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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Boeing Dreamliner 787-9, from the Air New Zealand fleet. Supplied/ Air NZ Air New Zealand says it’s expecting a full-year loss of between $340m and $390m due to the soaring cost of jet fuel. The airline expected fuel costs in the second half of its financial year to be $980m, ... <a title="Air New Zealand expecting full-year loss of nearly $400m due to jet fuel costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/air-new-zealand-expecting-full-year-loss-of-nearly-400m-due-to-jet-fuel-costs/" aria-label="Read more about Air New Zealand expecting full-year loss of nearly $400m due to jet fuel costs">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The slip is blocking the road near the Eight Mile Creek Bridge and has closed State Highway 6 and upper Buller Road. NZTA State Highway 6 and the upper Buller Gorge Road which straddles the West Coast and Tasman regions is closed on Thursday morning because of a large slip. The ... <a title="Slip closes State Highway 6, upper Buller Gorge Road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/slip-closes-state-highway-6-upper-buller-gorge-road/" aria-label="Read more about Slip closes State Highway 6, upper Buller Gorge Road">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mark Smythe, a New Zealand-born composer based in Los Angeles, has died during a hiking trip over the weekend. His sister Kate Ward-Smythe said in a post on social media, that he collapsed and passed away suddenly whilst hiking with friends on Mount Wilson in LA, on Saturday. Sign up for ... <a title="NZ-born composer Mark Smythe dies suddenly on hiking trip at 53" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/nz-born-composer-mark-smythe-dies-suddenly-on-hiking-trip-at-53/" aria-label="Read more about NZ-born composer Mark Smythe dies suddenly on hiking trip at 53">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some studies suggest that the retirement-age pay gap between vocational training and university graduates has closed, but New Zealand still holds the academic path in higher esteem. RNZ / Robin Martin University entrance has long been the gold standard result from our schools – but there’s hope that planned changes will ... <a title="How can we catch the lost students?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/how-can-we-catch-the-lost-students/" aria-label="Read more about How can we catch the lost students?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ihsan Badshah, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Auckland University of Technology Across New Zealand and Australia, the impacts of a warming climate have been slowly changing how investors weigh up risk and returns. Both countries have been experiencing more extreme events such as floods and bushfires, all while ... <a title="Climate risk is changing where investors put their money – even as NZ relaxes disclosure rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/climate-risk-is-changing-where-investors-put-their-money-even-as-nz-relaxes-disclosure-rules-282038/" aria-label="Read more about Climate risk is changing where investors put their money – even as NZ relaxes disclosure rules">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Lachman, Director, Zone Learning & Professor, Digital Media, Toronto Metropolitan University A billboard tries to sell you something. So does a used car salesman. But no matter how smooth the pitch, you’re quite aware of the profit motive, and you can walk away at any time. ... <a title="Is your AI chatbot manipulating you? Subtly reshaping your opinions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/is-your-ai-chatbot-manipulating-you-subtly-reshaping-your-opinions-280800/" aria-label="Read more about Is your AI chatbot manipulating you? Subtly reshaping your opinions?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Thanks to an international network formed by three Ryans in New York three years ago, groups now party at Rytoberfest, chat in WhatsApp groups, and will soon attempt a new world record at RyanCon. When New Zealander Ryan Mitchell discovered the Ryan Meet Up Instagram page a few weeks ago, attending ... <a title="Are you a Ryan keen to meet other Ryans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/are-you-a-ryan-keen-to-meet-other-ryans/" aria-label="Read more about Are you a Ryan keen to meet other Ryans?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The two-vehicle crash happened at about 7.15pm on Wednesday. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A person has died and two others have been seriously injured in a crash on the Te Puke Highway. The two-vehicle crash happened between Bell Road and Poplar Lane about 7.15pm on Wednesday. The road is open. ... <a title="Person killed in Bay of Plenty crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/person-killed-in-bay-of-plenty-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Person killed in Bay of Plenty crash">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dylan Barford died of accidental methamphetamine toxicity, a Coroner ruled. (File photo) Supplied / NZ Police Auckland man Dylan Barford’s body lay undiscovered near a motorway off-ramp for almost three weeks after he was reported missing and his family want to know why he wasn’t found sooner. The body of Dylan ... <a title="Family of Dylan Barford, whose body lay undiscovered near motorway for weeks, want to know how he wasn’t found sooner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/family-of-dylan-barford-whose-body-lay-undiscovered-near-motorway-for-weeks-want-to-know-how-he-wasnt-found-sooner/" aria-label="Read more about Family of Dylan Barford, whose body lay undiscovered near motorway for weeks, want to know how he wasn’t found sooner">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Interislander ferry berthed in Picton. RNZ / Samantha Gee It is clear that many people in Marlborough just want to see work get underway on the port redevelopment ahead of the new ferries arriving, after years of disrupted services. The Marlborough District Council is seeking feedback on whether to lend ... <a title="Marlborough residents keen to see port redevelopment get underway after years of disruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/marlborough-residents-keen-to-see-port-redevelopment-get-underway-after-years-of-disruption/" aria-label="Read more about Marlborough residents keen to see port redevelopment get underway after years of disruption">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stephen James, nurse manager at Wellington’s high dependency unit. RNZ / Kate Green Staff at Wellington Hospital say they could do with a hundred more beds, but the year-old High Dependency Unit has gone some way to easing the bottleneck. The unit has 12 beds for people too sick for the ... <a title="High Dependency Unit at Wellington Hospital helps ease bottleneck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/high-dependency-unit-at-wellington-hospital-helps-ease-bottleneck/" aria-label="Read more about High Dependency Unit at Wellington Hospital helps ease bottleneck">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Law Society says an immigration bill extending search powers and curtailing appeal rights should not proceed in its current form. RNZ Submissions on legislation highlight fears about compliance powers, appeal rights Law Society said its views were not properly represented in regulatory impact statements Lawyer questions how staff will identify ... <a title="Immigration NZ could ‘demand identification papers from everyone’ says civil liberties group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/immigration-nz-could-demand-identification-papers-from-everyone-says-civil-liberties-group/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration NZ could ‘demand identification papers from everyone’ says civil liberties group">Read more</a>
