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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The NZ Transport Agency will allow more than 300 drivers who lost their commercial licences after submitting false or altered documents in the licence conversion process to re-sit driving tests. The government agency said Monday the decision came after engagement with the transport industry. “NZTA originally intended to cancel 459 commercial ... <a title="NZTA allows 335 drivers re-sit tests after commercial licences suspended" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/nzta-allows-335-drivers-re-sit-tests-after-commercial-licences-suspended/" aria-label="Read more about NZTA allows 335 drivers re-sit tests after commercial licences suspended">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Willis, Associate Professor, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University As Christmas approaches, many of us are busy making plans to spend the day with family – organising travel, buying presents and looking forward to (or perhaps dreading) long-held traditions. For others, this time ... <a title="How to get through the festive season when you’re estranged from your parents" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/how-to-get-through-the-festive-season-when-youre-estranged-from-your-parents-269909/" aria-label="Read more about How to get through the festive season when you’re estranged from your parents">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The blaze has been extinguished. Jimmy Ellingham / RNZ Two people are dead after a house fire at Foxton Beach. Police had recovered two bodies on Tuesday morning, and formal identification would be carried out over the coming days, Manawatu Area Commander Ross Grantham said. Grantham said a scene investigation was ... <a title="‘Heartbroken’: Two killed in fire at Foxton Beach home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/heartbroken-two-killed-in-fire-at-foxton-beach-home/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Heartbroken’: Two killed in fire at Foxton Beach home">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop RNZ / Mark Papalii The coalition’s replacement of the Resource Management Act (RMA) will force councils to compensate landowners for significant restrictions that impact developments. It will be an additional challenge for councils facing rising costs and widespread changes in other areas, including restrictions on what ... <a title="Landowners to get more compensation from councils as major RMA overhaul revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/landowners-to-get-more-compensation-from-councils-as-major-rma-overhaul-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about Landowners to get more compensation from councils as major RMA overhaul revealed">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Labor expanded its national lead in a Resolve poll as a DemosAU MRP poll had One Nation winning 12 House seats. In Victoria, the Coalition has a ... <a title="Labor gains in Resolve poll as DemosAU poll has One Nation winning 12 House seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/labor-gains-in-resolve-poll-as-demosau-poll-has-one-nation-winning-12-house-seats-271097/" aria-label="Read more about Labor gains in Resolve poll as DemosAU poll has One Nation winning 12 House seats">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miriam McCaleb, Fellow in Public Health, University of Canterbury Getty Images We already know excessive smartphone use affects people’s mental health and their relationships. But when new parents use digital technologies during care giving, they might also compromise their baby’s development. Smartphone use in the presence of ... <a title="Caregiver smartphone use can affect a baby’s development. New parents should get more guidance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/caregiver-smartphone-use-can-affect-a-babys-development-new-parents-should-get-more-guidance-270449/" aria-label="Read more about Caregiver smartphone use can affect a baby’s development. New parents should get more guidance">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Former Assistant Commissioner Paul Basham has broken his silence following the scathing report by the police watchdog. The Independent Police Conduct Authority’s report, released last month, found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police over how they handled accusations of sexual offending by former Deputy Commissioner ... <a title="Former Assistant Commissioner breaks silence after scathing police report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/former-assistant-commissioner-breaks-silence-after-scathing-police-report/" aria-label="Read more about Former Assistant Commissioner breaks silence after scathing police report">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaelen Nicole Myers, Research Officer, TropWATER, James Cook University A cowtail stingray. Scott Plume/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC As an ecologist who studies stingrays, people always ask me: what do these creatures eat? It may well be the reason I’ve spent the past three years tackling this very question. ... <a title="What do stingrays actually eat? New study reveals some only prefer a single type of prawn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/what-do-stingrays-actually-eat-new-study-reveals-some-only-prefer-a-single-type-of-prawn-271303/" aria-label="Read more about What do stingrays actually eat? New study reveals some only prefer a single type of prawn">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Jakob, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University The Gadi supercomputer at the National Computational Infrastructure in Canberra, Australia. NCI Australia As Earth continues to warm, Australia faces some important decisions. For example, where should we place solar and ... <a title="Australia’s supercomputers are falling behind – and it’s hurting our ability to adapt to climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/australias-supercomputers-are-falling-behind-and-its-hurting-our-ability-to-adapt-to-climate-change-267628/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s supercomputers are falling behind – and it’s hurting our ability to adapt to climate change">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning, Luxon said he “absolutely” believed Hipkins over Coster. RNZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he accepts Chris Hipkins’ word Andrew Coster never briefed him about the Jevon McSkimming scandal. But New Zealand First is casting doubt on the claim, posting on social media: “is it ... <a title="Luxon backs Hipkins in McSkimming saga, NZ First casts doubt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/luxon-backs-hipkins-in-mcskimming-saga-nz-first-casts-doubt/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon backs Hipkins in McSkimming saga, NZ First casts doubt">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Speaking to reporters on Tuesday morning, Luxon said he “absolutely” believed Hipkins over Coster. RNZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he accepts Chris Hipkins’ word Andrew Coster never briefed him about the Jevon McSkimming scandal. But New Zealand First is casting doubt on the claim, posting on social media: “is it ... <a title="Luxon backs Hikpins in McSkimming saga, NZ First casts doubt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/luxon-backs-hikpins-in-mcskimming-saga-nz-first-casts-doubt/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon backs Hikpins in McSkimming saga, NZ First casts doubt">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are searching for a swimmer after he went missing in a lake on Auckland’s west coast. The 23-year-old man was in waist-deep water with three friends at Lake Wainamu in Bethells Beach on Monday when he got into difficulty. Police said the man had taken a few steps before falling ... <a title="Dive squad joins search for swimmer missing near Bethells Beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/dive-squad-joins-search-for-swimmer-missing-near-bethells-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Dive squad joins search for swimmer missing near Bethells Beach">Read more</a>
