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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Auckland and Wellington remain the parts of the country with prices furthest from their peak – but one property investor says one is looking more undervalued than the other at the moment. Cotality has released its latest data, which shows a 0.1 percent lift in values for New Zealand in ... <a title="What’s going on with Auckland house prices?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/whats-going-on-with-auckland-house-prices/" aria-label="Read more about What’s going on with Auckland house prices?">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins (L) and Foreign Minister Winston Peters. RNZ/Calvin Samuel The government is putting $15 million towards a United States and NATO initiative to supply weapons and equipment to Ukraine, the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL). Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Judith Collins revealed the decision in ... <a title="Government puts $15m towards weapons and equipment for Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/government-puts-15m-towards-weapons-and-equipment-for-ukraine/" aria-label="Read more about Government puts $15m towards weapons and equipment for Ukraine">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A defective switch caused an engine on an Air New Zealand Airbus A320 plane to shut down during a flight last year. AIR NEW ZEALAND The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) says it is unsure how many planes are likely to be affected by a defective switch which caused an engine ... <a title="Defective switch caused Air NZ Airbus A320 emergency landing in Auckland – report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/defective-switch-caused-air-nz-airbus-a320-emergency-landing-in-auckland-report/" aria-label="Read more about Defective switch caused Air NZ Airbus A320 emergency landing in Auckland – report">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ultra Worldwide Music Festival is coming to the country for the first time next year. Supplied / Ultra Australia The capital is to host what’s being touted as the most recognised brand of dance music. Ultra Worldwide Music Festival is coming to the country for the first time next year, and ... <a title="Ultra Worldwide Music Festival heads to Wellington, 20,000 expected to attend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/ultra-worldwide-music-festival-heads-to-wellington-20000-expected-to-attend/" aria-label="Read more about Ultra Worldwide Music Festival heads to Wellington, 20,000 expected to attend">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ first reported on years-long ructions at the unit that treats abused children, Te Puaruruhau, in October. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Health New Zealand spent almost a quarter of a million dollars on a lawyer to look into claims of bullying at Auckland’s Starship Hospital and how to fix it. That ... <a title="Health NZ spent $283k to look into Starship Hospital bullying claims, reviews to stay secret" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/health-nz-spent-283k-to-look-into-starship-hospital-bullying-claims-reviews-to-stay-secret/" aria-label="Read more about Health NZ spent $283k to look into Starship Hospital bullying claims, reviews to stay secret">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Rugby World Cup trophy. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz The All Blacks will face the Wallabies in their pool at the 2027 Rugby World Cup, after the tournament draw has now been completed in Sydney. Both sides have been drawn in Pool A, along with qualifiers Chile and Hong Kong China – two ... <a title="All Blacks’ 2027 Rugby World Cup draw revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/all-blacks-2027-rugby-world-cup-draw-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks’ 2027 Rugby World Cup draw revealed">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing Minister Chris Bishop (left) and Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka (right) taking questions at a Select Committee. Anneke Smith Housing Minister Chris Bishop is encouraging tenants to negotiate a cheaper deal as rent prices drop. Rental prices fell their lowest level in two years in September, prompting some landlords to ... <a title="‘Negotiate with your landlord’ – Housing Minister’s message to renters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/negotiate-with-your-landlord-housing-ministers-message-to-renters/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Negotiate with your landlord’ – Housing Minister’s message to renters">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ashvin Illangeshwaran says exchanging letters helped him learn a new culture. Ashvin Illangeshwaran Today, the average New Zealand Post letter drop off point gets less than two letters per week. But in a world where technology means we are only one tap away from seeing friends and families, some young people ... <a title="Young people keeping the art of letter writing alive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/young-people-keeping-the-art-of-letter-writing-alive/" aria-label="Read more about Young people keeping the art of letter writing alive">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The New Zealand Women’s R4 Rafting team from Rangitikei has made it to Malaysia to compete in the International Rafting Federation World Championships. Supplied Five rafting wahine have paddled their way to the top after shovelling poo to get there. The New Zealand Women’s R4 Rafting team from Rangitikei has made ... <a title="New Zealand Women’s Rafting team head to Malaysia to compete" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/new-zealand-womens-rafting-team-head-to-malaysia-to-compete/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand Women’s Rafting team head to Malaysia to compete">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Bracewell Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz / Photosport Ltd 2025 The Black Caps have taken firm control of the first cricket test against the West Indies in Christchurch. A five wicket haul for Jacob Duffy saw the Windies dismissed for just 167, handing New Zealand a first innings lead of 64. ... <a title="Black Caps v West Indies first test: Day two" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/black-caps-v-west-indies-first-test-day-two/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps v West Indies first test: Day two">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Explainer – Whether it’s a Metallica concert, the Santa Parade or, yes, even the much-hyped opening of IKEA, Auckland Transport Operation Centre is tasked with trying to keep people moving. It looks a little bit like NASA’s Mission Control, with dozens of monitors and computer screens all humming away with eyes ... <a title="Metallica, Santa and IKEA – How Auckland Transport Operation Centre controls the city’s traffic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/metallica-santa-and-ikea-how-auckland-transport-operation-centre-controls-the-citys-traffic/" aria-label="Read more about Metallica, Santa and IKEA – How Auckland Transport Operation Centre controls the city’s traffic">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. VNP / Phil Smith Ousted Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi is taking the party’s president John Tamihere to court. Kapa-Kingi was expelled from the party, alongside Tākuta Ferris, in early November after a period of internal conflict. Iwi leaders had been hopeful the party’s two factions could patch ... <a title="Ousted Te Pāti Māori MP taking president to court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/ousted-te-pati-maori-mp-taking-president-to-court/" aria-label="Read more about Ousted Te Pāti Māori MP taking president to court">Read more</a>