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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ One person has died following a serious crash on State Highway 1 near Invercargill on Wednesday morning. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash near Kerr Road, Dacre about 8.10am. On Wednesday afternoon, police confirmed one person ... <a title="One person dead after crash on SH1 north of Invercargill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/one-person-dead-after-crash-on-sh1-north-of-invercargill/" aria-label="Read more about One person dead after crash on SH1 north of Invercargill">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A man jailed for attempting to snatch a toddler with intent to sexually abuse her, went unmonitored for several hours overnight after his electronic tracker went flat. Corrections did not alert police that John Tekuru’s battery had gone flat until nearly four hours after they were notified. Police then found ... <a title="Would-be child sex offender John Tekuru unmonitored for hours after electronic tracker goes flat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/would-be-child-sex-offender-john-tekuru-unmonitored-for-hours-after-electronic-tracker-goes-flat/" aria-label="Read more about Would-be child sex offender John Tekuru unmonitored for hours after electronic tracker goes flat">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Inna, 61, was last seen on Waiheke Island on Friday, April 17. NZ Police / SUPPLIED The public are being asked for help finding a woman who was last seen boarding a bus on Auckland’s Waiheke Island five days ago. Inna, 61, was last seen about 9am on Friday, April 17, ... <a title="Public appeal for woman last seen boarding a bus on Aucland’s Waiheke Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/public-appeal-for-woman-last-seen-boarding-a-bus-on-auclands-waiheke-island/" aria-label="Read more about Public appeal for woman last seen boarding a bus on Aucland’s Waiheke Island">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Air New Zealand’s loyalty programme is getting a rebrand. The airline said it would be rebranded Koru, although the currency would remain Airpoints dollars and members would continue to earn status points. In an email to members, Air New Zealand said the programme would be shaped by ... <a title="Airpoints no more: Air NZ announces rebranding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/airpoints-no-more-air-nz-announces-rebranding/" aria-label="Read more about Airpoints no more: Air NZ announces rebranding">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash Police are increasing patrols in central Nelson to crack down on late-night underage drinking and antisocial behaviour. Senior Sergeant Byron Reid said officers had observed an increase in large groups of young people gathering in the city over recent weekends. Reid was concerned that young people were being given alcohol ... <a title="Underage drinking, disorder in Nelson CBD prompts increased police patrols" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/underage-drinking-disorder-in-nelson-cbd-prompts-increased-police-patrols/" aria-label="Read more about Underage drinking, disorder in Nelson CBD prompts increased police patrols">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police search for missing Wellington man Philip Sutton. RNZ / Mark Papalii A body has been found during the search for Wellington man Philip Sutton, who disappeared when floodwaters surged through his home. Search teams, including the dive squad and a dog unit had been searching for Sutton who disappeared from ... <a title="Body found in search for Philip Sutton, missing since Wellington storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/body-found-in-search-for-philip-sutton-missing-since-wellington-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Body found in search for Philip Sutton, missing since Wellington storm">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The new ingredient list for peanut M&Ms includes a product that contains gluten, meaning the candy-covered chocolates are off the menu for coeliacs. “This allergen labelling change has been made due to product sourcing changes and the inclusion of gluten-containing ingredients in the updated recipe,” Mars New Zealand wrote in a ... <a title="Sorry coeliacs, no more peanut M&Ms for you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/sorry-coeliacs-no-more-peanut-mms-for-you/" aria-label="Read more about Sorry coeliacs, no more peanut M&Ms for you">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The site of the crash. X / NZ Transport Agency The main inland route between Nelson and Christchurch is closed after a truck crash on Wednesday morning. Emergency services were called about 9am to the single-vehicle crash near Dellows Bluff on State Highway 6, south of Murchison. Police said the driver ... <a title="SH6 south of Murchison closed for hours after truck crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/sh6-south-of-murchison-closed-for-hours-after-truck-crash/" aria-label="Read more about SH6 south of Murchison closed for hours after truck crash">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest government data accurate to midday Sunday shows 51.2 days of petrol, 41.6 days of diesel, and 47.4 of jet fuel. RNZ / Unsplash New Zealand’s fuel stocks have dipped across the board according to the latest update, but the government says levels are stable and sufficient. The latest government ... <a title="Fuel stock still stable despite another fall, government says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/fuel-stock-still-stable-despite-another-fall-government-says/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel stock still stable despite another fall, government says">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The prime minister has unleashed on his coalition partner Winston Peters, saying he was the person who put Dame Jacinda Ardern in charge of the country. In an interview with Newstalk ZB’s The Country, Christopher Luxon shot back at Peters, who earlier told RNZ he should have ... <a title="Coalition spat deepens as Christopher Luxon fires back at Winston Peters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/coalition-spat-deepens-as-christopher-luxon-fires-back-at-winston-peters/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition spat deepens as Christopher Luxon fires back at Winston Peters">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MPs Gen Bennett (Labour), and Lan Pham (Green) at a Select Committee. VNP / Phil Smith The Green Party has confirmed its candidate list for the election, with some current MPs bumped up slightly compared to an earlier draft. That initial list was put together by delegates, to then be voted ... <a title="2026 election: Lan Pham moves higher than two fellow MPs in Greens list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/2026-election-lan-pham-moves-higher-than-two-fellow-mps-in-greens-list/" aria-label="Read more about 2026 election: Lan Pham moves higher than two fellow MPs in Greens list">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis. File photo. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government says it is shifting oversight of infrastructure projects from Treasury to the independent Infrastructure Commission. It’s part of several changes to the investment management system, which informs how the government selects infrastructure projects. Finance Minister Nicola Willis said they’re ... <a title="Infrastructure Commission to oversee major projects under new government plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/infrastructure-commission-to-oversee-major-projects-under-new-government-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Infrastructure Commission to oversee major projects under new government plan">Read more</a>
