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May 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Garton, Senior Research Fellow in Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau 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% of packaged food products on ... <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-281217/" 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 “Proof that God exists,” enthused one review of Grace, the 1994 debut record from prodigious singer-songwriter Jeff Buckley, which David Bowie once called “the best album ever made”. Despite the rave reception to what is now widely regarded as a classic, Grace underperformed on the US charts. Sony and Columbia Records ... <a title="Jeff Buckley doco humanises the man beyond the tortured myth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/jeff-buckley-doco-humanises-the-man-beyond-the-tortured-myth/" aria-label="Read more about Jeff Buckley doco humanises the man beyond the tortured myth">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Five-eighths Ronald Volkman and Chanel Harris-Tavita will face off, when Parramatta Eels host NZ Warriors. RNZ/Photosport NRL: NZ Warriors v Parramatta Eels 7.30pm Saturday, 2 May CommBank Stadium, Sydney Live blog updates on RNZ With a bye week looming near on the horizon, the NZ Warriors must beware the ‘banana skin’ ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors v Parramatta Eels – what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/nrl-nz-warriors-v-parramatta-eels-what-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors v Parramatta Eels – what you need to know">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Hurricanes will host the Crusaders in the capital on Friday night. Photosport With Super Rugby Pacific competition energised by the success of ‘Super Round’, we head towards the business end of the season. The Hurricanes continue to set the pace and face a true test of their title credentials, when ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific preview: David Havili’s 150th, Auckland rivalry loses spice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/super-rugby-pacific-preview-david-havilis-150th-auckland-rivalry-loses-spice/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific preview: David Havili’s 150th, Auckland rivalry loses spice">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sophie Hurley’s taking her business Honest Wolf on a journey across the road, after buying the town’s vintage motel. RNZ/Carol Stiles A Turakina Valley farmer hopes to turn Hunterville into the shopfront of the North Island wool industry. Sophie Hurley says there’s plenty of life in the 1970s motel on the ... <a title="Sheep farmer Sophie Hurley breathing new life into vintage Hunterville motel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/sheep-farmer-sophie-hurley-breathing-new-life-into-vintage-hunterville-motel/" aria-label="Read more about Sheep farmer Sophie Hurley breathing new life into vintage Hunterville motel">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Herenga Waka law lecturer Dr Luke Fitzmaurice-Brown. Supplied Documents filed with the Waitangi Tribunal have revealed the proposed changes which would set government obligations to the Treaty to no higher standard than to simply “take into account” across nine Acts. Senior Lecturer in Law at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University ... <a title="‘As damaging as the Treaty Principles Bill’: Proposed changes to Treaty clauses revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/as-damaging-as-the-treaty-principles-bill-proposed-changes-to-treaty-clauses-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about ‘As damaging as the Treaty Principles Bill’: Proposed changes to Treaty clauses revealed">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Melbourne Storm coach Craig Bellamy has his temperature checked, during the Covid-19 era. CREDIT: Photosport. PHOTOSPORT NRL club the Melbourne Storm have revealed head coach Craig Bellamy has been diagnosed with a form of neurodegenerative disorder. In a statement on its website, the Storm said Bellamy had been undergoing a series ... <a title="NRL: Storm reveal health concern for head coach Craig Bellamy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/nrl-storm-reveal-health-concern-for-head-coach-craig-bellamy/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: Storm reveal health concern for head coach Craig Bellamy">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A rural community in Central Hawke’s Bay is reeling, after flooding wiped out fencing, culverts, winter crops, roads and even animals. About 240 millimetres of rain fell in the area of Omakere and Kairakau in just 30 hours from early morning on Tuesday, 21 April, which locals say was worse than ... <a title="Flood damage ‘real kick in the guts’ for rural Hawke’s Bay community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/flood-damage-real-kick-in-the-guts-for-rural-hawkes-bay-community/" aria-label="Read more about Flood damage ‘real kick in the guts’ for rural Hawke’s Bay community">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Property values lifted slightly in April, says data firm Cotality, but any strength in the market will likely be challenged in the coming months. According to Cotality’s data, the national median value of $809,101 was 0.1 percent up in the month and 0.6 higher than in January, but still 16.8 ... <a title="Property prices rise – but for how long?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/property-prices-rise-but-for-how-long/" aria-label="Read more about Property prices rise – but for how long?">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A massive new complex of 297 apartments is the latest build-to-rent development to be completed in Auckland. RNZ / Felix Walton A massive new complex of 297 apartments is the latest build-to-rent development to be completed in Auckland, and one of the country’s largest. Economists say the model is taking off ... <a title="Build-to-rent apartments on the rise, as massive new complex opens in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/build-to-rent-apartments-on-the-rise-as-massive-new-complex-opens-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Build-to-rent apartments on the rise, as massive new complex opens in Auckland">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand About eight firefighters put out the blaze. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Firefighters were called to a house on fire in Christchurch on Friday morning. Fire and Emergency said one person who reported the fire at about 4.20am was inside the one-storey home when it started, but they got out safely. About ... <a title="Early morning house fire in Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/early-morning-house-fire-in-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Early morning house fire in Christchurch">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Te Pāti Māori president, Che Wilson. Supplied / Aukaha The Council of Sikh Affairs says it was pleasantly surprised by an apology from former Te Pāti Māori president Che Wilson for his involvement in a controversial haka. The haka was performed at the Tainui Regional Kapa Haka competition earlier this ... <a title="Che Wilson apologises to Sikh community after controversial haka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/che-wilson-apologises-to-sikh-community-after-controversial-haka/" aria-label="Read more about Che Wilson apologises to Sikh community after controversial haka">Read more</a>
