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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tom Phillips’ firearms licence was suspended just weeks after his first disappearance in 2021. RNZ / Supplied / Police Police records show fugitive father Tom Phillips‘ firearms licence was suspended just weeks after his first disappearance in 2021, and later revoked when he was deemed “not a fit and proper person” ... <a title="Tom Phillips’ firearms licence revoked months before second disappearance, documents show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/tom-phillips-firearms-licence-revoked-months-before-second-disappearance-documents-show/" aria-label="Read more about Tom Phillips’ firearms licence revoked months before second disappearance, documents show">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Teaching Council’s governing board says appointing one of its members as interim chief executive isn’t against the rules. RNZ / Alexander Robertson The Teaching Council’s governing board says appointing one of its members as interim chief executive does not breach a rule prohibiting board members from serving as CEO. In ... <a title="Teaching Council says appointing board member Tom Gott as acting CEO isn’t against the rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/teaching-council-says-appointing-board-member-tom-gott-as-acting-ceo-isnt-against-the-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Teaching Council says appointing board member Tom Gott as acting CEO isn’t against the rules">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia recorded in 2024–25 the largest number of Indigenous deaths in custody since 1979–80, when monitoring began under the National Deaths in Custody Program. In the 2024–25 year, 33 of the 113 deaths in custody were Aboriginal or Torres Strait ... <a title="Number of Indigenous deaths in custody at record high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/number-of-indigenous-deaths-in-custody-at-record-high-271759/" aria-label="Read more about Number of Indigenous deaths in custody at record high">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger with the Special Olympics mascot Kaha the Kiwi RNZ / Adam Burns Being yourself, and giving your all. That is what the Special Olympics is all about, according to one of the national summer games’ “athlete leaders”. Tauranga track and field competitor Hayley Little was one of ... <a title="Special Olympics kicks off in Christchurch with inclusion being the main theme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/special-olympics-kicks-off-in-christchurch-with-inclusion-being-the-main-theme/" aria-label="Read more about Special Olympics kicks off in Christchurch with inclusion being the main theme">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The first shoppers enter IKEA’s new Auckland store. Marika Khabazi / RNZ People shopping from IKEA are having to wait for their orders – but one marketing expert says it probably won’t stop them going back for more. The home furnishings giant opened its first New Zealand shop in Auckland last ... <a title="IKEA delays won’t stop customers from coming back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/ikea-delays-wont-stop-customers-from-coming-back/" aria-label="Read more about IKEA delays won’t stop customers from coming back">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand bowler Michael Rae celebrates his first test wicket. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz The Black Caps have ripped through the West Indies on the first day of the second test in Wellington, but it’s come at a cost. Late on day one the West Indies were dismissed for just 205, ... <a title="Black Caps v West Indies second test – day one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/black-caps-v-west-indies-second-test-day-one/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps v West Indies second test – day one">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ A fire that broke out in a residential building in southern China killed 12 people, state media reported Wednesday. The blaze at the four-storey building in Shantou, Guangdong province, erupted around 9.20pm local time on Tuesday, and was extinguished just after 10pm, the local fire department said in ... <a title="Fire kills 12 in south China residential building" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/fire-kills-12-in-south-china-residential-building/" aria-label="Read more about Fire kills 12 in south China residential building">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vera Xia, Lecturer in Design and Urban Technology, University of Sydney Sydney, like many other Australian cities, has a long history of urban farming. Market gardens, oyster fisheries and wineries on urban fringe once supplied fresh food to city markets. As suburbs expanded, many farms in and ... <a title="Can smart greenhouses bring back food production in cities?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/can-smart-greenhouses-bring-back-food-production-in-cities-265375/" aria-label="Read more about Can smart greenhouses bring back food production in cities?">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Hutt Valley Police investigating the armed robbery of an Upper Hutt bar. AFP / Andri Tambunan Police received a call just after midnight on Wednesday morning reporting that a masked offender brandishing a firearm approached bar staff at Quinns Post bar on Ward Street and demanded cash. “The offender then fled ... <a title="Police appeal for information after robbery at Quinns Post bar in Upper Hutt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/police-appeal-for-information-after-robbery-at-quinns-post-bar-in-upper-hutt/" aria-label="Read more about Police appeal for information after robbery at Quinns Post bar in Upper Hutt">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has revealed the television ads that New Zealanders complained most about in 2025. From burnouts to bare bottoms, Kiwis had a gutful of a few well-known businesses on their screens. Topping this year’s list for the most complained about ad was KFC’s “Colonel Hacker” ... <a title="Revealed: The most complained about New Zealand TV ads for 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/revealed-the-most-complained-about-new-zealand-tv-ads-for-2025/" aria-label="Read more about Revealed: The most complained about New Zealand TV ads for 2025">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The invasive gold clam. NIWA Lake Rotomanu in New Plymouth will be emptied this week to allow scientists to get a full picture of the extent of a freshwater gold clam infestation. The invasive clam Corbicula fluminea was found in the lake on 8 November, the first discovery in New Zealand ... <a title="New Plymouth lake to be drained in fight against invasive clams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/new-plymouth-lake-to-be-drained-in-fight-against-invasive-clams/" aria-label="Read more about New Plymouth lake to be drained in fight against invasive clams">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jonathan Trubuhovich was found injured at Mt Eden prison on 29 November, assessed by on-site medical and taken to hospital. Photo: RNZ / Diego Opatowski *This story has been updated since publication. The family of a man who died 10 days after allegedly being assaulted by his cellmate at Mt Eden ... <a title="Double-bunk cell death: Jonathan Trubuhovich’s family want Corrections to be held accountable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/double-bunk-cell-death-jonathan-trubuhovichs-family-want-corrections-to-be-held-accountable/" aria-label="Read more about Double-bunk cell death: Jonathan Trubuhovich’s family want Corrections to be held accountable">Read more</a>
