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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A 77-year-old seriously injured his face and hands after faceplanting on the concrete outside Sydney airport. 123RF A New Zealand family is complaining to Jetstar after their elderly father was injured during an unexpected overnight layover. The 77-year-old seriously injured his face and hands after faceplanting on the concrete when he ... <a title="Family complains to Jetstar after elderly man injured during layover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/family-complains-to-jetstar-after-elderly-man-injured-during-layover/" aria-label="Read more about Family complains to Jetstar after elderly man injured during layover">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A man has been arrested in central Auckland for carrying a samurai sword, which some members of the public mistook for a gun. Police say they were initially called at around 4pm when a member of the public thought they saw a man with a gun on ... <a title="Man carrying samurai sword in central Auckland arrested" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/man-carrying-samurai-sword-in-central-auckland-arrested/" aria-label="Read more about Man carrying samurai sword in central Auckland arrested">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters protest during their industrial dispute with FENZ. RNZ / Ruth Hill Fire and Emergency has taken legal action against its union and one of its officials, following alleged threats and intimidation. New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) officials are believed to have threatened and intimidated volunteers to stop them responding ... <a title="Fire and Emergency takes union to court for alleged intimidation of volunteers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/fire-and-emergency-takes-union-to-court-for-alleged-intimidation-of-volunteers/" aria-label="Read more about Fire and Emergency takes union to court for alleged intimidation of volunteers">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jacob Duffy celebrates his five wickets in the second innings against England at Wellington. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Third test: Black Caps v West Indies Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui 11am, Thursday, 18 December Live blog updates on RNZ Sport Jacob Duffy believes the Black Caps still have enough experience to beat ... <a title="Black Caps bowler Jacob Duffy backs injury-plagued attack against West Indies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/black-caps-bowler-jacob-duffy-backs-injury-plagued-attack-against-west-indies/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps bowler Jacob Duffy backs injury-plagued attack against West Indies">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Zoo has euthanised its elderly rhino Zambezi. Facebook/Auckland Zoo Auckland Zoo has euthanised its elderly rhino, Zambezi, due to age-related health conditions. The 36-year-old Southern white rhino relocated to Auckland from Hamilton Zoo in 2007. Auckland Zoo Veterinarian Dr Adam Naylor said Zambezi’s dental disease had made it difficult for ... <a title="Auckland Zoo euthanises elderly rhino Zambezi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/auckland-zoo-euthanises-elderly-rhino-zambezi/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Zoo euthanises elderly rhino Zambezi">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Parents the world over have begun the task of negotiating Christmas lists written by their children. The division of marketplace products into restrictive gender categories – known as gendered marketing – is especially pronounced in the toy market and can help entrench gender inequalities from a young age. It happens when ... <a title="How to navigate the toy aisles these holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/how-to-navigate-the-toy-aisles-these-holidays/" aria-label="Read more about How to navigate the toy aisles these holidays">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The man, aged in his 50s, has interim name suppression. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A Christchurch man is accused of trying to solicit sexual favours from two teenage girls and sexually taunting a third, court documents show. The man, aged in his 50s, has interim name suppression that prevents RNZ detailing ... <a title="Christchurch man accused of trying to solicit sexual favours from teen girls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/christchurch-man-accused-of-trying-to-solicit-sexual-favours-from-teen-girls/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch man accused of trying to solicit sexual favours from teen girls">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash A TV advertising company has been caught out for lying to consumers and leaving fake reviews on its website. The Commerce Commission says Brand Developer Limited, which trades as The TV Shop, has been convicted of 13 charges for breaches of the Fair Trading Act over a period of nearly ... <a title="TV advertising company caught lying to consumers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/tv-advertising-company-caught-lying-to-consumers/" aria-label="Read more about TV advertising company caught lying to consumers">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Reserve Bank plans to reduce the amount of capital banks are required to hold against their loans. RNZ / Dom Thomas Changes to bank capital requirements may mean home loan interest rates are lower than they could otherwise have been, but the impact is likely to be small, economists say. ... <a title="What do new bank rules mean for home loans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/what-do-new-bank-rules-mean-for-home-loans/" aria-label="Read more about What do new bank rules mean for home loans">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand PATHA is seeking a judicial review of what it calls the “illegal and unethical decision”. File photo. RNZ // Angus Dreaver The ban on new prescriptions of puberty blockers to treat gender dysphoria in young people – which was due to come into effect this week – has been delayed, pending ... <a title="Puberty blockers ban delayed by judicial review" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/puberty-blockers-ban-delayed-by-judicial-review/" aria-label="Read more about Puberty blockers ban delayed by judicial review">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jevon McSkimming was sentenced to nine months home detention at the Wellington District Court. RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Disgraced former deputy police commissioner Jevon McSkimming has avoided jail time, instead sentenced to nine months’ home detention, at the Wellington District Court this afternoon. He pleaded guilty in November to three representative charges of ... <a title="Jevon McSkimming avoids jail sentence over possession of child sexual exploitation material" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/jevon-mcskimming-avoids-jail-sentence-over-possession-of-child-sexual-exploitation-material/" aria-label="Read more about Jevon McSkimming avoids jail sentence over possession of child sexual exploitation material">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Primary school teachers and principals have both rejected potential settlements. File photo. RNZ / Alexander Robertson Primary school teachers belonging to the NZEI union have rejected the government’s latest pay offer. The decision followed last week’s vote by primary school principals – belonging to the same union – to reject a ... <a title="Primary school teachers reject government’s latest pay offer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/primary-school-teachers-reject-governments-latest-pay-offer/" aria-label="Read more about Primary school teachers reject government’s latest pay offer">Read more</a>
