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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Justice Ministry is rolling out automated number plate recognition for bailiffs. 123RF The Justice Ministry is rolling out automated number plate recognition (ANPR) for bailiffs after running a trial of it. Last year five bailiffs looking for fine dodgers used handheld devices to scan almost 5000 number plates at two ... <a title="Bailiffs to get automated number plate recognition devices to help spot fine dodgers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/bailiffs-to-get-automated-number-plate-recognition-devices-to-help-spot-fine-dodgers/" aria-label="Read more about Bailiffs to get automated number plate recognition devices to help spot fine dodgers">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand golfer Ricky Kang. www.photosport.nz New Zealand have completed a clean sweep of all three trophies at the 2026 Australian Junior Interstate Teams Golf Championship in Victoria. In their first appearance at the event in 28 years, the Kiwis won the overall, boys and girls titles. New Zealand went undefeated ... <a title="Young kiwi golfers clean up in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/young-kiwi-golfers-clean-up-in-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Young kiwi golfers clean up in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand-born monk Justin Evans. Supplied / Scotland Police Scottish police say they are still working to trace missing New Zealand-born monk Justin Evans. The 24-year-old Christchurch man has been living in a monastery on the island of Papa Stronsay in Orkney for the last two years. He was last seen ... <a title="Search for missing New Zealand-born monk ongoing, Scottish police say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/search-for-missing-new-zealand-born-monk-ongoing-scottish-police-say/" aria-label="Read more about Search for missing New Zealand-born monk ongoing, Scottish police say">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There are some pieces of investment advice that seem to always (or most often) hold true. Compounding interest is your friend. Don’t fret about your KiwiSaver balance if you have 40 years until you need the money. Someone who is offering a really good investment won’t need to give you a ... <a title="Hoard your emergency fund, and other pieces of investment advice you might need to ignore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/hoard-your-emergency-fund-and-other-pieces-of-investment-advice-you-might-need-to-ignore/" aria-label="Read more about Hoard your emergency fund, and other pieces of investment advice you might need to ignore">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Great Barrier Island locals fear overfishing has decimated the kōura population. RNZ / Cosmo Kentish-Barnes Those living on Aotea/Great Barrier Island fear that overfishing has decimated the kōura population. Ngāti Rehua – Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trust Board and the Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board are wanting the government to back a plan ... <a title="Great Barrier Island residents fear overfishing has decimated the kōura population" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/great-barrier-island-residents-fear-overfishing-has-decimated-the-koura-population/" aria-label="Read more about Great Barrier Island residents fear overfishing has decimated the kōura population">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand is a small country but how it regulated advances in technology were closely watched, Chris Marsden says. 123rf A visiting Australian law professor says government regulations covering AI and other technology issues matter, because they matter to the global tech companies. Monash University Professor Chris Marsden said New Zealand ... <a title="Risk the AI investment bubble will burst this year, Australian professor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/risk-the-ai-investment-bubble-will-burst-this-year-australian-professor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Risk the AI investment bubble will burst this year, Australian professor says">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The tino rangatiratanga haki (flag) outside Parliament on the day of the Treaty Principles Bill introduction. RNZ / Emma Andrews The Waitangi Tribunal has been told the draft school history curriculum is badly written and inaccurate. It has also heard that the government should not have last year cut schools’ legal ... <a title="Waitangi Tribunal told draft history curriculum badly written and inaccurate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/waitangi-tribunal-told-draft-history-curriculum-badly-written-and-inaccurate/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi Tribunal told draft history curriculum badly written and inaccurate">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins visited the volunteer-run Kairos food rescue in Christchurch on Thursday. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Labour says places like volunteer-run Kairos food rescue should be prioritised in the government’s fuel plan. The government unveiled updates to its four-phase fuel plan last month, but has yet to explain how ... <a title="Labour says government must explain now who gets priority in fuel crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/labour-says-government-must-explain-now-who-gets-priority-in-fuel-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Labour says government must explain now who gets priority in fuel crisis">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Unsplash – Josh Olalde Rising fuel prices due to war in the Middle East are likely to create a serious crisis for the construction market that has not yet been fully understood, one expert says. John Tookey, a professor at AUT’s school of future environments, said it would be a ... <a title="Building industry will get ‘tanked’: Crisis is looming as construction costs soar, experts say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/building-industry-will-get-tanked-crisis-is-looming-as-construction-costs-soar-experts-say/" aria-label="Read more about Building industry will get ‘tanked’: Crisis is looming as construction costs soar, experts say">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Allan Titford was found guilty of 39 charges in a trial in 2013. RNZ A Northland man sentenced to 24 years’ jail after being convicted on a raft of charges, including rape and arson, has again been denied parole – but could be released later this year. Allan Titford, a farmer ... <a title="Allan Titford again denied parole, but may be released later this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/allan-titford-again-denied-parole-but-may-be-released-later-this-year/" aria-label="Read more about Allan Titford again denied parole, but may be released later this year">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prince Harry’s wife Meghan Markle claimed she has been “bullied and attacked” on social media every day for a decade and was “the most trolled person in the entire world”. The 44-year-old former American actress made the comments during the couple’s four-day tour of Australia, as they both addressed a roundtable ... <a title="Meghan Markle claims to be ‘most trolled person’ in world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/meghan-markle-claims-to-be-most-trolled-person-in-world/" aria-label="Read more about Meghan Markle claims to be ‘most trolled person’ in world">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When it’s time to pack up at the end of the day, do you just close the lid of your laptop and pop it in a bag, or do you fully switch it off? Many of us may be in a habit of leaving the computer on to avoid the time ... <a title="Should you turn off your laptop while commuting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/should-you-turn-off-your-laptop-while-commuting/" aria-label="Read more about Should you turn off your laptop while commuting?">Read more</a>
