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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Mayor Andrew Little. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington’s mayor has told a review panel “it is not your role” to consider whether the Golden Mile project to revamp transport in a corridor of the central city offers value for money. In a council briefing on Tuesday, Andrew Little said he ... <a title="Andrew Little tells review panel it’s not their role to look at Golden Mile cost efficiency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/andrew-little-tells-review-panel-its-not-their-role-to-look-at-golden-mile-cost-efficiency/" aria-label="Read more about Andrew Little tells review panel it’s not their role to look at Golden Mile cost efficiency">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A file photo of the Waikato Exporessway. RNZ / Nick Monro A Fulton Hogan employee has died in a crash while helping with a stranded vehicle on the Waikato Expressway. The company confirmed the employee was killed in a crash on Tuesday at 7am on State Highway 1, near Te Kauwhata. ... <a title="Fulton Hogan employee killed while helping with stranded vehicle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/fulton-hogan-employee-killed-while-helping-with-stranded-vehicle/" aria-label="Read more about Fulton Hogan employee killed while helping with stranded vehicle">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Daniel Hillier at the New Zealand Open which he won at Millbrook Resort, Queenstown, 1 March 2026. www.photosport.nz New Zealander Daniel Hillier will follow out Masters champion Rory McIlroy when he tees off in his first PGA Championship on Friday morning (NZT). Hillier will play alongside Americans Ryan Vermeer and Max ... <a title="Daniel Hillier to follow out Rory McIlroy at PGA Championship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/daniel-hillier-to-follow-out-rory-mcilroy-at-pga-championship/" aria-label="Read more about Daniel Hillier to follow out Rory McIlroy at PGA Championship">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas White, Associate Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney You’re cooking dinner, distracted, and your hand brushes a hot pan. Nerve signals race to your spinal cord and back to yank your arm away in a fraction of a second, with no thought ... <a title="370 billion crickets are farmed for food every year. Scientists have discovered they may feel pain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/370-billion-crickets-are-farmed-for-food-every-year-scientists-have-discovered-they-may-feel-pain-279855/" aria-label="Read more about 370 billion crickets are farmed for food every year. Scientists have discovered they may feel pain">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Gray, Associate Professor of Primary Health Care and General Practice, University of Otago New Zealand is facing a critical shortage of doctors, both in hospitals and general practice. In my recent research, I argue a strict requirement for patient consent to train junior doctors is one ... <a title="Patient consent is a barrier to training junior doctors on the job – a rule change is needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/patient-consent-is-a-barrier-to-training-junior-doctors-on-the-job-a-rule-change-is-needed-281463/" aria-label="Read more about Patient consent is a barrier to training junior doctors on the job – a rule change is needed">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle “Whoever uses a citizen ill, indirectly offends the state, which is bound to protect this citizen; and the sovereign should avenge his wrongs, punish the aggressor, and, if possible, oblige him to make full reparation; since otherwise the citizen would not obtain the great end of the civil association, which is, ... <a title="Did NZ’s Prime Minister just commit treason? PM ignores terrorist attack on his own citizens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/did-nzs-prime-minister-just-commit-treason-pm-ignores-terrorist-attack-on-his-own-citizens/" aria-label="Read more about Did NZ’s Prime Minister just commit treason? PM ignores terrorist attack on his own citizens">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Patrice Allen A person has been killed in a single-vehicle crash in Marlborough. Police were called to the accident, on Waihopai Valley Road between Shandon Road and Omaka Downs Road, about 10am on Monday. A person died at the scene. The road was closed while the police investigated, and ... <a title="Person killed in Marlborough crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/person-killed-in-marlborough-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Person killed in Marlborough crash">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pacific media in action. RNZ / Johnny Blades 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 ... <a title="New kind of threat hovers over Tongan media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/new-kind-of-threat-hovers-over-tongan-media/" aria-label="Read more about New kind of threat hovers over Tongan media">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Cosgrove of Auckland FC, right, heads the ball against Adelaide United. www.photosport.nz Auckland FC have played more than 2550 minutes of football so far this A-League season, but a moment’s inattention could be what they remember the most. Last season a period of five minutes in a semifinal ended their ... <a title="The five minutes Auckland FC cannot forget ahead of semifinal showdown in Adelaide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/the-five-minutes-auckland-fc-cannot-forget-ahead-of-semifinal-showdown-in-adelaide/" aria-label="Read more about The five minutes Auckland FC cannot forget ahead of semifinal showdown in Adelaide">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Kiwibank has been instructed by the government to once again look at its options for long-term growth, including revisiting the possibility of partial privatisation. The taxpayer-owned bank had previously looked at raising $500 million in capital from local investors, but ditched that plan last year. The new ... <a title="Partial sell-off of Kiwibank back on the government’s agenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/partial-sell-off-of-kiwibank-back-on-the-governments-agenda/" aria-label="Read more about Partial sell-off of Kiwibank back on the government’s agenda">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sir Graham Henry is an All Blacks selector again. www.photosport.nz Sir Graham Henry wants to bring a simplistic approach to the table as he returns to the All Blacks fold as a selector. Head coach Dave Rennie confirmed on Tuesday that Henry would join him and assistant coach Neil Barnes as ... <a title="‘Simplicity is key’: Sir Graham Henry’s approach to being back in All Blacks mode" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/simplicity-is-key-sir-graham-henrys-approach-to-being-back-in-all-blacks-mode/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Simplicity is key’: Sir Graham Henry’s approach to being back in All Blacks mode">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Originally built as a bathing pavilion in 1938, the Oriental Bay Band Rotunda housed several restaurants and bars from the 1980s until it was found to be quake prone. RNZ / Nick James A multimillion-dollar Wellington Pavilion project, reviving a heritage waterfront spot, has lost its high-profile chef. The developer Watson ... <a title="High-profile chef cuts ties with Wellington Pavilion project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/high-profile-chef-cuts-ties-with-wellington-pavilion-project/" aria-label="Read more about High-profile chef cuts ties with Wellington Pavilion project">Read more</a>
