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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>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A kekeno / New Zealand fur seal pup. Supplied / Department of Conservation It may not be the ‘silly season‘, but that has not put a stop to naughty New Zealand fur seals causing mischief. The Department of Conservation (DoC) is reminding the public that kekeno are not pets, as more ... <a title="DOC asks people to stay away from seals after pup forms ‘unhealthy bond’ with humans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/doc-asks-people-to-stay-away-from-seals-after-pup-forms-unhealthy-bond-with-humans/" aria-label="Read more about DOC asks people to stay away from seals after pup forms ‘unhealthy bond’ with humans">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Stock photo. The auditor-general’s annual report on schools’ 2024 accounts said more schools than the previous year were struggling financially or spent money inappropriately RNZ/ Nick Monro Auditors have called out schools for spending their money on boat cruises, food for local families and travel for principals – and in some ... <a title="Schools’ spending on cruises, travel, hospitality scrutinised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/schools-spending-on-cruises-travel-hospitality-scrutinised/" aria-label="Read more about Schools’ spending on cruises, travel, hospitality scrutinised">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand As more of us head outdoors for beach days, hikes and barbecues, experts are reminding us that sunburn isn’t just uncomfortable — it can cause long-term damage. Dr Sharad Paul from Skin Surgery Clinic says it can speed up aging, cause pigmentation, and increase your risk of skin cancer. Dermatology Society ... <a title="I accidentally got sunburnt – what should I do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/i-accidentally-got-sunburnt-what-should-i-do/" aria-label="Read more about I accidentally got sunburnt – what should I do?">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ Cricket CEO Scott Weenink is understood to be entering mediation over his job. Alan Lee NZ Cricket chief executive Scott Weenink has stood down from day-to-day duties at the national body amid an ongoing fight for his survival. RNZ understands Weenink went on leave as of 5pm on Friday ahead ... <a title="NZ Cricket CEO Scott Weenink ‘on leave’ as governance spat escalates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/nz-cricket-ceo-scott-weenink-on-leave-as-governance-spat-escalates/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Cricket CEO Scott Weenink ‘on leave’ as governance spat escalates">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (R) and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The government will release its long-awaited replacement to the Resource Management Act, which the Prime Minister has described as a “game changer” for New Zealand. Details of exactly what the replacement will look like will be ... <a title="Government to reveal Resource Management Act replacement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/government-to-reveal-resource-management-act-replacement/" aria-label="Read more about Government to reveal Resource Management Act replacement">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is returning to Parliament for the first time after being temporarily reinstated to Te Pāti Māori. VNP / Phil Smith MP for Te Tai Tokerau Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is returning to Parliament for the first time after being temporarily reinstated to Te Pāti Māori. Kapa-Kingi contested her expulsion in court ... <a title="Mariameno Kapa-Kingi resolute on her return to Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/mariameno-kapa-kingi-resolute-on-her-return-to-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Mariameno Kapa-Kingi resolute on her return to Parliament">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Seven people were taken to hospital after a dishwasher chemical was mistakenly used on a children’s slip and slide in Woolston. Nathan McKinnon / RNZ The childcare company responsible for children suffering chemical burns has removed the detergent that caused the injuries from all of its centres. Seven people, including five ... <a title="Childcare company removes detergent from centres after children chemically burned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/childcare-company-removes-detergent-from-centres-after-children-chemically-burned/" aria-label="Read more about Childcare company removes detergent from centres after children chemically burned">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are battling another blaze in Tongariro National Park. Supplied / Shane Isherwood Fire and Emergency (FENZ) fears a wind change forecast for Tuesday morning at Tongariro National Park could cause flare-ups, as it battles a major blaze. Crews have been at the site overnight. The fire started on Monday – ... <a title="Firefighters fear wind change could cause 322ha Tongariro blaze to flare up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/firefighters-fear-wind-change-could-cause-322ha-tongariro-blaze-to-flare-up/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters fear wind change could cause 322ha Tongariro blaze to flare up">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Scroxton, Research Fellow, Palaeoclimate, National University of Ireland Maynooth _Homo floresiensis_ skull. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA About 50,000 years ago, humanity lost one of its last surviving hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (also known as “the hobbit” thanks to its small stature). The cause of its disappearance, ... <a title="The ‘hobbits’ mysteriously disappeared 50,000 years ago. Our new study reveals what happened to their home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/the-hobbits-mysteriously-disappeared-50-000-years-ago-our-new-study-reveals-what-happened-to-their-home-268668/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘hobbits’ mysteriously disappeared 50,000 years ago. Our new study reveals what happened to their home">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Ian Mclean in court. RNZ / Finn Blackwell A man who befriended a boy at a campground became a close family friend while sexually abusing the boy into his teenage years, the Crown says. Michael Ian Mclean, 58, faces 33 charges, including performing indecent acts on a person under 16, ... <a title="‘That man ruined my connection with my family’, sexual abuse trial hears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/that-man-ruined-my-connection-with-my-family-sexual-abuse-trial-hears/" aria-label="Read more about ‘That man ruined my connection with my family’, sexual abuse trial hears">Read more</a>
