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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the cricket action, as the third in the five-test series between archrivals Australia and England continues at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide. Australia currently has a 2-0 lead in the series, after successful campaigns in both Perth and Brisbane. First ball is scheduled for 12.30pm NZT. Sign up for Ngā ... <a title="The Ashes live: Australia v England – third test, day four" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/the-ashes-live-australia-v-england-third-test-day-four/" aria-label="Read more about The Ashes live: Australia v England – third test, day four">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The last thing you want on a summer Christmas Day is to be hot, flustered and glued to the oven or stove when your guests arrive. Food writer and cookbook author Kathy Paterson, who spent 20 years running an Auckland catering company, starts prepping up to two days out and even ... <a title="Christmas dishes that are better to prep ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/christmas-dishes-that-are-better-to-prep-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas dishes that are better to prep ahead">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Gloriavale Christian Community on the West Coast, taken when it was visited by the Employment Court’s chief judge on 25 February 2023. RNZ / Jean Edwards Parents of students who attended Gloriavale Christian School will still have “a range of options” for their children’s education, the Ministry of Education says. The ... <a title="What will happen to Gloriavale’s students once the school closes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/what-will-happen-to-gloriavales-students-once-the-school-closes/" aria-label="Read more about What will happen to Gloriavale’s students once the school closes?">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action on day three of the Black Caps’ third test against the West Indies at Bay Oval in Mt Maunganui. First ball is scheduled for 11am. Black Caps squad: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell, Kristian Clarke, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Daryl Mitchell, Ajaz ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies – third test, day three" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-third-test-day-three/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies – third test, day three">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Part of State Highway 1 in Northland is closed following a serious crash. Police said the two-vehicle crash happened between Greenway and Mountain roads in Kaiwaka on Saturday morning. Officers were called to the scene about 9.20am. In a statement, police said initial indications suggested serious injuries were involved. “The road ... <a title="Part of State Highway 1 in Northland closed after serious crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/part-of-state-highway-1-in-northland-closed-after-serious-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Part of State Highway 1 in Northland closed after serious crash">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Hapū members from Te Whānau Moana me Te Rorohuri work to protect sand dunes from vehicles. Victoria Lelo Kapa-Kingi Thrill-seekers causing significant damage to dunes on the Far North’s Tokerau Beach have forced the kaitiaki rōpū to install temporary fences and block access points. As many people head off to the ... <a title="‘Devastating in all ways’: Sand dune ecosystems on Tokerau Beach being destroyed by vehicles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/devastating-in-all-ways-sand-dune-ecosystems-on-tokerau-beach-being-destroyed-by-vehicles/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Devastating in all ways’: Sand dune ecosystems on Tokerau Beach being destroyed by vehicles">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kirill Ilin’s construction company Amcrete constructed the concrete walls of their ground-breaking new four-bedroom prototype “layer by layer by layer” right on its Waiuku site. He says houses made with concrete poured by a computer-controlled 3D printer are energy-efficient, quick to construct, and, because of their durability and recyclability, also sustainable. ... <a title="NZ’s first onsite 3D-printed home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/nzs-first-onsite-3d-printed-home/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s first onsite 3D-printed home">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Waardenburg of the Taipans in action against the Breakers. photosport The Breakers failed to halt the scoring wizardry of Taipans star Jack McVeigh as they crashed to a 99-95 defeat in Cairns to drop out of the top NBL top six. McVeigh poured in a career-high 47 points in his ... <a title="Breakers sunk by big-scoring Taipans NBL star Jack McVeigh" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/breakers-sunk-by-big-scoring-taipans-nbl-star-jack-mcveigh/" aria-label="Read more about Breakers sunk by big-scoring Taipans NBL star Jack McVeigh">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Susan Edmunds. RNZ Got questions? RNZ has launched a [ https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/no-stupid-questions new podcast, ‘No Stupid Questions’], with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but even better, you can drop us a voice memo ... <a title="Can my child get a Community Services Card? – Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/can-my-child-get-a-community-services-card-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about Can my child get a Community Services Card? – Ask Susan">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Whanganui River road features an interesting array of letterboxes. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life Tracy Marshall makes the same 150-kilometre round trip up the Whanganui River and back five times a week. “I’ve got one of the longest mail runs in our region in terms of distances, but I’ve probably ... <a title="Country Life: On the job with Whanganui River’s rural postie" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/country-life-on-the-job-with-whanganui-rivers-rural-postie/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: On the job with Whanganui River’s rural postie">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mike and Angela Roy in one of their polytunnels RNZ/Sally Round Follow Country Life on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart or wherever you get your podcasts. There’s a job for even the youngest of the Roy family when the Christmas berry crush is on at their orchard in Piopio. With queues out ... <a title="Country Life: Behind the scenes at the Roy’s berry farm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/country-life-behind-the-scenes-at-the-roys-berry-farm/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Behind the scenes at the Roy’s berry farm">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Launched in 2021 Tāmata Hauhā works primarily with Māori land owners to provide them with strategies and funding to develop their land holdings and make them more productive, primarily through forestry. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life From growing a few Christmas trees “for fun”, to a diverse range of towering exotics ... <a title="Country Life: Farming trees the Tāmata Hauhā way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/country-life-farming-trees-the-tamata-hauha-way/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Farming trees the Tāmata Hauhā way">Read more</a>
