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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Helicoprion, nicknamed the Buzzshaw shark, has been extinct for 270 million years Davina Zimmer From a shark the size of a cigar to the long-extinct 400-kilo ‘buzzsaw’ to those that glow in the dark, sharks are an incredibly diverse species – and according to the exhibition’s curator, ‘the most misunderstood ... <a title="The safest way to get up close with sharks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/the-safest-way-to-get-up-close-with-sharks/" aria-label="Read more about The safest way to get up close with sharks">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are battling to contain a large fire at the Tongariro National Park. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) fears a wind change forecast for Tuesday at Tongariro National Park could cause flare-ups. The fire started on Monday, one month after a blaze covering almost 3000 hectares ripped through the park. Firefighters are ... <a title="Live: Firefighters battle to contain large blaze at Tongariro National Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/live-firefighters-battle-to-contain-large-blaze-at-tongariro-national-park/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Firefighters battle to contain large blaze at Tongariro National Park">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The blaze has been extinguished. RNZ / Rob Dixon Fire crews have been battling a house fire in Foxton Beach . Five fire trucks and a support vehicle were called to the scene just after 5am on Tuesday. St John told RNZ an operations manager and a rapid response unit were ... <a title="Crews battling Foxton Beach house fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/crews-battling-foxton-beach-house-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Crews battling Foxton Beach house fire">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The All Blacks perform the haka against France. ActionPress The All Blacks will kick off the 2026 test season against France at Christchurch’s new Te Kaha Stadium. The All Blacks will play 17 matches and 13 tests next year with the first test at the 30,000-seat roofed ground, at 7.10pm on ... <a title="All Blacks to start 2026 in Christchurch as test venues confirmed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/all-blacks-to-start-2026-in-christchurch-as-test-venues-confirmed/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks to start 2026 in Christchurch as test venues confirmed">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tower Insurance says the high sea surge risk rating reflected the likelihood of flooding through nearby water systems. File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A Christchurch man has ditched his home insurance after his premiums went up by more than 30 percent a year – or by $1000 – based on ... <a title="Man dumps home insurance over Tower’s sea surge assessment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/man-dumps-home-insurance-over-towers-sea-surge-assessment/" aria-label="Read more about Man dumps home insurance over Tower’s sea surge assessment">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Canterbury’s Michael Rae appeals Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Canterbury bowler Michael Rae admits he thought the opportunity to play for the Black Caps may have passed him by. Rae found out at the weekend that the Black Caps selectors needed him to join the test squad which had been depleted by ... <a title="New Black Cap thought the chance of playing Test cricket may have gone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/new-black-cap-thought-the-chance-of-playing-test-cricket-may-have-gone/" aria-label="Read more about New Black Cap thought the chance of playing Test cricket may have gone">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Vaughn Filmer, president of Teanau Cycling Incorporated, PE teacher at Fiordland College. Supplied Bike trail builders in central Otago are talking about an end to the “dark days” when they ran into a mess of conservation rules, stopping many tracks being built for years. But just south of them, it’s a ... <a title="The long and many trials of the cycle trail builders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/the-long-and-many-trials-of-the-cycle-trail-builders/" aria-label="Read more about The long and many trials of the cycle trail builders">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Tongariro blaze on Monday, 8 December 2025. Supplied / Volker and Jan Seipel Two German tourists who were camping at Whakapapa were stunned how quickly a blaze at Tongariro National Park grew between the time they left their campsite and tried to return. Volker and Jan Seipel are from Heilbronn ... <a title="Tourists stunned at speed of Tongariro fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/tourists-stunned-at-speed-of-tongariro-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Tourists stunned at speed of Tongariro fire">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ composite Each day, Jacob Hamlin measures his life in four-hour windows – the amount of time he can manage before his brain “stops working”. It has been this way since the 40-year-old father slipped on an icy path five years ago, hitting his head on the corner of ... <a title="ACC’s financial squeeze: The human toll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/accs-financial-squeeze-the-human-toll/" aria-label="Read more about ACC’s financial squeeze: The human toll">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Cockles are used as an indicator species to track the health of the harbour. Veronika Meduna The wetlands and surrounding forests of Te Awarua o Porirua, or Porirua Harbour, were once rich food baskets for Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Indeed, it was the bounty of these waterways that convinced famed 19th century ... <a title="Our Changing World: Restoring Te Awarua o Porirua / Porirua Harbour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/our-changing-world-restoring-te-awarua-o-porirua-porirua-harbour/" aria-label="Read more about Our Changing World: Restoring Te Awarua o Porirua / Porirua Harbour">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand who stole off her fellow soldiers and the Defence Force (NZDF) during a touch rugby tournament is waiting to find out her fate. Corporal Jackie Te Weehi at her Court Martial at Whenuapai Air Base on Monday, 8 December 2025. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A light-fingered army corporal who stole ... <a title="Light-fingered army corporal Jackie Te Weehi to be sentenced after guilty plea at court martial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/light-fingered-army-corporal-jackie-te-weehi-to-be-sentenced-after-guilty-plea-at-court-martial/" aria-label="Read more about Light-fingered army corporal Jackie Te Weehi to be sentenced after guilty plea at court martial">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kimberlee and Gary Whitehead at their home in Pupuke Valley, north of Kāeo. RNZ/Peter de Graaf Gary and Kimberlee Whitehead have lost count of the number of times their Far North property has flooded. Water has come up through the floorboards, pets have been swept away, cars written off, and foundations ... <a title="Northland hit harder than most by climate change, report finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/northland-hit-harder-than-most-by-climate-change-report-finds/" aria-label="Read more about Northland hit harder than most by climate change, report finds">Read more</a>
