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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wiremu Keretene (Ngāti Hine) holds a sleeping child during the waka display at Tii Beach this morning. RNZ / Peter de Graaf After the rollercoaster year that was 2024 te ao Māori may have expected that to continue into 2025 and in many ways it did with so many stories making ... <a title="Ngā Kaupapa Hirahira o te Tau: A look back at the year that was in Te Ao Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/nga-kaupapa-hirahira-o-te-tau-a-look-back-at-the-year-that-was-in-te-ao-maori/" aria-label="Read more about Ngā Kaupapa Hirahira o te Tau: A look back at the year that was in Te Ao Māori">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand PETA says video footage captured on New Zealand farms exposes the cruelty involved in sheep shearing. Supplied / PETA Asia Animal rights advocates are calling for cameras in shearing sheds, saying “welfare training” for shearers is not enough to stop sheep being mistreated. The government and the industry have this week ... <a title="Animal rights advocates call for camera surveillance in shearing sheds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/animal-rights-advocates-call-for-camera-surveillance-in-shearing-sheds/" aria-label="Read more about Animal rights advocates call for camera surveillance in shearing sheds">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Campground managers in the North Island are hoping for sunnier weather leading up to New Year’s. Ruth Kuo Campground managers in the North Island are hoping for sunnier weather leading up to New Year’s after a lashing of wind and rain. Wild weather battered much of the North Island on Monday, ... <a title="Campground managers hoping for sunnier New Year’s Eve weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/campground-managers-hoping-for-sunnier-new-years-eve-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Campground managers hoping for sunnier New Year’s Eve weather">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Sleek, modern, sophisticated and brimful of hits, their 1994 album Broadcast was a type of album by a type of group that hadn’t really been heard in this country before. ‘Sweet Disorder’ – the biggest hit from Broadcast – won the 1995 Silver Scroll Award for its composers. The Strawpeople story ... <a title="Essential New Zealand Albums: Strawpeople – Broadcast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/essential-new-zealand-albums-strawpeople-broadcast/" aria-label="Read more about Essential New Zealand Albums: Strawpeople – Broadcast">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Analysis – Online short-form video has shifted from a light distraction to a constant backdrop in many children’s lives. What used to fill a spare moment now shapes how young people relax, communicate and form opinions, with TikTok, Instagram Reels, Douyin and YouTube Shorts drawing in hundreds of millions of under-18s ... <a title="How short-form videos could be harming young minds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/how-short-form-videos-could-be-harming-young-minds/" aria-label="Read more about How short-form videos could be harming young minds">Read more</a>
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December 29, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Geordie Beamish. PHOTOSPORT Controversies, comebacks, suspensions, breakthrough wins and a near perfect seasons, there have been some truly massive sport’s stories involving New Zealanders this year. RNZ sport looks back at some of the biggest Kiwi sports stories of 2025. Geordie Beamish’s dramatic tumble The photo which captured the Geordie Beamish ... <a title="The biggest Kiwi sporting stories of 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/29/the-biggest-kiwi-sporting-stories-of-2025/" aria-label="Read more about The biggest Kiwi sporting stories of 2025">Read more</a>
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December 29, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand After witnessing the struggles of elderly people and those with disabilities forced to navigate hospital appointments alone, social entrepreneur Lizzie Scott has come up with a solution. CaringStay Companion Travel has more than 80 “companions” nationwide, who can accompany people to their appointments and take them home afterwards, staying as long ... <a title="The carers being a helping hand to those in need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/29/the-carers-being-a-helping-hand-to-those-in-need/" aria-label="Read more about The carers being a helping hand to those in need">Read more</a>
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December 29, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Cable car above Rotorua lake and city. 123RF The Tourism Minister has signalled significant change could be on the horizon for the industry. Louise Upston has set her sights on doubling the value of tourism exports by 2034, growing the number of Kiwis working in tourism and hospitality, and restoring international ... <a title="Significant changes on the horizon for tourism industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/29/significant-changes-on-the-horizon-for-tourism-industry/" aria-label="Read more about Significant changes on the horizon for tourism industry">Read more</a>
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December 29, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand There have been a number of serious crashes over the holiday period, but no fatalities yet. File photo. RNZ/ Marika Khabazi The road toll for the official Christmas holiday period is at zero, but police say people need to continue to stick to the basics of safe driving. So far this ... <a title="Holiday road toll stands at zero – but drivers still urged to be cautious" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/29/holiday-road-toll-stands-at-zero-but-drivers-still-urged-to-be-cautious/" aria-label="Read more about Holiday road toll stands at zero – but drivers still urged to be cautious">Read more</a>
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December 29, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Stuart has been reported missing. Supplied / Police Auckland police are asking for any sightings of man whose family are concerned for his welfare. Stuart is described by police as about 6 foot tall, slender and in his 70s. He was last seen wearing black pants, a beige shirt, a blue ... <a title="Concerns for welfare of missing Auckland man" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/29/concerns-for-welfare-of-missing-auckland-man/" aria-label="Read more about Concerns for welfare of missing Auckland man">Read more</a>
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December 29, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Cromwell & Districts Promotions Group A Dunedin family has swept the podium at the annual Cherry Pit-Spit Championship in Cromwell. The Collins family dominated multiple categories at the quirky Central Otago event on Sunday, which challenges entrants to hoick a cherry stone as far as possible. Aaron Collins launched ... <a title="Dunedin family dominates Cromwell’s annual cherry spitting competition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/29/dunedin-family-dominates-cromwells-annual-cherry-spitting-competition/" aria-label="Read more about Dunedin family dominates Cromwell’s annual cherry spitting competition">Read more</a>
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December 29, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Blaze captain Melie Kerr after scoring a century in the Super Smash. Marty Melville / PHOTOSPORT A stunning century from White Fern Amelia Kerr has helped the Wellington Blaze to a 49-run victory over the Auckland Hearts in the women’s Super Smash. Kerr completed her first century in top level ... <a title="Cricket: A first for Amelia Kerr in big Blaze win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/29/cricket-a-first-for-amelia-kerr-in-big-blaze-win/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: A first for Amelia Kerr in big Blaze win">Read more</a>
