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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for December 26, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 26, 2025.
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Body found after helicopter joins search at Piha Beach
Source: Radio New Zealand Piha Beach, west of Auckland City, is notorious for its challenging conditions for swimmers and surfers (file photo). RNZ / Marika Khabazi A body has been found at Piha Beach, after the police helicopter joined a search for a person swept away. At about 12:30pm on Boxing Day, emergency services were ... <a title="Body found after helicopter joins search at Piha Beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/body-found-after-helicopter-joins-search-at-piha-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Body found after helicopter joins search at Piha Beach">Read more</a>
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Boxing Day shoppers clog Auckland motorways
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 16 full of slow moving morning traffic as the sun rises. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Anyone catching a flight to Auckland Airport on Friday should allow extra travelling time as bargain hunters heading to shopping hot spots clog up the city’s motorway network. It will take 45 minutes to ... <a title="Boxing Day shoppers clog Auckland motorways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/boxing-day-shoppers-clog-auckland-motorways/" aria-label="Read more about Boxing Day shoppers clog Auckland motorways">Read more</a>
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RNZ’s best videos to watch over summer
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Looking for something a bit different to watch this summer break? RNZ has you covered. There are more than 100 series and films available to watch in our video section, from current affairs and documentaries to kids’ shows and comedy. Here are some of the highlights to check out, curated ... <a title="RNZ’s best videos to watch over summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/rnzs-best-videos-to-watch-over-summer/" aria-label="Read more about RNZ’s best videos to watch over summer">Read more</a>
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Teenager charged after person shot in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand He is charged of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A man is due to appear in court on Friday after a person was reportedly shot in Christchurch. The police received multiple calls just after 6.30pm on Thursday about a man being chased by others ... <a title="Teenager charged after person shot in Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/teenager-charged-after-person-shot-in-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Teenager charged after person shot in Christchurch">Read more</a>
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Not Only Fred Dagg: Lorin Clarke reflects on her father’s legacy
Source: Radio New Zealand When Lorin Clarke told her mum, Helen, she was making a documentary about her late father, John, his “partner in every regard” warned that it couldn’t just be a story of how great he was. But Not Only Fred Dagg But Also John Clarke reveals John, who left school at 15, ... <a title="Not Only Fred Dagg: Lorin Clarke reflects on her father’s legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/not-only-fred-dagg-lorin-clarke-reflects-on-her-fathers-legacy/" aria-label="Read more about Not Only Fred Dagg: Lorin Clarke reflects on her father’s legacy">Read more</a>
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Domestic violence experts warning of increase in abusive partners using tracking devices
Source: Radio New Zealand Experts say there is an increase in abusive partners stalking their exes with small tracking devices. 123RF Domestic violence experts warn they are seeing an alarming increase in abusive partners stalking their exes using mini tracking devices and mobile phone apps. The social service Help at Hand, funds technology to help ... <a title="Domestic violence experts warning of increase in abusive partners using tracking devices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/domestic-violence-experts-warning-of-increase-in-abusive-partners-using-tracking-devices/" aria-label="Read more about Domestic violence experts warning of increase in abusive partners using tracking devices">Read more</a>
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The Ashes live: Australia v England – fourth test, day one
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the cricket action, as the fourth in the five-test series between archrivals Australia and England gets underway at the MCG in Melbourne Australia swept to an 82-run win in the third Ashes test at Adelaide Oval to retain the urn with two matches to spare. After eight-wicket defeats in ... <a title="The Ashes live: Australia v England – fourth test, day one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/the-ashes-live-australia-v-england-fourth-test-day-one/" aria-label="Read more about The Ashes live: Australia v England – fourth test, day one">Read more</a>
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Andrew Bayly and the fight for Antarctica
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Bayly went to Antarctica in 2012. Supplied Andrew Bayly still remembers the “visual assault” of Antarctica, the piercing blue clarity and scale-bending brightness. The National MP tells how he once convinced his companions to join him on what he thought would be a short trip to climb a nearby peak. ... <a title="Andrew Bayly and the fight for Antarctica" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/andrew-bayly-and-the-fight-for-antarctica/" aria-label="Read more about Andrew Bayly and the fight for Antarctica">Read more</a>
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Parking hard to find as Boxing Day sales begin
Source: Radio New Zealand Shoppers at Sylvia Park, Auckland, on Boxing Day 2025. Ke-Xin Li / RNZ Bargain hunters have started their Boxing Day shopping early to avoid crowds and traffic. Auckland woman Lara finished her shopping at Sylvia Park shortly after the mall opened at 9am. “I only went to Lush, so I went ... <a title="Parking hard to find as Boxing Day sales begin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/parking-hard-to-find-as-boxing-day-sales-begin/" aria-label="Read more about Parking hard to find as Boxing Day sales begin">Read more</a>
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Thousands of unwanted Christmas gifts already for sale on Trade Me
Source: Radio New Zealand A survey found most people are not offended if a gift is on-sold. Unsplash/ Kira auf der Heide More than 4500 unwanted Christmas gifts had already been listed for sale online by 8:30am on Boxing Day, according to Trade Me. Interesting listings include De Walt power tools listed by someone who ... <a title="Thousands of unwanted Christmas gifts already for sale on Trade Me" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/thousands-of-unwanted-christmas-gifts-already-for-sale-on-trade-me/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of unwanted Christmas gifts already for sale on Trade Me">Read more</a>
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Paid firefighters call off planned Boxing Day strike
Source: Radio New Zealand Volunteer firefighters will respond to 111 calls during the strike hour. RNZ / Alexander Robertson The Professional Firefighters’ Union has decided to stop Boxing Day’s one-hour strike that was meant to begin at midday. It acknowledged that it was Boxing Day, and for those not rostered to work, it was an ... <a title="Paid firefighters call off planned Boxing Day strike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/26/paid-firefighters-call-off-planned-boxing-day-strike/" aria-label="Read more about Paid firefighters call off planned Boxing Day strike">Read more</a>