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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Morgan (Zhi Hong) Xiao. Supplied An Auckland-based pro-Beijing online political commentator has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 in defamation damages to former Auckland Councillor Paul Young. Morgan (Zhi Hong) Xiao, also known as ‘Demon King’ (魔王) online, runs a social media account on WeChat and describes himself as a ... <a title="Pro-Beijing commentator loses defamation case against former Auckland councillor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/pro-beijing-commentator-loses-defamation-case-against-former-auckland-councillor/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Beijing commentator loses defamation case against former Auckland councillor">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Air NZ said power banks must not be put in overhead lockers. (File photo) Supplied/ Air NZ Air New Zealand has updated its rules around the use of portable power banks on its flights following bans by multiple international airlines. Air NZ’s chief risk and safety officer Nathan McGraw, confirmed that ... <a title="Air New Zealand updates rules of portable power bank usage on flights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/air-new-zealand-updates-rules-of-portable-power-bank-usage-on-flights/" aria-label="Read more about Air New Zealand updates rules of portable power bank usage on flights">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand One person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition from a childcare centre in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon One person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition from a childcare centre in Christchurch. St John is treating multiple patients at the centre, ... <a title="Emergency services respond to incident at Christchurch daycare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/emergency-services-respond-to-incident-at-christchurch-daycare/" aria-label="Read more about Emergency services respond to incident at Christchurch daycare">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts are meeting with their Australian counterparts in Auckland to discuss energy security and affordability. It is the third such trans-Tasman meeting, with a focus on strengthening cooperation on climate action, clean energy and related regulations. In a joint statement, Australia’s Treasurer ... <a title="Finance and climate ministers from NZ and Australia meet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/finance-and-climate-ministers-from-nz-and-australia-meet/" aria-label="Read more about Finance and climate ministers from NZ and Australia meet">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Siems, Professor in Cloud Microphysics, Monash University If you ever find yourself on Macquarie Island – a narrow, wind-lashed ridge halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica – the first thing you’ll notice is the wildlife. Elephant seals sprawl across dark beaches. King penguins march up mossy slopes. ... <a title="Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain – and the consequences could be global" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/storms-in-the-southern-ocean-are-producing-more-rain-and-the-consequences-could-be-global-270880/" aria-label="Read more about Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain – and the consequences could be global">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand St John says one person with serious injuries is being flown to Palmerston North Hospital. RNZ / REECE BAKER Police have confirmed one person has died following a crash on State Highway 2 north of Dennevirke on Friday morning. Emergency services were called to the crash near Okane Road in Matamau ... <a title="Person dies after truck crash on SH2 north of Dannevirke" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/person-dies-after-truck-crash-on-sh2-north-of-dannevirke/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies after truck crash on SH2 north of Dannevirke">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Morgan (Zhi Hong) Xiao. Supplied An Auckland-based pro-Beijing online political commentator has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 in defamation damages to former Auckland Councillor Paul Young. Morgan (Zhi Hong) Xiao, also known as ‘Demon King’ (魔王) online, runs a social media account on WeChat and describes himself as a ... <a title="Pro-Beijing activist loses defamation case against former Auckland councillor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/pro-beijing-activist-loses-defamation-case-against-former-auckland-councillor/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Beijing activist loses defamation case against former Auckland councillor">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s 10 years since New Zealand voted in a referendum to keep flying the flag for tradition. Over 10,292 alternative designs were submitted, then whittled down to a long list of 40 and then five. From there, Kyle Lockwood’s black, white and blue silver fern flag was chosen to go up ... <a title="Remember when we flagged getting a new flag?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/remember-when-we-flagged-getting-a-new-flag/" aria-label="Read more about Remember when we flagged getting a new flag?">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Despite reports of sexual harassment against women dropping from 2021 levels, CA ANZ general manager for New Zealand, Charlotte Evett, said it remained too high. 123RF Women are still more than two-and-a-half times as likely to experience sexual harassment compared to men in the finance sector. Chartered Accountants Australia and New ... <a title="Women in finance more than twice as likely to be sexually harrassed than men – survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/women-in-finance-more-than-twice-as-likely-to-be-sexually-harrassed-than-men-survey/" aria-label="Read more about Women in finance more than twice as likely to be sexually harrassed than men – survey">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Scott, Professor in Law, University of Canterbury The International Court of Justice delivers its landmark advisory opinion on states’ legal obligations to address climate change, July 23. John Thys/AFP via Getty Images The New Zealand government’s decision this week to reject all of the Climate Change ... <a title="NZ’s rejection of emission targets fuels risk of international law breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/nzs-rejection-of-emission-targets-fuels-risk-of-international-law-breach-271295/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s rejection of emission targets fuels risk of international law breach">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The drone used in the trial and members of the team involved. Supplied by Vertilink Researchers hope the quick responsiveness of a medical drone could save the lives of New Zealanders living in remote communities. The trial, a partnership between drone company VertiLink, the University of Auckland and Ngāi Te Rangi ... <a title="Successful medical drone delivery could offer faster healthcare access for remote communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/successful-medical-drone-delivery-could-offer-faster-healthcare-access-for-remote-communities/" aria-label="Read more about Successful medical drone delivery could offer faster healthcare access for remote communities">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mo, before he went missing. Supplied / Paul Myburgh For more on this story, tune in to RNZ’s Checkpoint with Lisa Owen from 4-6pm on Friday. Christmas has come early for an Auckland man who’s been reunited with his cat who went missing 14 years ago. Paul Myburgh’s family adopted Mo ... <a title="Cat that vanished 14 years ago reunited with owner, will be ‘spoilt rotten’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/cat-that-vanished-14-years-ago-reunited-with-owner-will-be-spoilt-rotten/" aria-label="Read more about Cat that vanished 14 years ago reunited with owner, will be ‘spoilt rotten’">Read more</a>
