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May 12, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Despite a trade-related controversy that erupted last week between the governments of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, the French territory’s freight vessel MV Karaka began a new service to Port Vila and Luganville. Last week, New Caledonia’s territorial government announced it had suspended all trade cooperation with ... <a title="New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/new-caledonian-freight-vessel-begins-service-to-vanuatu-despite-diplomatic-row/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonian freight vessel begins service to Vanuatu despite diplomatic row">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has called on the New Zealand government to follow through on its demands that Israel complies with international law following the abduction and beating of citizens by the Israeli military in international waters in the Mediterranean last week. PSNA national spokesperson Rinad Tamimi said the government ... <a title="NZ govt must rebuke Israeli envoy over beating of citizens, says PSNA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/nz-govt-must-rebuke-israeli-envoy-over-beating-of-citizens-says-psna/" aria-label="Read more about NZ govt must rebuke Israeli envoy over beating of citizens, says PSNA">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Stenger, Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW), Monash University After four women and nine children associated with Islamic State returned to Australia from Syria last week, the Australian Federal Police indicated some would be referred to ... <a title="One small country set the model for reintegrating ISIS families from Syria. Here’s what Australia can learn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/one-small-country-set-the-model-for-reintegrating-isis-families-from-syria-heres-what-australia-can-learn-282581/" aria-label="Read more about One small country set the model for reintegrating ISIS families from Syria. Here’s what Australia can learn">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kat Henry, Lecturer and Researcher, Theatre Department, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne Mark Wilson’s novel version of Tennessee William’s The Glass Menagerie at the Melbourne Theatre Company doesn’t cooperate with historical readings of the play – but is exactly the kind of theatre ... <a title="A new, experimental The Glass Menagerie marks a bold turn for Australian theatre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/a-new-experimental-the-glass-menagerie-marks-a-bold-turn-for-australian-theatre-282583/" aria-label="Read more about A new, experimental The Glass Menagerie marks a bold turn for Australian theatre">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A New Zealander who took part in the global flotilla trying to break the illegal Gaza siege and who was abducted by Israel returned home this week and gave a searing speech in Auckland today condemning the abuses he and others suffered. “They abducted us at gunpoint and threatened to kill us ... <a title="‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla activist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/they-threatened-to-kill-us-at-gunpoint-says-nz-gaza-flotilla-activist/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They threatened to kill us at gunpoint,’ says NZ Gaza flotilla activist">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fernando Sousa, Research Fellow in Physiotherapy, Monash University Frozen shoulder can make simple tasks – such as lifting your arm, sleeping on your side, getting out of bed, putting on a bra, driving or playing with your kids – painful and challenging. This condition usually starts with ... <a title="What is frozen shoulder? And will I need surgery?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/what-is-frozen-shoulder-and-will-i-need-surgery-278772/" aria-label="Read more about What is frozen shoulder? And will I need surgery?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Scanlan, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Law; Academic Co-Lead, CSAM Deterrence Centre, University of Tasmania As of May 8 end-to-end encryption is no longer available on direct messages on Instagram. Meta, in announcing the policy reversal, said it had done so because few people used the ... <a title="Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/instagram-can-now-read-all-users-private-messages-will-this-make-kids-safer-or-just-boost-ad-targeting-282496/" aria-label="Read more about Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kimberley Reid, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne We’re less than a month away from the southern hemisphere winter. But you’d be forgiven for thinking summer was only last week. April was unseasonably warm and dry across Australia. Temperatures were above average or ... <a title="Why has this autumn been so hot and dry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/why-has-this-autumn-been-so-hot-and-dry-282049/" aria-label="Read more about Why has this autumn been so hot and dry?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Kaye Parker, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, Curtin University Unemployment in Australia is currently at 4.3% – below average for the past century. But last week, the Reserve Bank forecast unemployment will slowly climb from next year on, rising to 4.7% by mid-2028 – and possibly ... <a title="Worried about your job? You’re not alone. But there are proven ways to ease job insecurity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/worried-about-your-job-youre-not-alone-but-there-are-proven-ways-to-ease-job-insecurity-281128/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about your job? You’re not alone. But there are proven ways to ease job insecurity">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catharine Fleming, Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Western Sydney University Teenagers lead busy lives. And to get through everything from school exams to softball games, they need nutritious food. But research suggests Australian teens aren’t getting the nutrients they need, because their diets often revolve around sugary, ... <a title="Australian teens don’t eat enough nutritious food. But we can change that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/australian-teens-dont-eat-enough-nutritious-food-but-we-can-change-that-280714/" aria-label="Read more about Australian teens don’t eat enough nutritious food. But we can change that">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Te Kawa, PhD Candidate in Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury The New Yorker magazine’s recently published investigation into OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman posed a loaded question: can the people building this powerful technology actually be trusted? The report described a system where ... <a title="‘Polyanna policy’ – is NZ’s framework for AI use in government overly optimistic?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/polyanna-policy-is-nzs-framework-for-ai-use-in-government-overly-optimistic-281425/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Polyanna policy’ – is NZ’s framework for AI use in government overly optimistic?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
By Giff Johnson, Marshall Islands Journal editor/RNZ Pacific correspondent One of the biggest electricity increases in the history of the Marshalls Energy Company was implemented last week — the first of a two-step tariff increase. Power charges rose by 6c per kWh across the board for government, business and residential. On May 18, the price ... <a title="Majuro reels from huge power rate increase, as govt steps up cash programmes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/majuro-reels-from-huge-power-rate-increase-as-govt-steps-up-cash-programmes/" aria-label="Read more about Majuro reels from huge power rate increase, as govt steps up cash programmes">Read more</a>
