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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ministry of Social Development says the offers of cash for Christmas are not real. 123RF Superannuitants are being warned not to fall for a scam that claims they’re in for a pre-Christmas bonus. A hoax circulating online claims that people who are on NZ Super are to receive a “one-off ... <a title="No, pensioners aren’t getting a Christmas bonus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/no-pensioners-arent-getting-a-christmas-bonus/" aria-label="Read more about No, pensioners aren’t getting a Christmas bonus">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com Half of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) have been targeted by scams over the past year, costing victims an average of $5000 each time. BNZ said its latest survey indicates a concerning gap in scam defences deployed in SMEs, as nearly half struggled to prioritise scam education and cyber ... <a title="BNZ concern over SMEs’ attitude to cyber security as scams net thousands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/bnz-concern-over-smes-attitude-to-cyber-security-as-scams-net-thousands/" aria-label="Read more about BNZ concern over SMEs’ attitude to cyber security as scams net thousands">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Wellington has the cheapest homes in the country, property data firm Cotality says. RNZ / REECE BAKER Central Wellington has the cheapest homes in the country, property data firm Cotality says, but Newmarket has had the biggest fall in values over the past five years. It has released its end-of-year ... <a title="Central Wellington has NZ’s cheapest homes, Herne Bay still the most expensive suburb" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/central-wellington-has-nzs-cheapest-homes-herne-bay-still-the-most-expensive-suburb/" aria-label="Read more about Central Wellington has NZ’s cheapest homes, Herne Bay still the most expensive suburb">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services were called to the house on Kohekohe Street on Monday afternoon. (File photo) RNZ / REECE BAKER A house fire that killed a man in West Auckland’s New Lynn, has been deemed not suspicious. Emergency services were called to the house on Kohekohe St at 1.23pm on Monday. About ... <a title="Fatal house fire in Auckland’s New Lynn not suspicious, police say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/fatal-house-fire-in-aucklands-new-lynn-not-suspicious-police-say/" aria-label="Read more about Fatal house fire in Auckland’s New Lynn not suspicious, police say">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Laurence, Professor of Ancient History, Macquarie University A detail of the neatly aligned ceramic roof tiles and tuff blocks in a newly excavated site in Pompeii, documenting the storage of building materials during renovation. Archaeological Park of Pompeii Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It’s among ... <a title="A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/a-2-000-year-old-building-site-reveals-the-raw-ingredients-for-ancient-roman-self-healing-concrete-271405/" aria-label="Read more about A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Sanket Mishra/Unsplash After months of anticipation and debate, Australia’s social media ban is now in force. Young Australians under 16 must now come to grips with the new reality of being ... <a title="Australia’s social media ban is now in force. Other countries are closely watching what happens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/australias-social-media-ban-is-now-in-force-other-countries-are-closely-watching-what-happens-271407/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s social media ban is now in force. Other countries are closely watching what happens">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vivian Gerrand, Associate Lecturer, Australian National University; Deakin University The manosphere is big business today. Once a niche network lurking on the margins of the internet, this diverse community of male supremacist cultures has grown into a transnational profit-making enterprise. Our new review of the growing body ... <a title="Hustle, muscle and grift: how the manosphere has grown into a money-making machine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/hustle-muscle-and-grift-how-the-manosphere-has-grown-into-a-money-making-machine-262432/" aria-label="Read more about Hustle, muscle and grift: how the manosphere has grown into a money-making machine">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Smith, Senior Lecturer of Wellbeing Science, The University of Melbourne Cavan Images/Getty Thriving Kids is a planned national program for children aged eight and under with developmental delay or autism who are assessed as having low to moderate support needs. The idea is to move these ... <a title="If parents designed the new ‘Thriving Kids’ program, it’d look like this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/if-parents-designed-the-new-thriving-kids-program-itd-look-like-this-271182/" aria-label="Read more about If parents designed the new ‘Thriving Kids’ program, it’d look like this">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jordana Hunter, School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute On a typical school day in Australia this year, about 11% of students were absent. In 2014, the figure was 7%. Two in five students now miss about a day of school each fortnight on average. This makes improving ... <a title="On a typical school day, 11% of students are absent. How can Australia fix this?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/on-a-typical-school-day-11-of-students-are-absent-how-can-australia-fix-this-271514/" aria-label="Read more about On a typical school day, 11% of students are absent. How can Australia fix this?">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Walker, Senior Lecturer (Organisational Behaviour), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington SolStock/Getty For some Indigenous peoples around the world, a day at work can mean experiencing repression, racism and regular reminders that we’re minorities in our own lands. Yet for others, work can be ... <a title="Research finds Indigenous peoples face unique challenges at work – but also reveals what can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/research-finds-indigenous-peoples-face-unique-challenges-at-work-but-also-reveals-what-can-help-271380/" aria-label="Read more about Research finds Indigenous peoples face unique challenges at work – but also reveals what can help">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kat Nelligan, Lecturer in Music Industry, RMIT University Getty Images Lady Gaga has arrived in Australia for her long-awaited Mayhem Ball Tour – her first time performing here in more than ten years. Gaga is playing five shows across Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. Fans are beyond excited, ... <a title="Lady Gaga’s Mayhem tour marks a powerful return to the darkness that defined her" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/lady-gagas-mayhem-tour-marks-a-powerful-return-to-the-darkness-that-defined-her-271300/" aria-label="Read more about Lady Gaga’s Mayhem tour marks a powerful return to the darkness that defined her">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Joseph Parker (R) during his fight against Fabio Wardley. photosport New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker says he’s “devastated” by his positive doping test and is confident the defence mounted by his team will clear him of wrongdoing. Former WBO world champion Parker has given his first interview since he was ... <a title="‘Devastated’ Joseph Parker confident he will fight again after failed dope test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/devastated-joseph-parker-confident-he-will-fight-again-after-failed-dope-test/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Devastated’ Joseph Parker confident he will fight again after failed dope test">Read more</a>
