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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Whitney Hansen photosport Whitney Hansen will take charge of the Black Ferns on a two-year deal after the six-time world champions came up short at this year’s global showpiece. Hansen will succeed Allan Bunting and becomes the second woman to hold the post after Vicky Dombroski in 1994. Her assistant coaches ... <a title="Whitney Hansen announced as Black Ferns head coach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/whitney-hansen-announced-as-black-ferns-head-coach/" aria-label="Read more about Whitney Hansen announced as Black Ferns head coach">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Aalia and Jala Hooker started Flatpack Girls in 2021. Ke-Xin Li Auckland woman Roisin Connolly is stoked to move into her new home before the festive season. Her Christmas tree is out and decorations are up, but some key furniture is still missing before she can comfortably welcome her guests. Specifically, ... <a title="Sisters build business on back of knack for flatpacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/sisters-build-business-on-back-of-knack-for-flatpacks/" aria-label="Read more about Sisters build business on back of knack for flatpacks">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Halberg Awards held at Spark Arena, Auckland. Stephen Barker/Photosport The Halberg Foundation unveiled the finalists across six categories, to be announced at its annual awards ceremony in Auckland on 16 February. Of the 32 finalists in the six categories, six each hail from track and field and the snow. High jumper ... <a title="Halberg Award finalists revealed, athletics and snow sports dominate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/halberg-award-finalists-revealed-athletics-and-snow-sports-dominate/" aria-label="Read more about Halberg Award finalists revealed, athletics and snow sports dominate">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A family is advocating for change after their daughter died by suspected suicide. 123RF Warning: This story contains content some may find disturbing. The family of a 13-year-old who died by suspected suicide after contacting multiple helplines is making a plea for better information sharing by crisis services. Annabelle Daza died ... <a title="Parents of suspected suicide victim call for better information sharing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/parents-of-suspected-suicide-victim-call-for-better-information-sharing/" aria-label="Read more about Parents of suspected suicide victim call for better information sharing">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP Government agencies are confident the herbicide glyphosate is safe, despite the retraction of a widely referenced study due to corporate meddling. The 2000 study by Gary Williams, Robert Kroes and Ian Munro had long been treated as an authoritative source on the safety of glyphosate, but court documents released in ... <a title="Retraction of key herbicide study won’t sway the government’s approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/retraction-of-key-herbicide-study-wont-sway-the-governments-approach/" aria-label="Read more about Retraction of key herbicide study won’t sway the government’s approach">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Outgoing chief executive Jennie Wyllie. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Analysis – It will take a brave person to put their name forward to become the next chief executive of Netball New Zealand. The national body will be in the hunt for a new boss in the new year, with Jennie Wyllie ... <a title="The struggles that await Netball NZs next boss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/the-struggles-that-await-netball-nzs-next-boss/" aria-label="Read more about The struggles that await Netball NZs next boss">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A family is advocating for change after their daughter died by suspected suicide. 123RF Warning: This story contains content some may find disturbing. The family of a 13-year-old who died by suspected suicide after contacting multiple helplines is making a plea for better information sharing by crisis services. Annabelle Daza died ... <a title="Family makes plea for better information sharing by crisis services" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/family-makes-plea-for-better-information-sharing-by-crisis-services/" aria-label="Read more about Family makes plea for better information sharing by crisis services">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Apparently, the best gift you can get this summer is a food thermometer, according to University of Otago food science professor Phil Bremer. Foodborne illness spikes during this season, according to New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS), but most germs that make you sick are invisible. So it pays to know how ... <a title="How long will my Christmas ham last in the fridge? (And other summer food tips)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/how-long-will-my-christmas-ham-last-in-the-fridge-and-other-summer-food-tips/" aria-label="Read more about How long will my Christmas ham last in the fridge? (And other summer food tips)">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Western Sydney mother-of-two Minakshi Gajera has cleaned all kinds of stains and spills in her children’s school bags and fabric lunch boxes. The home cleaning enthusiast and content creator from Dharawal lands says she likes to give them a thorough clean at the end of each term. “It’s like full of ... <a title="How to clean your kids’ backpacks and lunch boxes now it’s school holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/how-to-clean-your-kids-backpacks-and-lunch-boxes-now-its-school-holidays/" aria-label="Read more about How to clean your kids’ backpacks and lunch boxes now it’s school holidays">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A man says he’s facing repossession of his vehicle and the forced sale of his house because it’s taking too long to access his KiwiSaver. RNZ A man who says he is facing repossession of his vehicle, the loss of items in storage and the forced sale of his house says ... <a title="KiwiSaver hardship application backlogs see man face vehicle repossession, house sale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/kiwisaver-hardship-application-backlogs-see-man-face-vehicle-repossession-house-sale/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSaver hardship application backlogs see man face vehicle repossession, house sale">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A dozen people have been injured in a major crash near Rotorua (File photo). RNZ/ Marika Khabazi A crash between a car and a minivan at Lake Rotoma, near Rotorua has seen a dozen people taken to a number of hospitals in the North Island. Emergency services, including two helicopters, responded ... <a title="Dozen injured in major State Highway 30 crash at Lake Rotoma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/dozen-injured-in-major-state-highway-30-crash-at-lake-rotoma/" aria-label="Read more about Dozen injured in major State Highway 30 crash at Lake Rotoma">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand ERO says it has the same high expectations of every school. RNZ/Sally Round Principals say the Education Review Office isn’t giving schools in poor communities enough credit for the challenges they face. They say the review office makes no allowances for the fact many of their students come from disadvantaged backgrounds ... <a title="Principals say ERO not giving rural schools credit for challenges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/19/principals-say-ero-not-giving-rural-schools-credit-for-challenges/" aria-label="Read more about Principals say ERO not giving rural schools credit for challenges">Read more</a>
