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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand KnowYourStuff manager Casey Spearin Leah Hollingworth A drug-checking group is reminding concertgoers this New Year party season that it offers a free, legal and confidential service. KnowYourStuff will be at the AUM New Years Festival, Northern Bass, Twisted Frequency and Rhythm and Alps in Wānaka, while the Drug Foundation will be ... <a title="Recreational drug users urged to get their stuff checked before this New Year’s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/recreational-drug-users-urged-to-get-their-stuff-checked-before-this-new-years/" aria-label="Read more about Recreational drug users urged to get their stuff checked before this New Year’s">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The proposal is subject to Commerce Commission approval. RNZ / Dan Cook The Automobile Association believes a proposed merger between two fuel companies should drive down pump prices. NPD and Gull want to combine sites, teams and supply chains to form what they say would be the largest independent, majority New ... <a title="Gull, NPD merger should bring fuel prices down – AA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/gull-npd-merger-should-bring-fuel-prices-down-aa/" aria-label="Read more about Gull, NPD merger should bring fuel prices down – AA">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to State Highway 1 at the Waitarere turnoff about 11am (file image). RNZ / REECE BAKER Four people have been injured in a two-vehicle crash north of Levin. Police were called to State Highway 1 at the Waitarere turnoff about 11am on Sunday. Two people were trapped, but ... <a title="Four hurt in two-vehicle crash near Levin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/four-hurt-in-two-vehicle-crash-near-levin/" aria-label="Read more about Four hurt in two-vehicle crash near Levin">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Campers at the 2024 Rhythm and Vines event. Supplied / Rhythm and Vines With heavy traffic expected over the New Year period – much of it driven by people unfamiliar with the roads – police are urging revellers heading to Rhythm and Vines to expect delays. “If you’re on the road, ... <a title="Rhythm and Vines partiers urged to stay careful on wet, busy roads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/rhythm-and-vines-partiers-urged-to-stay-careful-on-wet-busy-roads/" aria-label="Read more about Rhythm and Vines partiers urged to stay careful on wet, busy roads">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand English is still the most-widely studied subject, but has slipped from 87 to 80 percent of students. Unsplash One in five secondary school students studied life skills or personal development courses in 2025. Education Ministry figures show the field has grown rapidly in popularity over the past 15 years, while core ... <a title="Science, English slide, as secondary school students seek life skills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/science-english-slide-as-secondary-school-students-seek-life-skills/" aria-label="Read more about Science, English slide, as secondary school students seek life skills">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding and damage in Otuwhero Valley and Sandy Bay Road near Marahau, during extensive floods in the area, on 12 July, 2025. Supplied/ Jodie Reed More than six months after back-to-back floods caused widespread damage across the Tasman District, the recovery is expected to cost the council $50 million and take ... <a title="Tasman floods recovery expected to cost $50m, take two years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/tasman-floods-recovery-expected-to-cost-50m-take-two-years/" aria-label="Read more about Tasman floods recovery expected to cost $50m, take two years">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The crash involved a fire truck (generic image). RNZ / Nate McKinnon One person is injured after a crash between a fire truck and car in central Auckland on Sunday morning. The police were called at 9.38am to the intersection of Hobson Street and Victoria Street West. A police spokesperson said: ... <a title="Crash involving fire truck injures one in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/crash-involving-fire-truck-injures-one-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Crash involving fire truck injures one in Auckland">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Revellers at last year’s Rhythm and Vines event. Kaelin Wade A bout of bad weather is about to sweep across the east of the North Island, ahead of New Year celebrations. Rhythm and Vines in Gisborne could get off to a damp start, with an orange heavy rain warning issued by ... <a title="Weather set to worsen ahead of New Year’s Eve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/weather-set-to-worsen-ahead-of-new-years-eve/" aria-label="Read more about Weather set to worsen ahead of New Year’s Eve">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour MP Duncan Webb and his son Albert Webb on top of Avalanche Peak. Supplied There’s simply nothing better than ditching the workwear for an outdoor get-up and heading into the bush. Thousands will head into the great outdoors this summer, including MPs from across the political spectrum. RNZ interviewed a ... <a title="Where do MPs go, when they go bush?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/where-do-mps-go-when-they-go-bush/" aria-label="Read more about Where do MPs go, when they go bush?">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand From eye pokes to Donald Trump, the UFC in 2025 was not the most stellar of years for the promotion. photosport The year 2025 will not go down as a golden period for the UFC. A dearth of star power, GOATS turned to ducks, a dis-interested president, a plethora of eye ... <a title="UFC year in review: The good, the bad and the ugly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/ufc-year-in-review-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/" aria-label="Read more about UFC year in review: The good, the bad and the ugly">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A staycation doesn’t require flashy gear or carefully planned excursions to make it memorable. What matters is finding something that fits your family’s interests and offers a little challenge and a lot of joy, especially if you’re trying to pry kids away from their screens, says Susannah Smith, president of Physical ... <a title="Staycation activities in New Zealand’s main cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/staycation-activities-in-new-zealands-main-cities/" aria-label="Read more about Staycation activities in New Zealand’s main cities">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService meteorologist Devlin Lynden says the thunderstorms will ease (file image). 123RF A calmer day is in store for parts of the South Island battered on Saturday by hail, and lashed by torrential downpours and lightning. One of the storms was a rare, powerful and long-lasting ‘supercell’ in the Canterbury Plains. ... <a title="Weather: Sunday expected to live up to its name, though still ‘showers about’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/weather-sunday-expected-to-live-up-to-its-name-though-still-showers-about/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Sunday expected to live up to its name, though still ‘showers about’">Read more</a>
