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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington teacher has been left devastated after her school was flooded during Monday morning’s torrential downpours. Lead teacher Dana McDonald arrived at South Wellington Montessori School to find waist-high waters flowing around the building. “This is my livelihood and it’s all been taken from us,” she said. Lead teacher at ... <a title="Wellington school contaminated by floodwaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/wellington-school-contaminated-by-floodwaters/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington school contaminated by floodwaters">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi The woman who died after being hit by a bus in Napier last Friday has been named. Olawande Perpetual Braimoh, 36, died at the scene of the crash on Tennyson Street on 17 April. She was on her way to work at the Ministry of Social Development. ... <a title="Woman who died in Napier bus crash named" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/woman-who-died-in-napier-bus-crash-named/" aria-label="Read more about Woman who died in Napier bus crash named">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bella Vacca Jerseys co-founder Gavin Hogarth shows Daisy the dairy cow the end product of her efforts. Peter de Graaf A Northland business leading the way back to the future by selling milk straight from the farm in glass bottles is the latest to fall victim to soaring fuel prices and ... <a title="Northland milk company closes down due to soaring fuel prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/northland-milk-company-closes-down-due-to-soaring-fuel-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Northland milk company closes down due to soaring fuel prices">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Gilbert Enoka. Getty Images New All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie has put the final touches on his management group, which sees the return of two old faces. Two senior members of the previous management group, Dr Ceri Evans and Dr Martin Swan, are departing while Gilbert Enoka and Dr James ... <a title="Mental skills guru Gilbert Enoka returns to All Blacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/mental-skills-guru-gilbert-enoka-returns-to-all-blacks/" aria-label="Read more about Mental skills guru Gilbert Enoka returns to All Blacks">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow updates in our live blog above. The prime minister says he has the full support of his caucus, as National MPs gather for the first time in weeks. Parliament’s first sitting day since 2 April comes after a 1News-Verian poll showing the government would be out of power, and a ... <a title="Live: Christopher Luxon survives National leadership vote, refuses to take questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/live-christopher-luxon-survives-national-leadership-vote-refuses-to-take-questions/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Christopher Luxon survives National leadership vote, refuses to take questions">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Shane Jones says his parliamentary colleagues have told him to tone down his language but says he gets “cut-through on debates by deploying hyperbole” like calling Indians coming to New Zealand a “butter chicken tsunami”. The prime minister said the ... <a title="New Zealand First’s Shane Jones defends comparing India FTA to ‘butter chicken tsunami’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/new-zealand-firsts-shane-jones-defends-comparing-india-fta-to-butter-chicken-tsunami/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand First’s Shane Jones defends comparing India FTA to ‘butter chicken tsunami’">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Westpac also recently uppped its rates. 123RF Kiwibank is the latest bank to raise home loan interest rates, as concern grows about the future path of inflation. It said it was increasing a number of its fixed-term home loans. The one-year special lifts from 4.59 percent to 4.65 percent. The two-year ... <a title="Kiwibank joins other banks with home loan rate rises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/kiwibank-joins-other-banks-with-home-loan-rate-rises/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwibank joins other banks with home loan rate rises">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Green was reported missing from Motueka on April 13. NZ Police / SUPPLIED Motukea residents are being asked to check any CCTV to help find missing man Nathan Green. Police said they were searching for the Motueka man who had been missing since April 13 from his home in Brooklyn. ... <a title="Search continues for missing Motueka man Nathan Green, missing over a week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/search-continues-for-missing-motueka-man-nathan-green-missing-over-a-week/" aria-label="Read more about Search continues for missing Motueka man Nathan Green, missing over a week">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ohakea airforce base. (File photo) RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham Paramedics rushed to Ohakea airforce base in Manawatū on Tuesday morning after reports of a “water incident”. A St John spokesperson said paramedics were called at 6.40am, and one ambulance and two rapid-response vehicles were sent to the base. Fire and ... <a title="‘Water incident’ at NZDF’s Ohakea airforce base" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/water-incident-at-nzdfs-ohakea-airforce-base/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Water incident’ at NZDF’s Ohakea airforce base">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The man has been charged by police. (File photo) RNZ / Alexander Robertson An Invercargill man has been accused of stealing more than 800 litres of petrol in a series of thefts from a local contractor. The 32-year old man appeared at the Invercargill District Council on Tuesday with police alleging ... <a title="Invercargill man accused of stealing more than 800 litres of petrol" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/invercargill-man-accused-of-stealing-more-than-800-litres-of-petrol/" aria-label="Read more about Invercargill man accused of stealing more than 800 litres of petrol">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The ingredient is found in some natural cold medicines. (File photo) Unsplash A herb found in natural cold medicine has been linked to nine reports of “hypersensitivity reactions”, including anaphylaxis, in the past three years. The ingredient known as Andrographis paniculata had recently been reviewed by Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), ... <a title="Herb found in natural cold medicine linked to reports of anaphylaxis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/herb-found-in-natural-cold-medicine-linked-to-reports-of-anaphylaxis/" aria-label="Read more about Herb found in natural cold medicine linked to reports of anaphylaxis">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ridge Ponini’s rise to being an opera star began in Rarotonga, when he was singing outside his college classroom on a whim. His teacher heard him and recorded a video to submit to Otago University. Ponini grew up in a Christian family, where singing in church was normal. “We never knew ... <a title="Rarotongan opera singer heading to London" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/rarotongan-opera-singer-heading-to-london/" aria-label="Read more about Rarotongan opera singer heading to London">Read more</a>
