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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Zespri Kiwifruit is loaded onto the Atlantic Erica at the Port of Tauranga. Supplied Kiwifruit orchards are humming mid-harvest, but Zespri is concerned port bottlenecks are becoming a real pressure point for its fruit exports. The Port of Tauranga is the critical gateway for most of New Zealand’s lucrative kiwifruit from ... <a title="Port of Tauranga terminal ‘at capacity’, could ‘bottleneck’ kiwifruit exports – CEO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/port-of-tauranga-terminal-at-capacity-could-bottleneck-kiwifruit-exports-ceo/" aria-label="Read more about Port of Tauranga terminal ‘at capacity’, could ‘bottleneck’ kiwifruit exports – CEO">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One person has died and six people have been injured in a house fire in Christchurch. RNZ / Sam Sherwood One person has died and six people have been injured, one critically, after a house fire in Christchurch. Police were called to the property in Whitehall Street, Mairehau, at about 8.25pm ... <a title="One dead, six injured in Christchurch house fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/one-dead-six-injured-in-christchurch-house-fire/" aria-label="Read more about One dead, six injured in Christchurch house fire">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s flowers are often described as “small and green and insignificant”, but an award-winning botanist and author says they have complex stories. Professor of botany Philip Garnock-Jones captured 100 of 2200 native flowers of NZ in his book He Puāwai, A Natural History of New Zealand Flowers. The photos in ... <a title="Book showing New Zealand’s flowers in 3D wins Ockham award" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/book-showing-new-zealands-flowers-in-3d-wins-ockham-award/" aria-label="Read more about Book showing New Zealand’s flowers in 3D wins Ockham award">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Luke Metcalf attended Warriors training, while talking to other NRL clubs. Blake Armstrong/Photosport NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster insists halfback Luke Metcalf still has a role to play, as the Auckland club chases its first NRL championship. Unable to displace in-form Tanah Boyd or Chanel Harris-Tavita in the starting line-up, and ... <a title="NRL: NZ Warriors star Luke Metcalf signs with St George-Illawarra Dragons, but still has role to play" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/nrl-nz-warriors-star-luke-metcalf-signs-with-st-george-illawarra-dragons-but-still-has-role-to-play/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: NZ Warriors star Luke Metcalf signs with St George-Illawarra Dragons, but still has role to play">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Two people have been critically injured in a Christchurch house fire, and others may be missing. RNZ / Sam Sherwood Two people have been critically injured in a Christchurch house fire, and others may be missing. Christchurch Metro Area Commander Superintendent Lane Todd said emergency services were called to a house ... <a title="Two critically injured, others may be missing after Christchurch house fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/two-critically-injured-others-may-be-missing-after-christchurch-house-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Two critically injured, others may be missing after Christchurch house fire">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The demolition of the Metro Plaza and surrounding buildings is part of a project to ‘daylight’ a stretch of the Huatoki Stream which has been covered over for about 100 years. RNZ / Robin Martin An urban renewal project in New Plymouth’s CBD is revealing traces of the city’s past – ... <a title="Urban renewal project in New Plymouth’s CBD reveals traces of city’s past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/urban-renewal-project-in-new-plymouths-cbd-reveals-traces-of-citys-past/" aria-label="Read more about Urban renewal project in New Plymouth’s CBD reveals traces of city’s past">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand PSA national secretary Duane Leo told RNZ workers were in a state of confusion. RNZ / Dom Thomas Morale at the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is “at rock bottom” after a fresh wave of proposed job cuts, the Public Service Association (PSA) says. The restructure would lead a further 140 ... <a title="Morale at NZTA at ‘rock bottom’ after latest round of proposed job cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/morale-at-nzta-at-rock-bottom-after-latest-round-of-proposed-job-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about Morale at NZTA at ‘rock bottom’ after latest round of proposed job cuts">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Social Development Minister Louise Upston said the accommodation supplement calculation had not changed for 33 years RNZ / Mark Papalii A critic says a change to the accommodation supplement rules is expected to push some households further into poverty. The Social Security Amendment Bill was introduced in Parliament on Thursday. It ... <a title="Accommodation supplement change raises concern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/accommodation-supplement-change-raises-concern/" aria-label="Read more about Accommodation supplement change raises concern">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied Air New Zealand has cut 5 percent of flights and will start to consolidate other routes after the July school holidays, chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar says. It comes as the airline is expecting a full-year pre-tax loss of between $340 and $390 million due to the soaring cost of jet ... <a title="Air New Zealand cuts 5% of its flights, jobs could go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/air-new-zealand-cuts-5-of-its-flights-jobs-could-go/" aria-label="Read more about Air New Zealand cuts 5% of its flights, jobs could go">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The pylon fell over while being worked on by contractors. Supplied / Kawakawa Electrical Ltd National grid operator Transpower will not be prosecuted after all over the toppling of a pylon that cut power to about 90,000 homes and businesses across Northland. The Electricity Authority lodged a formal complaint against Transpower ... <a title="No prosecution over toppled Northland pylon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/no-prosecution-over-toppled-northland-pylon/" aria-label="Read more about No prosecution over toppled Northland pylon">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If chosen for future funding, Wegovy would be available to people with a BMI of 35 or more with at least two comorbidities. AFP / Jens Kalaene Pharmac has added the weight-loss drug Wegovy to its list of medicines suitable for future funding. In a decision released Thursday, the drug-funding agency ... <a title="Pharmac adds Wegovy for weight loss to list for future funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/pharmac-adds-wegovy-for-weight-loss-to-list-for-future-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Pharmac adds Wegovy for weight loss to list for future funding">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Two people were injured, one critically, after being lured to Queens Park in separate attacks last week (file image). Supplied / Google Maps Southland Police are urging people not to share violent videos of assaults circulating online, as they investigate any links between attacks and dating apps. Police could not confirm ... <a title="Public urged not to share videos of violent assaults online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/public-urged-not-to-share-videos-of-violent-assaults-online/" aria-label="Read more about Public urged not to share videos of violent assaults online">Read more</a>
