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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kristian Clarke of New Zealand Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Northern Districts pace bowler Kristian Clarke has joined the Black Caps squad ahead of this week’s second Test against West Indies in Wellington. Clarke is the second uncapped player to join the squad after Canterbury fast bowler Michael Rae. New Zealand’s lead ... <a title="Black Caps call in more reinforcements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/black-caps-call-in-more-reinforcements/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps call in more reinforcements">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand VNP/Louis Collins Parliament’s final weeks of the year began with Scrutiny Week, and while bellicose exchanges dominated headlines, much examination took place in relatively calmer hearings. Coverage of Parliament’s biannual scrutiny weeks is often dominated by the more theatrical moments of verbal sparring between ministers and opposition MPs. But in the ... <a title="Scrutiny Week in review: Politics vs oversight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/scrutiny-week-in-review-politics-vs-oversight/" aria-label="Read more about Scrutiny Week in review: Politics vs oversight">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Both Chris Hipkins and Mark Mitchell have denied Andrew Coster’s claims. RNZ A lot has happened since the Independent Police Conduct Authority released a scathing 135-page report into how police handled allegations of sexual offending against former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood explains the latest. Just days ... <a title="Who knew what and when in the Jevon McSkimming saga?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/who-knew-what-and-when-in-the-jevon-mcskimming-saga/" aria-label="Read more about Who knew what and when in the Jevon McSkimming saga?">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene of the death on Harris Rd in Mt Wellington on Friday. RNZ / Felix Walton A Coroner has made wide-ranging suppression orders, preventing the media from identifying the man stabbed to death in Auckland’s Mt Wellington last week. A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder and ... <a title="Coroner suppresses name of man stabbed to death in Auckland’s Mt Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/coroner-suppresses-name-of-man-stabbed-to-death-in-aucklands-mt-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Coroner suppresses name of man stabbed to death in Auckland’s Mt Wellington">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The offender was arrested on Sunday and is set to appear in the Papakura District Court on Monday. AFP / Andri Tambunan Police have charged a 20-year old man after a person was shot and injured in Papakura on Saturday morning. Enquiries began after a man sustained a gunshot wound at ... <a title="20-year old charged after shooting a man in Papakura" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/20-year-old-charged-after-shooting-a-man-in-papakura/" aria-label="Read more about 20-year old charged after shooting a man in Papakura">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zareh Ghazarian, Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations, School of Social Sciences, Monash University From this week, Australians aged under 16 will not be able to hold an account on many social media platforms. In anticipation of the ban, some social media companies have already begun ... <a title="The under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education. Teachers need better support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/the-under-16s-social-media-ban-will-damage-young-peoples-political-education-teachers-need-better-support-271389/" aria-label="Read more about The under-16s social media ban will damage young people’s political education. Teachers need better support">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Paihia wharf and marlin statue, Bay of Islands. RNZ / Peter de Graaf A boil-water notice in a Bay of Islands holiday hotspot has been lifted. Residents in Paihia – as well as nearby Waitangi, Ōpua, Haruru and Te Haumi – were warned last Thursday to boil their tap water for ... <a title="Boil-water notice lifted for Bay of Islands holiday hotspot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/boil-water-notice-lifted-for-bay-of-islands-holiday-hotspot/" aria-label="Read more about Boil-water notice lifted for Bay of Islands holiday hotspot">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Phoenix striker Sabitra ‘Samba’ Bhandari faces a race against time to recover for Wellington’s next match against Perth Glory. Masanori Udagawa The Wellington Phoenix women are closely monitoring the fitness of Nepal international Sabitra ‘Samba’ Bhandari after an injury scare in Melbourne. Bhandari limped off the field during Wellington’s 1-0 A-League ... <a title="Wellington Phoenix women face injury concerns for star striker Sabitra Bhandari" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/wellington-phoenix-women-face-injury-concerns-for-star-striker-sabitra-bhandari/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Phoenix women face injury concerns for star striker Sabitra Bhandari">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Rintoul, CSIRO Fellow, CSIRO Pete Harmsen, CC BY-ND Sometimes, we get lucky in science. In this case, an oceanographic float we deployed to do one job ended up drifting away and doing something else entirely. Equipped with temperature and salinity sensors, our Argo ocean float was ... <a title="What our missing ocean float revealed about Antarctica’s melting glaciers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/what-our-missing-ocean-float-revealed-about-antarcticas-melting-glaciers-271201/" aria-label="Read more about What our missing ocean float revealed about Antarctica’s melting glaciers">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Bennett, Disability Program Director, Grattan Institute The pathway to reforming the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is littered with obstacles. Among the biggest challenges is the federal and state governments agreeing on responsibility and funding for “foundational supports”. These are disability-specific services for people who don’t ... <a title="Most people with disabling mental health conditions can’t access the NDIS. Here’s a better way to provide support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/most-people-with-disabling-mental-health-conditions-cant-access-the-ndis-heres-a-better-way-to-provide-support-270957/" aria-label="Read more about Most people with disabling mental health conditions can’t access the NDIS. Here’s a better way to provide support">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fatemeh Aminpour, Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Natalia Lebedinskaia/ Getty Images An estimated 15–20% of children are neurodivergent, with diagnoses rising each year. They may have a neurodevelopmental condition such as autism or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. We know many neurodivergent children experience sensory information differently ... <a title="Active zones and mini retreats – how to build preschools suitable for neurodivergent kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/active-zones-and-mini-retreats-how-to-build-preschools-suitable-for-neurodivergent-kids-271390/" aria-label="Read more about Active zones and mini retreats – how to build preschools suitable for neurodivergent kids">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominique Allen, Professor, Business Law & Taxation, Monash University A Sydney warehouse worker fired by text message within two weeks of telling her employer she was pregnant has won her job back, along with A$15,000 in backpay. The recent Fair Work Commission ruling about an Adecco contractor ... <a title="If you’re pregnant, do you have to tell your boss? And what are the rules for employers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/if-youre-pregnant-do-you-have-to-tell-your-boss-and-what-are-the-rules-for-employers-271184/" aria-label="Read more about If you’re pregnant, do you have to tell your boss? And what are the rules for employers?">Read more</a>
