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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>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bob Pearce on deployment in Iraq. Supplied A landmark case has found that a veteran’s brain cancer must be treated as service-related because of potentially carcinogenic burn pits on his deployment in Somalia. Open burn pits were used in many conflicts, including Iraq and Afghanistan, where there was not infrastructure to ... <a title="Veteran wins appeal for brain-cancer to be treated as service-related in landmark case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/veteran-wins-appeal-for-brain-cancer-to-be-treated-as-service-related-in-landmark-case/" aria-label="Read more about Veteran wins appeal for brain-cancer to be treated as service-related in landmark case">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hayden Tasker is on trial for murdering Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming and badly injuring Senior Sergeant Adam Ramsay The Press / Iain McGregor A Nelson policeman who was part of efforts to save Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming says the moment a car hit her was like a land mine exploding. Hayden ... <a title="Hayden Tasker trial: Fellow officer describes efforts to save Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/hayden-tasker-trial-fellow-officer-describes-efforts-to-save-senior-sergeant-lyn-fleming/" aria-label="Read more about Hayden Tasker trial: Fellow officer describes efforts to save Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A New Zealander who took part in the global flotilla trying to break the illegal Gaza siege and who was abducted by Israel returned home this week and gave a searing speech in Auckland today condemning the abuses he and others suffered. “They abducted us at gunpoint and threatened to kill us ... <a title="‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla activist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/they-threatened-to-kill-us-at-gunpoint-says-nz-gaza-flotilla-activist/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla activist">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The soldier, seen here during his court martial, can still not be named. ADELE RYCROFT Soldier who thought he was spying on New Zealand to keep name secret for now, despite appeal court ruling The soldier will now serve time in a civilian prison, rather than in military detention Name of ... <a title="Secrecy surrounding ‘traitor’ soldier who thought he was spying on NZ to stay in place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/secrecy-surrounding-traitor-soldier-who-thought-he-was-spying-on-nz-to-stay-in-place/" aria-label="Read more about Secrecy surrounding ‘traitor’ soldier who thought he was spying on NZ to stay in place">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Māpuna Te Kura Toroa, chief executive of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Evie O’Brien Evie O’Brien, Te Kura Toroa, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa A partnership between the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust will create curatorial residences for Māori ... <a title="Te Wānanga o Aotearoa formalises partnership with Oxford University" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/te-wananga-o-aotearoa-formalises-partnership-with-oxford-university/" aria-label="Read more about Te Wānanga o Aotearoa formalises partnership with Oxford University">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ More than a dozen people have been arrested and weapons seized following increasing reports of gang and firearm-related violence in Wairoa in recent weeks. Eastern District Police said it carried out search warrants at two addresses last week. ... <a title="13 people arrested for gang, gun-related violence in Wairoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/13-people-arrested-for-gang-gun-related-violence-in-wairoa/" aria-label="Read more about 13 people arrested for gang, gun-related violence in Wairoa">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister played down the leak. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he’s “very relaxed” about New Zealand First leader and cabinet minister Winston Peters leaking Budget information. On Friday, Peters revealed the government would scrap the fees-free tertiary education scheme, which covered the cost of ... <a title="PM Christopher Luxon ‘very relaxed’ about Winston Peters’ fees-free Budget ‘leak’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/pm-christopher-luxon-very-relaxed-about-winston-peters-fees-free-budget-leak/" aria-label="Read more about PM Christopher Luxon ‘very relaxed’ about Winston Peters’ fees-free Budget ‘leak’">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on May 11, 2026.
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Gene Technology Bill was first proposed in late 2024. Unsplash / RNZ composite The government still intends to pass legislation to liberalise gene technology laws, but cross-party disagreement is slowing the controversial reform. The Gene Technology Bill sought to end an effective 30-year ban on the use of genetic technologies ... <a title="Political parties negotiate controversial Gene Technology Bill, as progress stalls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/political-parties-negotiate-controversial-gene-technology-bill-as-progress-stalls/" aria-label="Read more about Political parties negotiate controversial Gene Technology Bill, as progress stalls">Read more</a>
