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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>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Karangahape Road on a quieter day. The Detail/Tom Kitchin Four people were arrested and one hospitalised after a mass brawl on central Auckland’s Karangahape Road early on Sunday morning. Police said they received “multiple reports of a mass disorder and people fighting” just after 3.30am. On arrival, they found and dispersed ... <a title="Four arrested, one in hospital after ‘mass disorder’ on Auckland’s Karangahape Road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/four-arrested-one-in-hospital-after-mass-disorder-on-aucklands-karangahape-road/" aria-label="Read more about Four arrested, one in hospital after ‘mass disorder’ on Auckland’s Karangahape Road">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samantha Gee The police commissioner being on the beat in Nelson this New Year a year on from the death of one of its local officers will be a reassurance and comfort, the mayor says. Richard Chambers says it’s only right he is in the city where Senior Sergeant ... <a title="Nelson mayor welcomes police boost a year after officer was killed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/nelson-mayor-welcomes-police-boost-a-year-after-officer-was-killed/" aria-label="Read more about Nelson mayor welcomes police boost a year after officer was killed">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Wood of New Zealand. PHOTOSPORT All Whites captain Chris Wood’s spell on the sideline will continue for an indefinite period after undergoing surgery. The Nottingham Forest striker hasn’t played since mid-October and the recuperation from a knee injury has been unsuccessful, forcing the 34-year-old to have an operation in a ... <a title="Chris Wood set for extended time out after surgery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/chris-wood-set-for-extended-time-out-after-surgery/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Wood set for extended time out after surgery">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Volunteering NZ spokesperson Margaret McLachlan SUPPLIED Charities are turning away people wanting to volunteer amidst a flood of interest they say is linked to the high rate of unemployment. It comes as some businesses receive thousands of applications for paid roles and people look for experience anywhere they can. The advocacy ... <a title="Charities turning away high numbers of volunteer applications" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/charities-turning-away-high-numbers-of-volunteer-applications/" aria-label="Read more about Charities turning away high numbers of volunteer applications">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand To a listener who was tuned to Auckland’s bFM in the mid-1990s, the self-titled debut of Bressa Creeting Cake might not have come as quite the surprise it did to everyone else. But even if you knew it was coming, the album was full of surprises. And it still sounds surprising ... <a title="Essential New Zealand Albums: Bressa Creeting Cake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/essential-new-zealand-albums-bressa-creeting-cake/" aria-label="Read more about Essential New Zealand Albums: Bressa Creeting Cake">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand In a world that can seem increasingly digitised and isolating, board games offer a unique chance to connect with others. And over the holiday period, the right game can make all the difference while spending time with friends and family. But board games are part of a multi-billion dollar industry, so ... <a title="The best board games to play (and gift) this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/28/the-best-board-games-to-play-and-gift-this-summer/" aria-label="Read more about The best board games to play (and gift) this summer">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Shona Laing was just 17 when she had her first national hit with ‘1905’ in 1972. Fifteen years later, she was reintroducing herself as a different kind of artist with the 1987 album South. In a career spanning more than five decades, Shona Laing has made albums that mark each stage ... <a title="What makes Shona Laing’s South an essential album" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/what-makes-shona-laings-south-an-essential-album/" aria-label="Read more about What makes Shona Laing’s South an essential album">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand An active supercell south from Rakaia. MetService/Screenshot The thunderstorm that lashed the South Island and brought widespread and large hail is one of the year’s most intense storms, MetService says. Large parts of the mainland have been under brief severe thunderstorm warnings through Saturday afternoon. The severe thunderstorm watch that had ... <a title="Thunderstorm watch lifted as South Island hit with intense storms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/thunderstorm-watch-lifted-as-south-island-hit-with-intense-storms/" aria-label="Read more about Thunderstorm watch lifted as South Island hit with intense storms">Read more</a>
