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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Digitising Government Judith Collins. Nick Monro The minister in charge of a new government app promises it will be “more secure than almost anything else you could think about”. Minister for Digitising Government Judith Collins has launched the Govt.nz app this week after several years of development. “It’s to ... <a title="Government launches ‘one-stop shop’ app" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/government-launches-one-stop-shop-app/" aria-label="Read more about Government launches ‘one-stop shop’ app">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Social Development Louise Upston. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A Citizens Advice Bureau report based on more than 10,000 requests for assistance has revealed what it calls “a growing crisis in welfare support”. It said people from all walks of life, and all ages and ethnicities, were struggling to meet ... <a title="Nine to Noon live: Growing crisis in welfare support revealed in major report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/nine-to-noon-live-growing-crisis-in-welfare-support-revealed-in-major-report/" aria-label="Read more about Nine to Noon live: Growing crisis in welfare support revealed in major report">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand UNESCO has recognised Italian food is more than pizza, pasta and gelato, adding the range and ritual of the famed cuisine to its list of intangible cultural heritage. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whose hard-right government has championed “Made in Italy” products as part of her nationalist agenda, hailed the recognition that ... <a title="Not just pizza: Italian cuisine makes UNESCO list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/not-just-pizza-italian-cuisine-makes-unesco-list/" aria-label="Read more about Not just pizza: Italian cuisine makes UNESCO list">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A seven-year-old Hamilton boy who went missing after going to visit his friends has been found safe, his mother says. His mother on Thursday morning told RNZ he had been returned to his family by a teacher. Police had earlier issued an ‘amber alert’ after the boy left his home on ... <a title="Seven-year-old missing Hamilton boy found safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/seven-year-old-missing-hamilton-boy-found-safe/" aria-label="Read more about Seven-year-old missing Hamilton boy found safe">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand All Black Sevu Reece. Juan Gasparini / Photosport All Blacks’ wing Sevu Reece has signed with French club Perpignan and will leave the Crusaders at the end of the next Super Rugby season after eight seasons with the side. Reece has played 37 tests for New Zealand and is Super Rugby’s ... <a title="All Black Sevu Reece heading to France at end of 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/all-black-sevu-reece-heading-to-france-at-end-of-2026/" aria-label="Read more about All Black Sevu Reece heading to France at end of 2026">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Skipper Travis Whiteman. RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod Warning: Some images may be distressing. A Christmas Eve swimming and fishing trip turned to a bloody disaster in 2022, when two women were struck by a spinning boat propeller. Both were seriously injured and needed hospitalisation. On Wednesday in the Thames District Court, ... <a title="Drunken skipper Travis Whiteman fined for reversing into swimmers with propellor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/drunken-skipper-travis-whiteman-fined-for-reversing-into-swimmers-with-propellor/" aria-label="Read more about Drunken skipper Travis Whiteman fined for reversing into swimmers with propellor">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand If Customs becomes a user of Auror, it could have access to police information about retail crime. File photo. RNZ /Dom Thomas Police are cutting back what they tell a privately-run surveillance system about suspects, over concerns about who might see the information. RNZ inquiries show Customs also wants to use ... <a title="Customs use of surveillance system could be a ‘significant issue’ for privacy – memo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/customs-use-of-surveillance-system-could-be-a-significant-issue-for-privacy-memo/" aria-label="Read more about Customs use of surveillance system could be a ‘significant issue’ for privacy – memo">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ /Dom Thomas Record keepers are warning an amendment bill before Parliament will usher in the destruction or loss of vital public evidence such as from military operations overseas. They also voiced alarm at a parliamentary select committee on Wednesday morning that public records could be privatised, citing the historical case ... <a title="Public Records Act: Warning amendments could result in loss of vital evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/public-records-act-warning-amendments-could-result-in-loss-of-vital-evidence/" aria-label="Read more about Public Records Act: Warning amendments could result in loss of vital evidence">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Debbs Murray is a survivor of domestic violence and now heads Eclipse. supplied A family violence specialist says she is regularly contacted by women who say their abusive partner has shared custody of their kids and they wish they never left. It comes as newly released information reveals officials shelved work ... <a title="Specialist says Family Court needs to be screened for violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/specialist-says-family-court-needs-to-be-screened-for-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Specialist says Family Court needs to be screened for violence">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The dispute was around a simple phrase printed on packaging of Zuru’s own-brand MAX Build More plastic brick building kits: “LEGO® BRICK COMPATIBLE.” Pixabay Zuru has scored a major win in its long-running legal fight with Lego, the Court of Appeal overturning a High Court ruling that had found Zuru breached ... <a title="Zuru wins trademark battle against Lego" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/zuru-wins-trademark-battle-against-lego/" aria-label="Read more about Zuru wins trademark battle against Lego">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand An IR error has affected thousands of pensioners. Supplied Almost 7000 pensioners have been affected by another Inland Revenue error. Last week, RNZ reported that 4500 people had overpaid tax after their imputation credits had been incorrectly recorded in their prep-populated tax returns. Others got in touch and said they had ... <a title="7000 pensioners overcharged in another Inland Revenue error" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/7000-pensioners-overcharged-in-another-inland-revenue-error/" aria-label="Read more about 7000 pensioners overcharged in another Inland Revenue error">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Whangamatā is one of the Coromandel Peninsula’s summer hotspots. 123RF With tourism numbers back to pre-Covid levels, New Zealanders are getting ready for a swarm of tourists. Experts say tourists – local or not – should be ready for some changeable weather. Tourists chasing the classic Kiwi summer of bright blue ... <a title="Heat, holidays, hikes, and a ‘stinking strong’ sun" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/heat-holidays-hikes-and-a-stinking-strong-sun/" aria-label="Read more about Heat, holidays, hikes, and a ‘stinking strong’ sun">Read more</a>
