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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver A store worker has been assaulted after an alleged aggravated robbery in Otangarei on Wednesday night. A group of men armed with non-firearm weapons entered the building on William Jones Drive about 7.25pm, police said. The worker was attacked and received minor injuries. Police said the offenders ... <a title="Store worker assaulted by group in aggravated robbery in Otangarei" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/store-worker-assaulted-by-group-in-aggravated-robbery-in-otangarei/" aria-label="Read more about Store worker assaulted by group in aggravated robbery in Otangarei">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 11, 2025.
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis (left) has challenged her predecessor Ruth Richardson. RNZ/Reece Baker/Supplied Finance Minister Nicola Willis and her 1990s predecessor Ruth Richardson are now debating when and where to hold their promised debate. Willis is refusing to favour a specific media outlet, while Richardson gave her opponent an ultimatum to ... <a title="‘Clowns to the left, jokers to the right’: Willis-Richardson debate in doubt after ultimatum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/clowns-to-the-left-jokers-to-the-right-willis-richardson-debate-in-doubt-after-ultimatum/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Clowns to the left, jokers to the right’: Willis-Richardson debate in doubt after ultimatum">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The venues are believed to have offered unlicensed poker games. [dl.maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com] CC0 Public Domain The public is being urged to stay alert after nine alleged illegal gambling venues were uncovered in Auckland raids. The venues are believed to have offered unlicensed poker games in breach of the Gambling Act. Equipment including ... <a title="Nine illegal gambling operations in Auckland found ‘hiding in plain sight’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/nine-illegal-gambling-operations-in-auckland-found-hiding-in-plain-sight/" aria-label="Read more about Nine illegal gambling operations in Auckland found ‘hiding in plain sight’">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are investigating. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police are investigating after a person was found with serious injuries at a property in Lower Hutt. Emergency services were called to the Epuni address around 5am on Wednesday. A police spokesperson said one person was taken to hospital in a serious condition, where ... <a title="Person seriously injured in Lower Hutt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/person-seriously-injured-in-lower-hutt/" aria-label="Read more about Person seriously injured in Lower Hutt">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Woodley, Lecturer and Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University There has been massive global interest in the new social media legislation introduced in Australia aimed at protecting children from the dangers of doom‑scrolling and mental‑health risks potentially posed by these platforms during their developmental years The platforms’ ... <a title="The social media ban is just the start of Australia’s forthcoming restrictions – and teens have legitimate concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/the-social-media-ban-is-just-the-start-of-australias-forthcoming-restrictions-and-teens-have-legitimate-concerns-271754/" aria-label="Read more about The social media ban is just the start of Australia’s forthcoming restrictions – and teens have legitimate concerns">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christiane Kehoe, Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne Maskot/Getty Watching your teenager grieve the loss of their social media account can be confronting. Many are genuinely distressed or struggling with the change, and many parents are unsure how to respond. Australia’s social media ban, which ... <a title="How to handle teen ‘big feelings’ as the social media ban kicks in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/how-to-handle-teen-big-feelings-as-the-social-media-ban-kicks-in-271726/" aria-label="Read more about How to handle teen ‘big feelings’ as the social media ban kicks in">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Another morning, another crash on one of Auckland’s major roads. Traffic isn’t moving. Drivers sit in their cars rehearsing reasons for being late again. Radio hosts offer the usual advice: leave earlier and find ... <a title="Higher speeds lower productivity: what the data shows crash delays really cost Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/higher-speeds-lower-productivity-what-the-data-shows-crash-delays-really-cost-auckland-271734/" aria-label="Read more about Higher speeds lower productivity: what the data shows crash delays really cost Auckland">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Burke, Associate Professor and Cinema and Screen Studies Discipline Leader, Swinburne University of Technology Jametlene Reskp/Unsplash The world’s dominant streaming service, Netflix, has announced its planned acquisition of Warner Bros with a deal valued at US$82.7 billion (A$124.5 billion). The acquisition has provoked criticism from film ... <a title="Netflix is buying Warner Brothers. Is this the end of the cinema?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/netflix-is-buying-warner-brothers-is-this-the-end-of-the-cinema-271518/" aria-label="Read more about Netflix is buying Warner Brothers. Is this the end of the cinema?">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Smoke can be seen coming from the hill at the southern end of the airport’s runway. RNZ/Lucy Emson There are reports of a fire near Wellington Airport. Smoke can be seen coming from the hill at the southern end of the runway. Police say an officer has seen it and called ... <a title="Fire sends smoke billowing near Wellington Airport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/fire-sends-smoke-billowing-near-wellington-airport/" aria-label="Read more about Fire sends smoke billowing near Wellington Airport">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adele Webb, Research Fellow, Democracy and Citizen Engagement, Centre for Deliberative Democracy, University of Canberra The Citizens’ Assembly/X Across the world, democracies are grappling with a widening gap between citizens and those who govern. Australia is no exception. Increasingly, people feel politics is something done to them, ... <a title="Politicians bank on people not caring about democracy – but research shows we do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/politicians-bank-on-people-not-caring-about-democracy-but-research-shows-we-do-271106/" aria-label="Read more about Politicians bank on people not caring about democracy – but research shows we do">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wellett Potter, Lecturer in Law, University of New England Getty/Pedro Gomes/Redferns Imagine this: a band removes its entire music catalogue off Spotify in protest, only to discover an AI-generated impersonator has replaced it. The impersonator offers songs that sound much like the band’s originals. The imposter tops ... <a title="King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard quit Spotify in protest, only for an AI doppelgänger to step in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/king-gizzard-and-the-lizard-wizard-quit-spotify-in-protest-only-for-an-ai-doppelganger-to-step-in-271735/" aria-label="Read more about King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard quit Spotify in protest, only for an AI doppelgänger to step in">Read more</a>
