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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Martin Short has spoken publicly for the first time about the “nightmare” of losing his daughter Katherine earlier this year. The Only Murders in the Building star told CBS in an exclusive interview aired Sunday that Katherine’s death by suicide back in February has been devastating. Katherine Short was 42 when ... <a title="Martin Short speaks about ‘nightmare’ of his daughter’s death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/martin-short-speaks-about-nightmare-of-his-daughters-death/" aria-label="Read more about Martin Short speaks about ‘nightmare’ of his daughter’s death">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. (File photo) RNZ / Peter de Graaf Te Tai Tokerau MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says she’s putting aside difficult experiences within Te Pāti Māori to move forward with her new political party. The MP was expelled from Te Pāti Māori last year, before the High Court ... <a title="Mariameno Kapa-Kingi putting aside Te Pāti Māori split to focus on new Te Tai Tokerau Party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/mariameno-kapa-kingi-putting-aside-te-pati-maori-split-to-focus-on-new-te-tai-tokerau-party/" aria-label="Read more about Mariameno Kapa-Kingi putting aside Te Pāti Māori split to focus on new Te Tai Tokerau Party">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand the Police Association is for the first time driving a pay bargaining campaign, with the slogan “Repay the Risk”. The Police Association says members are “gutted” with what it says is effectively a 0.6 percent pay rise for constabulary staff, while managers have been offered no increase. It comes as the ... <a title="Union says police effectively offered ‘0.6%’ pay rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/union-says-police-effectively-offered-0-6-pay-rise/" aria-label="Read more about Union says police effectively offered ‘0.6%’ pay rise">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are reviewing the operating model of their media and communications team. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A proposed restructure of police’s media and communications team is focusing on ways to use their own platforms to “overcome the depleted media landscape”. An internal document says this gives organisations an opportunity to “control ... <a title="Police restructure considers new ways to ‘control their narrative ‘ in ‘depleted media landscape’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/police-restructure-considers-new-ways-to-control-their-narrative-in-depleted-media-landscape/" aria-label="Read more about Police restructure considers new ways to ‘control their narrative ‘ in ‘depleted media landscape’">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Xero users in a number of countries have experienced disruptions over the last five days. The chief executive of accounting software company Xero has been forced to apologise after customers in multiple countries experienced multi-day disruptions. RNZ enquiries reveal that Xero users in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom have ... <a title="Xero chief apologises after days of disruptions for customers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/xero-chief-apologises-after-days-of-disruptions-for-customers/" aria-label="Read more about Xero chief apologises after days of disruptions for customers">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The New York Times‘ hit game Wordle is set to become a television show, the American newspaper announced on Monday. Wordle gives players six chances to guess a random five-letter word, using green, yellow and gray tiles to help them solve the puzzle. The game show version, which will air on ... <a title="New York Times’ Wordle game to be turned into TV show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/new-york-times-wordle-game-to-be-turned-into-tv-show/" aria-label="Read more about New York Times’ Wordle game to be turned into TV show">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith made the announcement on Tuesday. (File photo) RNZ / Mark Papalii The government has announced it will change its Climate Change Response Act. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the act would be changed to prevent courts making certain types of civil findings of liability for climate change ... <a title="Government changes climate law to prevent lawsuits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/government-changes-climate-law-to-prevent-lawsuits/" aria-label="Read more about Government changes climate law to prevent lawsuits">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sir Graham Henry is back in the All Blacks’ fold as a selector. PHOTOSPORT Former All Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry has joined Dave Rennie All Blacks’ set-up as a selector. Henry coached the All Blacks to a Rugby World Cup title in 2011. Henry, 79, coached the All Blacks to ... <a title="Sir Graham Henry appointed All Blacks selector" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/sir-graham-henry-appointed-all-blacks-selector/" aria-label="Read more about Sir Graham Henry appointed All Blacks selector">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The number of New Zealand students studying on Massey Univeristy’s campuses is rising after halving over the past 10 years, it says. Meanwhile, a union leader says the university’s Albany, Palmerston North and Wellington sites feel like ghost towns. Official figures showed Massey had 12,345 equivalent full-time domestic students in ... <a title="Students studying on campus at Massey rising but union says sites a’ghost town’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/students-studying-on-campus-at-massey-rising-but-union-says-sites-aghost-town/" aria-label="Read more about Students studying on campus at Massey rising but union says sites a’ghost town’">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand author:lillian_hanly] Oriini Kaipara has confirmed her loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting statements were made to different media outlets. VNP/Phil Smith Oriini Kaipara has confirmed her loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting statements were made by her spokesperson to different media outlets, as the party announces it will make ... <a title="Oriini Kaipara confirms loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/oriini-kaipara-confirms-loyalty-to-te-pati-maori-after-conflicting-reports/" aria-label="Read more about Oriini Kaipara confirms loyalty to Te Pāti Māori after conflicting reports">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Powerlines on a cloudy sky RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Power was cut off in several parts of Cambridge, in the Waipā District, after a car hit a power pole. Emergency services were called to the crash on Cambridge Road shortly before 2.30am on Tuesday. Police said there were no reports of ... <a title="Car hits power pole cutting electricity around Cambridge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/car-hits-power-pole-cutting-electricity-around-cambridge/" aria-label="Read more about Car hits power pole cutting electricity around Cambridge">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Museum’s tohunga expert weavers’ advisory group, Taumata Māreikura, is analysing the cloak. Supplied / Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum The return of a centuries-old Māori warrior’s cloak to Aotearoa New Zealand has brought surprise, intrigue, and an ancestral connection for the traditional Māori weaving experts studying it. The ... <a title="Centuries-old Māori warrior’s cloak returned to Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/centuries-old-maori-warriors-cloak-returned-to-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about Centuries-old Māori warrior’s cloak returned to Aotearoa">Read more</a>
