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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Site of Erebus memorial at Cracroft Reserve, Christchurch. Supplied A Christchurch reserve with views of the Southern Alps has been selected as the preferred location for the long-awaited National Erebus Memorial, commemorating the 1979 Antarctica air disaster. Cashmere’s Cracroft Reserve has been identified by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage as ... <a title="Location of National Erebus Memorial revealed in Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/location-of-national-erebus-memorial-revealed-in-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Location of National Erebus Memorial revealed in Christchurch">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A Christchurch reserve with views of the Southern Alps has been selected as the preferred location for the long-awaited National Erebus Memorial, commemorating the 1979 Antarctica air disaster. Cashmere’s Cracroft Reserve has been identified by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage as the best site for the memorial, almost 46 years ... <a title="Watch live: Location of National Erebus Memorial revealed in Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/watch-live-location-of-national-erebus-memorial-revealed-in-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Location of National Erebus Memorial revealed in Christchurch">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand There were no obvious signs of the cause of the whale’s death. Supplied / Maddi Newson The body of a pygmy sperm whale, found stranded at the shore of Auckland’s Orewa, has been taken to a burial site. The Department of Conservation said the whale was about 3.5-4 metres in length ... <a title="Pygmy sperm whale stranded at Orewa taken to burial site" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/pygmy-sperm-whale-stranded-at-orewa-taken-to-burial-site/" aria-label="Read more about Pygmy sperm whale stranded at Orewa taken to burial site">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The bus stop on Cockayne Rd in Kandallah where the incident took place. Krystal Gibbens The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) says Wellington police were justified in tasering an armed man who received a serious head injury after he fell onto the road. Police were called to reports that a man, ... <a title="Man wielding hedge trimmer blade threatens mum and baby, tasered by police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/man-wielding-hedge-trimmer-blade-threatens-mum-and-baby-tasered-by-police/" aria-label="Read more about Man wielding hedge trimmer blade threatens mum and baby, tasered by police">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mia Cobb, Research Fellow, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne Have you ever seen a dog focused on nuzzling their expensive treat under a blanket, behind a couch cushion, or into a freshly dug hole in the backyard? You might think they are behaving like ... <a title="Your dog is not a doomsday prepper. Here’s why they hide food and toys" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/your-dog-is-not-a-doomsday-prepper-heres-why-they-hide-food-and-toys-268284/" aria-label="Read more about Your dog is not a doomsday prepper. Here’s why they hide food and toys">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Beck, Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University Two teenagers are taking the federal government to the High Court. They argue the ban on social media accounts for under-16s is unconstitutional because it interferes with free political communication. The ban is due to take effect on December ... <a title="Two teens have launched a High Court challenge to the under-16s social media ban. Will it make a difference?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/two-teens-have-launched-a-high-court-challenge-to-the-under-16s-social-media-ban-will-it-make-a-difference-270688/" aria-label="Read more about Two teens have launched a High Court challenge to the under-16s social media ban. Will it make a difference?">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Stephen Perofeta models the Blues’ 2026 home jersey. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Super Rugby Pacific doesn’t kick off until February but you could argue the first round happened today, as the five original New Zealand teams unveiled their jersey range for next season. 2026 marks 30 years since the original Super 12 competition ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific jerseys revealed: Which is the coolest?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/super-rugby-pacific-jerseys-revealed-which-is-the-coolest/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific jerseys revealed: Which is the coolest?">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand No other country in the world has embraced the chocolate fish quite like New Zealand. The chocolatey, marshmallowy treat is as entrenched in Kiwiana culture as L&P and pavlova. So where did the chocolate fish come from and how did they become the preferred reward for our good deeds? Thingee on ... <a title="The story behind NZ’s obsession with chocolate fish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/the-story-behind-nzs-obsession-with-chocolate-fish/" aria-label="Read more about The story behind NZ’s obsession with chocolate fish">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Some roles in Wellington hospitals are taking six months to fill. RNZ / REECE BAKER Hospitals in the Wellington region are waiting up to six months for Health NZ to give them approval to even begin recruitment for front-line roles. Data obtained by the Public Service Association under the Official Information ... <a title="Wellington Hospitals waiting up to six months for Health NZ approval to recruit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/wellington-hospitals-waiting-up-to-six-months-for-health-nz-approval-to-recruit/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Hospitals waiting up to six months for Health NZ approval to recruit">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Secondary teachers are set to vote on a pay talks settlement. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Secondary teachers are voting on a potential settlement of their troubled pay talks. Information obtained by RNZ showed it included similar pay rises to previous offers, but provided at the start of next year rather than ... <a title="Secondary school teachers to vote on potential settlement of troubled pay talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/secondary-school-teachers-to-vote-on-potential-settlement-of-troubled-pay-talks/" aria-label="Read more about Secondary school teachers to vote on potential settlement of troubled pay talks">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Plum, Senior Research Fellow, New Zealand Policy Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology Sandra Mu/Getty Images People of Māori descent account for just a fifth of Aotearoa’s population, but are overrepresented at every stage of the criminal justice system. They comprise 37% of people prosecuted by ... <a title="Māori face harsher sentences than NZ Europeans for similar drink-driving offences – with lasting consequences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/maori-face-harsher-sentences-than-nz-europeans-for-similar-drink-driving-offences-with-lasting-consequences-269070/" aria-label="Read more about Māori face harsher sentences than NZ Europeans for similar drink-driving offences – with lasting consequences">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The December initiative is part of a wider, long-term conversation about parking. Reece Baker Hutt City Council is scrapping paid parking on Petone’s main street for Christmas. The council will lift parking fees on Jackson Street and in the Peel Street carpark from 1 December to 4 January. Usual time limits ... <a title="Hutt City Council suspends Petone parking charges for Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/hutt-city-council-suspends-petone-parking-charges-for-christmas/" aria-label="Read more about Hutt City Council suspends Petone parking charges for Christmas">Read more</a>
