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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Sturges Road train station in West Auckland. File photo. Google Maps There has been an increased security presence at a West Auckland train station, after anti-social behaviour involving teenagers yesterday. The incident occurred at the Sturges Road train station car park on Tuesday afternoon. Auckland Transport spokesperson Hayden Rawcliffe confirmed ... <a title="Increased security at Auckland train station after incident with teenagers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/increased-security-at-auckland-train-station-after-incident-with-teenagers/" aria-label="Read more about Increased security at Auckland train station after incident with teenagers">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Young people who could have been helped into work are instead stuck “in a void” due to government policy changes, says the head of the Mayors’ Taskforce for Jobs. It comes as StatsNZ data points to rising youth unemployment, with 14.4 percent of 15 to 24-year-olds not in education, employment ... <a title="Focus on Jobseekers leaves youth falling through cracks and harder to place once 18 – Mayors’ Taskforce" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/focus-on-jobseekers-leaves-youth-falling-through-cracks-and-harder-to-place-once-18-mayors-taskforce/" aria-label="Read more about Focus on Jobseekers leaves youth falling through cracks and harder to place once 18 – Mayors’ Taskforce">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Matthew Ryan has admitted making and publishing intimate visual recordings. DCM / supplied A well-known Wellington landlord who owns numerous properties has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of making and publishing intimate recordings. Matthew Ryan appeared at the Wellington District Court on Wednesday, wearing a moon boot and using a walking ... <a title="Wellington landlord admits making and publishing intimate recordings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/wellington-landlord-admits-making-and-publishing-intimate-recordings/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington landlord admits making and publishing intimate recordings">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai He, Professor of International Relations, Griffith University US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this week may ease tensions at the margins of the US–China rivalry. But it will not change a central fact: neither side can escape the rivalry, and neither side can decisively win ... <a title="Trump-Xi summit: 3 ways the US and China can compete without going to war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/trump-xi-summit-3-ways-the-us-and-china-can-compete-without-going-to-war-281328/" aria-label="Read more about Trump-Xi summit: 3 ways the US and China can compete without going to war">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal government’s fifth budget contains major, controversial changes to the tax arrangements for housing. The government has argued that the changes will ensure young people will have better access to the housing market. But Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson says ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Wilson on the budget’s hidden hits on young Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/politics-with-michelle-grattan-tim-wilson-on-the-budgets-hidden-hits-on-young-australians-282848/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tim Wilson on the budget’s hidden hits on young Australians">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
By Atereano Mateariki, RNZ Pacific journalist Previously it was reporting on governments or politics that brought trouble for Tonga’s journalists — now it’s reporting on drugs or gangs. Tongan journalists are coming to terms with new pressures on media freedom over reporting on the country’s drug crisis, and the role of gangs in it. This ... <a title="Tongan media faces new type of challenge, following threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/tongan-media-faces-new-type-of-challenge-following-threat/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan media faces new type of challenge, following threat">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Inflation is expected to hit 3.41 percent in the year ahead, from 2.59 percent forecast in the previous survey. RNZ / Quin Tauetau RBNZ survey shows a more pessimistic view of the economy Weaker growth, higher inflation and unemployment, and a cash rate rise are expected in the near term Key ... <a title="Higher inflation, greater unemployment and weaker growth expected – RBNZ survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/higher-inflation-greater-unemployment-and-weaker-growth-expected-rbnz-survey/" aria-label="Read more about Higher inflation, greater unemployment and weaker growth expected – RBNZ survey">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AA said increasingly powerful e-bikes and e-scooters were hitting the market and causing a headache for police. RNZ / Dom Thomas The AA wants stronger rules for high-powered electric bikes and scooters. Its principal policy adviser Terry Collins told Checkpoint the current rules were unfit for purpose. “These rules that exist ... <a title="AA calls for tighter rules on e-bikes and e-scooters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/aa-calls-for-tighter-rules-on-e-bikes-and-e-scooters/" aria-label="Read more about AA calls for tighter rules on e-bikes and e-scooters">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The kiwi are being released into Cape Sanctuary’s 130-hectare enclosure. File photo. Kimberley Collins Ten little spotted kiwi are being taken to Hawke’s Bay tonight from the Zealandia sanctuary in Wellington. They will be released into Cape Sanctuary’s 130-hectare kiwi enclosure tonight, in an effort improve the genetic diversity of the ... <a title="Ten little spotted kiwi transferred from Zealandia to Hawke’s Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/ten-little-spotted-kiwi-transferred-from-zealandia-to-hawkes-bay/" aria-label="Read more about Ten little spotted kiwi transferred from Zealandia to Hawke’s Bay">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on May 13, 2026.
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Wellington Phoenix women are playing for more than just a trophy when they compete in their first ever A-league grand final on Saturday, says head coach Bev Priestman. The squad flew out to Melbourne today ahead of Saturday’s final against Melbourne City. Speaking to media at Wellington Airport, Priestman said ... <a title="Phoenix women’s higher calling to put women’s football in NZ ‘on the map’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/phoenix-womens-higher-calling-to-put-womens-football-in-nz-on-the-map/" aria-label="Read more about Phoenix women’s higher calling to put women’s football in NZ ‘on the map’">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Winston Peters has taken a fresh crack at Christopher Luxon over immigration, asking how the prime minister can talk about the need for a “careful” approach while also signing up to the India free trade agreement (FTA). It’s the latest example of ... <a title="Winston Peters takes crack at Christopher Luxon over immigration comments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/winston-peters-takes-crack-at-christopher-luxon-over-immigration-comments/" aria-label="Read more about Winston Peters takes crack at Christopher Luxon over immigration comments">Read more</a>
