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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A car carried by floodwaters landed on top of a fence after Monday’s torrential rain in Wellington. RNZ / Mark Papalii A scientist says it’s challenging to predict localised small-scale events which develop very quickly. Unexpectedly severe weather and flooding in Wellington raised questions about how such weather events can be ... <a title="Wellington floods: ‘Limitations’ on what can be forecast in localised areas – weather expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/wellington-floods-limitations-on-what-can-be-forecast-in-localised-areas-weather-expert/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington floods: ‘Limitations’ on what can be forecast in localised areas – weather expert">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The average price at the latest global dairy auction fell 2.7 percent. AFP / William West Global dairy prices have fallen again amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. The average price at the latest auction, held fortnightly, fell 2.7 percent to US$4143 (NZ$7025) a tonne. It comes after prices dropped 3.4 percent at ... <a title="Global dairy prices fall again amid geopolitical tensions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/global-dairy-prices-fall-again-amid-geopolitical-tensions/" aria-label="Read more about Global dairy prices fall again amid geopolitical tensions">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. The company says it could deliver 1.5 million tonnes a year of urea fertiliser. 123RF An Australian-led project could see Southland’s lignite, or brown coal, reserves developed into urea fertiliser. Victorian Hydrogen is proposing a $3 billion plant to be located 30km northeast of Invercargill. The company says it ... <a title="Australian company plans $3b lignite-to-fertiliser plant in Southland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/australian-company-plans-3b-lignite-to-fertiliser-plant-in-southland/" aria-label="Read more about Australian company plans $3b lignite-to-fertiliser plant in Southland">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One person died and a second person was seriously injured. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson One person has died in a crash in south Waikato. Emergency services arrived about 11.20pm after two vehicles crashed on State Highway 1 near Humphrey Road. The person was pronounced dead at the scene. Another person ... <a title="Person dies in SH1 crash, section of highway closed in Waikato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/person-dies-in-sh1-crash-section-of-highway-closed-in-waikato/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies in SH1 crash, section of highway closed in Waikato">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rebekah Stott of New Zealand runs in to congratulate Katie Kitching of New Zealand on her goal, New Zealand Football Ferns v Papua New Guinea, Final of OFC Qualifiers, 2026. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz The Football Ferns are up two spots to number 33 in the latest women’s world football rankings. Last week ... <a title="Football Ferns rise in rankings after World Cup qualification" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/football-ferns-rise-in-rankings-after-world-cup-qualification/" aria-label="Read more about Football Ferns rise in rankings after World Cup qualification">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooded Ruamahanga River, taken from hillside at Morisons Bush looking down on the South Wairarapa. Pockets of native bush and windbreaks are now islands among flooded paddocks. Mike Laven River levels have been dropping in Tararua District since an emergency mobile alert was issued over the threat from the Wainui River, ... <a title="Weather: Localised flooding, high river levels across lower North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/weather-localised-flooding-high-river-levels-across-lower-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Localised flooding, high river levels across lower North Island">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Missing man Philip Sutton NZ Police/Supplied NZ Post is supporting its staff who are coping with the disappearance of one of their colleagues in this week’s flooding in Wellington. Chief operating officer Brendon Main has confirmed Philip Sutton, who has been missing since Monday after floodwaters surged through a South Karori ... <a title="NZ Post concerned for Philip Sutton, employee missing since Wellington storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/nz-post-concerned-for-philip-sutton-employee-missing-since-wellington-storm/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Post concerned for Philip Sutton, employee missing since Wellington storm">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On 25 April each year, New Zealanders at home and around the world mark Anzac Day. The date marks the first big military action by Australian and New Zealand soldiers in Gallipoli in 1915. From dawn services to parades and ceremonies at RSAs, people will gather to reflect on the atrocities ... <a title="Explainer: Why do we commemorate Anzac Day?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/explainer-why-do-we-commemorate-anzac-day/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: Why do we commemorate Anzac Day?">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Less than 48 hours after a terrifying escape in the dead of night reality is starting to bite for a flood-hit family in Ōwhiro Bay. The Wellington south coast suburb was among the worst hit in a thunderstorm overnight on Monday, that saw flash-flooding in low-lying homes while people slept. Barnaby ... <a title="Ōwhiro Bay man believes family ‘lucky not to die’ in terrifying flood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/owhiro-bay-man-believes-family-lucky-not-to-die-in-terrifying-flood/" aria-label="Read more about Ōwhiro Bay man believes family ‘lucky not to die’ in terrifying flood">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s the laughter that surprises you. Rumblings of mirth that move around the table as an anecdote unfolds. A woman is telling a story about how her husband asked their doctor to prescribe him cayenne pepper. He had watched an AI-generated YouTube video and was convinced the pepper had health benefits. ... <a title="The long goodbye: ‘I’m not sure what love looks like now’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/the-long-goodbye-im-not-sure-what-love-looks-like-now/" aria-label="Read more about The long goodbye: ‘I’m not sure what love looks like now’">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Child Protection Investigation Unit has run into the same problem that contributed to the murder of five-year-old Malachi Subecz. Supplied The country’s newest child abuse investigation unit has run into the same problem that contributed to the murder of five-year-old Malachi Subecz – agencies not sharing information with each other. ... <a title="Child Protection Investigation Unit struggles with agencies not sharing information" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/child-protection-investigation-unit-struggles-with-agencies-not-sharing-information/" aria-label="Read more about Child Protection Investigation Unit struggles with agencies not sharing information">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ken Clearwater and Sam Troth. RNZ / Louis Dunham A survivor of childhood sexual abuse is calling for good character discounts to be scrapped in sentencing sex offenders. Sex offenders should not get credit for their supposed good character, Road to Healing Aotearoa director Sam Troth says. Several Australian states have ... <a title="Survivor wants good character discounts scrapped from sex offender sentencing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/survivor-wants-good-character-discounts-scrapped-from-sex-offender-sentencing/" aria-label="Read more about Survivor wants good character discounts scrapped from sex offender sentencing">Read more</a>
