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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER The Privacy Commissioner says a bill empowering police to gather intelligence needs stricter limits because “we’ve seen this all before”. The public has until Wednesday to make submissions on the Policing Amendment Bill. Michael Webster said in a statement on Monday that the bill’s impacts on privacy ... <a title="Bill giving police new powers needs stricter limits, Privacy Commissioner says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/bill-giving-police-new-powers-needs-stricter-limits-privacy-commissioner-says/" aria-label="Read more about Bill giving police new powers needs stricter limits, Privacy Commissioner says">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A landslide on Balfour St in Mornington, Wellington on Monday morning. MARK PAPALII / RNZ A state of emergency has been declared in the Wellington region after it was hit with torrential rain. Wellington Civil Defence Emergency Management (WCEM) said the declaration supports the response to ongoing severe weather, flooding and ... <a title="Weather: State of Emergency declared for Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/weather-state-of-emergency-declared-for-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: State of Emergency declared for Wellington">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington residents in low lying and flood prone areas have been told to go somewhere else for the next 24 hours. The city has been smashed by torrential rain, and it, along with parts of Kāpiti, Wairarapa and Tararua areas, are under an orange heavy rain warning. Wellington Region Emergency Management ... <a title="Live Weather: State of emergency in Wellington as more rain arrives after floods, slips" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/live-weather-state-of-emergency-in-wellington-as-more-rain-arrives-after-floods-slips/" aria-label="Read more about Live 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 Lani Daniels is taking the IBF, WBO and Ring Magazine Super Middleweight titles back to Pipiwai. AFP Greatness doesn’t change Lani Daniels. With three world titles now under her belt, New Zealand’s most decorated boxer is heading back to Pipiwai to milk cows and nurse patients. “I better make sure I’ve ... <a title="Gloves off, gumboots on for new boxing world champ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/gloves-off-gumboots-on-for-new-boxing-world-champ/" aria-label="Read more about Gloves off, gumboots on for new boxing world champ">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ Police/Supplied A search and rescue operation has been launched in Karori after a man was reported unaccounted for after extreme weather in Wellington. Inspector Fleur de Bes said emergency services were contacted about 7.15am on Monday by a concerned resident who had not been able to make contact with relative ... <a title="Police search street, streams as man reported missing in Wellington storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/police-search-street-streams-as-man-reported-missing-in-wellington-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Police search street, streams as man reported missing in Wellington storm">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rowena Walker. Supplied The last confirmed sighting of Rowena Walker was on 14 August 2025, when she was captured on CCTV in Christchurch on Bassett Street with an associate. Supplied / NZ Police Rowena Walker. Supplied / NZ Police Police are searching Christchurch’s Red Zone in relation to the disappearance of ... <a title="Christchurch red zone ‘area of interest’ in search for missing woman Rowena Walker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/christchurch-red-zone-area-of-interest-in-search-for-missing-woman-rowena-walker/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch red zone ‘area of interest’ in search for missing woman Rowena Walker">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding on farmland at the base of the Awakino Gorge in October 2025. Supplied / Bree Joyce Farmers are facing their second major clean up in six months around Northern Taranaki and King Country. A farmer near Awakino Gorge said she was cleaning up after the worst torrential rain she has ... <a title="Farmers cleaning up after torrential rain, stock lost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/farmers-cleaning-up-after-torrential-rain-stock-lost/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers cleaning up after torrential rain, stock lost">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash The government’s attempts to shake up the supermarket sector have so far failed and something has to be done, Consumer advocates say. New Zealand First said at the weekend that it was going into the election with a policy of ending the supermarket duopoly. New Zealand’s grocery industry is dominated ... <a title="Time to do something about supermarkets, Consumer says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/time-to-do-something-about-supermarkets-consumer-says/" aria-label="Read more about Time to do something about supermarkets, Consumer says">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Unsplash Petrol and diesel stocks have decreased slightly, while jet fuel stocks have risen, according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment’s latest fuel stocks update. As at 11:59pm on Wednesday, there were 54.0 days’cover of petrol, 44.8 of diesel, and 51.4 of jet fuel either in-country or ... <a title="Petrol and diesel stocks fall slightly, jet fuel rises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/petrol-and-diesel-stocks-fall-slightly-jet-fuel-rises/" aria-label="Read more about Petrol and diesel stocks fall slightly, jet fuel rises">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. Supplied / David Bodescu High winds downed trees and tore off at least two roofs across the Far North overnight. Kaitāia fire chief Craig Rogers said his brigade responded just after midnight when a home on Doel Road, near Awanui, had its roof ripped off. Further east, the Mangōnui ... <a title="Strong winds down trees, rip off roofs in Far North during overnight storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/strong-winds-down-trees-rip-off-roofs-in-far-north-during-overnight-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Strong winds down trees, rip off roofs in Far North during overnight storm">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooded farmland in Ōhura. Supplied/ Ross Perry The remote King County settlement of Ōhura remains cut off to all but emergency services following the weekend deluge. Ruapehu mayor Weston Kirton said there were slips and surface flooding on the roads making access perilous. “The public have been excluded except the odd ... <a title="Ōhura remains cut off to all but emergency services" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/ohura-remains-cut-off-to-all-but-emergency-services/" aria-label="Read more about Ōhura remains cut off to all but emergency services">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are treating the approach on a Devonport street as suspicious behaviour and are asking for witnesses. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Two young girls were approached by a group in a car last week in what police are investigating as suspicious behaviour. The girls were walking on Kerr Street in Devonport ... <a title="Girls approached by group in car, police investigating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/girls-approached-by-group-in-car-police-investigating/" aria-label="Read more about Girls approached by group in car, police investigating">Read more</a>
