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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland has managed to avoid a predicted IKEA stampede and traffic jams as the first shoppers entered the new store at Mt Wellington in Auckland. Despite warnings of motorway gridlock and potential delays finding a carpark, traffic was free flowing in the area with Google Maps showing a 16-minute trip from ... <a title="IKEA Auckland opening: Predicted traffic chaos fails to eventuate as first shoppers visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/ikea-auckland-opening-predicted-traffic-chaos-fails-to-eventuate-as-first-shoppers-visit/" aria-label="Read more about IKEA Auckland opening: Predicted traffic chaos fails to eventuate as first shoppers visit">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Education Minister Erica Stanford has said the treaty is the Crown’s responsibility, not schools’. RNZ / Mark Papalii An Education Ministry report shows officials strongly warned the government against removing schools’ Treaty of Waitangi obligations. The proactively-released document said changing references to the treaty in the Education and Training Act was ... <a title="Ministers were warned against removing schools’ Treaty obligations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/ministers-were-warned-against-removing-schools-treaty-obligations/" aria-label="Read more about Ministers were warned against removing schools’ Treaty obligations">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brooke Nickel, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney Andrii Zastrozhnov/Getty Imagine a 57-year-old woman, let’s call her Maria, who’s just opened a letter about her mammography results. She’s had several mammograms before, but this time reads new information: “Your breasts are dense”. While the letter ... <a title="Women told they have dense breasts don’t know what to do next, new study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/women-told-they-have-dense-breasts-dont-know-what-to-do-next-new-study-shows-270654/" aria-label="Read more about Women told they have dense breasts don’t know what to do next, new study shows">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Tibby, Associate Professor in Environmental Change, University of Adelaide Duncan McNab/UnSpash, CC BY-ND The lakes on the world’s biggest sand island, K’gari, are famous. Pivotal to the World Heritage listing of the Queensland island formerly known as Fraser Island, their turquoise waters feature in international tourism ... <a title="K’gari’s unique ancient lakes once dried out. Could this happen again?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/kgaris-unique-ancient-lakes-once-dried-out-could-this-happen-again-270371/" aria-label="Read more about K’gari’s unique ancient lakes once dried out. Could this happen again?">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand weightlifter Litia Nacagilevu. All Shots Media Weightlifting New Zealand is hoping Aotearoa will have its first female Commonwealth Games gold medalist next year as an impressive group of young lifters come through the ranks. The sport has just completed its national championships, with more than 100 lifters taking part ... <a title="Weightlifting women gun for first Commonwealth gold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/weightlifting-women-gun-for-first-commonwealth-gold/" aria-label="Read more about Weightlifting women gun for first Commonwealth gold">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Robertson spoke to media on Thursday following the draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, which has New Zealand in Pool A with hosts the Wallabies, Hong Kong China and Chile. www.photosport.nz The All Blacks end of season review will be completed by the end of January and coach ... <a title="All Blacks coach ready for full and frank end of season review" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/all-blacks-coach-ready-for-full-and-frank-end-of-season-review/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks coach ready for full and frank end of season review">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Louis Van Der Walt. Supplied Police have yet to find any trace of a man who went missing near Te Aroha three weeks ago. Waikato man Louis Van Der Walt, 44, was last seen on the morning of 13 November when he parted company with family during a walk on Mt ... <a title="No sign of missing Waikato man, as police renew appeal for info" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/no-sign-of-missing-waikato-man-as-police-renew-appeal-for-info/" aria-label="Read more about No sign of missing Waikato man, as police renew appeal for info">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Vega (formerly Aratera) is currently in Nelson Harbour. Supplied / Jason Grimmett Former Interislander ferry Aratere is still in New Zealand waters despite being retired in August and sold for scrap in October. So why is it still here? It was taken out of service to make way for port ... <a title="Why is the Aratere ferry still in New Zealand waters?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/why-is-the-aratere-ferry-still-in-new-zealand-waters/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the Aratere ferry still in New Zealand waters?">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The tino rangatiratanga haki (flag) outside Parliament on the day of the Treaty Principles Bill introduction. RNZ / Emma Andrews The country’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, is backing a claim by Northland iwi and hapū for an urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into the government’s decision to remove school ... <a title="Education union supports Northland iwi in fight over schools’ Treaty obligations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/education-union-supports-northland-iwi-in-fight-over-schools-treaty-obligations/" aria-label="Read more about Education union supports Northland iwi in fight over schools’ Treaty obligations">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ earlier revealed about 130 staff were under investigation throughout the country after 30,000 alcohol breath tests were “falsely or erroneously recorded”. RNZ The New Zealand Transport Agency has halted $6m worth of funding to police until it’s satisfied police have met their breath test targets. Transport Minister Chris Bishop says ... <a title="Transport Agency halts $6m in funding to police until breath test targets met" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/transport-agency-halts-6m-in-funding-to-police-until-breath-test-targets-met/" aria-label="Read more about Transport Agency halts $6m in funding to police until breath test targets met">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The quake was recorded north-east of Pongaroa in the Tararua District at 11.47am on Thursday. Geonet There has been a moderate 4.8 magnitude earthquake in the Tararua District. GeoNet says the quake struck 15km north-east of Pongaroa at 11.47am and was at a depth of 7km. More than 400 people have ... <a title="Moderate 4.8 earthquake hits Tararua district" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/moderate-4-8-earthquake-hits-tararua-district/" aria-label="Read more about Moderate 4.8 earthquake hits Tararua district">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The most popular search topics in New Zealand in 2025 on Google included Kiwi sports stars and celebrities like David Parker, Liam Lawson and Lorde, overseas celebrities like Ozzy Osbourne and Jimmy Kimmel, and notable news stories like the death of Charlie Kirk. File / RNZ / AFP Labubu. Viral ice ... <a title="Google’s top New Zealand searches of 2025 revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/googles-top-new-zealand-searches-of-2025-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about Google’s top New Zealand searches of 2025 revealed">Read more</a>
