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December 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Australian director-writer team Dave Michôd and Mirrah Foulkes teamed up with Hollywood star Sydney Sweeney to produce one of the most intense cinematic experiences of the year. Their biopic Christy begins as a familiar story of the gutsy underdog athlete, Christy Martin – America’s first breakthrough female boxing champion – but ... <a title="How Sydney Sweeney transformed to play boxing champion Christy Martin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/how-sydney-sweeney-transformed-to-play-boxing-champion-christy-martin/" aria-label="Read more about How Sydney Sweeney transformed to play boxing champion Christy Martin">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The patients find it exciting to have control of the large landmark, Starship Foundation says. Facebook / Sky Tower Rainbows, fire engines and Christmas trees are popular themes for the Sky Tower as patients at Starship Children’s Hospital take control of the colour scheme. The children leapt at the chance to ... <a title="Starship patients light up Sky Tower for Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/starship-patients-light-up-sky-tower-for-christmas/" aria-label="Read more about Starship patients light up Sky Tower for Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Oscars telecast will move from broadcasting to streaming in 2029, switching from ABC to YouTube — a watershed moment for the entertainment business. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Wednesday that YouTube signed a “multi-year deal” for the “exclusive global rights to the Oscars.” The deal will ... <a title="The Oscars will abandon broadcast TV for YouTube starting in 2029" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/the-oscars-will-abandon-broadcast-tv-for-youtube-starting-in-2029/" aria-label="Read more about The Oscars will abandon broadcast TV for YouTube starting in 2029">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action on day one of the Black Caps’ third test against the West Indies at Bay Oval in Mt Maunganui. First ball is scheduled for 11am. Black Caps squad: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell, Kristian Clarke, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Daryl Mitchell, Ajaz ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies – third test, day one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-third-test-day-one/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies – third test, day one">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File image RNZ / Anneke Smith One person has died following a single vehicle crash near Flemington south of Waipukurau on Wednesday night. Emergency services received reports of the crash on Ngawaka Road at around 11:10pm. The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene, police said. The road was ... <a title="One dead after single-vehicle crash in central Hawke’s Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/one-dead-after-single-vehicle-crash-in-central-hawkes-bay/" aria-label="Read more about One dead after single-vehicle crash in central Hawke’s Bay">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand St John says it dispatched multiple ambulances to the scene. ST JOHN NZ Police say two people have suffered injuries after a gun was fired in the Southland town of Gore. Police said the pair were airlifted to hospital, one with serious injuries and one with moderate injuries. Emergency services were ... <a title="Two people injured after gun fired in Gore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/two-people-injured-after-gun-fired-in-gore/" aria-label="Read more about Two people injured after gun fired in Gore">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Corey Peters NZL celebrates on the podium after winning gold in the Men’s Downhill Sitting Para Alpine Skiing, 2022 Winter Paralympic Games. Joel Marklund for OIS / PHOTOSPORT Wānaka para-skier Corey Peters is in good form as he heads towards his fourth Paralympics in the new year. Peters has won a ... <a title="Corey Peters tops podium as he heads towards Winter Paralympics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/corey-peters-tops-podium-as-he-heads-towards-winter-paralympics/" aria-label="Read more about Corey Peters tops podium as he heads towards Winter Paralympics">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Beers, Professor of History, American University White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during the daily press briefing on Nov. 4, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images During a press conference on Dec. 11, 2025, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced there was good news on the ... <a title="Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/karoline-leavitts-white-house-briefing-doublethink-is-straight-out-of-orwells-1984-270675/" aria-label="Read more about Karoline Leavitt’s White House briefing doublethink is straight out of Orwell’s ‘1984’">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arlene Stein, Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Rutgers University Fritz Kuhn, center, is congratulated by fellow officers of the German American Bund in New York on Sept. 3, 1938. AP Photo Masked officers conduct immigration raids. National Guard troops patrol American cities, and protesters decry their presence as ... <a title="America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/america-faced-domestic-fascists-before-and-buried-that-history-268978/" aria-label="Read more about America faced domestic fascists before and buried that history">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harriet Fletcher, Lecturer in Media and Communication, Anglia Ruskin University Based on the bestselling novel by Freida McFadden, The Housemaid is a dark, sexy and satisfying thriller with plenty of twists to enjoy along the way. Millie (Sydney Sweeney) applies for a job as a housemaid for ... <a title="The Housemaid: this dark, sexy thriller is a seriously satisfying watch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/the-housemaid-this-dark-sexy-thriller-is-a-seriously-satisfying-watch-272116/" aria-label="Read more about The Housemaid: this dark, sexy thriller is a seriously satisfying watch">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Karnon, Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University When we’re acutely ill or injured, we want to be able to quickly access care in Australia’s hospital emergency departments (EDs). But more of us are seeking care in EDs. This went from 7.4 million in 2014–15 to 9.1 ... <a title="Can Urgent Care Clinics actually take pressure off hospitals? Yes, but they’re not the only way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/can-urgent-care-clinics-actually-take-pressure-off-hospitals-yes-but-theyre-not-the-only-way-270684/" aria-label="Read more about Can Urgent Care Clinics actually take pressure off hospitals? Yes, but they’re not the only way">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney Yevhenii Ometsynskyi/Unsplash For the class of 2025, exams are done and results are coming in. Attention is turning to plans for next year. With the benefit of a bit more free time and brain space, ... <a title="Not sure you picked the right uni or TAFE course? 6 ways to help you think it through" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/18/not-sure-you-picked-the-right-uni-or-tafe-course-6-ways-to-help-you-think-it-through-271311/" aria-label="Read more about Not sure you picked the right uni or TAFE course? 6 ways to help you think it through">Read more</a>
