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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>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The man appeared at the Dunedin District Court and was released on bail. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have charged a Dunedin man after seizing 820 kilograms of pounamu. Officers found the stone, which was cut and ready for sale, during a search on Monday. The 29-year-old man has appeared in ... <a title="Police charge Dunedin man after seizing 820kg of pounamu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/police-charge-dunedin-man-after-seizing-820kg-of-pounamu/" aria-label="Read more about Police charge Dunedin man after seizing 820kg of pounamu">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāruawāhia volunteer fire station’s jet skis assist police with a water rescue during Cyclone Hale in 2023. Supplied Three Waikato mayors have written to the chief executive of Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) urgently requesting the immediate reinstatement of watercraft used in river rescues. However, FENZ has told RNZ it ... <a title="Mayors challenge FENZ ban on use of watercraft in Waikato River emergencies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/mayors-challenge-fenz-ban-on-use-of-watercraft-in-waikato-river-emergencies/" aria-label="Read more about Mayors challenge FENZ ban on use of watercraft in Waikato River emergencies">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand By Noam Mānuka Lazarus, Massey University journalism graduate Mountains to Sea Wellington was left without enough gear to run its free school and community snorkel programme in the new year. Supplied / Mountains to Sea Wellington / Kristine Zipfel A charity providing community dive lessons and marine education says its programmes ... <a title="Charity’s snorkel events under threat after equipment stolen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/charitys-snorkel-events-under-threat-after-equipment-stolen/" aria-label="Read more about Charity’s snorkel events under threat after equipment stolen">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The white supremacist terrorist who murdered 51 people in the Christchurch terror attack is expected to give evidence in an attempt to overturn his conviction and life sentence. Brenton Harrison Tarrant massacred 51 worshippers at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre during Friday prayers on 15 ... <a title="Christchurch mosque terrorist likely to give evidence at Court of Appeal hearing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/christchurch-mosque-terrorist-likely-to-give-evidence-at-court-of-appeal-hearing/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch mosque terrorist likely to give evidence at Court of Appeal hearing">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Caps take on the West Indies for day two of their first test of the summer from Hagley Oval in Christchurch, and it’s advantage West Indies after day one. New Zealand has played just two Test matches so far in 2025, beating Zimbabwe 2-0 in Bulawayo in August. Since ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies first test: Day two" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-first-test-day-two/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies first test: Day two">Read more</a>
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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 RELATED] https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/513904/weather-watches-and-warnings-what-they-mean-and-when-they-re-triggered 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 ... <a title="Intense rain, blustery wind and thunderstorms forecast for much of North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/intense-rain-blustery-wind-and-thunderstorms-forecast-for-much-of-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Intense rain, blustery wind and thunderstorms forecast for much of North Island">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand By Mike Wesley-Smith Ross Appelgren Nick Monro / Julie Appelgren Solving the murder of Darcy Te Hira inside Mt Eden Prison was never going to be easy. The reason was as apparent to me decades later, doing the Nark podcast, as it was to the team of detectives who arrived at ... <a title="Nark: Solving a murder with no hard evidence, and a dead suspect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/nark-solving-a-murder-with-no-hard-evidence-and-a-dead-suspect/" aria-label="Read more about Nark: Solving a murder with no hard evidence, and a dead suspect">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Eden Corrections Facility. (File photo) RNZ/Calvin Samuel A prisoner has been placed on directed segregation after allegedly assaulting his cellmate who remains in hospital with serious injuries. It comes amid a Corrections review of a risk assessment tool used in deciding whether prisoners are suitable to share a cell, after ... <a title="Prisoner segragated after allegedly assaulting cellmate at Auckland’s Mt Eden Corrections Facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/prisoner-segragated-after-allegedly-assaulting-cellmate-at-aucklands-mt-eden-corrections-facility/" aria-label="Read more about Prisoner segragated after allegedly assaulting cellmate at Auckland’s Mt Eden Corrections Facility">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Westpac NZ is offering interest-free, home loan top-ups to improve the resilience of homes to natural hazards and extreme weather. The five-year interest-free home loan of up to $50,000 would cover such things as installing ground moisture barriers under homes, improving drainage on properties and carrying out work to raise ... <a title="Westpac launches scheme to help owners protect homes from extreme weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/westpac-launches-scheme-to-help-owners-protect-homes-from-extreme-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Westpac launches scheme to help owners protect homes from extreme weather">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Dairy prices have been softening. (File photo) AFP / William West Dairy prices are at near two-year low after the eighth consecutive fall in the global auction overnight. The average price at the auction fell 4.3 percent to US$3507 a tonne, following the 3 percent drop in the previous auction two ... <a title="Dairy prices hit near two-year low after eighth consecutive fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/dairy-prices-hit-near-two-year-low-after-eighth-consecutive-fall/" aria-label="Read more about Dairy prices hit near two-year low after eighth consecutive fall">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene shortly after the crash. NZTA says there’s a heavy buildup of traffic in the area. X/ New Zealand Transport Agency One person is in critical condition following a crash on the South-Western Motorway near Māngere overnight. The two-vehicle crash, involving a car and a truck, was reported at 4am ... <a title="Massive traffic queues as crash closes part of Auckland’s SH20" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/massive-traffic-queues-as-crash-closes-part-of-aucklands-sh20/" aria-label="Read more about Massive traffic queues as crash closes part of Auckland’s SH20">Read more</a>
