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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The seven-person fast-track panel, headed by Matthew Muir KC (centre). RNZ / Katie Todd An Otago vineyard-owner says a proposed gold mine in the Dunstan Hills could ruin the region’s reputation for the best pinot noir in the world, inflicting “terminal damage” on his business. Appearing before a fast-track panel considering ... <a title="Proposed gold mine will ruin Otago’s reputation for world’s best pinot noir – vineyard owner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/proposed-gold-mine-will-ruin-otagos-reputation-for-worlds-best-pinot-noir-vineyard-owner/" aria-label="Read more about Proposed gold mine will ruin Otago’s reputation for world’s best pinot noir – vineyard owner">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Albert Street by Ezra Ruka taken on 23 January 2026 at Festival One, Hartford Farm, Karapiro. Shot for Festival OneEzra Ruka/FromThePit Coast Arcade November 2025 at Last Place, Hamilton.Brad Miller/FromThePit Delaney Davidson March 2025 at Q Theatre, Auckland.Dave Simpson/FromThePit Dragon August 2025 at The Biggest Pub Gig In The World, Spark ... <a title="Edgy, raw: New Zealand musicians captured live in pictures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/edgy-raw-new-zealand-musicians-captured-live-in-pictures/" aria-label="Read more about Edgy, raw: New Zealand musicians captured live in pictures">Read more</a>
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May 1, 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 grieving Northland mother has told a Coroner’s inquest she hopes no other family has to suffer the pain of losing a child on a school ... <a title="Teen killed in Whangārei’s Abbey Caves had concerns about trip, grieving mother says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/teen-killed-in-whangareis-abbey-caves-had-concerns-about-trip-grieving-mother-says/" aria-label="Read more about Teen killed in Whangārei’s Abbey Caves had concerns about trip, grieving mother says">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Construction remained the leading industry for company liquidations. RNZ / Nate McKinnon More companies went into liquidation in March 2026 than in any other March since 2015, new data shows. Centrix’s latest update showed 3023 liquidations in the year to March. In the month, there were 286 company liquidations and 308 ... <a title="Worst March month for liquidations in 11 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/worst-march-month-for-liquidations-in-11-years/" aria-label="Read more about Worst March month for liquidations in 11 years">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Composite image Analysis – National MPs say the coalition is stable, even as they criticise Foreign Minister Winston Peters for releasing emails without notifying the prime minister. It is the latest in a series of fractures between the coalition parties that have been slowly expanding into cracks. The question ... <a title="National insists coalition is stable, even as cracks begin to show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/national-insists-coalition-is-stable-even-as-cracks-begin-to-show/" aria-label="Read more about National insists coalition is stable, even as cracks begin to show">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cervical cancer survivor Jen Jewell. RNZ / Kate Green Cervical cancer survivor Jen Jewell says she is one of the lucky ones – at least, if you can call anyone diagnosed with cancer “lucky”. Speaking to a packed room at Parliament on Thursday morning, at the launch of the Cancer Society’s ... <a title="Cancer Society calls on politicians for fully-funded cervical screening ahead of election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/cancer-society-calls-on-politicians-for-fully-funded-cervical-screening-ahead-of-election/" aria-label="Read more about Cancer Society calls on politicians for fully-funded cervical screening ahead of election">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pūkenga only opened a new NorthTec campus at Ngāwhā, near Kaikohe, in 2023, but it’s now scaling back courses across the region as part of a de-merger. Peter de Graaf The Tertiary Education Union (TEU) is trying to retain a single collective agreement for all polytechnics despite the dissolution of ... <a title="Union wants one employment agreement for polytechs despite dissolution of national institute" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/union-wants-one-employment-agreement-for-polytechs-despite-dissolution-of-national-institute/" aria-label="Read more about Union wants one employment agreement for polytechs despite dissolution of national institute">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 3. Supplied/NZTA Taranaki patients requiring surgery at Waikato Hospital have been facing gruelling road trips home due to the closure of State Highway 3. A massive slip closed the Awakino Gorge on SH3 on 18 April. It was scheduled to reopen on Saturday 2 May to single-lane escorted traffic. ... <a title="State Highway 3 closure forces Taranaki patients into grueling post-op road trips" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/state-highway-3-closure-forces-taranaki-patients-into-grueling-post-op-road-trips/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 3 closure forces Taranaki patients into grueling post-op road trips">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford says he is going in to bat for his local community to get support from the central government on the repair and restoration of Mauao – which he says is iconic for all of New ... <a title="Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford to ask government for Mt Maunganui restoration funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/bay-of-plenty-mp-tom-rutherford-to-ask-government-for-mt-maunganui-restoration-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Bay of Plenty MP Tom Rutherford to ask government for Mt Maunganui restoration funding">Read more</a>
