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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Hobbyist beekeepers are being asked to stay alert for invasive yellow-legged hornets loitering around their hives. Biosecurity New Zealand has more than doubled its Auckland surveillance zone from 5 to 11 kilometres. Auckland Beekeepers Club president Ken Brown said that decision was made because worker hornets were beginning to travel ... <a title="Appeal to backyard beekeepers to be vigilant over yellow-legged hornets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/appeal-to-backyard-beekeepers-to-be-vigilant-over-yellow-legged-hornets/" aria-label="Read more about Appeal to backyard beekeepers to be vigilant over yellow-legged hornets">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash Some food outlets have been supersizing portion sizes and it would be good to go back to smaller amounts, a New Zealand health professor says. In an article in the medical journal The Lancet, adviser to the UK government on obesity, Professor Naveed Sattar, said ready to eat portion sizes ... <a title="We need to get back to smaller portions, health professor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/we-need-to-get-back-to-smaller-portions-health-professor-says/" aria-label="Read more about We need to get back to smaller portions, health professor says">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Lorna Irene Drive Reserve playground in Raumati South. Supplied / Kāpiti Coast District Council Young children getting burnt by playground equipment has sparked a petition calling for every new or upgraded playground to have mandatory shade from the sun. Founder of app Roam With Kids, Renata Wiles, launched the petition to ... <a title="Children being burnt by playground equipment sparks petition to parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/children-being-burnt-by-playground-equipment-sparks-petition-to-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Children being burnt by playground equipment sparks petition to parliament">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Little is chair of the Wellington Mayoral Forum. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Mayor of Wellington says the region needs to work together to plan a response to the government’s calls for simpler, more cost-effective local government to prevent changes from being “imposed” upon them. All of the region’s mayors ... <a title="Regions must band together to avoid being pushed, Wellington mayor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/regions-must-band-together-to-avoid-being-pushed-wellington-mayor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Regions must band together to avoid being pushed, Wellington mayor says">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Katie Boulter, Venus Williams, Alexandra Eala, Elina Svitolina will compete at the ASB Classic 2026. ASB Classic/Photosport A seven-time Grand Slam champion, an Olympic medallist and the Philippines’ first top 50 player were among the initial 25 players confirmed for the 2026 ASB Classic women’s tennis tournament in Auckland. A field ... <a title="Svitolina to Boulter: The ASB Classic 2026 women’s tennis field" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/svitolina-to-boulter-the-asb-classic-2026-womens-tennis-field/" aria-label="Read more about Svitolina to Boulter: The ASB Classic 2026 women’s tennis field">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand wicketkeeper MItch Hay, left, and slip fielder Daryl Mitchell appeal successfully for an LBW decision against Anderson Phillip of the West Indies during Day 2 of the 2nd cricket test match at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, New Zealand, 11 December 2025 Photosport Black Caps all-rounder Daryl Mitchell has ... <a title="Mitch Hay stars with bat, but Tom Blundell could be back for third test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/mitch-hay-stars-with-bat-but-tom-blundell-could-be-back-for-third-test/" aria-label="Read more about Mitch Hay stars with bat, but Tom Blundell could be back for third test">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Education Erica Stanford RNZ / Samuel Rillstone It was an “historic” day for New Zealand’s education system says the head of IHC, as the government settles a Human Rights Review Tribunal claim from 2012 alleging education policies disadvantaged disabled students in schools. Chief executive of the service provider for ... <a title="IHC settles 2012 Human Rights Review Tribunal claim with government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/ihc-settles-2012-human-rights-review-tribunal-claim-with-government/" aria-label="Read more about IHC settles 2012 Human Rights Review Tribunal claim with government">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A FENZ firefighter works in breathing gear, amid smoke. Supplied/ FENZ Parliament has rejected a petition fighting to change ACC workplace legislation to include injured volunteer firefighters. The petition to Parliament was launched by Katherine Lamont from the Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade after a colleague developed PTSD and was unable to ... <a title="ACC petition for volunteer firefighters rejected by Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/acc-petition-for-volunteer-firefighters-rejected-by-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about ACC petition for volunteer firefighters rejected by Parliament">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand National museum Te Papa will be opening an immersive experience from this weekend featuring digital artworks that will take visitors on a journey into nature. From the roots of an Amazonian tree, to deep inside the body, through to the birth of galaxies, Breathe | Mauri Ora explores the rhythm that ... <a title="Te Papa exhibition takes visitors on a nature into journey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/te-papa-exhibition-takes-visitors-on-a-nature-into-journey/" aria-label="Read more about Te Papa exhibition takes visitors on a nature into journey">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand From left to right: Alexia Russell, Sharon Brettkelly, Davina Zimmer, Gwen McClure and Amanda Gillies Cole Eastham-Farrelly As the year draws to a close, The Detail looks back at 12 months of deep dives, sharp analysis, and the kinds of conversations that helped New Zealanders make sense of a turbulent, fast-moving ... <a title="The Detail: The stories that defined a year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/the-detail-the-stories-that-defined-a-year/" aria-label="Read more about The Detail: The stories that defined a year">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand National museum Te Papa will be opening an immersive experience from this weekend featuring digital artworks that will take visitors on a journey into nature. From the roots of an Amazonian tree, to deep inside the body, through to the birth of galaxies, Breathe | Mauri Ora explores the rhythm that ... <a title="Te Papa exhibition uses large scale digital artworks to take visitors on a nature journey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/te-papa-exhibition-uses-large-scale-digital-artworks-to-take-visitors-on-a-nature-journey/" aria-label="Read more about Te Papa exhibition uses large scale digital artworks to take visitors on a nature journey">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand You might be on track to save more than expected in your KiwiSaver. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King You might be on track to save a lot more in your KiwiSaver than you think. When you receive an annual statement from your KiwiSaver provider, it will show you what lump sum you ... <a title="Why you might be on track to have more in KiwiSaver than you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/why-you-might-be-on-track-to-have-more-in-kiwisaver-than-you-think/" aria-label="Read more about Why you might be on track to have more in KiwiSaver than you think">Read more</a>
