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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chanel Harris-Tavita (right) and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck have formed a profitable partnership in the Warriors backline. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport NRL: NZ Warriors v Gold Coast Titans Kickoff 5pm, Saturday, 18 April Go Media Stadium, Auckland Live blog updates on RNZ As his teammates continued to toast their historic, drought-breaking win over Melbourne Storm ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors star Chanel Harris-Tavita sets tone for defensive revival against Melbourne Storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/nrl-nz-warriors-star-chanel-harris-tavita-sets-tone-for-defensive-revival-against-melbourne-storm/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors star Chanel Harris-Tavita sets tone for defensive revival against Melbourne Storm">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand All Black Wallace Sititi returns on the bench this weekend for the Chiefs. Aaron Gillions/ActionPress It’s been a sad week for Super Rugby. Confirmation of Moana Pasifika’s demise has cast a shadow over the competition, a major blow for Pasifika rugby which has given so much to the game. But the ... <a title="Super Rugby preview: Sititi and Tuipulotu return, Jacobson and Christie to notch tons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/super-rugby-preview-sititi-and-tuipulotu-return-jacobson-and-christie-to-notch-tons/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby preview: Sititi and Tuipulotu return, Jacobson and Christie to notch tons">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Malcolm Rewa in court in 2019. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Warning: This story contains graphic details. It took a woman nearly four decades to find out the name of the stranger who raped her when she was 16 years old. Today that stranger will finally be sentenced for the attack. National ... <a title="‘After 37 years I finally had a name’: How Malcolm Rewa was unmasked as a rapist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/after-37-years-i-finally-had-a-name-how-malcolm-rewa-was-unmasked-as-a-rapist/" aria-label="Read more about ‘After 37 years I finally had a name’: How Malcolm Rewa was unmasked as a rapist">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A rāhui is in place on the Tarawera River in Kawerau. Google Maps A rāhui is in place on the Tarawera River in Kawerau after two boys aged 10 and 11 were killed when a riverbank collapsed on Thursday. Police officers swam and dug with their bare hands to try to ... <a title="Rāhui in place on Tarawera River after death of two boys" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/rahui-in-place-on-tarawera-river-after-death-of-two-boys/" aria-label="Read more about Rāhui in place on Tarawera River after death of two boys">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A new study from Canterbury University shows vaping is likely to cause cancer. AFP A new study from Canterbury University shows vaping is likely to cause cancer. The research published on Friday in the New Zealand Medical Journal looked at the chemical composition of “vape smoke” and assessed its cancer risk ... <a title="Vaping likely to cause cancer, Canterbury University study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/vaping-likely-to-cause-cancer-canterbury-university-study-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Vaping likely to cause cancer, Canterbury University study shows">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Infometrics says households will feel the impact of increased pricing pressures. RNZ The Reserve Bank is set to have a battle on its hands to keep inflation under control over the next year, Infometrics says, and households will feel the biggest impact. It has released its latest economic forecasts, which predict ... <a title="‘Households will feel the brunt’: Infometrics warns of economic hit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/households-will-feel-the-brunt-infometrics-warns-of-economic-hit/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Households will feel the brunt’: Infometrics warns of economic hit">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Grant Anderson scores a try for Melbourne Storm against the Warriors. photosport NZ Warriors have completed a rumoured player exchange with Brisbane Broncos, receiving outside back Grant Anderson on a three-year contract from next season. The deal compensates the Auckland NRL club for releasing current co-captain Mitch Barnett, who will return ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors sign Grant Anderson in Brisbane Broncos exchange for Mitch Barnett" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/nrl-nz-warriors-sign-grant-anderson-in-brisbane-broncos-exchange-for-mitch-barnett/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors sign Grant Anderson in Brisbane Broncos exchange for Mitch Barnett">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF One person is dead after crash between a truck and a car on State Highway 49 in the Ruapehu District. Police said it happened on State Highway 49 in Tangiwai shortly before 6.45pm on Thursday and a person died at the scene. The road is closed and police said drivers ... <a title="One dead after crash in Ruapehu District" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/one-dead-after-crash-in-ruapehu-district/" aria-label="Read more about One dead after crash in Ruapehu District">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Greyhound racing will be banned on 31st July. 123RF Former greyhound trainers and owners will be paid to look after the dogs until they’re re-homed, once a ban on commercial greyhound racing comes into force on 31st July. A new government agency set up to wind down the industry and rehome ... <a title="Greyhound trainers to be paid to look after dogs when ban comes into force" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/greyhound-trainers-to-be-paid-to-look-after-dogs-when-ban-comes-into-force/" aria-label="Read more about Greyhound trainers to be paid to look after dogs when ban comes into force">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Seymour says the party first raised this issue in September last year. RNZ / Mark Papalii The ACT Party would ban unelected appointees on local council committees from having voting rights within 100 days if elected, leader David Seymour says. “If you’re voting on council decisions, you should be accountable ... <a title="ACT would ban voting rights for unelected appointees on local council committees if elected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/act-would-ban-voting-rights-for-unelected-appointees-on-local-council-committees-if-elected/" aria-label="Read more about ACT would ban voting rights for unelected appointees on local council committees if elected">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Immigration New Zealand says it will carefully assess any future visa applications linked to Delhi-based CD Foundation after 18 performers who arrived for a Holi celebration in Auckland in February overstayed their visas. In early March, Immigration New Zealand told RNZ it was trying to contact cultural ... <a title="Holi overstayers: Future visa applications from company to be scrutinised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/holi-overstayers-future-visa-applications-from-company-to-be-scrutinised/" aria-label="Read more about Holi overstayers: Future visa applications from company to be scrutinised">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dads in Hawke’s Bay will soon be able to tell their braids from a ponytail thanks to a new class helping fathers learn practical hair skills. Eastern Institute of Technology hairdressing tutor and mum Courtney Cook told Checkpoint growing up her dad always did her hair, which she said was special ... <a title="‘Really good at a bad ponytail’: Dads learning new hair skills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/really-good-at-a-bad-ponytail-dads-learning-new-hair-skills/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Really good at a bad ponytail’: Dads learning new hair skills">Read more</a>
