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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 the 1News-Verian poll since Luxon became leader in November 2021. Labour is up five points on 37 ... <a title="Live: Politicians react as latest poll shows National unable to govern if election held today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/live-politicians-react-as-latest-poll-shows-national-unable-to-govern-if-election-held-today/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Politicians react as latest poll shows National unable to govern if election held today">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Takeaway coffee one of the biggest contributors to the annual increase. 123rf An increase in the price of takeaway coffee in March helped pull food prices up 3.4 percent higher than a year earlier. It follows a 4.5 percent rise in the 12 months to February. Stats NZ said higher prices ... <a title="Rising takeaway coffee prices pull food costs higher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/rising-takeaway-coffee-prices-pull-food-costs-higher/" aria-label="Read more about Rising takeaway coffee prices pull food costs higher">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A quantum computer on display at the World Manufacturing Convention in Heifei, China, in September 2025. AFP/ Fang Dongxu Google has issued a wake-up call to the Bitcoin community to take urgent action to upgrade blockchain security as advances in quantum technology increase the risk of fraudulent transactions and theft. Google ... <a title="Time running out to protect Bitcoin from quantum computers, Google says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/time-running-out-to-protect-bitcoin-from-quantum-computers-google-says/" aria-label="Read more about Time running out to protect Bitcoin from quantum computers, Google says">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fuel tanker driver Cody Munro took RNZ’s Charlotte Cook along on his deliveries, to see how Aotearoa’s fuel gets distributed out to communities. RNZ / Charlotte Cook A Wellington fuel tanker could carry enough 91 petrol to run my Hybrid Rav 4 for nearly 30 years, but it might only cover ... <a title="Under the pump: How tanker drivers are hustling to get fuel to where we need it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/under-the-pump-how-tanker-drivers-are-hustling-to-get-fuel-to-where-we-need-it/" aria-label="Read more about Under the pump: How tanker drivers are hustling to get fuel to where we need it">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding at the old garage in Ōhura’s town centre on Sunday. A local resident said by the time this photo was taken, the water had gone down about half a metre or more. Supplied/ Ross Perry The mayor of one town hit by floods in the weekend says there could have ... <a title="Night-time escapes from floodwaters: Mayor says better warnings needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/night-time-escapes-from-floodwaters-mayor-says-better-warnings-needed/" aria-label="Read more about Night-time escapes from floodwaters: Mayor says better warnings needed">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand celebrate winning the Cup final against Australia at the 2026 Hong Kong Sevens. www.photosport.nz The Black Ferns Sevens have defended their Hong Kong title with another victory over fierce rivals Australia. The 19-14 win handed New Zealand their sixth title of the season and their fourth straight in Hong ... <a title="Black Ferns Sevens defend Hong Kong title with 19-14 win over Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/black-ferns-sevens-defend-hong-kong-title-with-19-14-win-over-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Black Ferns Sevens defend Hong Kong title with 19-14 win over Australia">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police outside the Avenue Road East property in Hastings, on Sunday. RNZ / Anusha Bradley Two children and a woman have died following an incident at a property in Hastings, RNZ understands. It’s understood a man is in hospital in relation to the incident. A homicide investigation was launched after emergency ... <a title="Woman and children believed killed in Hastings incident" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/woman-and-children-believed-killed-in-hastings-incident/" aria-label="Read more about Woman and children believed killed in Hastings incident">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with RNZ’s liveblog. Torrential rain that hit Wellington overnight caused flooding in several suburbs and in parts of the central city. A police officer officer stationed south of the Basin Reserve said people were being evacuated from Berhampore and Ohiro Road in Brooklyn. “It’s bad, there’s flooding everywhere,” ... <a title="Live Weather: Flooding in Wellington as more downpours hit central NZ overnight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/live-weather-flooding-in-wellington-as-more-downpours-hit-central-nz-overnight/" aria-label="Read more about Live Weather: Flooding in Wellington as more downpours hit central NZ overnight">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding oustide Wellington Hospital on Monday morning. RNZ / Rachel Helyer-Donaldson Torrential rain that hit Wellington overnight caused flooding in several suburbs and in parts of the central city. Emergency vehicles are out around the city, with pictures showing large amounts of water flowing along main routes, including along Adelaide road ... <a title="Weather: Flooding in Wellington as more downpours hit central NZ overnight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/weather-flooding-in-wellington-as-more-downpours-hit-central-nz-overnight/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Flooding in Wellington as more downpours hit central NZ overnight">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On Sunday night, MetService’s remaining warnings and watches in place for the lower North Island, upper South Island and West Coast. MetService/Screenshot MetService has lifted thunderstorm warnings for most of the North Island, except the Wellington Region and Tararua, with orange and yellow warnings and watches in place for Monday. A ... <a title="Weather warnings lift for upper North Island, more rain for Lower North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/19/weather-warnings-lift-for-upper-north-island-more-rain-for-lower-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather warnings lift for upper North Island, more rain for Lower North Island">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Clean-up underway: Silt and gravel at Light House Cinemas, in Porirua’s Pāuatahanui, which was hit by unexpected flooding on Saturday. RNZ / Krystal Gibbens Porirua is facing more rain, as locals affected by unexpected flooding scramble to clean up their properties, extracting water from flooded carpets and shifting silt from flooded ... <a title="After the deluge: Flood clean-up in Porirua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/19/after-the-deluge-flood-clean-up-in-porirua/" aria-label="Read more about After the deluge: Flood clean-up in Porirua">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (file photo) 123rf One person has died and three more have been injured, and part of State Highway 35 has been closed following a crash near Whangara in Tairāwhiti. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash crash about 6pm on Sunday and found one person dead at the scene, police ... <a title="SH 35 closed north of Gisborne after crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/19/sh-35-closed-north-of-gisborne-after-crash/" aria-label="Read more about SH 35 closed north of Gisborne after crash">Read more</a>
