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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Health New Zealand has confirmed five new cases of measles. 123rf A paediatrician is worried that a new wave of measles cases means the disease is spreading undetected. Health New Zealand (HNZ) confirmed five new cases on Wednesday – one person in Dunedin, one in Waikato and three people in Auckland. ... <a title="Paediatrician worries new measles wave spreading undetected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/paediatrician-worries-new-measles-wave-spreading-undetected/" aria-label="Read more about Paediatrician worries new measles wave spreading undetected">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The rain radar as of 6am Thursday morning. Supplied / Metservice Weather watches remain in place for parts of the North Island following a stormy night for some regions. Heavy rain and powerful winds swept through Te Ika-a-Māui overnight. MetService says the wettest areas included parts of Tai Rāwhiti, including Wharerata ... <a title="Weather watches remain for North Island following stormy night" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/weather-watches-remain-for-north-island-following-stormy-night/" aria-label="Read more about Weather watches remain for North Island following stormy night">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Now it’s December, people throughout the country have been hunting for the perfect Christmas tree. But that doesn’t always mean a fir, spruce, pine… or plastic. Christmas is celebrated in summer after all… so why bother with an evergreen tree? . “We collected driftwood and made a stand, then our children ... <a title="Ditching the traditional Christmas tree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/ditching-the-traditional-christmas-tree/" aria-label="Read more about Ditching the traditional Christmas tree">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wild deer can be found in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand on public conservation land and private property. Supplied In a war between hunters and conservationists over the control of one of our most damaging pests, only the deer are winning. It’s nearly 100 years since deer ... <a title="Calls for urgent action over deer control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/calls-for-urgent-action-over-deer-control/" aria-label="Read more about Calls for urgent action over deer control">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Education Minister David Seymour. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Education Ministry says the English and maths curriculums introduced by primary schools this year have had a bigger impact than expected. Appearing before Parliament’s Education and Workforce Select Committee, the ministry’s chief executive, Ellen MacGregor-Reid, said she was thrilled for children. ... <a title="New primary English, maths curriculum results exceeding expectations, ministry says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/new-primary-english-maths-curriculum-results-exceeding-expectations-ministry-says/" aria-label="Read more about New primary English, maths curriculum results exceeding expectations, ministry says">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Global butter prices are falling. RNZ / Unsplash Finally, some good news for butter lovers: Global prices are falling. But there remains some bad news: Any fall in the price you see at the supermarket is not likely to be as fast, or as large, as the increase you experienced when ... <a title="Why butter prices might not fall as fast as they rose" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/why-butter-prices-might-not-fall-as-fast-as-they-rose/" aria-label="Read more about Why butter prices might not fall as fast as they rose">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Auckland and Wellington remain the parts of the country with prices furthest from their peak – but one property investor says one is looking more undervalued than the other at the moment. Cotality has released its latest data, which shows a 0.1 percent lift in values for New Zealand in ... <a title="What’s going on with Auckland house prices?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/whats-going-on-with-auckland-house-prices/" aria-label="Read more about What’s going on with Auckland house prices?">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins (L) and Foreign Minister Winston Peters. RNZ/Calvin Samuel The government is putting $15 million towards a United States and NATO initiative to supply weapons and equipment to Ukraine, the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL). Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Defence Minister Judith Collins revealed the decision in ... <a title="Government puts $15m towards weapons and equipment for Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/government-puts-15m-towards-weapons-and-equipment-for-ukraine/" aria-label="Read more about Government puts $15m towards weapons and equipment for Ukraine">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A defective switch caused an engine on an Air New Zealand Airbus A320 plane to shut down during a flight last year. AIR NEW ZEALAND The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) says it is unsure how many planes are likely to be affected by a defective switch which caused an engine ... <a title="Defective switch caused Air NZ Airbus A320 emergency landing in Auckland – report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/defective-switch-caused-air-nz-airbus-a320-emergency-landing-in-auckland-report/" aria-label="Read more about Defective switch caused Air NZ Airbus A320 emergency landing in Auckland – report">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ultra Worldwide Music Festival is coming to the country for the first time next year. Supplied / Ultra Australia The capital is to host what’s being touted as the most recognised brand of dance music. Ultra Worldwide Music Festival is coming to the country for the first time next year, and ... <a title="Ultra Worldwide Music Festival heads to Wellington, 20,000 expected to attend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/ultra-worldwide-music-festival-heads-to-wellington-20000-expected-to-attend/" aria-label="Read more about Ultra Worldwide Music Festival heads to Wellington, 20,000 expected to attend">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ first reported on years-long ructions at the unit that treats abused children, Te Puaruruhau, in October. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Health New Zealand spent almost a quarter of a million dollars on a lawyer to look into claims of bullying at Auckland’s Starship Hospital and how to fix it. That ... <a title="Health NZ spent $283k to look into Starship Hospital bullying claims, reviews to stay secret" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/health-nz-spent-283k-to-look-into-starship-hospital-bullying-claims-reviews-to-stay-secret/" aria-label="Read more about Health NZ spent $283k to look into Starship Hospital bullying claims, reviews to stay secret">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Rugby World Cup trophy. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz The All Blacks will face the Wallabies in their pool at the 2027 Rugby World Cup, after the tournament draw has now been completed in Sydney. Both sides have been drawn in Pool A, along with qualifiers Chile and Hong Kong China – two ... <a title="All Blacks’ 2027 Rugby World Cup draw revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/all-blacks-2027-rugby-world-cup-draw-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks’ 2027 Rugby World Cup draw revealed">Read more</a>
