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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Huia provides an interregional passenger rail service between the regions of Waikato and Auckland. Supplied / Waikato Regional Council The future of the Hamilton to Auckland train, Te Huia, looks set to be decided in the first half of next year. The Waikato regional council voted on Thursday to ask ... <a title="Fate of Hamilton-to-Auckland Te Huia train to be decided next year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/fate-of-hamilton-to-auckland-te-huia-train-to-be-decided-next-year/" aria-label="Read more about Fate of Hamilton-to-Auckland Te Huia train to be decided next year">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand “The last thing I would ever, ever do is retire,” Sir Sam Neill says. Recently named Screen Legend at this year’s New Zealand Screen Awards, the 78-year-old actor says his 54-year long (and counting) career still excites him. “I love being able to go away, go home again too, but I ... <a title="Sam Neill: ‘Retirement it’s like a swear word to me’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/sam-neill-retirement-its-like-a-swear-word-to-me/" aria-label="Read more about Sam Neill: ‘Retirement it’s like a swear word to me’">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the cricket action as the third in the five-test series between arch rivals Australia and England continues at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, and England are staring down the barrel of a third Test defeat. Australia currently has a 2-0 lead in the series, after successful campaigns in both Perth ... <a title="The Ashes live: Australia v England – third test, day three" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/the-ashes-live-australia-v-england-third-test-day-three/" aria-label="Read more about The Ashes live: Australia v England – third test, day three">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Nearly 600 keen runners showed up dressed in Santa suits to run 5km around Hobsonville Point in the first ever Early Bird Run Crew’s Santa Run. The run club’s founder, and event organiser, Duncan Oswald, told RNZ he had always wanted to get the event going but didn’t think it was ... <a title="600 Santas sweat it out in fun run" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/600-santas-sweat-it-out-in-fun-run/" aria-label="Read more about 600 Santas sweat it out in fun run">Read more</a>
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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>
