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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Families who have lost a child say new funding from the government into paediatric palliative care will mean others won’t have to do it alone. This morning, health minister Simeon Brown announced $15.5 million dollars from Budget 2026 for two dedicated specialist teams, one each in the North and South islands. ... <a title="Family who lost a child say palliative care funding ‘heart-warming’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/family-who-lost-a-child-say-palliative-care-funding-heart-warming/" aria-label="Read more about Family who lost a child say palliative care funding ‘heart-warming’">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tanya Kalounivale of New Zealand. www.photosport.nz Black Ferns front rower Tanya Kalounivale has hit pause on her rugby career in New Zealand after deciding to move to Australia. Kalounivale played 29 Tests for New Zealand since making her debut in 2022. The 27-year-old played for Waikato since 2017 and for Chiefs ... <a title="Family comes first for Black Fern moving to Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/family-comes-first-for-black-fern-moving-to-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Family comes first for Black Fern moving to Australia">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jeremy Robertson. Supplied/ NZ Police Police say they believe a man considered the only person of interest in relation to his mother’s death is “most likely” dead. Karen Gilbert-Palmer, 74, was found dead at a home in Arthur Street, Pahīatua on 15 October by a friend who had been unable to ... <a title="Man being sought after mother’s death ‘most likely’ dead – police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/man-being-sought-after-mothers-death-most-likely-dead-police/" aria-label="Read more about Man being sought after mother’s death ‘most likely’ dead – police">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the campsites used by Tom Phillips while he was a fugitive. RNZ / Supplied / Police The Education Ministry says it granted deceased fugitive Tom Phillips the right to home-school his children before he disappeared with them in late 2021. Phillips died in a shootout with police in September ... <a title="Tom Phillips granted right to home-school children before disappearing with them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/tom-phillips-granted-right-to-home-school-children-before-disappearing-with-them/" aria-label="Read more about Tom Phillips granted right to home-school children before disappearing with them">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The country’s natural gas reserves have declined to the lowest level since records began twenty years ago. The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment’s annual petroleum reserves data showed as of 1 January, natural gas reserves declined 23 percent from last year, to 731 petajoules. The ministry said the decline ... <a title="Natural gas reserves decline to lowest level in 20 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/natural-gas-reserves-decline-to-lowest-level-in-20-years/" aria-label="Read more about Natural gas reserves decline to lowest level in 20 years">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rangatahi from Hawkes Bay filming a social media campaign to promote their healthy eating guidelines. Supplied/Eastern Institute of Technology A group of Hawke’s Bay rangatahi have developed their own set of guidelines for healthy eating and backed it up by creating and starring in a social-media campaign to disseminate the guidelines. ... <a title="Hawke’s Bay rangatahi design healthy eating guidelines, launch social media campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/hawkes-bay-rangatahi-design-healthy-eating-guidelines-launch-social-media-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s Bay rangatahi design healthy eating guidelines, launch social media campaign">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moana Pasifika is set to disband at the end of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. Photosport / RNZ Moana Pasifika is not the only club facing closure since the Super Rugby Pacific competition kicked off in 2022. The Melbourne Rebels suffered a similar fate at the end of the 2024 ... <a title="The tug of war for Moana Pasifika: Who will blink first to save the club?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/the-tug-of-war-for-moana-pasifika-who-will-blink-first-to-save-the-club/" aria-label="Read more about The tug of war for Moana Pasifika: Who will blink first to save the club?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Trade Minister Todd McClay sign the free-trade agreement. Supplied Indian negotiators threatened to walk out of trade talks with New Zealand over its persistent efforts to include dairy, New Zealand’s chief trade official says. Vangelis Vitalis revealed the detail to MPs ... <a title="India’s negotiators threatened to walk out of trade talks with New Zealand, official reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/indias-negotiators-threatened-to-walk-out-of-trade-talks-with-new-zealand-official-reveals/" aria-label="Read more about India’s negotiators threatened to walk out of trade talks with New Zealand, official reveals">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Xero said the deal weighed on statutory profit as the company moved from a net cash to a net debt position. RNZ Xero has reported record full‑year revenue, even as net profit fell due to acquisition costs. Key numbers for the year ended March compared with a year ago: Net profit ... <a title="Xero reports record full‑year revenue, despite fall of net profit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/xero-reports-record-full-year-revenue-despite-fall-of-net-profit/" aria-label="Read more about Xero reports record full‑year revenue, despite fall of net profit">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins RNZ / Marika Khabazi Labour’s leader says the Prime Minister is embracing the “anti-migrant rhetoric” of his coalition partners. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon told business leaders on Wednesday that immigration was an emerging political issue, and the party would put social cohesion ahead of business profits. Speaking ... <a title="Christopher Luxon embracing ‘anti-migrant rhetoric’ of coalition partners – Hipkins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/christopher-luxon-embracing-anti-migrant-rhetoric-of-coalition-partners-hipkins/" aria-label="Read more about Christopher Luxon embracing ‘anti-migrant rhetoric’ of coalition partners – Hipkins">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZ Police A strong smell of cannabis alerted has police to a group who were driving through an Auckland suburb, towing a trailer full of the harvest-ready plants this week. Waitematā West Area Prevention Manager, Acting Inspector Nick Salter, said on Tuesday police picked up the scent before stopping ... <a title="Strong cannabis scent tips police off to trailer full of harvest-ready plants in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/strong-cannabis-scent-tips-police-off-to-trailer-full-of-harvest-ready-plants-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Strong cannabis scent tips police off to trailer full of harvest-ready plants in Auckland">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jo Galer won the seat. (File photo) Supplied The Dunedin City Council by-election has been won by less than 100 votes. Councillor and former mayor Jules Radich died earlier this year, leaving a seat vacant. Jo Galer has been elected with 10,201 votes. Her closest rival, former mayor Aaron Hawkins received ... <a title="Dunedin by-election won Jo Galer by less than 100 votes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/dunedin-by-election-won-jo-galer-by-less-than-100-votes/" aria-label="Read more about Dunedin by-election won Jo Galer by less than 100 votes">Read more</a>
