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April 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An agent points his weapon after a gunman opened fire at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner April 25, 2026. AFP / CHIP SOMODEVILLA A law professor is concerned that left wing terrorism is on the rise in the United States. On Saturday night a lone gunman opened fire at ... <a title="Waikato law professor concerned US ‘left-wing terror attacks’ on the rise after Washington shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/waikato-law-professor-concerned-us-left-wing-terror-attacks-on-the-rise-after-washington-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about Waikato law professor concerned US ‘left-wing terror attacks’ on the rise after Washington shooting">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A graphic circulating online from Visual Capitalist shows New Zealand ranked last in a comparison of countries’ net household savings rate. Unsplash/ Li Rezaei New Zealand is bottom of the world when it comes to how much we’re saving. Or is it? A graphic has been circulating online from Visual Capitalist, ... <a title="NZ bottom of world’s savings rate – or is it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/26/nz-bottom-of-worlds-savings-rate-or-is-it/" aria-label="Read more about NZ bottom of world’s savings rate – or is it?">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand “Hey! Ho! Let’s go!” Is there a more powerful clarion call in rock ‘n’ roll? That catchy, four-word refrain opens ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’, the first song on Ramones’s eponymous debut album, released 50 years ago today. The phrase is now arguably bigger than the band. It’s a rallying cry at sporting events ... <a title="Ramones at 50: How a commercial flop became the foundation of punk rock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/26/ramones-at-50-how-a-commercial-flop-became-the-foundation-of-punk-rock/" aria-label="Read more about Ramones at 50: How a commercial flop became the foundation of punk rock">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One week before the end of World War I, New Zealand soldiers fought their last battle to restore Le Quesnoy to the French. RNZ / Sharon Brettkelly The French town of Le Quesnoy marks Anzac Day with us, thanks to the New Zealand soldiers who saved them over a century ago ... <a title="The gallantry of Kiwi soldiers immortalised in a tiny French town" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/25/the-gallantry-of-kiwi-soldiers-immortalised-in-a-tiny-french-town/" aria-label="Read more about The gallantry of Kiwi soldiers immortalised in a tiny French town">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A parliamentary hearing in the Netherlands regarding the human rights situation in the country’s former colony, West Papua. 21 April, 2026. Supplied The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has called on the Netherlands to stop selling arms to Indonesia. Representatives of the ULMWP were this week at the Dutch ... <a title="Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/stop-selling-arms-to-indonesia-west-papuans-urge-netherlands/" aria-label="Read more about Stop selling arms to Indonesia, West Papuans urge Netherlands">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jone Vakarisi was heard screaming and begging, according to his sister. Supplied Jone Vakarisi was heard screaming and begging before he was “brutalised to death” in Fiji military custody last week, according to his sister. Melehola Tagaga told Pacific Waves that the well known drug pusher was asked if he was ... <a title="‘His life mattered’: Sister of man who died in military custody speaks out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/his-life-mattered-sister-of-man-who-died-in-military-custody-speaks-out/" aria-label="Read more about ‘His life mattered’: Sister of man who died in military custody speaks out">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Backlit by an orange sky, Romeo appears. He smokes on a derelict outdoor stage; the only curtains here the blonde hair framing his face. The moody keyboard of Radiohead’s Talk Show Host swells, a 21-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio comes into focus, and a million teenage crushes are launched. The year is 1996 ... <a title="The ’90s movie soundtrack that still makes millennial hearts flutter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/the-90s-movie-soundtrack-that-still-makes-millennial-hearts-flutter/" aria-label="Read more about The ’90s movie soundtrack that still makes millennial hearts flutter">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Everlee Wihongi was detained by ICE officers without any explanation (file image) DANIELLE VILLASANA Kiwi Everlee Wihongi has lived in the United States for more than 25 years and is now in an ICE detention centre in California, after a three week visit back to New Zealand. She lives in Wisconsin, ... <a title="New Zealander Everlee Wihongi detained by ICE in California after three-week trip home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/new-zealander-everlee-wihongi-detained-by-ice-in-california-after-three-week-trip-home/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealander Everlee Wihongi detained by ICE in California after three-week trip home">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand China has urged New Zealand to abide by international law and basic norms governing international. RNZ / Richard Tindiller China says it has lodged a serious complaint over the New Zealand Air Force’s alleged repeated harassment near its airspace, which the Defence Force denies. Spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign ... <a title="China lodges ‘serious protest’ over NZ Air Force’s conduct near its air space; NZDF denies disruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/18/china-lodges-serious-protest-over-nz-air-forces-conduct-near-its-air-space-nzdf-denies-disruption/" aria-label="Read more about China lodges ‘serious protest’ over NZ Air Force’s conduct near its air space; NZDF denies disruption">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand China has urged New Zealand to abide by international law and basic norms governing international. RNZ / Richard Tindiller China says it has lodged a serious complaint over the New Zealand Air-force’s repeated harassment near its airspace. Spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Guo Jiakun said that a P-8A ... <a title="China lodges ‘serious protest’ over NZ Air Force’s conduct in its air space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/18/china-lodges-serious-protest-over-nz-air-forces-conduct-in-its-air-space/" aria-label="Read more about China lodges ‘serious protest’ over NZ Air Force’s conduct in its air space">Read more</a>
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April 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime minister Christopher Luxon has taken part in a virtual meeting of world leaders overnight to discuss efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Supplied / Christopher Luxon via X The prime minister has taken part in a virtual meeting of world leaders overnight to discuss efforts to reopen the Strait ... <a title="Christopher Luxon meets with other world leaders to discuss Strait of Hormuz situation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/18/christopher-luxon-meets-with-other-world-leaders-to-discuss-strait-of-hormuz-situation/" aria-label="Read more about Christopher Luxon meets with other world leaders to discuss Strait of Hormuz situation">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some operators want permission to use bus lanes in heavy city traffic. RNZ / Marika Khabazi NZ Trucking Association chief executive Dave Boyce warns the real cost of the current fuel shortage has not hit consumers yet, as the industry considers ways to reduce the impact on operators. Boyce told RNZ’s ... <a title="Grim warning from Trucking Association, as impact of rising fuel costs hit consumers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/grim-warning-from-trucking-association-as-impact-of-rising-fuel-costs-hit-consumers/" aria-label="Read more about Grim warning from Trucking Association, as impact of rising fuel costs hit consumers">Read more</a>
