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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Hoskins Sotutu with fans. Brett Phibbs/Photosport Former All Blacks loose forward Hoskins Sotutu has signed with English Premiership club Newcastle Red Bulls and will depart the Blues after the 2026 Super Rugby season. He remained fully committed to the Blues for their upcoming campaign, he said. Since making his Super Rugby ... <a title="Former All Black Hoskins Sotutu to leave Blues at end of Super Rugby season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/former-all-black-hoskins-sotutu-to-leave-blues-at-end-of-super-rugby-season/" aria-label="Read more about Former All Black Hoskins Sotutu to leave Blues at end of Super Rugby season">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighting has resumed this morning. Facebook / Hawke’s Bay Fire and Emergency The scrub fire near the Hawke’s Bay village of Fernhill – between the township and the Ngaruroro River bridge – is almost fully out, Fire and Emergency says. The blaze is fully contained and 95 percent extinguished, a spokesperson ... <a title="Scrub blaze near Hastings almost out, firefighters treated for heat exhaustion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/scrub-blaze-near-hastings-almost-out-firefighters-treated-for-heat-exhaustion/" aria-label="Read more about Scrub blaze near Hastings almost out, firefighters treated for heat exhaustion">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A body has been recovered near Thames on and is believed to be a person that went missing in Coromandel waters two days ago. Duty Inspector Neil Faulkner said at around 6.10am on Wednesday, police received reports of a body being located on the beach by a ... <a title="Body recovered near Thames believed to be missing person" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/body-recovered-near-thames-believed-to-be-missing-person/" aria-label="Read more about Body recovered near Thames believed to be missing person">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Teo was being gradually eased back from seven years of patrol work. Supplied / NZ Police / Senior Constable Alex Stammers A police dog seriously injured after falling into scalding geothermal water is finally getting to enjoy retirement after months of recovery – just in time for Christmas. Teo was being ... <a title="‘Doesn’t give up’ – Police dog Teo recovers from fall during search and rescue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/doesnt-give-up-police-dog-teo-recovers-from-fall-during-search-and-rescue/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Doesn’t give up’ – Police dog Teo recovers from fall during search and rescue">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService meteorologist Dan Corrigan told RNZ for many places, Christmas will be “good barbecue weather”. 123RF / Mandic Jovan It’s one more sleep until Christmas, and whether celebrations will be out in the sun or shifted indoors depends on where you are in the country. Forecasters are predicting a mixed bag ... <a title="Where the ‘good BBQ weather’ is on Christmas – and where will be rainy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/where-the-good-bbq-weather-is-on-christmas-and-where-will-be-rainy/" aria-label="Read more about Where the ‘good BBQ weather’ is on Christmas – and where will be rainy">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Christmas is often defined by the traditions of familiar faces, overflowing tables and the comfort of home. But for some families, choosing a different path has reshaped the festive season into something altogether more adventurous. For Richard and Carolyn Powles, Christmas now unfolds at anchor. While their voyage from New Zealand ... <a title="Anchors, camels and kayaks: A less traditional Christmas for Kiwi travellers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/anchors-camels-and-kayaks-a-less-traditional-christmas-for-kiwi-travellers/" aria-label="Read more about Anchors, camels and kayaks: A less traditional Christmas for Kiwi travellers">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Rob Dixon A fire has destroyed a home and left one person injured in the Christchurch suburb of Mairehau. Up to four crews were called to Kellys Road shortly before 5am on Wednesday to find the single-storey property well ablaze. Fire and Emergency said the fire encroached onto the ... <a title="One injured after fire destroys home in Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/one-injured-after-fire-destroys-home-in-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about One injured after fire destroys home in Christchurch">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Stags spinner Jayden Lennox. Kerry Marshall/www.photosport.nz Central Districts spinner Jayden Lennox is in line to make his Black Caps debut after being named in the squad for the upcoming tour of India. The left armer has been named in the ODI squad, alongside the uncapped Kristian Clarke, and emerging internationals ... <a title="Cricket: Jayden Lennox earns first call-up as trio return for Black Caps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/cricket-jayden-lennox-earns-first-call-up-as-trio-return-for-black-caps/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Jayden Lennox earns first call-up as trio return for Black Caps">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Nelson elder care nurse Nithin Mankeel with his wife Aparna Jayandhan Geetha and five-year-old son Aidhan Nithin. Supplied A Nelson nurse says he is living in fear as he tries to stop the deportation of his autistic child. Immigration New Zealand has denied 5-year-old Aidhan Nithin a pathway to live in ... <a title="Nurse’s autistic son could face deportation after Immigration NZ rejects visa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/nurses-autistic-son-could-face-deportation-after-immigration-nz-rejects-visa/" aria-label="Read more about Nurse’s autistic son could face deportation after Immigration NZ rejects visa">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Auckland FC’s Callan Elliot competes for possession with Miguel Di Pizo of the Central Coast Mariners during an A-League clash in Gosford on 12 December 2025. AAP Image / Dan Himbrechts / Photosport Auckland FC’s last A-League game of 2025 has been postponed after the Sydney pitch was deemed ... <a title="Auckland FC’s final A-league game of season postponed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/auckland-fcs-final-a-league-game-of-season-postponed/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland FC’s final A-league game of season postponed">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand While many places close their doors on Christmas Day, there are a few exceptions. Here’s RNZ’s guide to what is and isn’t open on Christmas Day. I need a last-minute Christmas gift. Are any shops open? Pharmacies and petrol stations are open as essential services on Christmas Day. Unsplash . But ... <a title="What is (and isn’t) open on Christmas Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/what-is-and-isnt-open-on-christmas-day/" aria-label="Read more about What is (and isn’t) open on Christmas Day">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A firefighter extinguishing hotspots at the Fernhill fire on Tuesday. Supplied / FENZ Fire crews are battling to control a scrub blaze that broke out near Hastings on Tuesday, leaving one person hospitalised and multiple buildings destroyed. The fire in Fernhill – between the township and the Ngaruroro River bridge – ... <a title="Firefighting resumes at scrub blaze in Fernhill, Hastings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/firefighting-resumes-at-scrub-blaze-in-fernhill-hastings/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighting resumes at scrub blaze in Fernhill, Hastings">Read more</a>
