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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Supreme Court has found that climate change is a mandatory consideration when the government considers opening up new blocks for exploration and extraction. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The country’s highest court has found that governments must consider climate change when deciding whether to offer oil and gas blocks for tender. ... <a title="Supreme Court finds government must consider climate change when offering oil and gas tenders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/supreme-court-finds-government-must-consider-climate-change-when-offering-oil-and-gas-tenders/" aria-label="Read more about Supreme Court finds government must consider climate change when offering oil and gas tenders">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government is proposing to amend alcohol legislation so restaurants with on-site retail spaces can sell take-home booze. The amendment to the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act would mean restaurants can apply for an off-licence, if they also sell takeaway food or non-alcoholic beverages prepared by ... <a title="Restaurants may be able to sell take-home alcohol under revised law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/restaurants-may-be-able-to-sell-take-home-alcohol-under-revised-law/" aria-label="Read more about Restaurants may be able to sell take-home alcohol under revised law">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi State-owned Kiwibank’s $500m capital raise won’t go ahead Its parent Kiwi Group Capital cited recent RBNZ capital settings and $400m raise KGC engaged with leading investors Kiwibank has scrapped a plan to raise extra capital from local investors to strengthen its finances. The state-owned bank had been ... <a title="Kiwibank scraps $500 million capital raising plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/kiwibank-scraps-500-million-capital-raising-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwibank scraps $500 million capital raising plan">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A small number of KiwiSaver schemes have been sending gifts to members this Christmas. 123RF Have you had a Christmas gift from your KiwiSaver provider? A small number of KiwiSaver schemes have been sending gifts to members this Christmas. RNZ has discovered an umbrella sent to a member from Generate KiwiSaver, ... <a title="Have you had a Christmas gift from your KiwiSaver provider?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/have-you-had-a-christmas-gift-from-your-kiwisaver-provider/" aria-label="Read more about Have you had a Christmas gift from your KiwiSaver provider?">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action on day one of the Black Caps’ third test against the West Indies at Bay Oval in Mt Maunganui. First ball is scheduled for 11am. Black Caps squad: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell, Kristian Clarke, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Daryl Mitchell, Ajaz ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies – third test, day two" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-third-test-day-two/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies – third test, day two">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence index lifted 3 points to an optimistic 101.5 points in December. 123rf Consumer confidence has risen to the highest level in more than four years. The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence index lifted 3 points to an optimistic 101.5 points in December from a still pessimistic 98.4 ... <a title="Consumer confidence reaches highest level in four years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/consumer-confidence-reaches-highest-level-in-four-years/" aria-label="Read more about Consumer confidence reaches highest level in four years">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A photo of Mitchell Cole that was released by police. Supplied / NZ Police Police are looking for the owner of a parked up quad bike and trailer as part of their search for a person of interest in relation to a double homicide in the central North Island. Police have ... <a title="Ruatiti homicide: Police appeal over quad bike and trailer as search for Mitchell Cole continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/ruatiti-homicide-police-appeal-over-quad-bike-and-trailer-as-search-for-mitchell-cole-continues/" aria-label="Read more about Ruatiti homicide: Police appeal over quad bike and trailer as search for Mitchell Cole continues">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A 28-year-old man has been charged with murder a week after a body was found in a car in Rotorua. The man is due to appear in the Rotorua District Court on Friday morning, charged with the murder of Nicholas Mitchell, who was 37. Detective Senior Sergeant Mark van Kempen ... <a title="Man faces murder charge after body found in a car in Rotorua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/man-faces-murder-charge-after-body-found-in-a-car-in-rotorua/" aria-label="Read more about Man faces murder charge after body found in a car in Rotorua">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand ERO says it has the same high expectations of every school. RNZ/Sally Round Principals say the Education Review Office isn’t giving schools in poor communities enough credit for the challenges they face. They say the review office makes no allowances for the fact many of their students come from disadvantaged backgrounds ... <a title="Principals say ERO not giving schools credit for challenges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/principals-say-ero-not-giving-schools-credit-for-challenges/" aria-label="Read more about Principals say ERO not giving schools credit for challenges">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand Houses in holiday hotspots have increased in value significantly over the past decade – but there’s a warning for anyone daydreaming about a purchase this summer. Realestate.co.nz data shows asking prices for properties in Albert Town, in the South Island, have lifted 225 percent over ... <a title="A bach is a lot more expensive than a decade ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/a-bach-is-a-lot-more-expensive-than-a-decade-ago/" aria-label="Read more about A bach is a lot more expensive than a decade ago">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Weenink. photosport NZ Cricket chief executive Scott Weenink has resigned following a disagreement with the organisation’s board and the sport’s key stakeholders. Weenink’s departure follows an increasingly public rift with the organisation’s board and cricket’s key stakeholders. In a statement, Weenink said he had advised the board of his resignation ... <a title="NZ Cricket CEO Scott Weenink resigns after controversy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/nz-cricket-ceo-scott-weenink-resigns-after-controversy/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Cricket CEO Scott Weenink resigns after controversy">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Most commercial fishing for spiny rock lobster – better known as red crayfish – off Northland’s east coast had already stopped under a voluntary industry closure. RNZ /Dom Thomas Commercial and recreational fishing for crayfish off Northland’s east coast will be banned from 1 April next year in a bid to ... <a title="Fishing for crayfish to be banned on Northland’s east coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/fishing-for-crayfish-to-be-banned-on-northlands-east-coast/" aria-label="Read more about Fishing for crayfish to be banned on Northland’s east coast">Read more</a>
