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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Everlee Wihongi was detained when re-entering the US on a Green Card a month ago, following a family holiday in New Zealand. Supplied The mother of a New Zealander being held in ICE custody in the United States says she does not know where her daughter will end up, after she ... <a title="ICE detainee Everlee Wihongi taken to another state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/ice-detainee-everlee-wihongi-taken-to-another-state/" aria-label="Read more about ICE detainee Everlee Wihongi taken to another state">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rachel Leota has been appointed Corrections acting secretary and chief executive. Supplied / LinkedIn Corrections has announced a new acting chief executive, weeks after saying one of its deputy chief executives would be filling the interim role. The former chief executive Jeremy Lightfoot is moving to head the new Ministry for ... <a title="Corrections announces new acting chief executive weeks after saying interim role filled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/corrections-announces-new-acting-chief-executive-weeks-after-saying-interim-role-filled/" aria-label="Read more about Corrections announces new acting chief executive weeks after saying interim role filled">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Hump Ridge Track near Tuatapere. RNZ / Tess Brunton Bookings for the Great Walks start to open on Tuesday with the Department of Conservation expecting strong demand. The Paparoa Track is the first to open on Tuesday followed by the Milford Track on Wednesday. Last year, the department (DOC) upgraded ... <a title="Department of Conservation expects high demand for Great Walks as bookings open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/department-of-conservation-expects-high-demand-for-great-walks-as-bookings-open/" aria-label="Read more about Department of Conservation expects high demand for Great Walks as bookings open">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / Rifky Nur Setyadi A change to the rules means fewer people will have to account for tax on money they haven’t yet received. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand is welcoming a change to the “cash basis person” definition, the first in 30 years. “A ‘cash basis person’ might ... <a title="Why fewer people are set to pay tax on income they haven’t received" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/why-fewer-people-are-set-to-pay-tax-on-income-they-havent-received/" aria-label="Read more about Why fewer people are set to pay tax on income they haven’t received">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Grant Robertson says scrapping the policy will reduce accessibility and inclusion for students. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Scrapping of the fees-free policy for tertiary education will be “very disruptive” to students and their families, says former finance minister Grant Robertson The scheme was introduced under Jacinda Ardern’s government and changed by ... <a title="‘It will be very disruptive’: Grant Robertson on scrapping of fees-free policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/it-will-be-very-disruptive-grant-robertson-on-scrapping-of-fees-free-policy/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It will be very disruptive’: Grant Robertson on scrapping of fees-free policy">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch’s Hillmorton Hospital. RNZ/LouisDunham Nurses and care workers at Christchurch’s Hillmorton Hospital say they’re facing burnout and anxiety over working conditions, which included chronic understaffing, broken doors, faulty alarms and rat infestations. A New Zealand Nurses Organisation survey of around 180 Hillmorton staff found the vast majority felt unsafe, reported working ... <a title="‘The job eats away at you’: Hillmorton Hospital staff facing burnout, anxiety over working conditions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/the-job-eats-away-at-you-hillmorton-hospital-staff-facing-burnout-anxiety-over-working-conditions/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The job eats away at you’: Hillmorton Hospital staff facing burnout, anxiety over working conditions">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bob Pearce on deployment in Iraq. Supplied A landmark case has found that a veteran’s brain cancer must be treated as service-related because of potentially carcinogenic burn pits on his deployment in Somalia. Open burn pits were used in many conflicts, including Iraq and Afghanistan, where there was not infrastructure to ... <a title="Veteran wins appeal for brain-cancer to be treated as service-related in landmark case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/veteran-wins-appeal-for-brain-cancer-to-be-treated-as-service-related-in-landmark-case/" aria-label="Read more about Veteran wins appeal for brain-cancer to be treated as service-related in landmark case">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hayden Tasker is on trial for murdering Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming and badly injuring Senior Sergeant Adam Ramsay The Press / Iain McGregor A Nelson policeman who was part of efforts to save Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming says the moment a car hit her was like a land mine exploding. Hayden ... <a title="Hayden Tasker trial: Fellow officer describes efforts to save Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/hayden-tasker-trial-fellow-officer-describes-efforts-to-save-senior-sergeant-lyn-fleming/" aria-label="Read more about Hayden Tasker trial: Fellow officer describes efforts to save Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The soldier, seen here during his court martial, can still not be named. ADELE RYCROFT Soldier who thought he was spying on New Zealand to keep name secret for now, despite appeal court ruling The soldier will now serve time in a civilian prison, rather than in military detention Name of ... <a title="Secrecy surrounding ‘traitor’ soldier who thought he was spying on NZ to stay in place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/secrecy-surrounding-traitor-soldier-who-thought-he-was-spying-on-nz-to-stay-in-place/" aria-label="Read more about Secrecy surrounding ‘traitor’ soldier who thought he was spying on NZ to stay in place">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ More than a dozen people have been arrested and weapons seized following increasing reports of gang and firearm-related violence in Wairoa in recent weeks. Eastern District Police said it carried out search warrants at two addresses last week. ... <a title="13 people arrested for gang, gun-related violence in Wairoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/13-people-arrested-for-gang-gun-related-violence-in-wairoa/" aria-label="Read more about 13 people arrested for gang, gun-related violence in Wairoa">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Māpuna Te Kura Toroa, chief executive of Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Evie O’Brien Evie O’Brien, Te Kura Toroa, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa A partnership between the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and Te Māori Manaaki Taonga Trust will create curatorial residences for Māori ... <a title="Te Wānanga o Aotearoa formalises partnership with Oxford University" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/te-wananga-o-aotearoa-formalises-partnership-with-oxford-university/" aria-label="Read more about Te Wānanga o Aotearoa formalises partnership with Oxford University">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister played down the leak. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he’s “very relaxed” about New Zealand First leader and cabinet minister Winston Peters leaking Budget information. On Friday, Peters revealed the government would scrap the fees-free tertiary education scheme, which covered the cost of ... <a title="PM Christopher Luxon ‘very relaxed’ about Winston Peters’ fees-free Budget ‘leak’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/pm-christopher-luxon-very-relaxed-about-winston-peters-fees-free-budget-leak/" aria-label="Read more about PM Christopher Luxon ‘very relaxed’ about Winston Peters’ fees-free Budget ‘leak’">Read more</a>
