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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Caps take on the West Indies for day two of their first test of the summer from Hagley Oval in Christchurch, and it’s advantage West Indies after day one. New Zealand has played just two Test matches so far in 2025, beating Zimbabwe 2-0 in Bulawayo in August. Since ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies first test: Day two" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-first-test-day-two/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies first test: Day two">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins MetService is forecasting downpours across the North Island on Wednesday, with RELATED] https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/513904/weather-watches-and-warnings-what-they-mean-and-when-they-re-triggered possible thunderstorms] in some places, and a number of watches and warnings in place. A heavy rain warning is in place from 11am until 11pm on Wednesday for Bay of Plenty and ... <a title="Intense rain, blustery wind and thunderstorms forecast for much of North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/intense-rain-blustery-wind-and-thunderstorms-forecast-for-much-of-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Intense rain, blustery wind and thunderstorms forecast for much of North Island">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand By Mike Wesley-Smith Ross Appelgren Nick Monro / Julie Appelgren Solving the murder of Darcy Te Hira inside Mt Eden Prison was never going to be easy. The reason was as apparent to me decades later, doing the Nark podcast, as it was to the team of detectives who arrived at ... <a title="Nark: Solving a murder with no hard evidence, and a dead suspect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/nark-solving-a-murder-with-no-hard-evidence-and-a-dead-suspect/" aria-label="Read more about Nark: Solving a murder with no hard evidence, and a dead suspect">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Eden Corrections Facility. (File photo) RNZ/Calvin Samuel A prisoner has been placed on directed segregation after allegedly assaulting his cellmate who remains in hospital with serious injuries. It comes amid a Corrections review of a risk assessment tool used in deciding whether prisoners are suitable to share a cell, after ... <a title="Prisoner segragated after allegedly assaulting cellmate at Auckland’s Mt Eden Corrections Facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/prisoner-segragated-after-allegedly-assaulting-cellmate-at-aucklands-mt-eden-corrections-facility/" aria-label="Read more about Prisoner segragated after allegedly assaulting cellmate at Auckland’s Mt Eden Corrections Facility">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Westpac NZ is offering interest-free, home loan top-ups to improve the resilience of homes to natural hazards and extreme weather. The five-year interest-free home loan of up to $50,000 would cover such things as installing ground moisture barriers under homes, improving drainage on properties and carrying out work to raise ... <a title="Westpac launches scheme to help owners protect homes from extreme weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/westpac-launches-scheme-to-help-owners-protect-homes-from-extreme-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Westpac launches scheme to help owners protect homes from extreme weather">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Dairy prices have been softening. (File photo) AFP / William West Dairy prices are at near two-year low after the eighth consecutive fall in the global auction overnight. The average price at the auction fell 4.3 percent to US$3507 a tonne, following the 3 percent drop in the previous auction two ... <a title="Dairy prices hit near two-year low after eighth consecutive fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/dairy-prices-hit-near-two-year-low-after-eighth-consecutive-fall/" aria-label="Read more about Dairy prices hit near two-year low after eighth consecutive fall">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene shortly after the crash. NZTA says there’s a heavy buildup of traffic in the area. X/ New Zealand Transport Agency One person is in critical condition following a crash on the South-Western Motorway near Māngere overnight. The two-vehicle crash, involving a car and a truck, was reported at 4am ... <a title="Massive traffic queues as crash closes part of Auckland’s SH20" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/massive-traffic-queues-as-crash-closes-part-of-aucklands-sh20/" aria-label="Read more about Massive traffic queues as crash closes part of Auckland’s SH20">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Haeata Principal Peggy Burrows RNZ / Adam Burns A Christchurch principal has denied there being a “political agenda” behind speaking publicly about mouldy meals that were served to children. Students at Haeata Community Campus were served mouldy mince meals through the government-funded school lunch programme, which some of them ate before ... <a title="‘No political agenda’: Principal says CCTV proves mouldy meals weren’t last week’s leftovers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/no-political-agenda-principal-says-cctv-proves-mouldy-meals-werent-last-weeks-leftovers/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No political agenda’: Principal says CCTV proves mouldy meals weren’t last week’s leftovers">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson One person has died following a crash in Tāneatua, 13km south of Whakatāne in Bay of Plenty last night, a police spokesperson said on Wednesday. The single vehicle crash on White Pine Bush Road was reported just after 6pm. One person died at the scene, and ... <a title="One dead, another seriously injured after crash near Whakatāne" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/one-dead-another-seriously-injured-after-crash-near-whakatane/" aria-label="Read more about One dead, another seriously injured after crash near Whakatāne">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Critics of a second Mt Victoria tunnel in the capital have launched a campaign against the plans. RNZ / Ellen O’Dwyer Critics of a second Mt Victoria tunnel in the capital have launched a campaign against the plans, saying the project is too expensive, too disruptive and too focused on cars. ... <a title="Green MPs, councillors launch campaign against second Mt Victoria tunnel in Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/green-mps-councillors-launch-campaign-against-second-mt-victoria-tunnel-in-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Green MPs, councillors launch campaign against second Mt Victoria tunnel in Wellington">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene shortly after the crash. NZTA says there’s a heavy buildup of traffic in the area. X/ New Zealand Transport Agency One person is in critical condition following a crash on the South-Western Motorway near Māngere overnight. The two-vehicle crash, involving a car and a truck, was reported at 4am ... <a title="Person critically hurt as crash closes part of Auckland’s SH20" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/person-critically-hurt-as-crash-closes-part-of-aucklands-sh20/" aria-label="Read more about Person critically hurt as crash closes part of Auckland’s SH20">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand After three decades working at Women’s Refuge, Dr Ang Jury had hoped she’d be out of a job. Instead, this week she’s retiring and passing on the mantle – family violence is still “intractable”, she says, and change is stubbornly slow. Lauren Crimp sat down with Jury to reflect on her ... <a title="Women’s Refuge CEO Ang Jury passes the mantle after three decades" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/womens-refuge-ceo-ang-jury-passes-the-mantle-after-three-decades/" aria-label="Read more about Women’s Refuge CEO Ang Jury passes the mantle after three decades">Read more</a>
