Morning Report Essentials for Friday 5 December 2025

Holidaymakers travelling with Air New Zealand in the lead-up to Christmas could find themselves caught out by cabin-crew strikes, despite Monday's planned industrial action being called off; An electrical inspector is warning lives are being put at risk by recent rule changes to electrical standards; A new plane route connecting Asia with South America via New Zealand, has officially taken flight; A New Zealand chamber choir has left its mark on Europe, with one critic calling them the best choir they've ever heard; Flowering Pohutukawa trees are the sign summer is here - and many we've seen are already in full bloom. But are they flowering earlier this year?