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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Vega (formerly Aratera) is currently in Nelson Harbour. Supplied / Jason Grimmett Former Interislander ferry Aratere is still in New Zealand waters despite being retired in August and sold for scrap in October. So why is it still here? It was taken out of service to make way for port ... <a title="Why is the Aratere ferry still in New Zealand waters?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/why-is-the-aratere-ferry-still-in-new-zealand-waters/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the Aratere ferry still in New Zealand waters?">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Louis Van Der Walt. Supplied Police have yet to find any trace of a man who went missing near Te Aroha three weeks ago. Waikato man Louis Van Der Walt, 44, was last seen on the morning of 13 November when he parted company with family during a walk on Mt ... <a title="No sign of missing Waikato man, as police renew appeal for info" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/no-sign-of-missing-waikato-man-as-police-renew-appeal-for-info/" aria-label="Read more about No sign of missing Waikato man, as police renew appeal for info">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The tino rangatiratanga haki (flag) outside Parliament on the day of the Treaty Principles Bill introduction. RNZ / Emma Andrews The country’s largest education union, NZEI Te Riu Roa, is backing a claim by Northland iwi and hapū for an urgent Waitangi Tribunal inquiry into the government’s decision to remove school ... <a title="Education union supports Northland iwi in fight over schools’ Treaty obligations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/education-union-supports-northland-iwi-in-fight-over-schools-treaty-obligations/" aria-label="Read more about Education union supports Northland iwi in fight over schools’ Treaty obligations">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ earlier revealed about 130 staff were under investigation throughout the country after 30,000 alcohol breath tests were “falsely or erroneously recorded”. RNZ The New Zealand Transport Agency has halted $6m worth of funding to police until it’s satisfied police have met their breath test targets. Transport Minister Chris Bishop says ... <a title="Transport Agency halts $6m in funding to police until breath test targets met" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/transport-agency-halts-6m-in-funding-to-police-until-breath-test-targets-met/" aria-label="Read more about Transport Agency halts $6m in funding to police until breath test targets met">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The quake was recorded north-east of Pongaroa in the Tararua District at 11.47am on Thursday. Geonet There has been a moderate 4.8 magnitude earthquake in the Tararua District. GeoNet says the quake struck 15km north-east of Pongaroa at 11.47am and was at a depth of 7km. More than 400 people have ... <a title="Moderate 4.8 earthquake hits Tararua district" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/moderate-4-8-earthquake-hits-tararua-district/" aria-label="Read more about Moderate 4.8 earthquake hits Tararua district">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The most popular search topics in New Zealand in 2025 on Google included Kiwi sports stars and celebrities like David Parker, Liam Lawson and Lorde, overseas celebrities like Ozzy Osbourne and Jimmy Kimmel, and notable news stories like the death of Charlie Kirk. File / RNZ / AFP Labubu. Viral ice ... <a title="Google’s top New Zealand searches of 2025 revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/googles-top-new-zealand-searches-of-2025-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about Google’s top New Zealand searches of 2025 revealed">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Johnathan Tamihana was sentenced to preventative detention with a minimum non-parole period of five years at the High Court in Auckland on Wednesday. RNZ / Simon Rogers A man has been sentenced to preventative detention following two sexual attacks against women nearly a year apart. The two women were both indecently ... <a title="Man sentenced to preventative detention after two sexual attacks against women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/man-sentenced-to-preventative-detention-after-two-sexual-attacks-against-women/" aria-label="Read more about Man sentenced to preventative detention after two sexual attacks against women">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Mobile network company 2degrees says it has resolved an issue impacting customers connecting, receiving, or making calls on their mobile devices. The mobile company’s website says the outage was first reported just after 4am on Thursday morning but was fixed later at about 10.40am. 2degrees said there ... <a title="2degrees resolves issue affecting calls after nationwide fault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/2degrees-resolves-issue-affecting-calls-after-nationwide-fault/" aria-label="Read more about 2degrees resolves issue affecting calls after nationwide fault">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government’s finances are slightly worse than expected, as the tax take fell more than expenses. Treasury figures, which exclude ACC finances, showed a deficit of $4.9 billion for the four months ended October – about $700 million higher than forecast in May’s ... <a title="Government finances worse than expected as tax take falls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/government-finances-worse-than-expected-as-tax-take-falls/" aria-label="Read more about Government finances worse than expected as tax take falls">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand What are you wearing? No seriously, what are you wearing to bed? Because it can affect the quality of your sleep. “What you sleep in can alter the temperature, [that] is the main thing in terms of how it may affect your sleep,” explains Kathleen Maddison from the Centre for Sleep ... <a title="Is it better to sleep naked or wear pyjamas in summer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/is-it-better-to-sleep-naked-or-wear-pyjamas-in-summer/" aria-label="Read more about Is it better to sleep naked or wear pyjamas in summer?">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Caps face the West Indies for day three of their first test of the summer from Hagley Oval in Christchurch. New Zealand has played just two Test matches so far in 2025, beating Zimbabwe 2-0 in Bulawayo in August. Since then they’ve played 17 white-ball games against Australia, England ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies first test – day three" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-first-test-day-three/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies first test – day three">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Rajinder was on trial at the High Court in Dunedin. RNZ A man has been found guilty of murdering Gurjit Singh in his Dunedin home. The jury retired to consider its verdict at the High Court in Dunedin on Wednesday morning and returned on Thursday. The 35-year-old, known only as Rajinder, ... <a title="Rajinder found guilty of murdering Gurjit Singh in his Dunedin home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/rajinder-found-guilty-of-murdering-gurjit-singh-in-his-dunedin-home/" aria-label="Read more about Rajinder found guilty of murdering Gurjit Singh in his Dunedin home">Read more</a>
