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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Griffin, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Management, University of California, Davis When rivers degrade, pests spread or drought hits crops, nature sends a bill. Yet it’s one rarely itemised on any balance sheet, because nature’s contribution to business remains genuinely hard to quantify. One major obstacle is ... <a title="Nature is good for business – and we now have numbers to show it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/nature-is-good-for-business-and-we-now-have-numbers-to-show-it-283052/" aria-label="Read more about Nature is good for business – and we now have numbers to show it">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nerkez Opacin, Senior Research Fellow in Nature and People, The University of Melbourne One in three Australians says they are lonely. To be lonely is to feel a lack of adequate social connection. Loneliness is about feeling disconnected from others or unable to form the kinds of ... <a title="When we took 37 strangers into the urban bush, their loneliness began to ease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/when-we-took-37-strangers-into-the-urban-bush-their-loneliness-began-to-ease-282378/" aria-label="Read more about When we took 37 strangers into the urban bush, their loneliness began to ease">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Carniel, Associate Professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland In a surprising turn of events, Bulgaria have taken home the crystal microphone trophy for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with Dara’s infectious dance hit Bangaranga. It is Bulgaria’s first-ever win and all the more poignant given ... <a title="Eurovision 2026: a win for Bulgaria, fourth for Australia, and continued controversy for broadcasters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/eurovision-2026-a-win-for-bulgaria-fourth-for-australia-and-continued-controversy-for-broadcasters-282252/" aria-label="Read more about Eurovision 2026: a win for Bulgaria, fourth for Australia, and continued controversy for broadcasters">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta The eighth floor of the Tempo building in Jakarta became the setting for a gathering rich with meaning. What brought together community leaders, politicians, academics, religious figures, journalists, and the family of the late Thom Beanal was not merely a book launch. It was an earnest attempt to revisit ... <a title="Thom Beanal – saluting a human rights legacy for Papua’s ‘father’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/thom-beanal-saluting-a-human-rights-legacy-for-papuas-father/" aria-label="Read more about Thom Beanal – saluting a human rights legacy for Papua’s ‘father’">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government will spend $131 million on improving students’ reading, writing and maths in this year’s budget, the Education Minister Erica Stanford says. Stanford made the pre-Budget announcement alongside Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at Boulcott School in Lower Hutt on Monday. They revealed 12 initiatives as part of the government’s “generational ... <a title="Live: Erica Stanford announces $131m Budget spend on reading, writing and maths initiatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/live-erica-stanford-announces-131m-budget-spend-on-reading-writing-and-maths-initiatives/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Erica Stanford announces $131m Budget spend on reading, writing and maths initiatives">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hayden Donald Jason Tasker. The Press / Iain McGregor High Court jurors have been told they need to be sure the man who killed a Nelson police officer had murderous intent when he drove at her to find him guilty of murder. Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming and Senior Sergeant Adam Ramsay ... <a title="Jury ‘must be sure’ Hayden Tasker had murderous intent when killing police officer Lyn Fleming, trial told" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/jury-must-be-sure-hayden-tasker-had-murderous-intent-when-killing-police-officer-lyn-fleming-trial-told/" aria-label="Read more about Jury ‘must be sure’ Hayden Tasker had murderous intent when killing police officer Lyn Fleming, trial told">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Utilities and airport software firm Gentrack’s first half net profit is down 29 percent (file photo). www.123rf.com Utilities and airport software firm Gentrack’s first half net profit is down 29 percent, though growth in recurring revenue was expected to continue to grow. The net profit for the six months to March ... <a title="Gentrack half year profit and revenue down as new deals delayed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/gentrack-half-year-profit-and-revenue-down-as-new-deals-delayed/" aria-label="Read more about Gentrack half year profit and revenue down as new deals delayed">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Briton Nikora AAP / Photosport Kiwi forward Briton Nikora will make his State of Origin debut next week after being named in the Queensland team. Nikora is the first Kiwi international to be allowed to play in rugby league’s biggest showpiece after a change in eligibility rules. The Australian Rugby League ... <a title="State of Origin I teams: Briton Nikora to debut for Queensland, two Warriors selected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/state-of-origin-i-teams-briton-nikora-to-debut-for-queensland-two-warriors-selected/" aria-label="Read more about State of Origin I teams: Briton Nikora to debut for Queensland, two Warriors selected">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The crash happened in Mt Aspiring National Park. AFP The Transport Accident Investigation Commission has opened an inquiry into a fatal helicopter crash in Mt Aspiring National Park involving a company owned by members of the Wallis family. The two people who died in the crash on Sunday morning were the ... <a title="Probe launched into fatal crash of chopper owned by Wallis family members" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/probe-launched-into-fatal-crash-of-chopper-owned-by-wallis-family-members/" aria-label="Read more about Probe launched into fatal crash of chopper owned by Wallis family members">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Asian staff constitute the second-largest group of officers in the country’s penitentiaries. RNZ / Blessen Tom A third deputy chief executive at Corrections is under scrutiny with concerns raised about their leadership. RNZ earlier revealed deputy chief executive Leigh Marsh was under investigation over allegations of bullying. It was then revealed ... <a title="Third Corrections deputy chief executive under scrutiny" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/third-corrections-deputy-chief-executive-under-scrutiny/" aria-label="Read more about Third Corrections deputy chief executive under scrutiny">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A thief allegedly drilled a hole into a large vegetable truck’s fuel tank at Wilson’s Vege farm shop in Winton on Thursday morning. SUPPLIED/WILSON’S VEGES Thieves after fuel targeted a vegetable stall and a mechanic’s workshop around the rural Southland township of Winton within a 12-hour period last week. New Zealand ... <a title="‘Brazen’ fuel thieves hit vegetable stall, mechanic workshop in rural Southland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/brazen-fuel-thieves-hit-vegetable-stall-mechanic-workshop-in-rural-southland/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Brazen’ fuel thieves hit vegetable stall, mechanic workshop in rural Southland">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters. RNZ / Mark Papalii Winston Peters’ threat to nationalise a major Australian-owned bank would send a “bad signal” to potential foreign investors, a veteran economic analyst says. Peters’ party NZ First said if re-elected in November it would merge BNZ and Kiwibank under state ownership. BNZ was sold by ... <a title="Bank nationalisation threat a ‘bad signal’ for investors – analyst" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/bank-nationalisation-threat-a-bad-signal-for-investors-analyst/" aria-label="Read more about Bank nationalisation threat a ‘bad signal’ for investors – analyst">Read more</a>
