Independent Analysis and Reportage
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF More than a quarter of a million children could qualify for free flu vaccines from next year. Pharmac has proposed changes, including widening the access criteria to children aged six months to five years, which would take effect from 2027 if it decides to go ahead with them. Pharmac’s director…
Source: Radio New Zealand Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck Supplied/ Heart of the City Auckland’s Heart of the City has been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority to reinstate chief executive Viv Beck on an interim basis. Heart of the City (HOTC) represents more than 15,000 businesses in Auckland’s CBD and receives…
Source: Radio New Zealand Jennah Wootten speaking as the CEO of Aktive, in November 2023. Alan Lee / www.photosport.nz Experienced sports and major events leader Jennah Wootten has been put in charge of the country’s largest women’s code, with Netball New Zealand (NNZ) naming her as its new chief executive. Wootten will take up the…
Source: Radio New Zealand Police saw vehicles that had been broken into, alongside equipment used to siphon fuel. AFP or licensors Two men are due to appear in Tauranga District Court following a fuel theft from a construction site. Police saw vehicles that had been broken into, alongside equipment used to siphon fuel, on Takitimu…
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The opposition says the government’s social housing shake-up is “cruel” and will lead to more evictions of public housing tenants who will be “driven deeper into poverty”. But the finance minister has defended the move, saying it’s about fixing an unfairness where those…
Source: Radio New Zealand Rose-Maree, 23, and Sapphire-Hope, 3, died after a fire tore through their home. Supplied A heartbroken Christchurch family is mourning the loss of a 3-year-old with an infectious smile that lit up a room, and her mother with a heart of gold. Sapphire-Hope Couch, 3, died after a fire tore a…
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Korolev, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, UNSW Sydney It’s been quite a week for Beijing, with back-to-back visits by the leaders of the United States and Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping has had his hands full with hosting duties, gun salutes, photo opportunities and ... <a title="Playing host to Putin and Trump, China sends a message – it’s now in the driver’s seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/playing-host-to-putin-and-trump-china-sends-a-message-its-now-in-the-drivers-seat-283375/" aria-label="Read more about Playing host to Putin and Trump, China sends a message – it’s now in the driver’s seat">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Peng, Lecturer in Accounting, The University of Queensland Saving for a first home is already hard enough. So when a federal budget change appears to make some popular savings strategies less attractive, it is no surprise people are worried. Since last week’s budget, concern has centred ... <a title="This little-known scheme can help first home buyers save thousands more for a deposit, with less tax" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/this-little-known-scheme-can-help-first-home-buyers-save-thousands-more-for-a-deposit-with-less-tax-283278/" aria-label="Read more about This little-known scheme can help first home buyers save thousands more for a deposit, with less tax">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gemma Blackwood, Lecturer, Media, University of Tasmania Angry, twisted, macabre: new Australian film director Zoe Pepper has made a film perfectly crafted to meet the heated debates about Australia’s housing affordability crisis. Birthright darkly satirises the intergenerational conflict between boomer parents and ageing millennial children – two ... <a title="New film Birthright is a biting, relatable satire on Australia’s housing affordability crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/new-film-birthright-is-a-biting-relatable-satire-on-australias-housing-affordability-crisis-282257/" aria-label="Read more about New film Birthright is a biting, relatable satire on Australia’s housing affordability crisis">Read more</a>
Source: Radio New Zealand David Nyika will headline a Duco card on 8 August in an IBF cruiserweight world title eliminator with New Zealand-born Australian Floyd Masson. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Kiwi boxer David Nyika is relieved to have a more tangible fight on his hands. The Olympic medalist was forced from the ring and thrust into…
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Jakob, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University CSIRO has told staff it will cut 92 positions in its environment unit – just days after the Australian government boosted funding to the national science agency by A$387 million. Our ... <a title="CSIRO is cutting climate science jobs. This is what’s at stake for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/csiro-is-cutting-climate-science-jobs-this-is-whats-at-stake-for-australia-283370/" aria-label="Read more about CSIRO is cutting climate science jobs. This is what’s at stake for Australia">Read more</a>
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Alexander Robertson Roadside drug tests are rolling out nationwide, as the government aims to crack down on impaired drivers. The new tests could detect THC, methamphetamine, MDMA and cocaine. Transport Minister Chris Bishop said around 30 percent of road deaths involved an impairing drug. “If you take drugs and…