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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Mazzucchelli, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Curtin University After weeks (or months) of putting it off, you book a longer appointment with your GP to talk about your mental health. You explain that you’ve been feeling low, anxious and overwhelmed. They suggest seeing a psychologist. But ... <a title="Need to see a psychologist? How to find one that’s right for you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/need-to-see-a-psychologist-how-to-find-one-thats-right-for-you-280573/" aria-label="Read more about Need to see a psychologist? How to find one that’s right for you">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Waitaki MP Miles Anderson, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Southland MP Joseph Mooney at the announcement in Queenstown on Wednesday. Katie Todd An expansion to Lakes District Hospital’s emergency department in Queenstown will begin within months as part of a $180 million boost to healthcare in the Otago Central Lakes area. ... <a title="$180 million boost to healthcare in the Otago Central Lakes area announced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/180-million-boost-to-healthcare-in-the-otago-central-lakes-area-announced/" aria-label="Read more about $180 million boost to healthcare in the Otago Central Lakes area announced">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Customs says large numbers of knives and drug paraphernalia were found in the couple’s home. NZ Customs An Auckland couple have been sentenced for importing and selling thousands of illegal weapons and drug paraphernalia. The pair were sentenced in the Auckland District Court on Tuesday, with a 50-year-old man given eight ... <a title="Auckland couple sentenced for importing, selling thousands of illegal weapons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/auckland-couple-sentenced-for-importing-selling-thousands-of-illegal-weapons/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland couple sentenced for importing, selling thousands of illegal weapons">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With the fuel crisis showing no sign of abating, the Albanese government has unveiled a package worth more than $10 billion to protect the country’s fuel and fertiliser security. The measures include setting up a government-owned Australian Fuel Security Reserve ... <a title="Albanese announces $10.7 billion fuel security package, including government-owned reserve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/albanese-announces-10-7-billion-fuel-security-package-including-government-owned-reserve-281640/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese announces $10.7 billion fuel security package, including government-owned reserve">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
RNZ Pacific The Solomon Islands Parliament will convene tomorrow — Thursday, May 7 — to consider a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele. Parliament House has confirmed to RNZ Pacific that the Clerk to Parliament Jefferson Hallu has issued advisory letters to all MPs that the sitting will begin at 9:30am local ... <a title="Manele calls parliament for Thursday to face no confidence motion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/manele-calls-parliament-for-thursday-to-face-no-confidence-motion/" aria-label="Read more about Manele calls parliament for Thursday to face no confidence motion">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Job seekers say not being able to tell if some companies are using artificial intelligence (AI) to screen their cover letters and CVs is dehumanising. The unemployment rate has slightly eased from a 10-year high according to new data, but jobseekers say the struggle to find work has prompted them ... <a title="AI causing headaches for both job hunters and recruiters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/ai-causing-headaches-for-both-job-hunters-and-recruiters/" aria-label="Read more about AI causing headaches for both job hunters and recruiters">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Crusaders horses during the Super Rugby Pacific match against the Fijian Drua at the last game at Apollo Projects Stadium. © Photosport Ltd 2026 www.photosport.nz There may be hope for the horses. The iconic Crusaders mascots, which for 30 years performed in the side’s pre-match ritual, were put out to ... <a title="Could the Crusaders cavalry be making a comeback?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/could-the-crusaders-cavalry-be-making-a-comeback/" aria-label="Read more about Could the Crusaders cavalry be making a comeback?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paris Lokotui was a starting player for the Tactix. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz When Paris Lokotui ran out in last year’s ANZ Premiership grand final, she was on the brink of everything she had worked for – and quietly preparing to walk away from it. The 24-year-old had just reached 50 domestic matches ... <a title="Rugby convert Paris Lokotui – the Silver Fern that got away?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/rugby-convert-paris-lokotui-the-silver-fern-that-got-away/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby convert Paris Lokotui – the Silver Fern that got away?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An academic said it was a “momentous” move to scrap the Broadcasting Standards Authority. 123RF A former Broadcasting Standards Authority member says abolishing the regulator gets rid of one of the few ways people can challenge harmful media content. Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith said the media landscape has changed ... <a title="Scrapping Broadcasting Standards Authority will hit standards, experts say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/scrapping-broadcasting-standards-authority-will-hit-standards-experts-say/" aria-label="Read more about Scrapping Broadcasting Standards Authority will hit standards, experts say">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Analysis – National’s local government reforms face one of the same problems Labour encountered with Three Waters, with councils at risk of being left out in the cold. The coalition’s approach offers an illusion of choice which may yet help it avoid the breakdown in relations Labour eventually had to resolve. ... <a title="The Three Waters shadow hanging over council amalgamations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/the-three-waters-shadow-hanging-over-council-amalgamations/" aria-label="Read more about The Three Waters shadow hanging over council amalgamations">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 1 is now fully open near the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway on Kāpiti Coast following a three-vehicle crash that earlier partially blocked lanes. The Transport Agency says State Highway 1 is down to one northbound and one southbound lane next to the Te Moana Road Interchange. NZTA The ... <a title="State Highway 1 fully reopens on Kāpiti Coast following crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/state-highway-1-fully-reopens-on-kapiti-coast-following-crash/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 1 fully reopens on Kāpiti Coast following crash">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Almost 60 countries, representing about a third of the global economy, met in the Colombian port city of Santa Marta last week for the first international summit on the transition away from fossil fuels. It ... <a title="‘Much-needed fresh air’: 5 outcomes from the world’s first summit on ending fossil fuels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/much-needed-fresh-air-5-outcomes-from-the-worlds-first-summit-on-ending-fossil-fuels-282061/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Much-needed fresh air’: 5 outcomes from the world’s first summit on ending fossil fuels">Read more</a>
