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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Monty Knight was a well-known wine-maker, entrepreneur and local politician in Kaitāia, inducted into the Northland Business Hall of Fame in 2010. RNZ/Carol Stiles The man killed at his home near Kaitāia on Sunday was one of the Far North’s best-known businessmen as well as a former district councillor and mayoral ... <a title="Well-known Northland entrepreneur Monty Knight named as alleged murder victim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/well-known-northland-entrepreneur-monty-knight-named-as-alleged-murder-victim/" aria-label="Read more about Well-known Northland entrepreneur Monty Knight named as alleged murder victim">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch Hospital. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Health NZ has confirmed two separate outbreaks of superbugs at Christchurch Hospital. Two different strains of antibiotic antibiotic-resistant enterococci have been identified on one ward. Health NZ Canterbury and West Coast nursing director Dr Sarah Berger said there were “fewer than 10 patients” with the ... <a title="Two antibiotic-resistant superbugs found at Christchurch Hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/two-antibiotic-resistant-superbugs-found-at-christchurch-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Two antibiotic-resistant superbugs found at Christchurch Hospital">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Hugo, and Goldie died in a house fire in Sanson on Saturday. GIVEALITTLE / SUPPLIED The three children killed in a Sanson house fire have been identified on a page set up by the loved ones of their mother. The children have been named as August, Hugo and Goldie, aged ... <a title="‘Loss beyond measure’: Three children killed in Sanson house fire identified" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/loss-beyond-measure-three-children-killed-in-sanson-house-fire-identified/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Loss beyond measure’: Three children killed in Sanson house fire identified">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A 57-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Kaitaia. Emergency services were called to an Okahu Road address shortly after midday on Sunday following a report of assault. The man was found critically injured but despite efforts by emergency services, ... <a title="Woman charged with muder following death of man in Northland’s Kaitaia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/woman-charged-with-muder-following-death-of-man-in-northlands-kaitaia/" aria-label="Read more about Woman charged with muder following death of man in Northland’s Kaitaia">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A hornets’ nest. Supplied Spraying to eradicate the yellow legged hornet is not currently in Biosecurity New Zealand’s plans. Biosecurity New Zealand North Commissioner Mike Inglis told Morning Report international and domestic experts continue to advise they target the use of traps. More of the invasive pests and their nests were ... <a title="Hornet incursion: No plans to spray invaders – yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/hornet-incursion-no-plans-to-spray-invaders-yet/" aria-label="Read more about Hornet incursion: No plans to spray invaders – yet">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The electricity sector regulator wants to be able to intervene to control prices for connecting to electricity networks. The Electricity Authority said some lines companies were charging high up-front costs for connections, which can be a barrier to development, slow down electrification and leave consumers worse off. The authority’s general ... <a title="High electricity connection costs a barrier for development – Electricity Authority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/high-electricity-connection-costs-a-barrier-for-development-electricity-authority/" aria-label="Read more about High electricity connection costs a barrier for development – Electricity Authority">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Korolev, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, UNSW Sydney As Russia continues its grinding offensive and Ukraine braces for another winter of war, the European Union remains paralysed over a seemingly straightforward decision: whether to use 140 billion euros (A$250 billion) in frozen Russian assets ... <a title="By delaying a decision on using Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine, Europe is quietly hedging its bets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/by-delaying-a-decision-on-using-russias-frozen-assets-for-ukraine-europe-is-quietly-hedging-its-bets-269507/" aria-label="Read more about By delaying a decision on using Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine, Europe is quietly hedging its bets">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael J. I. Brown, Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University SpaceX/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA We live in changing times. While we once flippantly threw villains to the lions, now we seek to fire them into the Sun. It sounds easy enough. The Sun is unbelievably massive, with gravity ... <a title="How do you fire someone into the Sun?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/how-do-you-fire-someone-into-the-sun-267993/" aria-label="Read more about How do you fire someone into the Sun?">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Korolev, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, UNSW Sydney As Russia continues its grinding offensive and Ukraine braces for another winter of war, the European Union remains paralysed over a seemingly straightforward decision: whether to use 140 billion euros (A$250 billion) in frozen Russian assets ... <a title="By delaying decision on using Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine, Europe is quietly hedging its bets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/by-delaying-decision-on-using-russias-frozen-assets-for-ukraine-europe-is-quietly-hedging-its-bets-269507/" aria-label="Read more about By delaying decision on using Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine, Europe is quietly hedging its bets">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Australia has made major progress in curbing drink driving. Decades of random breath testing, enforcement and powerful social media campaigns have cut alcohol-related road deaths significantly. Yet new data show more ... <a title="Australian drug driving deaths have surpassed drink driving. Here’s how to tackle it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/australian-drug-driving-deaths-have-surpassed-drink-driving-heres-how-to-tackle-it-269496/" aria-label="Read more about Australian drug driving deaths have surpassed drink driving. Here’s how to tackle it">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelsie Boulton, Senior Research Fellow in Child Neurodevelopment, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney Parenting any young child is full of highs and lows. In addition to these, parents and caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more ... <a title="Parents of neurodivergent kids need support. But those who need it most often wait longer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/parents-of-neurodivergent-kids-need-support-but-those-who-need-it-most-often-wait-longer-265289/" aria-label="Read more about Parents of neurodivergent kids need support. But those who need it most often wait longer">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Edwards, Professor, Child and Youth Development and Longitudinal Studies, Australian National University An increasing number of Australian school students are applying for an early offer to university, before they have their exam results back. Last Thursday, nearly 16,000 students in New South Wales and the Australian ... <a title="‘I do get quite anxious’: why so many students are applying for early offers to uni" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/i-do-get-quite-anxious-why-so-many-students-are-applying-for-early-offers-to-uni-269511/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I do get quite anxious’: why so many students are applying for early offers to uni">Read more</a>
