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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="Reaction to scrapping of Broadcasting Standards Authority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/reaction-to-scrapping-of-broadcasting-standards-authority/" aria-label="Read more about Reaction to scrapping of Broadcasting Standards Authority">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Southern Line services have been cancelled after a truck hit a rail bridge. Dan Satherley / RNZ A rail bridge has been hit by a truck in Auckland on Wednesday afternoon, cancelling Southern Line services for commuters. Auckland Transport says Southern Line services are now running via the Eastern line between ... <a title="Auckland’s Southern Line train services cancelled after truck hits rail bridge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/aucklands-southern-line-train-services-cancelled-after-truck-hits-rail-bridge/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s Southern Line train services cancelled after truck hits rail bridge">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Transport Agency says State Highway 1 is down to one northbound and one southbound lane next to the Te Moana Road Interchange. NZTA Lanes are partially blocked on State Highway 1 near the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway on Kāpiti Coast following a three-vehicle crash. The crash was reported around ... <a title="State Highway 1 partially blocked on Kāpiti Coast following crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/state-highway-1-partially-blocked-on-kapiti-coast-following-crash/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 1 partially blocked on Kāpiti Coast following crash">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The youths stole a car and were reported to commit petrol drive-offs. Marika Khabazi Four young people have been been arrested in Dunedin after stealing petrol from local service stations in a stolen car. Police said throughout Tuesday a Nissan – which was stolen overnight on Monday from Caversham – was ... <a title="Four arrested after stealing petrol from service stations in stolen car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/four-arrested-after-stealing-petrol-from-service-stations-in-stolen-car/" aria-label="Read more about Four arrested after stealing petrol from service stations in stolen car">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/LouisDunham Christchurch City Council is being urged to back a multimillion-dollar plan to relocate the Christchurch Kart Club after decades of delays. The council has been trying unsuccessfully since 1995 to move the club from its current site at Carrs Reserve in Halswell to address noise complaints, allow for more homes ... <a title="Christchurch Kart Club’s last chance for a new home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/christchurch-kart-clubs-last-chance-for-a-new-home/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch Kart Club’s last chance for a new home">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lumin’s chief executive Max Ferguson says AI-generated fraud is eroding trust. Supplied/Lumin More than half of businesses have reported AI-generated identity fraud at an average cost of $2.2 million for each attack. Christchurch-founded document workflow provider Lumin said sophisticated impersonation technology had reached new heights, with 90 percent of the 1000 ... <a title="AI-generated identity fraud reported by more than half of businesses – report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/ai-generated-identity-fraud-reported-by-more-than-half-of-businesses-report/" aria-label="Read more about AI-generated identity fraud reported by more than half of businesses – report">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MPI) said compliance investigators began an investigation into alleged illegal pig sales at Kururuangi’s property after earlier advising him that it was an offence to sell unregulated meat. 123RF An Auckland man offering to sell illegally slaughtered pigs on his farm has been fined $6000 MPI says. On Tuesday Robert Ngaru ... <a title="Auckland man fined for offering to sell illegally slaughtered pigs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/auckland-man-fined-for-offering-to-sell-illegally-slaughtered-pigs/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland man fined for offering to sell illegally slaughtered pigs">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Voyager CEO and founder Seeby Woodhouse supplied The New Zealand Media Awards has dumped its sponsor, Voyager, over social media posts, just a fortnight out from the showcase awards. In a statement, the News Publishers’ Association said it had told Voyager CEO and founder Seeby Woodhouse on Wednesday it was terminating ... <a title="Media awards dump Voyager as sponsor after founder’s social media posts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/media-awards-dump-voyager-as-sponsor-after-founders-social-media-posts/" aria-label="Read more about Media awards dump Voyager as sponsor after founder’s social media posts">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau A small share of home loan borrowers benefited from banks competing with cashback offers last year, the Reserve Bank says, and it may have cost the banks around $100 million. Towards the end of last year, the banks began to compete more aggressively with offers of up ... <a title="How much did cashback campaign cost banks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/how-much-did-cashback-campaign-cost-banks/" aria-label="Read more about How much did cashback campaign cost banks?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Channel Infrastructure’s board chair says the 93-million-litre diesel storage facility commissioned by the government at the Marsden Point facility is on track for completion by end of the month. Alan Squires Photography Channel Infrastructure has lifted its full-year profit guidance, as a fuel crisis continues to drive demand for its services. ... <a title="Channel Infrastructure lifts full-year profit guidance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/channel-infrastructure-lifts-full-year-profit-guidance/" aria-label="Read more about Channel Infrastructure lifts full-year profit guidance">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Epuni Care and Protection Facility is upping its security following an absconding incident on 15 March. Google Maps On a Sunday shortly after midday, a young man at an Oranga Tamariki youth facility enters one of its secure units and disappears from view. When he reappears on camera a minute ... <a title="Lower Hutt youth facility upping its security after escape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/lower-hutt-youth-facility-upping-its-security-after-escape/" aria-label="Read more about Lower Hutt youth facility upping its security after escape">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand supplied An industry leader in livestock transport has described price hikes for freight crossing the Cook Strait as coming at the worst possible time of year for farmers. Late Autumn marked a busy seasonal period for the movement of livestock between the North and South islands, particularly for cattle, as dairy ... <a title="‘Bad timing’ ferry fuel surcharge will disproportionately affect farmers, says transport leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/bad-timing-ferry-fuel-surcharge-will-disproportionately-affect-farmers-says-transport-leader/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Bad timing’ ferry fuel surcharge will disproportionately affect farmers, says transport leader">Read more</a>
