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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 has resigned as chief executive of the Social Investment Agency. It comes after the police watchdog’s damning report into police’s response to allegations of sexual offending by former ... <a title="Former police boss Andrew Coster resigns as head of the Social Investment Agency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/former-police-boss-andrew-coster-resigns-as-head-of-the-social-investment-agency/" aria-label="Read more about Former police boss Andrew Coster resigns as head of the Social Investment Agency">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland City missioner Helen Robinson says some foodbanks would close without government funding. Photo: RNZ Insight / Sarah Robson *This story has been updated to correct the amount of funding that is for monitoring and evaluating the impact of the programme. The country’s biggest foodbanks are warning of substantial closures if ... <a title="Foodbanks warn of closures if government funding fails to give ongoing funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/foodbanks-warn-of-closures-if-government-funding-fails-to-give-ongoing-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Foodbanks warn of closures if government funding fails to give ongoing funding">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A major three-year study has found Māori are being undercounted in prisons by around six percent, masking the true scale of incarceration and its impact on whānau. The kaupapa Māori research project, TIAKI, examined the experiences of whānau entering and leaving prisons, combining national administrative data with interviews led by researchers ... <a title="Kaupapa Māori study exposes gaps in prison data and support for Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/kaupapa-maori-study-exposes-gaps-in-prison-data-and-support-for-maori/" aria-label="Read more about Kaupapa Māori study exposes gaps in prison data and support for Māori">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The man appeared at the Dunedin District Court and was released on bail. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have charged a Dunedin man after seizing 820 kilograms of pounamu. Officers found the stone, which was cut and ready for sale, during a search on Monday. The 29-year-old man has appeared in ... <a title="Police charge Dunedin man after seizing 820kg of pounamu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/police-charge-dunedin-man-after-seizing-820kg-of-pounamu/" aria-label="Read more about Police charge Dunedin man after seizing 820kg of pounamu">Read more</a>
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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>
