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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In the gardens of Paris’ emblematic Champs Élysées, tucked behind the Petit Palais where works by Rembrandt, Gauguin and Cézanne decorate the walls, is an ornate two-story Neoclassical building with a buttercream and forest green façade. The Pavillon Ledoyen is a historic restaurant that since 1792 has hosted names like Monet, ... <a title="Is this the most Michelin-starred chef you’ve never heard of?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/is-this-the-most-michelin-starred-chef-youve-never-heard-of/" aria-label="Read more about Is this the most Michelin-starred chef you’ve never heard of?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shane Van Gisbergen leads the field during the NASCAR Cup series race at Watkins Glen race track in New York. AFP Shane van Gisbergen has put on another consummate display of road race driving to easily win the latest round of the NASCAR Cup series in New York. The New Zealand ... <a title="Shane van Gisbergen powers to New York NASCAR win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/shane-van-gisbergen-powers-to-new-york-nascar-win/" aria-label="Read more about Shane van Gisbergen powers to New York NASCAR win">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Dunedin bar DropKicks on Great King Street. RNZ / Tess Brunton A Dunedin bar owner has surrendered liquor licences for two venues after a drunk patron was locked in at the end of the night. The 3 April lock-in at DropKicks on Great King Street led to a district licensing ... <a title="Dunedin bar owner surrenders liquor licences after drunk person locked in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/dunedin-bar-owner-surrenders-liquor-licences-after-drunk-person-locked-in/" aria-label="Read more about Dunedin bar owner surrenders liquor licences after drunk person locked in">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Chorus website showed outages in several South Auckland suburbs. Chorus / screenshot An estimated 2500 homes and businesses in South Auckland are affected by an internet outage. Chorus said it had identified damaged copper and fibre cables impacting about 600 copper voice and broadband customers, and 1900 fibre broadband customers. ... <a title="Internet outage hits Auckland suburbs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/internet-outage-hits-auckland-suburbs/" aria-label="Read more about Internet outage hits Auckland suburbs">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Unsplash / Lucas Santos Long time Wellington bar, Red Square, has announced it will be closing at the end of this month. “As with everything, all good things must come to an end,” the bar wrote on social media. “Over and incredible 23 years, Red Square has been a ... <a title="Wellington bar Red Square to close after ’23 legendary years’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/wellington-bar-red-square-to-close-after-23-legendary-years/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington bar Red Square to close after ’23 legendary years’">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A passenger from the Dutch flagged hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius waves aboard a military bus after being transferred by boat to the industrial port of Granadilla de Abona on the island of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands on 10 May 2026. JORGE GUERRERO / AFP Explainer – The internet is ... <a title="What exactly is the hantavirus outbreak and how worried should we be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/what-exactly-is-the-hantavirus-outbreak-and-how-worried-should-we-be/" aria-label="Read more about What exactly is the hantavirus outbreak and how worried should we be?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Wellington Electricity says it likely needs to eke out another $10 to $20 a month from customers to keep the power lines reliable. That would be over and above approved increases by the regulatory each April through to 2030. Christchurch lines company Orion was also writing to the Commerce Commission ... <a title="Wellington Electricity says power bills could rise for customers to keep lines reliable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/wellington-electricity-says-power-bills-could-rise-for-customers-to-keep-lines-reliable/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Electricity says power bills could rise for customers to keep lines reliable">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Corrections staff are struggling with the higher cost of fuel. (File photo) RNZ / Blessen Tom Corrections staff are turning to food banks as the fuel crisis takes its toll, the Corrections union says. While some prisons, such as Auckland’s Mt Eden, were located close to a main centre, many prisons ... <a title="Corrections staff turn to food banks as fuel crisis takes toll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/corrections-staff-turn-to-food-banks-as-fuel-crisis-takes-toll/" aria-label="Read more about Corrections staff turn to food banks as fuel crisis takes toll">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pacific Edge’s revenue dropped to $11.5 million from $21.8 million the year earlier, reflecting the Medicare cut. Supplied / Pacific Edge Cancer diagnostics company Pacific Edge is aiming to raise up to another $24 million as it continues to battle to regain Medicare coverage in the United States, get reimbursement for ... <a title="Pacific Edge aims to raise up to $24 million more after loss of US insurer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/pacific-edge-aims-to-raise-up-to-24-million-more-after-loss-of-us-insurer/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Edge aims to raise up to $24 million more after loss of US insurer">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kobe Steelers coach Dave Rennie (L) and Ardie Savea. www.photosport.nz Incoming All Blacks coach Rennie and his star flanker Ardie Savea have steered Kobe Steelers to the top seeding in Japan Rugby League One’s knockout stage. The Steelers clinched victory in a key final match of the 18-round regular season, winning ... <a title="Dave Rennie’s Japan season extended as Kobe Steelers book top spot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/dave-rennies-japan-season-extended-as-kobe-steelers-book-top-spot/" aria-label="Read more about Dave Rennie’s Japan season extended as Kobe Steelers book top spot">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A West Auckland foodbank is giving out more than 200 food parcels a month. File picture. RNZ / Simon Rogers A West Auckland foodbank says demand for its services has reached its highest-ever levels. Waitakere Community Outreach foodbank coordinator Victor Davies, who has been running food banks for 26 years, told ... <a title="West Auckland foodbank demand at highest ever levels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/west-auckland-foodbank-demand-at-highest-ever-levels/" aria-label="Read more about West Auckland foodbank demand at highest ever levels">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marine biogeochemist Cliff Law is leading Earth Sciences New Zealand’s five-year research project into naturally-occurring marine carbon dioxide removal. ESNZ / Karl Safi Major research to test whether lowering the ocean’s acidity could help to fight climate change will get underway in Hawke’s Bay on Tuesday. Over the next three weeks, ... <a title="Using Hawke’s Bay’s rivers to unlock the mysteries of marine carbon storage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/using-hawkes-bays-rivers-to-unlock-the-mysteries-of-marine-carbon-storage/" aria-label="Read more about Using Hawke’s Bay’s rivers to unlock the mysteries of marine carbon storage">Read more</a>
