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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jason Holland is returning to the Hurricanes. PHOTOSPORT Outgoing All Blacks assistant coach Jason Holland is returning to Hurricanes ahead of 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. Holland announced in October that after a two-year spell as an All Blacks assistant coach, he would depart his role following the team’s recent northern ... <a title="Departing All Blacks assistant Jason Holland returns to Hurricanes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/departing-all-blacks-assistant-jason-holland-returns-to-hurricanes/" aria-label="Read more about Departing All Blacks assistant Jason Holland returns to Hurricanes">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ triathlete Hayden Wilde. PHOTOSPORT A renowned coach, whose stable of runners has included British greats Paula Radcliffe and Sir Mo Farah, says Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde still has a lot of untapped potential. Wilde will aim to achieve what some seemed impossible by claiming the T100 title in Qatar this ... <a title="Hayden Wilde’s coach: ‘He was just like a total machine’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/hayden-wildes-coach-he-was-just-like-a-total-machine/" aria-label="Read more about Hayden Wilde’s coach: ‘He was just like a total machine’">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand All Black Sevu Reece. Juan Gasparini / Photosport All Blacks’ wing Sevu Reece has signed with French club Perpignan and will leave the Crusaders at the end of the next Super Rugby season after eight seasons with the side. Reece has played 37 tests for New Zealand and is Super Rugby’s ... <a title="All Black Sevu Reece heading to France at end of 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/11/all-black-sevu-reece-heading-to-france-at-end-of-2026/" aria-label="Read more about All Black Sevu Reece heading to France at end of 2026">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger with the Special Olympics mascot Kaha the Kiwi RNZ / Adam Burns Being yourself, and giving your all. That is what the Special Olympics is all about, according to one of the national summer games’ “athlete leaders”. Tauranga track and field competitor Hayley Little was one of ... <a title="Special Olympics kicks off in Christchurch with inclusion being the main theme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/special-olympics-kicks-off-in-christchurch-with-inclusion-being-the-main-theme/" aria-label="Read more about Special Olympics kicks off in Christchurch with inclusion being the main theme">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand bowler Michael Rae celebrates his first test wicket. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz The Black Caps have ripped through the West Indies on the first day of the second test in Wellington, but it’s come at a cost. Late on day one the West Indies were dismissed for just 205, ... <a title="Black Caps v West Indies second test – day one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/black-caps-v-west-indies-second-test-day-one/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps v West Indies second test – day one">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Katie Boulter, Venus Williams, Alexandra Eala, Elina Svitolina will compete at the ASB Classic 2026. ASB Classic/Photosport A seven-time Grand Slam champion, an Olympic medalist and the Philippines’ first top 50 player were among the initial 25 players confirmed for the 2026 ASB Classic women’s tennis tournament in Auckland. A field ... <a title="Blindsided to Boulter: The ASB Classic 2026 womens’ tennis field" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/blindsided-to-boulter-the-asb-classic-2026-womens-tennis-field/" aria-label="Read more about Blindsided to Boulter: The ASB Classic 2026 womens’ tennis field">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The unofficial rugby awards for 2025. Graphic: Liam K. Swiggs PHOTOSPORT Another big year for our national game is in the books, so it’s once again time to recognise the highs and lows of rugby. NZ Rugby will be issuing their official awards on Thursday, but it is once again up ... <a title="The unofficial NZ Rugby awards for 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/the-unofficial-nz-rugby-awards-for-2025/" aria-label="Read more about The unofficial NZ Rugby awards for 2025">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Caps take on the West Indies at Cello Basin Reserve for their second Test of the summer. New Zealand will pin their hopes on a rookie attack and field a new wicketkeeper when they take on the West Indies in the second test in Wellington starting this morning, following ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies second test – day one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-second-test-day-one/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies second test – day one">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Joseph Parker (R) during his fight against Fabio Wardley. photosport New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker says he’s “devastated” by his positive doping test and is confident the defence mounted by his team will clear him of wrongdoing. Former WBO world champion Parker has given his first interview since he was ... <a title="‘Devastated’ Joseph Parker confident he will fight again after failed dope test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/devastated-joseph-parker-confident-he-will-fight-again-after-failed-dope-test/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Devastated’ Joseph Parker confident he will fight again after failed dope test">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Swimming is one of 10 sporting codes on show during the Special Olympics’ national summer games. SUPPLIED / SPECIAL OLYMPICS A special kind of sporting fever has arrived in Christchurch ahead of the start of the highly anticipated return of the Special Olympics. The official start of the 2025 National Summer ... <a title="‘It’s here, it’s finally here’: Highly anticipated Special Olympics returns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/10/its-here-its-finally-here-highly-anticipated-special-olympics-returns/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s here, it’s finally here’: Highly anticipated Special Olympics returns">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix’s Josh Oluwayemi saves a penalty. Shane Wenzlick / Photosport.nz It took Auckland FC 35 games in the A-League to be awarded a kick from the penalty spot. When the time came they failed to convert – twice. Coach Steve Corica hoped that did not happen again. Two penalties in ... <a title="‘We need to prepare better’, says Auckland FC coach after penalty misses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/we-need-to-prepare-better-says-auckland-fc-coach-after-penalty-misses/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We need to prepare better’, says Auckland FC coach after penalty misses">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tom Latham photosport Black Caps’ Test captain Tom Latham says a proposed T20 franchise league in New Zealand is a great initiative and would boost the standard of cricket in Aotearoa. The Black Caps are preparing to face the West Indies in the second Test at Wellington’s Basin Reserve, starting on ... <a title="Cricket: Test captain Tom Latham joins chorus of support for NZ T20 franchise league" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/09/cricket-test-captain-tom-latham-joins-chorus-of-support-for-nz-t20-franchise-league/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Test captain Tom Latham joins chorus of support for NZ T20 franchise league">Read more</a>
