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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand I don’t own a dishwasher, so when it’s time for me to help stack one in the homes of friends and family, I’m not across the rules. What I do know is some people like to rinse the dishes before stacking, and others bypass this step, loading up some of the ... <a title="Why you shouldn’t be rinsing dishes before stacking the dishwasher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/why-you-shouldnt-be-rinsing-dishes-before-stacking-the-dishwasher/" aria-label="Read more about Why you shouldn’t be rinsing dishes before stacking the dishwasher">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] An alien invasion that could threaten New Zealand’s entire economy is just a plane ride away. That is the key message from a new video, which will be compulsory viewing for the country’s 6 million international arrivals from now on. Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard said the updated video – ... <a title="Alien invasion that could threaten NZ’s entire economy is just a plane ride away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/alien-invasion-that-could-threaten-nzs-entire-economy-is-just-a-plane-ride-away/" aria-label="Read more about Alien invasion that could threaten NZ’s entire economy is just a plane ride away">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ explainer journalism aims to make sense of the news of the day. 123rf Explainer – What were some of the biggest topics RNZ’s journalists explained this year? Here’s a look back. Explainer features have exploded in journalism the last few years as a way for writers to make sense of ... <a title="Political coups, fake doctors, deepfake porn and wild weather – What RNZ explained in 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/political-coups-fake-doctors-deepfake-porn-and-wild-weather-what-rnz-explained-in-2025/" aria-label="Read more about Political coups, fake doctors, deepfake porn and wild weather – What RNZ explained in 2025">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tourism New Zealand’s René de Monchy says the recent month-on-month visitor growth rate has been promising. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Tourism New Zealand is confident it can hit $5 billion off-peak plan targets Tourism Industry Aotearoa chief executive Rebecca Ingram is calling for their industry to remain on the radar of ... <a title="Tourism sector optimistic about next year, summer bookings positive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/tourism-sector-optimistic-about-next-year-summer-bookings-positive/" aria-label="Read more about Tourism sector optimistic about next year, summer bookings positive">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand International and French media on Monday paid tribute to Brigitte Bardot, with some highlighting her reputation as “the greatest sex symbol of French cinema” and others her role as a “controversial activist”. Images of the screen legend were splashed across media outlets around the globe following the announcement of her death ... <a title="Media on Bardot: France’s biggest ‘sex symbol’ or ‘crazy cat lady’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/media-on-bardot-frances-biggest-sex-symbol-or-crazy-cat-lady/" aria-label="Read more about Media on Bardot: France’s biggest ‘sex symbol’ or ‘crazy cat lady’">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The roof of an unoccupied home in the Auckland suburb of Hillsborough came off in high winds and scattered debris down the road. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson Wild weather battered much of the North Island on Monday, disrupting campers, and there’s more stormy conditions on the way. Follow the latest ... <a title="Live weather updates: Tents destroyed, trees down in heavy winds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/live-weather-updates-tents-destroyed-trees-down-in-heavy-winds/" aria-label="Read more about Live weather updates: Tents destroyed, trees down in heavy winds">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A man has died in hospital after being struck by a car in Napier on Saturday. The man was hit around 10pm on McGrath Street, and suffered critical injuries. Police said the man died on Monday. Police would like to speak to any witnesses and are continuing ... <a title="Man dies after being hit by car in Napier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/man-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-in-napier/" aria-label="Read more about Man dies after being hit by car in Napier">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Brown, Lecturer in Math and Physics, CQUniversity Australia Pixabay/Pexels Fire is an ancient technology that has helped shape human evolution. Our ancestors used fire for safety, cooking and preserving food. They gathered around a flickering fire to share stories, pass on cultural knowledge and build community. ... <a title="What actually is fire? A physicist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/what-actually-is-fire-a-physicist-explains-269708/" aria-label="Read more about What actually is fire? A physicist explains">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Peden, NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health and Co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney Kindel Media/Pexels It’s summer so kids’ playdates and birthday parties might start moving from the playground to the pool. I research how to prevent drowning. I’m also a mum ... <a title="It’s a pool party! How to stay safe around the pool with friends this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/its-a-pool-party-how-to-stay-safe-around-the-pool-with-friends-this-summer-268090/" aria-label="Read more about It’s a pool party! How to stay safe around the pool with friends this summer">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rumen Rachev, PhD Candidate, Edith Cowan University Thomas Koukas/Unsplash, CC BY-NC-ND As a scholar researching clouds, I have spent much of my time trying to understand the economy of the sky. Not the weather reports showing scudding rainclouds, but the deeper logic of cloud movements, their distributions ... <a title="Clouds are vital to life – but many are becoming wispy ghosts. Here’s how to see the changes above us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/clouds-are-vital-to-life-but-many-are-becoming-wispy-ghosts-heres-how-to-see-the-changes-above-us-265575/" aria-label="Read more about Clouds are vital to life – but many are becoming wispy ghosts. Here’s how to see the changes above us">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Campground managers in the North Island are hoping for sunnier weather leading up to New Year’s. Ruth Kuo Wild weather battered much of the North Island on Monday, disrupting campers, causing power outages and downing trees. In the parts of the South Island, strong winds brought down trees overnight. Has your ... <a title="Weather: Tents destroyed, trees down in heavy winds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/weather-tents-destroyed-trees-down-in-heavy-winds/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Tents destroyed, trees down in heavy winds">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Brockett, Professor of Sport Systems Development, Victoria University Sport is one of the most climate-sensitive aspects of Australian life, yet still sits largely outside the national conversation on climate exposure. Sport attracts around 14 million participants annually in Australia. According to national data from July 2023 ... <a title="Can Australian sport ever be environmentally sustainable?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/can-australian-sport-ever-be-environmentally-sustainable-267545/" aria-label="Read more about Can Australian sport ever be environmentally sustainable?">Read more</a>
