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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Whangārei driver who performed a burnout in front of police is now facing charges. Supplied / NZ Police A Whangārei driver who performed a burnout in front of police is now facing charges. Sergeant Shawn Parker, of the Whangārei Youth Crime Unit, said police were monitoring a gathering of car ... <a title="Whangārei driver arrested after doing burnout in front of police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/whangarei-driver-arrested-after-doing-burnout-in-front-of-police/" aria-label="Read more about Whangārei driver arrested after doing burnout in front of police">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Warriors v Broncos at NRL ‘Magic Round’. RNZ/Photosport After a week off, NZ Warriors arrive in Brisbane for NRL ‘Magic Round’, facing a perfect storm of obstacles, as they pursue their fifth straight win. Firstly, they must pick up where they left off two weeks ago, when they accounted for Parramatta ... <a title="Warriors v Broncos ‘Magic Round’: What you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/warriors-v-broncos-magic-round-what-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about Warriors v Broncos ‘Magic Round’: What you need to know">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say a search warrant revealed a number of 45kg gas bottles and eight gas califonts. 123rf A woman has been arrested after a hoard of stolen gas heating equipment and LPG bottles were found at an Auckland property. Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Nelson, from Counties Manukau South CIB, said police ... <a title="Papakura woman arrested after police find hoard of gas heating equipment, LPG bottles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/papakura-woman-arrested-after-police-find-hoard-of-gas-heating-equipment-lpg-bottles/" aria-label="Read more about Papakura woman arrested after police find hoard of gas heating equipment, LPG bottles">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds. RNZ Got questions? RNZ has launched a podcast, ‘No Stupid Questions’, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but even better, you can drop us a voice memo ... <a title="Why has my investment performed so poorly? Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/why-has-my-investment-performed-so-poorly-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about Why has my investment performed so poorly? Ask Susan">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Education Minister Erica Stanford aims to introduce legislation this year. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Education Minister Erica Stanford promises an update on the government’s plans for a social media ban for under-16s next month. Coalition partner ACT says the situation remains a “mess that needs to be tidied up”, meaning the ... <a title="Education Minister Erica Stanford promises update on social media ban in June" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/education-minister-erica-stanford-promises-update-on-social-media-ban-in-june/" aria-label="Read more about Education Minister Erica Stanford promises update on social media ban in June">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stewart Hawthorn (left) and hatchery manager Hagen Kocksch remove the eggs from a female salmon. RNZ/Anisha Satya Making salmon babies is like mixing a potion. You take some eggs, add milt, and stir them around in a bucket – at least, that’s how the Akaroa King Salmon hatchery team do it. ... <a title="Country Life: Spawning day at Akaroa King Salmon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/country-life-spawning-day-at-akaroa-king-salmon/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Spawning day at Akaroa King Salmon">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fence covered in flood debris RNZ/Sally Round Last year’s win of a prized trophy for Māori farmers is still sinking in for Northland farm trustee Wess Wetere. “Having a million-dollar herd and having made a profit was something we looked forward to in five years, not three – none of us ... <a title="Country Life: Northland’s storms test award-winning farm with ‘million-dollar’ herd" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/country-life-northlands-storms-test-award-winning-farm-with-million-dollar-herd/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Northland’s storms test award-winning farm with ‘million-dollar’ herd">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC’s Jake Girdwood-Reich helped silence the Adelaide crowd and get Auckland FC into the grand final. Sarah Reed/Getty Images Auckland FC shut out Adelaide United’s attack and the outside noise to secure their first A-League grand final appearance. An achievement that coach Steve Corica has been striving towards since he ... <a title="Auckland FC beat Adelaide United to secure first A-League grand final appearance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/auckland-fc-beat-adelaide-united-to-secure-first-a-league-grand-final-appearance/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland FC beat Adelaide United to secure first A-League grand final appearance">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mackenzie Barry of Wellington Phoenix poses with the A-League women trophy at Melbourne’s AAMI Park. AAP / Photosport Wellington Phoenix’s first A-League grand final appearance has been years in the making. After a record-breaking season, the women finished the regular season in second place to qualify for the playoffs for the ... <a title="100 games later: The Wellington Phoenix journey from wooden spooners to grand finalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/100-games-later-the-wellington-phoenix-journey-from-wooden-spooners-to-grand-finalists/" aria-label="Read more about 100 games later: The Wellington Phoenix journey from wooden spooners to grand finalists">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tamasin Prince’s story of how she came to own the Starlight Cinema in Taupō is like a typical three-act movie structure. Act I: Setup When Prince was a child, her father cleaned the cinema, which opened in 1960. The 40-year-old spent hours watching films while her dad vacuumed dropped popcorn. ”I ... <a title="Big screens, small towns, booming audiences." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/big-screens-small-towns-booming-audiences/" aria-label="Read more about Big screens, small towns, booming audiences.">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On the third anniversary of the fatal Loafers Lodge fire, the senior station officer who lead the response says crews were confronted with an “absolute nightmare of a scene”, which escalated rapidly. Michael Wahrlich, Melvin Parun, Peter O’Sullivan, Kenneth Barnard and Liam Hockings died, when the the blaze, which was deliberately ... <a title="Wellington’s Loafers Lodge fire still taking toll three years later" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/wellingtons-loafers-lodge-fire-still-taking-toll-three-years-later/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington’s Loafers Lodge fire still taking toll three years later">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police have found around 360 cannabis plants at a property in Ōtāhuhu. Supplied / NZ Police An Auckland electrician who noticed unusual wiring has helped police discover a large-scale cannabis grow house hidden in the heart of Ōtāhuhu. Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Hayward, of Counties Manukau West CIB, said police received ... <a title="Auckland electrician’s suspicions spark cannabis bust in Ōtāhuhu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/auckland-electricians-suspicions-spark-cannabis-bust-in-otahuhu/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland electrician’s suspicions spark cannabis bust in Ōtāhuhu">Read more</a>
