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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand INZ said there were 900 fewer applications visas approved on Monday, compared to the Monday before. RNZ Hundreds of visa applications could not be submitted or processed after a fault on a new Immigration New Zealand system. INZ said there were 900 fewer applications visas approved on Monday, compared to the ... <a title="Immigration New Zealand system outage prompts visa woes for travellers, firms and workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/immigration-new-zealand-system-outage-prompts-visa-woes-for-travellers-firms-and-workers/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration New Zealand system outage prompts visa woes for travellers, firms and workers">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Lamb is taking centre stage on many Christmas tables around New Zealand this year. Julie Biuso Lamb is taking centre stage on most Christmas tables around New Zealand this year, according to an online survey from Retail Meat NZ. But it comes at a cost. The average retail price of roasting ... <a title="‘Shop around’: Lamb popular Christmas choice, but prices are up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/shop-around-lamb-popular-christmas-choice-but-prices-are-up/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shop around’: Lamb popular Christmas choice, but prices are up">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Fire crews have been battling a slash fire in the Canterbury town of Pines Beach overnight. Emergency services were called to the area, just north of Christchurch, where a blaze started in a large pile of forestry slash. It was about 30 metres by 40 metres in ... <a title="Firefighters battle large forestry slash blaze in Canterbury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/firefighters-battle-large-forestry-slash-blaze-in-canterbury/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters battle large forestry slash blaze in Canterbury">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand An advance crew set out on the traverse from Scott Base for Crary Ice Rise in November, using PistenBully snow vehicles to tow a full drill rig and other essential equipment for the project. Supplied / Anthony Powell (Antarctica NZ) All Huw Horgan wants for Christmas is a geological core sample. ... <a title="The elusive Antarctic ice and sediment core that could answer sea level rise questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/the-elusive-antarctic-ice-and-sediment-core-that-could-answer-sea-level-rise-questions/" aria-label="Read more about The elusive Antarctic ice and sediment core that could answer sea level rise questions">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A few weeks ago, Lou Heller, a stylist, saw a trend from her social media in real life at a New Zealand Fashion Week event in Christchurch. A young woman at the event, who looked in her 20s, was wearing a sheer black dress. In lieu of a bra, she wore ... <a title="A breakdown of your no-bra summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/a-breakdown-of-your-no-bra-summer/" aria-label="Read more about A breakdown of your no-bra summer">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand From left to right: Alexia Russell, Sharon Brettkelly, Davina Zimmer, Gwen McClure and Amanda Gillies Cole Eastham-Farrelly As the year draws to a close, The Detail looks back at 12 months of deep dives, sharp analysis, and the kinds of conversations that helped New Zealanders make sense of a turbulent, fast-moving ... <a title="The stories that defined a year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/the-stories-that-defined-a-year/" aria-label="Read more about The stories that defined a year">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Some people do not want to leave land that was red zoned after Cyclone Gabrielle, while others have accepted pay-outs but continue to own their red-zone land but are not able to live on it. RNZ / Alexa Cook The Ombudsman is investigating the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s role in the ... <a title="Ombudsman investigating Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s role in post-cyclone buyout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/ombudsman-investigating-hawkes-bay-regional-councils-role-in-post-cyclone-buyout/" aria-label="Read more about Ombudsman investigating Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s role in post-cyclone buyout">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Inland Revenue has rectified an error that affected more than 150,000 student loan borrowers. RNZ An Inland Revenue system fix last weekend has rectified an error that affected more than 150,000 student loan borrowers. Inland Revenue said in 2020, as part of its business transformation project, student loan accounts were moved ... <a title="Borrowers get refunds in $15m student loan error" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/borrowers-get-refunds-in-15m-student-loan-error/" aria-label="Read more about Borrowers get refunds in $15m student loan error">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The coroner said the boy’s slat bed from The Warehouse was not inherently safe, nor is the updated model of the Living & Co bed currently for sale. Supplied A 19-month-old Canterbury boy who was strangled by loose strapping hanging from slats under an unsafe bed sold by The Warehouse died ... <a title="Toddler strangled by loose strapping on unsafe bed, coroner rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/toddler-strangled-by-loose-strapping-on-unsafe-bed-coroner-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Toddler strangled by loose strapping on unsafe bed, coroner rules">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The larger aircraft involved in the near-miss was a Q-300 similar to this one. 123rf Two aircraft with a combined 42 people on board came within 41 seconds of a head-on collision over Northland, a report from the Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has revealed. TAIC put the near-miss down to ... <a title="Two aircraft came within 41 seconds of a head-on collision, TAIC report reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/two-aircraft-came-within-41-seconds-of-a-head-on-collision-taic-report-reveals/" aria-label="Read more about Two aircraft came within 41 seconds of a head-on collision, TAIC report reveals">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Half of New Zealand’s cardiology workforce will be nearing retirement by 2039. 123rf.com Half New Zealand’s cardiology workforce nearing retirement by 2039 NZ needs 38 percent more specialists to match Australia Wait times continue to increase More “flexibility” needed to attract and retain staff. More than half the country’s heart specialists ... <a title="Ageing cardiac workforce under strain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/ageing-cardiac-workforce-under-strain/" aria-label="Read more about Ageing cardiac workforce under strain">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Howard Temple. RNZ / Nate McKinnon The disgraced former leader of Gloriavale will be sentenced on Friday morning for sexual offending against girls and young women in the community. Howard Temple initially denied 24 charges of sexual offending against girls and women over a period of more than 20 years. However, ... <a title="Disgraced former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple to be sentenced for sex offences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/12/disgraced-former-gloriavale-leader-howard-temple-to-be-sentenced-for-sex-offences/" aria-label="Read more about Disgraced former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple to be sentenced for sex offences">Read more</a>
