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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cervical cancer survivor Jen Jewell. RNZ / Kate Green Cervical cancer survivor Jen Jewell says she is one of the lucky ones – at least, if you can call anyone diagnosed with cancer “lucky”. Speaking to a packed room at Parliament on Thursday morning, at the launch of the Cancer Society’s ... <a title="Cancer Society calls on politicians for fully-funded cervical screening ahead of election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/cancer-society-calls-on-politicians-for-fully-funded-cervical-screening-ahead-of-election/" aria-label="Read more about Cancer Society calls on politicians for fully-funded cervical screening ahead of election">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pūkenga only opened a new NorthTec campus at Ngāwhā, near Kaikohe, in 2023, but it’s now scaling back courses across the region as part of a de-merger. Peter de Graaf The Tertiary Education Union (TEU) is trying to retain a single collective agreement for all polytechnics despite the dissolution of ... <a title="Union wants one employment agreement for polytechs despite dissolution of national institute" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/union-wants-one-employment-agreement-for-polytechs-despite-dissolution-of-national-institute/" aria-label="Read more about Union wants one employment agreement for polytechs despite dissolution of national institute">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 3. Supplied/NZTA Taranaki patients requiring surgery at Waikato Hospital have been facing gruelling road trips home due to the closure of State Highway 3. A massive slip closed the Awakino Gorge on SH3 on 18 April. It was scheduled to reopen on Saturday 2 May to single-lane escorted traffic. ... <a title="State Highway 3 closure forces Taranaki patients into grueling post-op road trips" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/state-highway-3-closure-forces-taranaki-patients-into-grueling-post-op-road-trips/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 3 closure forces Taranaki patients into grueling post-op road trips">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford says he is going in to bat for his local community to get support from the central government on the repair and restoration of Mauao – which he says is iconic for all of New ... <a title="Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford to ask government for Mt Maunganui restoration funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/bay-of-plenty-mp-tom-rutherford-to-ask-government-for-mt-maunganui-restoration-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford to ask government for Mt Maunganui restoration funding">Read more</a>
