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May 5, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Kiwi Julien Blondel’s face may be bloodied but it is unbowed. So far the New Zealand government has done nothing after Blondel and other New Zealand peace activists were savagely beaten by Israeli soldiers who attacked the Global Sumud flotilla near the Greek Island of Crete on April 30. The flotilla ... <a title="After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/05/after-israels-brutal-attack-on-kiwis-the-nz-government-does-nothing/" aria-label="Read more about After Israel’s brutal attack on Kiwis the NZ government does nothing">Read more</a>
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Keith Rankin.
There is a narrative going around that the war in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman – Israel/USA versus Iran – is a training exercise for the big one, a war between the United States and China centred on the Taiwan Strait.
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May 4, 2026
By Stefan Armbruster of Pasifika TV Fiji has recorded a dramatic jump in its media freedom rating to be in the top 25 nations globally while Samoan government press restrictions have seen its rating plummet in the latest World Press Freedom Index. Advocacy group Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) said globally it was the first time ... <a title="Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/fiji-jumps-samoa-plunges-in-world-press-freedom-index/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji jumps, Samoa plunges in World Press Freedom Index">Read more</a>
Submitted Analysis.Post
Keith Rankin.
Inflation is a topic which has, for a long time now, been at the forefront of normative economics. Normative economics is the economics of mainstream ideology, not the economics informed by concept or science.
Submitted Analysis.Post
Keith Rankin.
Are we witnessing, for the first time, a British King appeasing a foreign emperor? And on the quarter-millennial anniversary of Britain's greatest ever geopolitical humiliation. Could King Charles be enacting one of the final straws in the deathknell of the Monarchy?
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brother Jordan and parents Alicia Toki and Andre Petera with a photo of Karnin “Tino” Petera outside the Whangārei Courthouse. RNZ / Peter de Graaf A teacher on a fatal caving trip has described how he was convinced he would die as he tried to push students to safety while he ... <a title="Abbey Caves inquest: Teacher ‘completely broke down’ when he realised Karnin Petera was missing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/abbey-caves-inquest-teacher-completely-broke-down-when-he-realised-karnin-petera-was-missing/" aria-label="Read more about Abbey Caves inquest: Teacher ‘completely broke down’ when he realised Karnin Petera was missing">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Clarkville residents protesting on Monday morning at Baynons Road. RNZ/Anna Sargent People in the settlement of Clarkville, north of Christchurch, are worried someone could be seriously hurt or killed by gravel trucks pounding their narrow residential roads. Gravel is being extracted from the Waimakariri River in preparation for the new $1 ... <a title="Clarkville residents alarmed by gravel trucks as Woodend Bypass work set to resume" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/clarkville-residents-alarmed-by-gravel-trucks-as-woodend-bypass-work-set-to-resume/" aria-label="Read more about Clarkville residents alarmed by gravel trucks as Woodend Bypass work set to resume">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Jeffries, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University Three people have died after a suspected outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. At least one other passenger is in intensive care in South Africa. The World Health Organization announced ... <a title="What is hantavirus, the disease that has killed 3 cruise ship passengers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/what-is-hantavirus-the-disease-that-has-killed-3-cruise-ship-passengers-282044/" aria-label="Read more about What is hantavirus, the disease that has killed 3 cruise ship passengers?">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Central MP Chloe Swarbrick says she would like to see more promotion of the positive things happening in the city centre. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Auckland Central MP Chloe Swarbrick says she has been frustrated for some time at Heart of the City’s chief executive Viv Beck’s negative framing of ... <a title="Swarbrick confirms frustration over Heart of the City CEO’s negative takes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/swarbrick-confirms-frustration-over-heart-of-the-city-ceos-negative-takes/" aria-label="Read more about Swarbrick confirms frustration over Heart of the City CEO’s negative takes">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia after an outbreak of “severe acute respiratory illness” on board. AFP A microbiologist says it’s crucial to discover the source of a suspected rare virus that’s hitting passengers on a cruise ship. Three have died in what was thought to be an ... <a title="Source of cruise hantavirus outbreak must be tracked down -microbiologist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/source-of-cruise-hantavirus-outbreak-must-be-tracked-down-microbiologist/" aria-label="Read more about Source of cruise hantavirus outbreak must be tracked down -microbiologist">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrizia Biondi, Academic, Visual Arts, University of Sydney The Venice Biennale is the most prestigious recurring event in contemporary art, often described as the Olympics of the art world. The most prestigious prize of the sprawling international exhibition is the Golden Lion for best national participation. The ... <a title="The Venice Biennale jury has resigned, proving art institutions cannot remain separate from politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/the-venice-biennale-jury-has-resigned-proving-art-institutions-cannot-remain-separate-from-politics-282040/" aria-label="Read more about The Venice Biennale jury has resigned, proving art institutions cannot remain separate from politics">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
By Charlotte England of Novara Media Israeli soldiers beat and tortured flotilla organisers Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Ávila after abducting them in international waters near Greece in the early hours of Thursday morning, allege lawyers and diplomats. After illegally intercepting 22 boats and kidnapping around 200 activists hundreds of miles from Gaza, Israel transferred the ... <a title="Gaza flotilla organisers subjected to ‘extreme brutality’ in illegal Israeli detention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/gaza-flotilla-organisers-subjected-to-extreme-brutality-in-illegal-israeli-detention/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza flotilla organisers subjected to ‘extreme brutality’ in illegal Israeli detention">Read more</a>
