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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Dan Jones New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has announced a policy to automatically enrol all newborn New Zealand citizens into KiwiSaver with a $1000 government contribution, alongside a proposal to buy back the Bank of New Zealand and merge it with Kiwibank to create a new state-owned bank. Speaking at ... <a title="Winston Peters unveils KiwiSaver-from-birth NZ First policy, bank takeover plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/winston-peters-unveils-kiwisaver-from-birth-nz-first-policy-bank-takeover-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Winston Peters unveils KiwiSaver-from-birth NZ First policy, bank takeover plan">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ First leader Winston Peters is due to make a policy announcement. Peters will be speaking from Trusts Arena in West Auckland where he has been addressing a public meeting. He is due to take questions around 2pm. Previously, during his State of the Nation speech in March, Peters had announced ... <a title="Live: Winston Peters to make NZ First policy announcement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/live-winston-peters-to-make-nz-first-policy-announcement/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Winston Peters to make NZ First policy announcement">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The National Party is promising tougher sentences for sexual offending if it’s re-elected. Its justice spokesperson Paul Goldsmith – who is currently the Justice Minister – revealed on Sunday National would scrap good character assessments at sentencing for all sexual crimes, which meant harsher punishment. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made the ... <a title="National to scrap good character assessments for sex offenders at sentencing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/national-to-scrap-good-character-assessments-for-sex-offenders-at-sentencing/" aria-label="Read more about National to scrap good character assessments for sex offenders at sentencing">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Beeson, Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney Keir Starmer is the United Kingdom’s sixth prime minster in the past ten years. For a country that likes to think of itself as the birthplace of modern democracy and a model of stability in a ... <a title="Starmer’s troubles may be self-inflicted. But voters everywhere are fed up with leaders lacking courage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/starmers-troubles-may-be-self-inflicted-but-voters-everywhere-are-fed-up-with-leaders-lacking-courage-283056/" aria-label="Read more about Starmer’s troubles may be self-inflicted. But voters everywhere are fed up with leaders lacking courage">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A humble hot bath may do more for your health than a session in the sauna, according to new research. Hot water immersion triggered stronger cardiovascular and immune responses than both traditional and infrared saunas, found the University of Oregon study, suggesting a simple soak offers surprisingly powerful health benefits. “Hot ... <a title="Are hot baths or saunas better for you?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/are-hot-baths-or-saunas-better-for-you/" aria-label="Read more about Are hot baths or saunas better for you?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The 2026 International Walking Football Federation World Championships kicks off in Brisbane at the end of May. Screenshot/Youtube New Zealand’s walking football team is expecting to punch above its weight on the world stage this month. The 2026 International Walking Football Federation World Championships kicks off in Brisbane at the end ... <a title="New Zealand’s walking football team takes world stage in Brisbane" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/new-zealands-walking-football-team-takes-world-stage-in-brisbane/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s walking football team takes world stage in Brisbane">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kate Bowler was a 35-year-old academic with a young family when stage 4 colon cancer suddenly “exiled her into the land of the sick”. “I was like, how can I be both feeling utterly broken and yet feel kind of carried by this thing that turns out to be joy?”, she ... <a title="‘When you think you’re going to die, you fall in love with the world all over again’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/when-you-think-youre-going-to-die-you-fall-in-love-with-the-world-all-over-again/" aria-label="Read more about ‘When you think you’re going to die, you fall in love with the world all over again’">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Grammar School Headmaster Tim O’Connor said the school was positive about the government’s changes. RNZ Insight/John Gerritsen Auckland Grammar School has welcomed the government’s proposed replacement for NCEA, saying the planned qualification reforms are a move toward greater academic rigour and consistency across the country. The government on Saturday released ... <a title="Auckland Grammar School welcomes government’s proposed NCEA replacement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/auckland-grammar-school-welcomes-governments-proposed-ncea-replacement/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Grammar School welcomes government’s proposed NCEA replacement">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Inside Auckland’s damaged St James Theatre. RNZ / Soumya Bhamidipati The owner of Auckland’s St James Theatre has purchased two neighbouring properties on Queen Street and Lorne Street. The heritage theatre, which opened in 1928, has been closed since a fire in 2007. But in 2023, the government and Auckland Council ... <a title="Auckland’s St James Theatre owner buys neighbouring properties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/aucklands-st-james-theatre-owner-buys-neighbouring-properties/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s St James Theatre owner buys neighbouring properties">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s a stormy February night in Adelaide, and Jacqueline Tedmanson is at the hospital with her partner Jackson, waiting to meet their first baby. Despite having a disability, Jacqueline isn’t nervous about the birth. She’s just excited to be having a child, and the couple only hope the child “is funny” ... <a title="What intimacy looks like with a disability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/what-intimacy-looks-like-with-a-disability/" aria-label="Read more about What intimacy looks like with a disability">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitch Barnett has been plagued by injury during the 2026 NRL season. Blake Armstrong/Photosport NRL Magic Round: NZ Warriors v Brisbane Broncos Kickoff 6pm NZT, Sunday, 17 May Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Live blog updates on RNZ For the first time in 2026, NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster will finally unleash his ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors re-unite Mitch Barnett, James Fisher-Harris in starting front row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/nrl-nz-warriors-re-unite-mitch-barnett-james-fisher-harris-in-starting-front-row/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors re-unite Mitch Barnett, James Fisher-Harris in starting front row">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brooke Halliday, player of the match in the final ODI against England, May 17th 2026. AFP The New Zealand women’s cricket team continue to show promising signs ahead of the defence of their T20 World Cup crown next month, after beating England in Cardiff, in the final of a three match ... <a title="White Ferns beat England in final one-dayer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/white-ferns-beat-england-in-final-one-dayer/" aria-label="Read more about White Ferns beat England in final one-dayer">Read more</a>
