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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland’s mayor Wayne Brown. MARIKA KHABAZI / RNZ Auckland’s mayor says it would be better if council were running the police in the city, but is adamant it’s a safe place to be. There’s been considerable effort to increase safety in the central city. Community Patrols NZ opened a base in ... <a title="Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says it would be better for council to run police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/auckland-mayor-wayne-brown-says-it-would-be-better-for-council-to-run-police/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland mayor Wayne Brown says it would be better for council to run police">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand We were told off recently for having too much summer holiday, so it’s our responsibility to use that time as wisely as possible which, of course, means going to see lots of movies. From the week before Christmas all the way to Waitangi Day, here is a selection of new films ... <a title="Movies coming out this summer worth seeing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/movies-coming-out-this-summer-worth-seeing/" aria-label="Read more about Movies coming out this summer worth seeing">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A wastewater treatment plant in Akaroa. Supplied/Christchurch City Council University of Auckland researchers have discovered different microbes can be used to reduce the carbon footprint of treating wastewater. Associate Professor Wei-Qin Zhuang and his team from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have been tackling the problem of reducing the ... <a title="New way to get nitrates out of wastewater found by Auckland scientists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/new-way-to-get-nitrates-out-of-wastewater-found-by-auckland-scientists/" aria-label="Read more about New way to get nitrates out of wastewater found by Auckland scientists">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand the Banking Ombudsman and Financial Services Complaints Ltd (FSCL) say they see complaints about disputed or incorrect transactions, commonly at hotels, bars, online retailers and overseas lounges. RNZ When you’re on summer holidays, you might not be thinking much about your banking, insurance or other financial products – unless something goes ... <a title="Summer holiday finance lessons from dispute resolution schemes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/summer-holiday-finance-lessons-from-dispute-resolution-schemes/" aria-label="Read more about Summer holiday finance lessons from dispute resolution schemes">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / REECE BAKER Three people have been arrested, following a burglary south of Auckland and a dramatic failed escape from police on Sunday afternoon. Officers were called to a burglary at a business on Great South Road in Drury just after 5pm. Police said the three alleged offenders ... <a title="Car fleeing burglary crashes into two other vehicles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/21/car-fleeing-burglary-crashes-into-two-other-vehicles/" aria-label="Read more about Car fleeing burglary crashes into two other vehicles">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix celebrate a goal against Central Coast Mariners. Marty Melville/Photosport Wellington Phoenix are off the bottom of the A-League table, after beating Central Coast Mariners 3-1 in Wellington. Midfielder Corban Piper scored the first goal in the 31st minute, after Kasuki Nagasawa pounced on a poor pass from a Mariners ... <a title="Football: Wellington Phoenix win for the third time this season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/21/football-wellington-phoenix-win-for-the-third-time-this-season/" aria-label="Read more about Football: Wellington Phoenix win for the third time this season">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The 38-year-old man is due to appear in court on Christmas Eve. 123RF A man driving a car equipped with flashing police lights pulled over the wrong vehicle in south Auckland on Saturday night. Two officers driving an unmarked police car were puzzled, when a stationwagon following them turned on a ... <a title="Man impersonating police accidentally pulls over mufti cop car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/21/man-impersonating-police-accidentally-pulls-over-mufti-cop-car/" aria-label="Read more about Man impersonating police accidentally pulls over mufti cop car">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Bar staff stepped in to help when a man was allegedly stabbed in the stomach at Wellington’s Ace of Spades Bar. Supplied/ Google Maps A woman has been arrested, as police continue to investigate a stabbing in a central Wellington bar, and they have renewed a call for anyone who saw ... <a title="Woman arrested after stabbing, witnesses sought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/21/woman-arrested-after-stabbing-witnesses-sought/" aria-label="Read more about Woman arrested after stabbing, witnesses sought">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Mclean. RNZ / Finn Blackwell A man accused of sexually abusing a boy into his teens has been acquitted on some charges, while others left a hung jury. Michael Mclean has been on trial in the Auckland District Court, with his defence calling the allegations nonsense and claiming they never ... <a title="Man has some sexual abuse charges acquitted, others ended with hung jury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/21/man-has-some-sexual-abuse-charges-acquitted-others-ended-with-hung-jury/" aria-label="Read more about Man has some sexual abuse charges acquitted, others ended with hung jury">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Feral cat caught in a live trap in Fiordland National Park. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A research project has discovered a way to use sound as a harmless deterrent to keep cats away from nesting native birds. Senior scientist at the Bioeconomy Science Institute (formerly known as Manaaki Whenua – Landcare ... <a title="New research project uses sound to protect native birds from cats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/21/new-research-project-uses-sound-to-protect-native-birds-from-cats/" aria-label="Read more about New research project uses sound to protect native birds from cats">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel fuel slicking out from the wreck of the HMNZS Manawanui, in late 2024, after the navy shift grounded on a reef near the village of Tafitoala in Samoa. Ministry of Works Transport and Infrastructure Samoa Concerns are being raised that the New Zealand government has shortchanged Samoa since HMNZS Manawanui ... <a title="Did New Zealand shortchange Samoa over HMNZS Manawanui wreck compensation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/21/did-new-zealand-shortchange-samoa-over-hmnzs-manawanui-wreck-compensation/" aria-label="Read more about Did New Zealand shortchange Samoa over HMNZS Manawanui wreck compensation?">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ / REECE BAKER Emergency Services are working at the scene of a fiery crash, and police warn it has closed State Highway One lanes near Hampton Downs. No one was seriously injured in the crash on Sunday, police said in a statement. However the vehicle had caught fire ... <a title="Fiery crash blocking lanes on State Highway 1" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/21/fiery-crash-blocking-lanes-on-state-highway-1/" aria-label="Read more about Fiery crash blocking lanes on State Highway 1">Read more</a>
