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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katrina Raynor, Research associate, The University of Melbourne Jon Tyson/Unsplash Homelessness is a growing issue in Australia. Data released last week by the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare show 350 requests for support go unmet every day due to a lack of resources. Most of those ... <a title="How much does it cost to end rough sleeping? An Australian-first study may have just found out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/how-much-does-it-cost-to-end-rough-sleeping-an-australian-first-study-may-have-just-found-out-271291/" aria-label="Read more about How much does it cost to end rough sleeping? An Australian-first study may have just found out">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver Hutt Valley Police are investigating what they are calling a disturbing instance of extreme violence, which has left someone with critical injuries. Police received reports of an assault at an address on Trinity Avenue in Epuni, about 5am on Wednesday, 10 December. Acting detective senior sergeant Kylee ... <a title="Police seek public help after ‘disturbing instance of extreme violence’ critically injures person" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/police-seek-public-help-after-disturbing-instance-of-extreme-violence-critically-injures-person/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek public help after ‘disturbing instance of extreme violence’ critically injures person">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Hamish Kerr at the Athletics World Championships. © Tsutomu Kishimoto / Photosport 2025 World champion high jumper Hamish Kerr has capped off a successful year with the New Zealand Olympic Committee’s highest honour. Kerr was awarded the Lonsdale Cup for 2025 after a season that delivered the World Championship title in ... <a title="Hamish Kerr’s winning 2025 recognised by NZOC" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/hamish-kerrs-winning-2025-recognised-by-nzoc/" aria-label="Read more about Hamish Kerr’s winning 2025 recognised by NZOC">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Plateau Hut on Aoraki/Mount Cook. Supplied / DoC A pair of climbers missing on Aoraki/Mount Cook are believed to have died in a large ice avalanche, police said on Thursday. If so, that would make them the fifth and sixth reported South Island mountaineering deaths in the past month. The two ... <a title="Ice avalanche likely killed Aoraki/Mount Cook climbers – police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/ice-avalanche-likely-killed-aoraki-mount-cook-climbers-police/" aria-label="Read more about Ice avalanche likely killed Aoraki/Mount Cook climbers – police">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand John Campbell RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly John Campbell is returning to RNZ, as the new co-host of Morning Report alongside Ingrid Hipkiss. RNZ’s Chief Audio Officer Pip Keane said the field of applicants for role on the flagship news programme was impressive but Campbell stood out . “John’s experience as a ... <a title="John Campbell announced as new co-host of Morning Report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/john-campbell-announced-as-new-co-host-of-morning-report/" aria-label="Read more about John Campbell announced as new co-host of Morning Report">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacques Raubenheimer, Senior Research Fellow, Biostatistics, University of Sydney Google Trends, Facebook, The Conversation, CC BY-SA In the wake of Sunday’s tragic Bondi shooting, conspiracy theories and deliberate misinformation have spread on social media. Many social media posts suggested the name Naveed Akram was searched before the ... <a title="How misreading Google Trends is fuelling Bondi attack conspiracy theories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/how-misreading-google-trends-is-fuelling-bondi-attack-conspiracy-theories-272251/" aria-label="Read more about How misreading Google Trends is fuelling Bondi attack conspiracy theories">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Kearnes, Professor of Environment & Society, UNSW Sydney 97s/Unsplash, CC BY-NC-ND Until recently, Australia’s efforts to tackle “forever chemical” pollution focused on highly polluted firefighting and defence sites. But last year, elevated levels of some of these chemicals were detected in the untreated water supply for ... <a title="Don’t talk – listen. Why communities affected by forever chemicals in water must be heard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/dont-talk-listen-why-communities-affected-by-forever-chemicals-in-water-must-be-heard-258062/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t talk – listen. Why communities affected by forever chemicals in water must be heard">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 18, 2025.
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December 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Gloriavale Christian Community on the West Coast, taken when it was visited by the Employment Court’s chief judge on 25 February 2023. RNZ / Jean Edwards The Secretary for Education is cancelling the registration of Gloriavale Christian School. The school was told of the decision on Thursday, which will take effect ... <a title="Gloriavale Christian School registration cancelled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/gloriavale-christian-school-registration-cancelled/" aria-label="Read more about Gloriavale Christian School registration cancelled">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University After several years of steadily declining, the Australian dollar staged a meaningful recovery in 2025, culminating in a two-cent rally over the past month. Since the start of the year, the value of the Australian dollar has risen by more ... <a title="Will the Australian dollar keep rising in 2026? 3 factors to watch in the new year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/will-the-australian-dollar-keep-rising-in-2026-3-factors-to-watch-in-the-new-year-271833/" aria-label="Read more about Will the Australian dollar keep rising in 2026? 3 factors to watch in the new year">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Sneha Patel is sentenced to 11 months’ home detention for exploiting three migrant workers and failing to pay them thousands of dollars in wages. RNZ/Libby Kirkby-McLeod Being exploited left three workers permanently traumatised and facing financial hardship, according to the Migrant Workers Association of Aotearoa. President Anu Kaloti supported Sneha Patel’s ... <a title="‘Some justice’ for exploited workers as ex-employer gets home detention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/some-justice-for-exploited-workers-as-ex-employer-gets-home-detention/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Some justice’ for exploited workers as ex-employer gets home detention">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlotte Ganderton, Senior Lecturer (Physiotherapy), RMIT University Photo by Yan Krukau/Pexels You can feel hip pain at any stage of life, including childhood, young adulthood and the middle years. This can come as a surprise; many people associate hip pain with old age. It can strike fear ... <a title="Why does my hip hurt? Hip pain can have many causes and mostly doesn’t require surgery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/why-does-my-hip-hurt-hip-pain-can-have-many-causes-and-mostly-doesnt-require-surgery-265871/" aria-label="Read more about Why does my hip hurt? Hip pain can have many causes and mostly doesn’t require surgery">Read more</a>
