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May 12, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Despite a trade-related controversy that erupted last week between the governments of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, the French territory’s freight vessel MV Karaka began a new service to Port Vila and Luganville. Last week, New Caledonia’s territorial government announced it had suspended all trade cooperation with ... <a title="New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/new-caledonian-freight-vessel-begins-service-to-vanuatu-despite-diplomatic-row/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / Rifky Nur Setyadi A change to the rules means fewer people will have to account for tax on money they haven’t yet received. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand is welcoming a change to the “cash basis person” definition, the first in 30 years. “A ‘cash basis person’ might ... <a title="Why fewer people are set to pay tax on income they haven’t received" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/why-fewer-people-are-set-to-pay-tax-on-income-they-havent-received/" aria-label="Read more about Why fewer people are set to pay tax on income they haven’t received">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Grant Robertson says scrapping the policy will reduce accessibility and inclusion for students. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Scrapping of the fees-free policy for tertiary education will be “very disruptive” to students and their families, says former finance minister Grant Robertson The scheme was introduced under Jacinda Ardern’s government and changed by ... <a title="‘It will be very disruptive’: Grant Robertson on scrapping of fees-free policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/it-will-be-very-disruptive-grant-robertson-on-scrapping-of-fees-free-policy/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It will be very disruptive’: Grant Robertson on scrapping of fees-free policy">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch’s Hillmorton Hospital. RNZ/LouisDunham Nurses and care workers at Christchurch’s Hillmorton Hospital say they’re facing burnout and anxiety over working conditions, which included chronic understaffing, broken doors, faulty alarms and rat infestations. A New Zealand Nurses Organisation survey of around 180 Hillmorton staff found the vast majority felt unsafe, reported working ... <a title="‘The job eats away at you’: Hillmorton Hospital staff facing burnout, anxiety over working conditions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/the-job-eats-away-at-you-hillmorton-hospital-staff-facing-burnout-anxiety-over-working-conditions/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The job eats away at you’: Hillmorton Hospital staff facing burnout, anxiety over working conditions">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has called on the New Zealand government to follow through on its demands that Israel complies with international law following the abduction and beating of citizens by the Israeli military in international waters in the Mediterranean last week. PSNA national spokesperson Rinad Tamimi said the government ... <a title="NZ govt must rebuke Israeli envoy over beating of citizens, says PSNA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/nz-govt-must-rebuke-israeli-envoy-over-beating-of-citizens-says-psna/" aria-label="Read more about NZ govt must rebuke Israeli envoy over beating of citizens, says PSNA">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Stenger, Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), Monash University After four women and nine children associated with Islamic State returned to Australia from Syria last week, the Australian Federal Police indicated some would be referred to ... <a title="One small country set the model for reintegrating ISIS families from Syria. Here’s what Australia can learn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/one-small-country-set-the-model-for-reintegrating-isis-families-from-syria-heres-what-australia-can-learn-282581/" aria-label="Read more about One small country set the model for reintegrating ISIS families from Syria. Here’s what Australia can learn">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kat Henry, Lecturer and Researcher, Theatre Department, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne Mark Wilson’s novel version of Tennessee William’s The Glass Menagerie at the Melbourne Theatre Company doesn’t cooperate with historical readings of the play – but is exactly the kind of theatre ... <a title="A new, experimental The Glass Menagerie marks a bold turn for Australian theatre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/a-new-experimental-the-glass-menagerie-marks-a-bold-turn-for-australian-theatre-282583/" aria-label="Read more about A new, experimental The Glass Menagerie marks a bold turn for Australian theatre">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bob Pearce on deployment in Iraq. Supplied A landmark case has found that a veteran’s brain cancer must be treated as service-related because of potentially carcinogenic burn pits on his deployment in Somalia. Open burn pits were used in many conflicts, including Iraq and Afghanistan, where there was not infrastructure to ... <a title="Veteran wins appeal for brain-cancer to be treated as service-related in landmark case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/veteran-wins-appeal-for-brain-cancer-to-be-treated-as-service-related-in-landmark-case/" aria-label="Read more about Veteran wins appeal for brain-cancer to be treated as service-related in landmark case">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hayden Tasker is on trial for murdering Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming and badly injuring Senior Sergeant Adam Ramsay The Press / Iain McGregor A Nelson policeman who was part of efforts to save Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming says the moment a car hit her was like a land mine exploding. Hayden ... <a title="Hayden Tasker trial: Fellow officer describes efforts to save Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/hayden-tasker-trial-fellow-officer-describes-efforts-to-save-senior-sergeant-lyn-fleming/" aria-label="Read more about Hayden Tasker trial: Fellow officer describes efforts to save Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A New Zealander who took part in the global flotilla trying to break the illegal Gaza siege and who was abducted by Israel returned home this week and gave a searing speech in Auckland today condemning the abuses he and others suffered. “They abducted us at gunpoint and threatened to kill us ... <a title="‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla activist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/they-threatened-to-kill-us-at-gunpoint-says-nz-gaza-flotilla-activist/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla activist">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The soldier, seen here during his court martial, can still not be named. ADELE RYCROFT Soldier who thought he was spying on New Zealand to keep name secret for now, despite appeal court ruling The soldier will now serve time in a civilian prison, rather than in military detention Name of ... <a title="Secrecy surrounding ‘traitor’ soldier who thought he was spying on NZ to stay in place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/secrecy-surrounding-traitor-soldier-who-thought-he-was-spying-on-nz-to-stay-in-place/" aria-label="Read more about Secrecy surrounding ‘traitor’ soldier who thought he was spying on NZ to stay in place">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Māpuna Te Kura Toroa, chief executive of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Evie O’Brien Evie O’Brien, Te Kura Toroa, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa A partnership between the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust will create curatorial residences for Māori ... <a title="Te Wānanga o Aotearoa formalises partnership with Oxford University" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/te-wananga-o-aotearoa-formalises-partnership-with-oxford-university/" aria-label="Read more about Te Wānanga o Aotearoa formalises partnership with Oxford University">Read more</a>
