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December 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Missaka Nandalochana Hettiarachchi, Adjunct Professor in Disaster Management, James Cook University This Christmas Day marks 21 years since the terrifying Indian Ocean tsunami. As we remember the hundreds of thousands of lives lost in this tragic event, it is also a moment to reflect on what followed. ... <a title="Disaster after disaster: do we have enough raw materials to ‘build back better’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/disaster-after-disaster-do-we-have-enough-raw-materials-to-build-back-better-265682/" aria-label="Read more about Disaster after disaster: do we have enough raw materials to ‘build back better’?">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Cross, Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice, Queensland University of Technology Mart Production/Pexels, The Conversation, CC BY With Christmas just around the corner, it can be a very busy and stressful time of year. Between festive gatherings, ticking off ... <a title="Scammers won’t take a break over Christmas. Here’s how to make a plan with your family to stay safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/scammers-wont-take-a-break-over-christmas-heres-how-to-make-a-plan-with-your-family-to-stay-safe-269934/" aria-label="Read more about Scammers won’t take a break over Christmas. Here’s how to make a plan with your family to stay safe">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Coach Gordon Walker and Dame Lisa Carrington. Steve McArthur / @RowingCelebration / PHOTOSPORT Gordon Walker, one of New Zealand’s most successful coaches, has resigned as head coach for Canoe Racing New Zealand. The 53-year-old has coached Dame Lisa Carrington, New Zealand’s most successful Olympian, since 2010. During that time, Carrington has ... <a title="Gordon Walker resigns as Canoe Racing NZ head coach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/gordon-walker-resigns-as-canoe-racing-nz-head-coach/" aria-label="Read more about Gordon Walker resigns as Canoe Racing NZ head coach">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Suzie Bates of New Zealand Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz White Ferns batter Suzie Bates has sustained a quadricep tear which has ruled her out of all cricket until March. Bates suffered the injury last month when fielding during a Hallyburton Johnstone Shield match. Subsequent scans revealed that due to the severity of the ... <a title="White Ferns star Suzie Bates out of action for three months" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/white-ferns-star-suzie-bates-out-of-action-for-three-months/" aria-label="Read more about White Ferns star Suzie Bates out of action for three months">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand We were told off recently for having too much summer holiday, so it’s our responsibility to use that time as wisely as possible which, of course, means going to see lots of movies. From the week before Christmas all the way to Waitangi Day, here is a selection of new films ... <a title="Movies coming out this summer worth seeing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/movies-coming-out-this-summer-worth-seeing/" aria-label="Read more about Movies coming out this summer worth seeing">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland’s mayor Wayne Brown. MARIKA KHABAZI / RNZ Auckland’s mayor says it would be better if council were running the police in the city, but is adamant it’s a safe place to be. There’s been considerable effort to increase safety in the central city. Community Patrols NZ opened a base in ... <a title="Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says it would be better for council to run police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-says-it-would-be-better-for-council-to-run-police/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says it would be better for council to run police">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A wastewater treatment plant in Akaroa. Supplied/Christchurch City Council University of Auckland researchers have discovered different microbes can be used to reduce the carbon footprint of treating wastewater. Associate Professor Wei-Qin Zhuang and his team from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have been tackling the problem of reducing the ... <a title="New way to get nitrates out of wastewater found by Auckland scientists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/new-way-to-get-nitrates-out-of-wastewater-found-by-auckland-scientists/" aria-label="Read more about New way to get nitrates out of wastewater found by Auckland scientists">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand the Banking Ombudsman and Financial Services Complaints Ltd (FSCL) say they see complaints about disputed or incorrect transactions, commonly at hotels, bars, online retailers and overseas lounges. RNZ When you’re on summer holidays, you might not be thinking much about your banking, insurance or other financial products – unless something goes ... <a title="Summer holiday finance lessons from dispute resolution schemes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/summer-holiday-finance-lessons-from-dispute-resolution-schemes/" aria-label="Read more about Summer holiday finance lessons from dispute resolution schemes">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / REECE BAKER Three people have been arrested, following a burglary south of Auckland and a dramatic failed escape from police on Sunday afternoon. Officers were called to a burglary at a business on Great South Road in Drury just after 5pm. Police said the three alleged offenders ... <a title="Car fleeing burglary crashes into two other vehicles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/21/car-fleeing-burglary-crashes-into-two-other-vehicles/" aria-label="Read more about Car fleeing burglary crashes into two other vehicles">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australian law enforcement and intelligence agencies are to be reviewed, in the Albanese government’s latest responsle in the wake of the Bondi tragedy. But Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is still resisting calls for a national royal commission. Albanese said in ... <a title="Australia’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies to be reviewed post Bondi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/21/australias-law-enforcement-and-intelligence-agencies-to-be-reviewed-post-bondi-272434/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies to be reviewed post Bondi">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix celebrate a goal against Central Coast Mariners. Marty Melville/Photosport Wellington Phoenix are off the bottom of the A-League table, after beating Central Coast Mariners 3-1 in Wellington. Midfielder Corban Piper scored the first goal in the 31st minute, after Kasuki Nagasawa pounced on a poor pass from a Mariners ... <a title="Football: Wellington Phoenix win for the third time this season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/21/football-wellington-phoenix-win-for-the-third-time-this-season/" aria-label="Read more about Football: Wellington Phoenix win for the third time this season">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The 38-year-old man is due to appear in court on Christmas Eve. 123RF A man driving a car equipped with flashing police lights pulled over the wrong vehicle in south Auckland on Saturday night. Two officers driving an unmarked police car were puzzled, when a stationwagon following them turned on a ... <a title="Man impersonating police accidentally pulls over mufti cop car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/21/man-impersonating-police-accidentally-pulls-over-mufti-cop-car/" aria-label="Read more about Man impersonating police accidentally pulls over mufti cop car">Read more</a>
