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May 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miriam Eve Mora, Managing Director of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, University of Michigan The gesture may lack the explosive drama of a rooftop fight or the tension of a car chase, but on May 11, 2026, a street sign honoring a legendary comics creator will be unveiled ... <a title="Lower East Side street named for ‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby, a nod to one of the countless kids of immigrants who shaped the genre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/lower-east-side-street-named-for-king-of-comics-jack-kirby-a-nod-to-one-of-the-countless-kids-of-immigrants-who-shaped-the-genre-279716/" aria-label="Read more about Lower East Side street named for ‘King of Comics’ Jack Kirby, a nod to one of the countless kids of immigrants who shaped the genre">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
SPECIAL REPORT: By Eugene Doyle New Zealander Jay O’Connor had finished a long but satisfying day as a crew member aboard Eros 1, one of dozens of vessels that formed the Global Sumud Flotilla that was heading to besieged Gaza to open a humanitarian aid corridor. What Jay wanted was a well-deserved rest, not a ... <a title="‘We’re under attack!’ – the night the Israelis struck the Global Sumud Flotilla" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/were-under-attack-the-night-the-israelis-struck-the-global-sumud-flotilla/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re under attack!’ – the night the Israelis struck the Global Sumud Flotilla">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lain Dare, Professor, Centre for Environmental Governance, University of Canberra In Australia’s regional heartland, something unusual is happening — and voters know it. For decades, elections in regional seats such as Farrer have followed a familiar script: predictable outcomes, entrenched party loyalties, and little sense that individual ... <a title="‘Fed up, fired up, and finally heard’: inside the political earthquake brewing in Farrer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/fed-up-fired-up-and-finally-heard-inside-the-political-earthquake-brewing-in-farrer-282396/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fed up, fired up, and finally heard’: inside the political earthquake brewing in Farrer">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Seymour visiting Electric Cherries near Cromwell on Thursday. RNZ / Katie Todd The Regulation Minister is taking aim at what he says is excessive red tape around rooftop solar that makes it too hard for home-owners and businesses to set up panels. David Seymour is ordering a review of the ... <a title="Regulation Minister ordering review of solar panel installation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/regulation-minister-ordering-review-of-solar-panel-installation/" aria-label="Read more about Regulation Minister ordering review of solar panel installation">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii David Seymour has intensified his attacks on the country’s state broadcasters, suggesting changes are coming for RNZ’s leadership as the government reshapes its board. In response, RNZ staunchly defended its editorial independence and warned against political interference, noting such commentary risked undermining public trust and confidence in ... <a title="David Seymour says changes are coming for RNZ leadership, RNZ Board disagrees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/david-seymour-says-changes-are-coming-for-rnz-leadership-rnz-board-disagrees/" aria-label="Read more about David Seymour says changes are coming for RNZ leadership, RNZ Board disagrees">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The run-up to a budget always sees a degree of chaos. But this year it has looked like one of those willy willies that blow up in outback Australia when the wind stirs a storm of dust. A Middle East ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: The Farrer result will set off a willy willy. The budget already has" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/grattan-on-friday-the-farrer-result-will-set-off-a-willy-willy-the-budget-already-has-282268/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: The Farrer result will set off a willy willy. The budget already has">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The OECD report called for changes to the electricity sector to break its reliance on costly natural gas which has underpinned high prices. RNZ / Robin Martin OECD says NZ economy recovering slowly, faces Iran conflict based challenges to growth and inflation Poor productivity, high debt, weak investment hold back growth ... <a title="OECD report suggests raft of reforms to help New Zealand economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/oecd-report-suggests-raft-of-reforms-to-help-new-zealand-economy/" aria-label="Read more about OECD report suggests raft of reforms to help New Zealand economy">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Campbell’s keeled glass-snail is endemic to Norfolk Island. Lucas James/DCCEEW A New Zealand scientist is hoping to bring an Australian snail back from the brink of extinction. The Campbell’s keeled glass-snail is endemic to Norfolk Island, which is around 1100 kilometres northwest of Auckland. It was rediscovered in 2020 after ... <a title="The New Zealand scientist hoping to bring the Norfolk Island snail back from the brink of extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/the-new-zealand-scientist-hoping-to-bring-the-norfolk-island-snail-back-from-the-brink-of-extinction/" aria-label="Read more about The New Zealand scientist hoping to bring the Norfolk Island snail back from the brink of extinction">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Richardson, Visiting Fellow, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University Russia has dramatically scaled back its annual Victory Day parade in Red Square on May 9, with no heavy military hardware for the first time in 20 years. There will also be fewer foreign or Russian ... <a title="Russia doesn’t have much to celebrate on Victory Day, as Ukraine brings the war home to Putin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/russia-doesnt-have-much-to-celebrate-on-victory-day-as-ukraine-brings-the-war-home-to-putin-282254/" aria-label="Read more about Russia doesn’t have much to celebrate on Victory Day, as Ukraine brings the war home to Putin">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Morrison, Industry Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Australia’s east coast will have to set aside 20% of their gas exports to be sold to domestic users from July next year. The long-awaited gas reservation plan, ... <a title="Australian gas exporters will be forced to set aside local supply for domestic users" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/australian-gas-exporters-will-be-forced-to-set-aside-local-supply-for-domestic-users-282366/" aria-label="Read more about Australian gas exporters will be forced to set aside local supply for domestic users">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Prince Taofeek Ajibade The signals are now coming from both sides of the negotiating table. American sources confirm it. Pakistani mediators confirm it. The end of the US-Iran war is near, and the terms of that ending will echo across the international order for decades. Let us be precise about what has happened ... <a title="Iran war almost over . . . and the end of an era – a Global South perspective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/iran-war-almost-over-and-the-end-of-an-era-a-global-south-perspective/" aria-label="Read more about Iran war almost over . . . and the end of an era – a Global South perspective">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jeremiah Manele was elected prime minister in May 2024. Screengrab / National Parliament of Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele has been ousted following a no-confidence vote in Honiara on Thursday. Manele was voted out by 26 votes to 22 in parliament. There were two absentees. Manele will remain ... <a title="Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele ousted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/solomon-islands-pm-jeremiah-manele-ousted/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele ousted">Read more</a>
