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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fireworks at the Sky Tower in Auckland at midnight. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson New Year’s celebrations are well underway – despite the dreary weather in many regions. Christchurch children have been the first to welcome the New Year, with a mock countdown with confetti cannons at 7pm at North Hagley ... <a title="Wild weather hasn’t dampened NZ’s New Year celebrations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/wild-weather-hasnt-dampened-nzs-new-year-celebrations/" aria-label="Read more about Wild weather hasn’t dampened NZ’s New Year celebrations">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand NYE crowds in central Wellington. RNZ / Ruth Hill With less than two hours left of 2025, New Year’s celebrations are well underway – despite the dreary weather in many regions. Christchurch children have been the first to welcome the New Year, with a mock countdown with confetti cannons at 7pm ... <a title="Wild weather won’t dampen NZ’s New Year celebrations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/wild-weather-wont-dampen-nzs-new-year-celebrations/" aria-label="Read more about Wild weather won’t dampen NZ’s New Year celebrations">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Opinion – In the new rom-com Eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) faces an impossible choice: spend forever with the steady husband she’s loved for years, or reunite with the dreamy first husband she married back in her carefree youth. In this afterlife, everyone gets one shot at choosing where – and with ... <a title="How this clever film proves romance isn’t about choosing ‘the one’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/how-this-clever-film-proves-romance-isnt-about-choosing-the-one/" aria-label="Read more about How this clever film proves romance isn’t about choosing ‘the one’">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Professor Thomas Charles Roa has become a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori language and education RNZ / Pokere Paewai The Minister for Māori Development is praising those named on the New Year Honours list. Eighteen Māori have been recognised for 2026, and include Companions, ... <a title="18 Māori recognised for 2026 in New Year Honours list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/18-maori-recognised-for-2026-in-new-year-honours-list/" aria-label="Read more about 18 Māori recognised for 2026 in New Year Honours list">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ’s biggest news stories 2025. RNZ / Quin Tauetau The year 2025 felt like the year of the strikes. Over the past 12 months, we saw an abundance of industrial action across the public sector, including one of the largest strikes in New Zealand history. Geopolitical tensions, weather extremes and contentious ... <a title="Mega strike, police scandals and bye-bye Census: The biggest stories from 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/mega-strike-police-scandals-and-bye-bye-census-the-biggest-stories-from-2025/" aria-label="Read more about Mega strike, police scandals and bye-bye Census: The biggest stories from 2025">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Fireworks from the 2023 display. BBC screenshot Half a tonne of fireworks set to launch from the Sky Tower for New Year in Auckland are being put through their final paces. Six months of planning and design work will take just five minutes to show off when 3500 individual shots are ... <a title="Wild weather won’t dampen Auckland’s New Year fireworks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/wild-weather-wont-dampen-aucklands-new-year-fireworks/" aria-label="Read more about Wild weather won’t dampen Auckland’s New Year fireworks">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A police dog and handler have been injured in Whangārei. RNZ / REECE BAKER A police dog and its handler have been injured on Wednesday afternoon while pursuing suspects in Whangārei. Northland District Commander Superintendent Matthew Srhoj said “a vehicle of interest” was stopped just after 2pm. “The driver has taken ... <a title="Police dog and handler injured in Whangārei while pursuing suspects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/police-dog-and-handler-injured-in-whangarei-while-pursuing-suspects/" aria-label="Read more about Police dog and handler injured in Whangārei while pursuing suspects">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER The southbound lane of State Highway One near Takanini was closed following a crash between a car and a motorbike for several hours n Wednesday afternoon. Police said early indication suggests one person has been seriously injured in the crash at about 12.30pm. The lanes between Hill ... <a title="Auckland motorway reopens after crash closes road for most of afternoon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/auckland-motorway-reopens-after-crash-closes-road-for-most-of-afternoon/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland motorway reopens after crash closes road for most of afternoon">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Isiah Whitlock Jr., whose singular delivery of a tagline in The Wire gave the world one of the most iconic phrases of the century, has died at the age of 71. Whitlock “passed away today peacefully in NYC after a brave battle with a short illness”, his manager, Brian Liebman, told ... <a title="‘The Wire’ actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. dies aged 71" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/the-wire-actor-isiah-whitlock-jr-dies-aged-71/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The Wire’ actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. dies aged 71">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Brown has been recognised for his leadership of New Zealand’s response to the grounding of the HMNZS Manawanui. RNZ/ Susana Lei’ataua A Navy Commodore has been awarded the Distinguished Service Decoration in the New Year Honours List. The Distinguished Service Decoration has been instituted as a New Zealand Royal Honour ... <a title="Navy Commodore Andrew Brown awarded in New Year Honours List" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/navy-commodore-andrew-brown-awarded-in-new-year-honours-list/" aria-label="Read more about Navy Commodore Andrew Brown awarded in New Year Honours List">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied The personal health portal ManageMyHealth has identified a cyber security breach. The service connects patients with clinicians and allows people to access their medical records. In a statement on its website, ManageMyHealth said the breach involved “unauthorised access to our systems”. It said the matter was under active investigation and ... <a title="ManageMyHealth confirms cyber breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/managemyhealth-confirms-cyber-breach/" aria-label="Read more about ManageMyHealth confirms cyber breach">Read more</a>
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December 31, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Professor Thomas Charles Roa has become a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori language and education RNZ / Pokere Paewai The Minister for Māori Development is praising those named on the New Year Honours list. Sixteen Māori have been recognised for 2026, and include Companions, ... <a title="16 Māori recognised for 2026 in New Year Honours list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/31/16-maori-recognised-for-2026-in-new-year-honours-list/" aria-label="Read more about 16 Māori recognised for 2026 in New Year Honours list">Read more</a>
