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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Regional councillors who’ve just been sworn in have been shown the writing on the wall by the government, which is plotting a swift end to their terms It’s been billed as the biggest shakeup in local government since amalgamation in 1989. But at the end of the ... <a title="Local government shake-up: A complicated job to fix a complex system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/local-government-shake-up-a-complicated-job-to-fix-a-complex-system/" aria-label="Read more about Local government shake-up: A complicated job to fix a complex system">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A corporate healthcare provider has hit back on Labour’s claims that it doesn’t prioritise community needs. On Sunday, the party announced a policy that would offer doctors and nurse practitioners low-interest loans to set up new practices or buy into existing ones, if elected next year. The loans would only ... <a title="Labour’s claims of corporate clinics not prioritising community ‘not reflective of the data’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/labours-claims-of-corporate-clinics-not-prioritising-community-not-reflective-of-the-data/" aria-label="Read more about Labour’s claims of corporate clinics not prioritising community ‘not reflective of the data’">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has been seriously injured and a manhunt is under way after a Christchurch robbery. Police were called to the scene at a business on Opawa Road about 5.40am on Tuesday. By the time they got there, the alleged offenders had fled. Police said they were ... <a title="Person seriously injured in Christchurch robbery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/person-seriously-injured-in-christchurch-robbery/" aria-label="Read more about Person seriously injured in Christchurch robbery">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson arrives in the paddock ahead of the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix AFP Reports in Europe say New Zealand driver Liam Lawson will remain in Formula 1 in 2026. Red Bull will announce their driver lineups for Red Bull and Racing Bulls on Tuesday local time ... <a title="Liam Lawson to remain in Formula 1 in 2026 – report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/liam-lawson-to-remain-in-formula-1-in-2026-report/" aria-label="Read more about Liam Lawson to remain in Formula 1 in 2026 – report">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf The battlelines have been drawn in Biosecurity New Zealand’s war against the yellow-legged hornet, but there’s some suggestion they should be widened before a population takes hold. Currently, trapping has been extended out to a five kilometre radius around the concentration of the hornet detections in Auckland’s Glenfield and Birkdale, ... <a title="Calls for yellow-legged hornet trapping in Auckland to be widened" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/calls-for-yellow-legged-hornet-trapping-in-auckland-to-be-widened/" aria-label="Read more about Calls for yellow-legged hornet trapping in Auckland to be widened">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Climate Change Commission chief executive Jo Hendy. RNZ / Dom Thomas Relying on trees to offset New Zealand’s emissions years into the future is putting “a significant number of eggs in one basket”, the Climate Change Commission chair has warned politicians. New trees would need to be “in the ground” within ... <a title="Relying on forestry for carbon removal is placing ‘eggs in one basket’, MPs warned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/relying-on-forestry-for-carbon-removal-is-placing-eggs-in-one-basket-mps-warned/" aria-label="Read more about Relying on forestry for carbon removal is placing ‘eggs in one basket’, MPs warned">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin. Supplied / Catlins Tours Lawyers representing a charity calling for more protection for the hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, have criticised advice on set net fishing given to the fisheries minister. In October the Environmental Law Initiative (ELI) filed High Court proceedings against the Minister for Oceans ... <a title="Lawyers criticise ministry’s advice to Fisheries Minister Shane Jones on set net fishing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/lawyers-criticise-ministrys-advice-to-fisheries-minister-shane-jones-on-set-net-fishing/" aria-label="Read more about Lawyers criticise ministry’s advice to Fisheries Minister Shane Jones on set net fishing">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, centre, with (clockwise from top right), former prime ministers Jacinda Ardern, Chris Hipkins, Mike Moore, David Lange, Bill English and John Key. Many have faced leadership challenges or chose to resign and hand over to a successor. RNZ file images / 123rf Explainer – ‘Tis the season ... <a title="How leadership challenges happen in New Zealand politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/how-leadership-challenges-happen-in-new-zealand-politics/" aria-label="Read more about How leadership challenges happen in New Zealand politics">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand In Auckland, businesses near the new Ikea store are steeling themselves for a stampeed to the homeware giant’s opening on Thursday. Traffic experts have run their numbers and expect crowds of up to 20,000 a day, with a 40-minute crawl on the nearby motorway and another 40 to find a car ... <a title="Ikea opening day: Nearby businesses preparing for mayhem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/ikea-opening-day-nearby-businesses-preparing-for-mayhem/" aria-label="Read more about Ikea opening day: Nearby businesses preparing for mayhem">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Australia celebrate their win over New Zealand Tall Blacks. Marty Melville / PHOTOSPORT Tall Blacks coach Judd Flavell admits he couldn’t have been more proud of his side and knew it would probably need something special to beat them. Australia beat New Zealand 79-77 in the second game of the World ... <a title="Tall Blacks coach knew it would take something special to beat them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/tall-blacks-coach-knew-it-would-take-something-special-to-beat-them/" aria-label="Read more about Tall Blacks coach knew it would take something special to beat them">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Nurses Organisation strike on 28 November. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Health NZ has accused nurses of failing to honour their commitment to provide so-called “life preserving services” during a partial strike. However, the New Zealand Nurses Organisation is blaming Health NZ for rejecting a plan for dedicated on-call staff ... <a title="Health NZ and nurses union at loggerheads over strike plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/health-nz-and-nurses-union-at-loggerheads-over-strike-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Health NZ and nurses union at loggerheads over strike plan">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. There are 427 students enrolled in the country’s eight charter schools. Unsplash The Charter School Agency has revealed there are 427 students enrolled in the eight charter schools. The number of enrolments has been kept under wraps after the agency told the privately-run, state-funded schools not to reveal their ... <a title="Charter School Agency reveals enrolment numbers after telling schools to keep figures under wraps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/charter-school-agency-reveals-enrolment-numbers-after-telling-schools-to-keep-figures-under-wraps/" aria-label="Read more about Charter School Agency reveals enrolment numbers after telling schools to keep figures under wraps">Read more</a>
