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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A New Year’s reveller. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson The near year has started with a bang across the country. In Auckland, more than half a tonne of fireworks launched high up the Sky Tower. Thousands poured into the central city after streets were closed to get a prime viewing spot ... <a title="Revellers ring in 2026 New Year with celebrations across the country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/revellers-ring-in-2026-new-year-with-celebrations-across-the-country/" aria-label="Read more about Revellers ring in 2026 New Year with celebrations across the country">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the cables at the historic Ōpiki bridge has fallen into the Manawatū River again. Supplied / Horizons Regional Council Horizons Regional Council has issued a warning to Manawatū River users at the historic Ōpiki Bridge. One of the two suspension cables remaining from the old toll bridge, adjacent to ... <a title="Historic Ōpiki Bridge cable falls into Manawatū River again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/historic-opiki-bridge-cable-falls-into-manawatu-river-again/" aria-label="Read more about Historic Ōpiki Bridge cable falls into Manawatū River again">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A cyber security breach at ManageMyHealth has been “contained”, according to the company. Supplied A cyber security breach at ManageMyHealth has been “contained”, according to the company – but GPs and patients are still waiting to hear if their health records have been compromised. The country’s largest patient information portal on ... <a title="GPs worried by lack of information on ManageMyHealth data breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/gps-worried-by-lack-of-information-on-managemyhealth-data-breach/" aria-label="Read more about GPs worried by lack of information on ManageMyHealth data breach">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A New Zealander has been arrested for walking onto the tarmac at Perth Airport. 123rf.com A New Zealander has been arrested for breaking through security and walking onto the tarmac at Perth Airport. Australian Federal Police said the 25-year-old man had been denied entry to his flight on Tuesday because he ... <a title="New Zealander arrested for breaking through Perth Airport security, going onto tarmac" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/new-zealander-arrested-for-breaking-through-perth-airport-security-going-onto-tarmac/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealander arrested for breaking through Perth Airport security, going onto tarmac">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fireworks at the Sky Tower in Auckland at midnight. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson New Year’s celebrations are well underway – despite the dreary weather in many regions. Christchurch children have been the first to welcome the New Year, with a mock countdown with confetti cannons at 7pm at North Hagley ... <a title="Wild weather hasn’t dampened NZ’s New Year celebrations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/wild-weather-hasnt-dampened-nzs-new-year-celebrations/" aria-label="Read more about Wild weather hasn’t dampened NZ’s New Year celebrations">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand NYE crowds in central Wellington. RNZ / Ruth Hill With less than two hours left of 2025, New Year’s celebrations are well underway – despite the dreary weather in many regions. Christchurch children have been the first to welcome the New Year, with a mock countdown with confetti cannons at 7pm ... <a title="Wild weather won’t dampen NZ’s New Year celebrations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/wild-weather-wont-dampen-nzs-new-year-celebrations/" aria-label="Read more about Wild weather won’t dampen NZ’s New Year celebrations">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Opinion – In the new rom-com Eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) faces an impossible choice: spend forever with the steady husband she’s loved for years, or reunite with the dreamy first husband she married back in her carefree youth. In this afterlife, everyone gets one shot at choosing where – and with ... <a title="How this clever film proves romance isn’t about choosing ‘the one’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/how-this-clever-film-proves-romance-isnt-about-choosing-the-one/" aria-label="Read more about How this clever film proves romance isn’t about choosing ‘the one’">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Professor Thomas Charles Roa has become a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori language and education RNZ / Pokere Paewai The Minister for Māori Development is praising those named on the New Year Honours list. Eighteen Māori have been recognised for 2026, and include Companions, ... <a title="18 Māori recognised for 2026 in New Year Honours list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/18-maori-recognised-for-2026-in-new-year-honours-list/" aria-label="Read more about 18 Māori recognised for 2026 in New Year Honours list">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ’s biggest news stories 2025. RNZ / Quin Tauetau The year 2025 felt like the year of the strikes. Over the past 12 months, we saw an abundance of industrial action across the public sector, including one of the largest strikes in New Zealand history. Geopolitical tensions, weather extremes and contentious ... <a title="Mega strike, police scandals and bye-bye Census: The biggest stories from 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/mega-strike-police-scandals-and-bye-bye-census-the-biggest-stories-from-2025/" aria-label="Read more about Mega strike, police scandals and bye-bye Census: The biggest stories from 2025">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Fireworks from the 2023 display. BBC screenshot Half a tonne of fireworks set to launch from the Sky Tower for New Year in Auckland are being put through their final paces. Six months of planning and design work will take just five minutes to show off when 3500 individual shots are ... <a title="Wild weather won’t dampen Auckland’s New Year fireworks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/wild-weather-wont-dampen-aucklands-new-year-fireworks/" aria-label="Read more about Wild weather won’t dampen Auckland’s New Year fireworks">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A police dog and handler have been injured in Whangārei. RNZ / REECE BAKER A police dog and its handler have been injured on Wednesday afternoon while pursuing suspects in Whangārei. Northland District Commander Superintendent Matthew Srhoj said “a vehicle of interest” was stopped just after 2pm. “The driver has taken ... <a title="Police dog and handler injured in Whangārei while pursuing suspects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/police-dog-and-handler-injured-in-whangarei-while-pursuing-suspects/" aria-label="Read more about Police dog and handler injured in Whangārei while pursuing suspects">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER The southbound lane of State Highway One near Takanini was closed following a crash between a car and a motorbike for several hours n Wednesday afternoon. Police said early indication suggests one person has been seriously injured in the crash at about 12.30pm. The lanes between Hill ... <a title="Auckland motorway reopens after crash closes road for most of afternoon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/auckland-motorway-reopens-after-crash-closes-road-for-most-of-afternoon/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland motorway reopens after crash closes road for most of afternoon">Read more</a>
