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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ketamine was first approved for use as an anaesthetic in the 1970s. AFP / Thom Leach / Science Photo Library Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts Anaesthetic, horse tranquilizer, illicit party drug; and now one of the most promising medicines for those ... <a title="Our Changing World: The unexpected potential of ketamine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/our-changing-world-the-unexpected-potential-of-ketamine/" aria-label="Read more about Our Changing World: The unexpected potential of ketamine">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A senior police staffer’s internet usage is “under assessment” relating to potential misuse following an audit of senior staff and leaders in wake of the Jevon McSkimming scandal. There have been 19 police staff investigated in total to date following audits of internet use, four of whom ... <a title="Senior police staffer ‘under assessment’ after internet use audit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/senior-police-staffer-under-assessment-after-internet-use-audit/" aria-label="Read more about Senior police staffer ‘under assessment’ after internet use audit">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s investigation found black market tobacco was sometimes being sold for less than half the price of the regulated product. 123RF Retail NZ wants an urgent government taskforce created to crack down on illicit tobacco before the problem reaches crisis levels like in Australia. An RNZ investigation last month found black ... <a title="Retail NZ wants ‘rigourous crackdown’ by government on illicit tobacco" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/retail-nz-wants-rigourous-crackdown-by-government-on-illicit-tobacco/" aria-label="Read more about Retail NZ wants ‘rigourous crackdown’ by government on illicit tobacco">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to Tirimoana Road around 7pm on Monday. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A road in the West Auckland suburb of Te Atatū South is closed after a fatal crash. One person has died following the two-vehicle crash on Tirimoana Road at about 7pm on Monday. Police are urging motorists ... <a title="Tirimoana Road in West Auckland road closed after fatal crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/tirimoana-road-in-west-auckland-road-closed-after-fatal-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Tirimoana Road in West Auckland road closed after fatal crash">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tokoroa District Court, Waikato. Google Maps Warning: This story contains content some may find disturbing. A Tokoroa man has been sentenced to nearly 5 years imprisonment for possession and distribution of objectionable material, including bestiality-related abuse and content involving infants. 30-year-old River Nathanile Foster appeared for sentencing in Tokoroa District Court ... <a title="Tokoroa man sent to prison for distributing ‘illegal and harmful’ content" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/tokoroa-man-sent-to-prison-for-distributing-illegal-and-harmful-content/" aria-label="Read more about Tokoroa man sent to prison for distributing ‘illegal and harmful’ content">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson. RNZ / Nick Munro The High Court has dismissed an appeal from a former Ports of Auckland chief executive who was found guilty in relation to the death of a worker. A stevedore, Pala’amo Kalati, aged 31, was killed by a falling container ... <a title="Former Ports of Auckland chief found guilty over worker’s death has appeal dismissed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/former-ports-of-auckland-chief-found-guilty-over-workers-death-has-appeal-dismissed/" aria-label="Read more about Former Ports of Auckland chief found guilty over worker’s death has appeal dismissed">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to Tirimoana Road around 7pm on Monday. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A road in the West Auckland suburb of Te Atatū South has closed after a serious crash. Police were called to Tirimoana Road around 7pm on Monday. Initial indications suggest there have been injuries. Diversions are in ... <a title="West Auckland road closed after serious crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/west-auckland-road-closed-after-serious-crash/" aria-label="Read more about West Auckland road closed after serious crash">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Paeroa during Cyclone Vaianu, on Sunday 12 April, 2026. RNZ/ Nick Monro Northland and Waikato have ended the states of emergency activated on Saturday ahead of Cyclone Vaianu’s arrival. Declaring a state of emergency grants councils extra powers during a local crisis. Whakatāne remained under a state of local ... <a title="Northland and Waikato end states of emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/northland-and-waikato-end-states-of-emergency/" aria-label="Read more about Northland and Waikato end states of emergency">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Damp old villas in a gully below Devon St, Aro Valley, Wellington, below Victoria University. Newsroom Housing advocates want an independent certification system so that landlords can’t just mark their own homework and say that their properties meet healthy homes standards. Since July last year, it’s been compulsory for all rental ... <a title="Calls for independent checks on healthy homes standards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/calls-for-independent-checks-on-healthy-homes-standards/" aria-label="Read more about Calls for independent checks on healthy homes standards">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Colin Bond from Kiwifruit Growers hoped that the record crop that it was forecasting still eventuated. SUPPLIED/ZESPRI Kiwifruit growers have come through Cyclone Vaianu relatively unscathed. It has been less than 24 hours since strong wind and heavy rain lashed the North Island. Colin Bond from Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated told Checkpoint ... <a title="Kiwifruit growers endured Cyclone Vaianu without major damage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/kiwifruit-growers-endured-cyclone-vaianu-without-major-damage/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwifruit growers endured Cyclone Vaianu without major damage">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Venues Ōtautahi chief executive Caroline Harvie-Teare. RNZ / Nate McKinnon The boss of Christchurch’s new stadium is calling for greater transparency over how the Government is divvying up its $40 million events attraction package. Wellington’s Ultra Festival, rock band Linkin Park and pop star Robbie Williams are among those lured with ... <a title="Christchurch stadium boss calls for transparency over event funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/christchurch-stadium-boss-calls-for-transparency-over-event-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch stadium boss calls for transparency over event funding">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marata Niukore of the Warriors. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Another Warrior is on the way out. Second rower Marata Niukore will depart at the end of this season to join the Newcastle Knights through until 2029. The 29-year-old New Zealand and Cook Islands international is off contract at the conclusion of the current ... <a title="Marata Niukore to leave Warriors to continue career in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/marata-niukore-to-leave-warriors-to-continue-career-in-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Marata Niukore to leave Warriors to continue career in Australia">Read more</a>
