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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Professor Helen Danesh-Meyer is made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to ophthalmology in the 2025 New Year Honours. Supplied Dame Helen Danesh-Meyer works “at the intersection of where the eye meets the brain”. As New Zealand’s pre-eminent authority, and an internationally recognised leader in ... <a title="New Year Honours: ‘Where the eye meets the brain’: Dame Helen Danesh-Meyer recognised for services to ophthalmology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/new-year-honours-where-the-eye-meets-the-brain-dame-helen-danesh-meyer-recognised-for-services-to-ophthalmology/" aria-label="Read more about New Year Honours: ‘Where the eye meets the brain’: Dame Helen Danesh-Meyer recognised for services to ophthalmology">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Clockwise from top left, Lorraine Moller, Scott Dixon, Val Smith, Martin Guptill. Photosport An Indycar icon, a name synonymous with bowls, and a long-distance runner who pushed for women’s equity in sport are among those who have been recognised in the New Year Honours. New Zealand’s most successful modern motorsport champion, ... <a title="New Year Honours: Indycar, bowls, and running icons recognised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/new-year-honours-indycar-bowls-and-running-icons-recognised/" aria-label="Read more about New Year Honours: Indycar, bowls, and running icons recognised">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Emma Main in action for the Phoenix. Marty Melville The Wellington Phoenix women have jumped from ninth to fourth in the A-League standings following a 3-nil win at Western Sydney Wanderers. Emma Main scored in the seventh minute of each half with Sabitra “Samba” Bhandari bagging the visitors third goal. Wellington’s ... <a title="Phoenix women climb A-League table with another big win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/phoenix-women-climb-a-league-table-with-another-big-win/" aria-label="Read more about Phoenix women climb A-League table with another big win">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has been brought back to shore safely after a boat capsized in Whananaki in Northland yesterday evening. The police were called to the incident near Elizabeth Reef at around 5:10pm. The person was also assessed by the ambulance, according to the police. – Published by ... <a title="Person safe after Northland boat capsizes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/person-safe-after-northland-boat-capsizes/" aria-label="Read more about Person safe after Northland boat capsizes">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Professor Graham Le Gros, Coral Shaw, Dorothy Spotswood and Scott Dixon are four of the seven being named Dames and Knights. RNZ A philanthropist, an art collector and a medical scientist are among those made knights and dames in this year’s New Year Honours. Nationwide, three new dames and four knights ... <a title="New Year Honours: Wellingtonians in line for applause" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/new-year-honours-wellingtonians-in-line-for-applause/" aria-label="Read more about New Year Honours: Wellingtonians in line for applause">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Erin and her horse Scooter. Supplied Auckland rider Erin Swainston knew she had to let go of the reins, or be crushed by her beloved horse when it lost its footing. “Waves were kind of throwing us around, Scooter was thrashing and trying to get his feet up underneath him and ... <a title="‘Literally the worst nightmare’: Hundreds hunt for beloved runaway horse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/literally-the-worst-nightmare-hundreds-hunt-for-beloved-runaway-horse/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Literally the worst nightmare’: Hundreds hunt for beloved runaway horse">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Leo Visions / Unsplash You’ve probably heard the phrase “the house always wins” when it comes to casino gambling. But what does it actually mean? After all, people do hit jackpots, ... <a title="The science of the casino: why the house always wins in the long run" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/the-science-of-the-casino-why-the-house-always-wins-in-the-long-run-268300/" aria-label="Read more about The science of the casino: why the house always wins in the long run">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation Presidency of El Salvador/ HANDOUT/EPA, AP POOL, The Conversation Donald Trump has sounded the alarm, over and over again, that the United States is facing an “invasion” by dangerous gang members. He blames immigrants for the country’s economic problems and ... <a title="Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/like-strongmen-the-world-over-donald-trumps-power-grab-required-a-crisis-and-a-scapegoat-272064/" aria-label="Read more about Like strongmen the world over, Donald Trump’s power grab required a crisis – and a scapegoat">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation Every autocrat needs a clan of loyalists, strategists, masterminds – these are the figures behind the scenes pulling the strings. They’re unelected and unaccountable, yet they wield a huge amount of power. This is the role Stephen Miller has played ... <a title="All autocrats require an ‘architect’. Meet the man pulling the strings for Donald Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/all-autocrats-require-an-architect-meet-the-man-pulling-the-strings-for-donald-trump-272063/" aria-label="Read more about All autocrats require an ‘architect’. Meet the man pulling the strings for Donald Trump">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Professor specialising in Internet law, Bond University Law affects beer, and beer affects law. The connection between the two is stronger than you might think, as we have illustrated in the recently published book Beer Law. So as you pour a nice cold ... <a title="No small beer: how the famous drink affects law (and law affects beer)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/no-small-beer-how-the-famous-drink-affects-law-and-law-affects-beer-271520/" aria-label="Read more about No small beer: how the famous drink affects law (and law affects beer)">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Nickson, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle The only known photo of the Nippon Baseball Club. First published in The Sun newspaper, September 1, 1918. In 1919, Japanese migrants in Sydney gifted a silver cup to the New South Wales Baseball Association. ... <a title="How baseball helped shape Japanese migrants’ experiences during the White Australia policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/how-baseball-helped-shape-japanese-migrants-experiences-during-the-white-australia-policy-270054/" aria-label="Read more about How baseball helped shape Japanese migrants’ experiences during the White Australia policy">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Byron, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Wollongong Westend61/Getty Images You’re reading a report and trying to concentrate. The room is silent. But despite your best efforts to focus, a little snatch of melody – an “earworm” – keeps circling inside your head. Research suggests most people ... <a title="Why do we get snippets of songs stuck in our heads? And are earworms more common with OCD?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/why-do-we-get-snippets-of-songs-stuck-in-our-heads-and-are-earworms-more-common-with-ocd-263209/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we get snippets of songs stuck in our heads? And are earworms more common with OCD?">Read more</a>
