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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Social Development Louise Upston. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A Citizens Advice Bureau report based on more than 10,000 requests for assistance has revealed what it calls “a growing crisis in welfare support”. It said people from all walks of life, and all ages and ethnicities, were struggling to meet ... <a title="Nine to Noon live: Growing crisis in welfare support revealed in major report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/nine-to-noon-live-growing-crisis-in-welfare-support-revealed-in-major-report/" aria-label="Read more about Nine to Noon live: Growing crisis in welfare support revealed in major report">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand UNESCO has recognised Italian food is more than pizza, pasta and gelato, adding the range and ritual of the famed cuisine to its list of intangible cultural heritage. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose hard-right government has championed “Made in Italy” products as part of her nationalist agenda, hailed the recognition that ... <a title="Not just pizza: Italian cuisine makes UNESCO list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/not-just-pizza-italian-cuisine-makes-unesco-list/" aria-label="Read more about Not just pizza: Italian cuisine makes UNESCO list">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Scott, Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University Every other week there seems to be more bad news for private hospitals. The sale of Healthscope, hospital and maternity ward closures, and fights with private health insurers about funding, ... <a title="Private hospitals are in trouble. Here’s what this means for public hospitals – and taxpayer dollars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/private-hospitals-are-in-trouble-heres-what-this-means-for-public-hospitals-and-taxpayer-dollars-270287/" aria-label="Read more about Private hospitals are in trouble. Here’s what this means for public hospitals – and taxpayer dollars">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sadaf Sagheer, Marketing Academic, RMIT University Getty Images Parents the world over have begun the task of negotiating Christmas lists written by their children. But buying the right presents for kids can feel like a minefield, with an ever-growing list of choices and factors to consider. Among ... <a title="The toy aisle is still full of gender bias. Here’s how to navigate it these holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/the-toy-aisle-is-still-full-of-gender-bias-heres-how-to-navigate-it-these-holidays-270462/" aria-label="Read more about The toy aisle is still full of gender bias. Here’s how to navigate it these holidays">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland Peak of the Geminids in 2017. Dai Jianfeng/IAU OAE, CC BY Where many other meteor showers are often over-hyped, the Geminids are the real deal: far and away the best shower of the year, peaking on December 14–15 in ... <a title="The year’s best meteor shower is about to start – here’s how to see it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/the-years-best-meteor-shower-is-about-to-start-heres-how-to-see-it-270809/" aria-label="Read more about The year’s best meteor shower is about to start – here’s how to see it">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Wescott, Lecturer in Humanities and Social Sciences, Monash University There’s a lot of debate around the extent to which the manosphere is playing out in young people’s lives and relationships. Some suggest claims about its malevolence are misplaced. Others think just because something happens on the ... <a title="From violence to sexism, the manosphere is doing real-world harm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/from-violence-to-sexism-the-manosphere-is-doing-real-world-harm-262205/" aria-label="Read more about From violence to sexism, the manosphere is doing real-world harm">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Van Bergen, Associate Professor in the Psychology of Education, Macquarie University Cottonbro Studio/ Pexels For the class of 2025, the next week may be particularly nerve wracking, as ATAR or Australian Tertiary Admission Rank results are released online. Victoria is the first state to release results ... <a title="Year 12 results are being released. What if you don’t want to share your ATAR with friends and family?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/year-12-results-are-being-released-what-if-you-dont-want-to-share-your-atar-with-friends-and-family-271608/" aria-label="Read more about Year 12 results are being released. What if you don’t want to share your ATAR with friends and family?">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Business & Law, Queensland University of Technology For Australia’s charity sector, December is the critical frontline month of the year. Demand for social services reaches its peak, with people who are hungry, homeless, friendless or victims of family violence all requiring ... <a title="How charitable are Australians? 3 charts show how much we give" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/how-charitable-are-australians-3-charts-show-how-much-we-give-271204/" aria-label="Read more about How charitable are Australians? 3 charts show how much we give">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A seven-year-old Hamilton boy who went missing after going to visit his friends has been found safe, his mother says. His mother on Thursday morning told RNZ he had been returned to his family by a teacher. Police had earlier issued an ‘amber alert’ after the boy left his home on ... <a title="Seven-year-old missing Hamilton boy found safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/seven-year-old-missing-hamilton-boy-found-safe/" aria-label="Read more about Seven-year-old missing Hamilton boy found safe">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand All Black Sevu Reece. Juan Gasparini / Photosport All Blacks’ wing Sevu Reece has signed with French club Perpignan and will leave the Crusaders at the end of the next Super Rugby season after eight seasons with the side. Reece has played 37 tests for New Zealand and is Super Rugby’s ... <a title="All Black Sevu Reece heading to France at end of 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/all-black-sevu-reece-heading-to-france-at-end-of-2026/" aria-label="Read more about All Black Sevu Reece heading to France at end of 2026">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ /Dom Thomas Record keepers are warning an amendment bill before Parliament will usher in the destruction or loss of vital public evidence such as from military operations overseas. They also voiced alarm at a parliamentary select committee on Wednesday morning that public records could be privatised, citing the historical case ... <a title="Public Records Act: Warning amendments could result in loss of vital evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/public-records-act-warning-amendments-could-result-in-loss-of-vital-evidence/" aria-label="Read more about Public Records Act: Warning amendments could result in loss of vital evidence">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand If Customs becomes a user of Auror, it could have access to police information about retail crime. File photo. RNZ /Dom Thomas Police are cutting back what they tell a privately-run surveillance system about suspects, over concerns about who might see the information. RNZ inquiries show Customs also wants to use ... <a title="Customs use of surveillance system could be a ‘significant issue’ for privacy – memo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/customs-use-of-surveillance-system-could-be-a-significant-issue-for-privacy-memo/" aria-label="Read more about Customs use of surveillance system could be a ‘significant issue’ for privacy – memo">Read more</a>
