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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand s] The cyclist has since been freed and taken to hospital with serious injuries. RNZ / REECE BAKER Glenmore Street in central Wellington is closed after a cyclist was trapped beneath a car this morning. Emergency services were called to the crash which happened between the the street’s intersections with Kilmister ... <a title="Wellington street closed after cyclist trapped under car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/wellington-street-closed-after-cyclist-trapped-under-car/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington street closed after cyclist trapped under car">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janne Torkkola, PhD Student, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University If you travel around Australia, you will find an incredible diversity of lizards. The three-toed snake-tooth skink (Saiphos reticulatus), for example, is a peculiarly long and stumpy legged reptile that burrows in rainforest and is covered ... <a title="Why are there so many lizards in Australia? The ancient climate holds a clue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/why-are-there-so-many-lizards-in-australia-the-ancient-climate-holds-a-clue-282708/" aria-label="Read more about Why are there so many lizards in Australia? The ancient climate holds a clue">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Nawaz, Project Lead, Australian Climate Accountability Project at the UNSW Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW Sydney Australia’s High Court will today hear its first ever climate case. It could have real implications for fossil fuel producers across the country. The nation’s highest court has been asked ... <a title="Should emissions from coal burned overseas be considered in Australian mine approvals? For the first time, the High Court will decide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/should-emissions-from-coal-burned-overseas-be-considered-in-australian-mine-approvals-for-the-first-time-the-high-court-will-decide-281343/" aria-label="Read more about Should emissions from coal burned overseas be considered in Australian mine approvals? For the first time, the High Court will decide">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simone Marino, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Education; Adjunct Research Fellow, Social Ageing (SAGE) Futures Lab, Edith Cowan University Every Friday morning in a community hall near Fremantle, something quietly extraordinary happens. Chairs are arranged in a rough semicircle. Someone has brought a tray of biscotti from ... <a title="‘This is where she comes alive’: for ageing migrants, community choirs are more than music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/this-is-where-she-comes-alive-for-ageing-migrants-community-choirs-are-more-than-music-280467/" aria-label="Read more about ‘This is where she comes alive’: for ageing migrants, community choirs are more than music">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Thompson, Senior Lecturer in Plant Biochemistry, University of Westminster Researchers at MIT have suggested that rice seeds can hear the sound of rain, according to a new study. MIT calls it “the first direct evidence that plant seeds and seedlings can sense sounds in nature”. Perhaps ... <a title="Can plants hear? Latest research offers new insights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/can-plants-hear-latest-research-offers-new-insights-282178/" aria-label="Read more about Can plants hear? Latest research offers new insights">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, the Māori queen, with Prince William at Windsor Castle in London. Supplied Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, the Māori queen, has met with Prince William at Windsor Castle in London. They discussed “a range of global topics”, a ... <a title="Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po meets Prince William at Windsor Castle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/maori-queen-te-arikinui-kuini-nga-wai-hono-i-te-po-meets-prince-william-at-windsor-castle/" aria-label="Read more about Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po meets Prince William at Windsor Castle">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitch Barnett of the Warriors. PHOTOSPORT The Warriors co-captain Mitch Barnett is one of four players returning from injury for the NRL Magic Round clash against the Brisbane Broncos, but Luke Metcalf has been left out of the squad. Metcalf was given permission yesterday by the Warriors management to talk to ... <a title="Mitch Barnett returns for Warriors for Magic Round clash, but no Luke Metcalf" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/mitch-barnett-returns-for-warriors-for-magic-round-clash-but-no-luke-metcalf/" aria-label="Read more about Mitch Barnett returns for Warriors for Magic Round clash, but no Luke Metcalf">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Dickinson, Lecturer in Politics, University of Exeter Between 2016 and 2024 the UK saw four changes of prime minister by way of a party leadership contest. In that time, even casual observers became familiar with the dramatic process that the Conservative Party uses to topple one ... <a title="Ousting Keir Starmer is harder than it looks – party rules mean he can choose to keep fighting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/ousting-keir-starmer-is-harder-than-it-looks-party-rules-mean-he-can-choose-to-keep-fighting-282683/" aria-label="Read more about Ousting Keir Starmer is harder than it looks – party rules mean he can choose to keep fighting">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University New Zealanders like to think of themselves as an uncomplicated lot. So straightforward, in fact, that successful completion of a short test can determine one’s fitness to become a Kiwi. At least, that’s the plan ... <a title="Kiwi or not to be: can a citizenship test really measure what it means to be a New Zealander?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/kiwi-or-not-to-be-can-a-citizenship-test-really-measure-what-it-means-to-be-a-new-zealander-282704/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi or not to be: can a citizenship test really measure what it means to be a New Zealander?">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Looking for some diversion from the news cycle? RNZ’s new Life newsletter, which launches this weekend, has everything you need. The Life newsletter brings together a handpicked selection of RNZ’s best lifestyle and entertainment content – from interviews, features and recipes to photo albums, videos and podcasts – delivered straight to ... <a title="Get more Life in your weekend with RNZ’s latest newsletter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/get-more-life-in-your-weekend-with-rnzs-latest-newsletter/" aria-label="Read more about Get more Life in your weekend with RNZ’s latest newsletter">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stuart Davies says with McCain’s shutting up shop he’s looking at scaling down by cutting one worker and possibly selling one of his spraying machines. RNZ / Alexa Cook A group of Hawke’s Bay growers is looking at whether it could take over the McCain vegetable processing factory and save the ... <a title="Hawke’s Bay growers mull McCain takeover bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/hawkes-bay-growers-mull-mccain-takeover-bid/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s Bay growers mull McCain takeover bid">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Member of the jury Scottish screenwriter Paul Laverty arrives on stage during the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film “La Venus electrique” (The Electric Kiss) at the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. SAMEER AL-DOUMY / AFP Hollywood should be ashamed of the way it has treated stars ... <a title="‘Shame on Hollywood’: Cannes-winning writer rails at stance on Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/shame-on-hollywood-cannes-winning-writer-rails-at-stance-on-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shame on Hollywood’: Cannes-winning writer rails at stance on Gaza">Read more</a>
