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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitchell Cole. Supplied / NZ Police Police say the 29-year-old they’re searching for after a double-homicide in the North Island has a dog with him. Friends of sheep farmer husband and wife Brendon and Trina Cole say they were found dead at their Murumuru Road property in Ruatiti more than one ... <a title="Ruatiti homicide: Police search bush for person of interest Mitchell Cole" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/ruatiti-homicide-police-search-bush-for-person-of-interest-mitchell-cole/" aria-label="Read more about Ruatiti homicide: Police search bush for person of interest Mitchell Cole">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Houses in Tairua on the Coromandel Peninsula. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Staff at the New World supermarket in Whitianga are back on the water as they deliver food to the Coromandel peninsula by boat. New World has operated its Waka Kai service each holiday season since 2019, running groceries by sea ... <a title="New World back delivering groceries to Coromandel peninsula by boat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/new-world-back-delivering-groceries-to-coromandel-peninsula-by-boat/" aria-label="Read more about New World back delivering groceries to Coromandel peninsula by boat">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The main banks are now advertising rates of 4.49 percent for 12 months. RNZ A couple who regretted their decision to fix their home loan for five years in 2023 have been unsuccessful in their complaint against their bank. They complained to the Banking Ombudsman, which issued a case note on ... <a title="Couple lose home loan complaint in face of $50,000 break fee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/couple-lose-home-loan-complaint-in-face-of-50000-break-fee/" aria-label="Read more about Couple lose home loan complaint in face of $50,000 break fee">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene shortly after the crash. X/ New Zealand Transport Agency Police have named a man who died in a crash in south Auckland earlier this month as 20-year-old Jagpreet Singh. Singh was critically injured after his car collided with a truck on the South-Western Motorway near Mangere on 3 December. ... <a title="Jagpreet Singh, 20, named as person who died in south Auckland collision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/jagpreet-singh-20-named-as-person-who-died-in-south-auckland-collision/" aria-label="Read more about Jagpreet Singh, 20, named as person who died in south Auckland collision">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kmart in Botany, Auckland. Google Maps A south Auckland woman will spend Christmas Eve in court after being charged with shoplifting at Kmart. Police were called to Kmart in Botany about 10:30am on Sunday, after someone reported seeing a man and a woman stealing three shopping trolleys filled with items. “Police ... <a title="Pair arrested after reports of stealing three full shopping trolleys from Auckland Kmart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/pair-arrested-after-reports-of-stealing-three-full-shopping-trolleys-from-auckland-kmart/" aria-label="Read more about Pair arrested after reports of stealing three full shopping trolleys from Auckland Kmart">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action on day five of the Black Caps’ third test against the West Indies at Bay Oval in Mt Maunganui. First ball is scheduled for 11am. Black Caps squad: Tom Latham (captain), Tom Blundell (wicketkeeper), Michael Bracewell, Kristian Clarke, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes, Daryl Mitchell, Ajaz ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies – third test, day five" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-third-test-day-five/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies – third test, day five">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The sole occupant of the vehicle was found dead, police said. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has died after crashing into a power pole in Canterbury. Police said staff received a report at around 9:10am on Monday from someone who had come across a crashed car on Seadown Road, north ... <a title="Person dies in crash in Canterbury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/person-dies-in-crash-in-canterbury/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies in crash in Canterbury">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi earlier in the year. RNZ / Marika Khabazi RNZ understands the government has struck a Free Trade deal with India. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon promised to do so in his first term, and ... <a title="Government strikes Free Trade deal with India, RNZ understands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/government-strikes-free-trade-deal-with-india-rnz-understands/" aria-label="Read more about Government strikes Free Trade deal with India, RNZ understands">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A Taupō family of six walked the length of the country along Te Araroa trail, homeschooling all the way, having never done an overnight hike before. A jubilant Courtney and Andrew Williams and their children Elliot, 6, Skye, 9, Summer, 11, and Oliver, 13, finished the 3048km walk from Cape Reinga ... <a title="People who pushed the limits in 2025" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/people-who-pushed-the-limits-in-2025/" aria-label="Read more about People who pushed the limits in 2025">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has reversed his previous opposition to the Chorus debt sell-off, saying it is “monetisation” rather than an asset sale. Finance Minister Nicola Willis last week confirmed the government would sell about $650m in interest-free loans ... <a title="Winston Peters makes u-turn on Chorus debt sell-off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/winston-peters-makes-u-turn-on-chorus-debt-sell-off/" aria-label="Read more about Winston Peters makes u-turn on Chorus debt sell-off">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Water schemes for many small and rural communities lacked the same protections and treatment of systems for larger urban areas. HENDRIK SCHMIDT Holidaymakers need to be vigilant by checking the quality of drinking water at their holiday spots which run on riskier schemes, Water New Zealand says. The water industry body ... <a title="Holiday makers warned to check destination water is safe to drink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/holiday-makers-warned-to-check-destination-water-is-safe-to-drink/" aria-label="Read more about Holiday makers warned to check destination water is safe to drink">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Marika Khabazi is a video journalist with Georgian and Russian ancestry. She moved to New Zealand as a 16-year-old in 2008 to pursue a career in the Film and TV industry. Her documentary explores the power and similarities of the Māori haka to Georgian traditional dance. As ... <a title="‘Our sense of identity’: What New Zealand and Georgia have in common" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/our-sense-of-identity-what-new-zealand-and-georgia-have-in-common/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Our sense of identity’: What New Zealand and Georgia have in common">Read more</a>
