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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins MetService is forecasting downpours across the North Island on Wednesday, with possible thunderstorms in some places, and a number of watches and warnings in place. A heavy rain warning is in place from 11am until 11pm on Wednesday for Bay of Plenty and Gisborne/Tai Rāwhiti ... <a title="Intense rain, blustery wind and thunderstorms hit Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/intense-rain-blustery-wind-and-thunderstorms-hit-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Intense rain, blustery wind and thunderstorms hit Auckland">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Lewis Clareburt during the Men’s 400m Individual Medley Heats at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Photosport Two-time Olympian Lewis Clareburt is leaving New Zealand to chase his dream of a swimming medal at the LA 2028 Olympic Games. The 2024 400m Individual Medley World Champion has announced he’s moving from Auckland to ... <a title="Lewis Clareburt leaving NZ to chase LA 2028 Olympics swimming medal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/lewis-clareburt-leaving-nz-to-chase-la-2028-olympics-swimming-medal/" aria-label="Read more about Lewis Clareburt leaving NZ to chase LA 2028 Olympics swimming medal">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File picture. Connor Diver Fire crews have rushed to a motor camp in rural Manawatū after reports a tornado went through and overturned a caravan. Emergency services were called to Dudding Lake at 12.36pm. FENZ shift manager Murray Dunbar said a fire truck was at the scene alongside ambulance staff who ... <a title="Tornado reportedly tears through Manawatū motor camp" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/tornado-reportedly-tears-through-manawatu-motor-camp/" aria-label="Read more about Tornado reportedly tears through Manawatū motor camp">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Six60 and Synthony will perform in Christchurch on 16 May, the first live music set at the city’s brand new One New Zealand Stadium. The Once in a Liftetime event will culminate in a collaboration between the twin headliners performing Six60’s biggest hits, event organisers confirmed on Wednesday. The long-awaited 30,000 ... <a title="First live show for new Christchurch stadium revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/first-live-show-for-new-christchurch-stadium-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about First live show for new Christchurch stadium revealed">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say the pendant has not yet been recovered. SCREENSHOT Police have not yet recovered a Fabergé egg pendant after it was allegedly eaten during a theft at an Auckland jewellery store. A 32-year-old man is before the courts, accused of swallowing the necklace worth more than $33,500. Inspector Grae Anderson ... <a title="Police yet to recover pendant allegedly swallowed at Auckland jewellery store" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/police-yet-to-recover-pendant-allegedly-swallowed-at-auckland-jewellery-store/" aria-label="Read more about Police yet to recover pendant allegedly swallowed at Auckland jewellery store">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand American rock band Linkin Park will visit New Zealand next year for one show in Auckland. Mike Shinoda, Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell, Joe Hahn, Colin Brittain and new vocalist Emily Armstrong will bring theirFrom Zero World Tour to Auckland’s Spark Arena on 18 March. Last year the band revealed in a statement ... <a title="Linkin Park are coming to New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/linkin-park-are-coming-to-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Linkin Park are coming to New Zealand">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Unsplash – Mudit Agarwal A market “surprised” by the government has failed to buy a single carbon unit at the final Emissions Trading Scheme auction of the year. Not a single bidder registered for Wednesday’s auction, making 2025 the second calendar year in which all four quarterly ETS auctions have ... <a title="Emissions Trading Scheme: Year’s final auction fails to sell a single carbon unit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/emissions-trading-scheme-years-final-auction-fails-to-sell-a-single-carbon-unit/" aria-label="Read more about Emissions Trading Scheme: Year’s final auction fails to sell a single carbon unit">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Horse of The Year 2026 has been cancelled. (File photo) 123 The Horse of the Year show in Hawke’s Bay has been cancelled for 2026 due to a lack of financial support. Held at the Hastings Showgrounds every March, it’s one of the largest equestrian events in the Southern Hemisphere, bringing ... <a title="Hawke’s Bay’s Horse of the Year show cancelled for 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/hawkes-bays-horse-of-the-year-show-cancelled-for-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s Bay’s Horse of the Year show cancelled for 2026">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Former police commissioner Andrew Coster is the chief executive of the Social Investment Agency. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster’s has resigned as chief executive of the Social Investment Agency. It comes after the police watchdog’s damning report into police’s response to allegations of sexual offending by former ... <a title="Former police boss Andrew Coster resigns as head of the Social Investment Agency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/former-police-boss-andrew-coster-resigns-as-head-of-the-social-investment-agency/" aria-label="Read more about Former police boss Andrew Coster resigns as head of the Social Investment Agency">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland City missioner Helen Robinson says some foodbanks would close without government funding. Photo: RNZ Insight / Sarah Robson *This story has been updated to correct the amount of funding that is for monitoring and evaluating the impact of the programme. The country’s biggest foodbanks are warning of substantial closures if ... <a title="Foodbanks warn of closures if government funding fails to give ongoing funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/foodbanks-warn-of-closures-if-government-funding-fails-to-give-ongoing-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Foodbanks warn of closures if government funding fails to give ongoing funding">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A major three-year study has found Māori are being undercounted in prisons by around six percent, masking the true scale of incarceration and its impact on whānau. The kaupapa Māori research project, TIAKI, examined the experiences of whānau entering and leaving prisons, combining national administrative data with interviews led by researchers ... <a title="Kaupapa Māori study exposes gaps in prison data and support for Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/kaupapa-maori-study-exposes-gaps-in-prison-data-and-support-for-maori/" aria-label="Read more about Kaupapa Māori study exposes gaps in prison data and support for Māori">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Former police commissioner Andrew Coster is the chief executive of the Social Investment Agency. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Former Police Commissioner Andrew Coster’s resignation from his role as chief executive of the Social Investment Agency is expected to be announced shortly, RNZ understands. It comes after the police watchdog’s damning report ... <a title="Former police boss Andrew Coster resigns as head of the Social Investment Agency, RNZ understands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/former-police-boss-andrew-coster-resigns-as-head-of-the-social-investment-agency-rnz-understands/" aria-label="Read more about Former police boss Andrew Coster resigns as head of the Social Investment Agency, RNZ understands">Read more</a>
