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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ will livestream the Prime Minister’s pre-Budget speech in Auckland that is due to start at 1pm at the top of this page. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is set to give a speech focussing on geopolitics, New Zealand’s role in the world, and the impact it will have on this year’s ... <a title="Watch live: Christopher Luxon on what global chaos means for Budget 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/watch-live-christopher-luxon-on-what-global-chaos-means-for-budget-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Christopher Luxon on what global chaos means for Budget 2026">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Storme Turany. Pool / Chris Skelton / Stuff The mother of a Canterbury baby that died of catastrophic head injuries has denied any involvement in her son’s death. Soul Turany was less than four months old when he died in 2014. No one has been charged over his death, but police ... <a title="Mother denies any role in baby Soul Turany’s violent death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/mother-denies-any-role-in-baby-soul-turanys-violent-death/" aria-label="Read more about Mother denies any role in baby Soul Turany’s violent death">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There are a number of rules about the legality of raffles. (File photo) 123RF Raffles have long been a popular way to fundraise, but some of them may not be legal. A Christchurch company director was due to be sentenced this month for running the largest ever illegal lottery in New ... <a title="Are small-scale community raffles legal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/are-small-scale-community-raffles-legal/" aria-label="Read more about Are small-scale community raffles legal?">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Somerview Farm’s Campbell Sommerville (left) and Ashburton Forks Catchment group facilitator Will Wright look through a net scoop’s worth of river flora and fauna. RNZ/Anisha Satya Remnant wetlands are hard to come by in Canterbury. Since the mid-1800s, nearly 90 percent of the area’s original natural environment has been lost, according ... <a title="Country Life: The catchment farmers cleaning up our backyard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/country-life-the-catchment-farmers-cleaning-up-our-backyard/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: The catchment farmers cleaning up our backyard">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A view from Nga Tapuwae o Toi walkway. Supplied Whakatane council is looking to restore a walk that is said to capture the essence of the town but with little council funding. Local councils have had expenditures piling up from water services to storm repairs and now a planned rates cap ... <a title="Whakatane’s mission to restore a ‘national treasure’ with little funds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/whakatanes-mission-to-restore-a-national-treasure-with-little-funds/" aria-label="Read more about Whakatane’s mission to restore a ‘national treasure’ with little funds">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A file photo of the Waikato Exporessway. RNZ / Nick Monro A Fulton Hogan employee has died in a crash while helping with a stranded vehicle on the Waikato Expressway. The company confirmed the employee was killed in a crash on Tuesday at 7am on State Highway 1, near Te Kauwhata. ... <a title="Fulton Hogan employee killed while helping with stranded vehicle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/fulton-hogan-employee-killed-while-helping-with-stranded-vehicle/" aria-label="Read more about Fulton Hogan employee killed while helping with stranded vehicle">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Mayor Andrew Little. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington’s mayor has told a review panel “it is not your role” to consider whether the Golden Mile project to revamp transport in a corridor of the central city offers value for money. In a council briefing on Tuesday, Andrew Little said he ... <a title="Andrew Little tells review panel it’s not their role to look at Golden Mile cost efficiency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/andrew-little-tells-review-panel-its-not-their-role-to-look-at-golden-mile-cost-efficiency/" aria-label="Read more about Andrew Little tells review panel it’s not their role to look at Golden Mile cost efficiency">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Daniel Hillier at the New Zealand Open which he won at Millbrook Resort, Queenstown, 1 March 2026. www.photosport.nz New Zealander Daniel Hillier will follow out Masters champion Rory McIlroy when he tees off in his first PGA Championship on Friday morning (NZT). Hillier will play alongside Americans Ryan Vermeer and Max ... <a title="Daniel Hillier to follow out Rory McIlroy at PGA Championship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/daniel-hillier-to-follow-out-rory-mcilroy-at-pga-championship/" aria-label="Read more about Daniel Hillier to follow out Rory McIlroy at PGA Championship">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Patrice Allen A person has been killed in a single-vehicle crash in Marlborough. Police were called to the accident, on Waihopai Valley Road between Shandon Road and Omaka Downs Road, about 10am on Monday. A person died at the scene. The road was closed while the police investigated, and ... <a title="Person killed in Marlborough crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/person-killed-in-marlborough-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Person killed in Marlborough crash">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pacific media in action. RNZ / Johnny Blades Previously it was reporting on governments or politics that brought trouble for Tonga’s journalists – now it’s reporting on drugs or gangs. Tongan journalists are coming to terms with new pressures on media freedom over reporting on the country’s drug crisis, and the ... <a title="New kind of threat hovers over Tongan media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/new-kind-of-threat-hovers-over-tongan-media/" aria-label="Read more about New kind of threat hovers over Tongan media">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Cosgrove of Auckland FC, right, heads the ball against Adelaide United. www.photosport.nz Auckland FC have played more than 2550 minutes of football so far this A-League season, but a moment’s inattention could be what they remember the most. Last season a period of five minutes in a semifinal ended their ... <a title="The five minutes Auckland FC cannot forget ahead of semifinal showdown in Adelaide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/the-five-minutes-auckland-fc-cannot-forget-ahead-of-semifinal-showdown-in-adelaide/" aria-label="Read more about The five minutes Auckland FC cannot forget ahead of semifinal showdown in Adelaide">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Kiwibank has been instructed by the government to once again look at its options for long-term growth, including revisiting the possibility of partial privatisation. The taxpayer-owned bank had previously looked at raising $500 million in capital from local investors, but ditched that plan last year. The new ... <a title="Partial sell-off of Kiwibank back on the government’s agenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/13/partial-sell-off-of-kiwibank-back-on-the-governments-agenda/" aria-label="Read more about Partial sell-off of Kiwibank back on the government’s agenda">Read more</a>
