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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Fitzpatrick, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University As Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to hand down another federal budget, attention is once again turning to one of Canberra’s most tightly controlled democratic traditions: the budget lock-up. For decades, journalists from legacy media organisations have gathered in a secure room, ... <a title="How the federal budget became unlocked – and allowed the digital world in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/how-the-federal-budget-became-unlocked-and-allowed-the-digital-world-in-282357/" aria-label="Read more about How the federal budget became unlocked – and allowed the digital world in">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand author:lillian_hanly] Oriini Kaipara has confirmed her loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting statements were made to different media outlets. VNP/Phil Smith Oriini Kaipara has confirmed her loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting statements were made by her spokesperson to different media outlets, as the party announces it will make ... <a title="Oriini Kaipara confirms loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/oriini-kaipara-confirms-loyalty-to-te-pati-maori-after-conflicting-reports/" aria-label="Read more about Oriini Kaipara confirms loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting reports">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Powerlines on a cloudy sky RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Power was cut off in several parts of Cambridge, in the Waipā District, after a car hit a power pole. Emergency services were called to the crash on Cambridge Road shortly before 2.30am on Tuesday. Police said there were no reports of ... <a title="Car hits power pole cutting electricity around Cambridge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/car-hits-power-pole-cutting-electricity-around-cambridge/" aria-label="Read more about Car hits power pole cutting electricity around Cambridge">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Museum’s tohunga expert weavers’ advisory group, Taumata Māreikura, is analysing the cloak. Supplied / Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum The return of a centuries-old Māori warrior’s cloak to Aotearoa New Zealand has brought surprise, intrigue, and an ancestral connection for the traditional Māori weaving experts studying it. The ... <a title="Centuries-old Māori warrior’s cloak returned to Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/centuries-old-maori-warriors-cloak-returned-to-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about Centuries-old Māori warrior’s cloak returned to Aotearoa">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. Benton, Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Bristol A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from the carcass of a dead horned dinosaur, Triceratops, that she was feeding on yesterday. She walks ... <a title="What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: a blow-by-blow account" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/what-it-would-have-been-like-to-experience-the-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-armageddon-a-blow-by-blow-account-271786/" aria-label="Read more about What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur-killing asteroid armageddon: a blow-by-blow account">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Cameron, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Griffith University The rise of One Nation may seem sudden. In the 2025 Australian federal election, Pauline Hanson’s party received only 6.4% of the national vote. A year later, One Nation has surpassed the Liberal Party in the polls, received ... <a title="One Nation’s rise may seem sudden, but it follows long-term voter trends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/one-nations-rise-may-seem-sudden-but-it-follows-long-term-voter-trends-282580/" aria-label="Read more about One Nation’s rise may seem sudden, but it follows long-term voter trends">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Kerr, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Public Health, University of Otago Four percent of Americans – roughly 12 million people – believe that “lizard people” secretly control the Earth. At least, that was the finding of an infamous 2013 public opinion survey. Do so many people ... <a title="Conspiracy theories: do 300,000 Kiwis really believe Canada is building an army of mutant super-raccoons?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/conspiracy-theories-do-300-000-kiwis-really-believe-canada-is-building-an-army-of-mutant-super-raccoons-282478/" aria-label="Read more about Conspiracy theories: do 300,000 Kiwis really believe Canada is building an army of mutant super-raccoons?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Swedish government recently announced it was moving from the classroom use of digital devices back to physical books. It cited concerns over declining test scores and increasing screen time. Are these concerns well-founded? And what does the science of reading say about the possible consequences of reading on digital devices ... <a title="Do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/do-we-absorb-information-better-on-paper-rather-than-screens/" aria-label="Read more about Do we absorb information better on paper, rather than screens?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington man who severely injured his spine and is tetraplegic has climbed the equivalent of Mount Everest in a year. Andrew Leslie walked to the top of Mount Kaukau 35 times in the past 12 months as part of his rehabilitation. Six years ago, Leslie injured his spinal cord in ... <a title="Wellington tetraplegic man climbs equivalent of Mt Everest in a year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/wellington-tetraplegic-man-climbs-equivalent-of-mt-everest-in-a-year/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington tetraplegic man climbs equivalent of Mt Everest in a year">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau KiwiSaver members in aggressive funds have done better under Democrat US presidents and National governments in New Zealand. Morningstar has compiled data showing typical returns in various time periods. KiwiSaver launched in July 2007, when Helen Clark’s Labour government was in power, and George W Bush was ... <a title="Trump, Key, Biden or Luxon? The politicians who are good for your KiwiSaver" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/trump-key-biden-or-luxon-the-politicians-who-are-good-for-your-kiwisaver/" aria-label="Read more about Trump, Key, Biden or Luxon? The politicians who are good for your KiwiSaver">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman. Aotearoa Media Collective Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman was “hounded” into resigning, after a “witch hunt” all while public broadcasters are under “immense pressure” from the coalition. There has also been an outpouring of reaction from other broadcasters and commentators. Many ... <a title="Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman ‘hounded’ into resigning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/opposition-mps-say-former-tvnz-political-editor-maiki-sherman-hounded-into-resigning/" aria-label="Read more about Opposition MPs say former TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman ‘hounded’ into resigning">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government has said the Bill would restore police powers rather than giving them new ones. File photo. RNZ / Richard Tindiller The FBI could get hold of masses of personal information about New Zealanders, a lawyer has warned MPs. The Justice Select Committee has been hearing submissions on the Policing ... <a title="Policing Amendment Bill – ‘Massive amount of risk’ of data mismanagement, MPs told" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/policing-amendment-bill-massive-amount-of-risk-of-data-mismanagement-mps-told/" aria-label="Read more about Policing Amendment Bill – ‘Massive amount of risk’ of data mismanagement, MPs told">Read more</a>
