex Cook Strait border for kiwifruit plants">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents evacuate from Konini Street in Wainuiomata. RNZ / Mark Papalii Authorities are urging lower North island residents to stay off the roads and evacuate if they feel unsafe, as torrential rain continues to pour. A state of emergency was declared for the Wellington region earlier on Monday. MetService has issued ... <a title="Weather: Lower North island residents urged to evacuate from low-lying, flood-prone areas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/weather-lower-north-island-residents-urged-to-evacuate-from-low-lying-flood-prone-areas/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Lower North island residents urged to evacuate from low-lying, flood-prone areas">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with RNZ’s liveblog above. A state of emergency has been declared in the Wellington region after it was hit with torrential rain. Heavy rain warnings in Wellington and Wairarapa have been upgraded to red until Tuesday night. MetService says the forecast rain presents a threat to life from ... <a title="Weather: State of emergency in Wellington as more rain arrives after floods, slips" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/weather-state-of-emergency-in-wellington-as-more-rain-arrives-after-floods-slips/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: State of emergency in Wellington as more rain arrives after floods, slips">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand With several cows unaccounted for, motorists have been urged to be careful 123RF Three cows have been put down and up to 10 are unaccounted for after a stock truck turned over in Elgin, Canterbury. Police got the call at around 6:40pm on Monday evening and said the accident also blocked ... <a title="Three cows put down after stock truck turns over in Canterbury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/three-cows-put-down-after-stock-truck-turns-over-in-canterbury/" aria-label="Read more about Three cows put down after stock truck turns over in Canterbury">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The owner of a superette in the Hutt Valley suburb of Wainuiomata says he’s not sure if sandbags will be enough to stop rising flood waters. A state of emergency was declared in the Wellington region after it was hit with torrential rain with heavy rain warnings in Wellington and Wairarapa ... <a title="Hutt Valley shop owner hoping sandbags will save his store" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/hutt-valley-shop-owner-hoping-sandbags-will-save-his-store/" aria-label="Read more about Hutt Valley shop owner hoping sandbags will save his store">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It was in the fourth biopsy that the woman was confirmed to have gastric adenocarcinoma – stomach cancer. 123rf A 74-year-old woman’s cancer diagnosis was delayed by nine months after three biopsies missed signs of cancer, and she died the following year. The Health and Disability Commissioner has found Awanui Labs, ... <a title="Woman dies after delayed cancer diagnosis and missed signs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/woman-dies-after-delayed-cancer-diagnosis-and-missed-signs/" aria-label="Read more about Woman dies after delayed cancer diagnosis and missed signs">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand PSA National secretary, Fleur Fitzsimons. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Public Service Association says a faulty fire alarm system at a Dunedin hospital is an unacceptable risk to staff and patients. The union says the alarm system at Helensburgh House, which caters to people with intellectual disabilities and mental illness, was ... <a title="PSA says faulty fire alarm at a Dunedin hospital ‘serious risk’ to safety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/psa-says-faulty-fire-alarm-at-a-dunedin-hospital-serious-risk-to-safety/" aria-label="Read more about PSA says faulty fire alarm at a Dunedin hospital ‘serious risk’ to safety">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents of a Newtown boarding house found their rooms swamped by metre-high floodwaters during the early morning flash flood in Wellington on Monday. The Duckworth Lewis guesthouse, formerly the Caledonian Hotel, is across the road from the Basin Reserve cricket grounds. The torrential downpours flooded nearby streets and cars were submerged ... <a title="Residents of Wellington’s Duckworth Lewis guesthouse wake to metre-high floodwaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/residents-of-wellingtons-duckworth-lewis-guesthouse-wake-to-metre-high-floodwaters/" aria-label="Read more about Residents of Wellington’s Duckworth Lewis guesthouse wake to metre-high floodwaters">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A render of the new sawmill from Niagara. SUPPLIED Southland-based Niagara Sawmilling Company has begun a $115 million expansion of its timber processing operations, marking the largest growth phase in the company’s 91‑year history. The investment includes construction of a new state‑of‑the‑art sawmill at Niagara’s Kennington site, on the outskirts of ... <a title="Southland-based Niagara Sawmilling Company begins $115m expansion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/southland-based-niagara-sawmilling-company-begins-115m-expansion/" aria-label="Read more about Southland-based Niagara Sawmilling Company begins $115m expansion">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister says comments from Shane Jones warning of a “butter chicken tsunami” coming to New Zealand after the signing of the free trade agreement with India are unhelpful – but stopped short of saying whether he thought they were racist. New Zealand First does not support the India FTA, ... <a title="‘Alarmist’ – Prime Minister criticises Shane Jones’ ‘butter chicken’ comments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/alarmist-prime-minister-criticises-shane-jones-butter-chicken-comments/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Alarmist’ – Prime Minister criticises Shane Jones’ ‘butter chicken’ comments">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman and two young children who died lived at the property. RNZ / Anusha Bradley A man considered a “person of interest” in relation to the deaths of his wife, baby and toddler is unconscious in hospital. A homicide investigation, dubbed Operation Train, is under way after emergency services were ... <a title="‘Person of interest’ in Hastings homicide unconscious in hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/person-of-interest-in-hastings-homicide-unconscious-in-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Person of interest’ in Hastings homicide unconscious in hospital">Read more</a>
