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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>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the cricket action, as the fourth in the five-test series between archrivals Australia and England continues at the MCG in Melbourne. Australia swept to an 82-run win in the third Ashes test at Adelaide Oval to retain the urn with two matches to spare. After eight-wicket defeats in Perth ... <a title="The Ashes: England beats Australia – fourth test, day two" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/the-ashes-england-beats-australia-fourth-test-day-two/" aria-label="Read more about The Ashes: England beats Australia – fourth test, day two">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 has 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. Selwyn and Ashburton are currently ... <a title="South Island hit with one of the year’s most intense storms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/south-island-hit-with-one-of-the-years-most-intense-storms/" aria-label="Read more about South Island hit with one of the year’s most intense storms">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 27, 2025.
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing First Ōtautahi manager Nicola Fleming. Rachel Graham A new outreach service for homeless people in Christchurch encountered an 87-year-old woman living on the streets in its first week of operation. Housing First Ōtautahi has started a new rapid response, trying to ensure people who have just started living on the ... <a title="Housing First Ōtautahi launches rapid response to homelessness, finding an increase in elderly with no home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/housing-first-otautahi-launches-rapid-response-to-homelessness-finding-an-increase-in-elderly-with-no-home/" aria-label="Read more about Housing First Ōtautahi launches rapid response to homelessness, finding an increase in elderly with no home">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Māngere Bridge. RNZ / Dan Cook Three fishermen rescued on Friday night after their boat started taking on water did “everything right”, police say. The trio embarked into Manukau Harbour from the Māngere Bridge boat ramp, and made it two kilometres off Puketutu Island when their vessel sank. Unsure where they ... <a title="Fishermen whose boat sank were well-prepared – police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/fishermen-whose-boat-sank-were-well-prepared-police/" aria-label="Read more about Fishermen whose boat sank were well-prepared – police">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the cricket action, as the fourth in the five-test series between archrivals Australia and England continues at the MCG in Melbourne. Australia swept to an 82-run win in the third Ashes test at Adelaide Oval to retain the urn with two matches to spare. After eight-wicket defeats in Perth ... <a title="The Ashes live: Australia v England – fourth test, day two" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/the-ashes-live-australia-v-england-fourth-test-day-two/" aria-label="Read more about The Ashes live: Australia v England – fourth test, day two">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch will welcome 2025 with live music and fireworks. AFP / MATIAS DELACROIX A rundown on some of the biggest public events to ring in 2026 – and where to catch the best fireworks displays. Northland A fireworks display launched at the stroke of midnight from a barge moored in the ... <a title="NZ’s best public events to celebrate the New Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/nzs-best-public-events-to-celebrate-the-new-year/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s best public events to celebrate the New Year">Read more</a>
