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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Business New Zealand is making what it says is a rare plea for business supports – in the form of below-market rate loans to help businesses shift away from gas. The pitch comes on the back of a report by the group’s Energy Council, which has found up to 8 ... <a title="Business NZ seeks government loan support for firms moving away from gas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/business-nz-seeks-government-loan-support-for-firms-moving-away-from-gas/" aria-label="Read more about Business NZ seeks government loan support for firms moving away from gas">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland’s Western Springs Park is a home to numerous native waterfowl and other birds. Older generations remember a time when feeding birds at the park was a popular weekend activity for many families. But times have changed, and local authorities are now urging visitors to refrain from feeding the birds to ... <a title="Why visitors to Western Springs (and other parks) shouldn’t feed the birds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/why-visitors-to-western-springs-and-other-parks-shouldnt-feed-the-birds/" aria-label="Read more about Why visitors to Western Springs (and other parks) shouldn’t feed the birds">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sir Rod Drury is a former Xero chief executive and 2026 New Zealander of the year. RNZ / Diego Opatowski Former Xero staffer Ally Naylor says she has laid a complaint with the police about former chief executive and 2026 New Zealander of the Year Sir Rod Drury. The complaint alleges ... <a title="Ex‑Xero staffer Ally Naylor lays complaint with police over Sir Rod Drury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/ex-xero-staffer-ally-naylor-lays-complaint-with-police-over-sir-rod-drury/" aria-label="Read more about Ex‑Xero staffer Ally Naylor lays complaint with police over Sir Rod Drury">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fletcher Building says the third quarter ended in March and largely reflected the period before the war in Iran. Fletcher Building Construction company Fletcher Building says third quarter sales are improving, though the outlook is less certain as conflict in the Middle East sees costs rise and supply chain risks increase. ... <a title="Fletcher Building says third quarter sales improving but outlook uncertain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/fletcher-building-says-third-quarter-sales-improving-but-outlook-uncertain/" aria-label="Read more about Fletcher Building says third quarter sales improving but outlook uncertain">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Energy Minister Shane Jones says stronger action is on the cards next week. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Cabinet minister Shane Jones is putting pressure on fuel companies to share more information about their shipments, warning that the government could force them to do so via regulation if necessary. The country’s ... <a title="Govt gives fuel companies ‘fair warning’ over sharing of detailed information on shipments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/govt-gives-fuel-companies-fair-warning-over-sharing-of-detailed-information-on-shipments/" aria-label="Read more about Govt gives fuel companies ‘fair warning’ over sharing of detailed information on shipments">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Google Maps Two people have died after a water-related incident in Kawerau on Thursday. Emergency services were called to Tarawera River near Boyce Park about 11.30am after a report of a party getting stuck under a bank. Acting Eastern Bay of Plenty area commander inspector Phil Gillbanks said two people were ... <a title="Two people dead after water-related incident in Tarawera River, Kawerau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/two-people-dead-after-water-related-incident-in-tarawera-river-kawerau/" aria-label="Read more about Two people dead after water-related incident in Tarawera River, Kawerau">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Ferns dejected after their World Cup semi-final loss to Canada. www.photosport.nz Black Ferns hooker Georgia Ponsonby lay in bed last night watching another replay of her side’s heartbreaking World Cup semi-final loss to Canada seven months ago. It might seem a touch masochistic, but Ponsonby’s approach is simple as her ... <a title="Black Ferns relive World Cup pain to prepare for Canada" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/black-ferns-relive-world-cup-pain-to-prepare-for-canada/" aria-label="Read more about Black Ferns relive World Cup pain to prepare for Canada">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService has issued warnings and watches for parts of the South Island. MetService/Screenshot Raincoats and umbrellas will likely be essential on this busy sport weekend across most of the country as rain and strong winds hit the North and South Island. A large low-pressure system with several fronts is making its ... <a title="Weather: A busy sport weekend will be met with wet, windy weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/weather-a-busy-sport-weekend-will-be-met-with-wet-windy-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: A busy sport weekend will be met with wet, windy weather">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions have slightly fallen, the latest data shows. Numbers from the Greenhouse Gas Inventory, the country’s official record of emissions from human activities, shows the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other gases being produced dropped 0.1 percent between 2023 and 2024. Once forests and other ... <a title="New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions drop slightly, latest data shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/new-zealands-greenhouse-gas-emissions-drop-slightly-latest-data-shows/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions drop slightly, latest data shows">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Deborah Russell says it’ not the first time National has “lied” about Labour’s CGT policy. RNZ / REECE BAKER Labour’s revenue spokesperson has clarified the only tax policy the party will be campaigning on is its already-announced capital gains tax – and has put her “full support” behind it. It follows ... <a title="Labour’s Russell says only tax policy its campaigning on is CGT, accuses National of lying about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/labours-russell-says-only-tax-policy-its-campaigning-on-is-cgt-accuses-national-of-lying-about-it/" aria-label="Read more about Labour’s Russell says only tax policy its campaigning on is CGT, accuses National of lying about it">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tongariro on Saturday 8 November 2025, a few hours after the fire broke out. Kristina Montgomerie / @kristinamonts Police initially treated the wildfire that burnt through more than 3000 hectares of Tongariro National Park in November as suspicious. The vegetation fire began alongside State Highway 47 within the national park about ... <a title="Why police initially thought the Tongariro National Park wildfire was suspicious" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/why-police-initially-thought-the-tongariro-national-park-wildfire-was-suspicious/" aria-label="Read more about Why police initially thought the Tongariro National Park wildfire was suspicious">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand John Tekuru appeared in the Manukau District Court on Thursday. (File photo) RNZ / Liu Chen A man who was jailed for trying to snatch a toddler with intent to sexually abuse her, went to a playground just two days after his release, in breach of his conditions. John Tekuru was ... <a title="Would-be child sex offender went to playground just two days after prison release" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/would-be-child-sex-offender-went-to-playground-just-two-days-after-prison-release/" aria-label="Read more about Would-be child sex offender went to playground just two days after prison release">Read more</a>
