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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand To pick the best, juiciest summer fruit you need to learn to rely on your senses and knowledge of the varieties and seasons, experts say. We visited Auckland’s wholesale fruit markets to get the intel on how to make sure you get the pick of the bunch. .1em]:grid-cols-[calc(14rem*var(–base-multiplier))_1fr] @[28.1em]:p-16 @[28.1em]:gap-16 @[18.75em]:grid-cols-[2fr_3fr] ... <a title="How to pick the best summer fruit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/how-to-pick-the-best-summer-fruit/" aria-label="Read more about How to pick the best summer fruit">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Happy birthday, GST. You probably pay it every day – 70c or so on a bottle of milk, $150 on an airfare. But did you know the tax, which is applied to almost everything you buy, has turned 40? This December marks 40 years since the law changed to allow ... <a title="GST used to be 10%, is it going to rise again?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/gst-used-to-be-10-is-it-going-to-rise-again/" aria-label="Read more about GST used to be 10%, is it going to rise again?">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The summer break is a Kiwi institution. But has it always been that way? 123rf Explainer – It’s been a long year, but the end is in sight. Most Kiwis are counting down the days until their summer holiday – whether they’re heading off camping, heading to the bach or just ... <a title="Why does New Zealand take such a long summer holiday break?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/why-does-new-zealand-take-such-a-long-summer-holiday-break/" aria-label="Read more about Why does New Zealand take such a long summer holiday break?">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Many businesses were falling behind, with 40 percent never having analysed their gender pay gaps. 123rf A new survey shows overwhelming support from New Zealanders for mandatory pay gap reporting. The survey from STILLMindingTheGap.nz, an organisation campaigning for gender pay equality, spoke to more than 1,000 people, and found 74 percent ... <a title="Overwhelming support for employers to publish pay gaps, survey shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/overwhelming-support-for-employers-to-publish-pay-gaps-survey-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Overwhelming support for employers to publish pay gaps, survey shows">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand This morning, the Golden Globes nominations were unveiled. Were there big surprises? The snub of Wicked: For Good in the best picture category, for one. There was also a very gratifying nomination of Amy Madigan for her turn as the villain in Weapons. Overall, most of the nominations closely tracked awards ... <a title="The Golden Globe nominations are here: What you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/the-golden-globe-nominations-are-here-what-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about The Golden Globe nominations are here: What you need to know">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr. Helmut Marko, Director of Red Bull F1 and head of Red Bull’s driver development programme. PETERSON Mark / PHOTOSPORT Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko is to leave the Formula 1 team. The 82 year old has been with the outfit since they joined Formula 1 in 2005. The Telegraph is ... <a title="F1: Advisor Helmut Marko to leave Red Bull" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/f1-advisor-helmut-marko-to-leave-red-bull/" aria-label="Read more about F1: Advisor Helmut Marko to leave Red Bull">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nisa Salim, Director, Swinburne-CSIRO National Testlab for Composite Additive Manufacturing, Swinburne University of Technology Dan Gold / Unsplash As the cold season ends and we fold away our favourite wool jumpers and silk scarves, some fascinating material science is about to unfold quietly in our wardrobes. Subtle ... <a title="Putting away your winter clothes? Science explains how to keep them safe over summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/putting-away-your-winter-clothes-science-explains-how-to-keep-them-safe-over-summer-271089/" aria-label="Read more about Putting away your winter clothes? Science explains how to keep them safe over summer">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne Con Chronis/AAP, Esther Linder/AAP, Luke Jones/Unsplash, The Conversation The clock is ticking for the Commonwealth government to strike a new hospital funding deal with ... <a title="Hospitals in crisis: why state and federal governments are fighting about funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/hospitals-in-crisis-why-state-and-federal-governments-are-fighting-about-funding-270285/" aria-label="Read more about Hospitals in crisis: why state and federal governments are fighting about funding">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melinda Hildebrandt, Education Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Year 12 Students across Australia will receive their ATARs this week and next. It’s a significant moment, with the ATAR often dominating media coverage of schooling at this time of year. But as the 2025 results come in, ... <a title="How important is the ATAR? 30% of Year 12s who go to uni don’t use it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/how-important-is-the-atar-30-of-year-12s-who-go-to-uni-dont-use-it-271091/" aria-label="Read more about How important is the ATAR? 30% of Year 12s who go to uni don’t use it">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod McNaughton, Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images The government’s recently released Tertiary Education Strategy 2025–2030 signals a shift towards harnessing the sector to address New Zealand’s long-standing productivity issues. But the strategy and its goals aren’t necessarily aligned. Universities and polytechnics ... <a title="NZ needs more entrepreneurs. Will its new tertiary strategy reward real risk takers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/nz-needs-more-entrepreneurs-will-its-new-tertiary-strategy-reward-real-risk-takers-271498/" aria-label="Read more about NZ needs more entrepreneurs. Will its new tertiary strategy reward real risk takers?">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Darling Downs Public Health Unit Most Australians have probably noticed the proliferation of tobacconists and “convenience stores” in the last few years. These stores aren’t making much from the limited offerings on public display. Rather, their profitability ... <a title="Illegal tobacco is messing up economic data. That won’t stop until it’s managed like alcohol" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/illegal-tobacco-is-messing-up-economic-data-that-wont-stop-until-its-managed-like-alcohol-271304/" aria-label="Read more about Illegal tobacco is messing up economic data. That won’t stop until it’s managed like alcohol">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The blaze has been extinguished. Jimmy Ellingham / RNZ Two people are missing after a fire completely engulfed a home in Foxton Beach. Five fire crews, police and St John were called to the blaze on Queen Street just after 5am on Tuesday. The blaze had been extinguished, but two people ... <a title="Two people missing after fire at Foxton Beach home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/two-people-missing-after-fire-at-foxton-beach-home/" aria-label="Read more about Two people missing after fire at Foxton Beach home">Read more</a>
