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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Football Fern Annalie Longo will end her international career against the Matildas in Adelaide. www.photosport.nz Football Ferns legend Annalie Longo knew the end of a career spanning nearly 20 years at the top was coming this year and she is thankful to walk away on her own terms. Longo will retire ... <a title="Football Fern Annalie Longo to sign off against Matildas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/football-fern-annalie-longo-to-sign-off-against-matildas/" aria-label="Read more about Football Fern Annalie Longo to sign off against Matildas">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Blackcaps coach Rob Walter Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Black Caps coach Rob Walter doesn’t expect his side to have any problems slipping back into Test match mode in the first Test against West Indies starting in Christchurch on Tuesday. Walter is preparing for his first home Test series since taking over ... <a title="Black Caps coach Rob Walter prepares for his first home Test series" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/black-caps-coach-rob-walter-prepares-for-his-first-home-test-series/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps coach Rob Walter prepares for his first home Test series">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand All Blacks Sevens player Brady Rush. Photosport New Zealand has swept the Dubai round of the Sevens World Series with the Black Ferns Sevens and All Blacks Sevens beating Australia in their respective finals. The Black Ferns Sevens thumped their arch-rivals 29-14 before the All Blacks Sevens held on the beat ... <a title="All Blacks Sevens end title drought, Black Ferns Sevens get revenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/all-blacks-sevens-end-title-drought-black-ferns-sevens-get-revenge/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks Sevens end title drought, Black Ferns Sevens get revenge">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Penny Towns celebrating a medal at the Special Olympics World Summer Games Athens 2011 SUPPLIED / SPECIAL OLYMPICS High levels of anticipation and excitement have been expressed by some of the Special Olympics’ hometown heroes ahead of its return to Ōtautahi. The national summer games open in Christchurch next week, the ... <a title="Hometown heroes anticipating Christchurch Special Olympics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/hometown-heroes-anticipating-christchurch-special-olympics/" aria-label="Read more about Hometown heroes anticipating Christchurch Special Olympics">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Lane of New Zealand Black Sticks. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz The Black Sticks men have finished third at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia. New Zealand beat the hosts 6-1 in the play-off for third. Sam Lane opened the scoring with two field goals in the opening quarter. James ... <a title="One-man show as Black Sticks claim bronze medal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/one-man-show-as-black-sticks-claim-bronze-medal/" aria-label="Read more about One-man show as Black Sticks claim bronze medal">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Lane of New Zealand Black Sticks. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz The Black Sticks men have finished third at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia. New Zealand beat the hosts 6-1 in the play-off for third. Sam Lane opened the scoring with two field goals in the opening quarter. James ... <a title="A one man show as Black Sticks claim bronze medal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/a-one-man-show-as-black-sticks-claim-bronze-medal/" aria-label="Read more about A one man show as Black Sticks claim bronze medal">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Orthopaedic spine surgeon Dr Rowan Schouten performs a back proceedure. Supplied/Dr Rowan Schouten Season-ending and sometimes career-threatening, a serious stress fracture can lead athletes from around the world to call on a Christchurch-based surgeon to get them back playing. Referrals from some of cricket’s biggest names and a successful track record ... <a title="Kiwi surgeon Dr Rowan Schouten behind international cricketers’ returns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/kiwi-surgeon-dr-rowan-schouten-behind-international-cricketers-returns/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi surgeon Dr Rowan Schouten behind international cricketers’ returns">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Rain-soaked Auckland FC captain Francis De Vries gestures during his side’s loss to Newcastle Jets. Photosport Auckland’s unbeaten run in this year’s A-League season has ended with a 2-1 loss to Newcastle Jets in farcical conditions at Go Media Stadium. A huge downpour with 20 minutes to go saw players frequently ... <a title="Puddle ball: Auckland FC lose unbeaten A-League tag" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/puddle-ball-auckland-fc-lose-unbeaten-a-league-tag/" aria-label="Read more about Puddle ball: Auckland FC lose unbeaten A-League tag">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Eli Katoa has posted photos from his time in hospital after surgery for a brain bleed. Instagram/Supplied Tongan rugby league star Eli Katoa says his recovery from brain surgery is going well and he hopes to return to the sport. The Melbourne Storm second-rower will miss the 2026 NRL season [https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/577662/tonga-rugby-league-star-eli-katoa-has-surgery-after-suffering-seizure-activity-during-kiwis-test-match, ... <a title="Tongan rugby league star Eli Katoa aims for return as he recovers from brain surgery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/tongan-rugby-league-star-eli-katoa-aims-for-return-as-he-recovers-from-brain-surgery/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan rugby league star Eli Katoa aims for return as he recovers from brain surgery">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Robinson was quickest of 56 skiers in the first run on Copper Mountain. photosport New Zealand skier Alice Robinson has ignited her season with a dominant win in the women’s giant slalom at the World Cup in Colorado. Robinson was quickest of 56 skiers in the first run on Copper Mountain ... <a title="NZ skier Alice Robinson wins giant slalom at Alpine Ski World Cup in Colorado" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/nz-skier-alice-robinson-wins-giant-slalom-at-alpine-ski-world-cup-in-colorado/" aria-label="Read more about NZ skier Alice Robinson wins giant slalom at Alpine Ski World Cup in Colorado">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland United FC players celebrate winning the final of the Women’s National League Championship. photosport Zoe Benson scored the winner as Auckland United clinched a third consecutive National League Championship women’s title with a 1-0 win over cross-city rivals Eastern Suburbs. It was the fifth clash between the two evenly matched ... <a title="Auckland United take third women’s National League Championship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/auckland-united-take-third-womens-national-league-championship/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland United take third women’s National League Championship">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Brady Rush photosport The All Blacks Sevens were the only men’s team to make it three wins from three on day one of the world series opening tournament in Dubai, while the Black Ferns Sevens also topped their pool. Coming off a substandard seventh placing overall in last season’s world series, ... <a title="All Blacks Sevens open world series campaign in style" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/all-blacks-sevens-open-world-series-campaign-in-style/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks Sevens open world series campaign in style">Read more</a>
