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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The recurring issue for GPs trying to diagnose ADHD seemed to be the lack of sufficient time. 123RF Fifteen-minute GP visits are proving to be arguably too short to assess an ADHD diagnosis so one psychiatrist decided to make an app that would make the process more efficient. Dr Sidhesh Phaldessai ... <a title="Auckland psychiatrist’s app designed to make ADHD diagnoses easier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/auckland-psychiatrists-app-designed-to-make-adhd-diagnoses-easier/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland psychiatrist’s app designed to make ADHD diagnoses easier">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Constable Jonathan Fris. POOL/TVNZ A policeman has told the High Court how two of his fellow officers did not have enough time to get out of the path of a speeding car, before the collision that sent them flying through the air in a Nelson carpark. Hayden Tasker, 33, is on ... <a title="Court hears moment car struck Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in Nelson carpark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/court-hears-moment-car-struck-senior-sergeant-lyn-fleming-in-nelson-carpark/" aria-label="Read more about Court hears moment car struck Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming in Nelson carpark">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Armed officers responded to reports of a person with a gun at about 5.20pm. RNZ / REECE BAKER Auckland police say they have arrested a man with an imitation handgun. Armed officers had responded to reports of a person armed with a gun in Western Springs at about 5.20pm on Wednesday. ... <a title="Man with imitation handgun arrested on unrelated charges in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/man-with-imitation-handgun-arrested-on-unrelated-charges-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Man with imitation handgun arrested on unrelated charges in Auckland">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The continued expansion of the CPTPP is important for growing New Zealand’s preferential access to markets,” the Trade Minister Todd McClay said. RNZ / Mark Papalii Costa Rica has become the thirteenth member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, with New Zealand exports to the Central American nation ... <a title="Costa Rica becomes 13th member of CPTPP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/costa-rica-becomes-13th-member-of-cptpp/" aria-label="Read more about Costa Rica becomes 13th member of CPTPP">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Customs says large numbers of knives and drug paraphernalia were found in the couple’s home. NZ Customs An Auckland couple have been sentenced for importing and selling thousands of illegal weapons and drug paraphernalia. The pair were sentenced in the Auckland District Court on Tuesday, with a 50-year-old man given eight ... <a title="Auckland couple sentenced for importing, selling thousands of illegal weapons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/auckland-couple-sentenced-for-importing-selling-thousands-of-illegal-weapons/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland couple sentenced for importing, selling thousands of illegal weapons">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Waitaki MP Miles Anderson, Health Minister Simeon Brown and Southland MP Joseph Mooney at the announcement in Queenstown on Wednesday. Katie Todd An expansion to Lakes District Hospital’s emergency department in Queenstown will begin within months as part of a $180 million boost to healthcare in the Otago Central Lakes area. ... <a title="$180 million boost to healthcare in the Otago Central Lakes area announced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/180-million-boost-to-healthcare-in-the-otago-central-lakes-area-announced/" aria-label="Read more about $180 million boost to healthcare in the Otago Central Lakes area announced">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Job seekers say not being able to tell if some companies are using artificial intelligence (AI) to screen their cover letters and CVs is dehumanising. The unemployment rate has slightly eased from a 10-year high according to new data, but jobseekers say the struggle to find work has prompted them ... <a title="AI causing headaches for both job hunters and recruiters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/ai-causing-headaches-for-both-job-hunters-and-recruiters/" aria-label="Read more about AI causing headaches for both job hunters and recruiters">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Crusaders horses during the Super Rugby Pacific match against the Fijian Drua at the last game at Apollo Projects Stadium. © Photosport Ltd 2026 www.photosport.nz There may be hope for the horses. The iconic Crusaders mascots, which for 30 years performed in the side’s pre-match ritual, were put out to ... <a title="Could the Crusaders cavalry be making a comeback?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/could-the-crusaders-cavalry-be-making-a-comeback/" aria-label="Read more about Could the Crusaders cavalry be making a comeback?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paris Lokotui was a starting player for the Tactix. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz When Paris Lokotui ran out in last year’s ANZ Premiership grand final, she was on the brink of everything she had worked for – and quietly preparing to walk away from it. The 24-year-old had just reached 50 domestic matches ... <a title="Rugby convert Paris Lokotui – the Silver Fern that got away?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/rugby-convert-paris-lokotui-the-silver-fern-that-got-away/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby convert Paris Lokotui – the Silver Fern that got away?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An academic said it was a “momentous” move to scrap the Broadcasting Standards Authority. 123RF A former Broadcasting Standards Authority member says abolishing the regulator gets rid of one of the few ways people can challenge harmful media content. Media and Communications Minister Paul Goldsmith said the media landscape has changed ... <a title="Scrapping Broadcasting Standards Authority will hit standards, experts say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/scrapping-broadcasting-standards-authority-will-hit-standards-experts-say/" aria-label="Read more about Scrapping Broadcasting Standards Authority will hit standards, experts say">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Analysis – National’s local government reforms face one of the same problems Labour encountered with Three Waters, with councils at risk of being left out in the cold. The coalition’s approach offers an illusion of choice which may yet help it avoid the breakdown in relations Labour eventually had to resolve. ... <a title="The Three Waters shadow hanging over council amalgamations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/the-three-waters-shadow-hanging-over-council-amalgamations/" aria-label="Read more about The Three Waters shadow hanging over council amalgamations">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 1 is now fully open near the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway on Kāpiti Coast following a three-vehicle crash that earlier partially blocked lanes. The Transport Agency says State Highway 1 is down to one northbound and one southbound lane next to the Te Moana Road Interchange. NZTA The ... <a title="State Highway 1 fully reopens on Kāpiti Coast following crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/state-highway-1-fully-reopens-on-kapiti-coast-following-crash/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 1 fully reopens on Kāpiti Coast following crash">Read more</a>
