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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand From struggling to learn to read at school during the war, Joy Cowley has gone on to become one of New Zealand’s most beloved and prolific authors. Joy, Full and Fearless, a documentary released in 2025, follows Joy Cowley’s life from a painful childhood, a loveless first marriage to a love ... <a title="Ten of the best literary chats of 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/ten-of-the-best-literary-chats-of-2025/" aria-label="Read more about Ten of the best literary chats of 2025">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tūturuatu/shore plover Tara Swan Half a year ago, Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre was on the brink of closure. The sanctuary – described as a taonga on the border of Wairarapa and Tararua – was in financial turmoil, forced to make a desperate bid for donations just as a stoush over a ... <a title="Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre back from brink of closure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/pukaha-national-wildlife-centre-back-from-brink-of-closure/" aria-label="Read more about Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre back from brink of closure">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions. RNZ Every week in 2025, RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds answered your questions online and on her podcast [ https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/no-stupid-questions No Stupid Questions]. Here are some of the most-asked questions this year. If you have any you would like her to tackle in ... <a title="Can I travel while getting NZ Super, and other most-asked questions of 2025 – Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/27/can-i-travel-while-getting-nz-super-and-other-most-asked-questions-of-2025-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about Can I travel while getting NZ Super, and other most-asked questions of 2025 – Ask Susan">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The police Eagle helicopter crew and Coastguard are searching for a missing jet skier off Waikato (file photo). RNZ / Dom Thomas The search for a jet skier missing in the water for more than 24 hours off Port Waikato has ended for a second night. Emergency services responded to reports ... <a title="Water search for missing jet skier ended for second night" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/water-search-for-missing-jet-skier-ended-for-second-night/" aria-label="Read more about Water search for missing jet skier ended for second night">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Twenty wickets fall on chaotic day one Tongue gets five-wicket haul for England Tailender Neser top-scores for Australia with 35 Australia finished marginally on top at the end of a chaotic opening day of the fourth Ashes test after an extraordinary 20 wickets fell in front of a record crowd at ... <a title="Ashes batters run for cover on manic day one in Melbourne" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/ashes-batters-run-for-cover-on-manic-day-one-in-melbourne/" aria-label="Read more about Ashes batters run for cover on manic day one in Melbourne">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Australia is carrying a 46 run lead over England after a dramatic opening day in the fourth Ashes test in Melbourne. The day ended with Scott Boland on four not out, and Travis Head yet to score as Australia went to stumps at four for no loss in their second innings. ... <a title="The Ashes: Australia v England – fourth test, day one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/the-ashes-australia-v-england-fourth-test-day-one/" aria-label="Read more about The Ashes: Australia v England – fourth test, day one">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Raewyn Dailey says the burglary of imported jewellery from her Napier antique store was a blow on top of recent challenges to retail in the area (file photo). RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham A Napier antique shop owner is blaming the high price of silver, after an overnight burglary at her store ... <a title="Break in at antique store ‘another blow’, owner says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/break-in-at-antique-store-another-blow-owner-says/" aria-label="Read more about Break in at antique store ‘another blow’, owner says">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding has been reported in some areas, while MetService has issued more thunderstorm warnings, on top of earlier forecasts of stormy, wet weather for Boxing Day. A new severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the Clutha District. Thunderstorms were expected to lie near Balclutha, Nugget Point, Owaka, Kaitangata, Kaka Point and ... <a title="Weather: Flooding, large hail and thunder, as storms sweep across New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/weather-flooding-large-hail-and-thunder-as-storms-sweep-across-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Flooding, large hail and thunder, as storms sweep across New Zealand">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The police Eagle helicopter crew and Coastguard are searching for a missing jet skiier off Waikato (file photo). RNZ / Dom Thomas The Coastguard are helping police search for a jet skier missing on the Port Waikato coast for almost 24 hours. Police responded to reports of three people in distress ... <a title="Water search underway in Waikato for missing jet skier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/water-search-underway-in-waikato-for-missing-jet-skier/" aria-label="Read more about Water search underway in Waikato for missing jet skier">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s Lyall Bay, and the surrounding bays are popular water recreation spots. RNZ / Mark Papalii All Wellington swimming spots have been marked with red ‘unsuitable for swimming’ labels, and warnings have been issued about pollution from two wastewater discharges. Warning signs were being put up along parts of Wellington’s south ... <a title="Water pollution warnings for Wellington, Lower Hutt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/water-pollution-warnings-for-wellington-lower-hutt/" aria-label="Read more about Water pollution warnings for Wellington, Lower Hutt">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand No use crying over spilled cream: the slick stretched for about 10km through Waikato, and police warned motorists the road was slippery. (File photo) RNZ / REECE BAKER Contractors had a dairy big clean-up job on their hands early on Boxing Day, after responding to a report of a large cream ... <a title="Contractors whip into action to clean up 10km cream spill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/contractors-whip-into-action-to-clean-up-10km-cream-spill/" aria-label="Read more about Contractors whip into action to clean up 10km cream spill">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 26, 2025.
