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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 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 ... <a title="Oriini Kaipara confirms loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after comms advisor issues incorrect statement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/oriini-kaipara-confirms-loyalty-to-te-pati-maori-after-comms-advisor-issues-incorrect-statement/" aria-label="Read more about Oriini Kaipara confirms loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after comms advisor issues incorrect statement">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Everlee Wihongi was detained when re-entering the US on a Green Card a month ago, following a family holiday in New Zealand. Supplied The mother of a New Zealander being held in ICE custody in the United States says she does not know where her daughter will end up, after she ... <a title="ICE detainee Everlee Wihongi taken to another state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/ice-detainee-everlee-wihongi-taken-to-another-state/" aria-label="Read more about ICE detainee Everlee Wihongi taken to another state">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Hump Ridge Track near Tuatapere. RNZ / Tess Brunton Bookings for the Great Walks start to open on Tuesday with the Department of Conservation expecting strong demand. The Paparoa Track is the first to open on Tuesday followed by the Milford Track on Wednesday. Last year, the department (DOC) upgraded ... <a title="Department of Conservation expects high demand for Great Walks as bookings open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/department-of-conservation-expects-high-demand-for-great-walks-as-bookings-open/" aria-label="Read more about Department of Conservation expects high demand for Great Walks as bookings open">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rachel Leota has been appointed Corrections acting secretary and chief executive. Supplied / LinkedIn Corrections has announced a new acting chief executive, weeks after saying one of its deputy chief executives would be filling the interim role. The former chief executive Jeremy Lightfoot is moving to head the new Ministry for ... <a title="Corrections announces new acting chief executive weeks after saying interim role filled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/corrections-announces-new-acting-chief-executive-weeks-after-saying-interim-role-filled/" aria-label="Read more about Corrections announces new acting chief executive weeks after saying interim role filled">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Appiah Osei, Research Fellow, African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), University of Ghana Every morning in Accra, Ghana’s capital, thousands of commuters sit in traffic while minibuses and taxis compete for limited road space. More than 70% of Ghanaians rely on informal public transport, predominantly minibuses (trotros) ... <a title="Ghana’s transport system is chaotic: how it can move more people with fewer vehicles – research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/ghanas-transport-system-is-chaotic-how-it-can-move-more-people-with-fewer-vehicles-research-278810/" aria-label="Read more about Ghana’s transport system is chaotic: how it can move more people with fewer vehicles – research">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Despite a trade-related controversy that erupted last week between the governments of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, the French territory’s freight vessel MV Karaka began a new service to Port Vila and Luganville. Last week, New Caledonia’s territorial government announced it had suspended all trade cooperation with ... <a title="New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/new-caledonian-freight-vessel-begins-service-to-vanuatu-despite-diplomatic-row/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / Rifky Nur Setyadi A change to the rules means fewer people will have to account for tax on money they haven’t yet received. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand is welcoming a change to the “cash basis person” definition, the first in 30 years. “A ‘cash basis person’ might ... <a title="Why fewer people are set to pay tax on income they haven’t received" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/why-fewer-people-are-set-to-pay-tax-on-income-they-havent-received/" aria-label="Read more about Why fewer people are set to pay tax on income they haven’t received">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Grant Robertson says scrapping the policy will reduce accessibility and inclusion for students. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Scrapping of the fees-free policy for tertiary education will be “very disruptive” to students and their families, says former finance minister Grant Robertson The scheme was introduced under Jacinda Ardern’s government and changed by ... <a title="‘It will be very disruptive’: Grant Robertson on scrapping of fees-free policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/it-will-be-very-disruptive-grant-robertson-on-scrapping-of-fees-free-policy/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It will be very disruptive’: Grant Robertson on scrapping of fees-free policy">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch’s Hillmorton Hospital. RNZ/LouisDunham Nurses and care workers at Christchurch’s Hillmorton Hospital say they’re facing burnout and anxiety over working conditions, which included chronic understaffing, broken doors, faulty alarms and rat infestations. A New Zealand Nurses Organisation survey of around 180 Hillmorton staff found the vast majority felt unsafe, reported working ... <a title="‘The job eats away at you’: Hillmorton Hospital staff facing burnout, anxiety over working conditions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/the-job-eats-away-at-you-hillmorton-hospital-staff-facing-burnout-anxiety-over-working-conditions/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The job eats away at you’: Hillmorton Hospital staff facing burnout, anxiety over working conditions">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has called on the New Zealand government to follow through on its demands that Israel complies with international law following the abduction and beating of citizens by the Israeli military in international waters in the Mediterranean last week. PSNA national spokesperson Rinad Tamimi said the government ... <a title="NZ govt must rebuke Israeli envoy over beating of citizens, says PSNA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/nz-govt-must-rebuke-israeli-envoy-over-beating-of-citizens-says-psna/" aria-label="Read more about NZ govt must rebuke Israeli envoy over beating of citizens, says PSNA">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Stenger, Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), Monash University After four women and nine children associated with Islamic State returned to Australia from Syria last week, the Australian Federal Police indicated some would be referred to ... <a title="One small country set the model for reintegrating ISIS families from Syria. Here’s what Australia can learn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/one-small-country-set-the-model-for-reintegrating-isis-families-from-syria-heres-what-australia-can-learn-282581/" aria-label="Read more about One small country set the model for reintegrating ISIS families from Syria. Here’s what Australia can learn">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kat Henry, Lecturer and Researcher, Theatre Department, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne Mark Wilson’s novel version of Tennessee William’s The Glass Menagerie at the Melbourne Theatre Company doesn’t cooperate with historical readings of the play – but is exactly the kind of theatre ... <a title="A new, experimental The Glass Menagerie marks a bold turn for Australian theatre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/a-new-experimental-the-glass-menagerie-marks-a-bold-turn-for-australian-theatre-282583/" aria-label="Read more about A new, experimental The Glass Menagerie marks a bold turn for Australian theatre">Read more</a>
