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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The coroner said the boy’s slat bed from The Warehouse was not inherently safe, nor is the updated model of the Living & Co bed currently for sale. Supplied A 19-month-old Canterbury boy who was strangled by loose strapping hanging from slats under an unsafe bed sold by The Warehouse died ... <a title="Toddler strangled by loose strapping on unsafe bed, coroner rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/toddler-strangled-by-loose-strapping-on-unsafe-bed-coroner-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Toddler strangled by loose strapping on unsafe bed, coroner rules">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Public listed companies can expect to see a rise in shareholder activism as the economy continues to recover. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King New Zealand’s public listed companies can expect to see a rise in shareholder activism as well as major legal reforms ahead as the economy continues to recover. Legal firm ... <a title="Public listed companies can expect rise in shareholder activism, major legal reform – report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/public-listed-companies-can-expect-rise-in-shareholder-activism-major-legal-reform-report/" aria-label="Read more about Public listed companies can expect rise in shareholder activism, major legal reform – report">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilya Ilyankou, PhD candidate at SpaceTimeLab, UCL Night-time view of Derry city centre in Northern Ireland, where the Safest Way app is promoted in pubs to advise on safer walking routes. Irina WS/Shutterstock In the historic walled city of Derry (also known as Londonderry) in Northern Ireland, ... <a title="What’s the safest way to walk home at night? We’ve created an AI-powered app that shows you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/whats-the-safest-way-to-walk-home-at-night-weve-created-an-ai-powered-app-that-shows-you-271710/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the safest way to walk home at night? We’ve created an AI-powered app that shows you">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Among those cheering Wednesday’s start of the Albanese government’s groundbreaking ban on social media accounts for under-16s was former Liberal MP David Coleman, who lost his seat in May. Coleman, who’d been assistant minister to Prime Minister Scott Morrison for ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s social media ban is bold reform, but it will take years to judge its real success" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/grattan-on-friday-albaneses-social-media-ban-is-bold-reform-but-it-will-take-years-to-judge-its-real-success-270795/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s social media ban is bold reform, but it will take years to judge its real success">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ardie Savea. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Ardie Savea’s performances across the year, in which he brought up his 100th Test, has seen him named the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year and All Blacks Player of the Year at the New Zealand Rugby Awards. On the back of his ... <a title="Ardie Savea reigns supreme at New Zealand Rugby Awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/ardie-savea-reigns-supreme-at-new-zealand-rugby-awards/" aria-label="Read more about Ardie Savea reigns supreme at New Zealand Rugby Awards">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand If things went wrong, the stem cells could turn into other cells – like for hair or teeth – instead of eyes. 123RF A University of Auckland team has made a breakthrough in using umbilical stem cells to treat an eye condition that can lead to blindness. Professor Trevor Sherwin and ... <a title="University of Auckland team uses umbilical stem cells to treat eye disease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/university-of-auckland-team-uses-umbilical-stem-cells-to-treat-eye-disease/" aria-label="Read more about University of Auckland team uses umbilical stem cells to treat eye disease">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Hildreth Street house has been severely damaged. Bill Hickman / RNZ A home in the Wellington suburb of Karori has been heavily damaged by fire on Thursday evening. A woman is being treated for smoke inhalation but a firefighter at the scene on Hildreth Street said all other occupants had ... <a title="House badly damaged by fire in Wellington’s Karori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/house-badly-damaged-by-fire-in-wellingtons-karori/" aria-label="Read more about House badly damaged by fire in Wellington’s Karori">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Justin Greaves celebrates with Roston Chase after his wicket of Devon Conway on Day 2 of the 2nd cricket test match between New Zealand and West Indies at the Basin Reserve. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz The Black Caps and West Indies are locked in a tight tussle in the second cricket ... <a title="Black Caps v West Indies second test – day two" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/black-caps-v-west-indies-second-test-day-two/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps v West Indies second test – day two">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Westfield Newmarket in Auckland. File picture. RNZ / Katie Doyle Two years on from setting up its own security service a popular Auckland shopping precinct says it has slashed crime in its area, but it is appealing to the government for help with some people who are still falling through the ... <a title="Newmarket Business Association calls for government help to deal with crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/newmarket-business-association-calls-for-government-help-to-deal-with-crime/" aria-label="Read more about Newmarket Business Association calls for government help to deal with crime">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Two gang members and an associate have been arrested in Hawke’s Bay following a six- month investigation into high levels of methamphetamine in wastewater. Police executed five search warrants across the region and Hastings on Wednesday as part of Operation Tukutuki. They found a quantity of methamphetamine, ... <a title="High meth levels in water lead to Mongrel Mob arrests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/high-meth-levels-in-water-lead-to-mongrel-mob-arrests/" aria-label="Read more about High meth levels in water lead to Mongrel Mob arrests">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mayor Max Brough. LDR /Te Korimako o Taranaki New Plymouth’s Positive Ageing group has issued a call to arms over the council’s decision to scrap its Aged and Accessibility Working Party. The working party is being disestablished under new Mayor Max Brough’s committee structure. Positive Ageing is calling on members of ... <a title="Positive Ageing mobilises after council scraps aged working party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/positive-ageing-mobilises-after-council-scraps-aged-working-party/" aria-label="Read more about Positive Ageing mobilises after council scraps aged working party">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tasman weather – Riwaka, Motueka RNZ/Mark Papalii A government report has found local councils need to be doing more to prepare for flooding and to mitigate the risks it poses to communities. In a report tabled in parliament today, the Auditor-General found flood risk was not consistently understood nationwide. It looked ... <a title="Local councils need to be doing more to prepare for flooding, report shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/local-councils-need-to-be-doing-more-to-prepare-for-flooding-report-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Local councils need to be doing more to prepare for flooding, report shows">Read more</a>
