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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wallace Chapman preparing for his show The Panel, broadcasting live from Revelry Bar in Auckland. Supplied Wallace Chapman and The Panel break free of the studio and invade Auckland’s Ponsonby Road for a hit of pub politics and current affairs. Tonight’s panellists include Heather Roy (ex-ACT MP), Holly Bennett (former adviser ... <a title="Listen live: The Panel LIVE from Revelry Bar in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/listen-live-the-panel-live-from-revelry-bar-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Listen live: The Panel LIVE from Revelry Bar in Auckland">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A happy collision of events came together to inspire Nino Raphael to create The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate – The Musical. He and his partner were in London, gorging on theatre when they took in the Matilda musical, he told Culture 101. “I was blown away by the production ... <a title="When a Margaret Mahy classic mixes with raucous sea shanties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/when-a-margaret-mahy-classic-mixes-with-raucous-sea-shanties/" aria-label="Read more about When a Margaret Mahy classic mixes with raucous sea shanties">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A large fire at the Tongariro National Park is now fully contained. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) said the containment line was completed on Tuesday afternoon. One crew would stay to monitor the fire overnight, while a drone crew would conduct a flight to check for deep-seated hotspots, it said. The fire ... <a title="Firefighters contain large blaze at Tongariro National Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/firefighters-contain-large-blaze-at-tongariro-national-park/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters contain large blaze at Tongariro National Park">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police previously said the injured man was in an “altercation” with people in a car before he was stabbed. RNZ / Felix Walton Police have made two more arrests after a man was stabbed in Auckland’s Mount Wellington. A homicide investigation was launched on Friday afternoon after a man, whose identity ... <a title="More arrests after man stabbed in Auckland’s Mt Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/more-arrests-after-man-stabbed-in-aucklands-mt-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about More arrests after man stabbed in Auckland’s Mt Wellington">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi A man has been arrested over a fatal bus stabbing in Auckland’s Glenn Innes on Monday night. Two separate investigations were launched after a 59-year-old was stabbed on a bus travelling from Glenn Innes towards Ōrakei in East Auckland. Another man, 51, was seriously injured after boarding ... <a title="Man arrested over alleged fatal bus stabbing, assault in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/man-arrested-over-alleged-fatal-bus-stabbing-assault-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Man arrested over alleged fatal bus stabbing, assault in Auckland">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Damage done to the Sunflour cafe in Orewa. Sunflour / supplied Five people linked to the Headhunters have been arrested over the arson and ram raids of businesses in a small seaside village north of Auckland. Police executed a series of search warrants across the region as part an investigation into ... <a title="Five people linked to Headhunters arrested over arson, ram raids in Auckland’s Ōrewa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/five-people-linked-to-headhunters-arrested-over-arson-ram-raids-in-aucklands-orewa/" aria-label="Read more about Five people linked to Headhunters arrested over arson, ram raids in Auckland’s Ōrewa">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland’s trains will be shutting down for most of the first month of next year. Dan Satherley / RNZ Auckland’s trains will be shutting down for most of the first month of next year. In a joint statement, Auckland Transport and Kiwi Rail said commuters could expect more rail network closures ... <a title="Auckland’s trains to shut down for almost a month next year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/aucklands-trains-to-shut-down-for-almost-a-month-next-year/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s trains to shut down for almost a month next year">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government unveiled its proposed replacement bills for the Resource Management Act on Tuesday afternoon, totalling about 750 pages. Here’s five key details: Two new laws, in effect by 2029 Two new laws will replace the Resource Management Act. The Planning Bill ... <a title="Five things you need to know about the RMA replacements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-rma-replacements/" aria-label="Read more about Five things you need to know about the RMA replacements">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Dom Thomas Parliament has been briefly interrupted following a protest from the public gallery, calling on the government to sanction Israel. The leaflet dropped during a protest at Parliament as Question Time was beginning. Supplied Question Time was just beginning as the call “free Palestine” rang out ... <a title="Parliament interrupted by protest demanding sanctions on Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/parliament-interrupted-by-protest-demanding-sanctions-on-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Parliament interrupted by protest demanding sanctions on Israel">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Peter Humphreys (left) with his daughter Sian, and Christine Fleming (right) with her son Justin Coote. NZ Herald / Sylvie Whinray The Supreme Court has ruled two parents who care full-time for their disabled children are, in fact, employees of the government, and should receive the same benefits and protections. Under ... <a title="Full-time carers’ appeal for employee status upheld by Supreme Court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/full-time-carers-appeal-for-employee-status-upheld-by-supreme-court/" aria-label="Read more about Full-time carers’ appeal for employee status upheld by Supreme Court">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tom Latham photosport Black Caps’ Test captain Tom Latham says a proposed T20 franchise league in New Zealand is a great initiative and would boost the standard of cricket in Aotearoa. The Black Caps are preparing to face the West Indies in the second Test at Wellington’s Basin Reserve, starting on ... <a title="Cricket: Test captain Tom Latham joins chorus of support for NZ T20 franchise league" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/cricket-test-captain-tom-latham-joins-chorus-of-support-for-nz-t20-franchise-league/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Test captain Tom Latham joins chorus of support for NZ T20 franchise league">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The NZ Transport Agency will allow more than 300 drivers who lost their commercial licences after submitting false or altered documents in the licence conversion process to re-sit driving tests. The government agency said Monday the decision came after engagement with the transport industry. “NZTA originally intended to cancel 459 commercial ... <a title="NZTA allows 335 drivers re-sit tests after commercial licences suspended" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/nzta-allows-335-drivers-re-sit-tests-after-commercial-licences-suspended/" aria-label="Read more about NZTA allows 335 drivers re-sit tests after commercial licences suspended">Read more</a>
