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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brendon and Trina Cole were found dead at a rural property in Ruatiti last December. SUPPLIED A 30-year-old is facing murder charges in relation to the December deaths of Brendon and Trina Cole. The bodies of 56-year-old Brendon Leigh Cole and 54-year-old Trina Michelle Cole were found at a rural property ... <a title="Man charged with mudering Ruatiti couple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/man-charged-with-mudering-ruatiti-couple/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged with mudering Ruatiti couple">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Urgent, decisive action is needed on how communities will pay for the costs of adapting to climate change, a major new report says. Climate-driven severe weather events were already causing “long-lasting hurt, grief and fear”, and tens of thousands more people would likely be exposed to hazards by 2050, the Climate ... <a title="Climate Change Commission report urges ‘decisive’ action as major risks loom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/climate-change-commission-report-urges-decisive-action-as-major-risks-loom/" aria-label="Read more about Climate Change Commission report urges ‘decisive’ action as major risks loom">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Public Health Summer School – Otago University Youthline says it is undertaking an average of three emergency interventions a day, up from one a week five years ago. On Wednesday, the helpline released a new report that found young people are facing a perfect storm of mental health distress, rising living ... <a title="Collaborative approach needed to fix the mental health crisis for young people – Youthline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/collaborative-approach-needed-to-fix-the-mental-health-crisis-for-young-people-youthline/" aria-label="Read more about Collaborative approach needed to fix the mental health crisis for young people – Youthline">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Santana Minerals CEO Damien Spring who says Cromwell is well placed to benefit from the mine. RNZ / Katie Todd The company behind the Bendigo‑Ophir gold project in Central Otago has received Overseas Investment Office consent to purchase the land required to progress the development. It’s a project that has faced ... <a title="Santana clears OIO hurdle for Central Otago gold project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/santana-clears-oio-hurdle-for-central-otago-gold-project/" aria-label="Read more about Santana clears OIO hurdle for Central Otago gold project">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Several edits have been made to this story for clarity and to include the developer’s reply on claims kiwi are present in the area. A developer is calling on the Upper Hutt City Council to let it build what it believes to be a crucial road, so it can construct 1600 ... <a title="Developer seeks to build road through Silverstream Spur, construct 1600 homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/developer-seeks-to-build-road-through-silverstream-spur-construct-1600-homes/" aria-label="Read more about Developer seeks to build road through Silverstream Spur, construct 1600 homes">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Bunting, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative British Politics and Co-director of The Elections Centre, University of Exeter Voters are casting their ballots in elections to 136 English local authorities, the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Senedd. For most, it’s the first opportunity to cast a ballot since ... <a title="Election day in the UK: what to look out for – and when we’ll know the results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/election-day-in-the-uk-what-to-look-out-for-and-when-well-know-the-results-282179/" aria-label="Read more about Election day in the UK: what to look out for – and when we’ll know the results">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chloe Brimicombe, Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Science, University of Oxford Sir David Attenborough has mastered the craft of storytelling. He has undoubtedly inspired generations of people around the globe to love and care for the natural world. And in doing so, he’s become one of the most recognisable ... <a title="As David Attenborough turns 100, four experts explore his legacy, from science to storytelling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/as-david-attenborough-turns-100-four-experts-explore-his-legacy-from-science-to-storytelling-279275/" aria-label="Read more about As David Attenborough turns 100, four experts explore his legacy, from science to storytelling">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has been a vocal supporter of making English an official language in New Zealand. A bill doing just that is now before Parliament. VNP / Phil Smith Explainer – You’re reading this in English right now – but should English be an official language? Parliament ... <a title="What is the English Language Bill and what would it actually do in New Zealand?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/what-is-the-english-language-bill-and-what-would-it-actually-do-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about What is the English Language Bill and what would it actually do in New Zealand?">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Corey Martin, Lecturer and Podcast Producer, Department of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology When it comes to sharing media with their children, many parents are left weighing up two imperfect options: screen time or reading. Screen time is convenient, but continues to be linked to ... <a title="5 great podcasts parents can listen to with children – backed by research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/5-great-podcasts-parents-can-listen-to-with-children-backed-by-research-281148/" aria-label="Read more about 5 great podcasts parents can listen to with children – backed by research">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Celeste Rodriguez Louro, Associate Professor, Chair of Linguistics and Director of Language Lab, The University of Western Australia Earlier this year I gave a talk about my research at Oxford’s All Souls College, and worked with a chef to design an accompanying menu. Thinking about my work ... <a title="Transcribing speech is never neutral. It shapes power and bias" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/transcribing-speech-is-never-neutral-it-shapes-power-and-bias-281527/" aria-label="Read more about Transcribing speech is never neutral. It shapes power and bias">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, POLIS@ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University In the lead-up to the federal budget, there’s much focus on what the government will do to address cost-of-living pressures for households amid rising inflation and interest rates. Research shows where those cost-of-living stresses ... <a title="Increasing JobSeeker is long overdue. Here’s how we could do it, without breaking the budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/increasing-jobseeker-is-long-overdue-heres-how-we-could-do-it-without-breaking-the-budget-281341/" aria-label="Read more about Increasing JobSeeker is long overdue. Here’s how we could do it, without breaking the budget">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Becky Freeman, Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney In April, the United Kingdom passed landmark laws that aim to create a “smokefree generation”. This means anyone born on or after January 1 2009 can never legally be sold tobacco products. The law is a triumph for ... <a title="Donations, access and secrecy: 3 tactics tobacco companies use to influence smoking laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/donations-access-and-secrecy-3-tactics-tobacco-companies-use-to-influence-smoking-laws-282137/" aria-label="Read more about Donations, access and secrecy: 3 tactics tobacco companies use to influence smoking laws">Read more</a>
