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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding caused by Cyclone Maila at Baia Village in PNG’s West New Britain province. Supplied Severe Tropical Cyclone Maila has been upgraded to a Category 4 system, as it hovers over the Solomon Sea and is forecast to track back towards Papua New Guinea’s mainland later this week. Australia’s Bureau of ... <a title="Cyclone Maila upgraded, as PNG and Solomons brace for more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/cyclone-maila-upgraded-as-png-and-solomons-brace-for-more/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Maila upgraded, as PNG and Solomons brace for more">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Organisers of a popular London music festival say it has been cancelled after the headliner, Kanye West, was blocked from traveling to the United Kingdom. The announcement that West, who is known as Ye, would headline the three-day Wireless Festival had sparked criticism from Jewish groups and politicians, who highlighted his ... <a title="UK festival cancelled after headliner Kanye West blocked from travelling to UK" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/uk-festival-cancelled-after-headliner-kanye-west-blocked-from-travelling-to-uk/" aria-label="Read more about UK festival cancelled after headliner Kanye West blocked from travelling to UK">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Videos shared by the Fiji Meteorological Service – sent by the public – showing real-time weather updates of the impacts of Vaianu show rain and strong winds affecting different parts of the country. Screengrab / Facebook/Fiji Meteorological Service Dozens of roads and crossings are inaccessible in Fiji’s Western Division due to ... <a title="Cyclone Vaianu cuts off roads, closes schools and cancels flights in Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/cyclone-vaianu-cuts-off-roads-closes-schools-and-cancels-flights-in-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Vaianu cuts off roads, closes schools and cancels flights in Fiji">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the promoters of an annual London music festival on Monday defended plans for Kanye West to headline it, amid a backlash over the US rapper’s previous antisemitic outbursts. Disgraced 48-year-old hip-hop star West – now known as Ye – is due to play three nights at the Wireless Festival ... <a title="Promoter defends plan for Kanye West to headline festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/promoter-defends-plan-for-kanye-west-to-headline-festival/" aria-label="Read more about Promoter defends plan for Kanye West to headline festival">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Watching television and other “mentally passive” sedentary behaviours are linked to a higher risk of developing dementia, while more mentally engaging activities such as crossword puzzles appear to offer some protection, according to a new study. The findings add nuance to what we know about brain health and aging, and they ... <a title="‘Passive’ screen time may raise dementia risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/passive-screen-time-may-raise-dementia-risk/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Passive’ screen time may raise dementia risk">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nicola Willis speaks after the latest government update on fuel supplies, 6 April. RNZ / Giles Dexter The finance minister says she has “never felt so dependent on the actions and feelings of one administration and its leaders”, as concerns grow about the fuel shock triggered by the US-Israel war on ... <a title="‘Never have I felt so dependent on … feelings of one administration’: Nicola Willis on Trump and Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/never-have-i-felt-so-dependent-on-feelings-of-one-administration-nicola-willis-on-trump-and-iran/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Never have I felt so dependent on … feelings of one administration’: Nicola Willis on Trump and Iran">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Food poisoning is caused by eating food contaminated with pathogenic bacteria, fungi or viruses. Although most people know that it can result from poorly cooked foods or risky food preparation habits, improperly stored leftovers are also a key cause. It’s therefore extremely important you take care when storing leftovers to avoid ... <a title="Is it safe to eat cold leftovers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/is-it-safe-to-eat-cold-leftovers/" aria-label="Read more about Is it safe to eat cold leftovers?">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand US President Donald Trump on March 4, 2026. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP An international law expert says the US President appears to be employing what’s known as the “Madman Theory” in an attempt to end the war in Iran. In an expletive-laden post overnight, Donald Trump vowed to strike Iran’s power ... <a title="Trump’s strategy with Iran is the ‘Madman Theory’, an international law expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/06/trumps-strategy-with-iran-is-the-madman-theory-an-international-law-expert-explains/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s strategy with Iran is the ‘Madman Theory’, an international law expert explains">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 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The downfall of the former prince Andrew has left the British monarchy with a right royal headache — how to handle his daughters caught up in the scandal of US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The uncertain future of princesses Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 36, the children of Andrew — now known ... <a title="UK royal family’s dilemma over Andrew’s daughters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/uk-royal-familys-dilemma-over-andrews-daughters/" aria-label="Read more about UK royal family’s dilemma over Andrew’s daughters">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Swedish painter Margareta Magnusson died on March 12 aged 92. She became famous in 2017 for coining the smart and humorous concept of döstädning in a book known in English as The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. The book was rapidly translated into an impressive number of languages, exporting ... <a title="The Swedish concept of döstädning is about more than just getting rid of things" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/the-swedish-concept-of-dostadning-is-about-more-than-just-getting-rid-of-things/" aria-label="Read more about The Swedish concept of döstädning is about more than just getting rid of things">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner of the Commonwealth of Virginia, made her fictional debut in Patricia Cornwell’s first crime novel, Postmortem, published in 1990. Cornwell had been both a police reporter and a morgue assistant. And her character was inspired by a real medical examiner she worked with. Postmortem won ... <a title="I love crime heroines – but Kay Scarpetta leaves me cold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/05/i-love-crime-heroines-but-kay-scarpetta-leaves-me-cold/" aria-label="Read more about I love crime heroines – but Kay Scarpetta leaves me cold">Read more</a>
