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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action on day one of the Black Caps’ third test against the West Indies at Bay Oval in Mt Maunganui. First ball is scheduled for 11am. Black Caps squad: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell, Kristian Clarke, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Daryl Mitchell, Ajaz ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies – third test, day two" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-third-test-day-two/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies – third test, day two">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence index lifted 3 points to an optimistic 101.5 points in December. 123rf Consumer confidence has risen to the highest level in more than four years. The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence index lifted 3 points to an optimistic 101.5 points in December from a still pessimistic 98.4 ... <a title="Consumer confidence reaches highest level in four years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/consumer-confidence-reaches-highest-level-in-four-years/" aria-label="Read more about Consumer confidence reaches highest level in four years">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A 28-year-old man has been charged with murder a week after a body was found in a car in Rotorua. The man is due to appear in the Rotorua District Court on Friday morning, charged with the murder of Nicholas Mitchell, who was 37. Detective Senior Sergeant Mark van Kempen ... <a title="Man faces murder charge after body found in a car in Rotorua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/man-faces-murder-charge-after-body-found-in-a-car-in-rotorua/" aria-label="Read more about Man faces murder charge after body found in a car in Rotorua">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A photo of Mitchell Cole that was released by police. Supplied / NZ Police Police are looking for the owner of a parked up quad bike and trailer as part of their search for a person of interest in relation to a double homicide in the central North Island. Police have ... <a title="Ruatiti homicide: Police appeal over quad bike and trailer as search for Mitchell Cole continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/ruatiti-homicide-police-appeal-over-quad-bike-and-trailer-as-search-for-mitchell-cole-continues/" aria-label="Read more about Ruatiti homicide: Police appeal over quad bike and trailer as search for Mitchell Cole continues">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Theis, PhD Candidate in Ecology, University of Otago Even small green spaces can bring nature back into cities, as our project in Ōtepoti Dunedin has shown. Over the past two years, Dunedin’s city centre has become greener and more biodiverse thanks to the installation of street-side ... <a title="Dunedin’s inner-city greening project shows even small spaces can be wildlife havens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/dunedins-inner-city-greening-project-shows-even-small-spaces-can-be-wildlife-havens-267097/" aria-label="Read more about Dunedin’s inner-city greening project shows even small spaces can be wildlife havens">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand ERO says it has the same high expectations of every school. RNZ/Sally Round Principals say the Education Review Office isn’t giving schools in poor communities enough credit for the challenges they face. They say the review office makes no allowances for the fact many of their students come from disadvantaged backgrounds ... <a title="Principals say ERO not giving schools credit for challenges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/principals-say-ero-not-giving-schools-credit-for-challenges/" aria-label="Read more about Principals say ERO not giving schools credit for challenges">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand Houses in holiday hotspots have increased in value significantly over the past decade – but there’s a warning for anyone daydreaming about a purchase this summer. Realestate.co.nz data shows asking prices for properties in Albert Town, in the South Island, have lifted 225 percent over ... <a title="A bach is a lot more expensive than a decade ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/a-bach-is-a-lot-more-expensive-than-a-decade-ago/" aria-label="Read more about A bach is a lot more expensive than a decade ago">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Weenink. photosport NZ Cricket chief executive Scott Weenink has resigned following a disagreement with the organisation’s board and the sport’s key stakeholders. Weenink’s departure follows an increasingly public rift with the organisation’s board and cricket’s key stakeholders. In a statement, Weenink said he had advised the board of his resignation ... <a title="NZ Cricket CEO Scott Weenink resigns after controversy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/nz-cricket-ceo-scott-weenink-resigns-after-controversy/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Cricket CEO Scott Weenink resigns after controversy">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Most commercial fishing for spiny rock lobster – better known as red crayfish – off Northland’s east coast had already stopped under a voluntary industry closure. RNZ /Dom Thomas Commercial and recreational fishing for crayfish off Northland’s east coast will be banned from 1 April next year in a bid to ... <a title="Fishing for crayfish to be banned on Northland’s east coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/fishing-for-crayfish-to-be-banned-on-northlands-east-coast/" aria-label="Read more about Fishing for crayfish to be banned on Northland’s east coast">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 30 queen hornets and 22 nests have been located and destroyed so far in Auckland. Biosecurity NZ The government has announced additional funding will be allocated to help eradicate yellow-legged hornets in Auckland. More than 30 queen hornets and 22 nests have been located and destroyed so far in ... <a title="More funding announced in battle to eradicate yellow-legged hornets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/more-funding-announced-in-battle-to-eradicate-yellow-legged-hornets/" aria-label="Read more about More funding announced in battle to eradicate yellow-legged hornets">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Nataly Vitreras, originally from Chile, was living in New Zealand on a work visa when the blood clot was found. NATALY VITRERAS / SUPPLIED A woman who developed a rare blood clot in her brain more than four months ago says she’s stuck in limbo and unable to work while ACC ... <a title="Woman on work visa endures long ACC wait after rare blood clot found in brain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/woman-on-work-visa-endures-long-acc-wait-after-rare-blood-clot-found-in-brain/" aria-label="Read more about Woman on work visa endures long ACC wait after rare blood clot found in brain">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne You may have noticed — there’s a car-size inflation on Australian roads that some have nicknamed car “mobesity”. Most SUVs and utes from a decade or two ago look small next ... <a title="Australia’s roads are full of giant cars, and everyone pays the price. What can be done?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/australias-roads-are-full-of-giant-cars-and-everyone-pays-the-price-what-can-be-done-268212/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s roads are full of giant cars, and everyone pays the price. What can be done?">Read more</a>
