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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rowena Walker. Supplied / NZ Police Police are continuing to search Christchurch’s red zone for missing woman Rowena Walker. The 39-year-old was last seen on 14 August when CCTV captured her with an associate in Bassett Street in the suburb of Burwood. Her mother reported her missing two months later. Police ... <a title="Search continues for missing Christchurch woman Rowena Walker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/search-continues-for-missing-christchurch-woman-rowena-walker/" aria-label="Read more about Search continues for missing Christchurch woman Rowena Walker">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A fire in west Auckland, 28 April, 2026. Dan Satherley / RNZ Fourteen Fire and Emergency (FENZ) crews are battling to contain a large fire at a boat building facility in the Auckland suburb of Glendene. Large plumes of grey smoke have been seen billowing out from the location in West ... <a title="Large fire at West Auckland boat building facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/large-fire-at-west-auckland-boat-building-facility/" aria-label="Read more about Large fire at West Auckland boat building facility">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf By Gianina Schwanecke New Zealand Winegrowers wants wine lovers to raise their glasses this month, as it launches the ‘The Great White Wine Toast’ – a global campaign calling for the creation of an official white wine emoji alongside the existing red wine emoji. Despite the global popularity of white ... <a title="NZ Winegrowers joins global call for white wine emoji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/nz-winegrowers-joins-global-call-for-white-wine-emoji/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Winegrowers joins global call for white wine emoji">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 2025 was not a good year for active fund managers in New Zealand, new data suggests. nito500/123RF 2025 was not a good year for active fund managers in New Zealand, new data suggests. S&P Dow Jones Indices has released its latest SPIVA scorecard, measuring the performance of actively managed funds against ... <a title="All active funds ‘underperform’ for year, data shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/all-active-funds-underperform-for-year-data-shows/" aria-label="Read more about All active funds ‘underperform’ for year, data shows">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand under 20s in action against Australia in South Africa. New Zealand Rugby New Zealand fought back from a 12 point halftime deficit to beat Australia 34-29 in a thrilling opening match of the Under 20 Rugby Championship in South Africa. Australia had a 24-12 lead at half-time but two ... <a title="NZ under-20s open Rugby Championship campaign with comeback win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/nz-under-20s-open-rugby-championship-campaign-with-comeback-win/" aria-label="Read more about NZ under-20s open Rugby Championship campaign with comeback win">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Kmart 14-piece Sandcastle Building Set, Blue Magic Sand, Green Magic Sand, Pink Magic Sand were found to contain asbestos. Supplied / MBIE Parents whose children played with asbestos contaminated sand are taking Kmart to the Disputes Tribunal and encouraging others to do the same. In November 2025, Kmart issued a ... <a title="Parents take Kmart to Disputes Tribunal over play sand containing asbestos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/parents-take-kmart-to-disputes-tribunal-over-play-sand-containing-asbestos/" aria-label="Read more about Parents take Kmart to Disputes Tribunal over play sand containing asbestos">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Peter Willsman, founding chairman of the Whakatipu Wilding Conifer Control Group, who has been helping bring wildings under control since 2009. RNZ / Katie Todd A wilding pine control group warns Queenstown’s beautiful vistas could be decimated in a decade if the government does not stump up more funding to stop ... <a title="Wilding pine control group fears Queenstown’s vistas could be decimated without more funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/wilding-pine-control-group-fears-queenstowns-vistas-could-be-decimated-without-more-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Wilding pine control group fears Queenstown’s vistas could be decimated without more funding">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The crash closed the Desert Road SH1 is closed between Rangipo and Waiouru. NZTA / Waka Kotahi Three people are dead after a crash between a car and a tanker on the Desert Road in the central North Island. The crash happened about 5 kilometres north of Waiouru between, Shawcroft Road ... <a title="State Highway 1 Desert Road between Rangipo and Waiouru closed after truck, car crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/state-highway-1-desert-road-between-rangipo-and-waiouru-closed-after-truck-car-crash/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 1 Desert Road between Rangipo and Waiouru closed after truck, car crash">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wanaka LandSAR volunteer Gaz Dickson had given up hoping for a better way of getting helicopters out to trapped, lost and hurt people. Supplied Search and rescue experts are hoping to see the back of an emergency dispatch system they say is tangled and can run two speeds, faster or slower ... <a title="Frustration ‘on max’ with rescues, but change on the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/frustration-on-max-with-rescues-but-change-on-the-way/" aria-label="Read more about Frustration ‘on max’ with rescues, but change on the way">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When Tamara Grant spoke at an event in Parliament in 2024, she did so wearing a pair of noise-cancelling headphones that enabled her to control the soundscape she took in. More than 50 people were in the room to learn about neurodiversity, including the co-leader of the Green Party, Chlöe Swarbrick, ... <a title="The quiet power of headphones for people with autism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/the-quiet-power-of-headphones-for-people-with-autism/" aria-label="Read more about The quiet power of headphones for people with autism">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nick Monro Advocates are concerned the government is taking New Zealand down a path to US-style crackdowns on overstayers and asylum seekers. Submissions on the immigration enhanced risk management amendment bill close on Wednesday. Government documents show the justice ministry raised concerns that children without residence would have no ... <a title="Power in immigration bill ‘invokes images of ICE’, critics say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/power-in-immigration-bill-invokes-images-of-ice-critics-say/" aria-label="Read more about Power in immigration bill ‘invokes images of ICE’, critics say">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman was taken to hospital where she died. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A woman has died in a single-vehicle crash in the Christchurch suburb of Burnside overnight. Emergency services were called to the scene between Cranbrook and Wayside avenues about 10.50pm. The driver, who was the only person in ... <a title="Woman killed in Christchurch crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/woman-killed-in-christchurch-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Woman killed in Christchurch crash">Read more</a>
