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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix’s Josh Oluwayemi saves a penalty. Shane Wenzlick / Photosport.nz It took Auckland FC 35 games in the A-League to be awarded a kick from the penalty spot. When the time came they failed to convert – twice. Coach Steve Corica hoped that did not happen again. Two penalties in ... <a title="‘We need to prepare better’, says Auckland FC coach after penalty misses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/we-need-to-prepare-better-says-auckland-fc-coach-after-penalty-misses/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We need to prepare better’, says Auckland FC coach after penalty misses">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Threatened black-billed gulls nest on the rooftops in Tūrangi town centre. Supplied / DOC Black-billed gulls are once again nesting on the rooftops in Tūrangi town centre. A large colony of 150 of the threatened birds had nested there in 2023 – leaving a generous layer of guano on cars, rooftops ... <a title="Threatened gulls back on rooftops in Tūrangi town centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/threatened-gulls-back-on-rooftops-in-turangi-town-centre/" aria-label="Read more about Threatened gulls back on rooftops in Tūrangi town centre">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand David Seymour, Chris Bishop and Christopher Luxon at the announcement of New Zealand’s new planning system. RNZ / Mark Papalii The coalition’s RMA reforms seem far more likely to stand the test of time than what Labour passed shortly before being voted out. Four government ministers fronted to announce the Resource ... <a title="Coalition reveals Resource Management Act replacement,but will it stand the test of time?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/coalition-reveals-resource-management-act-replacementbut-will-it-stand-the-test-of-time/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition reveals Resource Management Act replacement,but will it stand the test of time?">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Karioitahi Beach. Supplied / ATEED A 26-year-old man has died after drowning at a southwest Auckland beach on Monday night. Counties Manukau south area commander police inspector Jared Pirret said police were contacted about two men struggling to return to shore at Karioitahi Beach just after 7pm. Lifeguards were able to ... <a title="Man, 26, drowns at Karioitahi beach, Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/man-26-drowns-at-karioitahi-beach-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Man, 26, drowns at Karioitahi beach, Auckland">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis (left) and former finance minister Ruth Richardson. RNZ/Reece Baker/Supplied Former Finance Minster Ruth Richardson has agreed to a challenge from the current finance minister to debate her. On Tuesday morning, Nicola Willis challenged Richardson, who was Finance Minister from 1990 to 1993, to a debate. The challenge, ... <a title="Ruth Richardson agrees to debate country’s fiscal position with Nicola Willis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/ruth-richardson-agrees-to-debate-countrys-fiscal-position-with-nicola-willis/" aria-label="Read more about Ruth Richardson agrees to debate country’s fiscal position with Nicola Willis">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest fire at Tongariro National Park has been contained, but local tourism businesses are already seeing a large number of people cancelling future trips because they are scared to visit the area. Nearly 300 hectares of vegetation has burnt, after 3000 hectares of the park went up in flames last ... <a title="Tongariro fire contained: ‘It’s still a great place to come to’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/tongariro-fire-contained-its-still-a-great-place-to-come-to/" aria-label="Read more about Tongariro fire contained: ‘It’s still a great place to come to’">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The swimmer got into difficulty at Lake Wainamu at Bethells Beach. RNZ Police say the body of a swimmer missing at Lake Wainamu on Auckland’s west coast has been found. The 23-year-old man was in waist-deep water with three friends at the lake at Bethells Beach on Monday when he got ... <a title="Body of swimmer missing at Auckland’s Bethells Beach found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/body-of-swimmer-missing-at-aucklands-bethells-beach-found/" aria-label="Read more about Body of swimmer missing at Auckland’s Bethells Beach found">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A Christchurch secondary school’s end of year prizegiving concert has become a thing of legend. Saint Andrews College was everywhere on the internet in 2023 with its performance of ‘Stairway To Heaven’, while last year’s rendition of Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’ has been watched more than 42,000 times. This year’s show ... <a title="The school that rocks: Saint Andrews College’s latest epic prizegiving" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/the-school-that-rocks-saint-andrews-colleges-latest-epic-prizegiving/" aria-label="Read more about The school that rocks: Saint Andrews College’s latest epic prizegiving">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly NIWA) is expecting above-average temperatures for most of the country heading into summer. RNZ A record-breaking November pushed New Zealand to its warmest spring on record. Data from Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly NIWA) shows the average temperature across the country was 13.5°C, which was 1.3°C ... <a title="Record warm spring across country part of climate’s ‘new normal’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/record-warm-spring-across-country-part-of-climates-new-normal/" aria-label="Read more about Record warm spring across country part of climate’s ‘new normal’">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wallace Chapman preparing for his show The Panel, broadcasting live from Revelry Bar in Auckland. Supplied Wallace Chapman and The Panel break free of the studio and invade Auckland’s Ponsonby Road for a hit of pub politics and current affairs. Tonight’s panellists include Heather Roy (ex-ACT MP), Holly Bennett (former adviser ... <a title="Listen live: The Panel LIVE from Revelry Bar in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/listen-live-the-panel-live-from-revelry-bar-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Listen live: The Panel LIVE from Revelry Bar in Auckland">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A happy collision of events came together to inspire Nino Raphael to create The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate – The Musical. He and his partner were in London, gorging on theatre when they took in the Matilda musical, he told Culture 101. “I was blown away by the production ... <a title="When a Margaret Mahy classic mixes with raucous sea shanties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/when-a-margaret-mahy-classic-mixes-with-raucous-sea-shanties/" aria-label="Read more about When a Margaret Mahy classic mixes with raucous sea shanties">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A large fire at the Tongariro National Park is now fully contained. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) said the containment line was completed on Tuesday afternoon. One crew would stay to monitor the fire overnight, while a drone crew would conduct a flight to check for deep-seated hotspots, it said. The fire ... <a title="Firefighters contain large blaze at Tongariro National Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/firefighters-contain-large-blaze-at-tongariro-national-park/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters contain large blaze at Tongariro National Park">Read more</a>
