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Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Police are warning of scams from overseas visitors after a tourist from the UK swindled tens of thousands of dollars from a couple. It is the 14th prosecution in the past three years by the Auckland City Financial Crime Unit of a foreign national for a scam. Andrew Yeshua Glauberman,…
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Trapani, Associate Lecturer of History and International Relations, Western Sydney University After a week of speculation, the US Department of Justice has officially indicted Raúl Castro, the 94-year-old ex-president of Cuba. The charges relate to a 1996 incident in which the Cuban military allegedly shot down ... <a title="Why has the US indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/why-has-the-us-indicted-former-cuban-president-raul-castro-283467/" aria-label="Read more about Why has the US indicted former Cuban president Raúl Castro?">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University Diphtheria was once one of Australia’s most feared childhood infections, killing thousands of children before vaccines were available. Then for decades, it became so rare most doctors never saw a case. That has now changed. Diphtheria has reappeared ... <a title="Why diphtheria, whooping cough and measles have come back in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/why-diphtheria-whooping-cough-and-measles-have-come-back-in-australia-283364/" aria-label="Read more about Why diphtheria, whooping cough and measles have come back in Australia">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney Health authorities are urging people to get vaccinated, as a potentially deadly infection spreads across four Australian states. Diphtheria is a serious infection caused by the toxin-producing bacteria, Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It spreads through contact with ... <a title="Australia is battling its worst diphtheria outbreak in decades. But vaccines could curb it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/australia-is-battling-its-worst-diphtheria-outbreak-in-decades-but-vaccines-could-curb-it-283362/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is battling its worst diphtheria outbreak in decades. But vaccines could curb it">Read more</a>
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF More than a quarter of a million children could qualify for free flu vaccines from next year. Pharmac has proposed changes, including widening the access criteria to children aged six months to five years, which would take effect from 2027 if it decides to go ahead with them. Pharmac’s director…
Source: Radio New Zealand Heart of the City chief executive Viv Beck Supplied/ Heart of the City Auckland’s Heart of the City has been ordered by the Employment Relations Authority to reinstate chief executive Viv Beck on an interim basis. Heart of the City (HOTC) represents more than 15,000 businesses in Auckland’s CBD and receives…
Source: Radio New Zealand Jennah Wootten speaking as the CEO of Aktive, in November 2023. Alan Lee / www.photosport.nz Experienced sports and major events leader Jennah Wootten has been put in charge of the country’s largest women’s code, with Netball New Zealand (NNZ) naming her as its new chief executive. Wootten will take up the…
Source: Radio New Zealand Police saw vehicles that had been broken into, alongside equipment used to siphon fuel. AFP or licensors Two men are due to appear in Tauranga District Court following a fuel theft from a construction site. Police saw vehicles that had been broken into, alongside equipment used to siphon fuel, on Takitimu…
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The opposition says the government’s social housing shake-up is “cruel” and will lead to more evictions of public housing tenants who will be “driven deeper into poverty”. But the finance minister has defended the move, saying it’s about fixing an unfairness where those…
Source: Radio New Zealand Rose-Maree, 23, and Sapphire-Hope, 3, died after a fire tore through their home. Supplied A heartbroken Christchurch family is mourning the loss of a 3-year-old with an infectious smile that lit up a room, and her mother with a heart of gold. Sapphire-Hope Couch, 3, died after a fire tore a…
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Korolev, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, UNSW Sydney It’s been quite a week for Beijing, with back-to-back visits by the leaders of the United States and Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping has had his hands full with hosting duties, gun salutes, photo opportunities and ... <a title="Playing host to Putin and Trump, China sends a message – it’s now in the driver’s seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/playing-host-to-putin-and-trump-china-sends-a-message-its-now-in-the-drivers-seat-283375/" aria-label="Read more about Playing host to Putin and Trump, China sends a message – it’s now in the driver’s seat">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Peng, Lecturer in Accounting, The University of Queensland Saving for a first home is already hard enough. So when a federal budget change appears to make some popular savings strategies less attractive, it is no surprise people are worried. Since last week’s budget, concern has centred ... <a title="This little-known scheme can help first home buyers save thousands more for a deposit, with less tax" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/21/this-little-known-scheme-can-help-first-home-buyers-save-thousands-more-for-a-deposit-with-less-tax-283278/" aria-label="Read more about This little-known scheme can help first home buyers save thousands more for a deposit, with less tax">Read more</a>