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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Paritutu Rock and nearby rock islands in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Jordan Tan / 123rf A man has been hospitalised after falling off the Paritutu Rock walkway in New Plymouth. Police said they received a report at about 5:10pm on Monday that a man might have fallen from the top of ... <a title="Man hospitalised after falling from Paritutu Rock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/man-hospitalised-after-falling-from-paritutu-rock/" aria-label="Read more about Man hospitalised after falling from Paritutu Rock">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Hamilton is proving to be a popular spot to fly into, airlines say. Supplied Hamilton airport expects to wrap up end the this year with its busiest ever month, after a new daily Jetstar jet service between Hamilton and Christchurch started on 1 December 2025. Air New Zealand returned a jet ... <a title="Hamilton airport is flying after this year’s return of international flights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/hamilton-airport-is-flying-after-this-years-return-of-international-flights/" aria-label="Read more about Hamilton airport is flying after this year’s return of international flights">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Paritutu Rock and nearby rock islands in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Jordan Tan / 123rf One person has been taken to hospital after an incident at Paritutu Rock in New Plymouth. St John said it was called to the 156 meter tall volcanic outcrop between Back Beach and Ngāmotu Beach about ... <a title="Person hospitalised after incident on Paritutu Rock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/person-hospitalised-after-incident-on-paritutu-rock/" aria-label="Read more about Person hospitalised after incident on Paritutu Rock">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joan Taylor, Professor Emerita of Christian Origins and Second Temple Judaism, King’s College London Getty Images Every year, millions of people sing the beautiful carol Silent Night, with its line “all is calm, all is bright”. We all know the Christmas story is one in which peace ... <a title="What world was Jesus born into? A historian describes the turbulent times of the real nativity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/what-world-was-jesus-born-into-a-historian-describes-the-turbulent-times-of-the-real-nativity-268080/" aria-label="Read more about What world was Jesus born into? A historian describes the turbulent times of the real nativity">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Candice Harris, Professor of Management, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Let’s face it: as well as sparkly and bright, the coming of Christmas can feel daunting, overwhelming and exhausting. In the workplace, the tenets of good leadership help build a culture of positivity, resilience and cooperation. ... <a title="Don’t drive the sleigh on your own: 5 tested management tips for surviving Christmas like a boss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/dont-drive-the-sleigh-on-your-own-5-tested-management-tips-for-surviving-christmas-like-a-boss-271522/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t drive the sleigh on your own: 5 tested management tips for surviving Christmas like a boss">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nelly Liyanagamage, Lecturer, University of Wollongong Marcelo Ferrari/Pixabay Christmas is just around the corner, and you might be wondering how to spend those long, lazy afternoons. If you’re tired of the same old Monopoly, perhaps it’s time to try Settlers of Catan. It’s a strategy board game ... <a title="Could Settlers of Catan make you a better strategist?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/could-settlers-of-catan-make-you-a-better-strategist-269494/" aria-label="Read more about Could Settlers of Catan make you a better strategist?">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Anyone applying for a home loan now could face an extra wait for an answer. RNZ Anyone applying for a home loan now could face an extra wait for an answer. Mortgage advisers say a busier-than-usual period for applications, coupled with the impending Christmas break, could mean a wait for some ... <a title="Why home loan applicants might face an extra wait" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/why-home-loan-applicants-might-face-an-extra-wait/" aria-label="Read more about Why home loan applicants might face an extra wait">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Search engines in Australia will soon have to blur pornographic and violent images in some cases to limit the chances children accidentally encounter this content. This is one of several rules ... <a title="Search engines will soon start filtering adult content under new eSafety rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/search-engines-will-soon-start-filtering-adult-content-under-new-esafety-rules-271724/" aria-label="Read more about Search engines will soon start filtering adult content under new eSafety rules">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Jefferson, Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University Miljko/Getty Images As the summer holidays begin, parents may feel concerned their children will “forget how to spell their own names” during the long school break. Or there may be worries about forgetting times tables, slipping reading levels ... <a title="Should kids at least do a little bit of school work over the holidays?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/should-kids-at-least-do-a-little-bit-of-school-work-over-the-holidays-271952/" aria-label="Read more about Should kids at least do a little bit of school work over the holidays?">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Motorcylists and drivers are being told to take extra care through State Highway 2 around Remutaka Hill. NZTA Heavy rain and strong winds are forecast to hit central New Zealand in the days leading up to Christmas. A front from over the Tasman Sea moved over the North Island on Tuesday, ... <a title="Weather: Warning to drivers as wild weather hits central New Zealand before Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/weather-warning-to-drivers-as-wild-weather-hits-central-new-zealand-before-christmas/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Warning to drivers as wild weather hits central New Zealand before Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A 30-year-old man allegedly threatened police with a knife and bit an officer during an arrest in Dunedin. Police were told a man was trying to steal vehicles, and identified a person walking on King Edward Street about 10am on Friday, Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond said. “Officers verbally informed him ... <a title="Man allegedly bites officer during arrest, threatens police with knife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/man-allegedly-bites-officer-during-arrest-threatens-police-with-knife/" aria-label="Read more about Man allegedly bites officer during arrest, threatens police with knife">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Opinion – I have a vivid memory of the moment I realised Santa didn’t exist. I was around six years old, it was the height of summer, and I was sitting on the step outside our back door, thinking about God. The existence of God, back then, was something that annoyed ... <a title="The case for lying to kids about Santa – a philosopher’s view" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/the-case-for-lying-to-kids-about-santa-a-philosophers-view/" aria-label="Read more about The case for lying to kids about Santa – a philosopher’s view">Read more</a>
