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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand An example of the military style uniform the youth in the pilot boot camp were required to wear. RNZ / Rachel Helyer-Donaldson Oranga Tamariki aims to run its second boot camp for serious youth offenders in March next year using a new design. The Children’s Minister earlier this week in a ... <a title="Oranga Tamariki aims to use new design for young offenders’ boot camp in March" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/oranga-tamariki-aims-to-use-new-design-for-young-offenders-boot-camp-in-march/" aria-label="Read more about Oranga Tamariki aims to use new design for young offenders’ boot camp in March">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 5, 2025.
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Morgan (Zhi Hong) Xiao. Supplied An Auckland-based pro-Beijing online political commentator has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 in defamation damages to former Auckland Councillor Paul Young. Morgan (Zhi Hong) Xiao, also known as ‘Demon King’ (魔王) online, runs a social media account on WeChat and describes himself as a ... <a title="Former Auckland councillor wins defamation case against Pro-Beijing commentator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/former-auckland-councillor-wins-defamation-case-against-pro-beijing-commentator/" aria-label="Read more about Former Auckland councillor wins defamation case against Pro-Beijing commentator">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Mercer was sentenced on Friday at the High Court at Dunedin. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon The mother of a Dunedin man who died after falling from a moving trailer is still haunted by the decision to turn off his life support, a court has heard. Robert Douglas Ralston ... <a title="Dunedin man Andrew Mercer jailed for causing death of partner who fell from moving trailer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/dunedin-man-andrew-mercer-jailed-for-causing-death-of-partner-who-fell-from-moving-trailer/" aria-label="Read more about Dunedin man Andrew Mercer jailed for causing death of partner who fell from moving trailer">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Ryan, Indigenous Cultural Advisor, Centre for People Place and Planet & School of Education, Edith Cowan University The beach and foreshore near where Perth’s Swan River meets the sea was recently closed to swimming after a number of bull sharks were seen circling close to the ... <a title="How we created new Noongar song and dance for kworlak – the bull sharks of Perth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/how-we-created-new-noongar-song-and-dance-for-kworlak-the-bull-sharks-of-perth-268652/" aria-label="Read more about How we created new Noongar song and dance for kworlak – the bull sharks of Perth">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC v Wellington Phoenix Saturday, 6 December Kick-off: 5pm Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland Live blog updates on RNZ Auckland FC may be the most vulnerable they have ever been ahead of a New Zealand derby game in the A-League. Saturday’s fifth edition of the derby with the Wellington Phoenix is ... <a title="A-League: What you need to know ahead of Auckland FC v Wellington Phoenix derby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/a-league-what-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-auckland-fc-v-wellington-phoenix-derby/" aria-label="Read more about A-League: What you need to know ahead of Auckland FC v Wellington Phoenix derby">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Morgan (Zhi Hong) Xiao. Supplied An Auckland-based pro-Beijing online political commentator has been ordered to pay more than $200,000 in defamation damages to former Auckland Councillor Paul Young. Morgan (Zhi Hong) Xiao, also known as ‘Demon King’ (魔王) online, runs a social media account on WeChat and describes himself as a ... <a title="Pro-Beijing commentator loses defamation case against former Auckland councillor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/pro-beijing-commentator-loses-defamation-case-against-former-auckland-councillor/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Beijing commentator loses defamation case against former Auckland councillor">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Air NZ said power banks must not be put in overhead lockers. (File photo) Supplied/ Air NZ Air New Zealand has updated its rules around the use of portable power banks on its flights following bans by multiple international airlines. Air NZ’s chief risk and safety officer Nathan McGraw, confirmed that ... <a title="Air New Zealand updates rules of portable power bank usage on flights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/air-new-zealand-updates-rules-of-portable-power-bank-usage-on-flights/" aria-label="Read more about Air New Zealand updates rules of portable power bank usage on flights">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand One person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition from a childcare centre in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon One person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition from a childcare centre in Christchurch. St John is treating multiple patients at the centre, ... <a title="Emergency services respond to incident at Christchurch daycare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/emergency-services-respond-to-incident-at-christchurch-daycare/" aria-label="Read more about Emergency services respond to incident at Christchurch daycare">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Climate Change Minister Simon Watts are meeting with their Australian counterparts in Auckland to discuss energy security and affordability. It is the third such trans-Tasman meeting, with a focus on strengthening cooperation on climate action, clean energy and related regulations. In a joint statement, Australia’s Treasurer ... <a title="Finance and climate ministers from NZ and Australia meet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/finance-and-climate-ministers-from-nz-and-australia-meet/" aria-label="Read more about Finance and climate ministers from NZ and Australia meet">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Siems, Professor in Cloud Microphysics, Monash University If you ever find yourself on Macquarie Island – a narrow, wind-lashed ridge halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica – the first thing you’ll notice is the wildlife. Elephant seals sprawl across dark beaches. King penguins march up mossy slopes. ... <a title="Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain – and the consequences could be global" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/storms-in-the-southern-ocean-are-producing-more-rain-and-the-consequences-could-be-global-270880/" aria-label="Read more about Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain – and the consequences could be global">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand St John says one person with serious injuries is being flown to Palmerston North Hospital. RNZ / REECE BAKER Police have confirmed one person has died following a crash on State Highway 2 north of Dennevirke on Friday morning. Emergency services were called to the crash near Okane Road in Matamau ... <a title="Person dies after truck crash on SH2 north of Dannevirke" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/person-dies-after-truck-crash-on-sh2-north-of-dannevirke/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies after truck crash on SH2 north of Dannevirke">Read more</a>
