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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some mayors say council reforms will help communities gain their voice, while others fear they’ll lose their identity. Ministers on Tuesday gave councils an ultimatum: come up with plans within three months or the government will do it for you. Councils were to form voluntary groups and present their ideas to ... <a title="Mayors consider government’s amalgamation ultimatum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/mayors-consider-governments-amalgamation-ultimatum/" aria-label="Read more about Mayors consider government’s amalgamation ultimatum">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. SUPPLIED Explainer – New Zealand has signed a deal with Singapore that will ensure exports of essential supplies like food and fuel keep flowing, even during a crisis. A bit like the one we’re facing now. While it was ... <a title="What the deal with Singapore means for New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/what-the-deal-with-singapore-means-for-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about What the deal with Singapore means for New Zealand">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pūoho Katene. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Labour Party has announced its final candidate for the Māori seats in this year’s election, as the contest in various electorates heats up. Te Pūoho Katene, a Fulbright scholar from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business, says it’s a privilege to be selected to ... <a title="Labour Party announces Te Pūoho Katene as final candidate for Māori seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/labour-party-announces-te-puoho-katene-as-final-candidate-for-maori-seats/" aria-label="Read more about Labour Party announces Te Pūoho Katene as final candidate for Māori seats">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ revealed last year that about 130 police officers were under investigation throughout the country after 30,000 alcohol breath tests were “falsely or erroneously recorded”. RNZ The NZ Transport Agency has restored millions of dollars of funding for the police to carry out driver breath testing after revelations last year that ... <a title="New Zealand Trnsport Agency restores millions in funding for police breath testing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/new-zealand-trnsport-agency-restores-millions-in-funding-for-police-breath-testing/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand Trnsport Agency restores millions in funding for police breath testing">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Vehicles stretch back along Ladies Mile at Awakino ahead of the 6.30pm convoy north. Robin Martin/RNZ The reopening of the Awakino Gorge on State Highway 3 is being described as a ‘Clayton’s’ opening as its limitations become clear. The gorge opened to one-lane escorted convoys over the weekend, but remains closed ... <a title="Awakino Gorge reopening but limitations remain for businesses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/awakino-gorge-reopening-but-limitations-remain-for-businesses/" aria-label="Read more about Awakino Gorge reopening but limitations remain for businesses">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The studies showed higher screen time was negatively affecting children’s brain growth. Unsplash A study has found screen use for children is linked to long-term problems with attention, self-control and planning. The University of Auckland study – which pulled together research from around the world – found 81 percent of 58 ... <a title="Children’s screen use linked to long-term attention and self-control problems, study finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/childrens-screen-use-linked-to-long-term-attention-and-self-control-problems-study-finds/" aria-label="Read more about Children’s screen use linked to long-term attention and self-control problems, study finds">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stanford said there would be changes as there were with the English and maths curriculums. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Education Minister Erica Stanford has responded to critics of her controversial curriculum rewrite with a mix of conciliation and defiance. Stanford told RNZ changes would be made to six draft curriculums ... <a title="Education Minister Erica Stanford responds to criticism of curriculum rewrite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/education-minister-erica-stanford-responds-to-criticism-of-curriculum-rewrite/" aria-label="Read more about Education Minister Erica Stanford responds to criticism of curriculum rewrite">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Gloriavale Christian School. RNZ / Jean Edwards Gloriavale Christian School exists to indoctrinate children, maintain a caste system and grow a workforce rather than for teaching and learning, according to documents released by the Ministry of Education. Ministry letters to Gloriavale obtained by RNZ under the Official Information Act detail concerns ... <a title="Ministry letters to Gloriavale Christian School reveal ‘multiple concerns’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/ministry-letters-to-gloriavale-christian-school-reveal-multiple-concerns/" aria-label="Read more about Ministry letters to Gloriavale Christian School reveal ‘multiple concerns’">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Stanely Hart’s remains were found under a house on Marlborough St in Mt Eden during renovations in 2020. (File photo) RNZ / Dan Cook How a reclusive man who was encased in concrete under his own Auckland villa for more than a decade died may never be known, as a ... <a title="Fate of reclusive gold panner David Hart remains a mystery after body found encased in concrete at Auckland home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/fate-of-reclusive-gold-panner-david-hart-remains-a-mystery-after-body-found-encased-in-concrete-at-auckland-home/" aria-label="Read more about Fate of reclusive gold panner David Hart remains a mystery after body found encased in concrete at Auckland home">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Allowing pet cats to roam has long been the norm in New Zealand. But growing awareness of the devastating impact cats have on native wildlife is slowly shifting the dial on what responsible cat ownership looks like. For Jessi Morgan, chief executive of Predator Free New Zealand Trust, the minimum standard ... <a title="Are you doing enough to protect local wildlife from your cat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/are-you-doing-enough-to-protect-local-wildlife-from-your-cat/" aria-label="Read more about Are you doing enough to protect local wildlife from your cat?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Customers are questioning why US butter is cheaper than New Zealand butter in some instances. Sorin Gheorghita for Unsplash How can food products that travel into New Zealand from other countries end up being cheaper than those produced locally? It’s a question some shoppers have been asking because US butter Burtfield’s ... <a title="How can foreign butter (and veges) be cheaper than New Zealand-made?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/how-can-foreign-butter-and-veges-be-cheaper-than-new-zealand-made/" aria-label="Read more about How can foreign butter (and veges) be cheaper than New Zealand-made?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
RNZ Pacific A female journalist in Tonga has been threatened at gunpoint following the broadcast of a news story about an Australian criminal deportee serving a life sentence in Tonga for methamphetamine importation. The incident, in which an unknown individual threatened the journalist at the Kele’a Publications office in Nuku’alofa 12 days ago — 23 ... <a title="Tongan police investigate journalist threatened at gunpoint after gang-related report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/tongan-police-investigate-journalist-threatened-at-gunpoint-after-gang-related-report/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan police investigate journalist threatened at gunpoint after gang-related report">Read more</a>
