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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Football Fern Jacqui Hand is now one of the more experienced players in the squad. Photosport Jacqui Hand is months into the biggest move of her football career and with a possible second Football World Cup on the horizon she is wanting to reach her potential at club level. Hand is ... <a title="Four clubs in 2 years, Football Fern Jacqui Hand finds ‘good fit’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/four-clubs-in-2-years-football-fern-jacqui-hand-finds-good-fit/" aria-label="Read more about Four clubs in 2 years, Football Fern Jacqui Hand finds ‘good fit’">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!” Meaning “hurry up, let’s go,” the trademark slogan of Speedy Gonzales was, for generations of children, the first Spanish words they learned. But by the 1980s, ABC had pulled his cartoons due to concerns that his dress, accent and characters like his cousin, Slowpoke Rodriguez, were insensitive ... <a title="¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! Speedy Gonzales set to make his triumphant return" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/andale-arriba-speedy-gonzales-set-to-make-his-triumphant-return/" aria-label="Read more about ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! Speedy Gonzales set to make his triumphant return">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A farmer who caused the death of 140 animals has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention 123rf.com A Rangitikei farmer who caused the death of more that 140 animals has been sentenced to more than nine months’ home detention and and indefinitely banned from owning animals. David William Newcombe, 50, ... <a title="Farmer caused death of 140 animals, banned from future ownership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/farmer-caused-death-of-140-animals-banned-from-future-ownership/" aria-label="Read more about Farmer caused death of 140 animals, banned from future ownership">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon says he’s happy to be labelled woke if it means New Zealanders are not losing their lives in the recent cyclone. The Prime Minister held a briefing with reporters in Auckland on Monday afternoon, after Cyclone Vaianu’s course shifted away from Hawke’s Bay late on Sunday. Hawke’s Bay Regional ... <a title="Christopher Luxon hits back at Wairoa mayor Craig Little over woke comment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/christopher-luxon-hits-back-at-wairoa-mayor-craig-little-over-woke-comment/" aria-label="Read more about Christopher Luxon hits back at Wairoa mayor Craig Little over woke comment">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Cuba-flagged LPG/chemical tanker Pastorita leaves Havana Harbour on February 26, 2026. YAMIL LAGE / AFP Cuba has been under US trade sanctions since 1962 and the past few months have further challenged the Caribbean nation, with tightened economic blockades by America. University of Canterbury lecturer Josephine Varghese and Ambassador Luis ... <a title="Cuba’s unending embargo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/cubas-unending-embargo/" aria-label="Read more about Cuba’s unending embargo">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pukete Bridge remains closed and motorists are warned to expect delays. Pretoria Gordon / RNZ A car has collided with a truck on Wairere Drive in Hamilton, blocking the road. A police spokesperson said one person is critically injured while several others are in a serious condition. The crash happened at ... <a title="Car collides with truck in Hamilton, blocking road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/car-collides-with-truck-in-hamilton-blocking-road/" aria-label="Read more about Car collides with truck in Hamilton, blocking road">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand BusinessNZ chief executive Katherine Rich said the services sector was clearly feeling the effects of the conflict in Iran. 123RF Services sector slump deepens All five sub-indices in retreat Negative comments leap higher BNZ says PSI “so poor, economy could soon be contracting” New Zealand’s services sector has retreated for the ... <a title="Services sector slumps again as PSI points to deeper contraction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/services-sector-slumps-again-as-psi-points-to-deeper-contraction/" aria-label="Read more about Services sector slumps again as PSI points to deeper contraction">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The clean-up has begun after severe weather brought on by Cyclone Vaianu hammered much of the North Island at the weekend. All weather warnings and watches have been lifted for the Bay of Plenty, while the state of local emergency for Tauranga has been lifted. Vaianu has tracked away from the ... <a title="As it happened: Cyclone Vaianu leaves roads closed, evacuees still out of homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/as-it-happened-cyclone-vaianu-leaves-roads-closed-evacuees-still-out-of-homes/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Cyclone Vaianu leaves roads closed, evacuees still out of homes">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon meets India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 17 March 2025. Piyal Bhattacharya / The Times of India via AFP Some of New Zealand’s top exporters and business associations have signed an open letter calling on all political parties to back New Zealand’s free trade ... <a title="New Zealand’s top exporters call on parliament to back free trade agreement with India" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/new-zealands-top-exporters-call-on-parliament-to-back-free-trade-agreement-with-india/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s top exporters call on parliament to back free trade agreement with India">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Financial Markets Authority’s headquarters in Auckland. Google Maps The former head of failed insurer CBL has settled with the financial markets regulator over proceedings related to the company’s public share offer in 2015. Under the settlement with the Financial Markets Authority, Peter Harris agreed to make admissions of liability relating ... <a title="Former boss of failed insurer CBL goes for settlement with financial markets regulator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/former-boss-of-failed-insurer-cbl-goes-for-settlement-with-financial-markets-regulator/" aria-label="Read more about Former boss of failed insurer CBL goes for settlement with financial markets regulator">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Officials say fuel stocks remain stable. RNZ / Quin Tauetau The country’s fuel levels have dipped slightly, but officials say stocks remain sufficient and there is still no sign of supply disruption. The latest Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) update recorded 59.7 days cover of petrol, as of midnight ... <a title="New Zealand’s fuel stocks stable, latest update shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/new-zealands-fuel-stocks-stable-latest-update-shows/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s fuel stocks stable, latest update shows">Read more</a>
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April 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency said it was called to the plant at about 11.50am on Monday. Pretoria Gordon / RNZ Two people have been taken to hospital after a chemical reaction at Dunedin Airport’s sewage treatment plant. Fire and Emergency said it was called to the plant at the rear of the ... <a title="Two in hospital after chemical reaction at Dunedin Airport’s sewage treatment plant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/13/two-in-hospital-after-chemical-reaction-at-dunedin-airports-sewage-treatment-plant/" aria-label="Read more about Two in hospital after chemical reaction at Dunedin Airport’s sewage treatment plant">Read more</a>
