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May 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tania Leach, Associate Professor, Education and Creative Arts, University of Southern Queensland Across Australia, Year 6 families are doing the rounds of high school open nights, information evenings and tours. Perhaps in your area, you don’t get a choice of schools. Maybe you and your child have ... <a title="Choosing a high school can seem enormous. How do you know if one is right for your child?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/choosing-a-high-school-can-seem-enormous-how-do-you-know-if-one-is-right-for-your-child-282360/" aria-label="Read more about Choosing a high school can seem enormous. How do you know if one is right for your child?">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand PSA national secretary Duane Leo. Supplied The Public Service Association says more than 30 roles are on the chopping block at Maritime NZ. The union said the water safety regulator was proposing to disestablish 34 roles within the harm prevention, investigations and policy teams – among others. Martime NZ and Transport ... <a title="More than 30 roles on chopping block at Maritime NZ – PSA says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/more-than-30-roles-on-chopping-block-at-maritime-nz-psa-says/" aria-label="Read more about More than 30 roles on chopping block at Maritime NZ – PSA says">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marc C-Scott, Associate Professor of Screen Media | Deputy Associate Dean of Learning & Teaching, Victoria University For a brief period, film and TV piracy in Australia seemed to be somewhat under control. When Netflix launched in Australia in 2015, it provided a service the local media ... <a title="Apps such as Stremio let you stream for free. How do they work? And are they legal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/apps-such-as-stremio-let-you-stream-for-free-how-do-they-work-and-are-they-legal-281877/" aria-label="Read more about Apps such as Stremio let you stream for free. How do they work? And are they legal?">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Demand has increased around 400 percent in the past few months due to the fuel crisis. Unsplash The government has announced a review into solar panel installation, which it describes as a “red tape nightmare”. Regulation Minister David Seymour says the aim is to make New Zealand the simplest place in ... <a title="Demand for solar panels soars alongside fuel prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/demand-for-solar-panels-soars-alongside-fuel-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Demand for solar panels soars alongside fuel prices">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Would we see life on Earth the same way if it weren’t for Sir David Attenborough? The reverential, hushed narration combined with the cutting-edge film techniques of his nature and wildlife documentaries truly opened our eyes to the world around us. Since the early 1950s, he’s hauled us up vertiginous peaks, ... <a title="Sir David Attenborough turns 100" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/sir-david-attenborough-turns-100/" aria-label="Read more about Sir David Attenborough turns 100">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. 123RF A Whakatāne man and his cat were sleeping in their campervan when they were woken by a person getting into the driver’s seat and driving off. His shouts at the driver to get out were ignored and he phoned police as he and his cat involuntarily headed east, ... <a title="Campervan stolen with owner and cat still inside" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/campervan-stolen-with-owner-and-cat-still-inside/" aria-label="Read more about Campervan stolen with owner and cat still inside">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Photo /123RF A Canterbury-based GP says he no longer recommends the speciality to trainee doctors. Dr Dermot Coffey is one of many GPs who have been in touch with Morning Report this week to talk about the state of primary health care. On Thursday, a Whangārei doctor said the funding model ... <a title="The GP telling medical students to consider another career" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/the-gp-telling-medical-students-to-consider-another-career/" aria-label="Read more about The GP telling medical students to consider another career">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donovan Castelyn, Senior Industry Fellow – Taxation and Director of the UTAS Tax Clinic, University of Tasmania Should some of Australia’s more than 1 million family and small business trusts face higher taxes in future, bringing them closer to what ordinary wage earners already pay in income ... <a title="Family and business trusts could soon have to pay more tax – with a few likely exceptions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/family-and-business-trusts-could-soon-have-to-pay-more-tax-with-a-few-likely-exceptions-282279/" aria-label="Read more about Family and business trusts could soon have to pay more tax – with a few likely exceptions">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Ogden, Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau After weeks of blockades by Iran and the United States in the Strait of Hormuz, it’s clear the narrow waterway is now pivotal to the outcome of the conflict. The US has begun to ... <a title="Iran wants oil tariffs paid in Chinese yuan – is the power of the US petrodollar in decline?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/iran-wants-oil-tariffs-paid-in-chinese-yuan-is-the-power-of-the-us-petrodollar-in-decline-281858/" aria-label="Read more about Iran wants oil tariffs paid in Chinese yuan – is the power of the US petrodollar in decline?">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winter sports are kicking into gear, and so too will be some truly dismal sideline behaviour from parents. Abuse hurled at coaches, referees, and even players has been on the rise. About 60 percent of coaches and referees in Auckland report inappropriate behaviour at least once or twice a season, according ... <a title="How to behave on the sideline at winter sports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/how-to-behave-on-the-sideline-at-winter-sports/" aria-label="Read more about How to behave on the sideline at winter sports">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Kaitaki Interislander ferry in Wellington Harbour. KiwiRail Wellington’s harbourmaster says there’s still a critical risk to people’s lives and the environment without an emergency tug boat in the Cook Strait. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) released its report into the Kaitaki ferry stranding on Thursday, saying a marine disaster ... <a title="Wellington harbourmaster pleads for emergency tug boat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/wellington-harbourmaster-pleads-for-emergency-tug-boat/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington harbourmaster pleads for emergency tug boat">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Christchurch post shop with a difference is set to close as NZ Post moves to shut more than 140 counters around the country, devastating customers who say it is vital community hub. Staff and volunteers at Stanmore Book and Post in Linwood had hoped for a reprieve because of its ... <a title="‘Much more than a postal service’: 140-year-old Christchurch shop to close" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/much-more-than-a-postal-service-140-year-old-christchurch-shop-to-close/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Much more than a postal service’: 140-year-old Christchurch shop to close">Read more</a>
