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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Festival goers at Rhythm and Vines are off to a soggy start after the region was wiped with heavy rain. Lucy Parkinson After a soggy start, festivalgoers at Rhythm and Vines can expect to spend the next two days drying up in a gentle breeze. The three-day music festival in Gisborne ... <a title="Rhythm and Vines dries out after soggy start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/rhythm-and-vines-dries-out-after-soggy-start/" aria-label="Read more about Rhythm and Vines dries out after soggy start">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The elderly hiker was in the Kauaeranga Valley when he got into trouble.. Supplied/DOC. Police are looking to publicly recognise the family who helped save an elderly lost tramper who collapsed in the Coromandel. At the end of his ordeal, the 80-year old was taken to Thames Hospital in a moderate ... <a title="Family who helped save an elderly lost tramper praised by police." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/family-who-helped-save-an-elderly-lost-tramper-praised-by-police/" aria-label="Read more about Family who helped save an elderly lost tramper praised by police.">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Warriors hopes suffer a crippling blow, as star halfback Luke Metcalf falls to a season-ending knee injury. Tertius Pickard/www.photosport.nz Under the Go Media Stadium stand, with the bravado of hope finally stripped away, NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster confronted reality. After a season that saw them off to a best-ever ... <a title="Year in review: NZ Warriors ride rollercoaster to NRL playoffs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/year-in-review-nz-warriors-ride-rollercoaster-to-nrl-playoffs/" aria-label="Read more about Year in review: NZ Warriors ride rollercoaster to NRL playoffs">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Professor Steve Trewick Researchers are investigating “hotspots” of a venomous spider throughout the country this summer. The invasive noble false widow spider was first spotted in Porirua last year with further sightings in Christchurch, Nelson, Waikato and Northland. It’s not an aggressive spider, but it bites in defence and ... <a title="Scientists investigate venomous spider ‘hotspots’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/scientists-investigate-venomous-spider-hotspots/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists investigate venomous spider ‘hotspots’">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Campers at Totaranui Abel Tasman National Park had a near miss when a tree came down on some of their tents. They had moved into a caravan shortly before due to bad weather. Supplied / Warwick Fitzsimmons Wild weather continued to batter much of the country today, leaving thousands without power. ... <a title="Power outages, heavy rain and strong gales as wild weather heads south" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/power-outages-heavy-rain-and-strong-gales-as-wild-weather-heads-south/" aria-label="Read more about Power outages, heavy rain and strong gales as wild weather heads south">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Shane van Gisbergen and co driver Richie Stanaway win the 2023 Repco Bathurst 1000. Mark Horsburgh/EDGE Photographics / PHOTOSPORT Formula 1 star Liam Lawson got to try out the car of another New Zealand champion driver over the Christmas period. Lawson got to drive Shane van Gisbergen’s Bathurst-winning Supercar at Highlands ... <a title="Liam Lawson tests out Australian Supercar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/liam-lawson-tests-out-australian-supercar/" aria-label="Read more about Liam Lawson tests out Australian Supercar">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police have set up a dedicated portal for witnesses of a mass brawl in Auckland to upload any footage they might have. The brawl happened on Karangahape Road in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police estimate more than 50 people were present and say there were three serious assaults. In ... <a title="Police still seeking witnesses after mass brawl on Auckland’s K Road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/police-still-seeking-witnesses-after-mass-brawl-on-aucklands-k-road/" aria-label="Read more about Police still seeking witnesses after mass brawl on Auckland’s K Road">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 2 near Tangoio in Hawke’s Bay is closed following a single vehicle crash. The crash north of Tangoio Settlement Road was reported to police just after 11:40am. Initial indications include serious injuries, while the number of people injured cannot be confirmed. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and ... <a title="State Highway 2 closed after crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/state-highway-2-closed-after-crash/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 2 closed after crash">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Phoenix head coach Bev Priestman Marty Melville / PHOTOSPORT After a historic victory the Wellington Phoenix women’s coach Bev Priestman will take a win any way it comes. The Phoenix got to enjoy their short Christmas break with the sweet taste of success after scoring a 7-0 victory over Sydney FC. ... <a title="‘I hate losing more than I love winning’ – Phoenix coach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/i-hate-losing-more-than-i-love-winning-phoenix-coach/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I hate losing more than I love winning’ – Phoenix coach">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand English actor Idris Elba attends the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023. AFP/SUPPLIED Actor Idris Elba, a former All Blacks coach and members of England’s triumphant Women’s Euro 2025 football team were among famous Britons recognised in the country’s traditional New Year ... <a title="Idris Elba, former All Blacks coach recognised in UK honours list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/idris-elba-former-all-blacks-coach-recognised-in-uk-honours-list/" aria-label="Read more about Idris Elba, former All Blacks coach recognised in UK honours list">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand England’s Head Coach John Mitchell celebrates after the women’s Rugby World Cup final victory, 2025. ©INPHO/Billy Stickland / PHOTOSPORT Former All Blacks coach John Mitchell has been recognised in the British New Years Honours. Mitchell has been appointed an OBE for services to rugby after guiding England to the women’s Rugby ... <a title="Former All Blacks coach named in UK honours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/former-all-blacks-coach-named-in-uk-honours/" aria-label="Read more about Former All Blacks coach named in UK honours">Read more</a>
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December 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] An alien invasion that could threaten New Zealand’s entire economy is just a plane ride away. That is the key message from a new video, which will be compulsory viewing for the country’s 6 million international arrivals from now on. Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard said the updated video – ... <a title="Alien invasion that could threaten NZ’s entire economy is just a plane ride away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/30/alien-invasion-that-could-threaten-nzs-entire-economy-is-just-a-plane-ride-away/" aria-label="Read more about Alien invasion that could threaten NZ’s entire economy is just a plane ride away">Read more</a>
