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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kael Leona during his appearance in the High Court in Auckland on Wednesday. RNZ/FlinnBlackwell Correction: The headline on this article has been updated. The man who murdered a woman on an Auckland bus will spend at least 12 years behind bars. Kael Leona, 38, pleaded guilty to the murder of Bernice ... <a title="Bernice Marychurch murder: Kael Leona sentenced to life with minimum 12 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/bernice-marychurch-murder-kael-leona-sentenced-to-life-with-minimum-12-years/" aria-label="Read more about Bernice Marychurch murder: Kael Leona sentenced to life with minimum 12 years">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Soul Mathew Turany was 16 weeks old, when he suffered a fatal assault. Supplied / Facebook The mother of a Canterbury baby who died of catastrophic head injuries has broken down in tears as she claimed she struggled to recall the morning her son was injured. Soul Turany was less than ... <a title="Mother of killed baby in tears recalling day son was injured" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/mother-of-killed-baby-in-tears-recalling-day-son-was-injured/" aria-label="Read more about Mother of killed baby in tears recalling day son was injured">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Oamaru Airport. (File photo) ODT / Hamish MacLean Oamaru Airport will lose its flight school after the business opted not to renew its lease, the Waitaki District Council says. The New Zealand Airline Academy opened at the airport in 2018 with student numbers exceeding 200 in the past year. It sought ... <a title="Oamaru Airport to lose its flight school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/oamaru-airport-to-lose-its-flight-school/" aria-label="Read more about Oamaru Airport to lose its flight school">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF New Zealand continues to see a small recovery in its net migration numbers. Statistics New Zealand said New Zealand had a net gain of 24,200 migrants in the year to March, up from 14,000 in the same period last year. That is still well down on the recent peak, which ... <a title="Small recovery for New Zealand’s net migration numbers in year to March" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/small-recovery-for-new-zealands-net-migration-numbers-in-year-to-march/" aria-label="Read more about Small recovery for New Zealand’s net migration numbers in year to March">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Bennett, Associate Professor in Creative Writing and English Literature, Researcher in Old Norse Literature, Flinders University Images of the sleek keels, elegant planks, and dragon-headed prows of Viking longships have been reproduced countless times on postcards, book covers, souvenirs and in television shows and movies. These ... <a title="The high-tech shipbuilding methods that helped Vikings dominate the seas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/the-high-tech-shipbuilding-methods-that-helped-vikings-dominate-the-seas-280155/" aria-label="Read more about The high-tech shipbuilding methods that helped Vikings dominate the seas">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Nearly $12 million seized from criminals will be used to help combat methamphetamine and gang-related harm, the government has announced. Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee and Associate Police Minister Casey Costello said $11.9 million would be funnelled from the Proceeds of Crime ... <a title="Nearly $12m seized from criminals to help combat methamphetamine and gang-related harm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/nearly-12m-seized-from-criminals-to-help-combat-methamphetamine-and-gang-related-harm/" aria-label="Read more about Nearly $12m seized from criminals to help combat methamphetamine and gang-related harm">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Billy Macfarlane. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly The founder of a prisoner reintegration service has been charged with assaulting a woman who was on bail. Billy Macfarlane says the allegations are “a whole lot of lies”, and that he “never assaulted anybody”. RNZ earlier revealed Macfarlane, the Tikanga Aroro Charitable Trust general ... <a title="Billy Macfarlane founder of rehabilitation service charged with assaulting woman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/billy-macfarlane-founder-of-rehabilitation-service-charged-with-assaulting-woman/" aria-label="Read more about Billy Macfarlane founder of rehabilitation service charged with assaulting woman">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The slip is blocking the road near the Eight Mile Creek Bridge and has closed State Highway 6 and upper Buller Road. NZTA State Highway 6 and Upper Buller Gorge Road, between State Highways 65 and 69, has reopened after an earlier slip. The road straddles the West Coast and Tasman ... <a title="State Highway 6, upper Buller Gorge Road reopens after slip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/state-highway-6-upper-buller-gorge-road-reopens-after-slip/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 6, upper Buller Gorge Road reopens after slip">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Wood will captain the All Whites for their FIFA World Cup campaign in North America. New Zealand head coach Darren Bazeley named his 26-player squad for the Cup, which will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada, starting on 11 June. The squad is: Goalkeepers: Max Crocombe, Alex ... <a title="Chris Wood named All Whites captain as World Cup team announced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/chris-wood-named-all-whites-captain-as-world-cup-team-announced/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Wood named All Whites captain as World Cup team announced">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By; Chris McGavin*, Dr Andrew Lensen* and Dr Cassandra Mudgway* Opinion: Nearly a year has passed since the Government released their so-called AI Strategy. Nine months since we, along with other New Zealand AI Experts, penned an open letter to the Government calling for AI regulation and the establishment of some ... <a title="NZ’s approach to AI continues to favour slop over substance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/nzs-approach-to-ai-continues-to-favour-slop-over-substance/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s approach to AI continues to favour slop over substance">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The All Whites squad that will carry New Zealand onto football’s biggest stage at the 2026 FIFA World Cup will today be unveiled at Eden Park. Coach Darren Bazeley will name his 26-man squad as New Zealand prepares for its first World Cup appearance since the 2010 tournament in South Africa. ... <a title="All Whites squad for Fifa World Cup named" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/all-whites-squad-for-fifa-world-cup-named/" aria-label="Read more about All Whites squad for Fifa World Cup named">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sarah Taylor, playing for the Welsh Fire Women in 2021, has been named as England’s men’s fielding coach for the test series against New Zealand. ACTION PHOTO SPORT/AFP Former England women’s wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor has been appointed as fielding coach for head coach Brendon McCullum’s men’s team for their test series ... <a title="Sarah Taylor named fielding coach for England men’s cricket team" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/sarah-taylor-named-fielding-coach-for-england-mens-cricket-team/" aria-label="Read more about Sarah Taylor named fielding coach for England men’s cricket team">Read more</a>
