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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Judge Ema Aitken allegedly shouted NZ First leader Winston Peters was lying. RNZ Insight/Dan Cook A judge accused of disrupting a New Zealand First event has had her bid for legal clarity rejected. District Court Judge Ema Aitken was accused of disrupting a function at the exclusive Northern Club in Auckland ... <a title="Judge Ema Aitken has bid for legal clarity rejected before conduct hearing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/judge-ema-aitken-has-bid-for-legal-clarity-rejected-before-conduct-hearing/" aria-label="Read more about Judge Ema Aitken has bid for legal clarity rejected before conduct hearing">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Tommy Wang/Getty The Hong Kong high-rise fire, which spread across multiple buildings in a large residential complex, has killed dozens, with hundreds reported missing. The confirmed death toll is now 44, ... <a title="The Hong Kong high-rise fire shows how difficult it is to evacuate in an emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/the-hong-kong-high-rise-fire-shows-how-difficult-it-is-to-evacuate-in-an-emergency-270774/" aria-label="Read more about The Hong Kong high-rise fire shows how difficult it is to evacuate in an emergency">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A letter has been sent to the Prime Minister. RNZ / Mark Papalii Unions want the Prime Minister to step in and resolve their collective bargaining impasses, frustrated that progress is not being made. The joint letter to Christopher Luxon was signed by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, New Zealand ... <a title="Unions call for Luxon to step in and resolve collective bargaining impasses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/unions-call-for-luxon-to-step-in-and-resolve-collective-bargaining-impasses/" aria-label="Read more about Unions call for Luxon to step in and resolve collective bargaining impasses">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Metallica playing at Auckland’s Eden Park last week. (File photo) Tom Grut A local community board has voted against having more concerts at Auckland’s Eden Park, angering a local business association. The government wants to boost the number of gigs allowed at the venue to 12 large and 20 medium concerts ... <a title="Businesses outraged at local board vote against having more events at Auckland’s Eden Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/businesses-outraged-at-local-board-vote-against-having-more-events-at-aucklands-eden-park/" aria-label="Read more about Businesses outraged at local board vote against having more events at Auckland’s Eden Park">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Simeon Brown expects Health NZ to revise policy by 31 December. RNZ / Mark Papalii The health minister has told Health New Zealand he wants more of a focus on decision-making closer to the frontline and expects a plan by the end of the year. Simeon Brown’s letter of expectations to ... <a title="Health Minister Simeon Brown demands revamped decision-making from Health NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/health-minister-simeon-brown-demands-revamped-decision-making-from-health-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Health Minister Simeon Brown demands revamped decision-making from Health NZ">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Barnaby Joyce has finally announced he is quitting the Nationals Party, declaring he is “strongly considering” running for a Senate seat for One Nation in New South Wales at the next election. But the maverick MP is not switching to ... <a title="Barnaby Joyce quits Nationals, as he eyes One Nation Senate seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/barnaby-joyce-quits-nationals-as-he-eyes-one-nation-senate-seat-270798/" aria-label="Read more about Barnaby Joyce quits Nationals, as he eyes One Nation Senate seat">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Feeling the heat? Keeping the air conditioning on full blast might feel tempting, but your bank account won’t thank you for it. Luckily, ventilation experts Stephen McNeil and Dr Manfred Plagmann have a few tips on how to cool your house naturally – without the sky-high energy bill. “The fundamental issue ... <a title="How to cool your house down without turning on the heat pump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/how-to-cool-your-house-down-without-turning-on-the-heat-pump/" aria-label="Read more about How to cool your house down without turning on the heat pump">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Benches have been disappearing from bus shelters across Auckland. Supplied/ Jon Turner Benches are being stolen from bus shelters across Auckland but the city’s transport agency has yet to file an official report to police despite knowing about the issue for three weeks. Auckland Transport told RNZ it was aware of ... <a title="Seats vanish from bus stops across Auckland, AT yet to file police report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/seats-vanish-from-bus-stops-across-auckland-at-yet-to-file-police-report/" aria-label="Read more about Seats vanish from bus stops across Auckland, AT yet to file police report">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A scrub fire in Palmerston. Supplied / Martin Neame Fire crews and helicopters are battling a series of scrub fires in Otago and Southland fanned by strong winds. In Southland, nine trucks and two helicopters were tackling a forestry block fire near Mataura that broke out about 2.10pm. The fire has ... <a title="Series of scrub fires break out in Otago and Southland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/series-of-scrub-fires-break-out-in-otago-and-southland/" aria-label="Read more about Series of scrub fires break out in Otago and Southland">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ Cricket chief executive Scott Weenink Photosport New Zealand Cricket boss Scott Weenink is said to be “fighting for his survival” in his role, amid a political power struggle over the future shape of the domestic game – a dispute so fraught that senior figures have warned the board is no ... <a title="NZ Cricket boss Scott Weenink ‘fighting for his survival’ as T20 league debate gets ‘very ugly’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/nz-cricket-boss-scott-weenink-fighting-for-his-survival-as-t20-league-debate-gets-very-ugly/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Cricket boss Scott Weenink ‘fighting for his survival’ as T20 league debate gets ‘very ugly’">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand By Lucy Craymer, Reuters ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner. ABC / Luke Bowden Analysis – A dramatic boom-bust cycle in New Zealand’s housing market has left many Kiwis and investors scarred and an economy struggling to fire, turning what was once a trusted strategy for creating wealth into a period of ... <a title="Analysis: NZ’s housing funk sows doubts on reliable investment strategy, drags on economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/analysis-nzs-housing-funk-sows-doubts-on-reliable-investment-strategy-drags-on-economy/" aria-label="Read more about Analysis: NZ’s housing funk sows doubts on reliable investment strategy, drags on economy">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Aoraki Mt Cook. FLORIAN BRILL The climber who died on Aoraki Mt Cook alongside guide Thomas Vialletet was American lawyer Kellam Conover. The pair were roped together, climbing from Empress Hut to the summit when they fell from the mountain’s west ridge on Monday night. Mountain guide Thomas Vialletet died on ... <a title="Climber and American lawyer Kellam Conover died alongside guide on Mt Cook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/climber-and-american-lawyer-kellam-conover-died-alongside-guide-on-mt-cook/" aria-label="Read more about Climber and American lawyer Kellam Conover died alongside guide on Mt Cook">Read more</a>
