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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Google Maps Two people have died after a water-related incident in Kawerau on Thursday. Emergency services were called to Tarawera River near Boyce Park about 11.30am after a report of a party getting stuck under a bank. Acting Eastern Bay of Plenty area commander inspector Phil Gillbanks said two people were ... <a title="Two people dead after water-related incident in Tarawera River, Kawerau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/two-people-dead-after-water-related-incident-in-tarawera-river-kawerau/" aria-label="Read more about Two people dead after water-related incident in Tarawera River, Kawerau">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Ferns dejected after their World Cup semi-final loss to Canada. www.photosport.nz Black Ferns hooker Georgia Ponsonby lay in bed last night watching another replay of her side’s heartbreaking World Cup semi-final loss to Canada seven months ago. It might seem a touch masochistic, but Ponsonby’s approach is simple as her ... <a title="Black Ferns relive World Cup pain to prepare for Canada" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/black-ferns-relive-world-cup-pain-to-prepare-for-canada/" aria-label="Read more about Black Ferns relive World Cup pain to prepare for Canada">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService has issued warnings and watches for parts of the South Island. MetService/Screenshot Raincoats and umbrellas will likely be essential on this busy sport weekend across most of the country as rain and strong winds hit the North and South Island. A large low-pressure system with several fronts is making its ... <a title="Weather: A busy sport weekend will be met with wet, windy weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/weather-a-busy-sport-weekend-will-be-met-with-wet-windy-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: A busy sport weekend will be met with wet, windy weather">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions have slightly fallen, the latest data shows. Numbers from the Greenhouse Gas Inventory, the country’s official record of emissions from human activities, shows the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other gases being produced dropped 0.1 percent between 2023 and 2024. Once forests and other ... <a title="New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions drop slightly, latest data shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/new-zealands-greenhouse-gas-emissions-drop-slightly-latest-data-shows/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions drop slightly, latest data shows">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Deborah Russell says it’ not the first time National has “lied” about Labour’s CGT policy. RNZ / REECE BAKER Labour’s revenue spokesperson has clarified the only tax policy the party will be campaigning on is its already-announced capital gains tax – and has put her “full support” behind it. It follows ... <a title="Labour’s Russell says only tax policy its campaigning on is CGT, accuses National of lying about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/labours-russell-says-only-tax-policy-its-campaigning-on-is-cgt-accuses-national-of-lying-about-it/" aria-label="Read more about Labour’s Russell says only tax policy its campaigning on is CGT, accuses National of lying about it">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tongariro on Saturday 8 November 2025, a few hours after the fire broke out. Kristina Montgomerie / @kristinamonts Police initially treated the wildfire that burnt through more than 3000 hectares of Tongariro National Park in November as suspicious. The vegetation fire began alongside State Highway 47 within the national park about ... <a title="Why police initially thought the Tongariro National Park wildfire was suspicious" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/why-police-initially-thought-the-tongariro-national-park-wildfire-was-suspicious/" aria-label="Read more about Why police initially thought the Tongariro National Park wildfire was suspicious">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand John Tekuru appeared in the Manukau District Court on Thursday. (File photo) RNZ / Liu Chen A man who was jailed for trying to snatch a toddler with intent to sexually abuse her, went to a playground just two days after his release, in breach of his conditions. John Tekuru was ... <a title="Would-be child sex offender went to playground just two days after prison release" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/would-be-child-sex-offender-went-to-playground-just-two-days-after-prison-release/" aria-label="Read more about Would-be child sex offender went to playground just two days after prison release">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ Emergency services are searching for a person who’s gone into a river in the Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau, with concerns a second person may also be missing. Police say they were notified about 11.30am on Thursday ... <a title="Search launched in Bay of Plenty river; fears two people missing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/search-launched-in-bay-of-plenty-river-fears-two-people-missing/" aria-label="Read more about Search launched in Bay of Plenty river; fears two people missing">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis. Samuel Rillstone/RNZ The Finance Minister has joined international counterparts in calling for a return to free and safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Nicola Willis is currently in Washington DC for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings, along with other finance ministers. The ... <a title="Finance Minister Nicola Willis joins calls for return of free and safe Strait of Hormuz" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/finance-minister-nicola-willis-joins-calls-for-return-of-free-and-safe-strait-of-hormuz/" aria-label="Read more about Finance Minister Nicola Willis joins calls for return of free and safe Strait of Hormuz">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lester Levy had been installed as commissioner in 2024 after the board was axed. (File photo) RNZ / Nick Monro Health Minister Simeon Brown has announced a replacement for outgoing Health New Zealand board chairperson, Lester Levy. The board was axed and Levy installed as commissioner in 2024, and then, when ... <a title="Replacement for outgoing Health NZ board chairperson announced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/replacement-for-outgoing-health-nz-board-chairperson-announced/" aria-label="Read more about Replacement for outgoing Health NZ board chairperson announced">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ Police and emergency services are searching for a person who’s gone into a river in the Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau, and hasn’t returned. Police say they were notified about 11.30am on Thursday that the person was ... <a title="Search launched for person missing in Bay of Plenty river" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/search-launched-for-person-missing-in-bay-of-plenty-river/" aria-label="Read more about Search launched for person missing in Bay of Plenty river">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ This story discusses suicide. An unemployed scientist says she’s seen colleagues left homeless and suicidal because of job cuts. A group of science organisations, the Save Science Coalition, said that government cuts since the 2023 election has led to the loss of about 700 roles and the withdrawal of hundreds ... <a title="Scientists left ‘homeless’ after government’s job cuts, advocates say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/scientists-left-homeless-after-governments-job-cuts-advocates-say/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists left ‘homeless’ after government’s job cuts, advocates say">Read more</a>
