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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said a car had collided with a tree between Harwoods Road and Tapapa Road. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has died after a car crashed into a tree and caught on fire. Emergency services were called to the crash on State Highway 5 near Tapapa, Waikato at 10.45am on ... <a title="Person dies after car crashes into tree, catches fire on SH5, Waikato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/person-dies-after-car-crashes-into-tree-catches-fire-on-sh5-waikato/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies after car crashes into tree, catches fire on SH5, Waikato">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Sky City Convention Centre’s foyer. RNZ/Nona Pelletier The opening of the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) is just around the corner and expected to contribute an initial $90 million a year to the economy over the next three years. The convention centre had been nearly 17 years in the ... <a title="Auckland’s new convention centre to bring million-dollar boost to economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/aucklands-new-convention-centre-to-bring-million-dollar-boost-to-economy/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s new convention centre to bring million-dollar boost to economy">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Pharmac chief executive Sarah Fitt. RNZ / LUKE MCPAKE The Minister for Pharmac says the departure of its former chief executive – which appears to have come with a $357,000 payout – was “very well managed” by the board. Sarah Fitt resigned from the drug-buying agency in February after years ... <a title="David Seymour, Paula Bennett defend $357k exit payment to former Pharmac head" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/david-seymour-paula-bennett-defend-357k-exit-payment-to-former-pharmac-head/" aria-label="Read more about David Seymour, Paula Bennett defend $357k exit payment to former Pharmac head">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Northland Coastguard Air Patrol conducting the aerial search for a fisherman who was swept off the rocks at Tapotupotu Bay near Cape Reinga. Northland Coastguard Air Patrol The Police Dive Squad is searching the water near Cape Reinga for a fisherman swept from rocks at Tapotupotu Bay. The man was fishing ... <a title="Search for fisherman missing at Tapotupotu Bay continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/search-for-fisherman-missing-at-tapotupotu-bay-continues/" aria-label="Read more about Search for fisherman missing at Tapotupotu Bay continues">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ composite A man who was taken to hospital with fractured ribs and bruised lungs was left paraplegic after a chest drain was inserted incorrectly. The man had been admitted to Auckland City Hospital following a car crash in 2022 where, four days into his stay, he was assessed ... <a title="Man taken to hospital with bruised ribs left paralysed after chest drain inserted incorrectly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/man-taken-to-hospital-with-bruised-ribs-left-paralysed-after-chest-drain-inserted-incorrectly/" aria-label="Read more about Man taken to hospital with bruised ribs left paralysed after chest drain inserted incorrectly">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Missing 13-year-old Metallica. Supplied / Police An Auckland teenager has been missing for more than two weeks. Police are now asking for the public’s help in finding her. Metallica, 13, was reported missing from the Manurewa area, in South Auckland but is known to often visit the Wellsford area. She’s described ... <a title="Search for 13-year-old Auckland girl Metallica missing for two weeks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/search-for-13-year-old-auckland-girl-metallica-missing-for-two-weeks/" aria-label="Read more about Search for 13-year-old Auckland girl Metallica missing for two weeks">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Hutt Valley District Court. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Members of the public yelled abuse at a Lower Hutt man as he appeared in the dock on charges of intentionally hurting a baby. The 30-year-old pleaded not guilty to all charges when he appeared in Hutt Valley District Court on Monday. Police ... <a title="Members of the public yell abuse as man appears in court charged with hurting baby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/members-of-the-public-yell-abuse-as-man-appears-in-court-charged-with-hurting-baby/" aria-label="Read more about Members of the public yell abuse as man appears in court charged with hurting baby">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Widespread rain and possible thunderstorms for the North Island Tuesday and Wednesday Strong winds possible for upper North Island mid-week Humid air ahead of a low, followed by a cooler southerly change Improving weather for most areas on Thursday The start of December might mark the beginning of summer ... <a title="Heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds expected as summer officially begins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/heavy-rain-thunderstorms-and-strong-winds-expected-as-summer-officially-begins/" aria-label="Read more about Heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds expected as summer officially begins">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland-based Kick Back has released its first State of the Street report which it says is an SOS to the government and community at large (file image). RNZ / Luke McPake Young people are sleeping on the streets and in cars as a youth homelessness support service says the problem is ... <a title="Number of under 16s sleeping rough ‘much larger than we’d first anticipated’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/number-of-under-16s-sleeping-rough-much-larger-than-wed-first-anticipated/" aria-label="Read more about Number of under 16s sleeping rough ‘much larger than we’d first anticipated’">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are working with specialist equipment to rescue the driver. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Firefighters are working to free the driver of a logging truck who is trapped after a crash north of Balclutha. Police said the crash occurred on Coe Road just after 11am on Monday. The driver is reported ... <a title="Firefighters battle to free driver trapped in Otago logging truck crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/firefighters-battle-to-free-driver-trapped-in-otago-logging-truck-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters battle to free driver trapped in Otago logging truck crash">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Hutt Valley District Court. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A man charged with four counts of intentionally injuring a baby in Lower Hutt is pleading not guilty to all charges. It is at least the fourth serious child abuse case in the Hutt Valley in recent months. Police responded to a callout ... <a title="Lower Hutt man charged with intentionally injuring baby pleads not guilty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/lower-hutt-man-charged-with-intentionally-injuring-baby-pleads-not-guilty/" aria-label="Read more about Lower Hutt man charged with intentionally injuring baby pleads not guilty">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Anihana Pomana. Supplied Police have formally identified the body of 25-year-old Te Anihana Pomana. Pomana went missing on August 21 after leaving SkyCity Hotel in the early hours of the morning. Last week, police announced a body they believed to be Pomana was found in dense bush in the Pukekohe ... <a title="Body of Te Anihana Pomana formally identified" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/body-of-te-anihana-pomana-formally-identified/" aria-label="Read more about Body of Te Anihana Pomana formally identified">Read more</a>
