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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Technology confirmed the charges with a statement on the NZX website. Google Maps WorkSafe has laid charges against a listed Dunedin robotics company over the death of an employee. Michael Sherry was killed in April 2025, in a workplace accident at Scott Technology. WorkSafe says it has completed its investigation, ... <a title="WorkSafe charges Scott Technology over worker death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/worksafe-charges-scott-technology-over-worker-death/" aria-label="Read more about WorkSafe charges Scott Technology over worker death">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action, as Wellington Phoenix take on Melbourne City for the A-League women’s Grand Final at AAMI Park in Melbourne. The Phoenix women are playing for more than just a trophy, says head coach Bev Priestman. Speaking to media at Wellington Airport on Wednesday, Priestman said, as the only ... <a title="Live: Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City, A-League women Grand Final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/live-wellington-phoenix-v-melbourne-city-a-league-women-grand-final/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City, A-League women Grand Final">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government has confirmed the NCEA replacement will bring a new grading scale, compulsory subjects, and assessment requirements. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford made the announcement in Orewa, North Auckland today. In March, the government confirmed that NCEA would be replaced by a new subject-based qualification over ... <a title="Government confirms NCEA replacement details" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/government-confirms-ncea-replacement-details/" aria-label="Read more about Government confirms NCEA replacement details">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Noel Leeming Chief Executive Officer Jason Bell. Supplied/Noel Leeming Noel Leeming believes Auckland’s CBD is coming to life again after a tough few years and it’s the right time to open a new branch. The electronics company, which is owned by The Warehouse Group, moved out of Queen Street in 2021 ... <a title="Noel Leeming to open new branch on Auckland’s Queen Street" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/noel-leeming-to-open-new-branch-on-aucklands-queen-street/" aria-label="Read more about Noel Leeming to open new branch on Auckland’s Queen Street">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government has confirmed the NCEA replacement will bring a new grading scale, compulsory subjects, and assessment requirements. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford are due to deliver an update in Orewa, North Auckland today. In March, the government confirmed that NCEA would be replaced by a new ... <a title="Live: Christopher Luxon and Erica Stanford deliver NCEA update" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/16/live-christopher-luxon-and-erica-stanford-deliver-ncea-update/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Christopher Luxon and Erica Stanford deliver NCEA update">Read more</a>
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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>
