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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area includes about 27,000 hectares of coastal forest hills and beaches in West Auckland. RNZ/Nick Monro Explainer – Could government planning reforms lead to more development in the Waitākere Ranges? Here’s why locals are concerned. The Waitākere Ranges are one of the jewels of Auckland, encompassing thousands ... <a title="Why planning reforms have people concerned about the Waitākere Ranges and development" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/why-planning-reforms-have-people-concerned-about-the-waitakere-ranges-and-development/" aria-label="Read more about Why planning reforms have people concerned about the Waitākere Ranges and development">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Soul Mathew Turany. Supplied / Facebook The cause of a Canterbury baby’s catastrophic head injury remains a mystery more than a decade after the child’s death. Soul Mathew Turany was 16-weeks-old when he was flown to Christchurch Hospital after emergency services were called to the rural home near Darfield where he ... <a title="Baby Soul Mathew Turany’s cause of death still a mystery more than a decade later" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/baby-soul-mathew-turanys-cause-of-death-still-a-mystery-more-than-a-decade-later/" aria-label="Read more about Baby Soul Mathew Turany’s cause of death still a mystery more than a decade later">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne In both the Redbridge and Freshwater polls, Anthony Albanese’s net favourability has jumped eight points since late March to -9. In Redbridge, the Coalition rebounded from a ... <a title="Albanese’s ratings jump in federal polls; Liberals easily retain Nepean at Victorian byelection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/albaneses-ratings-jump-in-federal-polls-liberals-easily-retain-nepean-at-victorian-byelection-281756/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese’s ratings jump in federal polls; Liberals easily retain Nepean at Victorian byelection">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Disgraced former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming. RNZ / Mark Papalii Disgraced former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming has paid back $500 in relation to taxpayer-funded stays at hotels during his affair. RNZ earlier revealed Police Commissioner Richard Chambers had written a second letter to McSkimming asking him to pay back ... <a title="Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming pays back $500 for taxpayer-funded stays at hotels during affair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/disgraced-former-top-cop-jevon-mcskimming-pays-back-500-for-taxpayer-funded-stays-at-hotels-during-affair/" aria-label="Read more about Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming pays back $500 for taxpayer-funded stays at hotels during affair">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ACT leader David Seymour. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone David Seymour says ACT’s immigration policy is a long-held approach aimed at tackling real challenges, and those claiming he’s competing with New Zealand First should be more constructive. Prominent critics of his immigration policy include opposition parties, an immigration lawyer, a sociologist – ... <a title="Seymour bemoans critics reducing immigration debate to ‘soap opera’ politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/seymour-bemoans-critics-reducing-immigration-debate-to-soap-opera-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Seymour bemoans critics reducing immigration debate to ‘soap opera’ politics">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Workers at Tiwai Point aluminium smelter say they are sick of waiting after more than two years of unsuccessful bargaining. E tū union members at the Rio Tinto-owned smelter in Southland have been in bargaining for a new collective employment agreement since 2024. Rio Tinto said it ... <a title="Tiwai Point workers go on strike over slow pace of collective employment agreement talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/tiwai-point-workers-go-on-strike-over-slow-pace-of-collective-employment-agreement-talks/" aria-label="Read more about Tiwai Point workers go on strike over slow pace of collective employment agreement talks">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairoa sheep and beef farmers Alice Wilson and Cameron Hassall have been selected as Pāmu’s new equity partners for Mahiwi Farm. Supplied State-owned farming enterprise Pāmu has selected its new equity partners for Mahiwi farm from a pool of about 80 applicants. It’s Pāmu’s first livestock equity partnership building on it ... <a title="State-owned farming enterprise Pāmu selects new equity partners for Mahiwi farm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/state-owned-farming-enterprise-pamu-selects-new-equity-partners-for-mahiwi-farm/" aria-label="Read more about State-owned farming enterprise Pāmu selects new equity partners for Mahiwi farm">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand TJ was last seen on 29 April. Supplied / NZ Police Police have appealed for sightings for a boy missing from Hamilton. Eleven-year-old TJ was last seen at Glenview Community Centre on 29 April. Police and his family were concerned for his wellbeing. If you have seen TJ or have information ... <a title="Police appeal for sightings of missing Hamilton boy TJ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/police-appeal-for-sightings-of-missing-hamilton-boy-tj/" aria-label="Read more about Police appeal for sightings of missing Hamilton boy TJ">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bay View resident Robert Best says finding ways to cut back spending to pay for rates is hard on a fixed income. LINDA HALL / LDR A Bay View lifestyle block owner says he feels as if he is being forced from his land by another proposal by Napier City Council ... <a title="‘Forced off the land’: Lifestyle block owner hits out at Napier’s plan to make rates ‘fairer’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/forced-off-the-land-lifestyle-block-owner-hits-out-at-napiers-plan-to-make-rates-fairer/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Forced off the land’: Lifestyle block owner hits out at Napier’s plan to make rates ‘fairer’">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Infant milk formula exporter a2 Milk has recalled three batches of Synlait-manufactured a2 Platinum infant milk formula in the United States due to the presence of cereulide. Cereulide was a heat-stable toxin produced by some strains of the bacterium Bacillus cereus which could cause nausea and vomiting – symptoms typically ... <a title="Infant milk formula exporter a2 Milk recalls batches in United States" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/infant-milk-formula-exporter-a2-milk-recalls-batches-in-united-states/" aria-label="Read more about Infant milk formula exporter a2 Milk recalls batches in United States">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scene at Clyde Rd in Bryndwr last August. RNZ / Adam Burns A charge has been dropped against a man whose partner was shot dead by police in Christchurch. Te Arohanui Pohio, 53, died following a family violence callout in the suburb of Bryndwr last August. Police were responding to a ... <a title="Charge dropped against man whose partner was fatally shot by police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/charge-dropped-against-man-whose-partner-was-fatally-shot-by-police/" aria-label="Read more about Charge dropped against man whose partner was fatally shot by police">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rahul Sen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics and Finance, Auckland University of Technology Depending on which side of the argument you listen to, the recently signed New Zealand-India free trade agreement represents either a huge economic opportunity for New Zealand or a risk to its economic sovereignty. ... <a title="NZ-India free trade deal: were early fears about immigration and investment justified?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/nz-india-free-trade-deal-were-early-fears-about-immigration-and-investment-justified-281743/" aria-label="Read more about NZ-India free trade deal: were early fears about immigration and investment justified?">Read more</a>
