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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some studies suggest that the retirement-age pay gap between vocational training and university graduates has closed, but New Zealand still holds the academic path in higher esteem. RNZ / Robin Martin University entrance has long been the gold standard result from our schools – but there’s hope that planned changes will ... <a title="How can we catch the lost students?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/how-can-we-catch-the-lost-students/" aria-label="Read more about How can we catch the lost students?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ihsan Badshah, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Auckland University of Technology Across New Zealand and Australia, the impacts of a warming climate have been slowly changing how investors weigh up risk and returns. Both countries have been experiencing more extreme events such as floods and bushfires, all while ... <a title="Climate risk is changing where investors put their money – even as NZ relaxes disclosure rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/climate-risk-is-changing-where-investors-put-their-money-even-as-nz-relaxes-disclosure-rules-282038/" aria-label="Read more about Climate risk is changing where investors put their money – even as NZ relaxes disclosure rules">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Lachman, Director, Zone Learning & Professor, Digital Media, Toronto Metropolitan University A billboard tries to sell you something. So does a used car salesman. But no matter how smooth the pitch, you’re quite aware of the profit motive, and you can walk away at any time. ... <a title="Is your AI chatbot manipulating you? Subtly reshaping your opinions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/is-your-ai-chatbot-manipulating-you-subtly-reshaping-your-opinions-280800/" aria-label="Read more about Is your AI chatbot manipulating you? Subtly reshaping your opinions?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Thanks to an international network formed by three Ryans in New York three years ago, groups now party at Rytoberfest, chat in WhatsApp groups, and will soon attempt a new world record at RyanCon. When New Zealander Ryan Mitchell discovered the Ryan Meet Up Instagram page a few weeks ago, attending ... <a title="Are you a Ryan keen to meet other Ryans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/are-you-a-ryan-keen-to-meet-other-ryans/" aria-label="Read more about Are you a Ryan keen to meet other Ryans?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The two-vehicle crash happened at about 7.15pm on Wednesday. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A person has died and two others have been seriously injured in a crash on the Te Puke Highway. The two-vehicle crash happened between Bell Road and Poplar Lane about 7.15pm on Wednesday. The road is open. ... <a title="Person killed in Bay of Plenty crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/person-killed-in-bay-of-plenty-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Person killed in Bay of Plenty crash">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dylan Barford died of accidental methamphetamine toxicity, a Coroner ruled. (File photo) Supplied / NZ Police Auckland man Dylan Barford’s body lay undiscovered near a motorway off-ramp for almost three weeks after he was reported missing and his family want to know why he wasn’t found sooner. The body of Dylan ... <a title="Family of Dylan Barford, whose body lay undiscovered near motorway for weeks, want to know how he wasn’t found sooner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/family-of-dylan-barford-whose-body-lay-undiscovered-near-motorway-for-weeks-want-to-know-how-he-wasnt-found-sooner/" aria-label="Read more about Family of Dylan Barford, whose body lay undiscovered near motorway for weeks, want to know how he wasn’t found sooner">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Interislander ferry berthed in Picton. RNZ / Samantha Gee It is clear that many people in Marlborough just want to see work get underway on the port redevelopment ahead of the new ferries arriving, after years of disrupted services. The Marlborough District Council is seeking feedback on whether to lend ... <a title="Marlborough residents keen to see port redevelopment get underway after years of disruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/marlborough-residents-keen-to-see-port-redevelopment-get-underway-after-years-of-disruption/" aria-label="Read more about Marlborough residents keen to see port redevelopment get underway after years of disruption">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stephen James, nurse manager at Wellington’s high dependency unit. RNZ / Kate Green Staff at Wellington Hospital say they could do with a hundred more beds, but the year-old High Dependency Unit has gone some way to easing the bottleneck. The unit has 12 beds for people too sick for the ... <a title="High Dependency Unit at Wellington Hospital helps ease bottleneck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/high-dependency-unit-at-wellington-hospital-helps-ease-bottleneck/" aria-label="Read more about High Dependency Unit at Wellington Hospital helps ease bottleneck">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Law Society says an immigration bill extending search powers and curtailing appeal rights should not proceed in its current form. RNZ Submissions on legislation highlight fears about compliance powers, appeal rights Law Society said its views were not properly represented in regulatory impact statements Lawyer questions how staff will identify ... <a title="Immigration NZ could ‘demand identification papers from everyone’ says civil liberties group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/immigration-nz-could-demand-identification-papers-from-everyone-says-civil-liberties-group/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration NZ could ‘demand identification papers from everyone’ says civil liberties group">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Tamihere in 2017. RNZ David Tamihere will likely have to wait until July to find out whether he will be retried for the 1989 murder of two Swedish tourists. The Supreme Court quashed his convictions six weeks ago for the murder of Urban Höglin and Heidi Paakkonen, saying Crown prosecutors ... <a title="David Tamihere still waiting to find out if he will be retried" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/david-tamihere-still-waiting-to-find-out-if-he-will-be-retried/" aria-label="Read more about David Tamihere still waiting to find out if he will be retried">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The question sounds simple. The answer, once you examine the actual measurement science behind it, is more interesting than either “yes” or “no”. The houseplant-as-air-purifier idea can be traced to a 1989 US study, conducted for Nasa as part of research into closed-loop life support systems for space stations. In sealed, ... <a title="Can houseplants really purify the air in your home?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/can-houseplants-really-purify-the-air-in-your-home/" aria-label="Read more about Can houseplants really purify the air in your home?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The crowds went through each home to bless them for their new owners. RNZ / Robin Martin Te Atiawa has opened a high-end townhouse development on an inner-city site in New Plymouth where colonial troops once assembled for inspection. Pukekura / The Parade features 36 two-storied two and three-bedroom homes, located ... <a title="Te Atiawa opens high-end development on former colonial parade ground" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/te-atiawa-opens-high-end-development-on-former-colonial-parade-ground/" aria-label="Read more about Te Atiawa opens high-end development on former colonial parade ground">Read more</a>
