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Month: November 2025

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Short staffing directly led to man’s death from fall in Taranaki Base Hospital ED, coroner rules

November 11, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand A coroner says the risk of catastrophic events happening at Taranaki Base Hospital’s Emergency Department remains high. Google Maps A coroner has warned that five years after the death of a “sociable” and “straight-talking” former publican at Taranaki Base Hospital’s Emergency Department, the risk of catastrophic events happening there remains high. ... <a title="Short staffing directly led to man’s death from fall in Taranaki Base Hospital ED, coroner rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/11/short-staffing-directly-led-to-mans-death-from-fall-in-taranaki-base-hospital-ed-coroner-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Short staffing directly led to man’s death from fall in Taranaki Base Hospital ED, coroner rules">Read more</a>

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Harare’s street traders create their own system to survive in the city

November 11, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elmond Bandauko, Assistant Professor of Human Geography, University of Alberta The informal sector has become a dominant source of livelihoods for urban residents in African cities. Within this sector, street trading is one of the most visible and vital components of urban economies. In Zimbabwe’s capital city, ... <a title="Harare’s street traders create their own system to survive in the city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/11/harares-street-traders-create-their-own-system-to-survive-in-the-city-268996/" aria-label="Read more about Harare’s street traders create their own system to survive in the city">Read more</a>

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SAS forces used in search for fugitive father Tom Phillips, military confirms

November 10, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand One of the campsites Tom Phillips lived in with his children. RNZ / Supplied / Police The military has confirmed members of its elite special forces were used to search for fugitive father Tom Phillips and his children. Phillps was shot by police on 8 September – four years after he ... <a title="SAS forces used in search for fugitive father Tom Phillips, military confirms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/sas-forces-used-in-search-for-fugitive-father-tom-phillips-military-confirms/" aria-label="Read more about SAS forces used in search for fugitive father Tom Phillips, military confirms">Read more</a>

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National ticketing system on public transport rolls out in Christchurch

November 10, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Te first stage of the $1.4 billion National Ticketing Solution’s latest iteration, known as Motu Move, has been launched in Christchurch. RNZ / Nate McKinnon When the New Zealand Transport Agency signed off on an integrated national ticketing system in 2009, John Key was prime minister, Avatar ruled at the box ... <a title="National ticketing system on public transport rolls out in Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/national-ticketing-system-on-public-transport-rolls-out-in-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about National ticketing system on public transport rolls out in Christchurch">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Albanese says Whitlam’s dismisssal ‘calculated plot’; Liberals consumed by current battle

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese has denounced Gough Whitlam’s dismissal from office in 1975 as “a calculated plot, hatched by conservative forces which sacrificed conventions and institutions in the pursuit of power”. Albanese said the election that followed – won by Malcolm Fraser ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese says Whitlam’s dismisssal ‘calculated plot’; Liberals consumed by current battle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/view-from-the-hill-albanese-says-whitlams-dismisssal-calculated-plot-liberals-consumed-by-current-battle-269395/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese says Whitlam’s dismisssal ‘calculated plot’; Liberals consumed by current battle">Read more</a>

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New Pacific Media journal launched in APMN and USP partnership

November 10, 2025

Asia Pacific Media Network Pacific Media, a new regional research journal, made its debut today with a collection of papers on issues challenging the future, such as independent journalism amid “intensifying geostrategic competition”. The papers have been largely drawn from an inaugural Pacific International Media conference hosted by The University of the South Pacific in ... <a title="New Pacific Media journal launched in APMN and USP partnership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/new-pacific-media-journal-launched-in-apmn-and-usp-partnership/" aria-label="Read more about New Pacific Media journal launched in APMN and USP partnership">Read more</a>

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Nine rangatahi Māori depart for the Brazillian Amazon for COP30

November 10, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Te Kāhu Pokere outside Parliament. Supplied/Pou Take Āhuarangi A group of nine rangatahi Māori are making their final preparations to depart for Belém in the Brazillian Amazon to represent their iwi and Aotearoa at the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). The group Te Kāhu Pōkere, established under Pou Take ... <a title="Nine rangatahi Māori depart for the Brazillian Amazon for COP30" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/nine-rangatahi-maori-depart-for-the-brazillian-amazon-for-cop30/" aria-label="Read more about Nine rangatahi Māori depart for the Brazillian Amazon for COP30">Read more</a>

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Contactless payments on public transport rolls out in Christchurch

November 10, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash When the New Zealand Transport Agency signed off on an integrated national ticketing system in 2009, John Key was prime minister, Avatar ruled at the box office and a pound of butter cost around $3.60. After more than 16 years, the first stage of the $1.4 billion National Ticketing Solution’s ... <a title="Contactless payments on public transport rolls out in Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/contactless-payments-on-public-transport-rolls-out-in-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Contactless payments on public transport rolls out in Christchurch">Read more</a>

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Tongariro fire: Threatened species in area ‘so unique, sacred and spectacular’

November 10, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand The Tongariro National Park is home to a range of threatened plants, butterflies and moths. Supplied / Max Rayner The Department of Conservation (DOC) says Tongariro National Park is home to threatened species of flora and insects, as fire-fighters wait to see if a wildfire in the area has really been ... <a title="Tongariro fire: Threatened species in area ‘so unique, sacred and spectacular’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/tongariro-fire-threatened-species-in-area-so-unique-sacred-and-spectacular/" aria-label="Read more about Tongariro fire: Threatened species in area ‘so unique, sacred and spectacular’">Read more</a>

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Cyclone Gabrielle inquest: Timing of emergency mobile alert explained

November 10, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Images of those who died in relation to the cyclone are on display in the courtroom. RNZ / Alexa Cook The man in charge of the emergency response during Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke’s Bay was worried about putting people in danger if he issued an evacuation alert earlier, a coronial inquiry ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle inquest: Timing of emergency mobile alert explained" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/cyclone-gabrielle-inquest-timing-of-emergency-mobile-alert-explained/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle inquest: Timing of emergency mobile alert explained">Read more</a>

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Pilot reveals chaos amid Whakaari eruption aftermath

November 10, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Whakaari/White Island eruption in December 2019 from a helicopter. WARNING: This story includes content that may be distressing to some readers. A helicopter pilot, who was the first civilian to land on Whakaari/White Island after its 2019 eruption, has revealed the chaos of tending to survivors while the volcano threatened to ... <a title="Pilot reveals chaos amid Whakaari eruption aftermath" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/pilot-reveals-chaos-amid-whakaari-eruption-aftermath/" aria-label="Read more about Pilot reveals chaos amid Whakaari eruption aftermath">Read more</a>

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BBC resignations over Trump scandal show the pressures on public broadcasters – and why they must resist them

November 10, 2025

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne The resignations of BBC Director-General Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness over dishonest editing of a speech in 2021 by US President Donald Trump raise several disturbing questions. These concern the ... <a title="BBC resignations over Trump scandal show the pressures on public broadcasters – and why they must resist them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/10/bbc-resignations-over-trump-scandal-show-the-pressures-on-public-broadcasters-and-why-they-must-resist-them-269388/" aria-label="Read more about BBC resignations over Trump scandal show the pressures on public broadcasters – and why they must resist them">Read more</a>