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December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Suhail Mohammed says last Christmas was busy at his shop. Ke-Xin Li On Christmas Day, tourists are getting the rare chance to enjoy a quiet Auckland city centre. Most restaurants have shut their doors, but some business owners like Suhail Mohammed, who runs a burger eatery, hope the reduced competition means ... <a title="Auckland business owner isn’t dreaming of a light Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/auckland-business-owner-isnt-dreaming-of-a-light-christmas/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland business owner isn’t dreaming of a light Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Appam is a rice pancake – a favourite within the Malayali community. 123rf The aroma of spices instead of mint sauce signals the arrival of Christmas Day in kitchens across the country, as Indian New Zealanders celebrate with dishes shaped by region, faith and migration. While many households across New Zealand ... <a title="Celebrating Christmas with Indian culinary favourites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/celebrating-christmas-with-indian-culinary-favourites/" aria-label="Read more about Celebrating Christmas with Indian culinary favourites">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Sheep farmer husband and wife, Brendon, 56, and Trina Cole, 54, were found dead at their Murumuru Road property in the farming community of Ruatiti on 13 December. Google Maps / Screenshot A man wanted for questioning after a double homicide in the central North Island has handed himself over to ... <a title="Man wanted for questioning in Ruatiti homicide turns himself in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/man-wanted-for-questioning-in-ruatiti-homicide-turns-himself-in/" aria-label="Read more about Man wanted for questioning in Ruatiti homicide turns himself in">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand When I went to swimming classes as most kids do in New Zealand it did not stick. I am not sure whether it was the dozens of kids running around while one teacher shows them how to make windmills with their arms or just a complete lack of an ability to ... <a title="What it’s like learning to swim as an adult" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/what-its-like-learning-to-swim-as-an-adult/" aria-label="Read more about What it’s like learning to swim as an adult">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on December 25, 2025.
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December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand All Blacks Damian McKenzie and Beauden Barrett, showing the strain, at the disastrous game against South Africa, at Wellington’s Sky Stadium, on 13 September. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Nothing incapsulates the joy and agony sport had to offer for New Zealand in 2025 more than what the All Blacks experienced in ... <a title="In review: New Zealand sporting highs and lows in 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/in-review-new-zealand-sporting-highs-and-lows-in-2025/" aria-label="Read more about In review: New Zealand sporting highs and lows in 2025">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Princy Christian (third from left) joined the morning service straight after her night shift. She’s at the service with her family. Ke-Xin Li After spending Christmas Eve working a long night shift at the Waitakere Hospital, healthcare assistant Princy Christian drove 30 minutes to attend a 9am Christmas service at her ... <a title="Churches open doors for Christmas celebrations and thanks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/churches-open-doors-for-christmas-celebrations-and-thanks/" aria-label="Read more about Churches open doors for Christmas celebrations and thanks">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService said a front was moving north over the South Island into Christmas Day, and was expected to affect areas from Waikato and Bay of Plenty north on Boxing Day. Supplied/ MetService People in the Bay of Plenty and from Waikato northwards are being warned to batten down the hatches for ... <a title="Storm warnings for Boxing Day, wet front still over South Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/storm-warnings-for-boxing-day-wet-front-still-over-south-island/" aria-label="Read more about Storm warnings for Boxing Day, wet front still over South Island">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The 240 Gull and NPD sites throughout the country would maintain their original distinctive brand if the merger goes ahead. Supplied/ NPD Fuel companies NPD and Gull have announced plans to merge national operations. While still subject to Commerce Commission approval, the move would combine NPD and Gull sites, teams and ... <a title="Gull, NPD merger will drive down gas prices, companies say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/gull-npd-merger-will-drive-down-gas-prices-companies-say/" aria-label="Read more about Gull, NPD merger will drive down gas prices, companies say">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The 240 Gull and NPD sites throughout the country would maintain their original distinctive brand if the merger goes ahead. Supplied/ NPD Fuel companies NPD and Gull have announced plans to merge national operations. While still subject to Commerce Commission approval, the move would combine NPD and Gull sites, teams and ... <a title="New Zealand fuel companies Gull and NPD to merge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/new-zealand-fuel-companies-gull-and-npd-to-merge/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand fuel companies Gull and NPD to merge">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealanders are celebrating Christmas Day throughout the country, with traditional family get togethers, shared meals, gift giving and Christmas trees. Here’s some of what Christmas looks like this year. Auckland’s Catholic bishop Steve Lowe says Christians at home and around the world have been gathering in places of worship to ... <a title="Christmas Day marked with reflection, fun and shared lunch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/christmas-day-marked-with-reflection-fun-and-shared-lunch/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas Day marked with reflection, fun and shared lunch">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Paul Baker A small plane has crashed into a house in the holiday hotspot of Pauanui, on the Coromandel Peninsula. Police said about 9:10am on Christmas day they received reports of a small plane crashing into an unoccupied house on Harvard Court, next to Pauanui Airfield. Two people are being ... <a title="Aeroplane crashes into house in Pauanui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/aeroplane-crashes-into-house-in-pauanui/" aria-label="Read more about Aeroplane crashes into house in Pauanui">Read more</a>
