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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mainfreight’s Ōtāhuhu depot Alistair Guthrie Mainfreight’s chief executive says he is “frustrated” at KiwiRail and Auckland Transport, and that the agencies could be doing more as the Middle East conflict sends fuel prices up. The country’s fuel stocks have dropped in the past two updates, but officials say there is no ... <a title="Mainfreight CEO frustrated with KiwiRail, AT for not offering additional services" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/mainfreight-ceo-frustrated-with-kiwirail-at-for-not-offering-additional-services/" aria-label="Read more about Mainfreight CEO frustrated with KiwiRail, AT for not offering additional services">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fiji led the HSBC SVNS Series all the way through the season, only to lose the title when they lost 10-7 to South Africa at the New York 7s final, the deciding event. Supplied/HSBC SVNS Fiji men’s sevens rugby team head coach says being consistent at this weekend’s annual Hong Kong ... <a title="‘Consistent in winning’: Fiji target Hong Kong Sevens glory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/consistent-in-winning-fiji-target-hong-kong-sevens-glory/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Consistent in winning’: Fiji target Hong Kong Sevens glory">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ryan Wood on his way to victory in Taupō, 2026. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz The South Island will host its first Supercars race at Ruapuna near Christchurch on Friday. After years of planning the event will finally take to the track as the second leg of the New Zealand doubleheader which ... <a title="Supercars finally hits the South Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/supercars-finally-hits-the-south-island/" aria-label="Read more about Supercars finally hits the South Island">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Justice Ministry is rolling out automated number plate recognition for bailiffs. 123RF The Justice Ministry is rolling out automated number plate recognition (ANPR) for bailiffs after running a trial of it. Last year five bailiffs looking for fine dodgers used handheld devices to scan almost 5000 number plates at two ... <a title="Bailiffs to get automated number plate recognition devices to help spot fine dodgers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/bailiffs-to-get-automated-number-plate-recognition-devices-to-help-spot-fine-dodgers/" aria-label="Read more about Bailiffs to get automated number plate recognition devices to help spot fine dodgers">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand golfer Ricky Kang. www.photosport.nz New Zealand have completed a clean sweep of all three trophies at the 2026 Australian Junior Interstate Teams Golf Championship in Victoria. In their first appearance at the event in 28 years, the Kiwis won the overall, boys and girls titles. New Zealand went undefeated ... <a title="Young kiwi golfers clean up in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/young-kiwi-golfers-clean-up-in-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Young kiwi golfers clean up in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand-born monk Justin Evans. Supplied / Scotland Police Scottish police say they are still working to trace missing New Zealand-born monk Justin Evans. The 24-year-old Christchurch man has been living in a monastery on the island of Papa Stronsay in Orkney for the last two years. He was last seen ... <a title="Search for missing New Zealand-born monk ongoing, Scottish police say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/search-for-missing-new-zealand-born-monk-ongoing-scottish-police-say/" aria-label="Read more about Search for missing New Zealand-born monk ongoing, Scottish police say">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There are some pieces of investment advice that seem to always (or most often) hold true. Compounding interest is your friend. Don’t fret about your KiwiSaver balance if you have 40 years until you need the money. Someone who is offering a really good investment won’t need to give you a ... <a title="Hoard your emergency fund, and other pieces of investment advice you might need to ignore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/hoard-your-emergency-fund-and-other-pieces-of-investment-advice-you-might-need-to-ignore/" aria-label="Read more about Hoard your emergency fund, and other pieces of investment advice you might need to ignore">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Great Barrier Island locals fear overfishing has decimated the kōura population. RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes Those living on Aotea/Great Barrier Island fear that overfishing has decimated the kōura population. Ngāti Rehua – Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trust Board and the Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board are wanting the government to back a plan ... <a title="Great Barrier Island residents fear overfishing has decimated the kōura population" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/great-barrier-island-residents-fear-overfishing-has-decimated-the-koura-population/" aria-label="Read more about Great Barrier Island residents fear overfishing has decimated the kōura population">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand is a small country but how it regulated advances in technology were closely watched, Chris Marsden says. 123rf A visiting Australian law professor says government regulations covering AI and other technology issues matter, because they matter to the global tech companies. Monash University Professor Chris Marsden said New Zealand ... <a title="Risk the AI investment bubble will burst this year, Australian professor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/risk-the-ai-investment-bubble-will-burst-this-year-australian-professor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Risk the AI investment bubble will burst this year, Australian professor says">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The tino rangatiratanga haki (flag) outside Parliament on the day of the Treaty Principles Bill introduction. RNZ / Emma Andrews The Waitangi Tribunal has been told the draft school history curriculum is badly written and inaccurate. It has also heard that the government should not have last year cut schools’ legal ... <a title="Waitangi Tribunal told draft history curriculum badly written and inaccurate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/waitangi-tribunal-told-draft-history-curriculum-badly-written-and-inaccurate/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi Tribunal told draft history curriculum badly written and inaccurate">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins visited the volunteer-run Kairos food rescue in Christchurch on Thursday. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Labour says places like volunteer-run Kairos food rescue should be prioritised in the government’s fuel plan. The government unveiled updates to its four-phase fuel plan last month, but has yet to explain how ... <a title="Labour says government must explain now who gets priority in fuel crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/labour-says-government-must-explain-now-who-gets-priority-in-fuel-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Labour says government must explain now who gets priority in fuel crisis">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Unsplash – Josh Olalde Rising fuel prices due to war in the Middle East are likely to create a serious crisis for the construction market that has not yet been fully understood, one expert says. John Tookey, a professor at AUT’s school of future environments, said it would be a ... <a title="Building industry will get ‘tanked’: Crisis is looming as construction costs soar, experts say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/building-industry-will-get-tanked-crisis-is-looming-as-construction-costs-soar-experts-say/" aria-label="Read more about Building industry will get ‘tanked’: Crisis is looming as construction costs soar, experts say">Read more</a>
