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April 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ women’s team pursuit of Bryony Botha, Samantha Donnelly, Prudence Fowler and Emily Shearman. SWPix An under-strength New Zealand’s women’s team pursuit combination overcame the odds to claim their second track cycling World Cup gold medal in two weeks. After powering to victory in Hong Kong a week earlier, the hopes ... <a title="NZ women’s team pursuit claim back-to-back World Cup golds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/25/nz-womens-team-pursuit-claim-back-to-back-world-cup-golds/" aria-label="Read more about NZ women’s team pursuit claim back-to-back World Cup golds">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jordie Barrett began his pro career with Canterbury in 2016. John Davidson Barretts usually kick off their professional careers in their home province of Taranaki. However, youngest brother Jordie bucked the family trend, opting to introduce himself to the rugby world through Canterbury. Now 10 years on from that rookie season ... <a title="All Blacks star Jordie Barrett back to Christchurch where it all began" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/25/all-blacks-star-jordie-barrett-back-to-christchurch-where-it-all-began/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks star Jordie Barrett back to Christchurch where it all began">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The first Super Rugby Pacific match kicks off at Christchurch’s new Te Kaha One New Zealand Stadium on Friday night, when the Crusaders take on NSW Waratahs. Rugby fans have poured into the city for the opening of the new $683 million stadium, with five Super Rugby games to be played ... <a title="Live: Super Rugby Pacific – Crusaders v NSW Waratahs at Te Kaha One New Zealand Stadium" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/live-super-rugby-pacific-crusaders-v-nsw-waratahs-at-te-kaha-one-new-zealand-stadium/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Super Rugby Pacific – Crusaders v NSW Waratahs at Te Kaha One New Zealand Stadium">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Five-time Olympian Luuka Jones-Yaxley, pictured with director of photography/cinematographer Lawrence Sher, left, and film director Baltasar Kormákur (right) was a stunt double for Charlize Theron in white water kayaking scenes in the Netiflix film Apex. supplied For the first time in two decades, Olympic paddler Luuka Jones-Yaxley was still. One moment ... <a title="Kiwi Olympian Luuka Jones-Yaxley lands Hollywood role as Charlize Theron stunt double" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/kiwi-olympian-luuka-jones-yaxley-lands-hollywood-role-as-charlize-theron-stunt-double/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi Olympian Luuka Jones-Yaxley lands Hollywood role as Charlize Theron stunt double">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Netball New Zealand interim chief executive Jane Patterson (right) and Silver Ferns Head Coach Dame Noeline Taurua during the press conference at Mount Albert Grammar, Auckland. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Dame Noeline Taurua’s second media appearance since being stood-down, then reinstated, as Silver Ferns coach was vastly different to her first. It’s been ... <a title="Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball NZ mend bridges ahead of Commonwealth Games" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/dame-noeline-taurua-and-netball-nz-mend-bridges-ahead-of-commonwealth-games/" aria-label="Read more about Dame Noeline Taurua and Netball NZ mend bridges ahead of Commonwealth Games">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Has Eden Park been usurped as New Zealand’s national stadium? Photosport It’s been officially declared our national stadium. The home of countless historic New Zealand sporting moments. From two Rugby World Cup wins, to New Zealand’s first ever cricket test victory, the home of the flour bomb test, to the Black ... <a title="Can Te Kaha dethrone our national stadium?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/can-te-kaha-dethrone-our-national-stadium/" aria-label="Read more about Can Te Kaha dethrone our national stadium?">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Adam Pompey has lost his midfield spot, after serving a two-week suspension. Jeremy Ng/www.photosport.nz For most of the past three seasons, Adam Pompey has been an indispensable part of the NZ Warriors line-up. Sport has a saying, the best ability is availability, and the 100-game veteran has been that for the ... <a title="NRL: Dependable Adam Pompey victim of NZ Warriors’ depth dilemma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/nrl-dependable-adam-pompey-victim-of-nz-warriors-depth-dilemma/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: Dependable Adam Pompey victim of NZ Warriors’ depth dilemma">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Applications for the new Drua head coach will close on 15 May 2026. PHOTOSPORT The Fijian Drua has advertised the head coach position to be vacated by Glen Jackson at the end of the current Super Rugby Pacific season. A statement from the club on Friday said Drua will undertake a ... <a title="Fijian Drua launch global search for ‘exceptional’ new head coach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/fijian-drua-launch-global-search-for-exceptional-new-head-coach/" aria-label="Read more about Fijian Drua launch global search for ‘exceptional’ new head coach">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Alofiana Khan-Pereira and RNZ/Photosport After back-to-back wins to put their NRL championship bid back on track, NZ Warriors take their bandwagon on the road to Wellington for an Anzac Day encounter with the Dolphins. This fixture is the first of two home games staged outside Auckland this season – they will ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors v Dolphins – what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/nrl-nz-warriors-v-dolphins-what-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors v Dolphins – what you need to know">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Briony Akle was a Silver Ferns specialist coach in 2024. Andrew Cornaga / Photosport Australian Briony Akle has been brought back into the Silver Ferns set-up, less than a year after being stood down during last season’s coaching turmoil. Akle, who previously worked as a specialist coach for Silver Ferns head ... <a title="Briony Akle returns to Silver Ferns set-up after turbulent 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/briony-akle-returns-to-silver-ferns-set-up-after-turbulent-2025/" aria-label="Read more about Briony Akle returns to Silver Ferns set-up after turbulent 2025">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jasmin Huriwai (R), during the national anthem of the New Zealand v Australia rugby international ayt Hamilton in 2023. www.photosport.nz The Warriors’ NRLW squad has been further strengthened with the signing of Jasmin Huriwai, a six-time rugby international for Australia. The New Zealand-born Huriwai, a halfback who debuted for the Wallaroos ... <a title="Rugby league: Kiwi-born Wallaroo Jasmin Huriwai signs with Warriors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/rugby-league-kiwi-born-wallaroo-jasmin-huriwai-signs-with-warriors/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby league: Kiwi-born Wallaroo Jasmin Huriwai signs with Warriors">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jasmin Huriwai in action for the Wallaroos against the Black Ferns. Dave Rowland/Getty Images Australian rugby international Jasmin Huriwai will switch codes to take up an NRLW contract with NZ Warriors for 2026. Auckland-born Huriwai, 32, has played six tests at halfback for the Wallaroos since her 2023 debut, representing ACT ... <a title="NZ Warriors sign Australian rugby international Jasmin Huriwai for NRLW" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/nz-warriors-sign-australian-rugby-international-jasmin-huriwai-for-nrlw/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warriors sign Australian rugby international Jasmin Huriwai for NRLW">Read more</a>
