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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ The prime minister says his government is “very interested” in rooftop solar, but has given no firm answers yet, amid calls from an energy alliance for the government to use next month’s budget to subsidise rooftop solar for households. The Smart Energy Alliance told Nine to Noon the case for ... <a title="Which political parties would subsidise your rooftop solar panels?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/which-political-parties-would-subsidise-your-rooftop-solar-panels/" aria-label="Read more about Which political parties would subsidise your rooftop solar panels?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. 123rf Pensioners are turning to foodbanks to get by, as a new report says the pressure is growing on those relying on NZ Super alone. Good Shepherd has released the report, which focused on the housing experiences of women over 65. It follows concerns being raised that the recent ... <a title="Cost-of-living squeeze hits pensioners, with some using foodbanks to survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/cost-of-living-squeeze-hits-pensioners-with-some-using-foodbanks-to-survive/" aria-label="Read more about Cost-of-living squeeze hits pensioners, with some using foodbanks to survive">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When 16-year-old Sally Wenley – a top sports student at a Havelock North boarding school in 1987 – returned as a paraplegic after a fatal school bus crash, it was strangely quiet. “No one spoke about it,” Wenley tells Nine to Noon. “It was just quite bizarre. I tried my best to ... <a title="‘I was too scared… too angry’: Confronting a life-changing crash decades on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/i-was-too-scared-too-angry-confronting-a-life-changing-crash-decades-on/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I was too scared… too angry’: Confronting a life-changing crash decades on">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Folk singer Marlon Williams signs off his final months in the spotlight with a swag of seven nominations at the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards. Williams first fully te reo Māori album Te Whare Tīwekaweka is up for album of the year, and songs ‘Aua Atu Rā’; and ‘Te Tino Reo o ... <a title="Marlon Williams, Lorde, Tami Neilson: Aotearoa Music Awards 2026 finalists revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/marlon-williams-lorde-tami-neilson-aotearoa-music-awards-2026-finalists-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about Marlon Williams, Lorde, Tami Neilson: Aotearoa Music Awards 2026 finalists revealed">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Football Ferns players celebrate qualifying for FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil 2027. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz The champagne was flowing but the celebrations were measured after the Football Ferns qualified for the next World Cup. A 1-0 win over Papua New Guinea in the OFC Qualifier Final at North Harbour Stadium ... <a title="‘Mixed feelings’ as Football Ferns survive close call for World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/mixed-feelings-as-football-ferns-survive-close-call-for-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Mixed feelings’ as Football Ferns survive close call for World Cup">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chair of GP advocacy group GenPro Angus Chambers. Supplied Doctors are warning of fishhooks in the latest government proposal to improve access to healthcare. Under the scheme, community pharmacists would be able to directly provide a range of commonly funded medications such as for pain and fever, or children’s conditions like ... <a title="Expanded role for pharmacists runs risk of misdiagnosis, GenPro doctor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/expanded-role-for-pharmacists-runs-risk-of-misdiagnosis-genpro-doctor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Expanded role for pharmacists runs risk of misdiagnosis, GenPro doctor says">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Youthline is reviewing its workforce and has temporarily stood down some of its helpline volunteers. 123rf.com A Youthline volunteer among those stood down because the organisation is reviewing its training says it has put her off returning to the role. The charity temporarily stood down some of its helpline volunteers who ... <a title="Stood-down Youthline volunteer says she does not want to return to role" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/stood-down-youthline-volunteer-says-she-does-not-want-to-return-to-role/" aria-label="Read more about Stood-down Youthline volunteer says she does not want to return to role">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 Locals on a remote Scottish island are helping in the search for a New Zealand monk who has disappeared. Police Scotland are appealing for information about Justin Evans who went missing shortly before midnight from Papa Stronsay, ... <a title="Locals on Scottish island help search for missing Kiwi monk Justin Evans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/locals-on-scottish-island-help-search-for-missing-kiwi-monk-justin-evans/" aria-label="Read more about Locals on Scottish island help search for missing Kiwi monk Justin Evans">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Slope Point (file image). Google Maps A Southland fisherman drowned after being swept into the sea by a wave and hitting his head on rocks at Slope Point, a coroner has found. Stanley Chung-Chi Tsoi, 47, was fishing with a friend from rocks on the shore of Southland on the afternoon ... <a title="Experienced fisherman drowned after being swept into ‘rough’ sea, hitting head on rocks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/experienced-fisherman-drowned-after-being-swept-into-rough-sea-hitting-head-on-rocks/" aria-label="Read more about Experienced fisherman drowned after being swept into ‘rough’ sea, hitting head on rocks">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Police Commissioner has written a second letter to Jevon McSkimming asking him to pay back up to 10 taxpayer-funded stays at hotels during his affair within a month or he will “consider other options to secure reimbursement”. Richard Chambers wrote to the ... <a title="Police Commissioner to ‘consider other options’ if Jevon McSkimming doesn’t reimburse hotel stays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/police-commissioner-to-consider-other-options-if-jevon-mcskimming-doesnt-reimburse-hotel-stays/" aria-label="Read more about Police Commissioner to ‘consider other options’ if Jevon McSkimming doesn’t reimburse hotel stays">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A live feed of the data captured by the UWAI Robotics underwater drone. RNZ / Samantha Gee At the top of the South Island, in the centre of New Zealand’s aquaculture and fishing industries, artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to provide better information about what’s going on under water. Scientists ... <a title="Marine farmers using AI to find out what’s happening under water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/marine-farmers-using-ai-to-find-out-whats-happening-under-water/" aria-label="Read more about Marine farmers using AI to find out what’s happening under water">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Far North Mayor Moko Tepania faces possibly the first ever media standup at the council chambers in Kaikohe. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Far North councillors on Wednesday voted to expand a Māori liaison committee which has been at the centre of a nationwide social media firestorm. More than 100 people, ... <a title="Far North councillors vote to expand controversial Māori liaison committee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/far-north-councillors-vote-to-expand-controversial-maori-liaison-committee/" aria-label="Read more about Far North councillors vote to expand controversial Māori liaison committee">Read more</a>
