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Source: Radio New Zealand Japanese-owned Juken NZ has put its two Kaitāia mills – the Triboard Mill and the Northland Mill (pictured) – up for sale. Peter de Graaf Hundreds of people are expected at a public meeting in Kaitāia this weekend to discuss the future of the town’s timber mills. Earlier this year, Japanese-owned…
Source: Radio New Zealand The Department of Internal Affairs’ (DIA) lawyer Joseph Xulue says Hai Tu Jayson Fang last port of entry was Tokyo, in Japan. Unsplash A man facing a raft of charges over illegal poker venues in the Auckland city centre has fled the country. Hai Tu Jason Fang, 26, is the sole…
Source: Radio New Zealand Gordon Herbert will coach the NZ Breakers on a two-year deal. CYRIL LESTAGE The New Zealand Breakers’ search for a new head coach has landed the NBL club a Basketball World Cup winner in Gordon Herbert. Herbert has signed a two-year deal with the Auckland club in what is considered to…
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isabella Crebert, PhD Candidate in Forensic Anthropology, School of Law & Justice, University of Newcastle The RA Rodda Pathology Museum at the University of Tasmania, established in 1966, is currently in possession of about 2,700 human body parts. At least 177 of these were obtained without consent ... <a title="For decades, Australian institutions have displayed stolen human remains. But there’s a way forward" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/20/for-decades-australian-institutions-have-displayed-stolen-human-remains-but-theres-a-way-forward-283287/" aria-label="Read more about For decades, Australian institutions have displayed stolen human remains. But there’s a way forward">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karin Verspoor, Dean, School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University, RMIT University Many of the most exciting discoveries in science involve highly specialised knowledge and making connections between far-flung facts. Scientists must combine deep analysis with broad reasoning strategies. As in many information-rich tasks, researchers are looking to ... <a title="New ‘AI scientists’ are improving – but reveal their fundamental limits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/20/new-ai-scientists-are-improving-but-reveal-their-fundamental-limits-283281/" aria-label="Read more about New ‘AI scientists’ are improving – but reveal their fundamental limits">Read more</a>
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A massive, co-ordinated effort to help more people into electric vehicles could reshape the country’s entire energy system, a new report says. EV advocacy group Drive Electric launched its ‘State of the Nation’ report at Parliament today, calling for consistent, cross-party policies to get more battery EVs and charging infrastructure…
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Last week, the Federal Court found a transgender woman, Roxanne Tickle, had been directly discriminated against when she was removed from a women-only social media app, Giggle for Girls. The historic decision followed a long court saga, with the first ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Margaret Thornton on the landmark Tickle v Giggle transgender case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/20/politics-with-michelle-grattan-margaret-thornton-on-the-landmark-tickle-v-giggle-transgender-case-282993/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Margaret Thornton on the landmark Tickle v Giggle transgender case">Read more</a>
Source: Radio New Zealand MPs Ricardo Menéndez March, left and Rachel Boyack, right, with Nithin Mankeel, whose five-year-old son is facing deportation. RNZ / Giles Dexter A petition with 13,000 signatures calling for an autistic 5-year-old to be allowed to stay in New Zealand has been presented to Parliament. Immigration NZ last year refused to…
Source: Radio New Zealand A century ago diphtheria was the biggest killer of children in New Zealand. AUBERT / BSIP / BSIP via AFP A disease which was once the biggest killer of children in New Zealand is having a resurgence in Australia. ABC News is reporting more than 220 cases of diphtheria in 2026,…
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John L. Hopkins, Professor of Management, Deakin University In a 1930 essay, British economist John Maynard Keynes predicted that in 100 years time, technological advances would have displaced so much human labour that people would be working 15-hour weeks – if they worked at all. Today, 96 ... <a title="15 Australian companies switched to a four-day work week. It went surprisingly well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/20/15-australian-companies-switched-to-a-four-day-work-week-it-went-surprisingly-well-283361/" aria-label="Read more about 15 Australian companies switched to a four-day work week. It went surprisingly well">Read more</a>
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairau Bar Road, where the infant’s body was found. RNZ / Samantha Gee Police are searching for the family of an infant whose body was found on the side of a rural road in Marlborough yesterday. The road was closed off yesterday afternoon after a machinery operator found the baby’s body…
Source: Radio New Zealand Craigs Investment Partners says the acquisitions are integral to its growth strategy. RNZ / Alexander Robertson Craigs Investment Partners is buying Hamilton Hindin Greene’s investment advisory business for an undisclosed sum. Christchurch wealth management firm Hamilton Hindin Greene has been in business for more than 125 years. Craigs has been on…