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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Auckland executive Greg Hornblow was convicted of receiving “commercial sexual services” from a person aged under 18. Finn Blackwell A former Auckland executive who was convicted of receiving “commercial sexual services” from a person aged under 18 can now be named. Greg Hornblow’s name suppression has now lapsed. Hornblow, who ... <a title="Greg Hornblow suppression lapses: Former exec convicted of receiving underage sexual services" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/greg-hornblow-suppression-lapses-former-exec-convicted-of-receiving-underage-sexual-services/" aria-label="Read more about Greg Hornblow suppression lapses: Former exec convicted of receiving underage sexual services">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lake Taupō 123rf The owner of a sailing club in Taupō says eased alcohol restrictions on public holidays will make the rules more straightforward. Legislation to ease alcohol restrictions over Easter, Anzac Day, and Christmas passed its third and final reading at Parliament on Wednesday. The bill amends the Sale and ... <a title="Hospitality sector in support of alcohol restriction changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/hospitality-sector-in-support-of-alcohol-restriction-changes/" aria-label="Read more about Hospitality sector in support of alcohol restriction changes">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand will resume about $29.8 million in annual funding to the Cook Islands as the two countries sign a defence and security declaration. Signed by New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, the declaration comes more than a year after Brown formally signed a ... <a title="Watch live: NZ, Cook Islands sign defence and security declaration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/watch-live-nz-cook-islands-sign-defence-and-security-declaration/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: NZ, Cook Islands sign defence and security declaration">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The livestream is due to start around 8.15am NZT Foreign Minister Winston Peters is attending a signing ceremony with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown. Peters’ one-day trip to Rarotonga is expected to mark friendlier relations between the two countries after an informal meeting in Auckland last month. Brown has been ... <a title="Watch live: Peters attends signing ceremony with Cook Islands PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/watch-live-peters-attends-signing-ceremony-with-cook-islands-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Peters attends signing ceremony with Cook Islands PM">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A teenager vaping an e-cigarette. 123RF While vapes may cause cancer – as a recent Australian review of evidence concluded – they remain a far less dangerous vice than traditional cigarettes, a local anti-smoking lobby group says. Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) looked at eight years of ... <a title="Concern vaping study will drive people back to cigarettes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/concern-vaping-study-will-drive-people-back-to-cigarettes/" aria-label="Read more about Concern vaping study will drive people back to cigarettes">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The KiwiSaver contribution rate lifted to 3.5 percent this week. RNZ / Quin Tauetau Just under 5700 people have had their KiwiSaver contribution rates reduced, meaning they will not be paying the new default rate of 3.5 percent. For pay processed on or after April 1, the default contribution rate has ... <a title="Thousands of KiwiSaver members choose to cut contribution rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/thousands-of-kiwisaver-members-choose-to-cut-contribution-rates/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of KiwiSaver members choose to cut contribution rates">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand has joined Australia, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom in expressing “deep concern” about an Israeli bill expanding the death penalty for Palestinians. Winston Peters posted on social media on Wednesday night, indicating New Zealand had joined the other nations, ... <a title="NZ, allies express ‘deep concern’ about Israeli bill expanding death penalty for Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/nz-allies-express-deep-concern-about-israeli-bill-expanding-death-penalty-for-palestinians/" aria-label="Read more about NZ, allies express ‘deep concern’ about Israeli bill expanding death penalty for Palestinians">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” (file photo). RNZ An armed man sent a manifesto to schools, the police and the government promising to “kill everyone” and become the country’s “most deadly mass shooter”, police allege. The man – who ... <a title="Armed man allegedly sent manifesto to schools, govt promising to become NZ’s ‘most deadly mass shooter’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/armed-man-allegedly-sent-manifesto-to-schools-govt-promising-to-become-nzs-most-deadly-mass-shooter/" aria-label="Read more about Armed man allegedly sent manifesto to schools, govt promising to become NZ’s ‘most deadly mass shooter’">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bronwyn Heslop RNZ / Lucy Xia A former Navy ship commander faced an earlier complaint of unwanted touching before she was acquitted at a court martial of inviting a junior officer to kiss her on the cheek. Bronwyn Heslop was the commander of HMNZS Canterbury when she was alleged to have ... <a title="Navy officer acquitted at court martial faced earlier complaint of unwanted touching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/navy-officer-acquitted-at-court-martial-faced-earlier-complaint-of-unwanted-touching/" aria-label="Read more about Navy officer acquitted at court martial faced earlier complaint of unwanted touching">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s new Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital has found a home in a building on upper Cuba Street. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington’s new Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital has found a home in a building on upper Cuba Street in the central city. The Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital, for which the fit-out ... <a title="Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital finds home on Wellington’s Cuba Street" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/dorothy-spotswood-charity-hospital-finds-home-on-wellingtons-cuba-street/" aria-label="Read more about Dorothy Spotswood Charity Hospital finds home on Wellington’s Cuba Street">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ The government has corrected a figure after being called out for overstating improvements in school attendance. A member of the public complained to RNZ that two National Party advertisements claimed 150,000 more children attended school regularly in term four last year than at the same time in 2022. ... <a title="Government corrects figure after call-out for overstating school attendance improvements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/government-corrects-figure-after-call-out-for-overstating-school-attendance-improvements/" aria-label="Read more about Government corrects figure after call-out for overstating school attendance improvements">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand You might be wondering why someone with the name Helaman Hatcher is in a story about Catholicism. Helaman is a name from the Book of Mormon, a sacred text for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. So, here’s the story: Hatcher, 21, was born into a Mormon family in ... <a title="A ‘quiet’ Catholic revival? Christchurch says ‘yes’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/02/a-quiet-catholic-revival-christchurch-says-yes/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘quiet’ Catholic revival? Christchurch says ‘yes’">Read more</a>
