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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Timber on the trails at Matairangi/Mt Victoria. SUPPLIED A Wellington mountain biker says riders aren’t a threat to nesting kārearea, after vigilante attempts to keep people off the trails. Tracks on Matairangi/Mt Victoria have been vandalised this week, with logs, holes and makeshift barricades put up across them. Local rider Rod ... <a title="Mountain biker says they’re no threat to nesting kārearea after track vandalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/mountain-biker-says-theyre-no-threat-to-nesting-karearea-after-track-vandalism/" aria-label="Read more about Mountain biker says they’re no threat to nesting kārearea after track vandalism">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Oruba Khalil. Supplied An Auckland doctor based in Otara said crowded housing makes children in her community more vulnerable to the spread of measles, and is doing everything she can to make vaccinations more accessible to families. There are now six actively infectious cases of measles across the country, and ... <a title="GP worries crowded housing will add to measles spread in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/gp-worries-crowded-housing-will-add-to-measles-spread-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about GP worries crowded housing will add to measles spread in Auckland">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Air NZ said there was no change to flight schedules at this time. (File photo) RNZ / Dan Cook The union for Air NZ cabin crew is defending the timing of strike activity planned for eight days before Christmas. Some cabin crews will walk off the job on December 18, although ... <a title="Air NZ cabin crews may strike in week before Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/air-nz-cabin-crews-may-strike-in-week-before-christmas/" aria-label="Read more about Air NZ cabin crews may strike in week before Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The crash, on Seafield View Rd, was reported to police just after 7.30am on Friday. Finn Blackwell One person has been taken to hospital in moderate condition after a car crashed into a house in the Auckland suburb of Grafton. The crash, on Seafield View Rd, was reported to police just ... <a title="Person in hospital as car ploughs into Auckland villa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/person-in-hospital-as-car-ploughs-into-auckland-villa/" aria-label="Read more about Person in hospital as car ploughs into Auckland villa">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Whakatāne River. Google Maps The person who died after a car crashed into a river off State Highway 2 near Whakatāne on Tuesday has been named. They were 44-year-old Ngahina Takarangi, of Whakatāne. A second person was injured in the crash on White Pine Bush Road, Tāneatua, police said. “The circumstances ... <a title="Victim of Whakatāne River crash named" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/victim-of-whakatane-river-crash-named/" aria-label="Read more about Victim of Whakatāne River crash named">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Wood takes a selfie with fans after defeating Cote d’Ivoire. Andrew Lahodynskyj / www.photosport.nz 2026 FIFA World Cup draw Washington DC Saturday 6 December, 6am NZT Live blog coverage on RNZ The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be made in Washington DC on Saturday. So who could ... <a title="Football: What you need to know ahead of the FIFA World Cup draw" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/football-what-you-need-to-know-ahead-of-the-fifa-world-cup-draw/" aria-label="Read more about Football: What you need to know ahead of the FIFA World Cup draw">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ryan Fox. photosport Ryan Fox emerged happy from a taxing opening round at the Australian Open in Melbourne, sharing the top of the leaderboard with Australia’s Elvis Smylie and Mexican Carlos Ortiz. Strong winds at the Royal Melbourne course dominated day one, with world number two Rory McIlroy among those to ... <a title="Golf: Ryan Fox battles Melbourne wind to lead Australian Open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/golf-ryan-fox-battles-melbourne-wind-to-lead-australian-open/" aria-label="Read more about Golf: Ryan Fox battles Melbourne wind to lead Australian Open">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Unsplash The boss of the Ministry for the Environment believes most New Zealanders are more concerned about immediate challenges, particularly pressures on households, than the environment. Ministry officials faced questions about its mahi and people by the Environment select committee on Thursday, as part of Scrutiny Week. Hundreds of ... <a title="Kiwis putting cost of living ahead of environment, ministry boss says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/kiwis-putting-cost-of-living-ahead-of-environment-ministry-boss-says/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwis putting cost of living ahead of environment, ministry boss says">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Australian-born Melanie Rauth was 13 when drugs and alcohol first entered her life after her parents split. RNZ/Rayssa Almeida A former addict who spent years moving in and out of jail says the only real way out was through specialist courts that treat addiction. New Ministry of Justice figures show people ... <a title="‘Transformed my life’: Call for specialist courts to break addiction cycles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/transformed-my-life-call-for-specialist-courts-to-break-addiction-cycles/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Transformed my life’: Call for specialist courts to break addiction cycles">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Oruba Khalil. Supplied An Auckland doctor based in Otara said crowded housing makes children in her community more vulnerable to [https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/580795/paediatrician-worries-new-measles-wave-spreading-undetected the spread of measles, and is doing everything she can to make vaccinations more accessible to families. There are now six actively infectious cases of measles across the country, ... <a title="GP worries crowded housing contributing to measles spread in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/gp-worries-crowded-housing-contributing-to-measles-spread-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about GP worries crowded housing contributing to measles spread in Auckland">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Two electricians work on an EV charging station. Supplied / New Zealand Electrical Inspectors Association Homes and businesses have been exposed to a new “lethal” risk of electrocution because of a rule change, according to electrical inspectors. RNZ can reveal a dispute that’s escalated over the last month as inspectors in ... <a title="WorkSafe rule change introduces ‘lethal’ risk of electrocution, electrical inspectors say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/worksafe-rule-change-introduces-lethal-risk-of-electrocution-electrical-inspectors-say/" aria-label="Read more about WorkSafe rule change introduces ‘lethal’ risk of electrocution, electrical inspectors say">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The highly anticipated opening of Swedish furniture company IKEA in New Zealand comes as a rural community worries about the fire risk from pine plantations. Since 2020 IKEA has converted six Central Hawke’s Bay farms into pine forestry, which they believe makes them the largest forestry owner in the district. This ... <a title="IKEA’s Hawke’s Bay pine tree expansion flames fears residents will be left to pay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/ikeas-hawkes-bay-pine-tree-expansion-flames-fears-residents-will-be-left-to-pay/" aria-label="Read more about IKEA’s Hawke’s Bay pine tree expansion flames fears residents will be left to pay">Read more</a>
