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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jay Marlowe, Professor of Social Work, Co-Founder Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau A person fleeing persecution may not travel with extensive documentation, legal advice or even a neatly ordered account of their situation. Trauma, fear, language barriers, fragmented evidence and ... <a title="Is New Zealand sliding toward a US-style approach to immigration and asylum?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/is-new-zealand-sliding-toward-a-us-style-approach-to-immigration-and-asylum-281861/" aria-label="Read more about Is New Zealand sliding toward a US-style approach to immigration and asylum?">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Research Fellow, Security Studies, Macquarie University Hostage-taking by nation-states is emerging as an overlooked consequence of the more unstable and dangerous world that’s been created by the fracturing rules-based order. In an increasingly might-is-right system of international relations, malign actors have become even more emboldened ... <a title="Hostage‑taking by rogue states is on the rise. New research provides fresh ways to tackle it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/hostage-taking-by-rogue-states-is-on-the-rise-new-research-provides-fresh-ways-to-tackle-it-280913/" aria-label="Read more about Hostage‑taking by rogue states is on the rise. New research provides fresh ways to tackle it">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver A waste management company has been charged after an employee was killed at Te Anau transfer station last May. WorkSafe has been investigating the death of Southland woman Lynda Kelly at the transfer station operated by WasteCo. WasteCo has confirmed it has been charged under the Health ... <a title="WasteCo charged over workplace death of Lynda Kelly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/wasteco-charged-over-workplace-death-of-lynda-kelly/" aria-label="Read more about WasteCo charged over workplace death of Lynda Kelly">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Karnin Petera died in the flash flood. SUPPLIED A teacher on a fatal school caving trip says he didn’t consider waiting out a flood in a higher passage because at that time he believed the safest option was to get out of the cave. The teacher, who was cross-examined on Tuesday ... <a title="Abbey Caves inquest: Water may have reached neck height in 30 seconds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/abbey-caves-inquest-water-may-have-reached-neck-height-in-30-seconds/" aria-label="Read more about Abbey Caves inquest: Water may have reached neck height in 30 seconds">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Invercargill man Kevin Belling, 62, was last seen at his Motu Rimu farm on Friday 9 January. Supplied / NZ Police Police have searched the property and bank accounts of a farmer missing for over four months. Kevin Belling, 62, was last seen at his Motu Rimu farm on Friday 9 ... <a title="Police search bank accounts, phone records of missing Southland farmer Kevin Belling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/police-search-bank-accounts-phone-records-of-missing-southland-farmer-kevin-belling/" aria-label="Read more about Police search bank accounts, phone records of missing Southland farmer Kevin Belling">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Police now say a door found on a beach near Wellington’s Ōwhiro Bay was a “marketing stunt”. A woman out for a walk on the city’s south coast had told RNZ she was surprised to come across what appeared to be part of a door from a ... <a title="Mystery door on Wellington beach just a ‘stunt’, police say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/mystery-door-on-wellington-beach-just-a-stunt-police-say/" aria-label="Read more about Mystery door on Wellington beach just a ‘stunt’, police say">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Karnin Petera died in the flash flood. SUPPLIED A teacher on a fatal school caving trip says he didn’t consider waiting out a flood in a higher passage because at that time he believed the safest option was to get out of the cave. The teacher, who was cross-examined on Tuesday ... <a title="Abbey Caves inquest: Water in cave may have reached neck height in as little as 30 seconds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/abbey-caves-inquest-water-in-cave-may-have-reached-neck-height-in-as-little-as-30-seconds/" aria-label="Read more about Abbey Caves inquest: Water in cave may have reached neck height in as little as 30 seconds">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Morgan Cataldo, Visiting Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University There’s a growing awareness policy works best when shaped by the people and communities who have lived through the issues it aims to address. If we don’t listen to and learn from those who ... <a title="‘Demand the impossible’: how lived experience leaders make systems and policy better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/demand-the-impossible-how-lived-experience-leaders-make-systems-and-policy-better-267748/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Demand the impossible’: how lived experience leaders make systems and policy better">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Beckett, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition and Food Science, Australian Catholic University You’re standing in a supermarket aisle, weighing up whether to buy a microwave meal or a bunch of fresh carrots. We all know making healthy eating choices can be tough. That’s especially true if you are ... <a title="‘Decision fatigue’ could be hurting your health. A nutritionist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/decision-fatigue-could-be-hurting-your-health-a-nutritionist-explains-278666/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Decision fatigue’ could be hurting your health. A nutritionist explains">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government has given councils an ultimatum: come up with amalgamation plans within three months or the government will do it for you. Local Government Minister Simon Watts and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop announced the move on Tuesday afternoon, giving a three-month deadline for reorganisation plans to be delievered. It ... <a title="Government gives councils amalgamation ultimatum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/government-gives-councils-amalgamation-ultimatum/" aria-label="Read more about Government gives councils amalgamation ultimatum">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Foreign Minister Winston Peters has condemned the latest attacks on the United Arab Emirates, saying Iran has violated its ceasefire. In a social media post, Peters said the attack was unhelpful for peace negotiations. New Zealand condemns Iran’s latest attacks on the United ... <a title="Foreign Minister Winston Peters condemns Iran’s attacks on United Arab Emirates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/foreign-minister-winston-peters-condemns-irans-attacks-on-united-arab-emirates/" aria-label="Read more about Foreign Minister Winston Peters condemns Iran’s attacks on United Arab Emirates">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Heifer calves at Tauwhare research farm, near Hamilton. Photo credit: Stephen Barker / Barker Photography. ©LIC Stephen Barker New research looking at whether low-emitting bulls pass these traits onto their milking daughters has suffered a “disappointing” setback. The Livestock Improvement Corporation – or LIC – and Ag Emissions Centre just completed ... <a title="Outcome of research into low-emitting bulls ‘disappointing’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/outcome-of-research-into-low-emitting-bulls-disappointing/" aria-label="Read more about Outcome of research into low-emitting bulls ‘disappointing’">Read more</a>
