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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>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand I wouldn’t say that I’m afraid of heights. I can stand on a cliff path or look out from a tall building without the rush of panic people often associate with vertigo. What I really dislike is something much harder to explain: the peculiar feeling in my feet. It’s a sensation ... <a title="Why do heights make your feet feel strange?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/why-do-heights-make-your-feet-feel-strange/" aria-label="Read more about Why do heights make your feet feel strange?">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Annemarie van der Slot-Verhoeven A smoke alarm should be enough to detect a carbon monoxide leak, according to Fire and Emergency. It comes as a Lower Hutt resident is urging people to install a carbon monoxide alarm. While it is not a requirement in New Zealand, all rental properties ... <a title="Call for people to install carbon monoxide alarms – but FENZ says smoke alarms enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/call-for-people-to-install-carbon-monoxide-alarms-but-fenz-says-smoke-alarms-enough/" aria-label="Read more about Call for people to install carbon monoxide alarms – but FENZ says smoke alarms enough">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand At one point in The Valley, Rikihana Wallace* – first jailed in his late teens – is close to graduating from a scaffolding course. His long-time lawyer Lewis Skerrett* is optimistic about this opportunity, but then Wallace’s steel cap work boots are stolen from his room at a boarding house. “He’s ... <a title="‘These guys aren’t falling through cracks, it’s absolute chasms’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/these-guys-arent-falling-through-cracks-its-absolute-chasms/" aria-label="Read more about ‘These guys aren’t falling through cracks, it’s absolute chasms’">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand University of Auckland computer science lecturer and technology consultant Ulrich Speidel. RNZ/Luka Forman A computer science lecturer warns that universities are much more vulnerable to having their systems hacked, after the learning portal many use had its security breached last week. Last Friday, the Canvas system was hacked by a “malicious ... <a title="Global student network more vulnerable after successful system hack – experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/global-student-network-more-vulnerable-after-successful-system-hack-experts/" aria-label="Read more about Global student network more vulnerable after successful system hack – experts">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Aro Valley’s colourful bus stop was painted by Xoë Hall in 2011. RNZ / Sammy Carter Some quirky colourful murals in Wellington’s equally colourful Aro Valley are being taken down or covered up, but the move has locals upset by the move toward the drab. Popular Wellington artist Xoë Hall painted ... <a title="Wellington council removes artists’ bus stop murals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/wellington-council-removes-artists-bus-stop-murals/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington council removes artists’ bus stop murals">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Evelyn and Greg Pike hold a photo of their son Nicholas, who was killed on 18 March, 2002. RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham Convicted murderer in case where body never found maintains innocence Stephen Hudson admits other violent offending but not 2002 killing of Nicholas Pike Hudson declined parole, but made no ... <a title="Man convicted for killing drugs associate could learn soon if case will be reviewed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/man-convicted-for-killing-drugs-associate-could-learn-soon-if-case-will-be-reviewed/" aria-label="Read more about Man convicted for killing drugs associate could learn soon if case will be reviewed">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The gathering at Auckland’s Victoria Park against fuel taxes on Saturday. RNZ/Paris Ibell Protesters are calling for the government to halve the fuel excise tax and Road User Charges (RUCs), but the transport minister says to do so would take funding away from roading. Advocacy group Fuel Tax Protest NZ earlier ... <a title="Protest in Auckland’s Victoria Park against fuel taxes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/protest-in-aucklands-victoria-park-against-fuel-taxes/" aria-label="Read more about Protest in Auckland’s Victoria Park against fuel taxes">Read more</a>
