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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harper, Lecturer, School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney Governments have spent about a year announcing new policies to make early education safer for Australian children. In the wake of reports of shocking abuse and neglect in daycare centres, there have been moves to ... <a title="Governments keep trying to make childcare safer. Could a new ‘national commission’ make a difference?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/governments-keep-trying-to-make-childcare-safer-could-a-new-national-commission-make-a-difference-282485/" aria-label="Read more about Governments keep trying to make childcare safer. Could a new ‘national commission’ make a difference?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Laird, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong Every day, hundreds of trucks barrel along highways from Melbourne to Brisbane. Some B-triple trucks stretch to 36 metres or more, more than seven times the length of an average car. Australia relies on those largely diesel-fuelled trucks for ... <a title="After dumping Inland Rail, Australia has no plan to stop relying on diesel trucks for freight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/after-dumping-inland-rail-australia-has-no-plan-to-stop-relying-on-diesel-trucks-for-freight-282276/" aria-label="Read more about After dumping Inland Rail, Australia has no plan to stop relying on diesel trucks for freight">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The fees-free university scheme did not achieve any of its goals, the Prime Minister says, and it is better to direct funding elsewhere. The scheme had given university students their final year of study free, but Winston Peters [ last week ... <a title="Fees-free university scheme ‘didn’t achieve any goals’, Christopher Luxon says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/fees-free-university-scheme-didnt-achieve-any-goals-christopher-luxon-says/" aria-label="Read more about Fees-free university scheme ‘didn’t achieve any goals’, Christopher Luxon says">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tim Price clears a cross country fence, riding Falco. Photosport New Zealand three-day eventer Tim Price has recorded his best result at the Badminton Horse Trials, finishing second riding Falco. Price and Falco climbed through the field at the famed five-star event, having found themselves 10th after dressage phase and fifth ... <a title="Tim Price surges to second at Badminton Horse Trials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/tim-price-surges-to-second-at-badminton-horse-trials/" aria-label="Read more about Tim Price surges to second at Badminton Horse Trials">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kaveh Khalilpour, Associate Professor in Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney Australia is in the midst of an electric vehicle boom. The combined rise of battery electric, plug-in hybrids and conventional hybrid cars is steadily shifting the long-term market dominance of petrol and diesel. This is ... <a title="Wealthy people were the first to buy electric vehicles. The current boom risks entrenching inequality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/wealthy-people-were-the-first-to-buy-electric-vehicles-the-current-boom-risks-entrenching-inequality-280458/" aria-label="Read more about Wealthy people were the first to buy electric vehicles. The current boom risks entrenching inequality">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The hammer fell at $161,000 for Tangihau U418 at last year’s East Coast bull sales setting a national price record. supplied The buyer of a record-breaking bull says it’s delivering strong returns nearly a year after a landmark purchase. Last June Wairarapa farmer Keith Higgins paid $161,000 for an Angus bull ... <a title="Record-breaking $161,000 bull worth every cent, owner says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/record-breaking-161000-bull-worth-every-cent-owner-says/" aria-label="Read more about Record-breaking $161,000 bull worth every cent, owner says">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland psychologist David Stebbing said there were a number of resources available for those in need of support. Unsplash / Brooke Cagle An Auckland psychologist says holidays like Mother’s Day can be painful reminders of loss. While many will be celebrating Mother’s Day, other’s will be mourning those mums who are ... <a title="Mother’s Day can be painful for some, psychologist says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/mothers-day-can-be-painful-for-some-psychologist-says/" aria-label="Read more about Mother’s Day can be painful for some, psychologist says">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand White Ferns bowler Rosemary Mair. Photosport The White Ferns let victory slip through their grasp in a tense one-wicket loss to England in Durham to kick-start their three-match ODI series. The hosts crawled to 211 for nine in the 49th over, surviving a key dropped chance late in the chase and ... <a title="White Ferns lose tense ODI opener to England by one wicket" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/white-ferns-lose-tense-odi-opener-to-england-by-one-wicket/" aria-label="Read more about White Ferns lose tense ODI opener to England by one wicket">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Phoenix celebrate. Marty Melville / www.photosport.nz The Wellington Phoenix women made history on Sunday when they won a place in the club’s first A-league grand-final; they also won the hearts and minds of a legion of new fans. In front of record home crowd, the Phoenix women won the second ... <a title="Wellington Phoenix women win hearts and minds while achieving club first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/wellington-phoenix-women-win-hearts-and-minds-while-achieving-club-first/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Phoenix women win hearts and minds while achieving club first">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Emails seen by RNZ showed FENZ turned down the US State Department in March. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Fire and Emergency has turned down a request to help one of the United States’ top two urban search and rescue teams. The USA-02 team in Los Angeles county wanted a specific expert to mentor ... <a title="FENZ turns down request to help US urban search and rescue teams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/fenz-turns-down-request-to-help-us-urban-search-and-rescue-teams/" aria-label="Read more about FENZ turns down request to help US urban search and rescue teams">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When Rebecca Fitzgerald’s twin boys were born three months premature she endured a heart-breaking separation from her tiny babies. Her son Louie needed treatment at Christchurch Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) but there was no room for Ollie, who had to be treated in Dunedin, where they were born. Fitzgerald ... <a title="Christchurch Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to be expanded" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/christchurch-hospital-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-to-be-expanded/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to be expanded">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Children’s Commissioner says it’s not right what happened to the student. Duoya Lu The Children’s Commissioner says it is unacceptable a young student was denied boarding buses to school after she mistakenly left her wallet at home. The schoolgirl’s plight was highlighted last week by the girl’s grandmother who said ... <a title="Buses refusing to take child not acceptable, Children’s Commissioner says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/buses-refusing-to-take-child-not-acceptable-childrens-commissioner-says/" aria-label="Read more about Buses refusing to take child not acceptable, Children’s Commissioner says">Read more</a>
