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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tower Insurance says the high sea surge risk rating reflected the likelihood of flooding through nearby water systems. File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A Christchurch man has ditched his home insurance after his premiums went up by more than 30 percent a year – or by $1000 – based on ... <a title="Man dumps home insurance over Tower Insurance’s sea surge assessment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/man-dumps-home-insurance-over-tower-insurances-sea-surge-assessment/" aria-label="Read more about Man dumps home insurance over Tower Insurance’s sea surge assessment">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand An injured Eliesa Katoa of Tonga is attended to by a trainer New Zealand Kiwis v Tonga XIII Round 3 of the Pacific Championships rugby league tournament at Eden Park, Auckland NRL Photos/Photosport The NRL has proposed banning some Tongan league officials from Australian rugby league competitions for two years after ... <a title="Eliesa Katoa: NRL proposes two-year ban for officials who let injured player take the field" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/eliesa-katoa-nrl-proposes-two-year-ban-for-officials-who-let-injured-player-take-the-field/" aria-label="Read more about Eliesa Katoa: NRL proposes two-year ban for officials who let injured player take the field">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Police Minister Mark Mitchell. VNP / Phil Smith The Prime Minister says there is no need for a further inquiry into the Jevon McSkimming scandal, claiming the government’s implementation of an Inspector General is the strongest response. On Sunday, former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster told TVNZ’s ... <a title="No need for a further inquiry into McSkimming scandal – PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/no-need-for-a-further-inquiry-into-mcskimming-scandal-pm/" aria-label="Read more about No need for a further inquiry into McSkimming scandal – PM">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mātauranga Iwi Leaders Group Chair Rāhui Papa presents a 24,000 strong petition calling for the immediate reversal of the amendment that removed school boards’ requirement to give effect to te Tiriti to Minister of Education Erica Stanford. RNZ / Pokere Paewai The National Iwi Chairs Forum (NICF) has delivered a 24,000 ... <a title="24,000 sign petition calling for immediate reinstatement of school Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/24000-sign-petition-calling-for-immediate-reinstatement-of-school-te-tiriti-o-waitangi-obligations/" aria-label="Read more about 24,000 sign petition calling for immediate reinstatement of school Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Netflix’s $125-billion (US$72b) plan to buy Warner Bros was anounced on Friday. Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP Netflix’s $125-billion (US$72b) plan to buy Warner Bros could have adverse implications for New Zealand’s Sky Television as well as the price of Netflix subscriptions. Brokerage firm Forsyth Barr analyst Ben Crozier ... <a title="Netflix’s billion dollar plan to buy Warner Bros could be bad news for Sky TV" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/netflixs-billion-dollar-plan-to-buy-warner-bros-could-be-bad-news-for-sky-tv/" aria-label="Read more about Netflix’s billion dollar plan to buy Warner Bros could be bad news for Sky TV">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Bulahdelah fire has burnt through 3,400 hectares of the Myall Lakes National Park. ABC News: Ross McLoughlin A firefighter from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has died after being crushed by a tree during bushfire prevention work north of Newcastle. The Bulahdelah fire, which has destroyed four ... <a title="Firefighter killed by falling tree during bushfire prevention work in New South Wales" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/firefighter-killed-by-falling-tree-during-bushfire-prevention-work-in-new-south-wales/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighter killed by falling tree during bushfire prevention work in New South Wales">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Papua New Guinea conjoined twins. Audrey Taula / Life Flight and NEST retrieval team Rare conjoined twins from Papua New Guinea had a seven-hour operation in Australia to surgically separate them on Sunday, but only one of the boys survived. Tom and Sawong were rushed into emergency surgery at Sydney Children’s ... <a title="Conjoined twin dies after separation surgery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/conjoined-twin-dies-after-separation-surgery/" aria-label="Read more about Conjoined twin dies after separation surgery">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand I was recently watching a scene from the 2025 film Weapons for a monograph I’m writing and noticed a familiar sound: a low, unsettling drone as a character walks down a hallway. It’s the same kind of sound used in recent horror films such as Together. You can also hear it ... <a title="The sound effects that make horror films so scary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/the-sound-effects-that-make-horror-films-so-scary/" aria-label="Read more about The sound effects that make horror films so scary">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand By Max Saltman, Jennifer Hansler and Billy Stockwell, CNN Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with Turkey’s President following their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on November 19, 2025 AFP Talks between US and Ukrainian negotiators over a proposed peace deal with Russia ended in Miami ... <a title="Ukraine peace talks in Miami end with lingering questions over security guarantees and territory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/ukraine-peace-talks-in-miami-end-with-lingering-questions-over-security-guarantees-and-territory/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine peace talks in Miami end with lingering questions over security guarantees and territory">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Scientists have hailed the benefits of exercising early in life to lower the risk of your brain degenerating later. But new research suggests that even when you’re 45 or older, it’s not too late to try. Having the highest levels of physical activity in midlife (45 to 64) and late life ... <a title="For better brain health, it’s never too late to get active" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/for-better-brain-health-its-never-too-late-to-get-active/" aria-label="Read more about For better brain health, it’s never too late to get active">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Cam Roigard of the Hurricanes. Elias Rodriguez / www.photosport.nz The Hurricanes will start the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season with a new ownership structure as the Wellington Rugby Football Union (WRFU) sells its 50 percent stake. The WRFU’s sale of their shares in the Hurricanes is part of securing the financial ... <a title="Financial struggles see Wellington Rugby sell Hurricanes stake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/financial-struggles-see-wellington-rugby-sell-hurricanes-stake/" aria-label="Read more about Financial struggles see Wellington Rugby sell Hurricanes stake">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Running prodigy Sam Ruthe is having a record-breaking year. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz The ease at which running prodigy Sam Ruthe smashed the long-standing secondary schools 1500 metre record took the 16-year-old by surprise. The Tauranga Boys’ College student shattered the record, held by Commonwealth Games runner Richard Potts since 1989, by eight ... <a title="Running prodigy Sam Ruthe explains how he smashed the 1500m school record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/08/running-prodigy-sam-ruthe-explains-how-he-smashed-the-1500m-school-record/" aria-label="Read more about Running prodigy Sam Ruthe explains how he smashed the 1500m school record">Read more</a>
