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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the cricket action on day three of the Black Caps second test against the West Indies, at Cello Basin Reserve in Wellington. The Black Caps and West Indies are locked in a tight tussle in the second cricket test in Wellington. Having bowled the West Indies out for 205, ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies second test – day three" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-second-test-day-three/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies second test – day three">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jevon McSkimming RNZ / Mark Papalii Police are continuing with a prosecution against the woman who accused former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming of sexual offending in relation to charges of harassing another police officer and his wife. A damning report released last month by the Independent Police Conduct Authority found serious ... <a title="Police press on with prosecution of Jevon McSkimming accuser ‘Ms Z’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/police-press-on-with-prosecution-of-jevon-mcskimming-accuser-ms-z/" aria-label="Read more about Police press on with prosecution of Jevon McSkimming accuser ‘Ms Z’">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Nathan Boulter NZPA / David Rowland A possessive stalker who stabbed a Christchurch mother 55 times after she broke off their relationship will be sentenced for murder in February. Nathan Boulter murdered Chantal McDonald in Parklands in July. He appeared via audio-visual link at the High Court ... <a title="Name suppression lifts for Christchurch murder victim Chantal McDonald" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/name-suppression-lifts-for-christchurch-murder-victim-chantal-mcdonald/" aria-label="Read more about Name suppression lifts for Christchurch murder victim Chantal McDonald">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 20-year-old subantartic fur seal Ōrua has been euthanised. Supplied / Auckland Zoo The last remaining seal in a New Zealand zoo has been euthanised. Auckland Zoo announced its 20-year-old subantartic fur seal named Ōrua was euthanised on Thursday. The zoo said Ōrua was close to the maximum lifespan for his species ... <a title="NZ’s last seal in zoo euthanised, leaves behind ‘special legacy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/nzs-last-seal-in-zoo-euthanised-leaves-behind-special-legacy/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s last seal in zoo euthanised, leaves behind ‘special legacy’">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Netflix has announced its planned acquisition of the American media company Warner Bros with a deal valued at US$82.7 billion (NZ$142.43 billion). The acquisition has provoked criticism from film fans, creatives and the US government, including concerns for the future of filmgoing. News of the acquisition was also followed by a ... <a title="Netflix is buying Warner Brothers: Is it the end of the cinema?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/netflix-is-buying-warner-brothers-is-it-the-end-of-the-cinema/" aria-label="Read more about Netflix is buying Warner Brothers: Is it the end of the cinema?">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Primary teachers have been in drawn-out pay talks. (File photo) 123rf.com Primary school teachers are considering a potential settlement of their drawn-out pay talks. Teachers belonging to union NZEI Te Riu Roa received the offer overnight. Voting on the offer began on Friday morning and closed at 12pm on Wednesday next ... <a title="Primary teachers consider settlement after drawn-out pay talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/primary-teachers-consider-settlement-after-drawn-out-pay-talks/" aria-label="Read more about Primary teachers consider settlement after drawn-out pay talks">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Hobbyist beekeepers are being asked to stay alert for invasive yellow-legged hornets loitering around their hives. Biosecurity New Zealand has more than doubled its Auckland surveillance zone from 5 to 11 kilometres. Auckland Beekeepers Club president Ken Brown said that decision was made because worker hornets were beginning to travel ... <a title="Appeal to backyard beekeepers to be vigilant over yellow-legged hornets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/appeal-to-backyard-beekeepers-to-be-vigilant-over-yellow-legged-hornets/" aria-label="Read more about Appeal to backyard beekeepers to be vigilant over yellow-legged hornets">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash Some food outlets have been supersizing portion sizes and it would be good to go back to smaller amounts, a New Zealand health professor says. In an article in the medical journal The Lancet, adviser to the UK government on obesity, Professor Naveed Sattar, said ready to eat portion sizes ... <a title="We need to get back to smaller portions, health professor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/we-need-to-get-back-to-smaller-portions-health-professor-says/" aria-label="Read more about We need to get back to smaller portions, health professor says">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Lorna Irene Drive Reserve playground in Raumati South. Supplied / Kāpiti Coast District Council Young children getting burnt by playground equipment has sparked a petition calling for every new or upgraded playground to have mandatory shade from the sun. Founder of app Roam With Kids, Renata Wiles, launched the petition to ... <a title="Children being burnt by playground equipment sparks petition to parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/children-being-burnt-by-playground-equipment-sparks-petition-to-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Children being burnt by playground equipment sparks petition to parliament">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Little is chair of the Wellington Mayoral Forum. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Mayor of Wellington says the region needs to work together to plan a response to the government’s calls for simpler, more cost-effective local government to prevent changes from being “imposed” upon them. All of the region’s mayors ... <a title="Regions must band together to avoid being pushed, Wellington mayor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/regions-must-band-together-to-avoid-being-pushed-wellington-mayor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Regions must band together to avoid being pushed, Wellington mayor says">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Katie Boulter, Venus Williams, Alexandra Eala, Elina Svitolina will compete at the ASB Classic 2026. ASB Classic/Photosport A seven-time Grand Slam champion, an Olympic medallist and the Philippines’ first top 50 player were among the initial 25 players confirmed for the 2026 ASB Classic women’s tennis tournament in Auckland. A field ... <a title="Svitolina to Boulter: The ASB Classic 2026 women’s tennis field" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/svitolina-to-boulter-the-asb-classic-2026-womens-tennis-field/" aria-label="Read more about Svitolina to Boulter: The ASB Classic 2026 women’s tennis field">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand wicketkeeper MItch Hay, left, and slip fielder Daryl Mitchell appeal successfully for an LBW decision against Anderson Phillip of the West Indies during Day 2 of the 2nd cricket test match at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, New Zealand, 11 December 2025 Photosport Black Caps all-rounder Daryl Mitchell has ... <a title="Mitch Hay stars with bat, but Tom Blundell could be back for third test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/mitch-hay-stars-with-bat-but-tom-blundell-could-be-back-for-third-test/" aria-label="Read more about Mitch Hay stars with bat, but Tom Blundell could be back for third test">Read more</a>
