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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A 25-year-old earning an average income could end up about $90,000 better off over the course of their working life if reforms suggested by the OECD for the retirement savings system were implemented. But not everyone is convinced it’s the right way forward. The OECD’s latest economic ... <a title="How OECD’s tax change could give you more money in KiwiSaver" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/how-oecds-tax-change-could-give-you-more-money-in-kiwisaver/" aria-label="Read more about How OECD’s tax change could give you more money in KiwiSaver">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. The stone skimming competition will take place at Lake Hāwea. Harrison Fitts / Pexels New Zealand’s best stone skimmers will have the chance to show off their talents on the shores of Wānaka’s Lake Hāwea on Saturday. Organiser of the Aotearoa Stone Skimming Championship, Richie Laming, told First Up ... <a title="First-ever stone skimming national championship to take place this month" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/first-ever-stone-skimming-national-championship-to-take-place-this-month/" aria-label="Read more about First-ever stone skimming national championship to take place this month">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When the owner of a Mākara lifestyle block just 30 minutes from Wellington’s CBD, moved there in 2009, everyone doubted he could live off the land. “When we arrived to the place, people told me ‘you cannot grow vegetables in Wellington and fruits’,” owner Eran Benn says. But Benn made something ... <a title="Ten hours of mahi a week – can you handle off-grid life?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/ten-hours-of-mahi-a-week-can-you-handle-off-grid-life/" aria-label="Read more about Ten hours of mahi a week – can you handle off-grid life?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster. RNZ / REECE BAKER Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster told the chair of the police watchdog that a woman who was accusing Jevon McSkimming of sexual offending had “effectively acknowledged her desire to ruin his career”. In the letter, obtained by RNZ, Coster said the disgraced ... <a title="Letter reveals ex-Police Commissioner’s concerns over investigation into McSkimming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/letter-reveals-ex-police-commissioners-concerns-over-investigation-into-mcskimming/" aria-label="Read more about Letter reveals ex-Police Commissioner’s concerns over investigation into McSkimming">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Mohaka River in Hawke’s Bay. 123RF Volunteer fire-fighter Alex Scarrow died days before Christmas rafting the Mohaka River with friends A Coroner says it was misadventure and has put forward recommendations for a new safety code for recreational rafting They were told the rafting trip turned fatal because a knife ... <a title="Friend tried to save rafting companion trapped in water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/friend-tried-to-save-rafting-companion-trapped-in-water/" aria-label="Read more about Friend tried to save rafting companion trapped in water">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Aerial view of Whirinaki after the flood receded. Bridget Wallace’s home is in the foreground at centre. Supplied / Whirinaki Trust A small Far North settlement could be the first place in New Zealand where an entire community relocates to higher ground to escape repeated floods. The idea of shifting homes, ... <a title="Far North settlement could be first place in NZ to entirely relocate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/far-north-settlement-could-be-first-place-in-nz-to-entirely-relocate/" aria-label="Read more about Far North settlement could be first place in NZ to entirely relocate">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Asking for more money can feel daunting — two in three workers told recruitment website SEEK they don’t feel confident doing it. Yet fewer than half of New Zealanders are happy with their current salary, and more than 45 percent say they’ve never asked for a raise, according to SEEK’s survey ... <a title="How to ask for a pay rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/how-to-ask-for-a-pay-rise/" aria-label="Read more about How to ask for a pay rise">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
The Bondi Royal Commission started its public hearings in Australia last week — and the mainstream media is lapping up the “antisemitism” narrative while ignoring other Jewish voices, reports Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Stephanie Tran The first block of public hearings for the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion began last week, focusing ... <a title="Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/australian-antisemitism-the-royal-conflation-commission-is-in-session/" aria-label="Read more about Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean Why is US President Donald Trump carrying on with his State visit to Beijing this week on May 14? I wouldn’t if I were him. It also shows that he is surrounded by incompetent officials. Any competent advisor would advise him against undertaking this trip. He goes as the leader of ... <a title="Iran war fallout – Trump is going to Beijing on bended knees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/10/iran-war-fallout-trump-is-going-to-beijing-on-bended-knees/" aria-label="Read more about Iran war fallout – Trump is going to Beijing on bended knees">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In the past, when she didn’t get an acting role, Morgana O’Reilly often blamed her body. Now the 40-year-old understands that her physical appearance and her acting ability are two different things. While an actor’s looks are important, O’Reilly says, a huge part of casting is about whether or not someone ... <a title="Morgana O’Reilly is an expert on what triggers her ‘sh…ty self-talk’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/10/morgana-oreilly-is-an-expert-on-what-triggers-her-shty-self-talk/" aria-label="Read more about Morgana O’Reilly is an expert on what triggers her ‘sh…ty self-talk’">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions. RNZ Got questions? RNZ has launched a podcast, ‘No Stupid Questions’, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but even better, you can drop us ... <a title="Tax I paid in 1962 was meant to give me a pension. Where did that go? Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/10/tax-i-paid-in-1962-was-meant-to-give-me-a-pension-where-did-that-go-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about Tax I paid in 1962 was meant to give me a pension. Where did that go? Ask Susan">Read more</a>
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May 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra No wonder Jim Chalmers was anxious to use every opportunity on Sunday to weigh in on the Liberals’ “bloodbath” in Farrer. It was extremely good news for a treasurer who is having to explain a budget in which key election ... <a title="View from The Hill: Post-Farrer, Liberals will struggle with awkward questions about their relations with One Nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/10/view-from-the-hill-post-farrer-liberals-will-struggle-with-awkward-questions-about-their-relations-with-one-nation-282266/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Post-Farrer, Liberals will struggle with awkward questions about their relations with One Nation">Read more</a>
