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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Wellington Electricity says it likely needs to eke out another $10 to $20 a month from customers to keep the power lines reliable. That would be over and above approved increases by the regulatory each April through to 2030. Christchurch lines company Orion was also writing to the Commerce Commission ... <a title="Wellington Electricity says power bills could rise for customers to keep lines reliable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/wellington-electricity-says-power-bills-could-rise-for-customers-to-keep-lines-reliable/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Electricity says power bills could rise for customers to keep lines reliable">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Corrections staff are struggling with the higher cost of fuel. (File photo) RNZ / Blessen Tom Corrections staff are turning to food banks as the fuel crisis takes its toll, the Corrections union says. While some prisons, such as Auckland’s Mt Eden, were located close to a main centre, many prisons ... <a title="Corrections staff turn to food banks as fuel crisis takes toll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/corrections-staff-turn-to-food-banks-as-fuel-crisis-takes-toll/" aria-label="Read more about Corrections staff turn to food banks as fuel crisis takes toll">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pacific Edge’s revenue dropped to $11.5 million from $21.8 million the year earlier, reflecting the Medicare cut. Supplied / Pacific Edge Cancer diagnostics company Pacific Edge is aiming to raise up to another $24 million as it continues to battle to regain Medicare coverage in the United States, get reimbursement for ... <a title="Pacific Edge aims to raise up to $24 million more after loss of US insurer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/pacific-edge-aims-to-raise-up-to-24-million-more-after-loss-of-us-insurer/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Edge aims to raise up to $24 million more after loss of US insurer">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kobe Steelers coach Dave Rennie (L) and Ardie Savea. www.photosport.nz Incoming All Blacks coach Rennie and his star flanker Ardie Savea have steered Kobe Steelers to the top seeding in Japan Rugby League One’s knockout stage. The Steelers clinched victory in a key final match of the 18-round regular season, winning ... <a title="Dave Rennie’s Japan season extended as Kobe Steelers book top spot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/dave-rennies-japan-season-extended-as-kobe-steelers-book-top-spot/" aria-label="Read more about Dave Rennie’s Japan season extended as Kobe Steelers book top spot">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A West Auckland foodbank is giving out more than 200 food parcels a month. File picture. RNZ / Simon Rogers A West Auckland foodbank says demand for its services has reached its highest-ever levels. Waitakere Community Outreach foodbank coordinator Victor Davies, who has been running food banks for 26 years, told ... <a title="West Auckland foodbank demand at highest ever levels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/west-auckland-foodbank-demand-at-highest-ever-levels/" aria-label="Read more about West Auckland foodbank demand at highest ever levels">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Santiago Zuluaga Castañeda, JdlC Researcher, Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC) Birds of prey and vultures (raptors) play a vital role in ecosystems, both as top predators and key scavengers. However, compared to many other bird species, raptor populations are declining faster. This ... <a title="Birds of prey in South Africa are in trouble – a study analyses data from 16 years of road counts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/birds-of-prey-in-south-africa-are-in-trouble-a-study-analyses-data-from-16-years-of-road-counts-281908/" aria-label="Read more about Birds of prey in South Africa are in trouble – a study analyses data from 16 years of road counts">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Woods, Associate Professor, University of Nottingham; University of Lincoln Peas aren’t often seen as a particularly exciting vegetable. They tend to be treated as a basic side dish or something people eat out of habit, rather than choice. But they’re also cheap, widely available and contain ... <a title="Five reasons to add peas into your diet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/five-reasons-to-add-peas-into-your-diet-281925/" aria-label="Read more about Five reasons to add peas into your diet">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marine biogeochemist Cliff Law is leading Earth Sciences New Zealand’s five-year research project into naturally-occurring marine carbon dioxide removal. ESNZ / Karl Safi Major research to test whether lowering the ocean’s acidity could help to fight climate change will get underway in Hawke’s Bay on Tuesday. Over the next three weeks, ... <a title="Using Hawke’s Bay’s rivers to unlock the mysteries of marine carbon storage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/using-hawkes-bays-rivers-to-unlock-the-mysteries-of-marine-carbon-storage/" aria-label="Read more about Using Hawke’s Bay’s rivers to unlock the mysteries of marine carbon storage">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (L-R) Assistant coach Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Laura Balmer and Ash Barnett celebrate victory over the Stars. Photosport It’s a South Island one-two at the midway point of netball’s ANZ Premiership after the Tactix held out the Stars 52-50 in the closest finish of the season after five rounds. The defending ... <a title="Netball: Defending champion Tactix go level top with tight win over Stars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/netball-defending-champion-tactix-go-level-top-with-tight-win-over-stars/" aria-label="Read more about Netball: Defending champion Tactix go level top with tight win over Stars">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Lorrimar, Director, Centre for Technology and Human Futures, University of Notre Dame Australia Some time earlier this year, an employee at tech giant Meta built a system to track how much each staff member was using artificial intelligence (AI). Named “Claudeonomics” after the Claude chatbot, the ... <a title="Silicon Valley’s AI ‘tokenmaxxing’ obsession has a big problem – and philosophers saw it coming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/silicon-valleys-ai-tokenmaxxing-obsession-has-a-big-problem-and-philosophers-saw-it-coming-281530/" aria-label="Read more about Silicon Valley’s AI ‘tokenmaxxing’ obsession has a big problem – and philosophers saw it coming">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Dew, Professor of Sociology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington General practitioners (GPs) and hospital doctors are usually the first contact point for patients, but as our new research shows, they can take on different roles, acting either as gatekeepers or brokers. As gatekeepers ... <a title="Doctors can act as gatekeepers or brokers for patients – how they decide can be crucial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/doctors-can-act-as-gatekeepers-or-brokers-for-patients-how-they-decide-can-be-crucial-279845/" aria-label="Read more about Doctors can act as gatekeepers or brokers for patients – how they decide can be crucial">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Dahlstrom, Pathologist and Emeritus Professor, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University Warning: this article is about stillbirth and its investigations, including autopsies and related procedures. About six babies are stillborn in Australia every day – an incredibly difficult time for families. Understandably, they ... <a title="Why did my baby die? I’m a pathologist. Here’s what I want you to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/why-did-my-baby-die-im-a-pathologist-heres-what-i-want-you-to-know-278315/" aria-label="Read more about Why did my baby die? I’m a pathologist. Here’s what I want you to know">Read more</a>
