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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika players after a game. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz There might be life in Moana Pasifika yet. After five years in Super Rugby, the franchise confirmed on Wednesday it had made the “difficult and heartbreaking decision” to disband at the end of the 2026 season due to financial pressures and ... <a title="Moana Pasifika CEO keeps hope of last-minute lifeline to save side" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/moana-pasifika-ceo-keeps-hope-of-last-minute-lifeline-to-save-side/" aria-label="Read more about Moana Pasifika CEO keeps hope of last-minute lifeline to save side">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand You don’t have to look far to find seemingly perfect white smiles — especially if you spend time on social media. It may have you second-guessing the appearance of your own teeth in the bathroom mirror. But there are many variations of what is considered “natural” white. How our teeth appear ... <a title="How white should your teeth actually be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/how-white-should-your-teeth-actually-be/" aria-label="Read more about How white should your teeth actually be?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fuel price crisis “is no longer a short-term situation” for airlines while the government is promising to hold oil companies accountable. The Board of Airline Representatives chief executive Cath O’Brien told Morning Report that New Zealand does not have a supply problem, it has a price problem as uncertainty in ... <a title="Fuel crisis ‘no longer a short-term situation’ for airlines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/fuel-crisis-no-longer-a-short-term-situation-for-airlines/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel crisis ‘no longer a short-term situation’ for airlines">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Ferns players celebrate a try. www.photosport.nz Coach Whitney Hansen has named an unchanged team to take on Canada in Kansas City on Saturday with prop Tanya Kalounivale on the bench after being cleared to play. There are no personnel or positional changes to the side that defeated United States 48-15 ... <a title="Black Ferns stick with same side as they seek to get one back over Canada" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/black-ferns-stick-with-same-side-as-they-seek-to-get-one-back-over-canada/" aria-label="Read more about Black Ferns stick with same side as they seek to get one back over Canada">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A general view of Auckland’s Eden Park. (File photo) Alan Lee / www.photosport.nz Auckland Cricket and Auckland Rugby will be moving out of Auckland’s Eden Park stadium in what the chairperson of the stadium calls a “win-win” situation. Auckland Cricket announced it would move into a $10 million development at Colin ... <a title="Auckland cricket and rugby moving out of Auckland’s Eden Park stadium a ‘win-win’, trust says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/auckland-cricket-and-rugby-moving-out-of-aucklands-eden-park-stadium-a-win-win-trust-says/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland cricket and rugby moving out of Auckland’s Eden Park stadium a ‘win-win’, trust says">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Allbirds founder Tim Brown. (File photo) Supplied The New Zealand founded but US based footwear company Allbirds is to make a surprising pivot from shoes into AI computing. The Nasdaq listed company once valued at over (US)$4 billion announced this month it was selling its intellectual property and other assets to ... <a title="Kiwi founded shoe company Allbirds pivots to AI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/kiwi-founded-shoe-company-allbirds-pivots-to-ai/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi founded shoe company Allbirds pivots to AI">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justin Evans, 24, is missing from Papa Stronsay in Scotland. Supplied / Scotland Police The Diocese of Aberdeen believes the New Zealand monk who is missing on a remote Scottish island is dead. Police Scotland are appealing for information about Justin Evans who went missing shortly before midnight from Papa Stronsay, ... <a title="Search for missing Kiwi monk Justin Evans on Scottish island called off, local Diocese says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/search-for-missing-kiwi-monk-justin-evans-on-scottish-island-called-off-local-diocese-says/" aria-label="Read more about Search for missing Kiwi monk Justin Evans on Scottish island called off, local Diocese says">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour says it would be at least investigating following Australia’s lead on the fuel crisis if it were in power, but the circumstances in each country are quite different. Quin Tauetau Analysis – Labour says it would be at least investigating following Australia’s lead on the fuel crisis if it were ... <a title="Should New Zealand follow Australia’s lead on the fuel crisis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/should-new-zealand-follow-australias-lead-on-the-fuel-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Should New Zealand follow Australia’s lead on the fuel crisis?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some households are facing new, higher water bills in the coming financial year as a shake-up to water services gets underway. Councils are investing nearly $48 billion dollars over the next decade in an effort to upgrade old, failing infrastructure under the Local Water Done Well model. New water entities in ... <a title="‘Squeeze across the whole country’: Where bills are increasing first under water shake-up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/squeeze-across-the-whole-country-where-bills-are-increasing-first-under-water-shake-up/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Squeeze across the whole country’: Where bills are increasing first under water shake-up">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A cliff rescue in Northland in January. NZ POLICE / SUPPLIED Rescuers in Auckland were in the middle of asking for a helicopter to fly them to Great Barrier Island where a man had fallen down a cliff when they discovered they were no longer allowed to make direct requests – ... <a title="‘Clear as mud’: The changes to how emergency rescues are being done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/clear-as-mud-the-changes-to-how-emergency-rescues-are-being-done/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Clear as mud’: The changes to how emergency rescues are being done">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand KiwiSaver funds are likely to invest more money in private assets over the coming years. RNZ / Quin Tauetau KiwiSaver funds are likely to invest more money in private assets over the coming years, the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) says. It has released a new report which looks at how the ... <a title="Regulator prepares for more investment in unlisted assets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/regulator-prepares-for-more-investment-in-unlisted-assets/" aria-label="Read more about Regulator prepares for more investment in unlisted assets">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP Owners of Ford plug-in hybrid vehicles that currently cannot be fully charged should ask for a refund or compensation if the problem is not fixed soon, Consumer NZ says. Ford has contacted owners of some Escape PHEVs about a battery issue that could be a fire hazard if ... <a title="Ford hybrid owners ‘could ask for compensation’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/ford-hybrid-owners-could-ask-for-compensation/" aria-label="Read more about Ford hybrid owners ‘could ask for compensation’">Read more</a>
