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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The first stage of the $1.4 billion National Ticketing has been launched in Christchurch. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon It was “probably a mistake” to try and build every public transport concession into the $1.4 billion National Ticketing System project, the Transport Minister says. Chris Bishop told Morning Report, the ... <a title="‘Probably a mistake’: Transport Minister on building concessions into national ticketing system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/probably-a-mistake-transport-minister-on-building-concessions-into-national-ticketing-system/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Probably a mistake’: Transport Minister on building concessions into national ticketing system">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip blocks State Highway 2 in January. Supplied/NZTA The deputy prime minister says it is up to local communities, not necessarily the government, to decide whether they need to relocate as climate change worsens. And a local iwi leader agrees, saying it will take a “whole of community approach” to ... <a title="No ‘peace of mind’ until managed retreat from vulnerable areas – iwi leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/no-peace-of-mind-until-managed-retreat-from-vulnerable-areas-iwi-leader/" aria-label="Read more about No ‘peace of mind’ until managed retreat from vulnerable areas – iwi leader">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Police asked motorists to avoid the intersection of Telegraph Road south of Burnham. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly State Highway 1 is blocked near Christchurch following a two-vehicle crash. Emergency services were called after the two vehicles collided south of Burnham at the intersection of Telegraph Road about 7.30am on ... <a title="Crash blocks SH1 near Christchurch, trapped people freed from vehicles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/crash-blocks-sh1-near-christchurch-trapped-people-freed-from-vehicles/" aria-label="Read more about Crash blocks SH1 near Christchurch, trapped people freed from vehicles">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC head coach Steve Corica. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Auckland FC coach Steve Corica will miss his side’s game against Central Coast Mariners this weekend after receiving a one-game ban. Corica was shown a red card by the referee late in Auckland’s 2-2 draw with Melbourne Victory last weekend for abuse of ... <a title="Football: Auckland FC boss gets one-match ban for abuse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/football-auckland-fc-boss-gets-one-match-ban-for-abuse/" aria-label="Read more about Football: Auckland FC boss gets one-match ban for abuse">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cows at a dairy farm in Waikato. RNZ / Sally Round It is pay day for dairy giant Fonterra’s 8000 or so shareholding farmer-suppliers from the sale of the co-operative’s Mainland Group consumer business. The proceeds from the dairy co-op’s multibillion-dollar sale of its Mainland consumer brands business were landing in ... <a title="Fonterra farmer-shareholders ‘bank the good times’ with Mainland sale payments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/fonterra-farmer-shareholders-bank-the-good-times-with-mainland-sale-payments/" aria-label="Read more about Fonterra farmer-shareholders ‘bank the good times’ with Mainland sale payments">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip blocks State Highway 2 in January. Supplied/NZTA The deputy prime minister says it is up to local communities, not necessarily the government, to decide whether they need to relocate as climate change worsens. Parts of the North Island have been repeatedly hit by extreme weather events in recent years, ... <a title="Managed retreat for communities to decide, not government – David Seymour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/managed-retreat-for-communities-to-decide-not-government-david-seymour/" aria-label="Read more about Managed retreat for communities to decide, not government – David Seymour">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s investigation found black market tobacco was sometimes being sold for less than half the price of the regulated product. 123RF Retail NZ wants an urgent government taskforce created to crack down on illicit tobacco before the problem reaches crisis levels like in Australia. An RNZ investigation last month found black ... <a title="Retail NZ wants ‘rigorous crackdown’ by government on illicit tobacco" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/retail-nz-wants-rigorous-crackdown-by-government-on-illicit-tobacco/" aria-label="Read more about Retail NZ wants ‘rigorous crackdown’ by government on illicit tobacco">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Lawson of Visa Cash App RB F1 Team VCARB03. Eric Alonso / PHOTOSPORT Liam Lawson remains concerned about the speed of his Racing Bulls car. Lawson sits tenth in the Formula 1 drivers’ standings after three rounds afterpicking up points in both China and Japan. The 24-year-old grabbed valuable points ... <a title="Liam Lawson still concerned about the speed of Racing Bulls car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/liam-lawson-still-concerned-about-the-speed-of-racing-bulls-car/" aria-label="Read more about Liam Lawson still concerned about the speed of Racing Bulls car">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand FENZ Senior Station Officer Michael Manning. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters have described clashing with police over who should rescue a woman trapped on a cliff above the sea north of Auckland last month. A couple walking on the beach had taken refuge from the advancing tide but she became stuck at Tāwharanui ... <a title="Firefighters, police clash over cliff rescue of woman trapped in ‘extremely precarious position’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/firefighters-police-clash-over-cliff-rescue-of-woman-trapped-in-extremely-precarious-position/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters, police clash over cliff rescue of woman trapped in ‘extremely precarious position’">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Health NZ has discovered 180 patient radiology reports, some dating back to 2023, that weren’t sent back to the doctors who requested the scans. A memo seen by RNZ, sent to staff in Te Tai Tokerau/Northland on 8 April, says the reports will now be sent, but their arrival had ... <a title="Health NZ discovers 180 radiology reports weren’t sent back to doctors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/health-nz-discovers-180-radiology-reports-werent-sent-back-to-doctors/" aria-label="Read more about Health NZ discovers 180 radiology reports weren’t sent back to doctors">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mount Taranaki. Christina Persico/RNZ The coroner has found that the death of a man who was struck and killed by a falling boulder on Taranaki Maunga was accidental, but is reminding mountain climbers to take care to mitigate risks. Christoph Heinrich Huelsmann died on 23 April 2023 aged 57. The coroner ... <a title="Climber killed as boulder accidentally dislodged by earlier group falls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/climber-killed-as-boulder-accidentally-dislodged-by-earlier-group-falls/" aria-label="Read more about Climber killed as boulder accidentally dislodged by earlier group falls">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A close-up of the Fire and Emergency NZ logo. Marika Khabazi / RNZ Fire crews have rescued a person using a rope, after their car plunged 100 metres down a cliff in Coromandel. Fire and Emergency were called to the scene on State Highway 25 and Manaia Road in Kereta, just ... <a title="Driver rescued after car plunges 100 metres off cliff in Coromandel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/driver-rescued-after-car-plunges-100-metres-off-cliff-in-coromandel/" aria-label="Read more about Driver rescued after car plunges 100 metres off cliff in Coromandel">Read more</a>
