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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Significant fuel rationing will only come into force if the country moves into the highest “phase” of its fuel response plan, the government says. Emergency services, hospitals, banks, transport operators and electricity generators were among those who would have prioritised access to fuel if the ongoing crisis worsened. The National Fuel ... <a title="Watch: Significant fuel rationing only to be considered in severe crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/watch-significant-fuel-rationing-only-to-be-considered-in-severe-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Significant fuel rationing only to be considered in severe crisis">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hollywood star Pierce Brosnan has bought a Northland artist’s painting after spotting it in a Mangōnui fish and chip shop last week. The artwork, by Logan White, was on display at Fresh & Tasty Mangōnui, run by his mother, Fiona White. She was stunned to see Brosnan eating their food when ... <a title="Bond actor Pierce Brosnan buys local artwork from fish and chip shop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/bond-actor-pierce-brosnan-buys-local-artwork-from-fish-and-chip-shop/" aria-label="Read more about Bond actor Pierce Brosnan buys local artwork from fish and chip shop">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika halfback Augustine Pulu told the reporters in North Harbour last week that if no deal can be made, livelihoods will be be lost. Paul Taylor/ActionPress Kanaloa Consortium, who are bidding to buy Moana Pasifika’s licence in the Super Rugby Pacific competition, are hoping their case can be given its ... <a title="Kanaloa Consortium considers bypassing Moana Pasifika owners to deal directly with NZR" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/kanaloa-consortium-considers-bypassing-moana-pasifika-owners-to-deal-directly-with-nzr/" aria-label="Read more about Kanaloa Consortium considers bypassing Moana Pasifika owners to deal directly with NZR">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The court martial is underway at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A navy officer charged with threatening to kill an interpreter in Afghanistan has pleaded not guilty. A court martial is underway at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland this week after the former interpreter, now ... <a title="Court martial underway after navy officer allegedly threatens to kill interpreter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/court-martial-underway-after-navy-officer-allegedly-threatens-to-kill-interpreter/" aria-label="Read more about Court martial underway after navy officer allegedly threatens to kill interpreter">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand National, ACT and New Zealand First make up the coalition government. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Analysis – The relationship between politicians and the media is symbiotic, but it’s increasingly coming under pressure as political parties turn to other platforms, and evade traditional newsrooms, to speak direct to voters. The three parties ... <a title="Coalition parties ramp up criticism of media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/coalition-parties-ramp-up-criticism-of-media/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition parties ramp up criticism of media">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Significant fuel rationing will only come into force if the country moves into the highest “phase” of its fuel response plan, the government says. Emergency services, hospitals, banks, transport operators and electricity generators were among those who would have prioritised access to fuel if the ongoing crisis worsened. The National Fuel ... <a title="Watch live: Government to detail updates to national fuel plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/watch-live-government-to-detail-updates-to-national-fuel-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Government to detail updates to national fuel plan">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Scanlan, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Law; Academic Co-Lead, CSAM Deterrence Centre, University of Tasmania As of May 8 end-to-end encryption is no longer available on direct messages on Instagram. Meta, in announcing the policy reversal, said it had done so because few people used the ... <a title="Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/instagram-can-now-read-all-users-private-messages-will-this-make-kids-safer-or-just-boost-ad-targeting-282496/" aria-label="Read more about Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A dramatic car chase saw patrol cars and the Eagle helicopter tail a stolen car through Auckland city streets. At least eight police cars were seen at the corner of Victoria Street and Nelson Street in the middle of the city where a man was seen being arrested. An RNZ reporter ... <a title="‘Reckless actions’: Man arrested after police pursuit in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/reckless-actions-man-arrested-after-police-pursuit-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Reckless actions’: Man arrested after police pursuit in Auckland">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kimberley Reid, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne We’re less than a month away from the southern hemisphere winter. But you’d be forgiven for thinking summer was only last week. April was unseasonably warm and dry across Australia. Temperatures were above average or ... <a title="Why has this autumn been so hot and dry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/why-has-this-autumn-been-so-hot-and-dry-282049/" aria-label="Read more about Why has this autumn been so hot and dry?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Kaye Parker, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, Curtin University Unemployment in Australia is currently at 4.3% – below average for the past century. But last week, the Reserve Bank forecast unemployment will slowly climb from next year on, rising to 4.7% by mid-2028 – and possibly ... <a title="Worried about your job? You’re not alone. But there are proven ways to ease job insecurity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/worried-about-your-job-youre-not-alone-but-there-are-proven-ways-to-ease-job-insecurity-281128/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about your job? You’re not alone. But there are proven ways to ease job insecurity">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Awhina Tangen-Wainohu of New Zealand in action during the 2021 World Cup. PHOTOSPORT Black Ferns prop Awhina Tangen-Wainohu has announced her retirement from international rugby due to a career-ending neck injury. Tangen-Wainohu played 10 tests for New Zealand, and was a member of the 2021 World Cup winning squad. Named in ... <a title="After brave comeback, Black Fern Awhina Tangen-Wainohu forced to retire with neck injury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/after-brave-comeback-black-fern-awhina-tangen-wainohu-forced-to-retire-with-neck-injury/" aria-label="Read more about After brave comeback, Black Fern Awhina Tangen-Wainohu forced to retire with neck injury">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The group of riders went from Henderson to New Lynn on Sunday. (File photo) Four people have been arrested and 53 infringement notices were issued by police following a large-scale bike event in West Auckland on Sunday. The event, which police said had been advertised on social media, was attended by ... <a title="Four arrests, 53 infringement notices after large bike event in West Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/four-arrests-53-infringement-notices-after-large-bike-event-in-west-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Four arrests, 53 infringement notices after large bike event in West Auckland">Read more</a>
