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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand sailor Blair Tuke at the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona, Spain, 13 October, 2024. Photosport Three-time America’s Cup winner Blair Tuke won’t be a part of the on-water crew for next week’s America’s Cup preliminary regatta in Sardinia. Tuke, who won the cup in 2017, 2021 and 2024, will ... <a title="Blair Tuke moves off the boat for America’s Cup preliminary regatta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/blair-tuke-moves-off-the-boat-for-americas-cup-preliminary-regatta/" aria-label="Read more about Blair Tuke moves off the boat for America’s Cup preliminary regatta">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Independent music festival The Others Way won’t be returning this year, with no plans to ever come back. “We know how sad this will make a lot of people, and none sadder than us,” organisers Banished Music said in a statement posted to social media on Wednesday morning. The annual festival ... <a title="The Others Way festival won’t be coming back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/the-others-way-festival-wont-be-coming-back/" aria-label="Read more about The Others Way festival won’t be coming back">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ will livestream the Prime Minister’s pre-Budget speech in Auckland that is due to start at 1pm at the top of this page. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is set to give a speech focussing on geopolitics, New Zealand’s role in the world, and the impact it will have on this year’s ... <a title="Watch live: Christopher Luxon on what global chaos means for Budget 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/watch-live-christopher-luxon-on-what-global-chaos-means-for-budget-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Christopher Luxon on what global chaos means for Budget 2026">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AIA insurance building in Takapuna, Auckland. RNZ / Paris Ibell Health and wellbeing insurer AIA has paid out a total of $790 million in claims over the past year, including a 12 percent increase in income protection payouts. Still, total claims paid in 2025 were down 4.7 percent on 2024’s $829.6m, ... <a title="AIA Insurance pays out $790 million in claims in past year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/aia-insurance-pays-out-790-million-in-claims-in-past-year/" aria-label="Read more about AIA Insurance pays out $790 million in claims in past year">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Milford Track. Tess Brunton / RNZ The popular Milford Track was mostly sold out within half-an-hour of bookings opening, with thousands queuing online to secure a spot. There were about 7000 available for the ‘Great Walk’. Last year, the Department of Conservation (DOC) upgraded its online booking system to include a ... <a title="Thousands queue as Milford Track spots book out in minutes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/thousands-queue-as-milford-track-spots-book-out-in-minutes/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands queue as Milford Track spots book out in minutes">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Storme Turany. Pool / Chris Skelton / Stuff The mother of a Canterbury baby that died of catastrophic head injuries has denied any involvement in her son’s death. Soul Turany was less than four months old when he died in 2014. No one has been charged over his death, but police ... <a title="Mother denies any role in baby Soul Turany’s violent death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/mother-denies-any-role-in-baby-soul-turanys-violent-death/" aria-label="Read more about Mother denies any role in baby Soul Turany’s violent death">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There are a number of rules about the legality of raffles. (File photo) 123RF Raffles have long been a popular way to fundraise, but some of them may not be legal. A Christchurch company director was due to be sentenced this month for running the largest ever illegal lottery in New ... <a title="Are small-scale community raffles legal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/are-small-scale-community-raffles-legal/" aria-label="Read more about Are small-scale community raffles legal?">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Somerview Farm’s Campbell Sommerville (left) and Ashburton Forks Catchment group facilitator Will Wright look through a net scoop’s worth of river flora and fauna. RNZ/Anisha Satya Remnant wetlands are hard to come by in Canterbury. Since the mid-1800s, nearly 90 percent of the area’s original natural environment has been lost, according ... <a title="Country Life: The catchment farmers cleaning up our backyard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/country-life-the-catchment-farmers-cleaning-up-our-backyard/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: The catchment farmers cleaning up our backyard">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A view from Nga Tapuwae o Toi walkway. Supplied Whakatane council is looking to restore a walk that is said to capture the essence of the town but with little council funding. Local councils have had expenditures piling up from water services to storm repairs and now a planned rates cap ... <a title="Whakatane’s mission to restore a ‘national treasure’ with little funds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/whakatanes-mission-to-restore-a-national-treasure-with-little-funds/" aria-label="Read more about Whakatane’s mission to restore a ‘national treasure’ with little funds">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Mayor Andrew Little. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington’s mayor has told a review panel “it is not your role” to consider whether the Golden Mile project to revamp transport in a corridor of the central city offers value for money. In a council briefing on Tuesday, Andrew Little said he ... <a title="Andrew Little tells review panel it’s not their role to look at Golden Mile cost efficiency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/andrew-little-tells-review-panel-its-not-their-role-to-look-at-golden-mile-cost-efficiency/" aria-label="Read more about Andrew Little tells review panel it’s not their role to look at Golden Mile cost efficiency">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A file photo of the Waikato Exporessway. RNZ / Nick Monro A Fulton Hogan employee has died in a crash while helping with a stranded vehicle on the Waikato Expressway. The company confirmed the employee was killed in a crash on Tuesday at 7am on State Highway 1, near Te Kauwhata. ... <a title="Fulton Hogan employee killed while helping with stranded vehicle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/fulton-hogan-employee-killed-while-helping-with-stranded-vehicle/" aria-label="Read more about Fulton Hogan employee killed while helping with stranded vehicle">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Daniel Hillier at the New Zealand Open which he won at Millbrook Resort, Queenstown, 1 March 2026. www.photosport.nz New Zealander Daniel Hillier will follow out Masters champion Rory McIlroy when he tees off in his first PGA Championship on Friday morning (NZT). Hillier will play alongside Americans Ryan Vermeer and Max ... <a title="Daniel Hillier to follow out Rory McIlroy at PGA Championship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/daniel-hillier-to-follow-out-rory-mcilroy-at-pga-championship/" aria-label="Read more about Daniel Hillier to follow out Rory McIlroy at PGA Championship">Read more</a>
