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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the campsites used by Tom Phillips while he was a fugitive. RNZ / Supplied / Police The Education Ministry says it granted deceased fugitive Tom Phillips the right to home-school his children before he disappeared with them in late 2021. Phillips died in a shootout with police in September ... <a title="Tom Phillips granted right to home-school children before disappearing with them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/tom-phillips-granted-right-to-home-school-children-before-disappearing-with-them/" aria-label="Read more about Tom Phillips granted right to home-school children before disappearing with them">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declared “no other budget in the 2000s has set out this much responsible budget repair and this much economic reform.” Despite his claims, Tuesday night’s budget remains highly contentious – especially Labor abandoning its election commitments ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers says ‘we’re in the cart’ for more tax relief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/politics-with-michelle-grattan-jim-chalmers-says-were-in-the-cart-for-more-tax-relief-282861/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jim Chalmers says ‘we’re in the cart’ for more tax relief">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mei Li, Lecturer in Strategic Public Relations, University of Sydney For many in the West, China still feels hard to fully understand. Public debate and media coverage too often focus on the “China threat”. Critics highlight the flaws of China’s political system and limits on freedom, yet ... <a title="Love, quest, adventure: the storytelling behind Xi Jinping’s speeches and China’s grand strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/love-quest-adventure-the-storytelling-behind-xi-jinpings-speeches-and-chinas-grand-strategy-269510/" aria-label="Read more about Love, quest, adventure: the storytelling behind Xi Jinping’s speeches and China’s grand strategy">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
By Aida Ulim in Jayapura Papuan women attending a free speech forum organised by the Dogiyai Student Association in Jayapura have condemned what they describe as ongoing violence against women and children in Papua. The gathering took place in the Lingkaran Abepura area, Abepura District, Jayapura, on Monday. Activist Vero Hubi said Papuan women continued ... <a title="Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/papuan-women-living-in-fear-condemn-military-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan women ‘living in fear’ condemn military violence">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The country’s natural gas reserves have declined to the lowest level since records began twenty years ago. The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment’s annual petroleum reserves data showed as of 1 January, natural gas reserves declined 23 percent from last year, to 731 petajoules. The ministry said the decline ... <a title="Natural gas reserves decline to lowest level in 20 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/natural-gas-reserves-decline-to-lowest-level-in-20-years/" aria-label="Read more about Natural gas reserves decline to lowest level in 20 years">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rangatahi from Hawkes Bay filming a social media campaign to promote their healthy eating guidelines. Supplied/Eastern Institute of Technology A group of Hawke’s Bay rangatahi have developed their own set of guidelines for healthy eating and backed it up by creating and starring in a social-media campaign to disseminate the guidelines. ... <a title="Hawke’s Bay rangatahi design healthy eating guidelines, launch social media campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/hawkes-bay-rangatahi-design-healthy-eating-guidelines-launch-social-media-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s Bay rangatahi design healthy eating guidelines, launch social media campaign">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika is set to disband at the end of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. Photosport / RNZ Moana Pasifika is not the only club facing closure since the Super Rugby Pacific competition kicked off in 2022. The Melbourne Rebels suffered a similar fate at the end of the 2024 ... <a title="The tug of war for Moana Pasifika: Who will blink first to save the club?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/the-tug-of-war-for-moana-pasifika-who-will-blink-first-to-save-the-club/" aria-label="Read more about The tug of war for Moana Pasifika: Who will blink first to save the club?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Garland, Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Physics, Griffith University In March, a major independent report commissioned by the federal government declared Australia’s research and innovation system was “broken”. The report, titled Ambitious Australia, recommended how to fix it. The 2026 federal budget gives us the first ... <a title="The federal budget will keep scientific research alive. But it’s unlikely to expand it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/the-federal-budget-will-keep-scientific-research-alive-but-its-unlikely-to-expand-it-282856/" aria-label="Read more about The federal budget will keep scientific research alive. But it’s unlikely to expand it">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olivia Maurice, PhD, Cognitive Neuroscience, Western Sydney University; University of Sydney From live speech translation in video calls to auto-dubbing on TikTok, the technology to dissolve language barriers has arrived. Real-time translation powered by artificial intelligence (AI) is now embedded in everyday life. Tools from OpenAI, Meta, ... <a title="If AI can translate instantly, why learn another language?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/if-ai-can-translate-instantly-why-learn-another-language-280310/" aria-label="Read more about If AI can translate instantly, why learn another language?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Smith, Associate Professor, Paramedicine and Head of Department, Rural Allied Health, La Trobe University Paramedics face the threat of violence every day. Just this past month, two Victorian paramedics were assaulted. One was stabbed and another pregnant paramedic punched after saving a patient’s life. Authorities warn ... <a title="Paramedics are facing more danger on the job. Here’s how to protect them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/paramedics-are-facing-more-danger-on-the-job-heres-how-to-protect-them-282706/" aria-label="Read more about Paramedics are facing more danger on the job. Here’s how to protect them">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Trade Minister Todd McClay sign the free-trade agreement. Supplied Indian negotiators threatened to walk out of trade talks with New Zealand over its persistent efforts to include dairy, New Zealand’s chief trade official says. Vangelis Vitalis revealed the detail to MPs ... <a title="India’s negotiators threatened to walk out of trade talks with New Zealand, official reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/indias-negotiators-threatened-to-walk-out-of-trade-talks-with-new-zealand-official-reveals/" aria-label="Read more about India’s negotiators threatened to walk out of trade talks with New Zealand, official reveals">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Xero said the deal weighed on statutory profit as the company moved from a net cash to a net debt position. RNZ Xero has reported record full‑year revenue, even as net profit fell due to acquisition costs. Key numbers for the year ended March compared with a year ago: Net profit ... <a title="Xero reports record full‑year revenue, despite fall of net profit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/xero-reports-record-full-year-revenue-despite-fall-of-net-profit/" aria-label="Read more about Xero reports record full‑year revenue, despite fall of net profit">Read more</a>
