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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ACT leader David Seymour. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone David Seymour says ACT’s immigration policy is a long-held approach aimed at tackling real challenges, and those claiming he’s competing with New Zealand First should be more constructive. Prominent critics of his immigration policy include opposition parties, an immigration lawyer, a sociologist – ... <a title="Seymour bemoans critics reducing immigration debate to ‘soap opera’ politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/seymour-bemoans-critics-reducing-immigration-debate-to-soap-opera-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Seymour bemoans critics reducing immigration debate to ‘soap opera’ politics">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Disgraced former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming. RNZ / Mark Papalii Disgraced former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming has paid back $500 in relation to taxpayer-funded stays at hotels during his affair. RNZ earlier revealed Police Commissioner Richard Chambers had written a second letter to McSkimming asking him to pay back ... <a title="Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming pays back $500 for taxpayer-funded stays at hotels during affair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/disgraced-former-top-cop-jevon-mcskimming-pays-back-500-for-taxpayer-funded-stays-at-hotels-during-affair/" aria-label="Read more about Disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming pays back $500 for taxpayer-funded stays at hotels during affair">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Workers at Tiwai Point aluminium smelter say they are sick of waiting after more than two years of unsuccessful bargaining. E tū union members at the Rio Tinto-owned smelter in Southland have been in bargaining for a new collective employment agreement since 2024. Rio Tinto said it ... <a title="Tiwai Point workers go on strike over slow pace of collective employment agreement talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/tiwai-point-workers-go-on-strike-over-slow-pace-of-collective-employment-agreement-talks/" aria-label="Read more about Tiwai Point workers go on strike over slow pace of collective employment agreement talks">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairoa sheep and beef farmers Alice Wilson and Cameron Hassall have been selected as Pāmu’s new equity partners for Mahiwi Farm. Supplied State-owned farming enterprise Pāmu has selected its new equity partners for Mahiwi farm from a pool of about 80 applicants. It’s Pāmu’s first livestock equity partnership building on it ... <a title="State-owned farming enterprise Pāmu selects new equity partners for Mahiwi farm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/state-owned-farming-enterprise-pamu-selects-new-equity-partners-for-mahiwi-farm/" aria-label="Read more about State-owned farming enterprise Pāmu selects new equity partners for Mahiwi farm">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand TJ was last seen on 29 April. Supplied / NZ Police Police have appealed for sightings for a boy missing from Hamilton. Eleven-year-old TJ was last seen at Glenview Community Centre on 29 April. Police and his family were concerned for his wellbeing. If you have seen TJ or have information ... <a title="Police appeal for sightings of missing Hamilton boy TJ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/police-appeal-for-sightings-of-missing-hamilton-boy-tj/" aria-label="Read more about Police appeal for sightings of missing Hamilton boy TJ">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bay View resident Robert Best says finding ways to cut back spending to pay for rates is hard on a fixed income. LINDA HALL / LDR A Bay View lifestyle block owner says he feels as if he is being forced from his land by another proposal by Napier City Council ... <a title="‘Forced off the land’: Lifestyle block owner hits out at Napier’s plan to make rates ‘fairer’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/forced-off-the-land-lifestyle-block-owner-hits-out-at-napiers-plan-to-make-rates-fairer/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Forced off the land’: Lifestyle block owner hits out at Napier’s plan to make rates ‘fairer’">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Infant milk formula exporter a2 Milk has recalled three batches of Synlait-manufactured a2 Platinum infant milk formula in the United States due to the presence of cereulide. Cereulide was a heat-stable toxin produced by some strains of the bacterium Bacillus cereus which could cause nausea and vomiting – symptoms typically ... <a title="Infant milk formula exporter a2 Milk recalls batches in United States" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/infant-milk-formula-exporter-a2-milk-recalls-batches-in-united-states/" aria-label="Read more about Infant milk formula exporter a2 Milk recalls batches in United States">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scene at Clyde Rd in Bryndwr last August. RNZ / Adam Burns A charge has been dropped against a man whose partner was shot dead by police in Christchurch. Te Arohanui Pohio, 53, died following a family violence callout in the suburb of Bryndwr last August. Police were responding to a ... <a title="Charge dropped against man whose partner was fatally shot by police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/charge-dropped-against-man-whose-partner-was-fatally-shot-by-police/" aria-label="Read more about Charge dropped against man whose partner was fatally shot by police">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There’s something about beloved child entertainer Suzy Cato’s return to television programming that reminds me of Mary Poppins Returns. You probably didn’t see the movie, so let me explain. The Banks children are all grown up and find themselves in a pickle with life and raising their own kids. Mary Poppins ... <a title="Kids TV is broken – Can Suzy Cato fix it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/kids-tv-is-broken-can-suzy-cato-fix-it/" aria-label="Read more about Kids TV is broken – Can Suzy Cato fix it?">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A 61-year-old man has admitted he was behind the anti-Indian graffiti. RNZ / Liu Chen A man who spray-painted anti-Indian graffiti near an Auckland school last month told police he was drunk and could not remember doing it. The 61-year-old admitted in Manukau District Court on Friday that he was behind ... <a title="Man who spray-painted racist graffiti in Auckland claimed he was drunk, didn’t remember" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/man-who-spray-painted-racist-graffiti-in-auckland-claimed-he-was-drunk-didnt-remember/" aria-label="Read more about Man who spray-painted racist graffiti in Auckland claimed he was drunk, didn’t remember">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand BNZ. (File photo) A one-off adjustment related to how it accounts for software spending has seen BNZ post a 38 percent drop in profit for the half year to March, to $494m. Underlying earnings, however, excluding the one-off adjustment, were down just $48m to $747m. The company said revenue for the ... <a title="BNZ profit takes hit on one-off accounting adjustment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/bnz-profit-takes-hit-on-one-off-accounting-adjustment/" aria-label="Read more about BNZ profit takes hit on one-off accounting adjustment">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A necropsy will be carried out to determine the cause of the orca’s death. RNZ / Rhonywn Newson A juvenile orca found washed ashore on an Auckland beach early Monday morning will undergo a necropsy to determine the cause of its death. The Department of Conservation’s Auckland biodiversity ranger Nikki Grist ... <a title="Orca calf found washed up on Auckland’s Orewa Beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/orca-calf-found-washed-up-on-aucklands-orewa-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Orca calf found washed up on Auckland’s Orewa Beach">Read more</a>
