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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Health officials are concerned by the rate of smoking. (File photo) RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King For the first time in over a decade the decreasing trend of Māori smoking rates has stalled leaving health advocates devastated. The latest New Zealand Health Survey showed daily smoking among Māori adults 15 and over ... <a title="Māori smoking rates stall for the first time in over a decade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/maori-smoking-rates-stall-for-the-first-time-in-over-a-decade/" aria-label="Read more about Māori smoking rates stall for the first time in over a decade">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Local Government Minister Simon Watts. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Spending on water services will be nearly $9 billion higher under the Local Water Done Well model than councils previously estimated. Councils had to submit water service plans to show how they would organise water services in a financially sustainable way as ... <a title="Local Water Done Well: Council plans to cost $9b higher than expected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/local-water-done-well-council-plans-to-cost-9b-higher-than-expected/" aria-label="Read more about Local Water Done Well: Council plans to cost $9b higher than expected">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic 123rf.com The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has directed Jetstar to stop using two baggage scales at Wellington Airport after inspections found they failed to meet legal accuracy requirements under the Weights and Measures Act 1987. Following a public complaint in September, Trading Standards, a business unit of ... <a title="Jetstar ordered to stop using faulty baggage scales at Wellington Airport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/jetstar-ordered-to-stop-using-faulty-baggage-scales-at-wellington-airport/" aria-label="Read more about Jetstar ordered to stop using faulty baggage scales at Wellington Airport">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Red-tipped bananas are not new to Australian consumers, but have gone viral on social media this month after an inquisitive post from two bewildered British backpackers. The video from travellers Mel Chekaoui and Phil Colia has been seen more than 11 million times on Instagram, with eager consumers commenting that they ... <a title="How the world got talking about red-tipped bananas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/how-the-world-got-talking-about-red-tipped-bananas/" aria-label="Read more about How the world got talking about red-tipped bananas">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Children at St Heliers School and residents at Grace Joel Retirement Village has been pen pals for the past year. Ke-Xin Li There’s nervous excitement as the children of Room 25 at St Heliers School get ready to visit their pen pals. A five minute walk brings the kids to the ... <a title="Students pair up with retirees and exchange lives through letters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/students-pair-up-with-retirees-and-exchange-lives-through-letters/" aria-label="Read more about Students pair up with retirees and exchange lives through letters">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand You’ve long enjoyed a generous pour of milk in your morning coffee, or a big bowl of ice cream for dessert. You’ve been fine with dairy most of your life, but you’re getting into middle age, and all of a sudden it’s not sitting right with you – creating lots of ... <a title="Why you might suddenly stop drinking milk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/why-you-might-suddenly-stop-drinking-milk/" aria-label="Read more about Why you might suddenly stop drinking milk">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Parts of the country saw temperatures in the high 20s or early 30s earlier this week. (File photo) RNZ/ Mohammad Alafeshat After days of sweltering heat for much of the country temperatures should drop by a few degrees in coming days. Earlier this week a heat alert was in place for ... <a title="Weather forecast: Temperatures creeping back down after scorching summer days" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/weather-forecast-temperatures-creeping-back-down-after-scorching-summer-days/" aria-label="Read more about Weather forecast: Temperatures creeping back down after scorching summer days">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kyle Whorrall, 33, was killed at a bus stop on St Johns Rd in Meadowbank, Auckland. SUPPLIED A trio of teenagers are the latest to be arrested as Auckland police investigate the violent murder of American student Kyle Whorrall. Six people have now been charged in connection with the homicide investigation, ... <a title="Three more arrests after murder of US student Kyle Whorrall in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/three-more-arrests-after-murder-of-us-student-kyle-whorrall-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Three more arrests after murder of US student Kyle Whorrall in Auckland">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Nelson Hospital. RNZ / Samantha Gee Health New Zealand is hiring an external project management team to run the Nelson Hospital redevelopment for the next six years. The project aims to deliver new, refurbished and seismically strengthened buildings in three packages. First up, design of a new 11,000 square metre inpatient ... <a title="External project management team to run Nelson Hospital redevelopment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/external-project-management-team-to-run-nelson-hospital-redevelopment/" aria-label="Read more about External project management team to run Nelson Hospital redevelopment">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina) and their nests have been found in the Auckland region. Biosecurity NZ Biosecurity NZ has more than doubled the surveillance zone for invasive yellow legged hornets in Auckland. More than 30 queen hornets and 22 nests have been located and destroyed so far in the region, with ... <a title="Biosecurity doubles Auckland’s surveillance zone for yellow-legged hornets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/biosecurity-doubles-aucklands-surveillance-zone-for-yellow-legged-hornets/" aria-label="Read more about Biosecurity doubles Auckland’s surveillance zone for yellow-legged hornets">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kaye and her daughter check out the calves at the Temuka sale. Supplied Strong beef prices are helping raise record funds as part of a fundraising scheme that’s been going for more than 40 years. IHC has been around for 70 years supporting those with intellectual disabilities, particularly in rural communities. ... <a title="Farmers doing their bit to support those with intellectual disabilities in rural communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/farmers-doing-their-bit-to-support-those-with-intellectual-disabilities-in-rural-communities/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers doing their bit to support those with intellectual disabilities in rural communities">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Caps ripped through the West Indies on the first day of the second test in Wellington, but it came at a cost. Late on day one the West Indies were dismissed for just 205, with a top score of just 48 from Shai Hope to put the Kiwis well ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies second test – day two" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-second-test-day-two/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies second test – day two">Read more</a>
