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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Coach Bev Priestman before their semi-final win on the weekend. Marty Melville / www.photosport.nz The Wellington Phoenix women’s team have been recognised by their peers as a result of the team’s record-breaking A-League football season. Six Phoenix players have been named in the Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) team of the season ... <a title="Wellington Phoenix’s Bev Priestman named coach of the year, six players in team of year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/wellington-phoenixs-bev-priestman-named-coach-of-the-year-six-players-in-team-of-year/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Phoenix’s Bev Priestman named coach of the year, six players in team of year">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Media Minister Paul Goldsmith. RNZ / Mark Papalii Media Minister Paul Goldsmith says David Seymour’s attack on the public broadcasters was unhelpful, while New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has called it “out of order”. The twin rebukes went further than the prime minister did earlier in the week when Christopher ... <a title="David Seymour’s attacks on RNZ, TVNZ unhelpful, out of order, Goldsmith and Peters say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/david-seymours-attacks-on-rnz-tvnz-unhelpful-out-of-order-goldsmith-and-peters-say/" aria-label="Read more about David Seymour’s attacks on RNZ, TVNZ unhelpful, out of order, Goldsmith and Peters say">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Senator Tammy Tyrrell, who started her parliamentary career as part of the Jacqui Lambie Network before turning independent, has now joined Labor. “I’m very proud to be a Labor girl,” she declared at a news conference with Prime Minister Anthony ... <a title="Crossbench senator Tammy Tyrrell joins government ranks, declaring she’s ‘proud to be a Labor girl’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/crossbench-senator-tammy-tyrrell-joins-government-ranks-declaring-shes-proud-to-be-a-labor-girl-281638/" aria-label="Read more about Crossbench senator Tammy Tyrrell joins government ranks, declaring she’s ‘proud to be a Labor girl’">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bjørn-Oliver Magsig, Senior Lecturer in Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The government’s plan to change the law to bar claims for harms from greenhouse gas emissions shuts down New Zealand’s most important climate tort case, meaning it will never be decided on its ... <a title="Changing climate law to prevent civil cases removes a key protection for NZ citizens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/changing-climate-law-to-prevent-civil-cases-removes-a-key-protection-for-nz-citizens-282849/" aria-label="Read more about Changing climate law to prevent civil cases removes a key protection for NZ citizens">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A strain of the influenza virus known as ‘super-k’ or H3N2 Subclade K has been blamed for a severe flu season. NIH-NIAID / IMAGE POINT FR / AFP Explainer – The weather is getting colder and the sneezes are getting louder – which means it’s influenza season. This year’s season has ... <a title="What you need to know about getting a flu vaccine this year and the ‘super-k’ flu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/what-you-need-to-know-about-getting-a-flu-vaccine-this-year-and-the-super-k-flu/" aria-label="Read more about What you need to know about getting a flu vaccine this year and the ‘super-k’ flu">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone KiwiRail has been fined $290,000 and ordered to pay more than $40,000 in reparations after two workers received an electric shock while working on overhead train lines. The pair of maintenance workers were working on lines near the Parnell Train Station in Auckland in September 2024 when ... <a title="KiwiRail fined nearly $300,000 after two workers receive electric shocks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/kiwirail-fined-nearly-300000-after-two-workers-receive-electric-shocks/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiRail fined nearly $300,000 after two workers receive electric shocks">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone KiwiRail has been fined $290,000 and ordered to pay more than $40,000 in reparations after two workers received an electric shock while working on overhead train lines. The pair of maintenance workers were working on lines near the Parnell Train Station in Auckland in September 2024 when ... <a title="KiwiRai fined nearly $300,000 after two workers receive electric shocks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/kiwirai-fined-nearly-300000-after-two-workers-receive-electric-shocks/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiRai fined nearly $300,000 after two workers receive electric shocks">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Two people were injured, one critically, after being lured to Queens Park in separate attacks last week (file image). Supplied / Google Maps An Invercargill city councillor says people are horrified by two violent assaults that have been linked to dating apps. Two people were injured, one critically, after being lured ... <a title="Fears that violent assaults in Invercargill were homophobic, city councillor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/fears-that-violent-assaults-in-invercargill-were-homophobic-city-councillor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Fears that violent assaults in Invercargill were homophobic, city councillor says">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand St Bede’s College. RNZ / Phil Pennington St Bede’s College is commissioning an independent investigation into whether the school had “appropriate systems in place for identifying and addressing abuse” after a former priest was jailed for sexual abuse. The announcement comes after RNZ earlier revealed Rowan Donoghue admitted sexual abuse to ... <a title="St Bede’s College commissions independent investigation as former priest jailed for sexual abuse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/st-bedes-college-commissions-independent-investigation-as-former-priest-jailed-for-sexual-abuse/" aria-label="Read more about St Bede’s College commissions independent investigation as former priest jailed for sexual abuse">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emmalee Ford, Adjunct Lecturer, Sexual and Reproductive Health, University of Sydney Menstruation is once again a hot topic on social media, thanks to a new health trend known as “cycle syncing”. It involves aligning your diet and exercise habits to each phase of your menstrual cycle. For ... <a title="What is ‘cycle syncing’, and how might it affect menstruation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/what-is-cycle-syncing-and-how-might-it-affect-menstruation-278073/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘cycle syncing’, and how might it affect menstruation?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Storme Turany at the inquest of her son Soul. Pool / Chris Skelton / Stuff Hours after baby Soul Turany died from catastrophic head injuries at Christchurch Hospital, the boy’s mother sent a text message to her then-partner. “I still don’t understand why I haven’t heard from you. Soul has passed ... <a title="Inquest hears details of mother’s text messages after death of her son" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/inquest-hears-details-of-mothers-text-messages-after-death-of-her-son/" aria-label="Read more about Inquest hears details of mother’s text messages after death of her son">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne Coles has been found to have misled its supermarket customers over discounts – and could now face hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties. In a landmark case, Federal Court Justice Michael ... <a title="Coles’ discounts misled shoppers, court rules. It could face hundreds of millions in fines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/coles-discounts-misled-shoppers-court-rules-it-could-face-hundreds-of-millions-in-fines-282855/" aria-label="Read more about Coles’ discounts misled shoppers, court rules. It could face hundreds of millions in fines">Read more</a>
