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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>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Allan Titford was found guilty of 39 charges in a trial in 2013. RNZ A Northland man sentenced to 24 years’ jail after being convicted on a raft of charges, including rape and arson, has again been denied parole – but could be released later this year. Allan Titford, a farmer ... <a title="Allan Titford again denied parole, but may be released later this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/allan-titford-again-denied-parole-but-may-be-released-later-this-year/" aria-label="Read more about Allan Titford again denied parole, but may be released later this year">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle claimed she has been “bullied and attacked” on social media every day for a decade and was “the most trolled person in the entire world”. The 44-year-old former American actress made the comments during the couple’s four-day tour of Australia, as they both addressed a roundtable ... <a title="Meghan Markle claims to be ‘most trolled person’ in world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/meghan-markle-claims-to-be-most-trolled-person-in-world/" aria-label="Read more about Meghan Markle claims to be ‘most trolled person’ in world">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When it’s time to pack up at the end of the day, do you just close the lid of your laptop and pop it in a bag, or do you fully switch it off? Many of us may be in a habit of leaving the computer on to avoid the time ... <a title="Should you turn off your laptop while commuting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/should-you-turn-off-your-laptop-while-commuting/" aria-label="Read more about Should you turn off your laptop while commuting?">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chanel Harris-Tavita (right) and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck have formed a profitable partnership in the Warriors backline. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport NRL: NZ Warriors v Gold Coast Titans Kickoff 5pm, Saturday, 18 April Go Media Stadium, Auckland Live blog updates on RNZ As his teammates continued to toast their historic, drought-breaking win over Melbourne Storm ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors star Chanel Harris-Tavita sets tone for defensive revival against Melbourne Storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/nrl-nz-warriors-star-chanel-harris-tavita-sets-tone-for-defensive-revival-against-melbourne-storm/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors star Chanel Harris-Tavita sets tone for defensive revival against Melbourne Storm">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand All Black Wallace Sititi returns on the bench this weekend for the Chiefs. Aaron Gillions/ActionPress It’s been a sad week for Super Rugby. Confirmation of Moana Pasifika’s demise has cast a shadow over the competition, a major blow for Pasifika rugby which has given so much to the game. But the ... <a title="Super Rugby preview: Sititi and Tuipulotu return, Jacobson and Christie to notch tons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/super-rugby-preview-sititi-and-tuipulotu-return-jacobson-and-christie-to-notch-tons/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby preview: Sititi and Tuipulotu return, Jacobson and Christie to notch tons">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Malcolm Rewa in court in 2019. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Warning: This story contains graphic details. It took a woman nearly four decades to find out the name of the stranger who raped her when she was 16 years old. Today that stranger will finally be sentenced for the attack. National ... <a title="‘After 37 years I finally had a name’: How Malcolm Rewa was unmasked as a rapist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/after-37-years-i-finally-had-a-name-how-malcolm-rewa-was-unmasked-as-a-rapist/" aria-label="Read more about ‘After 37 years I finally had a name’: How Malcolm Rewa was unmasked as a rapist">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A rāhui is in place on the Tarawera River in Kawerau. Google Maps A rāhui is in place on the Tarawera River in Kawerau after two boys aged 10 and 11 were killed when a riverbank collapsed on Thursday. Police officers swam and dug with their bare hands to try to ... <a title="Rāhui in place on Tarawera River after death of two boys" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/rahui-in-place-on-tarawera-river-after-death-of-two-boys/" aria-label="Read more about Rāhui in place on Tarawera River after death of two boys">Read more</a>
