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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Scania Rangi Te Whare died at the scene. 123RF The Coroner has found the death of a driver who crashed into school bus could have been prevented had he not driven while tired. Scania Rangi Te Whare, 27, was driving from his home in Te Kuiti on Halloween 2022. He had ... <a title="Scania Rangi Te Whare’s death in school bus collision could’ve been prevented, coroner finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/scania-rangi-te-whares-death-in-school-bus-collision-couldve-been-prevented-coroner-finds/" aria-label="Read more about Scania Rangi Te Whare’s death in school bus collision could’ve been prevented, coroner finds">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
COMMENTARY: By David Robie Vinzons is a quiet coastal town in the eastern Philippines province of Camarines Norte in Bicol. With a spread out population of about 45,000. it is known for its rice production, crabs and surfing beaches in the Calaguas Islands. But the town is really famous for one of its sons — ... <a title="A ‘forgotten hero’ against Imperial Japan, but the legacy of ‘Bintao’ Vinzons is being revived" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/a-forgotten-hero-against-imperial-japan-but-the-legacy-of-bintao-vinzons-is-being-revived/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘forgotten hero’ against Imperial Japan, but the legacy of ‘Bintao’ Vinzons is being revived">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mirchi, Associate Professor of Water Resources Engineering, Oklahoma State University Iranians pray for rain in Tehran on Nov. 14, 2025. The city is experiencing its worst drought in decades. Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images Fall marks the start of Iran’s rainy season, but large parts of ... <a title="Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/irans-president-calls-for-moving-its-drought-stricken-capital-amid-a-worsening-water-crisis-how-tehran-got-into-water-bankruptcy-270456/" aria-label="Read more about Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says the budget and overdue City Rail Link (CRL) is the prime factor behind a proposed 7.9 percent residential rates increase. He said his proposal for the 2026/2027 Annual Plan would “stay the course” of settings outlined in the ... <a title="Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says budget, City Rail behind proposed 7.9% rate hike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-says-budget-city-rail-behind-proposed-7-9-rate-hike/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says budget, City Rail behind proposed 7.9% rate hike">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tall Blacks Flynn Cameron (L) with Australia Jaylin Galloway during the FIBA World Cup Qualifier – New Zealand Tall Blacks v Australia Boomers at TSB Arena, Wellington, on 1 December 2025. Marty Melville / Photosport A buzzer beater finish by the Boomers has left the Tall Blacks heartbroken, but a technical ... <a title="Fans frustrated as tense Tall Blacks loss to Australia cuts out on screen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/fans-frustrated-as-tense-tall-blacks-loss-to-australia-cuts-out-on-screen/" aria-label="Read more about Fans frustrated as tense Tall Blacks loss to Australia cuts out on screen">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
As activist groups around the world observe December 1 — flag-raising “independence” day for West Papua today marking when the Morning Star flag was flown in 1961 for the first time — Kristo Langker reports from the Highlands about how the Indonesian military is raising the stakes. SPECIAL REPORT: By Kristo Langker in Kiwirok, West ... <a title="West Papuan liberation fighters risk ‘extermination’ by Indonesia’s high-tech forces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/west-papuan-liberation-fighters-risk-extermination-by-indonesias-high-tech-forces/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan liberation fighters risk ‘extermination’ by Indonesia’s high-tech forces">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Defence Minister Richard Marles has confirmed Australia is monitoring a flotilla of Chinese Navy ships currently in the Philippine Sea but with its destination unknown. Marles volunteered the information while announcing a shakeup that will establish a new Defence Delivery ... <a title="Marles confirms Australia is monitoring Chinese ships, announces defence delivery shakeup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/marles-confirms-australia-is-monitoring-chinese-ships-announces-defence-delivery-shakeup-270793/" aria-label="Read more about Marles confirms Australia is monitoring Chinese ships, announces defence delivery shakeup">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Ley, Deputy Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation The end of the year means holiday celebrations, summer breaks … and for us, one important thing: best books lists. We asked 35 expert readers for their favourite picks, ranging from novelists to anthropologists, scientists to criminologists – ... <a title="Best books of 2025: our experts share their picks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/best-books-of-2025-our-experts-share-their-picks-268875/" aria-label="Read more about Best books of 2025: our experts share their picks">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the location of one of the campsites just off the Te Anga Road near Waitomo where Tom Phillips had been hiding for the last four years. Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald via Getty Images A hearing challenging extensive restrictions that prevents the media from publishing certain details related to the ... <a title="Tom Phillips hearing underway challenging media restrictions, publication of case details" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/tom-phillips-hearing-underway-challenging-media-restrictions-publication-of-case-details/" aria-label="Read more about Tom Phillips hearing underway challenging media restrictions, publication of case details">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Burgis-Kasthala, Professor of International Law, La Trobe University Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon in his long-running corruption trial – a move that has set off alarm bells among his critics that he’s trying to circumvent the rule of law. In a video ... <a title="What charges does Benjamin Netanyahu face, and what’s at stake if he is granted a pardon?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/what-charges-does-benjamin-netanyahu-face-and-whats-at-stake-if-he-is-granted-a-pardon-270970/" aria-label="Read more about What charges does Benjamin Netanyahu face, and what’s at stake if he is granted a pardon?">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Those wanting to chart who’s in the prime minister’s inner sanctum need go no further than the political guests invited to his Saturday wedding. The list of about 60 attendees for The Lodge nuptials of Albanese and Jodie Haydon included ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese’s wedding guestlist a mudmap to his inner power sanctum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/view-from-the-hill-albaneses-wedding-guestlist-a-mudmap-to-his-inner-power-sanctum-270789/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese’s wedding guestlist a mudmap to his inner power sanctum">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tonga Island Marine Reserve in the Abel Tasman National Park. Unknown A boat has been seen fishing in a marine reserve off the coast of the Abel Tasman National Park as newly released data shows similar offences spike during summer. The two reserves in Tasman Bay featuring prominently in the data ... <a title="Boat spotted fishing in marine reserve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/boat-spotted-fishing-in-marine-reserve/" aria-label="Read more about Boat spotted fishing in marine reserve">Read more</a>
