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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The motorcyclist was caught driving in a dangerous manner around 10:30pm in Lower Hutt 123RF A motorcyclist has been hospitalised after crashing while fleeing Police on Taita Drive, in Lower Hutt last night. Hutt Valley Area Commander, Inspector Wade Jennings, says local Police saw the motorcyclist driving in a dangerous manner ... <a title="Motorcyclist hospitalised after hitting fence while fleeing police in Lower Hutt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/motorcyclist-hospitalised-after-hitting-fence-while-fleeing-police-in-lower-hutt/" aria-label="Read more about Motorcyclist hospitalised after hitting fence while fleeing police in Lower Hutt">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Patrick Keusch appeared in the Christchurch District Court on Monday POOL / Iain McGregor / The Press A Swiss national wiped away tears as he pleaded guilty to a careless driving charge following a fatal crash in Canterbury. A woman died following a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 73 near Sheffield ... <a title="Patrick Keusch had tears in his eyes as he pleaded guilty to fatal Canterbury crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/patrick-keusch-had-tears-in-his-eyes-as-he-pleaded-guilty-to-fatal-canterbury-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Patrick Keusch had tears in his eyes as he pleaded guilty to fatal Canterbury crash">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Former police commissioner Andrew Coster. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The acting head of the Social Investment Agency says its work has not been destabilised by the high-profile absence of its chief executive. Former police commissioner Andrew Coster has been on leave from his role as social investment secretary since the release ... <a title="Social Investment Agency work continuing despite high-profile absence of boss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/social-investment-agency-work-continuing-despite-high-profile-absence-of-boss/" aria-label="Read more about Social Investment Agency work continuing despite high-profile absence of boss">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Blackcaps coach Rob Walter Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Black Caps coach Rob Walter doesn’t expect his side to have any problems slipping back into Test match mode in the first Test against West Indies starting in Christchurch on Tuesday. Walter is preparing for his first home Test series since taking over ... <a title="Black Caps coach Rob Walter prepares for his first home Test series" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/black-caps-coach-rob-walter-prepares-for-his-first-home-test-series/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps coach Rob Walter prepares for his first home Test series">Read more</a>
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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 vegetation fire has reportedly sparked 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 ... <a title="Car crashes into tree, catches fire on SH5, Waikato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/car-crashes-into-tree-catches-fire-on-sh5-waikato/" aria-label="Read more about Car crashes into tree, catches fire on SH5, Waikato">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific reporter Four Papuan political prisoners have been sentenced to seven months’ imprisonment on treason charges. But a West Papua independence advocate says Indonesia is using its law to silence opposition. In April this year, letters were delivered to government institutions in Sorong West Papua, asking for peaceful dialogue between Indonesia’s ... <a title="Four Papuan activists jailed on treason charges – NZ advocate says ‘abuse of law’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/four-papuan-activists-jailed-on-treason-charges-nz-advocate-says-abuse-of-law/" aria-label="Read more about Four Papuan activists jailed on treason charges – NZ advocate says ‘abuse of law’">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A road in Lower Hutt is blocked after a truck crashed this morning in Taita. Police said the truck rolled on Eastern Hutt Road between Peterkin Street and Page Grove, shortly around 9.05am. One person has moderate injuries and another has minor injuries. Work is underway to ... <a title="People injured, Lower Hutt road blocked following truck crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/people-injured-lower-hutt-road-blocked-following-truck-crash/" aria-label="Read more about People injured, Lower Hutt road blocked following truck crash">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Police Commissioner Richard Chambers says he is determined there will never be a repeat of the “group think” and closed ranks that led to members of the senior executive blocking an investigation into disgraced former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming. McSkimming – who was ... <a title="Police Commissioner Richard Chambers ‘determined’ to prevent another Jevon McSkimming saga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/police-commissioner-richard-chambers-determined-to-prevent-another-jevon-mcskimming-saga/" aria-label="Read more about Police Commissioner Richard Chambers ‘determined’ to prevent another Jevon McSkimming saga">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Martin James Mooney, aged 68, from New Plymouth. NZ Police A man killed last month in New Plymouth’s centre city near the waterfront has been named. Emergency services were called to a fight on St Aubyn Street on the evening of 19 November. CPR was performed but 68-year-old Martin James Mooney ... <a title="Martin Mooney named as man killed in New Plymouth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/martin-mooney-named-as-man-killed-in-new-plymouth/" aria-label="Read more about Martin Mooney named as man killed in New Plymouth">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand One NZ has admitted to breaches of the Code related to information disclosure. RNZ / Nate McKinnon One NZ has been ordered to pay $1.1 million by the High Court after breaching the 111 Contact Code (the Code). The telecommunications company admitted 10 breaches of the Code, which requires providers to ... <a title="One NZ fined over $1m over emergency call breaches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/one-nz-fined-over-1m-over-emergency-call-breaches/" aria-label="Read more about One NZ fined over $1m over emergency call breaches">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon pointed to the government’s plan to support a new medical school adding 120 training places each year from 2028. File photo. Reece Baker/RNZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Labour’s new GP loan proposal is “a bit confused” and does not address the real workforce shortage in the sector. The ... <a title="Labour’s GP plan ‘a bit confused’, Christopher Luxon says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/labours-gp-plan-a-bit-confused-christopher-luxon-says/" aria-label="Read more about Labour’s GP plan ‘a bit confused’, Christopher Luxon says">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The report shows that investing in HIV prevention and stigma initiatives is worthwhile, says a health expert. File photo. A public health researcher is celebrating a 29 percent decrease in new HIV diagnoses from 85 in 2010 to 60 in 2024. The statistic comes from the Ministry of Health’s HIV Monitoring ... <a title="Number of locally-acquired HIV diagnoses continues to fall – report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/number-of-locally-acquired-hiv-diagnoses-continues-to-fall-report/" aria-label="Read more about Number of locally-acquired HIV diagnoses continues to fall – report">Read more</a>
