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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman. (File photo) RNZ / Supplied Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman is adamant the inflation spike caused by the Middle East conflict will be brought under control and back into the target zone, but says businesses and households need to play their part. The central bank has ... <a title="Reserve Bank adamant inflation spike will be brought under control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/reserve-bank-adamant-inflation-spike-will-be-brought-under-control/" aria-label="Read more about Reserve Bank adamant inflation spike will be brought under control">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An earlier slip in the Waioweka Gorge. (File photo) Supplied / Rebecca Redpath A slip has blocked State Highway 2 in the Waioweka Gorge, south of Ōpōtiki. It was the main road and transport link into the Tairāwhiti region on the East Coast of the North Island. Contractors were on site ... <a title="State Highway 2 blocked by slip in the Waioweka Gorge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/state-highway-2-blocked-by-slip-in-the-waioweka-gorge/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 2 blocked by slip in the Waioweka Gorge">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A water quality monitor moored midstream south of Melling Bridge in Hutt River Te Awa Kairangi. Phil Pennington / RNZ The health of a large portion of the country’s waterways is worsening, a new freshwater report says. The Our Freshwater 2026 report, commissioned by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats ... <a title="‘Sobering reading’: Waterways worsening around the country, report reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/sobering-reading-waterways-worsening-around-the-country-report-reveals/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sobering reading’: Waterways worsening around the country, report reveals">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Drivers rehearsing for an earlier Otago rally. (File photo) RNZ / Tess Brunton The Otago Rally is revving and ready to hit the gravel for its 50th year in Dunedin with a bumper crop of competitors. More than 140 crews would be competing this weekend – close to 40 of them ... <a title="Otago rally revving up for its 50th year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/otago-rally-revving-up-for-its-50th-year/" aria-label="Read more about Otago rally revving up for its 50th year">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel prices on 8th of April. RNZ / Mark Papalii The fuel industry says people should start seeing some relief at the pump over the next week, despite motorists using diesel fearing prices could reach more than $4 a litre. Following news of the US and Iran ceasefire, oil prices have ... <a title="Relief at the petrol pump on the way, fuel industry says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/relief-at-the-petrol-pump-on-the-way-fuel-industry-says/" aria-label="Read more about Relief at the petrol pump on the way, fuel industry says">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tropical cyclone Maila, left, was a category 4 storm on Thursday morning, and cyclone Vaianu a category 2. Windy.com screenshot Severe Topical Cyclone Maila was downgraded to a Category 4 system on Wednesday night but alerts for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands remain. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said as ... <a title="Cyclone Maila down to Category 4 but warnings remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/cyclone-maila-down-to-category-4-but-warnings-remain/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Maila down to Category 4 but warnings remain">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Decimated kiwifruit orchard in Waiohiki after Cyclone Gabrielle. RNZ / Lauren Crimp Tairāwhiti growers are bracing for more wild weather as Cyclone Vaianu bears down on the country. With the rising cost of fuel and road closures already challenging the region, one of Gisborne’s major kiwifruit operations said the storm would ... <a title="‘Serious worry’: Tairāwhiti growers fear impacts of Cyclone Vaianu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/serious-worry-tairawhiti-growers-fear-impacts-of-cyclone-vaianu/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Serious worry’: Tairāwhiti growers fear impacts of Cyclone Vaianu">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Since the 1980s, vocalist Betty-Anne Monga has been a prominent voice in Aotearoa‘s music scene fronting Auckland’s Poly Fonk outfit Ardijah. Now she is releasing her first solo album Slow Burn, a true “whānau journey” which she created alongside her whānau and friends. She had never even thought about creating a ... <a title="Ardijah singer’s first solo album a true ‘whānau journey’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/ardijah-singers-first-solo-album-a-true-whanau-journey/" aria-label="Read more about Ardijah singer’s first solo album a true ‘whānau journey’">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Google Maps Repair crews are at a crash site in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga after a crash brought down powerlines on Thursday morning. Mount Smart Road is closed following the single-vehicle crash at 5.15am. Police say noone was injured. Cordons are in place between Arapuni Ave and Curzon Street. Motorists ... <a title="Powerlines down, road closed in Auckland suburb" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/powerlines-down-road-closed-in-auckland-suburb/" aria-label="Read more about Powerlines down, road closed in Auckland suburb">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP / Getty Images / Michael M Santiago KiwiSaver providers are hoping news of a ceasefire in the Iran conflict may give investment markets more support. Sharemarkets lifted on the announcement that US President Donald Trump was willing to enter a ceasefire agreement with Iran if the Strait of Hormuz was ... <a title="What does the Iran ceasefire mean for KiwiSaver?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/what-does-the-iran-ceasefire-mean-for-kiwisaver/" aria-label="Read more about What does the Iran ceasefire mean for KiwiSaver?">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel prices on 8th of April. RNZ / Mark Papalii Motorists using diesel say they have little choice but to wear higher costs as prices reach more than $4 a litre in parts of the country. RNZ went out to speak to drivers at petrol stations about diesel becoming the most ... <a title="Diesel users wear higher costs as prices rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/diesel-users-wear-higher-costs-as-prices-rise/" aria-label="Read more about Diesel users wear higher costs as prices rise">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An example of the Education Review Office’s new reports about schools which it will introduce in April. Education Review Office A group of Auckland principals say new reports which rate schools performance are unfair on those in poorer areas, and are a one size fits all model. The Education Review Office ... <a title="Auckland principals concerned by new ERO school performance reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/auckland-principals-concerned-by-new-ero-school-performance-reports/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland principals concerned by new ERO school performance reports">Read more</a>
