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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Fourteen crews of firefighters and four helicopters were called to a fire in Whanganui. RNZ / Rob Dixon Fourteen crews were tackling a large vegetation fire near Parakino in the Whanganui District on Sunday evening. Fire and Emergency said it was called to the fire in an area of forestry alongside ... <a title="14 fire crews respond to Whanganui vegetation blaze" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/14-fire-crews-respond-to-whanganui-vegetation-blaze/" aria-label="Read more about 14 fire crews respond to Whanganui vegetation blaze">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters spray water on flames, as a major fire engulfs several Hong Kong apartment blocks. – For decades, the message for people caught in emergencies like fires remained the same – stay calm, don’t panic, wait for instructions. According to a leading crowd-safety researcher, this sensible-sounding mantra is entirely wrong and, ... <a title="Emergency expert pushes messaging rethink after Hong Kong fire tragedy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/emergency-expert-pushes-messaging-rethink-after-hong-kong-fire-tragedy/" aria-label="Read more about Emergency expert pushes messaging rethink after Hong Kong fire tragedy">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kazugi Nagasawa evades the Newcastle defenders in their round Marty Melville A disastrous seven-minute spell proved costly, as Wellington Phoenix slumped to a 3-1 loss to the Newcastle Jets in their A-League clash in Wellington. After last season’s struggles, the latest campaign is showing few signs of improvement, with the Phoenix ... <a title="A-League: Wellington Phoenix fall to Newcastle Jets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/a-league-wellington-phoenix-fall-to-newcastle-jets/" aria-label="Read more about A-League: Wellington Phoenix fall to Newcastle Jets">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand District Commander Rob Hands said setting off fireworks was a highly risky activity over summer SANKA VIDANAGAMA / AFP / Hiro Teraoka Firework bans have been issued at two visitor destinations in South Canterbury, as firefighters brace for summer. Fire and Emergency New Zealand said the temporary bans covered the Mackenzie ... <a title="Fireworks bans issued in parts of South Canterbury, as region prepares for summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/fireworks-bans-issued-in-parts-of-south-canterbury-as-region-prepares-for-summer/" aria-label="Read more about Fireworks bans issued in parts of South Canterbury, as region prepares for summer">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / REECE BAKER A homicide investigation has been launched, after police found a man dead at a Tauranga address late Sunday morning. Police said emergency services found the man’s body at a Fraser Street address about 11.40am. They were speaking to a person about the incident and were ... <a title="Man found dead at Tauranga address" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/man-found-dead-at-tauranga-address/" aria-label="Read more about Man found dead at Tauranga address">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Bowel cancer survivor Jodie Collins has just received a research grant from the Cancer Society. Jodie Collins A bowel cancer survivor aims to develop a “customisable” prehabilitation programme to improve the quality of life and treatment outcomes for other patients. Jodie Collins, who was diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer in 2020 ... <a title="Bowel cancer survivor aiming to develop prehabilitation programme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/bowel-cancer-survivor-aiming-to-develop-prehabilitation-programme/" aria-label="Read more about Bowel cancer survivor aiming to develop prehabilitation programme">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ministry of Education says it is working with the schools that were highlighted in a recent report from the Office of the Auditor General. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The Ministry of Education says it contacted schools where auditors identified financial problems this year, but did not formally intervene in any. ... <a title="Ministry working with schools highlighted in auditors report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/ministry-working-with-schools-highlighted-in-auditors-report/" aria-label="Read more about Ministry working with schools highlighted in auditors report">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Electoral Amendment Bill was given the urgency treatment for its second reading and committee stage. VNP / Daniela Maoate-Cox In its penultimate sitting week of the year, Parliament was flat out, debating 12 different bills – 11 of them under urgency. The week began with the hype around the Resource ... <a title="The House: Parliament gets urgent on voting rules, climate targets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/the-house-parliament-gets-urgent-on-voting-rules-climate-targets/" aria-label="Read more about The House: Parliament gets urgent on voting rules, climate targets">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Watching the trailer of The Manipulated, you might think: “Isn’t this just Prison Break all over again?”. But you’d be wrong. While a few shots and a sliver of the score nod to the American classic, this K-drama, inspired by the 2017 film Fabricated City, quickly carves out its own territory. ... <a title="‘The Manipulated’ a relentless thriller built for binge-watching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/the-manipulated-a-relentless-thriller-built-for-binge-watching/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The Manipulated’ a relentless thriller built for binge-watching">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins is promising voters will see a different Labour in 2026 to the party they turned their backs on in 2023. The last election saw Labour’s six years in government come to an end, and Hipkins returning to the opposition benches just 10 months after becoming prime minister. ... <a title="Chris Hipkins promises different Labour: ‘Opportunity to stamp my own mark’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/chris-hipkins-promises-different-labour-opportunity-to-stamp-my-own-mark/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Hipkins promises different Labour: ‘Opportunity to stamp my own mark’">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Some are warning that an AI fall could bring a share price collapse to tech stocks. AFP / Joel Saget Share markets have had a volatile year but are on track to end significantly stronger than they began. While the NZX50 has lifted less than 5 percent over the past year, ... <a title="Should you sell your US shares?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/should-you-sell-your-us-shares/" aria-label="Read more about Should you sell your US shares?">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The annual Geminids captured in 2023. AFP / Yasser Al-Zayyat The best meteor shower of the year will be visible across New Zealand skies from Sunday night. The annual meteor shower the Geminids, named after the constellation Gemini, comes from dust and debris left behind by the 3200 Phaethon asteroid. Te ... <a title="Annual meteor shower to be visible in NZ skies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/annual-meteor-shower-to-be-visible-in-nz-skies/" aria-label="Read more about Annual meteor shower to be visible in NZ skies">Read more</a>
