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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Timaru Christmas tree was destroyed by fire last week. Supplied Timaru businesses have joined together to replace a community Christmas tree that was deliberately set on fire – and now the community has been asked to help decorate it. The 10-metre-tall fully decorated tree on the Caroline Bay piazza cost ... <a title="Fire-damaged Christmas tree replaced by Timaru businesses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/fire-damaged-christmas-tree-replaced-by-timaru-businesses/" aria-label="Read more about Fire-damaged Christmas tree replaced by Timaru businesses">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand As Australia’s ban on under-16-year-olds having certain social media accounts kicks in this week, debate on whether it’s a good idea or even legal rages on. Yet barely acknowledged in this debate is what happens when a child doesn’t have an account, yet their entire childhood is still documented online. Should ... <a title="If social media is bad for kids, should we post their photos online?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/if-social-media-is-bad-for-kids-should-we-post-their-photos-online/" aria-label="Read more about If social media is bad for kids, should we post their photos online?">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Two people are injured after a firearm was discharged in Gore this evening. The injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Police said they were called to the scene on Aparima Street just before 8pm, and have cordoned off the street. Police do not believe ... <a title="Two injured in firearm incident in Gore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/two-injured-in-firearm-incident-in-gore/" aria-label="Read more about Two injured in firearm incident in Gore">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Despite the ban on cell phone use at school, some children have found work arounds. 123RF Some parents are turning to the gift of a so-called dumbphone this Christmas to limit their children’s access to social media. That’s a phone that you make calls and send texts on, but they can’t ... <a title="Dumbphones in demand as parents fight social media access" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/dumbphones-in-demand-as-parents-fight-social-media-access/" aria-label="Read more about Dumbphones in demand as parents fight social media access">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kōkiri Marae Sexual & Reproductive Health Promoter/Educator Shelley Duffin (left). Supplied A Wellington Marae is adding period care products to its Christmas kai parcels this year as the cost-of-living crisis deepens forcing more people into period poverty. Kōkiri Marae in the Lower Hutt suburb of Seaview has worked with Dignity since ... <a title="Kōkiri Marae adds period care to Christmas kai parcels as costs bite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/kokiri-marae-adds-period-care-to-christmas-kai-parcels-as-costs-bite/" aria-label="Read more about Kōkiri Marae adds period care to Christmas kai parcels as costs bite">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Multiple ambulances and helicopters are responding to an incident in Gore. Police are attending a report of a firearm being discharged in Gore. St John has confirmed it has dispatched ambulances and helicopters to the scene. – more to come – Published by EveningReport.nz and ... <a title="Emergency services rush to incident in Gore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/emergency-services-rush-to-incident-in-gore/" aria-label="Read more about Emergency services rush to incident in Gore">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Red Frogs national director Raymond Thompson. RNZ/Katie Todd Tens of thousands of teenagers are expected to descend on Wānaka’s lakefront for one of the country’s biggest informal New Year’s Eve gatherings, with police warning parents they could face charges if they supply alcohol to minors. Police, paramedics and volunteers are concerned ... <a title="Wānaka braces for influx of teenage partygoers on New Year’s Eve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/wanaka-braces-for-influx-of-teenage-partygoers-on-new-years-eve/" aria-label="Read more about Wānaka braces for influx of teenage partygoers on New Year’s Eve">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Sneha Patel either did not pay the employees at all, or at a rate less than the minimum wage for the hours they worked. File photo. 123RF A Hamilton woman has been sentenced to 11 months home detention for exploiting three migrant workers and failing to pay them thousands of dollars ... <a title="Hamilton woman who exploited migrant workers sentenced to home detention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/hamilton-woman-who-exploited-migrant-workers-sentenced-to-home-detention/" aria-label="Read more about Hamilton woman who exploited migrant workers sentenced to home detention">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Lydia Oosterhoff is a human rights lawyer and senior associate at Cooper Legal. Jimmy Ellingham Mother of man named in online privacy breach linking him to abuse in state care fears it could cause further trauma Five abuse survivors named in OIA document still don’t know about breach Ministry of Social ... <a title="Abuse survivors still unaware they were named online by Ministry of Social Development" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/abuse-survivors-still-unaware-they-were-named-online-by-ministry-of-social-development/" aria-label="Read more about Abuse survivors still unaware they were named online by Ministry of Social Development">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua square off before their Miami showdown. Leonardo Fernandez YouTuber-turned boxer Jake Paul faces the biggest test of his fledgling boxing career, when he takes on former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in Florida on Saturday (NZT). Kiwi boxing promoter Dean Lonergan expects it’s a test Paul ... <a title="Promoter Dean Lonergan forecasts heavy defeat for YouTuber Jake Paul against Anthony Joshua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/promoter-dean-lonergan-forecasts-heavy-defeat-for-youtuber-jake-paul-against-anthony-joshua/" aria-label="Read more about Promoter Dean Lonergan forecasts heavy defeat for YouTuber Jake Paul against Anthony Joshua">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown. RNZ / Mark Papalii Hospitals and public health services across the country have been asked to find more than half-a-billion dollars in “efficiencies” to re-invest in patient care. In a response to written parliamentary questions from Labour’s health spokesperson Dr Ayesha Verrall, Health Minister Simeon Brown confirmed ... <a title="Minister Simeon Brown sets Health NZ ‘efficiency targets’ of $500m" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/minister-simeon-brown-sets-health-nz-efficiency-targets-of-500m/" aria-label="Read more about Minister Simeon Brown sets Health NZ ‘efficiency targets’ of $500m">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action as the third in the five-test series between arch rivals Australia and England gets underway at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide. Australia currently has a 2-0 lead in the series, after successful campaigns in both Perth and Brisbane. First ball is at 12.30 NZT Sign up for Ngā ... <a title="The Ashes live: England on top as wickets fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/the-ashes-live-england-on-top-as-wickets-fall/" aria-label="Read more about The Ashes live: England on top as wickets fall">Read more</a>
