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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the cricket action, as the fourth in the five-test series between archrivals Australia and England gets underway 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 ... <a title="The Ashes live: Australia v England – fourth test, day one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/the-ashes-live-australia-v-england-fourth-test-day-one/" aria-label="Read more about The Ashes live: Australia v England – fourth test, day one">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Bayly went to Antarctica in 2012. Supplied Andrew Bayly still remembers the “visual assault” of Antarctica, the piercing blue clarity and scale-bending brightness. The National MP tells how he once convinced his companions to join him on what he thought would be a short trip to climb a nearby peak. ... <a title="Andrew Bayly and the fight for Antarctica" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/andrew-bayly-and-the-fight-for-antarctica/" aria-label="Read more about Andrew Bayly and the fight for Antarctica">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Shoppers at Sylvia Park, Auckland, on Boxing Day 2025. Ke-Xin Li / RNZ Bargain hunters have started their Boxing Day shopping early to avoid crowds and traffic. Auckland woman Lara finished her shopping at Sylvia Park shortly after the mall opened at 9am. “I only went to Lush, so I went ... <a title="Parking hard to find as Boxing Day sales begin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/parking-hard-to-find-as-boxing-day-sales-begin/" aria-label="Read more about Parking hard to find as Boxing Day sales begin">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A survey found most people are not offended if a gift is on-sold. Unsplash/ Kira auf der Heide More than 4500 unwanted Christmas gifts had already been listed for sale online by 8:30am on Boxing Day, according to Trade Me. Interesting listings include De Walt power tools listed by someone who ... <a title="Thousands of unwanted Christmas gifts already for sale on Trade Me" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/thousands-of-unwanted-christmas-gifts-already-for-sale-on-trade-me/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of unwanted Christmas gifts already for sale on Trade Me">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Volunteer firefighters will respond to 111 calls during the strike hour. RNZ / Alexander Robertson The Professional Firefighters’ Union has decided to stop Boxing Day’s one-hour strike that was meant to begin at midday. It acknowledged that it was Boxing Day, and for those not rostered to work, it was an ... <a title="Paid firefighters call off planned Boxing Day strike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/paid-firefighters-call-off-planned-boxing-day-strike/" aria-label="Read more about Paid firefighters call off planned Boxing Day strike">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Several weather watches have been issued (file image). 123rf.com People should prepare for stormy, wet weather, as they head out to Boxing Day sales. Several weather watches have been issued as thunderstorms are expected for the upper North Island and southeast of the South Island. MetService has issued a severe thunderstorm ... <a title="Weather: Large hail, thunderstorms forecast across New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/weather-large-hail-thunderstorms-forecast-across-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Large hail, thunderstorms forecast across New Zealand">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Arnold, Senior Lecturer, Sport & Exercise Biomechanics, University of South Australia The game of cricket is believed to have originated in rural England sometime in the 16th or 17th century. The earliest versions of cricket balls had no standard size, weight or stitching: they were handmade ... <a title="Why do cricket balls have to be so hard?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/why-do-cricket-balls-have-to-be-so-hard-269900/" aria-label="Read more about Why do cricket balls have to be so hard?">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hortle, Deputy Director, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania Australia has a fine tradition of unconventional politicians at all levels of government. Multiple examples probably spring to mind immediately. But in researching this piece, I went down a wacky rabbit hole. It turns out there are ... <a title="Cookbook authors, ‘dukes’ and card game gatecrashers: Australia’s quirkiest politicians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/cookbook-authors-dukes-and-card-game-gatecrashers-australias-quirkiest-politicians-271515/" aria-label="Read more about Cookbook authors, ‘dukes’ and card game gatecrashers: Australia’s quirkiest politicians">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Carew, Senior Lecturer in Audiology, The University of Melbourne; Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Rhett Noonan/Unsplash Swimming is one of the best parts of summer. But long after you’ve cooled down and dried off, you might be left with a niggling feeling – there is still water ... <a title="How can I get water out of my ear after swimming?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/how-can-i-get-water-out-of-my-ear-after-swimming-270674/" aria-label="Read more about How can I get water out of my ear after swimming?">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Kemp, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW Sydney Yan Krukau/Pexels, CC BY You’ve been given an ugly t-shirt and a book you’ve already read. But if you don’t have the receipts, can you return them? Or ... <a title="Can you return gifts without a receipt or packaging? A legal expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/can-you-return-gifts-without-a-receipt-or-packaging-a-legal-expert-explains-270084/" aria-label="Read more about Can you return gifts without a receipt or packaging? A legal expert explains">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prudence Rees-Lee, PhD Candidate, School of Design, RMIT University Daily Herald Archive/National Science and Media Museum/SSPL/Getty Images Daphne Oram (1925–2003) was one of Britain’s most important early electronic composers. Oram trained first as a pianist and composer and turned down a place at the Royal College of ... <a title="5 things to know about Daphne Oram, the visionary pioneer in electronic music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/5-things-to-know-about-daphne-oram-the-visionary-pioneer-in-electronic-music-266591/" aria-label="Read more about 5 things to know about Daphne Oram, the visionary pioneer in electronic music">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Whiting, Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow in Music Industries and Cultural Economy, RMIT University Getty Images I recently had an urgent surgery to have a malignant growth removed. Unfortunately, this meant I was too immobile to attend the Melbourne event of the annual hard rock festival Good ... <a title="Too sick to attend, too bad: why the live music ticketing market is broken" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/too-sick-to-attend-too-bad-why-the-live-music-ticketing-market-is-broken-271618/" aria-label="Read more about Too sick to attend, too bad: why the live music ticketing market is broken">Read more</a>
