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December 16, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Further spending discipline is needed, says Finance Minister Nicola Willis. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Return to budget surplus delayed a year until 2030 Deficits forecast to be bigger because slow economic recovery Growth forecast below 1 pct this year rising to more than 3 pct in 2027 Debt expect to peak ... <a title="Government financial position weaker than expected in May budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/16/government-financial-position-weaker-than-expected-in-may-budget/" aria-label="Read more about Government financial position weaker than expected in May budget">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand sraeli Ambassador to Australia arrives in Bondi. RNZ/Charlotte Cook Prams, towels, bikes and booster seats are just some of the belongings left at Bondi Beach after Sunday’s terrorist attack, with locals asking how something like this can happen in their country. Mourners were at the memorial area at Bondi Pavilion since ... <a title="‘How can it happen here?’: Mourners collect belonging left after Bondi attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/16/how-can-it-happen-here-mourners-collect-belonging-left-after-bondi-attack/" aria-label="Read more about ‘How can it happen here?’: Mourners collect belonging left after Bondi attack">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The testing got underway in Wellington on Monday. File picture. RNZ / Alexander Robertson The first day of roadside drug testing has been welcomed as a great day for police. The testing got underway in Wellington on Monday, and will be rolled out to the rest of the country next year. ... <a title="First day of roadside drug testing in Wellington gets positive feedback, police say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/16/first-day-of-roadside-drug-testing-in-wellington-gets-positive-feedback-police-say/" aria-label="Read more about First day of roadside drug testing in Wellington gets positive feedback, police say">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand “What if things turn sour?” people often asked when Bennett and Gray mentioned they were investing in a house with a former flatmate. But people don’t ask that question when romantic partners buy a home together, Bennett points out on RNZ’s Thrift podcast, and those relationships often don’t work out. After ... <a title="How two friends who co-own a house make it work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/16/how-two-friends-who-co-own-a-house-make-it-work/" aria-label="Read more about How two friends who co-own a house make it work">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Bishop RNZ / Nick Monro The government has announced a mega ministry which will take on the work of housing, transport, and local government functions. The new Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport (MCERT) will bring together the ministries of environment, transport, housing and urban development and the local ... <a title="New ministry to combine housing, transport and environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/16/new-ministry-to-combine-housing-transport-and-environment/" aria-label="Read more about New ministry to combine housing, transport and environment">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Royal Auckland & Grange Golf Club. www.photosport.nz A world class professional golf tournament will return to Auckland for the first time in more than 20 years with the launch of the Japan-Australasia Championship. The tournament, which is co-sanctioned by the Challenger PGA Tour of Australia and the Japan Golf Tour ... <a title="Auckland gets professional golf tournament after 20 year hiatus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/16/auckland-gets-professional-golf-tournament-after-20-year-hiatus/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland gets professional golf tournament after 20 year hiatus">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters expect they will be battling the fire for days. Pretoria Gordon / RNZ A fire in South Taranaki has grown overnight to an estimated 100 hectares, with firefighters expected to be battling the blaze for several days. The fire, located between Waitōtara township and Waiinu Beach settlement, started on Monday ... <a title="South Taranaki fire spreads to 100 hectares" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/16/south-taranaki-fire-spreads-to-100-hectares/" aria-label="Read more about South Taranaki fire spreads to 100 hectares">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Austen’s six novels – including Emma and Pride and Prejudice – were groundbreaking in the early 1800s. As a pioneer of free indirect style and the marriage plot, her mastery has inspired many homages and imitations — both on the page and the screen — over the last two centuries. On ... <a title="Jane Austen would have turned 250. Here’s why she is still relevant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/16/jane-austen-would-have-turned-250-heres-why-she-is-still-relevant/" aria-label="Read more about Jane Austen would have turned 250. Here’s why she is still relevant">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A large fire in the South Auckland suburb of Wiri has resulted in road closures. The fire is understood to be at an industrial building and large plumes of dark grey smoke can be seen from several kilometres away. Police have closed Roscommon Road and are directing traffic back on to ... <a title="Industrial fire burning in Wiri in south Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/16/industrial-fire-burning-in-wiri-in-south-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Industrial fire burning in Wiri in south Auckland">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Once niche imports, Japanese and Korean sunscreens are now lining shelves at retailers, including major places like Farmers, and slipping into the routines of New Zealanders tired of the heavy, chalky formulas they grew up with. Auckland hairstylist and makeup artist Naeema Bhikoo has watched the shift firsthand. After years of ... <a title="Japanese and Korean sunscreens are trendy – but do they work under NZ’s sun?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/16/japanese-and-korean-sunscreens-are-trendy-but-do-they-work-under-nzs-sun/" aria-label="Read more about Japanese and Korean sunscreens are trendy – but do they work under NZ’s sun?">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jonathan Trubuhovich died in hospital earlier this month after being assaulted. 123RF An inmate has been charged with killing a fellow prisoner at Mt Eden Prison. Jonathan Trubuhovich, who was 69, was assaulted at the end of November and died in hospital 10 days later. Police launched a homicide investigation and ... <a title="Man charged with killing fellow prisoner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/16/man-charged-with-killing-fellow-prisoner/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged with killing fellow prisoner">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Lord Fakafanua is Tonga’s new prime minister. VNP / Daniela Maoate-Cox The election of a noble to lead Tonga’s next government is raising concerns over the direction of the country’s democracy. Lord Fakafanua, 40, beat incumbent prime minister Dr ‘Aisake Eke – the only other nominee – in Monday’s vote for ... <a title="What the election of Tonga’s new noble PM means for democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/16/what-the-election-of-tongas-new-noble-pm-means-for-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about What the election of Tonga’s new noble PM means for democracy">Read more</a>
