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Month: December 2025

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Gen Z workers least happy, 40 percent dread going to work

December 4, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Happiness in the workplace has held steady over the past year. Unsplash Two-thirds surveyed happy at work Direct line managers more influential, but only 56 pct happy with their manager Purpose is main happiness driver along with responsibilities Job security more important for happiness, but fewer feel it Nearly a third ... <a title="Gen Z workers least happy, 40 percent dread going to work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/gen-z-workers-least-happy-40-percent-dread-going-to-work/" aria-label="Read more about Gen Z workers least happy, 40 percent dread going to work">Read more</a>

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No time to relax for Liam Lawson

December 4, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand F1 driver Liam Lawson. MPS AGENCY / PHOTOSPORT Analysis: New Zealand driver Liam Lawson can probably afford to sit back and take a couple of deep breaths following the 2025 Formula 1 season, but he won’t have long to relax. If the 23-year-old thought he was under pressure in ... <a title="No time to relax for Liam Lawson" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/no-time-to-relax-for-liam-lawson/" aria-label="Read more about No time to relax for Liam Lawson">Read more</a>

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Weather watches remain for North Island following stormy night

December 4, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand The rain radar as of 6am Thursday morning. Supplied / Metservice Weather watches remain in place for parts of the North Island following a stormy night for some regions. Heavy rain and powerful winds swept through Te Ika-a-Māui overnight. MetService says the wettest areas included parts of Tai Rāwhiti, including Wharerata ... <a title="Weather watches remain for North Island following stormy night" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/weather-watches-remain-for-north-island-following-stormy-night/" aria-label="Read more about Weather watches remain for North Island following stormy night">Read more</a>

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Paediatrician worries new measles wave spreading undetected

December 4, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Health New Zealand has confirmed five new cases of measles. 123rf A paediatrician is worried that a new wave of measles cases means the disease is spreading undetected. Health New Zealand (HNZ) confirmed five new cases on Wednesday – one person in Dunedin, one in Waikato and three people in Auckland. ... <a title="Paediatrician worries new measles wave spreading undetected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/paediatrician-worries-new-measles-wave-spreading-undetected/" aria-label="Read more about Paediatrician worries new measles wave spreading undetected">Read more</a>

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Ditching the traditional Christmas tree

December 4, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Now it’s December, people throughout the country have been hunting for the perfect Christmas tree. But that doesn’t always mean a fir, spruce, pine… or plastic. Christmas is celebrated in summer after all… so why bother with an evergreen tree? . “We collected driftwood and made a stand, then our children ... <a title="Ditching the traditional Christmas tree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/ditching-the-traditional-christmas-tree/" aria-label="Read more about Ditching the traditional Christmas tree">Read more</a>

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Calls for urgent action over deer control

December 4, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Wild deer can be found in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand on public conservation land and private property. Supplied In a war between hunters and conservationists over the control of one of our most damaging pests, only the deer are winning. It’s nearly 100 years since deer ... <a title="Calls for urgent action over deer control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/calls-for-urgent-action-over-deer-control/" aria-label="Read more about Calls for urgent action over deer control">Read more</a>

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New primary English, maths curriculum results exceeding expectations, ministry says

December 4, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Education Minister David Seymour. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Education Ministry says the English and maths curriculums introduced by primary schools this year have had a bigger impact than expected. Appearing before Parliament’s Education and Workforce Select Committee, the ministry’s chief executive, Ellen MacGregor-Reid, said she was thrilled for children. ... <a title="New primary English, maths curriculum results exceeding expectations, ministry says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/new-primary-english-maths-curriculum-results-exceeding-expectations-ministry-says/" aria-label="Read more about New primary English, maths curriculum results exceeding expectations, ministry says">Read more</a>

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Why butter prices might not fall as fast as they rose

December 4, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Global butter prices are falling. RNZ / Unsplash Finally, some good news for butter lovers: Global prices are falling. But there remains some bad news: Any fall in the price you see at the supermarket is not likely to be as fast, or as large, as the increase you experienced when ... <a title="Why butter prices might not fall as fast as they rose" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/why-butter-prices-might-not-fall-as-fast-as-they-rose/" aria-label="Read more about Why butter prices might not fall as fast as they rose">Read more</a>

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What’s going on with Auckland house prices?

December 4, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Auckland and Wellington remain the parts of the country with prices furthest from their peak – but one property investor says one is looking more undervalued than the other at the moment. Cotality has released its latest data, which shows a 0.1 percent lift in values for New Zealand in ... <a title="What’s going on with Auckland house prices?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/whats-going-on-with-auckland-house-prices/" aria-label="Read more about What’s going on with Auckland house prices?">Read more</a>

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Government puts $15m towards weapons and equipment for Ukraine

December 4, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins (L) and Foreign Minister Winston Peters. RNZ/Calvin Samuel The government is putting $15 million towards a United States and NATO initiative to supply weapons and equipment to Ukraine, the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL). Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Judith Collins revealed the decision in ... <a title="Government puts $15m towards weapons and equipment for Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/government-puts-15m-towards-weapons-and-equipment-for-ukraine/" aria-label="Read more about Government puts $15m towards weapons and equipment for Ukraine">Read more</a>

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Health NZ spent $283k to look into Starship Hospital bullying claims, reviews to stay secret

December 4, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ first reported on years-long ructions at the unit that treats abused children, Te Puaruruhau, in October. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Health New Zealand spent almost a quarter of a million dollars on a lawyer to look into claims of bullying at Auckland’s Starship Hospital and how to fix it. That ... <a title="Health NZ spent $283k to look into Starship Hospital bullying claims, reviews to stay secret" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/health-nz-spent-283k-to-look-into-starship-hospital-bullying-claims-reviews-to-stay-secret/" aria-label="Read more about Health NZ spent $283k to look into Starship Hospital bullying claims, reviews to stay secret">Read more</a>

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Ultra Worldwide Music Festival heads to Wellington, 20,000 expected to attend

December 4, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Ultra Worldwide Music Festival is coming to the country for the first time next year. Supplied / Ultra Australia The capital is to host what’s being touted as the most recognised brand of dance music. Ultra Worldwide Music Festival is coming to the country for the first time next year, and ... <a title="Ultra Worldwide Music Festival heads to Wellington, 20,000 expected to attend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/ultra-worldwide-music-festival-heads-to-wellington-20000-expected-to-attend/" aria-label="Read more about Ultra Worldwide Music Festival heads to Wellington, 20,000 expected to attend">Read more</a>