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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Note: The livestream with Finance Minister Nicola Willis starts at 1.30pm The government is set to give the latest update on fuel stocks, as the war in the Middle East shows no signs of ending. Fuel prices have skyrocketed since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran at the ... <a title="Live: Fuel stocks updated by government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/live-fuel-stocks-updated-by-government/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Fuel stocks updated by government">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService has issued heavy rain warnings and watches for the upper North Island. MetService/Screenshot Wild weather is on the way for the top of the North Island from Monday overnight and into Tuesday. MetService has issued an orange heavy rain warning for the Northland region from 10pm Monday till 4pm Tuesday ... <a title="Weather: Heavy rain warnings and watches for upper North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/weather-heavy-rain-warnings-and-watches-for-upper-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Heavy rain warnings and watches for upper North Island">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The collision happened just before 8.50pm on Newton Road in Auckland’s Eden Terrace (file photo). RNZ / Nate McKinnon A crash involving an unmarked police vehicle on Sunday night left two injured, including an officer. The collision happened just before 8.50pm on Newton Road in Auckland’s Eden Terrace, police said on ... <a title="Two hurt in crash involving unmarked police car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/two-hurt-in-crash-involving-unmarked-police-car/" aria-label="Read more about Two hurt in crash involving unmarked police car">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Four people were sent to hospital after youths clashed at a party at a short-term rental in the Auckland suburb of Mount Albert last month. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins Explainer – A person was left seriously injured after violence broke out during a party at a short-stay rental in Auckland’s Mt ... <a title="What exactly can you get away with when renting a short-term rental?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/what-exactly-can-you-get-away-with-when-renting-a-short-term-rental/" aria-label="Read more about What exactly can you get away with when renting a short-term rental?">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand and UCLA Bruins basketballer Charlisse Leger-Walker reacts after a three-pointer against South Carolina during the third quarter of the NCAA Championship match in Phoenix on April 6th 2026. SARAH STIER Today will surely go down as one of the great days in New Zealand basketball, with Charlisse Leger-Walker becoming ... <a title="Charlisse Leger-Walker wins NCAA basketball title" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/charlisse-leger-walker-wins-ncaa-basketball-title/" aria-label="Read more about Charlisse Leger-Walker wins NCAA basketball title">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters with Marco Rubio in 2025. AFP / Saul Loeb Foreign Minister Winston Peters is travelling to the United States, where he is set to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, among others, in Washington DC. Peters said the meetings would advance New Zealand’s diplomatic, security and economic interests ... <a title="Foreign Minister Winston Peters off to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/foreign-minister-winston-peters-off-to-meet-us-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio/" aria-label="Read more about Foreign Minister Winston Peters off to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paramedics have been making sure the service’s 629 ambulances are topped up at the end of each shift whenever fuel drops below three-quarters of a tank. RNZ/Calvin Samuel Hato Hone St John says it is still able to operate as usual, despite some ambulance crews reporting occasional problems getting diesel. Paramedics ... <a title="Ambulances operating as usual, despite diesel issues – for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/ambulances-operating-as-usual-despite-diesel-issues-for-now/" aria-label="Read more about Ambulances operating as usual, despite diesel issues – for now">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Horowhenua mayor Bernie Wanden. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The mayor of Horowhenua says street racing events are being staged to intimidate the public, and those involved will face consequences. On Sunday, four people were arrested after 200 cars gathered in Manawatu and Horowhenua. It comes as the government progresses a law ... <a title="Horowhenua mayor says street racing events are being used to intimidate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/horowhenua-mayor-says-street-racing-events-are-being-used-to-intimidate/" aria-label="Read more about Horowhenua mayor says street racing events are being used to intimidate">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand picture id=”4JQLYGA_r8woov2hwfsvnavwskc6_jfif” crop=”16×10″ layout=”full”]New Zealand and Australia, winners of the 2026 3X3 Asia Cup in Singapore, on April 5th 2026 [Source: fiba3x3.basketball]. The New Zealand men’s 3×3 basketball team have won the Asia Cup for the first time. Te Tuhi Lewis, Christian Martin, Aidan Tonge and Josh Book were dominant on ... <a title="Basketball: NZ win the men’s Asia Cup for the first time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/basketball-nz-win-the-mens-asia-cup-for-the-first-time/" aria-label="Read more about Basketball: NZ win the men’s Asia Cup for the first time">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Leftover hot cross buns and chocolate eggs might sound oxymoronic – can you really have too many? – but given rising prices, you don’t want to waste them. If the Easter Bunny or some other benign force has gifted you more goodies than your whānau can handle and you’ve already offloaded ... <a title="What to do with leftover hot cross buns and Easter eggs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/what-to-do-with-leftover-hot-cross-buns-and-easter-eggs/" aria-label="Read more about What to do with leftover hot cross buns and Easter eggs">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is helped off the field against Cronulla Sharks. Photosport Analysis: Back-to-back defeats have set NZ Warriors squarely on the back foot and their three-game winning start to the 2026 NRL season seems a long time ago now. Their 36-22 defeat to Cronulla Sharks featured many of the worrying signs ... <a title="NRL: What we learnt from Warriors loss to Cronulla Sharks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/nrl-what-we-learnt-from-warriors-loss-to-cronulla-sharks/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: What we learnt from Warriors loss to Cronulla Sharks">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sarah Adams’ grandfather, baker and businessman Ernest Adams, is synonymous with the iconic Queen Anne Chocolate – and his influence ultimately drew her back into that world when she revived the chocolates in the 1990s. Years of research into Queen Anne’s 1925 origins for a book led Adams to an extraordinary ... <a title="Unearthing a 50-year-old box of iconic chocolates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/unearthing-a-50-year-old-box-of-iconic-chocolates/" aria-label="Read more about Unearthing a 50-year-old box of iconic chocolates">Read more</a>
