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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins is preferred prime minister on 45 percent, while Christopher Luxon is at 39 percent, according to the latest poll. RNZ Labour has an eight-point lead over National in the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll, but neither the coalition nor the opposition parties have the numbers to govern. ... <a title="Labour has eight-point lead over National in latest poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/labour-has-eight-point-lead-over-national-in-latest-poll/" aria-label="Read more about Labour has eight-point lead over National in latest poll">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Police investigating the homicide of a Rotorua man are urging residents near where he died to check their properties for items the offender may have left behind. Nicholas Patrick Mitchell, 37, was found dead in a vehicle on Ford Road in the city shortly before 8:30pm on ... <a title="Residents near site of Rotorua homicide inquiry asked to check properties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/residents-near-site-of-rotorua-homicide-inquiry-asked-to-check-properties/" aria-label="Read more about Residents near site of Rotorua homicide inquiry asked to check properties">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Four measles cases are still infectious according to Health New Zealand. Unsplash/ Michael Amadeus Health New Zealand says there is a new case of measles of Queenstown. It brings the number of known cases nationally since the response began to 32 – four of which are still infectious. Health New Zealand ... <a title="New case of measles in Queenstown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/new-case-of-measles-in-queenstown/" aria-label="Read more about New case of measles in Queenstown">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A roast meat meal for Christmas that would fed roughly 10 people now costs about $200, up from $178 last year. File photo. subbotina/123RF Putting on a Christmas feast with all the trimmings is not getting any cheaper, and you are already paying more as soon as you fire up the ... <a title="The cost of a Christmas meal: ‘Just turning the barbecue on gets expensive’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/the-cost-of-a-christmas-meal-just-turning-the-barbecue-on-gets-expensive/" aria-label="Read more about The cost of a Christmas meal: ‘Just turning the barbecue on gets expensive’">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A 77-year-old seriously injured his face and hands after faceplanting on the concrete outside Sydney airport. 123RF A New Zealand family is complaining to Jetstar after their elderly father was injured during an unexpected overnight layover. The 77-year-old seriously injured his face and hands after faceplanting on the concrete when he ... <a title="Family complains to Jetstar after elderly man injured during layover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/family-complains-to-jetstar-after-elderly-man-injured-during-layover/" aria-label="Read more about Family complains to Jetstar after elderly man injured during layover">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A man has been arrested in central Auckland for carrying a samurai sword, which some members of the public mistook for a gun. Police say they were initially called at around 4pm when a member of the public thought they saw a man with a gun on ... <a title="Man carrying samurai sword in central Auckland arrested" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/man-carrying-samurai-sword-in-central-auckland-arrested/" aria-label="Read more about Man carrying samurai sword in central Auckland arrested">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters protest during their industrial dispute with FENZ. RNZ / Ruth Hill Fire and Emergency has taken legal action against its union and one of its officials, following alleged threats and intimidation. New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) officials are believed to have threatened and intimidated volunteers to stop them responding ... <a title="Fire and Emergency takes union to court for alleged intimidation of volunteers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/fire-and-emergency-takes-union-to-court-for-alleged-intimidation-of-volunteers/" aria-label="Read more about Fire and Emergency takes union to court for alleged intimidation of volunteers">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jacob Duffy celebrates his five wickets in the second innings against England at Wellington. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Third test: Black Caps v West Indies Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui 11am, Thursday, 18 December Live blog updates on RNZ Sport Jacob Duffy believes the Black Caps still have enough experience to beat ... <a title="Black Caps bowler Jacob Duffy backs injury-plagued attack against West Indies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/black-caps-bowler-jacob-duffy-backs-injury-plagued-attack-against-west-indies/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps bowler Jacob Duffy backs injury-plagued attack against West Indies">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Zoo has euthanised its elderly rhino Zambezi. Facebook/Auckland Zoo Auckland Zoo has euthanised its elderly rhino, Zambezi, due to age-related health conditions. The 36-year-old Southern white rhino relocated to Auckland from Hamilton Zoo in 2007. Auckland Zoo Veterinarian Dr Adam Naylor said Zambezi’s dental disease had made it difficult for ... <a title="Auckland Zoo euthanises elderly rhino Zambezi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/auckland-zoo-euthanises-elderly-rhino-zambezi/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Zoo euthanises elderly rhino Zambezi">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Parents the world over have begun the task of negotiating Christmas lists written by their children. The division of marketplace products into restrictive gender categories – known as gendered marketing – is especially pronounced in the toy market and can help entrench gender inequalities from a young age. It happens when ... <a title="How to navigate the toy aisles these holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/how-to-navigate-the-toy-aisles-these-holidays/" aria-label="Read more about How to navigate the toy aisles these holidays">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The man, aged in his 50s, has interim name suppression. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A Christchurch man is accused of trying to solicit sexual favours from two teenage girls and sexually taunting a third, court documents show. The man, aged in his 50s, has interim name suppression that prevents RNZ detailing ... <a title="Christchurch man accused of trying to solicit sexual favours from teen girls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/christchurch-man-accused-of-trying-to-solicit-sexual-favours-from-teen-girls/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch man accused of trying to solicit sexual favours from teen girls">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash A TV advertising company has been caught out for lying to consumers and leaving fake reviews on its website. The Commerce Commission says Brand Developer Limited, which trades as The TV Shop, has been convicted of 13 charges for breaches of the Fair Trading Act over a period of nearly ... <a title="TV advertising company caught lying to consumers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/tv-advertising-company-caught-lying-to-consumers/" aria-label="Read more about TV advertising company caught lying to consumers">Read more</a>
