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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland City celebrate winning the National League Championship Men’s Final. Shane Wenzlick / Photosport.nz Auckland City FC have defended their National League Championship title with a 7-6 penalty shootout win over Chatham Cup holders Wellington Olympic, after the match finished tied 2-2 following extra time in a thrilling final at Newtown ... <a title="Football: Auckland City claim back-to-back National League titles after penalty shootout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/football-auckland-city-claim-back-to-back-national-league-titles-after-penalty-shootout/" aria-label="Read more about Football: Auckland City claim back-to-back National League titles after penalty shootout">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Google Maps Police have located a teenager who absconded from a youth justice residence near Christchurch. The boy fled from Te Puna Wai o Tuhinapo in Rolleston on Saturday morning. He was found at 4.15am, with the assistance of the Eagle helicopter. Oranga Tamariki confirmed the boy was back ... <a title="Teen who fled youth justice facility found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/teen-who-fled-youth-justice-facility-found/" aria-label="Read more about Teen who fled youth justice facility found">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins is promising voters will see a different Labour in 2026 to the party they turned their backs on in 2023. The last election saw Labour’s six years in government come to an end, and Hipkins returning to the opposition benches just 10 months after becoming prime minister. ... <a title="‘Opportunity to stamp my own mark’: Chris Hipkins promises a different Labour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/opportunity-to-stamp-my-own-mark-chris-hipkins-promises-a-different-labour/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Opportunity to stamp my own mark’: Chris Hipkins promises a different Labour">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Breakers winning run has come to an end. © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz The Breakers fell to a 12-point loss to South East Melbourne Phoenix in their NBL clash in Melbourne, bringing an end to the New Zealanders’ three game winning streak. The 92-80 defeat keeps the Breakers outside the ... <a title="Basketball: Tough night for Breakers as they fall to Phoenix in Melbourne" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/basketball-tough-night-for-breakers-as-they-fall-to-phoenix-in-melbourne/" aria-label="Read more about Basketball: Tough night for Breakers as they fall to Phoenix in Melbourne">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jan Parkes’ early travel blogging trips to Fiordland were seven hours on the road with a baby who wasn’t even walking yet. But with a travel-writing, photography-toting mum who’s covered most of the South Island and 40 countries, her three children (now aged between 7 and 12) learned to take life ... <a title="Why do some people get carsick and others don’t?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/why-do-some-people-get-carsick-and-others-dont/" aria-label="Read more about Why do some people get carsick and others don’t?">Read more</a>
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December 14, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwibank’s 2026 outlook notes that the Reserve Bank is currently “at the centre of some confusion”. RNZ Miscommunication from the Reserve Bank has driven interest rates higher than they should be, Kiwibank economists say, but they expect the economy to recover next year, anyway. Kiwibank has released its outlook for 2026, ... <a title="Rising home loan rates blamed on ‘another misstep from Reserve Bank’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/14/rising-home-loan-rates-blamed-on-another-misstep-from-reserve-bank/" aria-label="Read more about Rising home loan rates blamed on ‘another misstep from Reserve Bank’">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Two bodies were found at a property in Ruatiti. A homicide investigation is under way after two people were found dead at a rural property in the central North Island. The pair’s bodies were found at a property in Ruatiti on Saturday afternoon. Ruatiti is in the Ruapehu district near the ... <a title="Homicide investigation launched after two found dead in central North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/13/homicide-investigation-launched-after-two-found-dead-in-central-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Homicide investigation launched after two found dead in central North Island">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand At least five crews were called to scene in the suburb of Beach Haven shortly after 6pm Saturday. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters have extinguished two housefires on Auckland’s North Shore on Saturday evening. At least five crews were called to a blaze in the suburb of Beach Haven shortly after 6pm. Fire ... <a title="Firefighters extinguish fire in Auckland’s Beach Haven" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/13/firefighters-extinguish-fire-in-aucklands-beach-haven/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters extinguish fire in Auckland’s Beach Haven">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Finley Melville Ives celebrates victory at Secret Garden, China. FIS Reigning freeski halfpipe world champion Finley Melville Ives from Wānaka has won the FIS World Cup event in China, with compatriot Luke Harrold second. For the first time, two Kiwi halfpipe skiers have shared a podium in either freeski or snowboard. ... <a title="Kiwis quinella World Cup freeski halfpipe event in China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/13/kiwis-quinella-world-cup-freeski-halfpipe-event-in-china/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwis quinella World Cup freeski halfpipe event in China">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC’s Callan Elliot competes for possession against Central Coast Mariners. PHOTOSPORT Auckland FC have regained the lead at the top of the A-League men’s table with their Friday night victory, but that could quickly change, as their closest rivals, Sydney FC and Brisbane Roar, both have matches on Saturday night. ... <a title="On the road: Auckland FC building form as they take A-League lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/13/on-the-road-auckland-fc-building-form-as-they-take-a-league-lead/" aria-label="Read more about On the road: Auckland FC building form as they take A-League lead">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand At least five crews were called to scene in the suburb of Beach Haven shortly after 6pm Saturday. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters have been sent to two housefires on Auckland’s North Shore Saturday evening. At least five crews were called to a blaze in the suburb of Beach Haven shortly after 6pm. ... <a title="Firefighters battling house fire in Auckland’s Beach Haven" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/13/firefighters-battling-house-fire-in-aucklands-beach-haven/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters battling house fire in Auckland’s Beach Haven">Read more</a>
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December 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand At least five crews were called to scene in the suburb of Beach Haven shortly after 6pm Saturday. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Several fire crews are battling a house fire on Auckland’s North Shore. At least five crews were called to the suburb of Beach Haven shortly after 6pm Saturday. Fire and Emergency ... <a title="Firefighters battling housefire in Auckland’s Beach Haven" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/13/firefighters-battling-housefire-in-aucklands-beach-haven/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters battling housefire in Auckland’s Beach Haven">Read more</a>
