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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police search for missing Wellington man Philip Sutton. RNZ / Mark Papalii From the muddy waters of the Karori Stream on Wednesday morning, a police dog emerges, shakes, and begins to sniff along the far bank. Search teams, including the dive squad and a dog unit, continue to hunt for missing ... <a title="Specialist search teams look for Philip Sutton, missing since Wellington storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/specialist-search-teams-look-for-philip-sutton-missing-since-wellington-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Specialist search teams look for Philip Sutton, missing since Wellington storm">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tātau Tātau o Te Wairoa is yet to hear back from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, left, over Minister of Treaty Negotiations Paul Goldsmith’s role. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A Hawke’s Bay post-settlement iwi trust has written to the Prime Minister calling for the removal of Paul Goldsmith as the Minister ... <a title="Wairoa iwi seeks removal of Goldsmith as Treaty Negotiations Minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/wairoa-iwi-seeks-removal-of-goldsmith-as-treaty-negotiations-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Wairoa iwi seeks removal of Goldsmith as Treaty Negotiations Minister">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A dead cow washed up on Island Bay Beach in Wellington. Caitlin Dalzell / supplied A dead cow has washed up on Island Bay Beach in Wellington, following the thunderstorm and heavy rain that hit the region in the early hours of Monday. Island Bay woman Caitlin Dalzell said she first ... <a title="Dead cow washes up on Island Bay beach after storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/dead-cow-washes-up-on-island-bay-beach-after-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Dead cow washes up on Island Bay beach after storm">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are due to speak to media about the disappearance of Christchurch woman Rowena Walker. Detective Senior Sergeant Jo Carolan would speak to media at 11am. Walker was reported missing by her mother in October last year. Rowena Walker seen on CCTV. (File photo) Supplied On Monday police announced they were ... <a title="Watch live: Police reveal more details about search for missing Christchurch woman Rowena Walker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/watch-live-police-reveal-more-details-about-search-for-missing-christchurch-woman-rowena-walker/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Police reveal more details about search for missing Christchurch woman Rowena Walker">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some of the pounamu that was recovered by police across the West Coast. NZ POLICE / SUPPLIED Police have recovered about 1000 kilograms of pounamu and charged three people in an operation targeting alleged thefts of the precious stone across the West Coast. Detectives from Tasman and Central Otago executed search ... <a title="Police recover 1000 kilograms of pounamu in operation targeting alleged thefts across West Coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/police-recover-1000-kilograms-of-pounamu-in-operation-targeting-alleged-thefts-across-west-coast/" aria-label="Read more about Police recover 1000 kilograms of pounamu in operation targeting alleged thefts across West Coast">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland’s City Rail Link. (File photo) Supplied Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL), is not enough to revitalise the CBD, an entrepreneur says. The $5.5 billion rail transport project was due to be completed later this year. Andrew Barnes, the founder of Perpetual Guardian and former chairperson of the now merged Regional ... <a title="City Rail link ‘not enough’ to revitalise downtown Auckland, entrepreneur says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/city-rail-link-not-enough-to-revitalise-downtown-auckland-entrepreneur-says/" aria-label="Read more about City Rail link ‘not enough’ to revitalise downtown Auckland, entrepreneur says">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Richard Tindiller A person waiting for a bus in Auckland has been stabbed multiple times. Police say they were called to Manurewa Railway Station about 1.20am on Wednesday. They said the victim was approached by someone they didn’t know, who stabbed them repeatedly and tried to take their backpack. ... <a title="Person waiting for bus in Auckland stabbed multiple times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/person-waiting-for-bus-in-auckland-stabbed-multiple-times/" aria-label="Read more about Person waiting for bus in Auckland stabbed multiple times">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The service will be home to HBO Originals such as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The Last of Us, House of the Dragon, The White Lotus, Euphoria, Succession and the fourth season of period drama The Gilded Age. Max Originals like The Pitt and And Just Like That… will join the line up, as well as the new Harry Potter series Harry ... <a title="HBO Max gets a New Zealand launch date" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/hbo-max-gets-a-new-zealand-launch-date/" aria-label="Read more about HBO Max gets a New Zealand launch date">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ State Highway 1 is closed in Southland following a serious crash near Invercargill on Wednesday morning. Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash near Kerr Road, Dacre, 20km from Invercargill, about 8.10am. Police said initial indications suggested ... <a title="SH1 north of Invercargill closed after two-vehicle crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/sh1-north-of-invercargill-closed-after-two-vehicle-crash/" aria-label="Read more about SH1 north of Invercargill closed after two-vehicle crash">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are investigating at least five assaults across Auckland over a one month-period. RNZ / REECE BAKER Police are investigating at least five assaults across Auckland over a month-period, all involving teenage offenders and victims – with a couple that were filmed and circulated online. Some of the attacks happened in ... <a title="Police investigating spate of recent Auckland teen assaults" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/police-investigating-spate-of-recent-auckland-teen-assaults/" aria-label="Read more about Police investigating spate of recent Auckland teen assaults">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand audiences are “shocking” when it comes to buying tickets at the last minute and aren’t prepared to fork out for a show during tough times, making it harder than ever for artists, says comedian Tim Batt. Batt, who has been working in the business for 15 years and hosts ... <a title="Tim Batt: It’s ‘brutal’ for creatives in New Zealand right now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/tim-batt-its-brutal-for-creatives-in-new-zealand-right-now/" aria-label="Read more about Tim Batt: It’s ‘brutal’ for creatives in New Zealand right now">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Winston Peters says he should have been warned ahead of Christopher Luxon’s leadership vote this week. Christopher Luxon said there had been intense media speculation about his position, and Tuesday’s ballot would put things to rest. While he was successful, the prime minister refused to take questions ... <a title="Winston Peters says Christopher Luxon didn’t warn him about leadership vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/winston-peters-says-christopher-luxon-didnt-warn-him-about-leadership-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Winston Peters says Christopher Luxon didn’t warn him about leadership vote">Read more</a>
