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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Inside a Mt Eden boarding house. (File photo) MBIE / SUPPLIED An investigation of boarding houses in Auckland found significant non-compliance with Healthy Homes Standards, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) says. In April, the ministry’s Tenancy Compliance and Investigations Team (TCIT) visited 15 properties in south and central ... <a title="Auckland boarding houses investigation finds significant non-compliance with Healthy Homes Standards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/auckland-boarding-houses-investigation-finds-significant-non-compliance-with-healthy-homes-standards/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland boarding houses investigation finds significant non-compliance with Healthy Homes Standards">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Whangārei man has been praised for tackling a man who was fleeing police. Whangārei area response manager, Senior Sergeant Rene Rakete, said police received multiple calls on Tuesday morning reporting disorderly behaviour from a man in Whangārei CBD, primarily along Cameron Street. “The male was observed kicking shop windows, which ... <a title="Whangārei man praised for tackling man fleeing police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/whangarei-man-praised-for-tackling-man-fleeing-police/" aria-label="Read more about Whangārei man praised for tackling man fleeing police">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police emergency calltakers would take calls but transfer them to fire leaders not on strike. (File photo) 123rf Police 111 calltakers are stepping in to take fire calls for Wednesday’s one hour strike at Fire and Emergency. Unionised FENZ communications centre workers and firefighters would strike for an hour from 4.30pm ... <a title="Police emergency calltakers will take fire calls during strike action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/police-emergency-calltakers-will-take-fire-calls-during-strike-action/" aria-label="Read more about Police emergency calltakers will take fire calls during strike action">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jona Nareki has been suspended for two matches. John Cowpland / www.photosport.nz The Highlanders have suffered a blow in their bid to make the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs with in-form centre Jona Nareki suspended for two weeks for a dangerous tackle. Nareki was issued with a yellow card for the high ... <a title="Highlanders centre Jona Nareki suspended for red card tackle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/highlanders-centre-jona-nareki-suspended-for-red-card-tackle/" aria-label="Read more about Highlanders centre Jona Nareki suspended for red card tackle">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has dismissed the OECD’s warnings about the government’s LNG plans as “a load of rubbish” and says he remains “very interested” in setting up an import facility. In its annual economic survey of New Zealand published last week, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said ... <a title="Luxon calls OECD warning on government’s LNG plans ‘load of rubbish’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/luxon-calls-oecd-warning-on-governments-lng-plans-load-of-rubbish/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon calls OECD warning on government’s LNG plans ‘load of rubbish’">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Xero founder Sir Rod Drury. supplied Xero founder Sir Rod Drury has been withdrawn from a list of keynote speakers due to speak at the Electrify Queenstown business event next week. It comes after a number of women raised allegations of inappropriate behaviour by the former New Zealander of the Year. ... <a title="Xero founder Sir Rod Drury withdrawn from speakers event amid allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/xero-founder-sir-rod-drury-withdrawn-from-speakers-event-amid-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about Xero founder Sir Rod Drury withdrawn from speakers event amid allegations">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University Are you surrounded by screens? Today, we rely on technology to do everything from sending emails to ordering food. But being constantly connected can leave us physically and mentally exhausted. That’s why some people are doing “digital detoxes”, the ... <a title="What is a ‘digital detox’ and will it make me healthier?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/what-is-a-digital-detox-and-will-it-make-me-healthier-280135/" aria-label="Read more about What is a ‘digital detox’ and will it make me healthier?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Contact has accepted it breached the code, and potentially faces a penalty of up to $200,000. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Christchurch City Council says it has been refunded $250,000 after being overcharged for its streetlighting by Contact Energy. It comes after the Electricity Authority lodged a formal complaint with an independent ... <a title="Christchurch City Council refunded $250k after being overcharged for streetlights by Contact Energy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/christchurch-city-council-refunded-250k-after-being-overcharged-for-streetlights-by-contact-energy/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch City Council refunded $250k after being overcharged for streetlights by Contact Energy">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The new Te Tai Tokerau Party may not be able to contest the election – at least not under that name – because the name could breach electoral rules, a senior government minister has suggested. Mariameno Kapa-Kingi announced on ... <a title="New Te Tai Tokerau Party may not be able to contest election under that name, Bishop says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/new-te-tai-tokerau-party-may-not-be-able-to-contest-election-under-that-name-bishop-says/" aria-label="Read more about New Te Tai Tokerau Party may not be able to contest election under that name, Bishop says">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A water safety group says Auckland is lagging behind the rest of the country and internationally on making life jackets mandatory. It comes after the council said it was proposing changes to the region’s navigation by-laws to make the wearing of life jackets compulsory on vessels under six metres. Under ... <a title="Auckland lagging on life jacket rules – water safety group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/auckland-lagging-on-life-jacket-rules-water-safety-group/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland lagging on life jacket rules – water safety group">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hantavirus is typically spread by the inhalation of contaminated rodent droppings. AFP A hantavirus “contact” case has been quarantined in Pitcairn after a short transit in Tahiti over the weekend, French Polynesia’s local government says. Arriving from San Francisco, the passenger, described as a US citizen, had briefly transited in Tahiti ... <a title="Hantavirus ‘contact’ case quarantined in Pitcairn after transit in Tahiti" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/hantavirus-contact-case-quarantined-in-pitcairn-after-transit-in-tahiti/" aria-label="Read more about Hantavirus ‘contact’ case quarantined in Pitcairn after transit in Tahiti">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The ANZ Truckometer shows the heavy traffic index – a real-time measure of economic activity. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly The rising cost of fuel appears to keeping more drivers off the road, with light traffic down 1.7 percent last month, though still up on the year earlier by 2.4 percent. The ... <a title="Truckometer data points to rising fuel costs keeping more drivers off the road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/truckometer-data-points-to-rising-fuel-costs-keeping-more-drivers-off-the-road/" aria-label="Read more about Truckometer data points to rising fuel costs keeping more drivers off the road">Read more</a>
