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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Unsplash – Josh Olalde Pasifika people continue to have the highest unemployment rate out of any ethnic group in Aotearoa. Unemployment figures released Wednesday show an 11.9 percent unemployment rate for Pasifika in the first quarter of 2026, compared to a national rate of 5.3 percent. For Pasifika, it is ... <a title="Pasifika unemployment rate remains highest in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/pasifika-unemployment-rate-remains-highest-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Pasifika unemployment rate remains highest in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / Hush Naidoo Jade After 19 months of bargaining and several strikes, senior doctors have ratified a pay agreement with Health NZ. Ninety-four percent of members of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists had endorsed the offer in an indicative ballot this week. Te Whatu Ora said it would affect ... <a title="Senior doctors settle pay claim after 19 months of rancour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/senior-doctors-settle-pay-claim-after-19-months-of-rancour/" aria-label="Read more about Senior doctors settle pay claim after 19 months of rancour">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi News this week that the High Court at Auckland had ruled against ANZ in a class action over breaches of the Consumer Contract and Credit Finance Act was the latest move in a long-running saga. But considering that no customers were left out of pocket by the ... <a title="ANZ customers underpaid their mortgages – so why are they set to get a payout?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/anz-customers-underpaid-their-mortgages-so-why-are-they-set-to-get-a-payout/" aria-label="Read more about ANZ customers underpaid their mortgages – so why are they set to get a payout?">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi TVNZ has been found in breach of broadcasting standards in its reporting of US President Donald Trump’s supposed comments after the arrest of the man alleged to have shot conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In a press release by the Broadcasting Standards Authority, it said it upheld three ... <a title="TVNZ found in breach of broadcasting standards over Trump report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/tvnz-found-in-breach-of-broadcasting-standards-over-trump-report/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ found in breach of broadcasting standards over Trump report">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Luke Metcalf has played twice at five-eighth for the Warriors in 2026. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport Reports Warriors half Luke Metcalf is seeking reassurance about his future role are being met with no comment from the club. Metcalf, 27, was a key re-signing over the summer – extending his stay at Mt Smart ... <a title="NRL: Luke Metcalf’s management seeking clarification of Warriors role – reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/nrl-luke-metcalfs-management-seeking-clarification-of-warriors-role-reports/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: Luke Metcalf’s management seeking clarification of Warriors role – reports">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brendon and Trina Cole were found dead at a rural property in Ruatiti last December. SUPPLIED A 30-year-old is facing murder charges in relation to the December deaths of Brendon and Trina Cole. The bodies of 56-year-old Brendon Leigh Cole and 54-year-old Trina Michelle Cole were found at a rural property ... <a title="Man charged with mudering Ruatiti couple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/man-charged-with-mudering-ruatiti-couple/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged with mudering Ruatiti couple">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Urgent, decisive action is needed on how communities will pay for the costs of adapting to climate change, a major new report says. Climate-driven severe weather events were already causing “long-lasting hurt, grief and fear”, and tens of thousands more people would likely be exposed to hazards by 2050, the Climate ... <a title="Climate Change Commission report urges ‘decisive’ action as major risks loom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/climate-change-commission-report-urges-decisive-action-as-major-risks-loom/" aria-label="Read more about Climate Change Commission report urges ‘decisive’ action as major risks loom">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Public Health Summer School – Otago University Youthline says it is undertaking an average of three emergency interventions a day, up from one a week five years ago. On Wednesday, the helpline released a new report that found young people are facing a perfect storm of mental health distress, rising living ... <a title="Collaborative approach needed to fix the mental health crisis for young people – Youthline" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/collaborative-approach-needed-to-fix-the-mental-health-crisis-for-young-people-youthline/" aria-label="Read more about Collaborative approach needed to fix the mental health crisis for young people – Youthline">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Santana Minerals CEO Damien Spring who says Cromwell is well placed to benefit from the mine. RNZ / Katie Todd The company behind the Bendigo‑Ophir gold project in Central Otago has received Overseas Investment Office consent to purchase the land required to progress the development. It’s a project that has faced ... <a title="Santana clears OIO hurdle for Central Otago gold project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/santana-clears-oio-hurdle-for-central-otago-gold-project/" aria-label="Read more about Santana clears OIO hurdle for Central Otago gold project">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Several edits have been made to this story for clarity and to include the developer’s reply on claims kiwi are present in the area. A developer is calling on the Upper Hutt City Council to let it build what it believes to be a crucial road, so it can construct 1600 ... <a title="Developer seeks to build road through Silverstream Spur, construct 1600 homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/developer-seeks-to-build-road-through-silverstream-spur-construct-1600-homes/" aria-label="Read more about Developer seeks to build road through Silverstream Spur, construct 1600 homes">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Bunting, Senior Lecturer in Quantitative British Politics and Co-director of The Elections Centre, University of Exeter Voters are casting their ballots in elections to 136 English local authorities, the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Senedd. For most, it’s the first opportunity to cast a ballot since ... <a title="Election day in the UK: what to look out for – and when we’ll know the results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/election-day-in-the-uk-what-to-look-out-for-and-when-well-know-the-results-282179/" aria-label="Read more about Election day in the UK: what to look out for – and when we’ll know the results">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chloe Brimicombe, Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate Science, University of Oxford Sir David Attenborough has mastered the craft of storytelling. He has undoubtedly inspired generations of people around the globe to love and care for the natural world. And in doing so, he’s become one of the most recognisable ... <a title="As David Attenborough turns 100, four experts explore his legacy, from science to storytelling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/as-david-attenborough-turns-100-four-experts-explore-his-legacy-from-science-to-storytelling-279275/" aria-label="Read more about As David Attenborough turns 100, four experts explore his legacy, from science to storytelling">Read more</a>
