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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Biosecurity New Zealand North commissioner Mike Inglis said surveillance efforts were working. Biosecurity NZ Another yellow-legged hornet queen has been found in Auckland’s North Shore, as Biosecurity New Zealand escalates its attempts to eradicate the invasive insect. To date, 27 queen hornets, seven workers and 17 nests have been successfully located ... <a title="Biosecurity New Zealand escalates response to yellow-legged hornets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/biosecurity-new-zealand-escalates-response-to-yellow-legged-hornets/" aria-label="Read more about Biosecurity New Zealand escalates response to yellow-legged hornets">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s first building code banned raupō homes in the cities. Alexander Turnbull Library, Mrs Scott Collection. For centuries, Māori built homes that were warm, dry, sustainable and centred on whānau. Homelessness, damp houses and overcrowding were not part of te ao Māori. Two researchers say the systems that displaced Māori ... <a title="Researchers link Māori housing inequities to 180 years of restrictive building laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/researchers-link-maori-housing-inequities-to-180-years-of-restrictive-building-laws/" aria-label="Read more about Researchers link Māori housing inequities to 180 years of restrictive building laws">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand About 6000 aircraft from the Airbus A320 family were affected by the issue. 123RF Air New Zealand’s Airbus A320 aircraft are returning to normal operations, after receiving software updates during a global recall. About 6000 aircraft from the Airbus A320 family were affected, after a recent incident revealed that intense solar ... <a title="Air NZ’s Airbus A320 aircraft return to normal service" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/air-nzs-airbus-a320-aircraft-return-to-normal-service/" aria-label="Read more about Air NZ’s Airbus A320 aircraft return to normal service">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The thunderstorms were also expected to be accompanied by heavy rain. MetService A torrential downpour has literally rained on the Auckland’s parade, as MetService issued a raft of alerts, including a severe thunderstorm warning for the region. As thousands headed home from the annual Santa Parade in Queen Street, they had ... <a title="Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Auckland, surrounding regions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/severe-thunderstorm-warning-issued-for-auckland-surrounding-regions/" aria-label="Read more about Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Auckland, surrounding regions">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Eli Katoa has posted photos from his time in hospital after surgery for a brain bleed. Instagram/Supplied Tongan rugby league star Eli Katoa says his recovery from brain surgery is going well and he hopes to return to the sport. The Melbourne Storm second-rower will miss the 2026 NRL season [https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/577662/tonga-rugby-league-star-eli-katoa-has-surgery-after-suffering-seizure-activity-during-kiwis-test-match, ... <a title="Tongan rugby league star Eli Katoa aims for return as he recovers from brain surgery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/tongan-rugby-league-star-eli-katoa-aims-for-return-as-he-recovers-from-brain-surgery/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan rugby league star Eli Katoa aims for return as he recovers from brain surgery">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A new system to ensure cellphones get through in emergencies is being opened up to community groups. RNZ A new billion-dollar-plus system to better ensure cellphones get through in emergencies is being opened up to a raft of community groups. About 25,000 frontline responders are already using the Public Safety Network’s ... <a title="Emergency mobile phone coverage system rolled out to community groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/emergency-mobile-phone-coverage-system-rolled-out-to-community-groups/" aria-label="Read more about Emergency mobile phone coverage system rolled out to community groups">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins made the announcement at the party’s annual general meeting in central Auckland. Anneke Smith / RNZ The Labour Party would offer doctors and nurse practitioners low-interest loans to set up new practices or buy into existing ones, if elected next year. Leader Chris Hipkins made the announcement ... <a title="Labour announces low-interest loans for family GP practices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/labour-announces-low-interest-loans-for-family-gp-practices/" aria-label="Read more about Labour announces low-interest loans for family GP practices">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Lifeguards will start patrolling Tauranga waters a week early. Cody Keepa for Surf Life Saving NZ Lifeguards will start patrolling Tauranga waters a week early, due to a spike in serious accidents. Surf Life Saving warns that the warm weather has created a perfect storm of hidden hazards, such as rips. ... <a title="Tauranga lifeguards start summer patrols early after spike in serious accidents" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/tauranga-lifeguards-start-summer-patrols-early-after-spike-in-serious-accidents/" aria-label="Read more about Tauranga lifeguards start summer patrols early after spike in serious accidents">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A record number of Christmas Boxes have been packed this year with around 2500 volunteers packing more than 35,000 boxes for the charity initiative. Each Christmas Box has $70 worth of food and can feed a family of four to six. Head of Community Response Rebecca So’e said Christmas was supposed ... <a title="Over 35,000 Christmas Boxes packed this year as Kiwis struggle with cost of living" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/over-35000-christmas-boxes-packed-this-year-as-kiwis-struggle-with-cost-of-living/" aria-label="Read more about Over 35,000 Christmas Boxes packed this year as Kiwis struggle with cost of living">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The number of teenagers who vape on a daily basis has dropped to 7.1 percent, down from “peak vape” of 10.1 percent in 2022. 123RF A survey of more than 30,000 of New Zealand’s Year 10 students has indicated that the perception of vaping is changing. The number of teenagers who ... <a title="Youth vaping rates halve within two years, ‘negligible’ number smoking – survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/youth-vaping-rates-halve-within-two-years-negligible-number-smoking-survey/" aria-label="Read more about Youth vaping rates halve within two years, ‘negligible’ number smoking – survey">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison entrance. Google Maps Two new high security units are set to be built at Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison adding an additional 316 beds. Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell said the construction would begin next month and finish up by early 2027. He said the new units would expand ... <a title="Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison to get two high security units, adding 316 beds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/hawkes-bay-regional-prison-to-get-two-high-security-units-adding-316-beds/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s Bay Regional Prison to get two high security units, adding 316 beds">Read more</a>
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November 30, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said the 20-year-old allegedly threw the gun into some bushes before leaving in a vehicle with another person. RNZ / REECE BAKER Police have arrested a man after a gun was fired near a popular swimming hole in Thames, Coromandel. Police were called to the scene on Kauaeranga Valley Road ... <a title="Man arrested after gunshot fired near Thames swimming hole" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/30/man-arrested-after-gunshot-fired-near-thames-swimming-hole/" aria-label="Read more about Man arrested after gunshot fired near Thames swimming hole">Read more</a>
