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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman is expected to appear in Waitākere District Court in May. RNZ / Finn Blackwell A patient advocate has described alleged thefts from those undergoing treatment in hospital as despicable. Police arrested the 30-year-old woman after an alleged stealing spree in hospitals across Auckland and Waikato. Waitematā East Area Prevention ... <a title="‘Despicable’ – Advocate reacts to alleged thefts from patients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/despicable-advocate-reacts-to-alleged-thefts-from-patients/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Despicable’ – Advocate reacts to alleged thefts from patients">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An all-female voyage investigating the plastic pollution problem has sailed from Auckland on Thursday morning. The ten-woman international crew departed Westhaven Marina, bound for Aotea/Great Barrier Island, the Bay of Islands, and onto Tonga aboard S/V Wind Shift – a 70-foot double-masted ketch. The voyage is organised by UK-based non-profit eXXpedition, ... <a title="All-female voyage to tackle plastics problem sets sail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/all-female-voyage-to-tackle-plastics-problem-sets-sail/" aria-label="Read more about All-female voyage to tackle plastics problem sets sail">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic 123RF Police are investigating how salt ended up in formula given to a baby at Dunedin Hospital. Officers tested the formula and spoke to hospital staff following the report in September last year. Detective Constable Darrin Healy said the infant drank a small amount of the formula before refusing ... <a title="Police probe how salt ended up in baby formula at Dunedin Hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/police-probe-how-salt-ended-up-in-baby-formula-at-dunedin-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Police probe how salt ended up in baby formula at Dunedin Hospital">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman has pushed for a more open central bank since starting the role at the end of last year. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Reserve Bank’s influential rate-setting body is improving its transparency in a move that will see members’ voting decisions made public. The changes were ... <a title="Reserve Bank to lift veil on interest rate decisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/reserve-bank-to-lift-veil-on-interest-rate-decisions/" aria-label="Read more about Reserve Bank to lift veil on interest rate decisions">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Alastair Carruthers is an experienced governance leader. Netball New Zealand has appointed one of the country’s most experienced governance leaders as its new board chair as the organisation looks to set a new direction after a turbulent period for the sport. Alastair Carruthers CNZM is replacing Matt Whineray, who announced in ... <a title="Former TVNZ director Alastair Carruthers appointed to lead Netball NZ board amid reset" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/former-tvnz-director-alastair-carruthers-appointed-to-lead-netball-nz-board-amid-reset/" aria-label="Read more about Former TVNZ director Alastair Carruthers appointed to lead Netball NZ board amid reset">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Anna Grimaldi celebrates winning the Para Athletics Women’s 200m – T47 Final at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Adrian Dennis for OIS/IOC / PHOTOSPORT Three-time Paralympic gold medallist Anna Grimaldi has been selected for her first Commonwealth Games. The Dunedin athlete has been selected to compete in the women’s ... <a title="Paralympic champion Anna Grimaldi selected for first Commonwealth Games" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/paralympic-champion-anna-grimaldi-selected-for-first-commonwealth-games/" aria-label="Read more about Paralympic champion Anna Grimaldi selected for first Commonwealth Games">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fehi Fineanganofo of the Hurricanes celebrates. © Photosport Ltd 2026 www.photosport.nz The New Zealand Rugby boss insists the game is in good health. While fans continue to flock to Warriors’ NRL games, the general supporter response to Super Rugby games has been poor. Although, the new Christchurch Te Kaha Stadium was ... <a title="‘We’re not sitting idly by’: NZ Rugby interim boss acknowledges challenges facing rugby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/were-not-sitting-idly-by-nz-rugby-interim-boss-acknowledges-challenges-facing-rugby/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re not sitting idly by’: NZ Rugby interim boss acknowledges challenges facing rugby">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in the Wellington suburb of Mt Cook. SUPPLIED Auckland Council’s head of flood response says he is concerned stormwater infrastructure is going to be left behind in the three waters reforms. Parts of Wellington remain in cleanup mode after a record deluge last week and the council is helping some ... <a title="Concerns stormwater infrastructure will be left behind in water reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/concerns-stormwater-infrastructure-will-be-left-behind-in-water-reforms/" aria-label="Read more about Concerns stormwater infrastructure will be left behind in water reforms">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Around 2am on a Monday, Emily received a text from a fellow student, Patrick, whom she had gone on a blind date with two days earlier. The pair are juniors at Yale University who were set up by mutual friends. They requested anonymity so CNN agreed to change their names to ... <a title="Gen Z is outsourcing hard conversations to AI – Why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/gen-z-is-outsourcing-hard-conversations-to-ai-why-it-matters/" aria-label="Read more about Gen Z is outsourcing hard conversations to AI – Why it matters">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to Manurewa Railway Station about 1.20am on Wednesday 22 April. Google Maps Correction: This story has been updated to reflect the person was standing at the bus stop, rather than waiting for a bus. A person in Auckland has been stabbed multiple times while standing at a bus stop. ... <a title="Person at Auckland bus stop stabbed multiple times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/person-at-auckland-bus-stop-stabbed-multiple-times/" aria-label="Read more about Person at Auckland bus stop stabbed multiple times">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand STONZ president Jordan Tewhaiti-Smith Supplied / STONZ * A previous version of this story included the one-off payment towards a total increase of nearly 6 percent. This has been changed to 5 percent. Junior doctors in the Specialty Trainees union have secured a pay increase totalling five percent over the next two ... <a title="5% pay rise agreed for some junior doctors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/5-pay-rise-agreed-for-some-junior-doctors/" aria-label="Read more about 5% pay rise agreed for some junior doctors">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP Outgoing US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will stay on as a member of the central bank’s powerful rate setting board. During his term, which ends next month, Powell has resisted huge pressure from US President Donald Trump to lower interest rates. The Fed left its benchmark rate on hold ... <a title="US Federal Reserve chair to stay on until criminal probe risk over" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/30/us-federal-reserve-chair-to-stay-on-until-criminal-probe-risk-over/" aria-label="Read more about US Federal Reserve chair to stay on until criminal probe risk over">Read more</a>
