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May 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Green. NZ Police / SUPPLIED A body has been found during the search for missing Motueka man Nathan Green. Police believe the body belongs to Green, however a formal identification process is yet to be completed. The 52-year-old was last seen on a trail camera on 14 April, before later ... <a title="Body found in search for missing Motueka man Nathan Green" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/body-found-in-search-for-missing-motueka-man-nathan-green/" aria-label="Read more about Body found in search for missing Motueka man Nathan Green">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand After several months out of the spotlight and rumours about her health, country music icon Dolly Parton recently appeared at a Dollywood event in Tennessee, looking “very much lively and engaged”, says biographer Martha Ackmann. The ‘9 to 5’ and ‘Jolene’ singer posted a video late last year reassuring fans she ... <a title="Saying ‘no’ to Elvis and other moments that shaped Dolly Parton’s life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/saying-no-to-elvis-and-other-moments-that-shaped-dolly-partons-life/" aria-label="Read more about Saying ‘no’ to Elvis and other moments that shaped Dolly Parton’s life">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand From left, Dany Haira, Mere Kerehi and Suni Brown outside Te Manawaroa o Kuki Rimene. RNZ/Pokere Paewai Wairarapa iwi Rangitāne are putting the final touches on it’s new papakāinga development in the centre of Masterton, with tenants expected to move in within the month. On Friday, there was an early morning ... <a title="Te Manawaroa o Kuki Rimene papakāinga development opens in Masterton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/te-manawaroa-o-kuki-rimene-papakainga-development-opens-in-masterton/" aria-label="Read more about Te Manawaroa o Kuki Rimene papakāinga development opens in Masterton">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/ Nick Monro The Ministry of Education is overhauling school transport for children with safety and mobility needs. The Specialised School Transport Assistance (SESTA) supports students who cannot travel independently to and from school. In Wellington, the SESTA service will move from Wellington Combined Taxis to Madge Coachlines, which operates under ... <a title="Changes to school transport for children with safety, mobility needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/changes-to-school-transport-for-children-with-safety-mobility-needs/" aria-label="Read more about Changes to school transport for children with safety, mobility needs">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
RNZ News – The Global Sumud Flotilla is demanding the New Zealand government intervene to uphold international law, after being intercepted by Israel. It said 22 boats carrying aid for Gaza were illegally intercepted in international waters near the Greek island of Crete. New Zealanders Jerome (Jay) O’Connor, Mousa Taher, Julien Blondel, and Sean Janssen ... <a title="Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli interception" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/global-sumud-flotilla-calls-on-nz-govt-to-intervene-after-israeli-interception/" aria-label="Read more about Global Sumud Flotilla calls on NZ govt to intervene after Israeli interception">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on May 3, 2026.
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May 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Oort cloud comet – known as C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS – will be visible in New Zealand skies for the next week (file image). 123rf.com A comet never seen before is lighting up the Southern Hemisphere. The Oort cloud comet – known as C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS – will be visible in ... <a title="Comet visible in NZ skies for the next week, then gone for 170,000 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/comet-visible-in-nz-skies-for-the-next-week-then-gone-for-170000-years/" aria-label="Read more about Comet visible in NZ skies for the next week, then gone for 170,000 years">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chuck Palahniuk’s first novel, Fight Club, is as relevant and controversial today as when it first hit shelves 30 years ago. The story follows a depressed, insomniac unnamed narrator, who unknowingly creates an alter ego – the charismatic and anarchic Tyler Durden. In between having an on-off relationship with punkish Marla, ... <a title="Fight Club at 30: toxic masculinity handbook or clever takedown of capitalism?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/fight-club-at-30-toxic-masculinity-handbook-or-clever-takedown-of-capitalism/" aria-label="Read more about Fight Club at 30: toxic masculinity handbook or clever takedown of capitalism?">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Was Karl Lagerfeld too problematic to serve as a 2023 theme? Was TikTok, which had just been deemed a national security threat by the US government, an appropriate sponsor for 2024’s gala? And just how small can designers make Kim Kardashian’s waist? (This one comes up almost yearly.) But the 2026 ... <a title="The Bezos of it all: The Met Gala’s billionaire moment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/the-bezos-of-it-all-the-met-galas-billionaire-moment/" aria-label="Read more about The Bezos of it all: The Met Gala’s billionaire moment">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Waka hourua travel under Te Matau a Pohe in 2019 during a pōwhiri as part of the national Tuia Encounters 250 celebrations marking 250 years since the first onshore encounters between Māori and Europeans in New Zealand. NZME Whangārei’s $32m Te Matau a Pohe bascule bridge is to be closed for ... <a title="Cracks found inside giant ‘fishhooks’ of famous Whangārei bridge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/cracks-found-inside-giant-fishhooks-of-famous-whangarei-bridge/" aria-label="Read more about Cracks found inside giant ‘fishhooks’ of famous Whangārei bridge">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police arrested two men thanks to help from a member of the public. RNZ / REECE BAKER Two people have been arrested after a road rage incident in Christchurch that left a man with serious injuries. Police were called to the intersection of Burwood Road and Queen Elizabeth II Drive about ... <a title="Two arrested after road rage incident leaves Christchurch man with serious injuries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/two-arrested-after-road-rage-incident-leaves-christchurch-man-with-serious-injuries/" aria-label="Read more about Two arrested after road rage incident leaves Christchurch man with serious injuries">Read more</a>
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May 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Aratere was sold to Jahaj Solutions in October and renamed. Glen Tomlinson Indian crew members on board the ship Vega have raised concerns about when they can return home, as they wait for permission to sail to India, where it will be dismantled. The former Interislander ferry Aratere has been ... <a title="Standoff as Vega crew await repatriation to India" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/03/standoff-as-vega-crew-await-repatriation-to-india/" aria-label="Read more about Standoff as Vega crew await repatriation to India">Read more</a>
