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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pakuranga Bakery manager Pho Bok with a tray full of lo’i hossi pies. RNZ Ross McNaughton Just three months after they were pulled from the pie warmers, Pakuranga Bakery’s horse meat pies are available again and proving just as popular as ever. The pies, inspired by lo’i hossi, a Tongan horse ... <a title="Horse meat pies back on the menu at Auckland bakery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/horse-meat-pies-back-on-the-menu-at-auckland-bakery/" aria-label="Read more about Horse meat pies back on the menu at Auckland bakery">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A new poll showing National sitting on just 30 percent, and the coalition unable to govern, has set the stage for a crucial week in Christopher Luxon’s primeministership. This result is National’s worst in the1News-Verian poll since Luxon became leader in November 2021. Labour is up five points on 37 percent, ... <a title="Watch live: Christopher Luxon faces leadership questions after latest poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/watch-live-christopher-luxon-faces-leadership-questions-after-latest-poll/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Christopher Luxon faces leadership questions after latest poll">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding at Island Bay Bowling Club on Monday. RNZ / Anya Fielding People living in flood-prone areas of the greater Wellington region should leave their homes for the next 24 hours. Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO) public information manager Liam Hyslop said the advice applied to people living in parts ... <a title="Wellington residents in flood-prone areas told to evacuate as downpours continue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/wellington-residents-in-flood-prone-areas-told-to-evacuate-as-downpours-continue/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington residents in flood-prone areas told to evacuate as downpours continue">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People making money from crypto assets should be thinking about their tax obligations, IR says. Supplied Inland Revenue (IR) has sent its first batch of letters to people who would normally have their tax assessed automatically, and who Inland Revenue are aware have traded crypto assets. The tax department said it ... <a title="Inland Revenue contacts crypto investors over unpaid tax" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/inland-revenue-contacts-crypto-investors-over-unpaid-tax/" aria-label="Read more about Inland Revenue contacts crypto investors over unpaid tax">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The flooding at the Island Bay bowling club. RNZ / Anya Fielding Many parts of Wellington have started the week under water, after heavy rain hit the North Island for the second consecutive weekend. The capital’s southern suburbs have been were hit the hardest by the storm on Monday. Here are ... <a title="Wellington floods: The stories of the people caught up in the disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/wellington-floods-the-stories-of-the-people-caught-up-in-the-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington floods: The stories of the people caught up in the disaster">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A homicide investigation was launched, after the death of three people in Hastings. RNZ / Anusha Bradley A coroner has granted an order prohibiting publishing the names of a mother and her baby and toddler killed following an incident at a property in Hastings. A homicide investigation was launched after emergency ... <a title="Coroner grants order preventing naming mother and children killed in Hastings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/coroner-grants-order-preventing-naming-mother-and-children-killed-in-hastings/" aria-label="Read more about Coroner grants order preventing naming mother and children killed in Hastings">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stacey van der Putten. RNZ / Rayssa Almeida Auckland Transport (AT) has appointed Stacey van der Putten as its interim chief executive. She begins the role next month as the organisation is reformed to focus solely on public transport. Van der Putten has been the voice of public transport and safety ... <a title="Auckland Transport appoints Stacey van der Putten as interim chief executive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/auckland-transport-appoints-stacey-van-der-putten-as-interim-chief-executive/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Transport appoints Stacey van der Putten as interim chief executive">Read more</a>
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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>
