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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jason Death, playing for the Warriors against the Broncos in March 2001. www.photosport.nz A GoFundMe page has been launched for former Warriors NRL player Jason Death, following reports he’s suffered a serious fall. According to a post on the website, Death has a long recovery ahead of him, after he fractured ... <a title="Former NZ Warriors player Jason Death in Sydney hospital after bad fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/former-nz-warriors-player-jason-death-in-sydney-hospital-after-bad-fall/" aria-label="Read more about Former NZ Warriors player Jason Death in Sydney hospital after bad fall">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The group includes Westgold butter’s Westland Milk Product. supplied China dairy giant Yili’s West Coast-based New Zealand operations have delivered record revenue and profits, driven by a strategic shift into higher-value dairy products. The group – which includes Westland Milk Products, Oceania Dairy and EasiYo – reported revenue of $1.58 billion ... <a title="Yili’s NZ profits surge as shift to higher-value dairy pays off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/yilis-nz-profits-surge-as-shift-to-higher-value-dairy-pays-off/" aria-label="Read more about Yili’s NZ profits surge as shift to higher-value dairy pays off">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sir Rod Drury. (File photo) Supplied Xero founder Sir Rod Drury has returned his 2026 New Zealander of the Year award following claims of misconduct against former staff. The initial complaint alleged misconduct when former Xero staffer Ally Naylor was a junior Xero employee in 2017. Since then, two more women ... <a title="Xero founder Sir Rod Drury returns New Zealander of the Year award amid misconduct claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/xero-founder-sir-rod-drury-returns-new-zealander-of-the-year-award-amid-misconduct-claims/" aria-label="Read more about Xero founder Sir Rod Drury returns New Zealander of the Year award amid misconduct claims">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Awheo, 15, has been missing from Northcote since April 13. NZ POLICE / SUPPLIED Police are askng for help from the public in finding an Auckland teenager who has been missing for almost a month. Awheo, 15, was last seen shortly before 10am on Monday, 13 April in the Northcote area ... <a title="Public appeal for Auckland teenager missing for almost a month" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/public-appeal-for-auckland-teenager-missing-for-almost-a-month/" aria-label="Read more about Public appeal for Auckland teenager missing for almost a month">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sir David Attenborough’s favourite bird is the New Zealand kākāpō. That’s how Department of Conservation’s (DoC) Kākāpō Recovery Programme operations manager Deirdre Vercoe came into contact with the legendary British naturalist, who turns 100 today. “In 2016 we just had a kākāpō breeding season and it was really significant at the ... <a title="Sir David Attenborough’s connections to New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/sir-david-attenboroughs-connections-to-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Sir David Attenborough’s connections to New Zealand">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Gull and NPD’s combined 240 sites will maintain their brands. RNZ / Dan Cook The Commerce Commission has greenlit the merger of fuel companies Gull and NPD. The competition regulator said it was satisfied the proposed merger was not likely to substantially lessen competition in the market. Under the merger proposal, ... <a title="Commerce Commission greenlights Gull NPD merger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/commerce-commission-greenlights-gull-npd-merger/" aria-label="Read more about Commerce Commission greenlights Gull NPD merger">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand petervick167/123RF Police have recovered a body from where a tractor went into the Otututu/Rough River near Ikamatua on the West Coast. The tractor was found upside down in the river at 10.45am on Friday morning. The person was found a short time later and is believed to be the only person ... <a title="Body found in West Coast river near upside down tractor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/body-found-in-west-coast-river-near-upside-down-tractor/" aria-label="Read more about Body found in West Coast river near upside down tractor">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The University of Auckland’s clock tower. (File photo) RNZ / Ziming Li University students across New Zealand cannot submit assignments or communicate with tutors after their online learning system was hit by a global data hack. Names, email addresses, student ID numbers and messages between users could all be affected by ... <a title="New Zealand students’ details caught up in massive global university hack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/new-zealand-students-details-caught-up-in-massive-global-university-hack/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand students’ details caught up in massive global university hack">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ten-year-old male hunting dog, Marley, was euthanised after being impounded for not being registered. LDR / supplied A homeless woman’s dog impounded during a police and council operation has been put down despite public offers to pay for his registration. Tauranga City Council acknowledged there were offers but claimed the dog’s ... <a title="Council defends putting down homeless woman’s dog despite public offers to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/council-defends-putting-down-homeless-womans-dog-despite-public-offers-to-help/" aria-label="Read more about Council defends putting down homeless woman’s dog despite public offers to help">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP / JIM WATSON New Zealand-founded company Rocket Lab is well placed to benefit from the Trump administration’s planned “Golden Dome” space missile shield, according to its chief executive Sir Peter Beck. It comes after it posted record revenue of US$200 million (NZ$336 million) in the first quarter, as demand for ... <a title="Rocket Lab hits record revenue for quarter, looks to cash in on Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/rocket-lab-hits-record-revenue-for-quarter-looks-to-cash-in-on-trumps-golden-dome/" aria-label="Read more about Rocket Lab hits record revenue for quarter, looks to cash in on Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Francis de Vries Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Auckland FC v Adelaide United Semi-final first leg Mt Smart Stadium, 6pm Saturday 9 May Live updates on RNZ.co.nz Defender Francis de Vries was one of the first names on the Auckland FC team sheet for nearly two seasons until an injury on international duty in ... <a title="Francis de Vries ready to answer Auckland FC’s A-League finals call" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/francis-de-vries-ready-to-answer-auckland-fcs-a-league-finals-call/" aria-label="Read more about Francis de Vries ready to answer Auckland FC’s A-League finals call">Read more</a>
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May 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied Two years after a single huia feather sold at auction for a world record $46,521 an entire specimen of the extinct bird is going under the hammer. Despite the record-breaking feather Leah Morris, head of decorative arts at Webb’s Auction House, said they had priced the full bird “conservatively” at ... <a title="Extinct huia speciman expected to sell for less than a single feather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/08/extinct-huia-speciman-expected-to-sell-for-less-than-a-single-feather/" aria-label="Read more about Extinct huia speciman expected to sell for less than a single feather">Read more</a>
