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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Olivia Shannon, is among the 20 players named in the Blacksticks, for the FIH Nations Cup in Auckland, June 2026 worldsportpics.com/ Photosport An experienced New Zealand women’s hockey team’s been named for the defence of their FIH Nations Cup title in Auckland next month. Head coach Phil Burrows has confirmed 20 ... <a title="Hockey: Black Sticks squad named for FIH Nations Cup defence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/hockey-black-sticks-squad-named-for-fih-nations-cup-defence/" aria-label="Read more about Hockey: Black Sticks squad named for FIH Nations Cup defence">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The man was assisted onto a different boat but did not survive. RNZ / REECE BAKER A man has died after suffering a medical event while kayaking in Auckland on Saturday morning. Police were notified of the incident near the Hobsonville Marina shortly before 9.15am. They said the man was assisted ... <a title="Kayaker dies after suffering medical event off Auckland’s Hobsonville Marina" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/kayaker-dies-after-suffering-medical-event-off-aucklands-hobsonville-marina/" aria-label="Read more about Kayaker dies after suffering medical event off Auckland’s Hobsonville Marina">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Befriending the abused wives of Sam Bateman, then becoming “the one who took away their prophet and the father of their babies,” was not easy for Christine Marie, star of Trust Me: The False Prophet. After her own controlling relationship with a Mormon man she’s described as another “false prophet” in the ... <a title="Netflix doco star: Betraying wives of paedophile polygamist was ’emotional torture’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/netflix-doco-star-betraying-wives-of-paedophile-polygamist-was-emotional-torture/" aria-label="Read more about Netflix doco star: Betraying wives of paedophile polygamist was ’emotional torture’">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Whangārei driver who performed a burnout in front of police is now facing charges. Supplied / NZ Police A Whangārei driver who performed a burnout in front of police is now facing charges. Sergeant Shawn Parker, of the Whangārei Youth Crime Unit, said police were monitoring a gathering of car ... <a title="Whangārei driver arrested after doing burnout in front of police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/whangarei-driver-arrested-after-doing-burnout-in-front-of-police/" aria-label="Read more about Whangārei driver arrested after doing burnout in front of police">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Warriors v Broncos at NRL ‘Magic Round’. RNZ/Photosport After a week off, NZ Warriors arrive in Brisbane for NRL ‘Magic Round’, facing a perfect storm of obstacles, as they pursue their fifth straight win. Firstly, they must pick up where they left off two weeks ago, when they accounted for Parramatta ... <a title="Warriors v Broncos ‘Magic Round’: What you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/warriors-v-broncos-magic-round-what-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about Warriors v Broncos ‘Magic Round’: What you need to know">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say a search warrant revealed a number of 45kg gas bottles and eight gas califonts. 123rf A woman has been arrested after a hoard of stolen gas heating equipment and LPG bottles were found at an Auckland property. Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Nelson, from Counties Manukau South CIB, said police ... <a title="Papakura woman arrested after police find hoard of gas heating equipment, LPG bottles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/papakura-woman-arrested-after-police-find-hoard-of-gas-heating-equipment-lpg-bottles/" aria-label="Read more about Papakura woman arrested after police find hoard of gas heating equipment, LPG bottles">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds. RNZ Got questions? RNZ has launched a podcast, ‘No Stupid Questions’, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but even better, you can drop us a voice memo ... <a title="Why has my investment performed so poorly? Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/why-has-my-investment-performed-so-poorly-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about Why has my investment performed so poorly? Ask Susan">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Education Minister Erica Stanford aims to introduce legislation this year. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Education Minister Erica Stanford promises an update on the government’s plans for a social media ban for under-16s next month. Coalition partner ACT says the situation remains a “mess that needs to be tidied up”, meaning the ... <a title="Education Minister Erica Stanford promises update on social media ban in June" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/education-minister-erica-stanford-promises-update-on-social-media-ban-in-june/" aria-label="Read more about Education Minister Erica Stanford promises update on social media ban in June">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stewart Hawthorn (left) and hatchery manager Hagen Kocksch remove the eggs from a female salmon. RNZ/Anisha Satya Making salmon babies is like mixing a potion. You take some eggs, add milt, and stir them around in a bucket – at least, that’s how the Akaroa King Salmon hatchery team do it. ... <a title="Country Life: Spawning day at Akaroa King Salmon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/country-life-spawning-day-at-akaroa-king-salmon/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Spawning day at Akaroa King Salmon">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fence covered in flood debris RNZ/Sally Round Last year’s win of a prized trophy for Māori farmers is still sinking in for Northland farm trustee Wess Wetere. “Having a million-dollar herd and having made a profit was something we looked forward to in five years, not three – none of us ... <a title="Country Life: Northland’s storms test award-winning farm with ‘million-dollar’ herd" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/country-life-northlands-storms-test-award-winning-farm-with-million-dollar-herd/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Northland’s storms test award-winning farm with ‘million-dollar’ herd">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC’s Jake Girdwood-Reich helped silence the Adelaide crowd and get Auckland FC into the grand final. Sarah Reed/Getty Images Auckland FC shut out Adelaide United’s attack and the outside noise to secure their first A-League grand final appearance. An achievement that coach Steve Corica has been striving towards since he ... <a title="Auckland FC beat Adelaide United to secure first A-League grand final appearance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/auckland-fc-beat-adelaide-united-to-secure-first-a-league-grand-final-appearance/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland FC beat Adelaide United to secure first A-League grand final appearance">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mackenzie Barry of Wellington Phoenix poses with the A-League women trophy at Melbourne’s AAMI Park. AAP / Photosport Wellington Phoenix’s first A-League grand final appearance has been years in the making. After a record-breaking season, the women finished the regular season in second place to qualify for the playoffs for the ... <a title="100 games later: The Wellington Phoenix journey from wooden spooners to grand finalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/100-games-later-the-wellington-phoenix-journey-from-wooden-spooners-to-grand-finalists/" aria-label="Read more about 100 games later: The Wellington Phoenix journey from wooden spooners to grand finalists">Read more</a>
