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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 The year’s biggest trend was barely there. It crested Margot Robbie in slim strands of beads and rhinestones; it draped Julia Fox, Sandro Botticelli-style, in little more than strands of brunette curls; and, through an empire waisted layer of sheer white mesh, it revealed Sienna Miller’s new pregnancy to the world. ... <a title="2025: The year of the naked dress?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/2025-the-year-of-the-naked-dress/" aria-label="Read more about 2025: The year of the naked dress?">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, best known for the 1980s festive hit ‘Driving Home for Christmas’, has died at the age of 74, his family announced on Monday (local time). “It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Chris,” a spokesperson for his wife and two children ... <a title="UK singer Chris Rea dies at 74, days before Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/uk-singer-chris-rea-dies-at-74-days-before-christmas/" aria-label="Read more about UK singer Chris Rea dies at 74, days before Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Fireworks have been banned in several locations over the holidays. Robert Smith/RNZ The private use of fireworks has been banned at multiple holiday hotspots over the holiday period due to high fire risk. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) confirmed fireworks would be banned in Coromandel from 8am Tuesday until 30 January. Bans ... <a title="‘Only takes one spark’: Fireworks banned at multiple holiday hotspots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/only-takes-one-spark-fireworks-banned-at-multiple-holiday-hotspots/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Only takes one spark’: Fireworks banned at multiple holiday hotspots">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Hamilton is proving to be a popular spot to fly into, airlines say. Supplied Hamilton airport expects to wrap up end the this year with its busiest ever month, after a new daily Jetstar jet service between Hamilton and Christchurch started on 1 December 2025. Air New Zealand returned a jet ... <a title="Hamilton airport is flying after this year’s return of international flights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/hamilton-airport-is-flying-after-this-years-return-of-international-flights/" aria-label="Read more about Hamilton airport is flying after this year’s return of international flights">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Paritutu Rock and nearby rock islands in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Jordan Tan / 123rf A man has been hospitalised after falling off the Paritutu Rock walkway in New Plymouth. Police said they received a report at about 5:10pm on Monday that a man might have fallen from the top of ... <a title="Man hospitalised after falling from Paritutu Rock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/man-hospitalised-after-falling-from-paritutu-rock/" aria-label="Read more about Man hospitalised after falling from Paritutu Rock">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Paritutu Rock and nearby rock islands in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Jordan Tan / 123rf One person has been taken to hospital after an incident at Paritutu Rock in New Plymouth. St John said it was called to the 156 meter tall volcanic outcrop between Back Beach and Ngāmotu Beach about ... <a title="Person hospitalised after incident on Paritutu Rock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/person-hospitalised-after-incident-on-paritutu-rock/" aria-label="Read more about Person hospitalised after incident on Paritutu Rock">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 Motorcylists and drivers are being told to take extra care through State Highway 2 around Remutaka Hill. NZTA Heavy rain and strong winds are forecast to hit central New Zealand in the days leading up to Christmas. A front from over the Tasman Sea moved over the North Island on Tuesday, ... <a title="Weather: Warning to drivers as wild weather hits central New Zealand before Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/weather-warning-to-drivers-as-wild-weather-hits-central-new-zealand-before-christmas/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Warning to drivers as wild weather hits central New Zealand before Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Opinion – I have a vivid memory of the moment I realised Santa didn’t exist. I was around six years old, it was the height of summer, and I was sitting on the step outside our back door, thinking about God. The existence of God, back then, was something that annoyed ... <a title="The case for lying to kids about Santa – a philosopher’s view" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/the-case-for-lying-to-kids-about-santa-a-philosophers-view/" aria-label="Read more about The case for lying to kids about Santa – a philosopher’s view">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A 30-year-old man allegedly threatened police with a knife and bit an officer during an arrest in Dunedin. Police were told a man was trying to steal vehicles, and identified a person walking on King Edward Street about 10am on Friday, Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond said. “Officers verbally informed him ... <a title="Man allegedly bites officer during arrest, threatens police with knife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/man-allegedly-bites-officer-during-arrest-threatens-police-with-knife/" aria-label="Read more about Man allegedly bites officer during arrest, threatens police with knife">Read more</a>
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December 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Breakers guard Izaiah Brockington. www.photosport.nz The New Zealand Breakers have slumped to a third straight defeat, beaten 99-85 by the Bullets in their NBL clash in Brisbane. The hosts entered the game having lost their past seven matches by an average of 22 points. However, they put that aside score 56 ... <a title="Breakers beaten by Bullets to fall to third straight loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/23/breakers-beaten-by-bullets-to-fall-to-third-straight-loss/" aria-label="Read more about Breakers beaten by Bullets to fall to third straight loss">Read more</a>
