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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Former police commissioner Andrew Coster is the chief executive of the Social Investment Agency. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster’s resignation from his role as chief executive of the Social Investment Agency is expected to be announced shortly, RNZ understands. It comes after the police watchdog’s damning report ... <a title="Former police boss Andrew Coster resigns as head of the Social Investment Agency, RNZ understands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/former-police-boss-andrew-coster-resigns-as-head-of-the-social-investment-agency-rnz-understands/" aria-label="Read more about Former police boss Andrew Coster resigns as head of the Social Investment Agency, RNZ understands">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tristan Salles, Associate Professor, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney When we think of coral reefs, we picture bright fish, clear water and colourful corals. But reefs have also shaped the planet in deeper ways. Our new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ... <a title="Coral reefs have orchestrated Earth’s climate for 250 million years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/coral-reefs-have-orchestrated-earths-climate-for-250-million-years-270459/" aria-label="Read more about Coral reefs have orchestrated Earth’s climate for 250 million years">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Masters, Adjunct Professor in Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia Mandy McKeesick/Getty You might know Australia’s dietary guidelines from the famous infographics showing the types and quantities of foods we should eat to have a healthy diet. Last updated 12 years ago, the National ... <a title="The way Australia produces food is unique. Our updated dietary guidelines have to recognise this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/the-way-australia-produces-food-is-unique-our-updated-dietary-guidelines-have-to-recognise-this-265734/" aria-label="Read more about The way Australia produces food is unique. Our updated dietary guidelines have to recognise this">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand By Noam Mānuka Lazarus, Massey University journalism graduate Mountains to Sea Wellington was left without enough gear to run its free school and community snorkel programme in the new year. Supplied / Mountains to Sea Wellington / Kristine Zipfel A charity providing community dive lessons and marine education says its programmes ... <a title="Charity’s snorkel events under threat after equipment stolen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/charitys-snorkel-events-under-threat-after-equipment-stolen/" aria-label="Read more about Charity’s snorkel events under threat after equipment stolen">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāruawāhia volunteer fire station’s jet skis assist police with a water rescue during Cyclone Hale in 2023. Supplied Three Waikato mayors have written to the chief executive of Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) urgently requesting the immediate reinstatement of watercraft used in river rescues. However, FENZ has told RNZ it ... <a title="Mayors challenge FENZ ban on use of watercraft in Waikato River emergencies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/mayors-challenge-fenz-ban-on-use-of-watercraft-in-waikato-river-emergencies/" aria-label="Read more about Mayors challenge FENZ ban on use of watercraft in Waikato River emergencies">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The white supremacist terrorist who murdered 51 people in the Christchurch terror attack is expected to give evidence in an attempt to overturn his conviction and life sentence. Brenton Harrison Tarrant massacred 51 worshippers at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre during Friday prayers on 15 ... <a title="Christchurch mosque terrorist likely to give evidence at Court of Appeal hearing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/christchurch-mosque-terrorist-likely-to-give-evidence-at-court-of-appeal-hearing/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch mosque terrorist likely to give evidence at Court of Appeal hearing">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Caps take on the West Indies for day two of their first test of the summer from Hagley Oval in Christchurch, and it’s advantage West Indies after day one. New Zealand has played just two Test matches so far in 2025, beating Zimbabwe 2-0 in Bulawayo in August. Since ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies first test: Day two" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-first-test-day-two/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies first test: Day two">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins MetService is forecasting downpours across the North Island on Wednesday, with RELATED] https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/513904/weather-watches-and-warnings-what-they-mean-and-when-they-re-triggered possible thunderstorms] in some places, and a number of watches and warnings in place. A heavy rain warning is in place from 11am until 11pm on Wednesday for Bay of Plenty and ... <a title="Intense rain, blustery wind and thunderstorms forecast for much of North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/intense-rain-blustery-wind-and-thunderstorms-forecast-for-much-of-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Intense rain, blustery wind and thunderstorms forecast for much of North Island">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand By Mike Wesley-Smith Ross Appelgren Nick Monro / Julie Appelgren Solving the murder of Darcy Te Hira inside Mt Eden Prison was never going to be easy. The reason was as apparent to me decades later, doing the Nark podcast, as it was to the team of detectives who arrived at ... <a title="Nark: Solving a murder with no hard evidence, and a dead suspect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/nark-solving-a-murder-with-no-hard-evidence-and-a-dead-suspect/" aria-label="Read more about Nark: Solving a murder with no hard evidence, and a dead suspect">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Eden Corrections Facility. (File photo) RNZ/Calvin Samuel A prisoner has been placed on directed segregation after allegedly assaulting his cellmate who remains in hospital with serious injuries. It comes amid a Corrections review of a risk assessment tool used in deciding whether prisoners are suitable to share a cell, after ... <a title="Prisoner segragated after allegedly assaulting cellmate at Auckland’s Mt Eden Corrections Facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/prisoner-segragated-after-allegedly-assaulting-cellmate-at-aucklands-mt-eden-corrections-facility/" aria-label="Read more about Prisoner segragated after allegedly assaulting cellmate at Auckland’s Mt Eden Corrections Facility">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Westpac NZ is offering interest-free, home loan top-ups to improve the resilience of homes to natural hazards and extreme weather. The five-year interest-free home loan of up to $50,000 would cover such things as installing ground moisture barriers under homes, improving drainage on properties and carrying out work to raise ... <a title="Westpac launches scheme to help owners protect homes from extreme weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/westpac-launches-scheme-to-help-owners-protect-homes-from-extreme-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Westpac launches scheme to help owners protect homes from extreme weather">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin B. Richards, Research Professor in Archaeogenetics, Department of Physical and Life Sciences, University of Huddersfield The question of when people first arrived in the land mass that now comprises much of Australasia has long been a source of scientific debate. Many Aboriginal people believe they have ... <a title="When did people first arrive in Australasia? New archaeogenetics study dates it to 60,000 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/when-did-people-first-arrive-in-australasia-new-archaeogenetics-study-dates-it-to-60-000-years-ago-270959/" aria-label="Read more about When did people first arrive in Australasia? New archaeogenetics study dates it to 60,000 years ago">Read more</a>
