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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A thief allegedly drilled a hole into a large vegetable truck’s fuel tank at Wilson’s Vege farm shop in Winton on Thursday morning. SUPPLIED/WILSON’S VEGES Thieves after fuel targeted a vegetable stall and a mechanic’s workshop around the rural Southland township of Winton within a 12-hour period last week. New Zealand ... <a title="‘Brazen’ fuel thieves hit vegetable stall, mechanic workshop in rural Southland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/brazen-fuel-thieves-hit-vegetable-stall-mechanic-workshop-in-rural-southland/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Brazen’ fuel thieves hit vegetable stall, mechanic workshop in rural Southland">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters. RNZ / Mark Papalii Winston Peters’ threat to nationalise a major Australian-owned bank would send a “bad signal” to potential foreign investors, a veteran economic analyst says. Peters’ party NZ First said if re-elected in November it would merge BNZ and Kiwibank under state ownership. BNZ was sold by ... <a title="Bank nationalisation threat a ‘bad signal’ for investors – analyst" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/bank-nationalisation-threat-a-bad-signal-for-investors-analyst/" aria-label="Read more about Bank nationalisation threat a ‘bad signal’ for investors – analyst">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The outage map for One NZ. ONE NZ / SCREENSHOT One NZ is investigating a partial outage of its mobile networks across the country. On its website, One NZ said the incident began shortly after 12.30pm on Monday. Customers reported having issues with making or receiving calls. A third party website, ... <a title="Widespread mobile outages hit One NZ network" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/widespread-mobile-outages-hit-one-nz-network/" aria-label="Read more about Widespread mobile outages hit One NZ network">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Pacific Detector Dog programme dog in Tonga. Giles Dexter / RNZ The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has given figures for drugs seized in the Pacific so far this year – more than three times the total amount seized in 2025. A statement from Commissioner Krissy Barrett said 17 tonnes of ... <a title="Australian Federal Police: 17 tonnes of drugs seized in Pacific so far in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/australian-federal-police-17-tonnes-of-drugs-seized-in-pacific-so-far-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Australian Federal Police: 17 tonnes of drugs seized in Pacific so far in 2026">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A notice on the door of Troy Dubovskiy’s Christchurch home, pictured the day after his death. (File photo) Photo / Karen Brown This story discusses suicide. Loaded weapons and a Nazi uniform were found by police at the home of a man who died following a police stand-off in Christchurch, an ... <a title="Loaded weapons and a Nazi uniform found at Christchurch home of man who died in police stand-off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/loaded-weapons-and-a-nazi-uniform-found-at-christchurch-home-of-man-who-died-in-police-stand-off/" aria-label="Read more about Loaded weapons and a Nazi uniform found at Christchurch home of man who died in police stand-off">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Pacific Detector Dog programme dog in Tonga. Giles Dexter / RNZ The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has given figures for drugs seized in the Pacific so far this year – more than three times the total amount seized in 2025. A statement from Commissioner Krissy Barrett said 17 tonnes of ... <a title="17 tonnes of drugs seized in Pacific so far in 2026 – Australian Federal Police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/17-tonnes-of-drugs-seized-in-pacific-so-far-in-2026-australian-federal-police/" aria-label="Read more about 17 tonnes of drugs seized in Pacific so far in 2026 – Australian Federal Police">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ’s dervices sector is contracting at a slower pace Results across sub-indexes were mixed The employment outlook stayed negative BNZ says the economy is still struggling New Zealand’s services sector remained in contraction in April. 123RF New Zealand’s services sector remained in contraction in April, despite a modest improvement in activity, ... <a title="Services sector contracts again in April" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/services-sector-contracts-again-in-april/" aria-label="Read more about Services sector contracts again in April">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Local Government Minister Simon Watts. SAMUEL RILLSTONE / RNZ The Fitch credit ratings agency is warning the introduction of local government rate caps could increase the risk of credit downgrades across the sector. The government is planning to introduce legislation this year that will eventually limit council rate increases to 4 ... <a title="Rates caps could raise risk of credit downgrade for councils, Fitch warns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/rates-caps-could-raise-risk-of-credit-downgrade-for-councils-fitch-warns/" aria-label="Read more about Rates caps could raise risk of credit downgrade for councils, Fitch warns">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / Curated Lifestyle Pay transparency has moved from a nice-to-have to a business priority, even though the topic leaves people feeling uncomfortable about sharing. A recent change to legislation makes it unlawful for employers to require employees to keep their pay and benefits confidential, which gave workers an opportunity to ... <a title="Pay packet secrecy a thing of the past?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/pay-packet-secrecy-a-thing-of-the-past/" aria-label="Read more about Pay packet secrecy a thing of the past?">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A builder says there are many half-finished housing developments in Christchurch and Auckland. (File photo) RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A builder says Christchurch is seeing an increasing amount of half-finished two-bedroom developments with less appetite in the market. Carl Taylor, a builder and the head of Combined Building Supplies Co-operative, told ... <a title="Christchurch townhouse boom seeing half-finished developments across city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/christchurch-townhouse-boom-seeing-half-finished-developments-across-city/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch townhouse boom seeing half-finished developments across city">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwi Property Group Group said the opening of Ikea drove significant foot traffic in the area. (File photo) Marika Khabazi / RNZ The owner of Auckland’s Sylvia Park has posted a “robust” full-year result, with a higher operating profit as rental income and occupancy improved, but its bottom line fell as ... <a title="Sylvia Park owner posts ‘robust’ full-year result, Ikea driving more foot traffic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/sylvia-park-owner-posts-robust-full-year-result-ikea-driving-more-foot-traffic/" aria-label="Read more about Sylvia Park owner posts ‘robust’ full-year result, Ikea driving more foot traffic">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand sailors Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush at the 2026 49er World Championships, France. Sailing Energy / Yachting NZ New Zealand has a new star pairing in 49er sailing. Seb Menzies and George Lee Rush have become the youngest 49er world champions in history after a stunning comeback win ... <a title="Sailing: Kiwi crew become youngest world champions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/sailing-kiwi-crew-become-youngest-world-champions/" aria-label="Read more about Sailing: Kiwi crew become youngest world champions">Read more</a>
