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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Christchurch decision will likely influence future decisions. Unsplash / Getty Images A Christchurch landlord, who tried to stop tenants from adopting a golden labrador in a unit within a three-level building, has been overruled by the Tenancy Tribunal in its first ruling on “pet consent” rules. Tenancy Tribunal principal adjudicator ... <a title="Tenancy Tribunal issues first ‘pet’ ruling, approves labrador puppy in upstairs flat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/tenancy-tribunal-issues-first-pet-ruling-approves-labrador-puppy-in-upstairs-flat/" aria-label="Read more about Tenancy Tribunal issues first ‘pet’ ruling, approves labrador puppy in upstairs flat">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly About 20 firefighters have tackled a house fire in North Auckland in the early hours of Friday. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) were called to a house on Gibbs Crescent in the suburb of Red Hill, about 3.19am. Three crews, two pumps and a command unit were on ... <a title="Occupants safe after fire at two-storey house in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/occupants-safe-after-fire-at-two-storey-house-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Occupants safe after fire at two-storey house in Auckland">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wairarapa couple are doing all they can to preserve the heritage of traditional wheelwrighting. It’s the craft of making wagon wheels and traditional wooden carriages – and Greg and Ali Lang have been in the business for more than 30 years. Greg told RNZ’s Morning Report they were the only ... <a title="The love story behind NZ’s only wagon wheel makers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/the-love-story-behind-nzs-only-wagon-wheel-makers/" aria-label="Read more about The love story behind NZ’s only wagon wheel makers">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pharmac has added Wegovy to its list of medicines suitable for future funding. Jens Kalaene / AFP A paediatrican who treats obese teens expects funding to come swiftly for weight loss drug Wegovy. Pharmac has added the drug to its list of medicines suitable for future funding. In a decision released ... <a title="Funding of weight-loss drug Wegovy expected to come swiftly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/funding-of-weight-loss-drug-wegovy-expected-to-come-swiftly/" aria-label="Read more about Funding of weight-loss drug Wegovy expected to come swiftly">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Education Minister Erica Stanford. RNZ / Mark Papalii The country’s largest education union is describing a delay in the introduction of the government’s new curriculum as a significant win for teachers and school leaders. The Ministry of Education has announced it will not mandate its new national curriculum for Years 0-8 ... <a title="Delay to new curriculum heralded as significant win for teachers, school leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/delay-to-new-curriculum-heralded-as-significant-win-for-teachers-school-leaders/" aria-label="Read more about Delay to new curriculum heralded as significant win for teachers, school leaders">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Westpac said about one in six new home loans taken out so far this year had been for $1 million. RNZ Some borrowers are starting their homeowning lives owing more than $1 million in mortgages. Loan Market mortgage adviser Karen Tatterson said it was more common for people to take out ... <a title="The rise of the million-dollar mortgage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/the-rise-of-the-million-dollar-mortgage/" aria-label="Read more about The rise of the million-dollar mortgage">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses was named in Darren Bazeley’s 26-strong All Whites squad for the FIFA Football World Cup. PHOTOSPORT All Whites forward Kosta Barbarouses knows the heartbreak of missing out on a Football World Cup squad, and now the happiness and relief of finally making it 16 years later. Barbarouses has “no ... <a title="Sixteen years after missing out, All White Kosta Barbarouses is World Cup-bound" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/sixteen-years-after-missing-out-all-white-kosta-barbarouses-is-world-cup-bound/" aria-label="Read more about Sixteen years after missing out, All White Kosta Barbarouses is World Cup-bound">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Blues and Hurricanes do battle at Eden Park this Saturday. Photosport The Aussies have well and truly fallen off the Super Rugby Pacific pace. After threatening to emulate the glory days of ACT Brumbies in the early rounds, the men from Canberra have collapsed dramatically, leaving the top four firmly ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific preview: Defining duo of derbies, Beaudenn Barrett back at 10" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/super-rugby-pacific-preview-defining-duo-of-derbies-beaudenn-barrett-back-at-10/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific preview: Defining duo of derbies, Beaudenn Barrett back at 10">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government has confirmed legislation aiming to ban under-16s from social media is now on hold. RNZ The government has confirmed legislation aiming to ban under-16s from social media is now on hold. Parliament debated the matter on Wednesday after a select committee inquiry into the harms the online platforms cause. ... <a title="Bill banning under-16s from social media put on hold, Erica Stanford confirms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/bill-banning-under-16s-from-social-media-put-on-hold-erica-stanford-confirms/" aria-label="Read more about Bill banning under-16s from social media put on hold, Erica Stanford confirms">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Air NZ will start to consolidate more routes after the school holidays. AFP/ William West The Aviation Industry Association says Air New Zealand is far from the only airline eyeing flight cuts, due to soaring fuel costs. The airline says it has cut 5 percent of its flights and will start ... <a title="More flight cuts loom, as fuel crisis bites NZ airlines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/more-flight-cuts-loom-as-fuel-crisis-bites-nz-airlines/" aria-label="Read more about More flight cuts loom, as fuel crisis bites NZ airlines">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Zespri Kiwifruit is loaded onto the Atlantic Erica at the Port of Tauranga. Supplied Kiwifruit orchards are humming mid-harvest, but Zespri is concerned port bottlenecks are becoming a real pressure point for its fruit exports. The Port of Tauranga is the critical gateway for most of New Zealand’s lucrative kiwifruit from ... <a title="Port of Tauranga terminal ‘at capacity’, could ‘bottleneck’ kiwifruit exports – CEO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/port-of-tauranga-terminal-at-capacity-could-bottleneck-kiwifruit-exports-ceo/" aria-label="Read more about Port of Tauranga terminal ‘at capacity’, could ‘bottleneck’ kiwifruit exports – CEO">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
The NSW Parliament’s antisemitism report was folded into the Bondi Royal Commission, missing the airing of contesting views and rigorous questioning, reports Michael West Media.COMMENTARY: By Stephen Lawrence Throughout 2025, I served on Australia’s first parliamentary inquiry into society-wide antisemitism. When the Bondi terrorist atrocity occurred, we had yet to finalise a report, and I ... <a title="NSW antisemitism hearings ‘drowned’ in the Bondi Royal Commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/nsw-antisemitism-hearings-drowned-in-the-bondi-royal-commission/" aria-label="Read more about NSW antisemitism hearings ‘drowned’ in the Bondi Royal Commission">Read more</a>
