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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The price of avocados is down 22 percent from a decade ago. File photo. 123rf Food prices were flat in April, and up by less compared to the year earlier than they were in March. But beneath that headline, there’s been significant variation across food items. Here’s what’s getting cheaper, what’s ... <a title="Sultanas up, avocados down: Here’s how food prices are really moving" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/sultanas-up-avocados-down-heres-how-food-prices-are-really-moving/" aria-label="Read more about Sultanas up, avocados down: Here’s how food prices are really moving">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RespectED cahir Jan Logie says it is irresponsible to not support sexual violence prevention education. © VNP / Phil Smith One of the country’s few specialist sexual violence prevention organisations says it will be forced to close in August, unless the government steps in. RespectEd has worked with local schools, workplaces, ... <a title="Sexual violence prevention organisation facing closure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/sexual-violence-prevention-organisation-facing-closure/" aria-label="Read more about Sexual violence prevention organisation facing closure">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/ Dan Cook Less than half of five-year-olds passed new phonics tests after their first full year of schooling last year. Results published by the Education Ministry show 47 percent of the 4209 children who did the 40-week phonics check in term four last year were “at or above expectations”. But ... <a title="After a full year of schooling, less than half of 5 year olds pass new phonics test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/after-a-full-year-of-schooling-less-than-half-of-5-year-olds-pass-new-phonics-test/" aria-label="Read more about After a full year of schooling, less than half of 5 year olds pass new phonics test">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand is investigating the source of the attack near a nuclear power station. The drone struck “an electrical generator outside the inner perimeter of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, the UAE’s ministry of defence said. Barakah Nuclear Power Plant / AFP A drone strike triggered a fire near a nuclear power station ... <a title="Drone strike starts fire outside United Arab Emirates nuclear plant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/drone-strike-starts-fire-outside-united-arab-emirates-nuclear-plant/" aria-label="Read more about Drone strike starts fire outside United Arab Emirates nuclear plant">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In 1985, the internet was two, Motorola’s 1kg cellular phone known as the “brick” was appearing in workplaces across the world and Nintendo had just launched its first Super Mario Brothers game about a tribe of Mushroom People. Kingsley Field, then a 40-year-old reporter in the Waikato Times’ newsroom, remembers lugging ... <a title="Silver scrollers: What is screen time like for seniors?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/silver-scrollers-what-is-screen-time-like-for-seniors/" aria-label="Read more about Silver scrollers: What is screen time like for seniors?">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand National’s justice spokesperson and current Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said the policy would result in tougher sentences. RNZ / Mark Papalii A National Party policy to prevent judges discounting sexual offenders’ sentences due to good character is a solution for a non-existent problem, a defence lawyer says. But a victims’ advocate ... <a title="National’s sexual offenders sentencing policy: ‘It’s pretending that there’s a problem’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/nationals-sexual-offenders-sentencing-policy-its-pretending-that-theres-a-problem/" aria-label="Read more about National’s sexual offenders sentencing policy: ‘It’s pretending that there’s a problem’">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tanah Boyd collapses with a suspected ACL knee injury against Brisbane Broncos. AAP/Photosport Analysis: NZ Warriors supremo Andrew Webster often talks about how the “footy gods” have a knack for taking big decisions away from coaches. He’s seen it happen before, he’s seen it happen this NRL season… and he’s seen ... <a title="NRL: What we learned from NZ Warriors’ ‘Magic Round’ win over Brisbane Broncos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/nrl-what-we-learned-from-nz-warriors-magic-round-win-over-brisbane-broncos/" aria-label="Read more about NRL: What we learned from NZ Warriors’ ‘Magic Round’ win over Brisbane Broncos">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand First’s plan to buy back the Bank of New Zealand is an “outlandish proposal”, says an economist. NZ First leader Winston Peters on Sunday announced a policy to automatically enrol all newborn citizens into KiwiSaver with a $1000 government contribution, alongside a proposal to buy ... <a title="NZ First plan to buy BNZ back ‘headline-grabbing’ rather than serious policy – economist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/nz-first-plan-to-buy-bnz-back-headline-grabbing-rather-than-serious-policy-economist/" aria-label="Read more about NZ First plan to buy BNZ back ‘headline-grabbing’ rather than serious policy – economist">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Drone warfare has proven to be a gamechanger in the Ukraine conflict. AFP / VACHESLAV MADIIEVSKYI Ukraine has approached New Zealand about a deal to build military drones, in a new push to sell its Russian-killing technology around the world. Ukraine has 20 countries interested and four signed agreements on drones, ... <a title="Ukraine offers NZ deal to build military drones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/ukraine-offers-nz-deal-to-build-military-drones/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine offers NZ deal to build military drones">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi announced she is leaving Te Pāti Māori to launch a new political party. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Māori politics has erupted as Mariameno Kapa-Kingi launched a rival party, Te Pāti Māori fractures deepen, and the battle for the Māori vote heats up. The fight for the Māori vote ... <a title="The fight for the Māori vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/the-fight-for-the-maori-vote/" aria-label="Read more about The fight for the Māori vote">Read more</a>
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May 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paul Fair has clocked about 10,000 kilometres driving TR Group’s first hydrogen fuel cell trucks, testing routes and training other drivers. RNZ / Kate Newton A partnership to get green hydrogen trucks up and running in New Zealand says there is renewed interest in the technology as diesel prices remain high. ... <a title="Hiringa-TR Group partnership close to getting a dozen hydrogen-fuelled trucks on the road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/18/hiringa-tr-group-partnership-close-to-getting-a-dozen-hydrogen-fuelled-trucks-on-the-road/" aria-label="Read more about Hiringa-TR Group partnership close to getting a dozen hydrogen-fuelled trucks on the road">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dallin Watene-Zelezniak scores for the Warriors against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium. AAP / Photosport Wing Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has scored a try double, as his NZ Warriors dominated reigning NRL champions Brisbane Broncos 42-12 at their Suncorp Stadium home for ‘Magic Round’. The superb win – their fifth in a ... <a title="NZ Warriors beat Brisbane Broncos 42-12 at Magic Round" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/17/nz-warriors-beat-brisbane-broncos-42-12-at-magic-round/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warriors beat Brisbane Broncos 42-12 at Magic Round">Read more</a>
