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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jona Nareki has been suspended for two matches. John Cowpland / www.photosport.nz The Highlanders have suffered a blow in their bid to make the Super Rugby Pacific playoffs with in-form centre Jona Nareki suspended for two weeks for a dangerous tackle. Nareki was issued with a yellow card for the high ... <a title="Highlanders centre Jona Nareki suspended for red card tackle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/highlanders-centre-jona-nareki-suspended-for-red-card-tackle/" aria-label="Read more about Highlanders centre Jona Nareki suspended for red card tackle">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has dismissed the OECD’s warnings about the government’s LNG plans as “a load of rubbish” and says he remains “very interested” in setting up an import facility. In its annual economic survey of New Zealand published last week, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said ... <a title="Luxon calls OECD warning on government’s LNG plans ‘load of rubbish’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/luxon-calls-oecd-warning-on-governments-lng-plans-load-of-rubbish/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon calls OECD warning on government’s LNG plans ‘load of rubbish’">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Xero founder Sir Rod Drury. supplied Xero founder Sir Rod Drury has been withdrawn from a list of keynote speakers due to speak at the Electrify Queenstown business event next week. It comes after a number of women raised allegations of inappropriate behaviour by the former New Zealander of the Year. ... <a title="Xero founder Sir Rod Drury withdrawn from speakers event amid allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/xero-founder-sir-rod-drury-withdrawn-from-speakers-event-amid-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about Xero founder Sir Rod Drury withdrawn from speakers event amid allegations">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Contact has accepted it breached the code, and potentially faces a penalty of up to $200,000. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Christchurch City Council says it has been refunded $250,000 after being overcharged for its streetlighting by Contact Energy. It comes after the Electricity Authority lodged a formal complaint with an independent ... <a title="Christchurch City Council refunded $250k after being overcharged for streetlights by Contact Energy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/christchurch-city-council-refunded-250k-after-being-overcharged-for-streetlights-by-contact-energy/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch City Council refunded $250k after being overcharged for streetlights by Contact Energy">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The new Te Tai Tokerau Party may not be able to contest the election – at least not under that name – because the name could breach electoral rules, a senior government minister has suggested. Mariameno Kapa-Kingi announced on ... <a title="New Te Tai Tokerau Party may not be able to contest election under that name, Bishop says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/new-te-tai-tokerau-party-may-not-be-able-to-contest-election-under-that-name-bishop-says/" aria-label="Read more about New Te Tai Tokerau Party may not be able to contest election under that name, Bishop says">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A water safety group says Auckland is lagging behind the rest of the country and internationally on making life jackets mandatory. It comes after the council said it was proposing changes to the region’s navigation by-laws to make the wearing of life jackets compulsory on vessels under six metres. Under ... <a title="Auckland lagging on life jacket rules – water safety group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/auckland-lagging-on-life-jacket-rules-water-safety-group/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland lagging on life jacket rules – water safety group">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hantavirus is typically spread by the inhalation of contaminated rodent droppings. AFP A hantavirus “contact” case has been quarantined in Pitcairn after a short transit in Tahiti over the weekend, French Polynesia’s local government says. Arriving from San Francisco, the passenger, described as a US citizen, had briefly transited in Tahiti ... <a title="Hantavirus ‘contact’ case quarantined in Pitcairn after transit in Tahiti" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/hantavirus-contact-case-quarantined-in-pitcairn-after-transit-in-tahiti/" aria-label="Read more about Hantavirus ‘contact’ case quarantined in Pitcairn after transit in Tahiti">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The ANZ Truckometer shows the heavy traffic index – a real-time measure of economic activity. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly The rising cost of fuel appears to keeping more drivers off the road, with light traffic down 1.7 percent last month, though still up on the year earlier by 2.4 percent. The ... <a title="Truckometer data points to rising fuel costs keeping more drivers off the road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/truckometer-data-points-to-rising-fuel-costs-keeping-more-drivers-off-the-road/" aria-label="Read more about Truckometer data points to rising fuel costs keeping more drivers off the road">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking for help identifying the person riding the dirt bike. Supplied / NZ Police Police want the public’s help identifying the rider of a dirt bike after a crash in Taupō that left a person badly hurt. A pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a crash ... <a title="Police seek identity of man after Taupō crash left pedestrian injured" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/police-seek-identity-of-man-after-taupo-crash-left-pedestrian-injured/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek identity of man after Taupō crash left pedestrian injured">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand British writer Julia Grogan penned her first play, based on the “deeply upsetting” Grace Millane case, on the Notes app on her phone in between bar shifts. Grogan, then in her 20s, was an out of work actor, feeling lost and confused when she read about the tragic case of backpacker ... <a title="Grace Millane-inspired play to tour NZ schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/grace-millane-inspired-play-to-tour-nz-schools/" aria-label="Read more about Grace Millane-inspired play to tour NZ schools">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Richie Mo’unga has been playing in Japan since the 2023 World Cup. photosport Will Richie Mo’unga tour South Africa? It’s the question every All Black fan has been asking, and we now have an answer. Richie Mo’unga will not be included in the first All Blacks squad of the year, and ... <a title="Will Richie Mo’unga tour South Africa?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/will-richie-mounga-tour-south-africa/" aria-label="Read more about Will Richie Mo’unga tour South Africa?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tamariki receiving eye exams onboard Celia Painga Project An Auckland charity is aiming to address what it calls a significant and ongoing gap in eye care for children. The Painga Project aims to put 7000 pairs of glasses on the faces of children in high equity index schools each year, through ... <a title="Auckland charity Painga Project aims to boost children’s eye care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/auckland-charity-painga-project-aims-to-boost-childrens-eye-care/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland charity Painga Project aims to boost children’s eye care">Read more</a>
