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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Launched in 2021 Tāmata Hauhā works primarily with Māori land owners to provide them with strategies and funding to develop their land holdings and make them more productive, primarily through forestry. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life From growing a few Christmas trees “for fun”, to a diverse range of towering exotics ... <a title="Country Life: Farming trees the Tāmata Hauhā way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/country-life-farming-trees-the-tamata-hauha-way/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Farming trees the Tāmata Hauhā way">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mike and Angela Roy in one of their polytunnels RNZ/Sally Round Follow Country Life on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart or wherever you get your podcasts. There’s a job for even the youngest of the Roy family when the Christmas berry crush is on at their orchard in Piopio. With queues out ... <a title="Country Life: Behind the scenes at the Roy’s berry farm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/country-life-behind-the-scenes-at-the-roys-berry-farm/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Behind the scenes at the Roy’s berry farm">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Whanganui River road features an interesting array of letterboxes. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life Tracy Marshall makes the same 150-kilometre round trip up the Whanganui River and back five times a week. “I’ve got one of the longest mail runs in our region in terms of distances, but I’ve probably ... <a title="Country Life: On the job with Whanganui River’s rural postie" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/country-life-on-the-job-with-whanganui-rivers-rural-postie/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: On the job with Whanganui River’s rural postie">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Logan Rogerson (L) and Sam Cosgrove. photosport Auckland FC reclaimed top spot in the A-League and Sam Cosgrove stormed to the top of the Golden Boot goal-scoring race after the visitors downed Western Sydney Wanderers 2-0 in Sydney. The Wanderers created more chances in the scoreless first spell but the Black ... <a title="Auckland FC win in Western Sydney to go top" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/auckland-fc-win-in-western-sydney-to-go-top/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland FC win in Western Sydney to go top">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand “Where are all the protest songs these days?” I often hear people ask. The world is more volatile than ever, and yet seems to be awash with songs about Korean demonology and Taylor Swift’s love life. Those people should hear this album. Haley Heynderickx & Max Garcia Conover are American singer-songwriters, ... <a title="Review: The best protest record Nick Bollinger has heard this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/review-the-best-protest-record-nick-bollinger-has-heard-this-year/" aria-label="Read more about Review: The best protest record Nick Bollinger has heard this year">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters. RNZ / Lillian Hanly New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is pleased to see the end of what he calls a “gruelling year”, with his only regret being that the economy couldn’t have been turned around sooner. He also suggests it would be “unwise” to stage a leadership spill ... <a title="Winston Peters offers advice to anyone thinking of rolling a Prime Minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/winston-peters-offers-advice-to-anyone-thinking-of-rolling-a-prime-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Winston Peters offers advice to anyone thinking of rolling a Prime Minister">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Nurses Organisation chief executive Paul Goulter at a rally in Christchurch on 9 May 2024. RNZ / Nate McKinnon The millions of dollars that Health NZ is saving with delays in settling collective contracts is costing it in terms of a settled workforce, according to the biggest nurses’ union. ... <a title="Nurse union says Health NZ settlement delays is costing them a settled workforce" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/nurse-union-says-health-nz-settlement-delays-is-costing-them-a-settled-workforce/" aria-label="Read more about Nurse union says Health NZ settlement delays is costing them a settled workforce">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand WorkSafe has advised MBIE on hundreds of updates to electrical safety rules. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone WorkSafe has issued guidance to electrical workers over a rule change that several industry groups have warned is dangerous. The change lifts a ban on inserting a switch, circuit or fuse into mains power earthing ... <a title="WorkSafe defends ‘simply wrong’ change to electrical safety rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/20/worksafe-defends-simply-wrong-change-to-electrical-safety-rules/" aria-label="Read more about WorkSafe defends ‘simply wrong’ change to electrical safety rules">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to the crash about 8.25pm Friday. RNZ/ Marika Khabazi Emergency services have responded to a serious motorcyle crash on State Highway 35, near Ōpōtiki. The incident, between Te Waiiti Rd and Maraenui Pa Rd, was reported to police about 8.25pm Friday. The motorbike was the only vehicle involved ... <a title="One critically injured in Ōpōtiki motorcycle crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/one-critically-injured-in-opotiki-motorcycle-crash/" aria-label="Read more about One critically injured in Ōpōtiki motorcycle crash">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Researchers at the University of Auckland have been given an $853,000 grant to investigate the power of music for people with dementia. The study is a collaboration with Yale University in the United States and aims to find out why patients still respond to music even as their memory fades. Music ... <a title="Why people with dementia can be so moved by music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/why-people-with-dementia-can-be-so-moved-by-music/" aria-label="Read more about Why people with dementia can be so moved by music">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand It didn’t take long for the fact that Whitney Hansen was following in her father’s considerable footsteps to be brought up, as the newly announced Black Ferns coach faced the media for the first time. However, Hansen couldn’t speak highly enough of the support and guidance of father Sir Steve, who ... <a title="Family business: Whitney Hansen’s time has arrived" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/family-business-whitney-hansens-time-has-arrived/" aria-label="Read more about Family business: Whitney Hansen’s time has arrived">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Advisory group chair Sunny Kaushal intentional misinformation has been “weaponised” to undermine the campaign. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Ministerial advisory group criticised for ‘lavish’ spending It spent $24,000 on well-catered ‘stakeholder engagement meetings’ Advisory group chairman defends the group’s work, saying it’s under budget and delivering change The ministerial advisory group ... <a title="Ministerial advisory group defends catering bill for public meetings around New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/ministerial-advisory-group-defends-catering-bill-for-public-meetings-around-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Ministerial advisory group defends catering bill for public meetings around New Zealand">Read more</a>
