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November 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The historic waka hourua Hōkūleʻa returns to Tāmaki Makaurau after 40 years. Tamaira Hook / WIPCE A Hawaiian waka will be on display for people to see at Mangonui’s main wharf in Northland on Sunday. Hikianalia is accompanying waka Hōkūleʻa to take part in celebrations to mark 40 years since Hōkūleʻa ... <a title="Hawaiian waka makes historic return to NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/23/hawaiian-waka-makes-historic-return-to-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Hawaiian waka makes historic return to NZ">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kōura are an indicator species of how successful Department of Conservation reserves are. Supplied / Shaun Lee A Taranaki study will investigate the health of one of New Zealand’s most iconic marine species – the kōura/spiny red rock lobster. The collaboration between Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Tama and the Department of ... <a title="Kōura research to focus on Parininihi Marine Reserve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/23/koura-research-to-focus-on-parininihi-marine-reserve/" aria-label="Read more about Kōura research to focus on Parininihi Marine Reserve">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ireland take on South Africa in the Autumn Internationals at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Kickoff is scheduled for 6.40am NZT. Team lists Ireland: M Hansen, T O’Brien, G Ringrose, B Aki, J Lowe, S Prendergast, J Gibson-Park, A Porter, D Sheehan, T Furlong, J Ryan, T Beirne, R Baird, J van ... <a title="Live: Ireland v South Africa – international rugby union" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/23/live-ireland-v-south-africa-international-rugby-union/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Ireland v South Africa – international rugby union">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the UFC action, as Kiwi Dan Hooker takes on Arman Tsarukyan at Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar. Tsarukyan is the second-ranked lightweight in the division. Hooker (24-12) has not fought since August 2024, a split-decision win over Mateuesz Gamrot at UFC 305. Gamrot was also ... <a title="Live: Dan ‘The Hangman’ Hooker v Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Qatar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/23/live-dan-the-hangman-hooker-v-arman-tsarukyan-at-ufc-qatar/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Dan ‘The Hangman’ Hooker v Arman Tsarukyan at UFC Qatar">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Caleb Clarke of scores the opening try, All Blacks v Wales at Principality Stadium, Cardiff. www.photosport.nz The All Blacks held off a brave Wales for a 52-26 win in Cardiff on Friday morning. While the scoreline was ultimately comfortable, the home side was more than up for the challenge for long ... <a title="Rugby: All Blacks end season with a win, hold off brave Welsh challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/23/rugby-all-blacks-end-season-with-a-win-hold-off-brave-welsh-challenge/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby: All Blacks end season with a win, hold off brave Welsh challenge">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand American opera singer Joyce DiDonato grew up in a house full of music, she says. “There was a lot of noise. There was a lot of music.” She told RNZ’s Concert of her childhood home in Kansas. One of seven siblings, her father worked from home and preferred classical music, her ... <a title="Opera superstar Joyce DiDonato says music has power to heal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/23/opera-superstar-joyce-didonato-says-music-has-power-to-heal/" aria-label="Read more about Opera superstar Joyce DiDonato says music has power to heal">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Immigration lawyer Alastair McClymont says taking decisions away from experienced judges could result in families being separated. Supplied. A new law change allowing key immigration decisions to bypass established processes and earlier judges decisions, and relying on vague definitions, will put vulnerable migrants at greater risk, an immigration lawyer says. Lawyer ... <a title="Immigration law changes allowing process bypasses create risk, lawyer says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/23/immigration-law-changes-allowing-process-bypasses-create-risk-lawyer-says/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration law changes allowing process bypasses create risk, lawyer says">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2025
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched peacefully on The Warehouse in downtown Auckland today to protest over the sale of products by the genocidal state of Israel. Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) co-chair Maher Nazzal and fellow protesters delivered a giant letter calling on the management to stop selling SodaStream products. SodaStream — ... <a title="Protesters march to Warehouse in Auckland city, demand halt to Israeli SodaStream products" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/23/protesters-march-to-warehouse-in-auckland-city-demand-halt-to-israeli-sodastream-products/" aria-label="Read more about Protesters march to Warehouse in Auckland city, demand halt to Israeli SodaStream products">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Air New Zealand has won a range of international awards. Supplied / Air New Zealand Air New Zealand has won a number of international awards, including being named the world’s safest airline for 2025 by AirlineRatings.com. Alongside the top gong for safety, the airline was named the best in the South ... <a title="Air New Zealand named world’s safest airline among a host of international awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/23/air-new-zealand-named-worlds-safest-airline-among-a-host-of-international-awards/" aria-label="Read more about Air New Zealand named world’s safest airline among a host of international awards">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand By Joel Dubber, for Reuters Australia’s Travis Head brought up Australia’s equal-third fastest century during day two of the first Ashes test, in Perth on Saturday. SAEED KHAN Makeshift opener Travis Head scored a brilliant 83-ball 123 to lift Australia to an astonishing eight-wicket victory inside two days against England on ... <a title="The Ashes recap: Australia beat England by eight wickets in first test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/22/the-ashes-recap-australia-beat-england-by-eight-wickets-in-first-test/" aria-label="Read more about The Ashes recap: Australia beat England by eight wickets in first test">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2025
By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo of the Samoa Observer Prime Minister La’aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt says international media are “in the dark” about the reasons behind his decision to ban the Samoa Observer from government press conferences, arguing that overseas attention has created “support for one newspaper at the expense of the entire country.” He also addressed concerns ... <a title="Samoan PM takes aim at local journalists, claims overseas media ‘in the dark’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/22/samoan-pm-takes-aim-at-local-journalists-claims-overseas-media-in-the-dark/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan PM takes aim at local journalists, claims overseas media ‘in the dark’">Read more</a>
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November 22, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kereama Wright (Te Arawa), senior member of haka rōpū Ngāti Whakaue and Te Matatini 2025 champion, says kapa haka is a form of rongoā – healing body, mind and spirit – and one of the strongest expressions of Māori culture. “It’s a vehicle for us to tell stories – stories of ... <a title="Te Matatini champion Kereama Wright on power of kapa haka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/22/te-matatini-champion-kereama-wright-on-power-of-kapa-haka/" aria-label="Read more about Te Matatini champion Kereama Wright on power of kapa haka">Read more</a>
