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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fiji’s Douglas Daveta (R) scores a try against Australia’s Aden Ekanayake (L) during their 5th place play-off match. PETER PARKS It wasn’t the results Fiji would have wanted in the first of three rounds of the Sevens World Championship held in Hong Kong. The Fiji men’s team finished fifth, and the ... <a title="Fiji fifth and seventh in first Sevens World Championship round" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/fiji-fifth-and-seventh-in-first-sevens-world-championship-round/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji fifth and seventh in first Sevens World Championship round">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lynne Douglas is unhappy that while a handful of plants have survived they’ve by and large been neglected. Robin Martin/RNZ Whanganui residents are on a mission to find a solution for the caged ‘ghost’ trees of Castlecliff. In the early 2000s council planted dozens of griselinia in galvanised steel cages as ... <a title="Solution sought for ‘ghost’ trees of Castlecliff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/solution-sought-for-ghost-trees-of-castlecliff/" aria-label="Read more about Solution sought for ‘ghost’ trees of Castlecliff">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A telehealth service says AI will help reassure people while they wait to speak to a counsellor. 123rf.com A telehealth service is bringing in an artificial intelligence screening tool for some of its chat responses, to help deal with an increasing volume and severity of mental health calls. The new tool, ... <a title="New AI screening tool for telehealth to help deal with rise in calls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/new-ai-screening-tool-for-telehealth-to-help-deal-with-rise-in-calls/" aria-label="Read more about New AI screening tool for telehealth to help deal with rise in calls">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MPI officers removing a yellow-legged hornets nest from a property in Glenfield. Supplied / Niki Sherriff A massive eradication effort to get rid of what could have been a disastrous insect invasion is showing encouraging signs Six months ago, fear flew through the bee industry with the discovery of a yellow-legged ... <a title="No queens – we may have won the yellow-legged hornet battle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/no-queens-we-may-have-won-the-yellow-legged-hornet-battle/" aria-label="Read more about No queens – we may have won the yellow-legged hornet battle">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A new poll showing National sitting on just 30 percent, and the coalition unable to govern, has set the stage for a crucial week in Christopher Luxon’s primeministership. This result is National’s worst in the 1News-Verian poll since Luxon became leader in November 2021. Labour is up five points on 37 ... <a title="Live: Politicians react as latest poll shows National unable to govern if election held today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/live-politicians-react-as-latest-poll-shows-national-unable-to-govern-if-election-held-today/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Politicians react as latest poll shows National unable to govern if election held today">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Takeaway coffee one of the biggest contributors to the annual increase. 123rf An increase in the price of takeaway coffee in March helped pull food prices up 3.4 percent higher than a year earlier. It follows a 4.5 percent rise in the 12 months to February. Stats NZ said higher prices ... <a title="Rising takeaway coffee prices pull food costs higher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/rising-takeaway-coffee-prices-pull-food-costs-higher/" aria-label="Read more about Rising takeaway coffee prices pull food costs higher">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A quantum computer on display at the World Manufacturing Convention in Heifei, China, in September 2025. AFP/ Fang Dongxu Google has issued a wake-up call to the Bitcoin community to take urgent action to upgrade blockchain security as advances in quantum technology increase the risk of fraudulent transactions and theft. Google ... <a title="Time running out to protect Bitcoin from quantum computers, Google says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/time-running-out-to-protect-bitcoin-from-quantum-computers-google-says/" aria-label="Read more about Time running out to protect Bitcoin from quantum computers, Google says">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fuel tanker driver Cody Munro took RNZ’s Charlotte Cook along on his deliveries, to see how Aotearoa’s fuel gets distributed out to communities. RNZ / Charlotte Cook A Wellington fuel tanker could carry enough 91 petrol to run my Hybrid Rav 4 for nearly 30 years, but it might only cover ... <a title="Under the pump: How tanker drivers are hustling to get fuel to where we need it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/under-the-pump-how-tanker-drivers-are-hustling-to-get-fuel-to-where-we-need-it/" aria-label="Read more about Under the pump: How tanker drivers are hustling to get fuel to where we need it">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding at the old garage in Ōhura’s town centre on Sunday. A local resident said by the time this photo was taken, the water had gone down about half a metre or more. Supplied/ Ross Perry The mayor of one town hit by floods in the weekend says there could have ... <a title="Night-time escapes from floodwaters: Mayor says better warnings needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/night-time-escapes-from-floodwaters-mayor-says-better-warnings-needed/" aria-label="Read more about Night-time escapes from floodwaters: Mayor says better warnings needed">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand celebrate winning the Cup final against Australia at the 2026 Hong Kong Sevens. www.photosport.nz The Black Ferns Sevens have defended their Hong Kong title with another victory over fierce rivals Australia. The 19-14 win handed New Zealand their sixth title of the season and their fourth straight in Hong ... <a title="Black Ferns Sevens defend Hong Kong title with 19-14 win over Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/black-ferns-sevens-defend-hong-kong-title-with-19-14-win-over-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Black Ferns Sevens defend Hong Kong title with 19-14 win over Australia">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police outside the Avenue Road East property in Hastings, on Sunday. RNZ / Anusha Bradley Two children and a woman have died following an incident at a property in Hastings, RNZ understands. It’s understood a man is in hospital in relation to the incident. A homicide investigation was launched after emergency ... <a title="Woman and children believed killed in Hastings incident" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/woman-and-children-believed-killed-in-hastings-incident/" aria-label="Read more about Woman and children believed killed in Hastings incident">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest with RNZ’s liveblog. Torrential rain that hit Wellington overnight caused flooding in several suburbs and in parts of the central city. A police officer officer stationed south of the Basin Reserve said people were being evacuated from Berhampore and Ohiro Road in Brooklyn. “It’s bad, there’s flooding everywhere,” ... <a title="Live Weather: Flooding in Wellington as more downpours hit central NZ overnight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/live-weather-flooding-in-wellington-as-more-downpours-hit-central-nz-overnight/" aria-label="Read more about Live Weather: Flooding in Wellington as more downpours hit central NZ overnight">Read more</a>
