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December 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Consumer NZ is urging people to do their homework ahead of the Boxing Day sale frenzy. RNZ Consumer NZ is urging people to do their homework, double check gift cards and know their rights ahead of Boxing Day sale frenzy. Electronic transaction figures showed pre-Christmas spending was slightly down on last ... <a title="What to remember before your Boxing Day shopping spree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/what-to-remember-before-your-boxing-day-shopping-spree/" aria-label="Read more about What to remember before your Boxing Day shopping spree">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 Did we “survive 2025,” and will there be a fix for ’26? RNZ Depending on who you talked to, we were meant to be surviving til 2025, or even thriving in ’25. But when attention turned to whether there was a new phrase to indicate that businesses needed to hold on ... <a title="‘Easier to get growth out of an economic hole’ – Did we survive 2025?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/25/easier-to-get-growth-out-of-an-economic-hole-did-we-survive-2025/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Easier to get growth out of an economic hole’ – Did we survive 2025?">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A busy day for Christmas shoppers. Peter Steffen / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP) Busiest shopping day of the year Peak time 12 noon-1 pm – 563,303 transactions Per second peak – 167 transactions Number of sales beats Black Friday, but lowest Christmas Eve in six years Christmas Eve has ... <a title="Christmas Eve busiest shoping day of the year with more than 500,000 sales" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/christmas-eve-busiest-shoping-day-of-the-year-with-more-than-500000-sales/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas Eve busiest shoping day of the year with more than 500,000 sales">Read more</a>
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December 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The store opened its doors at the beginning of the month. Marika Khabazi / RNZ A customer who had his IKEA order refunded on Christmas Eve says there are problems with the way the retailer is handling orders. The man, who did not want to be identified, ordered furniture items including ... <a title="Issues with IKEA orders and delivery flagged" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/24/issues-with-ikea-orders-and-delivery-flagged/" aria-label="Read more about Issues with IKEA orders and delivery flagged">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says the India free trade deal has been rushed through for political gain, and more wins could have been secured with longer negotiations. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Trade Minister Todd McClay announced the deal ... <a title="India Fair Trade Agreement ‘for political purposes’, Winston Peters says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/india-fair-trade-agreement-for-political-purposes-winston-peters-says/" aria-label="Read more about India Fair Trade Agreement ‘for political purposes’, Winston Peters says">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon meets India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in March 2025. Piyal Bhattacharya / The Times of India via AFP New Zealanders can expect to see a large impact on the economy over time thanks to the free-trade agreement with India, one economist says. The government ... <a title="India free trade agreement a win-win for New Zealand, economist says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/india-free-trade-agreement-a-win-win-for-new-zealand-economist-says/" aria-label="Read more about India free trade agreement a win-win for New Zealand, economist says">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Tauranga teen Sam Ruthe broke records for the four minute-mile this year, and his shoes earned thousands on Trade Me. Phil Walter / Getty Images Well-worn shoes, some vintage soft drink cans and a date with a rhinoceros – or a Shortland Street star – these are some of the top ... <a title="Shoes, rhinos and Jaffas: Trade Me’s top viewed auctions of 2025 revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/shoes-rhinos-and-jaffas-trade-mes-top-viewed-auctions-of-2025-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about Shoes, rhinos and Jaffas: Trade Me’s top viewed auctions of 2025 revealed">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The authority said Genesis did not comply with dispatch instructions in respect of its Huntly power station, or immediately advise Transpower why it could not. RNZ The Electricity Authority has lodged a formal complaint alleging Genesis did not adequately comply with a request to deliver power into the grid. It says ... <a title="Electricity Authority lodges formal complaint against Genesis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/electricity-authority-lodges-formal-complaint-against-genesis/" aria-label="Read more about Electricity Authority lodges formal complaint against Genesis">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Anyone applying for a home loan now could face an extra wait for an answer. RNZ Anyone applying for a home loan now could face an extra wait for an answer. Mortgage advisers say a busier-than-usual period for applications, coupled with the impending Christmas break, could mean a wait for some ... <a title="Why home loan applicants might face an extra wait" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/why-home-loan-applicants-might-face-an-extra-wait/" aria-label="Read more about Why home loan applicants might face an extra wait">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A woman who lost the ruby from her wedding ring had her claim turned down by her insurer. Supplied / Unsplash A case in which a woman had her claim for a lost stone from her ring turned down by her insurer is a reminder to check your cover, Consumer NZ ... <a title="Why a claim for a stone lost from a wedding ring was turned down by the insurer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/why-a-claim-for-a-stone-lost-from-a-wedding-ring-was-turned-down-by-the-insurer/" aria-label="Read more about Why a claim for a stone lost from a wedding ring was turned down by the insurer">Read more</a>
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December 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minster Christopher Luxon and Trade Minister Todd McClay announce the deal. Mark Papalii Business groups have welcomed the announcement of a new Free Trade Agreement with India, but a partner in the coalition government will not support it, saying it is a “bad deal”. The government announced this evening that ... <a title="FTA with India: ‘Bad deal’ or ‘strategically significant milestone’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/22/fta-with-india-bad-deal-or-strategically-significant-milestone/" aria-label="Read more about FTA with India: ‘Bad deal’ or ‘strategically significant milestone’?">Read more</a>
