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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Scania Rangi Te Whare died at the scene. 123RF The Coroner has found the death of a driver who crashed into school bus could have been prevented had he not driven while tired. Scania Rangi Te Whare, 27, was driving from his home in Te Kuiti on Halloween 2022. He had ... <a title="Scania Rangi Te Whare’s death in school bus collision could’ve been prevented, coroner finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/scania-rangi-te-whares-death-in-school-bus-collision-couldve-been-prevented-coroner-finds/" aria-label="Read more about Scania Rangi Te Whare’s death in school bus collision could’ve been prevented, coroner finds">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Some of the rancid lunches had already been eaten by students. Supplied Christchurch parents are horrified after their children ate a contaminated meal from the government’s free school lunches programme. The School Lunch Collective told RNZ it was investigating a “food quality issue” after mouldy mince was served up to students ... <a title="Parents horrified children ate mouldy mince in government-funded school lunches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/parents-horrified-children-ate-mouldy-mince-in-government-funded-school-lunches/" aria-label="Read more about Parents horrified children ate mouldy mince in government-funded school lunches">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown. MARIKA KHABAZI / RNZ Auckland’s mayor has hit out at the government’s rates cap, saying the strategy “won’t work” . The government is setting a target range of 2 to 4 percent increases – with councils having to appeal to a regulator if they want to go ... <a title="Auckland mayor hits out at government’s rates cap, says it could impact City Rail Link" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/auckland-mayor-hits-out-at-governments-rates-cap-says-it-could-impact-city-rail-link/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland mayor hits out at government’s rates cap, says it could impact City Rail Link">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Helen Clark Foundation is calling for better laws to protect victims of sexual violence in New Zealand, labelling current practices “inadequate”. A report released today by the foundation has highlighted four areas that it says will create “practical, meaningful and lasting change”. In a ... <a title="Better laws needed to protect sexual violence survivors – Helen Clark Foundation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/better-laws-needed-to-protect-sexual-violence-survivors-helen-clark-foundation/" aria-label="Read more about Better laws needed to protect sexual violence survivors – Helen Clark Foundation">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says the budget and overdue City Rail Link (CRL) is the prime factor behind a proposed 7.9 percent residential rates increase. He said his proposal for the 2026/2027 Annual Plan would “stay the course” of settings outlined in the ... <a title="Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says budget, City Rail behind proposed 7.9% rate hike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-says-budget-city-rail-behind-proposed-7-9-rate-hike/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown says budget, City Rail behind proposed 7.9% rate hike">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tall Blacks Flynn Cameron (L) with Australia Jaylin Galloway during the FIBA World Cup Qualifier – New Zealand Tall Blacks v Australia Boomers at TSB Arena, Wellington, on 1 December 2025. Marty Melville / Photosport A buzzer beater finish by the Boomers has left the Tall Blacks heartbroken, but a technical ... <a title="Fans frustrated as tense Tall Blacks loss to Australia cuts out on screen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/fans-frustrated-as-tense-tall-blacks-loss-to-australia-cuts-out-on-screen/" aria-label="Read more about Fans frustrated as tense Tall Blacks loss to Australia cuts out on screen">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the location of one of the campsites just off the Te Anga Road near Waitomo where Tom Phillips had been hiding for the last four years. Dean Purcell/New Zealand Herald via Getty Images A hearing challenging extensive restrictions that prevents the media from publishing certain details related to the ... <a title="Tom Phillips hearing underway challenging media restrictions, publication of case details" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/tom-phillips-hearing-underway-challenging-media-restrictions-publication-of-case-details/" aria-label="Read more about Tom Phillips hearing underway challenging media restrictions, publication of case details">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tonga Island Marine Reserve in the Abel Tasman National Park. Unknown A boat has been seen fishing in a marine reserve off the coast of the Abel Tasman National Park as newly released data shows similar offences spike during summer. The two reserves in Tasman Bay featuring prominently in the data ... <a title="Boat spotted fishing in marine reserve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/boat-spotted-fishing-in-marine-reserve/" aria-label="Read more about Boat spotted fishing in marine reserve">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Local Government vice president and Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The national voice for local councils is relieved that the government is taking a more flexible approach to capping the amount local councils can increase rates. The government announced on Monday that its long-awaited rates cap law would ... <a title="Local councils relieved with government’s rates capping approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/local-councils-relieved-with-governments-rates-capping-approach/" aria-label="Read more about Local councils relieved with government’s rates capping approach">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The meth found in the Candian’s luggage. Supplied A 19-year-old Canadian man has been arrested after Customs officers found 15.17 kilograms of methamphetamine in his luggage at Auckland Airport on Sunday. Customs said the man was identified as a ‘risk passenger’ during its standard pre-arrival screening. Upon arrival from Vancouver, he ... <a title="More than 15kg of meth found in Canadian teen’s luggage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/more-than-15kg-of-meth-found-in-canadian-teens-luggage/" aria-label="Read more about More than 15kg of meth found in Canadian teen’s luggage">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand After years of anticipation, IKEA is set to open its doors to the New Zealand public for the first time on Thursday, December 4. IKEA’s management said they’re expecting between 15,000 to 20,000 visitors to the Sylvia Park store on its first day of trade. Inside the Auckland store. RNZ / ... <a title="What to expect on Auckland’s IKEA opening day and a first look inside" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/what-to-expect-on-aucklands-ikea-opening-day-and-a-first-look-inside/" aria-label="Read more about What to expect on Auckland’s IKEA opening day and a first look inside">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Two former police houses were unexpectedly taken from a Shannon property after a miscommunication involving government departments. Ngāti Whakatere, the local iwi, had offered to fix up the old homes as part of a land banking application in a Treaty claim. Instead, without warning in May this year, the houses were ... <a title="A ‘miscommunication’ led to the $138,000 shock removal of two ex-police houses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/a-miscommunication-led-to-the-138000-shock-removal-of-two-ex-police-houses/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘miscommunication’ led to the $138,000 shock removal of two ex-police houses">Read more</a>
