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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Selina Goddard (Women’s Pair), The New Zealand Olympic Committee and Bowls New Zealand announcement for the first athletes selected to the New Zealand team for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz After consecutive Commonwealth Games Bronze medals, Selina Goddard wants gold. The 31-year-old lawn bowler was among the ... <a title="New Zealand lawn bowler Selina Goddard is ‘hungry’ for Commonwealth Games gold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/new-zealand-lawn-bowler-selina-goddard-is-hungry-for-commonwealth-games-gold/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand lawn bowler Selina Goddard is ‘hungry’ for Commonwealth Games gold">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Department of Conservation New Zealand’s rarest endemic bird – the black-headed tara iti/fairy tern – has had a boost in numbers, according to the Department of Conservation. The department (DOC) said a census at the end of March showed the population of the small coastal bird had increased about ... <a title="New Zealand’s rarest endemic bird – fairy tern – has boost in numbers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/new-zealands-rarest-endemic-bird-fairy-tern-has-boost-in-numbers/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s rarest endemic bird – fairy tern – has boost in numbers">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On average the payout was calculated to be around $400,000 each. RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes Fonterra’s thousands of shareholding dairy farmers are being encouraged to spend their Mainland Group capital return wisely with a focus on farm resilience. Tuesday marked the payday for around 8000 shareholders of the co-operative for the ... <a title="Cashed-up dairy farmers urged to spend wisely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/cashed-up-dairy-farmers-urged-to-spend-wisely/" aria-label="Read more about Cashed-up dairy farmers urged to spend wisely">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Multiple ambulances’ tyres have been slashed in separate incidents at Hate Hone St John bases in Auckland. Supplied / NZ Police Multiple ambulances’ tyres have been slashed in separate incidents at Hate Hone St John bases in Auckland in the last couple of months. Police were investigating two attacks which saw ... <a title="Ambulances’ tyres slashed again in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/ambulances-tyres-slashed-again-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Ambulances’ tyres slashed again in Auckland">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the coolest clubs in music will soon have some new members. Late R&B singer Luther Vandross, hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan and Oasis will all be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, the group has announced. In all, 18 artists made the cut across four ... <a title="The 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/the-2026-rock-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees/" aria-label="Read more about The 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau New Zealanders forking out more for fuel are obscuring a significant drop in other types of spending, Retail NZ says. Worldline data for March showed card spending overall rose 0.5 percent but Retail NZ chief executive Carolyn Young said it hid a 33 percent surge at petrol ... <a title="Spending data worse than it appears, Retail NZ says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/spending-data-worse-than-it-appears-retail-nz-says/" aria-label="Read more about Spending data worse than it appears, Retail NZ says">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Armed police guarding the scene in Lower Hutt. RNZ Police have named a deceased man at the centre of a homicide investigation in the Wellington region. Nathaniel Sturmey, 29, was found dead at a property on Malone Road in Lower Hutt on 9 April. Detective Inspector Jamie Woods said police have ... <a title="Police name victim at centre of Wellington homicide probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/police-name-victim-at-centre-of-wellington-homicide-probe/" aria-label="Read more about Police name victim at centre of Wellington homicide probe">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A parcel courier company has been ordered to pay three former employees a total of $50,000 for unjustified dismissal, unjustified disadvantage and humiliation. The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) delivered the ruling against Fast Horse Limited (trading as Fast Horse Express), based in the central Auckland suburb of Avondale, on Monday. ... <a title="Auckland courier company to pay $50,000 for unjustified dismissal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/auckland-courier-company-to-pay-50000-for-unjustified-dismissal/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland courier company to pay $50,000 for unjustified dismissal">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Phoenix Manukau, Tiaho Wihongi-Minhinnick, Ngarui Manukau at He Kura Nā Rāta, He Kura Pūkaha Engineering NZ event September 2025 Supplied Māori sisters are combining engineering and tikanga in a landmark project to ensure the mana of traditional pou is upheld. Ngāpuhi and Waikato sisters Ngarui Manukau and Tiaho Wihongi-Minhinnick have been ... <a title="Māori sisters lead engineering project to protect mana of pou" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/maori-sisters-lead-engineering-project-to-protect-mana-of-pou/" aria-label="Read more about Māori sisters lead engineering project to protect mana of pou">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s the morning peak at one of Auckland’s newest train stations. The rumble of the tracks, the hiss of the brakes, and the doors slide open … but instead of suits and briefcases, it’s clipboards and high-vis. This week, staff are putting the near-completed City Rail Link to the test, running ... <a title="Timetable tested as Auckland’s City Rail Link moves closer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/timetable-tested-as-aucklands-city-rail-link-moves-closer/" aria-label="Read more about Timetable tested as Auckland’s City Rail Link moves closer">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Police Eagle helicopter. Supplied / NZ Police An Auckland man faces up to 14 years in prison after allegedly shining a laser at the police’s Eagle helicopter. The incident happened in Glen Eden at about 2.35am. The laser shone directly into the cockpit, Senior Sergeant Garry Larsen said, subjecting the ... <a title="Auckland man accused of pointing laser at police helicopter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/auckland-man-accused-of-pointing-laser-at-police-helicopter/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland man accused of pointing laser at police helicopter">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Police asked motorists to avoid the intersection of Telegraph Road south of Burnham. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A person has died after a crash near Christchurch. State Highway 1 was blocked and two people were trapped after two vehicles collided south of Burnham at the intersection of Telegraph Road ... <a title="Person killed in crash on SH1 near Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/person-killed-in-crash-on-sh1-near-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Person killed in crash on SH1 near Christchurch">Read more</a>
