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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver Police say there will be an increased presence in Napier this weekend with gang members expected to attend the unveiling of a headstone and a later gathering. A large number of people were expected at the Wharerangi Lawn Cemetery off Cato Road in Poraiti at 1pm on ... <a title="Gang gathering prompts increased police for Napier this weekend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/gang-gathering-prompts-increased-police-for-napier-this-weekend/" aria-label="Read more about Gang gathering prompts increased police for Napier this weekend">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Sun and swimmers out in Mission Bay, Auckland. RNZ / Jordan Dunn New Zealand is in for a sunny weekend across the motu, forecasters say. MetService said it was a “tale of two islands” overnight with North Island experiencing significantly warmer temperatures than the south. A tale of two Islands overnight ... <a title="Weather: Dry, fine and sunny weekend for New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/weather-dry-fine-and-sunny-weekend-for-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Dry, fine and sunny weekend for New Zealand">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand VNP/Louis Collins The government’s plan for Parliament’s final full week of the year moves 12 different proposed laws through 32 stages of parliamentary approval. Included in the plan is fixing an error made by tired government MPs during the previous long week of urgency, when they voted for an opposition amendment ... <a title="Fast and fudged: Crimes bill omits crimes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/fast-and-fudged-crimes-bill-omits-crimes/" aria-label="Read more about Fast and fudged: Crimes bill omits crimes">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Another bank has increased its fixed home loan rates, as pressure continues on wholesale rates. Although the Reserve Bank cut the official cash rate at its most recent review, it was firmer than the market expected in its view that further reductions were unlikely. That has prompted attention to turn ... <a title="Another bank lifts home loan rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/another-bank-lifts-home-loan-rates/" aria-label="Read more about Another bank lifts home loan rates">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Every year in New Zealand, children three and under experience around 1,250 toy-related injuries, according to new ACC statistics. To keep babies and young kids safe, it’s important to remember that some toys bought second-hand and from overseas retailers may not meet New Zealand’s product safety standards, says Plunket nurse Keli ... <a title="How to avoid buying unsafe toys for little kids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/how-to-avoid-buying-unsafe-toys-for-little-kids/" aria-label="Read more about How to avoid buying unsafe toys for little kids">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand US President Donald Trump’s tariffs were suspended on beef and fruit in November. (File photo) AFP / RNZ Composite New Zealand exporters appear to have coped with the first six months of the US government’s tariffs, according to a new report. Westpac and the International Business Forum have looked at the ... <a title="New Zealand exporters ‘coping’ six months into US tariffs – report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/new-zealand-exporters-coping-six-months-into-us-tariffs-report/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand exporters ‘coping’ six months into US tariffs – report">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mussels in Te Kaha were found to have high levels of biotoxins. (File photo) Suppled/Kura Paul-Burke NZ Food Safety is warning people not to eat shellfish from eastern Bay of Plenty due to high levels of biotoxins. Tests on mussels from Te Kaha have shown the level of paralytic toxins are ... <a title="Warning issued over shellfish in eastern Bay of Plenty after high levels of biotoxins found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/warning-issued-over-shellfish-in-eastern-bay-of-plenty-after-high-levels-of-biotoxins-found/" aria-label="Read more about Warning issued over shellfish in eastern Bay of Plenty after high levels of biotoxins found">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Fans will help you feel more comfortable in hot weather. 123rf Explainer – If you’re starting to swelter as temperatures around the country rise, you might be wondering how best to cool your house. Does using the heat pump mean a big power bill? Is there a trick to using fans ... <a title="How can I cool down my house in summer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/how-can-i-cool-down-my-house-in-summer/" aria-label="Read more about How can I cool down my house in summer?">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Imagine this: a band removes its entire music catalogue off Spotify in protest, only to discover an AI-generated impersonator has replaced it. The impersonator offers songs that sound much like the band’s originals. The imposter tops Spotify search results for the band’s music – attracting significant streams – and goes undetected ... <a title="Aussie band quits Spotify in protest, AI doppelgänger steps in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/aussie-band-quits-spotify-in-protest-ai-doppelganger-steps-in/" aria-label="Read more about Aussie band quits Spotify in protest, AI doppelgänger steps in">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand VNP/Louis Collins MPs may well be cranky after debates under urgency continued until about 1.40am this morning – resuming again at 9am. The House continues a packed agenda as the government tries to clear through legislation before the end of the year. When Parliament is under urgency, sittings usually conclude at ... <a title="Urgent debates in Parliament go into wee hours of the morning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/urgent-debates-in-parliament-go-into-wee-hours-of-the-morning/" aria-label="Read more about Urgent debates in Parliament go into wee hours of the morning">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Gloriavle overseeing shepherd Howard Temple in the Greymouth District Court during his sentencing. Tim Brown / RNZ The disgraced former leader of Gloriavale stole the innocence and childhood of the girls and young women he abused. Through tears and strains of emotion his victims have detailed to the Greymouth District ... <a title="Disgraced former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple sentenced to 26 months’ jail for sexual offending" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/disgraced-former-gloriavale-leader-howard-temple-sentenced-to-26-months-jail-for-sexual-offending/" aria-label="Read more about Disgraced former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple sentenced to 26 months’ jail for sexual offending">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The first stage of the $1.4 billion National Ticketing System’s latest iteration, known as Motu Move, has been launched in Christchurch. RNZ / Nate McKinnon An Auckland councillor has renewed confidence the National Ticketing System is getting back on track. The $1.4 billion project which will allow people to pay for ... <a title="‘On track’: Auckland councillor’s renewed confidence in cashless ticketing for public transport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/on-track-auckland-councillors-renewed-confidence-in-cashless-ticketing-for-public-transport/" aria-label="Read more about ‘On track’: Auckland councillor’s renewed confidence in cashless ticketing for public transport">Read more</a>
