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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters and Donald Trump. Mark Papalii / RNZ / Jim Watson / AFP The United States has invited New Zealand to join forces with a number of other countries to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The vital shipping route has beenlargely shut since the beginning of the Middle East war. ... <a title="US invites NZ to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/us-invites-nz-to-help-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz/" aria-label="Read more about US invites NZ to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When comedian Guy Montgomery calls, he’s sitting in a chair near the food court of a Sydney shopping centre. His in-laws are visiting, helping his partner, actor Chelsie Preston Crayford, with their eight-month-old baby. Along with his stepdaughter Olive, there isn’t much quiet space at home. Luckily, the shopping centre has ... <a title="Guy Montgomery went from lazy school student to hosting a TV spelling bee across two countries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/guy-montgomery-went-from-lazy-school-student-to-hosting-a-tv-spelling-bee-across-two-countries/" aria-label="Read more about Guy Montgomery went from lazy school student to hosting a TV spelling bee across two countries">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly An Auckland man has admitted spray-painting anti-Indian graffiti near a school, in an incident that caused alarm in the community. The message last month incited violence against the Indian community and was spotted near Papatoetoe Central School. The 61-year-old has applied for permanent name suppression in part ... <a title="Name suppression sought for offender in anti-Indian graffiti case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/name-suppression-sought-for-offender-in-anti-indian-graffiti-case/" aria-label="Read more about Name suppression sought for offender in anti-Indian graffiti case">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby Callaway, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University Amid major reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), unveiled last week, NDIS minister Mark Butler announced the government’s plans to commission supported ... <a title="What do the proposed NDIS changes mean for people with disability living in supported accommodation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/what-do-the-proposed-ndis-changes-mean-for-people-with-disability-living-in-supported-accommodation-281326/" aria-label="Read more about What do the proposed NDIS changes mean for people with disability living in supported accommodation?">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Consumption of ultra-processed foods – including soft drinks, snacks and ready meals – is growing worldwide, despite evidence they are unhealthy. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) make up about 70 percent of packaged food products on supermarket shelves, and even more in convenience stores. In our new research, we explore how companies that ... <a title="How unhealthy ultra‑processed foods are designed and marketed to make us crave them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/how-unhealthy-ultra-processed-foods-are-designed-and-marketed-to-make-us-crave-them/" aria-label="Read more about How unhealthy ultra‑processed foods are designed and marketed to make us crave them">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Roger Randle, will not be joining Munster, by mutual agreement. Clay Cross Irish rugby club Munster has confirmed that New Zealand coach Roger Randle will no longer be joining the team’s coaching staff after all parties mutually agreed not to proceed with the appointment. The long-serving Chiefs assistant coach announced last ... <a title="Roger Randle’s move to coach rugby in Ireland off after old allegations resurface" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/roger-randles-move-to-coach-rugby-in-ireland-off-after-old-allegations-resurface/" aria-label="Read more about Roger Randle’s move to coach rugby in Ireland off after old allegations resurface">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Internet outage on 1 May 2026. screenshot / OneNZ One NZ internet customers are experiencing outages across the country. It said the issue was under investigation. The South Island and the lower North Island were experiencing the outages heavily, with Christchurch and Wellington listing the most outages on One NZ’s outage ... <a title="One NZ issue causing widespread internet outage across entire South, parts of North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/one-nz-issue-causing-widespread-internet-outage-across-entire-south-parts-of-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about One NZ issue causing widespread internet outage across entire South, parts of North Island">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Through ANZ Loop, ANZ customers will earn cash back automatically on eligible purchases. AFP ANZ is offering a new type of rewards programme for customers, but one marketing expert says shoppers should make sure it works for them. Through ANZ Loop, ANZ customers will earn cash back automatically on eligible purchases ... <a title="ANZ launches new cashback programme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/anz-launches-new-cashback-programme/" aria-label="Read more about ANZ launches new cashback programme">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When the small South Island town of Timaru and its cluster of US doctors hit the front page of the Wall Street Journal last week, it highlighted New Zealand’s dependence on overseas doctors, particularly in rural and regional parts of the country. It is not just Americans – New Zealand has ... <a title="Why American doctors are flocking to Timaru" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/why-american-doctors-are-flocking-to-timaru/" aria-label="Read more about Why American doctors are flocking to Timaru">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The hike of almost 65 percent from the current $8200 an hour kicks in from Friday. Samuel Rillstone The cost of calling out an air ambulance helicopter is skyrocketing to over $13,000 an hour – and not because of Iran war fuel price rises. The hike of almost 65 percent from ... <a title="Cost of helicopter ambulance callouts to increase almost 65% for third party customers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/cost-of-helicopter-ambulance-callouts-to-increase-almost-65-for-third-party-customers/" aria-label="Read more about Cost of helicopter ambulance callouts to increase almost 65% for third party customers">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP Business travellers are among those reducing their visits to regions due to Air New Zealand ditching some flights, an expert says. More cutbacks to flights came to light on Thursday after Nelson mayor Nick Smith and Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford posted about them on social media. In a ... <a title="Nelson among regions needing to retain ‘critical’ Air New Zealand flights – tourism boss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/nelson-among-regions-needing-to-retain-critical-air-new-zealand-flights-tourism-boss/" aria-label="Read more about Nelson among regions needing to retain ‘critical’ Air New Zealand flights – tourism boss">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Watching members of the Auckland Table Tennis Association whip balls across the nets as they rally for points against their opponents on a typical weekday evening is an exhausting exercise. Indeed, it’s hard to keep up with the frenetic activity in Epsom, as players of all ages ping balls in every ... <a title="Rallying behind the future of table tennis in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/rallying-behind-the-future-of-table-tennis-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Rallying behind the future of table tennis in New Zealand">Read more</a>
