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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government believes students can “game the system” with NCEA. (File photo) RNZ / Quin Tauetau Teachers say they are disappointed feedback fro the sector on replacing NCEA was not listened to. The government on Saturday released further details about the new secondary school qualification framework, which was expected to begin ... <a title="Teachers raise concerns as NCEA replacement confimed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/teachers-raise-concerns-as-ncea-replacement-confimed/" aria-label="Read more about Teachers raise concerns as NCEA replacement confimed">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand National’s justice spokesperson and current Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the policy would result in tougher sentences. RNZ / Mark Papalii A National Party policy to prevent judges discounting sexual offenders’ sentences due to good character is a solution for a non-existent problem, a defence lawyer says. But a victims’ advocate ... <a title="Huge relief or ‘pretending there’s a problem’? National’s sexual offenders sentencing policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/huge-relief-or-pretending-theres-a-problem-nationals-sexual-offenders-sentencing-policy/" aria-label="Read more about Huge relief or ‘pretending there’s a problem’? National’s sexual offenders sentencing policy">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Warriors fans AAP / Photosport First Person – You could feel something special building for days, even before the NZ Warriors took the field. On Air New Zealand planes to Brisbane, the cabins were filled with blue and green jerseys. Pilots and cabin crews dispensed “Up the Wahs”. In this city, ... <a title="Warriors fans in Brisbane a ‘wild swirling outpouring of energy’ for NRL Magic Round" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/warriors-fans-in-brisbane-a-wild-swirling-outpouring-of-energy-for-nrl-magic-round/" aria-label="Read more about Warriors fans in Brisbane a ‘wild swirling outpouring of energy’ for NRL Magic Round">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Event organiser Richie Laming steps up to the platform and tries his hand at skimming. RNZ/Katie Todd An Australian with a calling and an Auckland radio host running on pure determination are the newly crowned national champions of stone skimming. In pristine conditions, hundreds flocked to a remote corner of Lake ... <a title="First ever stone skimming champions crowned in Lake Hāwea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/first-ever-stone-skimming-champions-crowned-in-lake-hawea/" aria-label="Read more about First ever stone skimming champions crowned in Lake Hāwea">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Waves pound through The Gap in the aftermath of 2015’s Cyclone Pam. Supplied/Cliff House A Coroner says the deaths of two fishermen in Northland highlight the importance of wearing lifejackets while rock fishing – as well as the need for warning signs and flotation aids in dangerous areas. Sarath Kumar Sasidharan-Nair, ... <a title="Two men who drowned rock fishing weren’t wearing life jackets, coroner says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/two-men-who-drowned-rock-fishing-werent-wearing-life-jackets-coroner-says/" aria-label="Read more about Two men who drowned rock fishing weren’t wearing life jackets, coroner says">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The price of avocados is down 22 percent from a decade ago. File photo. 123rf Food prices were flat in April, and up by less compared to the year earlier than they were in March. But beneath that headline, there’s been significant variation across food items. Here’s what’s getting cheaper, what’s ... <a title="Sultanas up, avocados down: Here’s how food prices are really moving" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/sultanas-up-avocados-down-heres-how-food-prices-are-really-moving/" aria-label="Read more about Sultanas up, avocados down: Here’s how food prices are really moving">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RespectED cahir Jan Logie says it is irresponsible to not support sexual violence prevention education. © VNP / Phil Smith One of the country’s few specialist sexual violence prevention organisations says it will be forced to close in August, unless the government steps in. RespectEd has worked with local schools, workplaces, ... <a title="Sexual violence prevention organisation facing closure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/sexual-violence-prevention-organisation-facing-closure/" aria-label="Read more about Sexual violence prevention organisation facing closure">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/ Dan Cook Less than half of five-year-olds passed new phonics tests after their first full year of schooling last year. Results published by the Education Ministry show 47 percent of the 4209 children who did the 40-week phonics check in term four last year were “at or above expectations”. But ... <a title="After a full year of schooling, less than half of 5 year olds pass new phonics test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/after-a-full-year-of-schooling-less-than-half-of-5-year-olds-pass-new-phonics-test/" aria-label="Read more about After a full year of schooling, less than half of 5 year olds pass new phonics test">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand is investigating the source of the attack near a nuclear power station. The drone struck “an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, the UAE’s ministry of defence said. Barakah Nuclear Power Plant / AFP A drone strike triggered a fire near a nuclear power station ... <a title="Drone strike starts fire outside United Arab Emirates nuclear plant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/drone-strike-starts-fire-outside-united-arab-emirates-nuclear-plant/" aria-label="Read more about Drone strike starts fire outside United Arab Emirates nuclear plant">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In 1985, the internet was two, Motorola’s 1kg cellular phone known as the “brick” was appearing in workplaces across the world and Nintendo had just launched its first Super Mario Brothers game about a tribe of Mushroom People. Kingsley Field, then a 40-year-old reporter in the Waikato Times’ newsroom, remembers lugging ... <a title="Silver scrollers: What is screen time like for seniors?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/silver-scrollers-what-is-screen-time-like-for-seniors/" aria-label="Read more about Silver scrollers: What is screen time like for seniors?">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand National’s justice spokesperson and current Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the policy would result in tougher sentences. RNZ / Mark Papalii A National Party policy to prevent judges discounting sexual offenders’ sentences due to good character is a solution for a non-existent problem, a defence lawyer says. But a victims’ advocate ... <a title="National’s sexual offenders sentencing policy: ‘It’s pretending that there’s a problem’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/nationals-sexual-offenders-sentencing-policy-its-pretending-that-theres-a-problem/" aria-label="Read more about National’s sexual offenders sentencing policy: ‘It’s pretending that there’s a problem’">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tanah Boyd collapses with a suspected ACL knee injury against Brisbane Broncos. AAP/Photosport Analysis: NZ Warriors supremo Andrew Webster often talks about how the “footy gods” have a knack for taking big decisions away from coaches. He’s seen it happen before, he’s seen it happen this NRL season… and he’s seen ... <a title="NRL: What we learned from NZ Warriors’ ‘Magic Round’ win over Brisbane Broncos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/nrl-what-we-learned-from-nz-warriors-magic-round-win-over-brisbane-broncos/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: What we learned from NZ Warriors’ ‘Magic Round’ win over Brisbane Broncos">Read more</a>
