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December 7, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand This story has been updated to include additional comment from Oranga Tamariki. The Green Party is calling on the government to abandon boot camps, after ‘Scrutiny Week’ questioning revealed another intake of the controversial programme is planned for early next year. During their appearances at Parliament’s Scrutiny Week committees, Minister for ... <a title="Government urged to ditch second military-style boot camp" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/07/government-urged-to-ditch-second-military-style-boot-camp/" aria-label="Read more about Government urged to ditch second military-style boot camp">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police cordon off the scene on Harris Road, Mt Wellington, after launching a homicide investigation. RNZ / Felix Walton A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder, after the death of a man in the Auckland suburb of Mt Wellington on Friday. The injured man turned up at a medical centre ... <a title="Man charged with murder after Mt Wellington stabbing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/07/man-charged-with-murder-after-mt-wellington-stabbing/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged with murder after Mt Wellington stabbing">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand More yellow-legged hornets are being found in Auckland. Biosecurity NZ Biosecurity New Zealand urges Aucklanders to be on the lookout for yellow-legged hornets or nests, as numbers of the pest keep climbing. Thirty-three Queen Hornets have so far been found in the Glenfield and Birkdale areas of the North Shore – ... <a title="Biosecurity puts Aucklanders on alert for yellow-legged hornets, as more are found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/07/biosecurity-puts-aucklanders-on-alert-for-yellow-legged-hornets-as-more-are-found/" aria-label="Read more about Biosecurity puts Aucklanders on alert for yellow-legged hornets, as more are found">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Several locations of interest are located on Karangahape Road in central Auckland. Google Maps Several new locations of interest in the spread of measles have been identified – including two central Auckland bars – and anybody who may have been exposed is asked to urgently contact Healthline. There were no new ... <a title="Measles outbreak: Auckland bars included in new locations of interest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/07/measles-outbreak-auckland-bars-included-in-new-locations-of-interest/" aria-label="Read more about Measles outbreak: Auckland bars included in new locations of interest">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand FENZ also attended a fire in a paddock and along a hedge-line in Broomfield, near Amberley. RNZ / Rob Dixon One person has been injured in a housefire just north of Picton, near Waikawa. The fire was reported just after 1pm Sunday. Fire and Emergency said the fire was contained to ... <a title="One person injured after Waikawa housefire, north of Picton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/07/one-person-injured-after-waikawa-housefire-north-of-picton/" aria-label="Read more about One person injured after Waikawa housefire, north of Picton">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A boat flips at the New Zealand Jetsprint Championship in Wairarapa Jeremy Ward Two people have been hospitalised, after a crash at the New Zealand Jetsprint Championship in Wairarapa. The NZ Jetsprint Association confirmed the crash happened during the opening round in Featherston on Sunday morning. The event was being held ... <a title="Two people injured after jetboat crash in Wairarapa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/07/two-people-injured-after-jetboat-crash-in-wairarapa/" aria-label="Read more about Two people injured after jetboat crash in Wairarapa">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jevon McSkimming. RNZ / Mark Papalii Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster says he had “absolutely no idea” about allegations staff were instructed to redirect emails about Jevon McSkimming from the Minister of Police’s office. On Wednesday, RNZ revealed Coster had resigned as chief executive of the Social Investment Agency, after the ... <a title="Police confirm emails about Jevon McSkimming weren’t shown to police minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/07/police-confirm-emails-about-jevon-mcskimming-werent-shown-to-police-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Police confirm emails about Jevon McSkimming weren’t shown to police minister">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Kiingitanga spokesperson Ngira Simmonds challenged Te Pāti Māori’s leadership at the party’s AGM in Rotorua. File photo. Former Kiingitanga spokesperson Ngira Simmonds challenged Te Pāti Māori’s leadership, questioning whether they were the right people to unite the party. He referenced Parliament as the house of lions, but queried who the ... <a title="Ngira Simmonds challenges Te Pāti Māori leadership at AGM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/07/ngira-simmonds-challenges-te-pati-maori-leadership-at-agm/" aria-label="Read more about Ngira Simmonds challenges Te Pāti Māori leadership at AGM">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand England face an uphill battle to avoid defeat, entering the fourth day of the second Ashes test against Australia at Brisbane’s Gabba. Chasing the Aussies’ first-innings lead of 177 runs, the tourists are staggering at 134/6, needing another 43 runs to make their opponents bat again, with just four wickets in ... <a title="The Ashes live: Australia v England – second test, day four" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/07/the-ashes-live-australia-v-england-second-test-day-four/" aria-label="Read more about The Ashes live: Australia v England – second test, day four">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Presbyterian Support Northern says family violence escalates at this time of year, when financial pressure mounts. 123RF An Auckland family violence refuge says it would likely have had to pay for women and children to stay in hotels and motels this weekend, because their beds are full. Shine Refuges has two ... <a title="Family violence refuge fully booked out over weekend, as pressure mounts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/07/family-violence-refuge-fully-booked-out-over-weekend-as-pressure-mounts/" aria-label="Read more about Family violence refuge fully booked out over weekend, as pressure mounts">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand By Noam Mānuka Lazarus, Massey University journalism student Avatar: Fire and Ash has already $1.1b to New Zealand’s economy over eight years. 20th Century Studios – TSG Enter / Collection ChristopheL via AFP A star-studded array of celebrities are landing in Wellington next weekend, as the city lights up with events. ... <a title="Wellington braces for influx of visitors for ‘Avatar’ premiere, cricket" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/07/wellington-braces-for-influx-of-visitors-for-avatar-premiere-cricket/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington braces for influx of visitors for ‘Avatar’ premiere, cricket">Read more</a>
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December 7, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Free Ambulance says two patients are in a moderate condition. Photo / Supplied Two people have been taken to hospital after two jet boats crashed in the Wairarapa. Wellington Free Ambulance said two patients were transported to Wairarapa Hospital in a moderate condition following the collision in the Tauwharenīkau River ... <a title="Two people injured after jet boats crash in Wairarapa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/07/two-people-injured-after-jet-boats-crash-in-wairarapa/" aria-label="Read more about Two people injured after jet boats crash in Wairarapa">Read more</a>
