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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Neville Sandiford first picked up a mallet in 2002, at age 79, when he and his late wife, Joan, came back from a holiday and decided they needed something new to keep them busy. “She happened to be looking in the paper and saw an advertisement for… ten free croquet lessons… ... <a title="102-year-old Kiwi named world’s oldest competitive croquet player" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/102-year-old-kiwi-named-worlds-oldest-competitive-croquet-player/" aria-label="Read more about 102-year-old Kiwi named world’s oldest competitive croquet player">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The University of Auckland’s clock tower. (File photo) RNZ / Ziming Li An online learning system used by the University of Auckland and the Auckland University of Auckland (AUT), has been hit by a global data hacking incident. Names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages between users could all be ... <a title="University of Auckland and AUT’s online learning system hit by hackers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/university-of-auckland-and-auts-online-learning-system-hit-by-hackers/" aria-label="Read more about University of Auckland and AUT’s online learning system hit by hackers">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A van driver has been seriously injured in a crash with a train north of Kaikōura on Friday. Emergency services were called to the crash between Hapuku and Waipapa Bay shortly before 10am. Firefighters helped to free the person from their van. A local resident said she ... <a title="Van driver seriously injured after crash with train north of Kaikōura" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/van-driver-seriously-injured-after-crash-with-train-north-of-kaikoura/" aria-label="Read more about Van driver seriously injured after crash with train north of Kaikōura">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService Parts of the South Island are being lashed by heavy rain, while wind gusts of up to 140 kilometres-per-hour are forecast in the Canterbury high country and Marlborough. Orange heavy rain warnings are in place for the Westland, Buller and Grey districts, the headwaters of the Canterbury lakes and rivers ... <a title="Power cuts as parts of South Island lashed by heavy wind and rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/power-cuts-as-parts-of-south-island-lashed-by-heavy-wind-and-rain/" aria-label="Read more about Power cuts as parts of South Island lashed by heavy wind and rain">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. Socolow, Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine Ted Turner, who died on April 6, 2026, was bright, shrewd and, most of all, lucky. The cable TV visionary proved to be in the right place, at the right time, to change television and video ... <a title="Ted Turner didn’t just revolutionize television − he changed the way we see our world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/ted-turner-didnt-just-revolutionize-television-he-changed-the-way-we-see-our-world-282434/" aria-label="Read more about Ted Turner didn’t just revolutionize television − he changed the way we see our world">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The University of Auckland’s clock tower. (File photo) RNZ / Ziming Li The University of Auckland’s online learning system has been hit by a global data hacking incident. Names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages between users could all be affected by the breach. Learning platform Canvas was offline, and ... <a title="University of Auckland’s online learning system hit by hackers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/university-of-aucklands-online-learning-system-hit-by-hackers/" aria-label="Read more about University of Auckland’s online learning system hit by hackers">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand International Convention Centre New Zealand International Convention Centre The Auckland Travel Show is taking place for the second time this weekend, but it’s the first time the event will be held at the new New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC). The show is taking place during a period of ... <a title="Travel show kicks off amid rising fuel prices and uncertainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/travel-show-kicks-off-amid-rising-fuel-prices-and-uncertainty/" aria-label="Read more about Travel show kicks off amid rising fuel prices and uncertainty">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand What do you get someone for their 100th birthday? In the case of Sir David Attenborough, a parasitic wasp. Taxonomists at London’s Natural History Museum recently identified the new species in their collection and thought it was perfect timing to name it after the revered broadcaster. Sir David’s new namesake, Attenboroughnculus ... <a title="Wasp named after Sir David Attenborough for his 100th birthday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/wasp-named-after-sir-david-attenborough-for-his-100th-birthday/" aria-label="Read more about Wasp named after Sir David Attenborough for his 100th birthday">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck. Supplied / Rocket Lab The New Zealand-founded rocket company Rocket Lab has posted record revenue of US$200 million (NZ$336 million) in the first quarter, as demand for its launch vehicles surges. The company, listed on the US-based Nasdaq, said it had signed 31 new launch contracts ... <a title="Kiwi-founded Rocket Lab hits record revenue in first quarter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/kiwi-founded-rocket-lab-hits-record-revenue-in-first-quarter/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi-founded Rocket Lab hits record revenue in first quarter">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dunedin Hospital’s nurse-led surgical unit and Chief Nurse Southern, Jane Wilson. Supplied/ Dunedin Hospital Dunedin Hospital has opened a new nurse-led surgical assessment unit which it says has already improved emergency department (ED) wait times by nearly 10 percent. The unit was for patients who were likely to need surgery and ... <a title="Dunedin Hospital tackling Emergency Department wait times with new nurse-led unit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/dunedin-hospital-tackling-emergency-department-wait-times-with-new-nurse-led-unit/" aria-label="Read more about Dunedin Hospital tackling Emergency Department wait times with new nurse-led unit">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic RNZ A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a mother and her two children following an incident at a property in Hastings. A homicide investigation, dubbed Operation Train, was launched after emergency services were called to a property on Avenue Rd East, Hastings about 6am on 19 April, ... <a title="Man pleads not guilty to murdering woman, two children in Hastings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-murdering-woman-two-children-in-hastings/" aria-label="Read more about Man pleads not guilty to murdering woman, two children in Hastings">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Christchurch post shop with a difference is set to close as NZ Post moves to shut more than 140 counters around the country, devastating customers who say it is vital community hub. Staff and volunteers at Stanmore Book and Post in Linwood had hoped for a reprieve because of its ... <a title="‘Much more than a postal service’: Residents fight to save Christchurch community hub" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/much-more-than-a-postal-service-residents-fight-to-save-christchurch-community-hub/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Much more than a postal service’: Residents fight to save Christchurch community hub">Read more</a>
