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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Potential new owners for Wellington’s historic Erskine Chapel have until Thursday afternoon to put in their bids to buy the chapel. The building which is part of the former Erskine College is being sold by developers The Wellington Company. The French Gothic-style chapel which was built in 1929-30 is listed as ... <a title="Bids set to close for historic Wellington chapel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/bids-set-to-close-for-historic-wellington-chapel/" aria-label="Read more about Bids set to close for historic Wellington chapel">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Over the years, Christine Fernyhough has built an extraordinary private collection of New Zealand objects, spanning everything from the 1860s through to the 1970s. Now, in her new book The Albino Kiwi & Other Rarities, she’s selected 75 remarkable pieces to showcase. Among the highlights are a rare albino kiwi specimen, ... <a title="In pictures: 150 years of quirky Kiwi collectibles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/in-pictures-150-years-of-quirky-kiwi-collectibles/" aria-label="Read more about In pictures: 150 years of quirky Kiwi collectibles">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Infometrics chief economist Brad Olsen says it’s “ironic” that the government has no proposal to cap taxes. 123RF A leading economist says it’s “galling” to see government planning a rates cap for councils when it is imposing no restraints on the taxes it levies. The government announced earlier this month that ... <a title="Economist asks: Why not cap taxes if we’re capping rates?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/economist-asks-why-not-cap-taxes-if-were-capping-rates/" aria-label="Read more about Economist asks: Why not cap taxes if we’re capping rates?">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The measles virus, the US CDC says measles is very contagious and can be serious, and anyone who is not protected against the virus is at risk. Supplied/ US CDC A New Zealand-based Tongan immunologist says vigilance around measles spread is particularly important as families prepare to travel over the Christmas ... <a title="Immunologist urges measles vaccination check before holiday travel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/immunologist-urges-measles-vaccination-check-before-holiday-travel/" aria-label="Read more about Immunologist urges measles vaccination check before holiday travel">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis (left) has challenged her predecessor Ruth Richardson. RNZ/Reece Baker/Supplied The Taxpayers’ Union (TPU) has launched a campaign targeting Finance Minister Nicola Willis and calling out what it says is the government’s “growing habit of sugar-coating fiscal truths”. The organisation released packaged fudge from the ‘Nicola Fudge Co.’, ... <a title="Taxpayers’ Union releases fudge taking swipe at Finance Minister Nicola Willis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/taxpayers-union-releases-fudge-taking-swipe-at-finance-minister-nicola-willis/" aria-label="Read more about Taxpayers’ Union releases fudge taking swipe at Finance Minister Nicola Willis">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Rainbow Park Nurseries owner and general manager Andrew Taylor. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly In the balmy greenhouses of Rainbow Park Nurseries, orchids bloom in perfect rows – a picture of calm that hides how close the operation came to crisis. The South Auckland business – which grows houseplants and trees for ... <a title="Lost in transition: The businesses trapped by New Zealand’s energy crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/lost-in-transition-the-businesses-trapped-by-new-zealands-energy-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Lost in transition: The businesses trapped by New Zealand’s energy crisis">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Whether it’s to avoid long and drawn-out goodbyes, not wanting to interrupt the hosts, or because our social batteries are empty, leaving a gathering abruptly — sometimes referred to as an “Irish goodbye” or “French exit” — can often seem like the easiest way to make a quick getaway. But regardless ... <a title="Is it ever okay to leave a party or social event without saying goodbye?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/is-it-ever-okay-to-leave-a-party-or-social-event-without-saying-goodbye/" aria-label="Read more about Is it ever okay to leave a party or social event without saying goodbye?">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tom Phillips’ firearms licence was suspended just weeks after his first disappearance in 2021. RNZ / Supplied / Police Police records show fugitive father Tom Phillips‘ firearms licence was suspended just weeks after his first disappearance in 2021, and later revoked when he was deemed “not a fit and proper person” ... <a title="Tom Phillips’ firearms licence revoked months before second disappearance, documents show" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/tom-phillips-firearms-licence-revoked-months-before-second-disappearance-documents-show/" aria-label="Read more about Tom Phillips’ firearms licence revoked months before second disappearance, documents show">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kane Watson’s death has been described the coroner as a ‘tragic accident’. Supplied The family of man killed by a sand dune that collapsed and swallowed him on a West Auckland beach say losing him has left a hole that nothing can fill. In findings released on Thursday, the coroner sounded ... <a title="Young dad’s death after sand dune collapse a ‘tragic accident’ – coroner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/young-dads-death-after-sand-dune-collapse-a-tragic-accident-coroner/" aria-label="Read more about Young dad’s death after sand dune collapse a ‘tragic accident’ – coroner">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The recalled sand products. Supplied The Public Health Communication Centre says children exposed to asbestos contained in coloured play sands should be regularly monitored to ensure the best chance of successfully treating cancers – which could take decades to emerge later in life. Hundreds of schools have been tested – with ... <a title="Public health agency says children exposed to asbestos should be monitored long-term" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/public-health-agency-says-children-exposed-to-asbestos-should-be-monitored-long-term/" aria-label="Read more about Public health agency says children exposed to asbestos should be monitored long-term">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealanders diagnosed with cancer each year set to reach 45,000 over the next two decades. UnSplash/ Stephen Andrews People are surviving longer after cancer diagnosis – but New Zealand is not improving as fast as other high-income countries. Māori around 1.6 times more likely, and Pacific peoples 1.4 times more ... <a title="Cancer diagnosis numbers set to skyrocket by 50 percent over next two decades" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/cancer-diagnosis-numbers-set-to-skyrocket-by-50-percent-over-next-two-decades/" aria-label="Read more about Cancer diagnosis numbers set to skyrocket by 50 percent over next two decades">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Seven-year-old Hamilton boy Tyrese went missing after 4pm on Wednesday, 10 December, 2025. Supplied / NZ Police A seven-year-old Hamilton boy is missing after going to visit his friends on Wednesday afternoon. Tyrese left his home on Anderson Road in Deanwell at 4pm. Police issued an ‘amber alert’ at 1.30am on ... <a title="Seven-year-old Hamilton boy Tyrese goes missing after leaving to visit friends" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/seven-year-old-hamilton-boy-tyrese-goes-missing-after-leaving-to-visit-friends/" aria-label="Read more about Seven-year-old Hamilton boy Tyrese goes missing after leaving to visit friends">Read more</a>
