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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand food magazine Cuisine has dropped award-winning restaurant Amisfield from its esteemed food guide, following at least five complaints about executive chef Vaughan Mabee. Amisfield was awarded Restaurant of the Year and the highest rating, three hats, at the 2025 Cuisine Good Food Awards. Amisfield was named Restaurant of the ... <a title="Amisfield dropped from Good Food Guide following allegations against chef Vaughan Mabee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/amisfield-dropped-from-good-food-guide-following-allegations-against-chef-vaughan-mabee/" aria-label="Read more about Amisfield dropped from Good Food Guide following allegations against chef Vaughan Mabee">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hundreds visited Auckland Art Gallery over the weekend to view more than 60 works by 42 Chinese artists that included photography, sculptures, installations, moving images and new media. Titled Forever Tomorrow: Chinese Art Now, the exhibition is the first major survey of Chinese contemporary art displayed in Auckland on this scale. ... <a title="Chinese art exhibition reflects transformative modern times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/chinese-art-exhibition-reflects-transformative-modern-times/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese art exhibition reflects transformative modern times">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A CDC data centre. (File photo) Luke McPake CDC Data Centres (CDC) has signed a deal to build to build a 555-megawatt (MW) data centre, with the ability to scale-up to more than one gigawatt (GW) – enough to power up to 1 million homes. CDC, which was nearly 50 percent ... <a title="CDC signs deal to build 555-megawatt data centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/cdc-signs-deal-to-build-555-megawatt-data-centre/" aria-label="Read more about CDC signs deal to build 555-megawatt data centre">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand All Whites coach Darren Bazeley says the side will play Haiti and England before the FIFA World Cup. Photosport The All Whites will play Haiti for the first time as one of their lead-up matches to the FIFA World Cup. The New Zealanders take on the Caribbean side, who are ranked ... <a title="All Whites to play Haiti in World Cup warm-up match" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/all-whites-to-play-haiti-in-world-cup-warm-up-match/" aria-label="Read more about All Whites to play Haiti in World Cup warm-up match">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf A drop in milk volumes sold saw prices rise at the Global Dairy Trade auction overnight, stopping the slide seen at the previous two events. The average price rose 1.5 percent overnight to US$4127 (NZ$5035) a tonne. It followed a 2.7 percent fall at the previous auction a fortnight ago, ... <a title="Global milk prices rise after previous slides" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/global-milk-prices-rise-after-previous-slides/" aria-label="Read more about Global milk prices rise after previous slides">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Police are investigating how two dirt bike riders were knocked off their bikes near Kaikohe, leaving one dead and another with serious injuries. Officers were called to Ngapipito Road at around 11.10pm on Tuesday following reports of a serious incident. One person was found dead at the scene. Police say ... <a title="Police investigating after dirt bike rider dies, another seriously injured in Northland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/police-investigating-after-dirt-bike-rider-dies-another-seriously-injured-in-northland/" aria-label="Read more about Police investigating after dirt bike rider dies, another seriously injured in Northland">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bush Road Medical Centre general practitioner Dr Geoff Cunningham. RNZ/ Katie Todd A Whangārei doctor says the funding model in general practice is “beyond broken” and accused the Ministry of Health of having an “anti-GP ideology”. Bush Road Medical Centre general practitioner Dr Geoff Cunningham told Morning Report a survey completed ... <a title="‘Broken funding model’ and ‘anti-GP ideology’ causing GPs to leave jobs, doctor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/broken-funding-model-and-anti-gp-ideology-causing-gps-to-leave-jobs-doctor-says/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Broken funding model’ and ‘anti-GP ideology’ causing GPs to leave jobs, doctor says">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 3. AFP Passengers on board a luxury cruise ship where three people have died from suspected hantavirus will need to isolate for close to two months, an infectious diseases expert says. A Dutch ... <a title="Passengers on cruise ship with deadly hantavirus will need to isolate for several weeks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/passengers-on-cruise-ship-with-deadly-hantavirus-will-need-to-isolate-for-several-weeks/" aria-label="Read more about Passengers on cruise ship with deadly hantavirus will need to isolate for several weeks">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Schools had to spend thousands to replace carpet, curtains and other items contaminated by play sand containing asbestos. Supplied The Education Ministry says it will help 65 schools cover the bill for last year’s clean up of asbestos-contaminated sand. The ministry said it approved one-off grants totalling $1.4 million for removal, ... <a title="Ministry of Education approves total $1.4 million to remove asbestos-contaminated sand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/ministry-of-education-approves-total-1-4-million-to-remove-asbestos-contaminated-sand/" aria-label="Read more about Ministry of Education approves total $1.4 million to remove asbestos-contaminated sand">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The former top chef at Amisfield was dismissed barely a month after he was first hired, due to complaints about “vulgar language” and “verbal abuse” directed at other staff. A former general manager at the Central Otago restaurant and wine company has now spoken out to Newsroom. It comes after Vaughan ... <a title="Amisfield dismissed chef for ‘abuse’ – then owner hired him back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/amisfield-dismissed-chef-for-abuse-then-owner-hired-him-back/" aria-label="Read more about Amisfield dismissed chef for ‘abuse’ – then owner hired him back">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Doctors are calling for deep systemic changes to primary care and its funding models. Morning Report has heard from GPs who say they are doing countless hours of unpaid paperwork, that they are burning out, and, in some cases, thinking about shutting up shop. Dr Geoff Cunningham who is a ... <a title="Morning Report: GP calls for radical change in primary care funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/morning-report-gp-calls-for-radical-change-in-primary-care-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Morning Report: GP calls for radical change in primary care funding">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Doctors are calling for deep systemic changes to primary care and its funding models. Morning Report has heard from GPs who say they are doing countless hours of unpaid paperwork, that they are burning out, and, in some cases, thinking about shutting up shop. Dr Geoff Cunningham who is a ... <a title="Morning Report live: GP calls for radical change in primary care funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/morning-report-live-gp-calls-for-radical-change-in-primary-care-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Morning Report live: GP calls for radical change in primary care funding">Read more</a>
