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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Education Minister Erica Stanford RNZ / Mark Papalii There is nothing stopping schools promoting te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Education Minister says, but they must make closing the achievement gap for tamariki the priority. Earlier this month the National Iwi Chairs Forum delivered a 24,000-strong petition to Erica Stanford, calling for ... <a title="Change from Treaty focus to closing achievement gap for Māori paying off – Stanford" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/change-from-treaty-focus-to-closing-achievement-gap-for-maori-paying-off-stanford/" aria-label="Read more about Change from Treaty focus to closing achievement gap for Māori paying off – Stanford">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mike Pannett has been appointed a statutory Deputy Commissioner of Police. Supplied / NZ Police Assistant Commissioner Mike Pannett has been announced as one of the new statutory deputy commissioners of Police. After the initial shock at Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming‘s resignation in May one of the questions that emerged was ... <a title="Mike Pannett named as new Deputy Commissioner of Police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/mike-pannett-named-as-new-deputy-commissioner-of-police/" aria-label="Read more about Mike Pannett named as new Deputy Commissioner of Police">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The 35-year-old man arrived Auckland Airport at the end of May after spending more than a month overseas. LDR / Stuff / Stephen Forbes A man has been jailed for what investigators say was one of their largest hauls of objectionable material ever seized at Auckland Airport. The 35-year-old Auckland man ... <a title="Man charged after one of largest hauls of child sex abuse material seized at Auckland Airport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/man-charged-after-one-of-largest-hauls-of-child-sex-abuse-material-seized-at-auckland-airport/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged after one of largest hauls of child sex abuse material seized at Auckland Airport">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the gunmen who police believe carried out a mass shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people at the weekend has woken from a coma. Naveed Akram, 24, remains in a Sydney hospital under police guard. His 50-year-old father Sajid was killed by police during the shooting. Police ... <a title="Live: Bondi terror attack gunman wakes from coma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/live-bondi-terror-attack-gunman-wakes-from-coma/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Bondi terror attack gunman wakes from coma">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Buses will replace trains across most of the Wellington rail network from 26 December until 12 January. RNZ / Krystal Gibbens Wellington trains will be out of action for at least two weeks over the summer break. KiwiRail said track maintenance and major upgrades will see buses replace trains across most ... <a title="Wellington trains out of action for at least two weeks over summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/wellington-trains-out-of-action-for-at-least-two-weeks-over-summer/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington trains out of action for at least two weeks over summer">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A judge has ordered a new election to take place for seats on the Auckland local board due to manipulation of voting papers. RNZ / Eveline Harvey A law professor says a judge’s order for a new election to take place for seats on an Auckland local board – due to ... <a title="Ōtara-Papatoetoe election re-do a ‘nail in the coffin’ for postal voting – law professor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/otara-papatoetoe-election-re-do-a-nail-in-the-coffin-for-postal-voting-law-professor/" aria-label="Read more about Ōtara-Papatoetoe election re-do a ‘nail in the coffin’ for postal voting – law professor">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Prepay customers have their power disconnected more often. RNZ More than 10,000 households a month have their power disconnected, new data shows. The Electricity Authority has published a new disconnections for non-payment dashboard, including prepay customers who have been disconnected. It shows that between January and October, for people on contract ... <a title="1000 customers each weekday have power disconnected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/1000-customers-each-weekday-have-power-disconnected/" aria-label="Read more about 1000 customers each weekday have power disconnected">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the best things about summer gatherings is how happily everyone contributes to the table; a salad here, some barbecue meat there, or the show-stopping summer pudding that disappears in seconds every time. Most of us have a few go-to dishes that get rolled out as soon as the invites ... <a title="What to bring to a barbecue that isn’t a boring potato salad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/what-to-bring-to-a-barbecue-that-isnt-a-boring-potato-salad/" aria-label="Read more about What to bring to a barbecue that isn’t a boring potato salad">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A judge has ordered a new election to take place for seats on the Auckland local board due to manipulation of voting papers. RNZ / Eveline Harvey A law professor says a judge’s order for a new election to take place for seats on an Auckland local board – due to ... <a title="Ōtara-Papatoetoe election re-do a ‘nail in the coffin’ for the postal voting – law professor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/otara-papatoetoe-election-re-do-a-nail-in-the-coffin-for-the-postal-voting-law-professor/" aria-label="Read more about Ōtara-Papatoetoe election re-do a ‘nail in the coffin’ for the postal voting – law professor">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Poo transplants may sound unglamorous, but researchers say the early evidence has been encouraging, and it’s grabbed attention around the world. Nelson infectious disease specialist Richard Everts (of Richmond Health Centre) and researchers at Auckland’s Liggins Institute say fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) can help certain patients — yet finding eligible donors ... <a title="Can you donate your poo in New Zealand?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/can-you-donate-your-poo-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Can you donate your poo in New Zealand?">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Hunter Victor Tindale in Fiordland. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Permits for trapping feral cats on conservation land may become easier to obtain. At present, individuals need to adapt a possum fur trapping permit and contact local Department of Conservation (DOC) offices for permission to trap. Gaining permission can take weeks, and ... <a title="A permit for trapping feral cats may get much easier to obtain after a U-turn by DOC" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/a-permit-for-trapping-feral-cats-may-get-much-easier-to-obtain-after-a-u-turn-by-doc/" aria-label="Read more about A permit for trapping feral cats may get much easier to obtain after a U-turn by DOC">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Former mayor Peter Tennent is developing two buildings across the road including one which will house a family apartment overlooking the Tasman Sea. RNZ / Robin Martin A former New Plymouth mayor has put in a bid to buy two blocks of Kāinga Ora flats – planning to bowl them and ... <a title="Former New Plymouth mayor bids for Kāinga Ora flats neighbouring his apartment development" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/17/former-new-plymouth-mayor-bids-for-kainga-ora-flats-neighbouring-his-apartment-development/" aria-label="Read more about Former New Plymouth mayor bids for Kāinga Ora flats neighbouring his apartment development">Read more</a>
