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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking for help identifying the person riding the dirt bike. Supplied / NZ Police Police want the public’s help identifying the rider of a dirt bike after a crash in Taupō that left a person badly hurt. A pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash ... <a title="Police seek identity of man after Taupō crash left pedestrian injured" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/police-seek-identity-of-man-after-taupo-crash-left-pedestrian-injured/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek identity of man after Taupō crash left pedestrian injured">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand British writer Julia Grogan penned her first play, based on the “deeply upsetting” Grace Millane case, on the Notes app on her phone in between bar shifts. Grogan, then in her 20s, was an out of work actor, feeling lost and confused when she read about the tragic case of backpacker ... <a title="Grace Millane-inspired play to tour NZ schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/grace-millane-inspired-play-to-tour-nz-schools/" aria-label="Read more about Grace Millane-inspired play to tour NZ schools">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Richie Mo’unga has been playing in Japan since the 2023 World Cup. photosport Will Richie Mo’unga tour South Africa? It’s the question every All Black fan has been asking, and we now have an answer. Richie Mo’unga will not be included in the first All Blacks squad of the year, and ... <a title="Will Richie Mo’unga tour South Africa?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/will-richie-mounga-tour-south-africa/" aria-label="Read more about Will Richie Mo’unga tour South Africa?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tamariki receiving eye exams onboard Celia Painga Project An Auckland charity is aiming to address what it calls a significant and ongoing gap in eye care for children. The Painga Project aims to put 7000 pairs of glasses on the faces of children in high equity index schools each year, through ... <a title="Auckland charity Painga Project aims to boost children’s eye care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/auckland-charity-painga-project-aims-to-boost-childrens-eye-care/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland charity Painga Project aims to boost children’s eye care">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver Two people have been injured, one critically, after being attacked in a public park by people they met on dating apps in Invercargill. Southland acting Inspector Mel Robertson said a person was in critical care after being attacked on 8 May, while another sustained serious injuries in ... <a title="People attacked, one critically injured, after being lured on dating app in Southland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/people-attacked-one-critically-injured-after-being-lured-on-dating-app-in-southland/" aria-label="Read more about People attacked, one critically injured, after being lured on dating app in Southland">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Associate Professor in Entomology, University of Sydney Imagine trying to build a house without a blueprint, find a shortcut through an unfamiliar city without a map, or govern a large organisation with no leaders and no meetings. It sounds impossible. Yet tiny-brained ants, working without ... <a title="In an ant colony, the queen isn’t in charge. So who is?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/in-an-ant-colony-the-queen-isnt-in-charge-so-who-is-278196/" aria-label="Read more about In an ant colony, the queen isn’t in charge. So who is?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nearly half of New Zealand respondents reported shipping disruption. Alex Cairns Businesses on both sides of the Tasman are reporting widespread economic damage caused by the Middle East conflict. A survey of nearly 700 members by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) indicates 80 percent of businesses were seeing ... <a title="NZ, Australian businesses report higher costs, more risks due to Middle East conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/nz-australian-businesses-report-higher-costs-more-risks-due-to-middle-east-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about NZ, Australian businesses report higher costs, more risks due to Middle East conflict">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health planning looked at gaps between services. (File photo) RNZ Health planning helps the medical system figure out what needs were most important to New Zealanders, but ongoing budget constraints were proving challenging, a doctor says. Good health data was key to protecting the health and safety of the community, Dr ... <a title="Do we need to invest more into health planning?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/do-we-need-to-invest-more-into-health-planning/" aria-label="Read more about Do we need to invest more into health planning?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Cuts to trans-Tasman flights due to higher fuel costs have tourism operators worried on the impact it will have on last-minute bookings. Last month, Qantas said it would cut domestic flights as it flagged as much as NZ$966m in extra fuel costs. It said it had reduced ... <a title="Tourism operators worry trans-Tasman flight cuts to impact last-minute bookings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/tourism-operators-worry-trans-tasman-flight-cuts-to-impact-last-minute-bookings/" aria-label="Read more about Tourism operators worry trans-Tasman flight cuts to impact last-minute bookings">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New NZRL ECO Andrea Nelson. Supplied / NZRL New Zealand Rugby League’s new chief executive Andrea Nelson says the game is about its people and she wants to make their lives better. Nelson said her new job was like a homecoming. Nelson has previously held leadership roles with the London 2012 ... <a title="New rugby league boss Andrea Nelson focuses on making ‘lives better’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/new-rugby-league-boss-andrea-nelson-focuses-on-making-lives-better/" aria-label="Read more about New rugby league boss Andrea Nelson focuses on making ‘lives better’">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Kerr, centre, celebrates a goal with fellow Chelsea players. AFP High profile side Chelsea FC Women are to play at the International Football Festival in New Zealand. They will take on an Auckland FC Invitational 11 at Eden Park on 8 August. Former Football Ferns goalkeeper Jenny Bindon will coach ... <a title="Chelsea FC Women to play at International Football Festival in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/chelsea-fc-women-to-play-at-international-football-festival-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Chelsea FC Women to play at International Football Festival in Auckland">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The car was tracked by cameras along the state highway network. 123RF Police say a suspended driver reached speeds of up to 200km/h as he attempted to evade police in Auckland overnight. The driver accelerated away from officers who signalled for his vehicle to stop near Moire Road shortly after 2am ... <a title="Driver gets up to 200km/h while fleeing police in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/driver-gets-up-to-200km-h-while-fleeing-police-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Driver gets up to 200km/h while fleeing police in Auckland">Read more</a>
