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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>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand An audit by Auckland Council found over 900 people were homeless in Auckland. Nick Monro Isolated, lonely and far from support networks – that’s what people who are homeless say it’s like living in Auckland’s suburbs. An Auckland Council audit found more than 400 people were living without shelter in September ... <a title="Homelessness in Auckland more than doubles in year: Report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/homelessness-in-auckland-more-than-doubles-in-year-report/" aria-label="Read more about Homelessness in Auckland more than doubles in year: Report">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Ian Mclean in Auckland District Court. RNZ / Finn Blackwell Warning: This story discusses graphic details of sexual abuse A judge has told jurors in the trial of a man accused of sexually abusing a boy into his teenage years that their deliberation will depend on the reliability of key ... <a title="District Court judge summarises evidence in Auckland sexual abuse case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/district-court-judge-summarises-evidence-in-auckland-sexual-abuse-case/" aria-label="Read more about District Court judge summarises evidence in Auckland sexual abuse case">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins is preferred prime minister on 45 percent, while Christopher Luxon is at 39 percent, according to the latest poll. RNZ Labour has an eight-point lead over National in the latest The Post/Freshwater Strategy poll, but neither the coalition nor the opposition parties have the numbers to govern. ... <a title="Labour has eight-point lead over National in latest poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/labour-has-eight-point-lead-over-national-in-latest-poll/" aria-label="Read more about Labour has eight-point lead over National in latest poll">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Police investigating the homicide of a Rotorua man are urging residents near where he died to check their properties for items the offender may have left behind. Nicholas Patrick Mitchell, 37, was found dead in a vehicle on Ford Road in the city shortly before 8:30pm on ... <a title="Residents near site of Rotorua homicide inquiry asked to check properties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/residents-near-site-of-rotorua-homicide-inquiry-asked-to-check-properties/" aria-label="Read more about Residents near site of Rotorua homicide inquiry asked to check properties">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Four measles cases are still infectious according to Health New Zealand. Unsplash/ Michael Amadeus Health New Zealand says there is a new case of measles of Queenstown. It brings the number of known cases nationally since the response began to 32 – four of which are still infectious. Health New Zealand ... <a title="New case of measles in Queenstown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/new-case-of-measles-in-queenstown/" aria-label="Read more about New case of measles in Queenstown">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A roast meat meal for Christmas that would fed roughly 10 people now costs about $200, up from $178 last year. File photo. subbotina/123RF Putting on a Christmas feast with all the trimmings is not getting any cheaper, and you are already paying more as soon as you fire up the ... <a title="The cost of a Christmas meal: ‘Just turning the barbecue on gets expensive’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/the-cost-of-a-christmas-meal-just-turning-the-barbecue-on-gets-expensive/" aria-label="Read more about The cost of a Christmas meal: ‘Just turning the barbecue on gets expensive’">Read more</a>
