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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Nestled in farmland near Takapau in Central Hawke’s Bay, you’ll find New Zealand’s only Trappist monastery. A mossy tree lined driveway leads through fields of grazing dairy cows and up to Kopua Monastery, which sits among 900 acres of paddocks and native bush that was donated to the Church by Tom ... <a title="‘It’s a wonderful life’: Inside NZ’s only Trappist monastery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/its-a-wonderful-life-inside-nzs-only-trappist-monastery/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s a wonderful life’: Inside NZ’s only Trappist monastery">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Port Waikato (file image). Google Maps A search on Saturday morning for a person missing in the sea after a jet ski incident near Port Waikato has found a body. Police said they believed the body, spotted by the Eagle helicopter, belonged to the missing man. Three people were reported to ... <a title="Body found in search for person missing after Port Waikato jet ski incident" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/body-found-in-search-for-person-missing-after-port-waikato-jet-ski-incident/" aria-label="Read more about Body found in search for person missing after Port Waikato jet ski incident">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Carol Stiles A rāhui is in place in part of the Tongariro National Park after a death on Friday. Police said a man became unresponsive while walking the Taranaki Falls Track. “Despite efforts from those who were walking with the man and a passerby, he sadly died at the scene,” a ... <a title="Rāhui enacted after death at Tongariro National Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/rahui-enacted-after-death-at-tongariro-national-park/" aria-label="Read more about Rāhui enacted after death at Tongariro National Park">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Do you know what to do if you get caught in a rip? Or how to respond if you see someone else in trouble in the water? “Only about a third of New Zealanders can actually identify a rip,” surf lifeguard Phoebe Havill says. “We don’t want people hopping into the ... <a title="Watch: This is what a rip looks like and how to avoid getting caught in one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/watch-this-is-what-a-rip-looks-like-and-how-to-avoid-getting-caught-in-one/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: This is what a rip looks like and how to avoid getting caught in one">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlie Hunt, Associate Professor of Political Science, Boise State University House Speaker Mike Johnson will have to defend a narrow majority in the 2026 elections. A near-record number of retiring Republicans won’t make that task easier. J. Scott Applewhite/AP The midterm elections for Congress won’t take place ... <a title="Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/who-thinks-republicans-will-suffer-in-the-2026-midterms-republican-members-of-congress-271285/" aria-label="Read more about Who thinks Republicans will suffer in the 2026 midterms? Republican members of Congress">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Siwei Lyu, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering; Director, UB Media Forensic Lab, University at Buffalo AI image and video generators now produce fully lifelike content. AI-generated image by Siwei Lyu using Google Gemini 3 Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and ... <a title="Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/deepfakes-leveled-up-in-2025-heres-whats-coming-next-271391/" aria-label="Read more about Deepfakes leveled up in 2025 – here’s what’s coming next">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ Police Commissioner Richard Chambers answers questions from Parliament’s Justice Committee, alongside Deputy Commissioners Jill Rogers (Northern Districts) and Tusha Penny (Central and Southern Districts). VNP / Phil Smith The police commissioner and his deputies will take part in frontline duties over the New Year period across the country. Commissioner Richard ... <a title="Top cops on the beat over the New Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/top-cops-on-the-beat-over-the-new-year/" aria-label="Read more about Top cops on the beat over the New Year">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A traditional Christmas cake “with a lovely golden crumb” is RNZ’s most-viewed recipe for 2025. Gray, the ‘Destitute Gourmet’ foodwriter who is also operations manager for the Good Works Trust Food Bank, discussed the recipe and the history of Christmas cake on RNZ’s Sunday Morning show with Stacey Morrison in late ... <a title="The most popular recipe we served up this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/the-most-popular-recipe-we-served-up-this-year/" aria-label="Read more about The most popular recipe we served up this year">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Port Waikato (file image). Google Maps A search will continue Saturday morning for a person missing in the sea after a jet ski incident near Port Waikato. Police said search and rescue teams and the Eagle helicopter will be dispatched. Three people were reported to be in distress after the incident ... <a title="Search for missing person in Port Waikato jet ski incident continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/search-for-missing-person-in-port-waikato-jet-ski-incident-continues/" aria-label="Read more about Search for missing person in Port Waikato jet ski incident continues">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A woman has difficulty holding an umbrella from strong winds in rainy weather. 123RF MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of the South Island. It covers Christchurch, Canterbury Plains, Canterbury High Country, North Otago, Central Otago, Southern Lakes, Dunedin, Clutha, Southland and Fiordland. MetService said thunder could be ... <a title="Weather: Saturday soaking for the south" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/weather-saturday-soaking-for-the-south/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Saturday soaking for the south">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A father, his two kids, and a friend were flung into treacherous waters when their boat capsized on a notorious west coast sandbar last month. Maritime safety experts say it shows that even when boaties do everything right, things can still go wrong. Reporter Mary Argue speaks to the skipper, credited ... <a title="Dramatic rescue after sandbar flips fishing boat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/dramatic-rescue-after-sandbar-flips-fishing-boat/" aria-label="Read more about Dramatic rescue after sandbar flips fishing boat">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Serious Crash Unit has been notified. RNZ / Nate McKinnon One person is seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 in Wellington. Emergency services were called to the northbound lanes near Petone at 5.15am on Saturday. The Serious Crash Unit has been notified. The northbound lanes were ... <a title="One seriously hurt in Petone highway crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/one-seriously-hurt-in-petone-highway-crash/" aria-label="Read more about One seriously hurt in Petone highway crash">Read more</a>
