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November 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Ara o Te Ata – Mt Messenger Bypass project construction in February 2025. NZTA / Waka Kotahi The budget for a major Taranaki road has climbed up in costs from $365 million to nearly $600m. The Mt Messenger Bypass will be a new six-kilometre route that avoids the existing steep, ... <a title="Budget for Mt Messenger Bypass project nearly doubles to almost $600 million" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/budget-for-mt-messenger-bypass-project-nearly-doubles-to-almost-600-million/" aria-label="Read more about Budget for Mt Messenger Bypass project nearly doubles to almost $600 million">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Police are investigating a series of ramraids across Christchurch after about a dozen businesses were targeted within the space of 90 minutes. Multiple burglaries were reported to police at a number of commercial properties across the city’s western suburbs between 4am and 5.30am on Sunday. Police said the alleged youth ... <a title="Police investigating 90 minute string of ramraids in Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/police-investigating-90-minute-string-of-ramraids-in-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Police investigating 90 minute string of ramraids in Christchurch">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Prefabs onsite of Wellington Girl’s College. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A Wellington school is looking to put behind it years of disruption centred round its old and earthquake-prone buildings. The problems at Wellington Girls College culminated last year with students setting up a classroom on Parliament grounds in protest, where one ... <a title="Wellington Girls College to finally get new buildings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/wellington-girls-college-to-finally-get-new-buildings/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Girls College to finally get new buildings">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Criminal investigations have begun into three police staff in relation to “misuse and inappropriate content”. RNZ / Angus Dreaver An Auckland-based detective with decades of experience in police is facing a criminal investigation for allegedly possessing objectionable material. RNZ earlier revealed criminal investigations had begun into three police staff in relation ... <a title="Senior Auckland detective faces criminal investigation over objectionable material" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/senior-auckland-detective-faces-criminal-investigation-over-objectionable-material/" aria-label="Read more about Senior Auckland detective faces criminal investigation over objectionable material">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand She opened the cushion and pulled out an old plastic bag full of $100 notes. Supplied A cleaner tidying up some dusty old chairs at a Wellington property has stumbled across the most “insane” thing she’s ever found – $20,000 cash. Loll, co-owner of Massive Property Services, said the retro chairs ... <a title="Wellington cleaner’s shock $20,000 discovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/wellington-cleaners-shock-20000-discovery/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington cleaner’s shock $20,000 discovery">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s hard enough to find time to listen to a whole album these days, given the constant demands of everyday life. So when influential US alternative rock outfit Pixies announced they were going to perform their 1990 album, Bossanova, followed by 1991’s Trompe le Monde at the same Auckland gig on ... <a title="Review: Pixies deliver polished walk down unconventional memory lane" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/review-pixies-deliver-polished-walk-down-unconventional-memory-lane/" aria-label="Read more about Review: Pixies deliver polished walk down unconventional memory lane">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand An image of Caleb Moefa’auo positioned in the witness box. RNZ/Felix Walton Corrections officers are expected to face the Coroners Court as the second part of an inquest into the death of a man pepper sprayed at Mt Eden Corrections Facility gets underway this week. Caleb Moefa’auo, 26, died in 2022 ... <a title="Second phase of inquest into pepper spray prison death of Caleb Moefa’auo begins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/second-phase-of-inquest-into-pepper-spray-prison-death-of-caleb-moefaauo-begins/" aria-label="Read more about Second phase of inquest into pepper spray prison death of Caleb Moefa’auo begins">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Social Investment Minister Nicola Willis. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government has announced the first organisations to receive funding from the Social Investment Agency. Ministers in August announced the priority for the fund was to support children whose parents are in prison or have been in the care system, and children ... <a title="First recipients of social investment funding revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/first-recipients-of-social-investment-funding-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about First recipients of social investment funding revealed">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Kane Williamson celebrates a century in Hamilton against England in December 2024. PHOTOSPORT The Black Caps welcome back the side’s all-time leading run-scorer Kane Williamson in a 14-strong squad for the first Test against West Indies starting next month. Pace bowlers Jacob Duffy, Zak Foulkes and Blair Tickner have been included ... <a title="Kane Williamson returns to Black Caps for first West Indies test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/kane-williamson-returns-to-black-caps-for-first-west-indies-test/" aria-label="Read more about Kane Williamson returns to Black Caps for first West Indies test">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Members at Mangawhai’s Te Arai Links and its sister club Tara Iti will get an extension to keep taking their helicopters to the course. 123RF High-flying members at one of Auckland’s most exclusive golf clubs have been given an extension to keep taking helicopters to the course. It comes after Auckland ... <a title="Members given extension to take helicopters to exclusive Auckland golf club" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/members-given-extension-to-take-helicopters-to-exclusive-auckland-golf-club/" aria-label="Read more about Members given extension to take helicopters to exclusive Auckland golf club">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Search and rescue teams as well as the dive squad were continuing to look for the missing man. Google Maps A police dive squad is searching for a missing man in a Christchurch lake Police were alerted about 6.50pm on Sunday of a man reported missing in Lake Rua in Harewood. ... <a title="Dive squad searches Christchurch lake for missing man" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/dive-squad-searches-christchurch-lake-for-missing-man/" aria-label="Read more about Dive squad searches Christchurch lake for missing man">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand All three-storey homes, and any alterations costing $100,000 or more, will be required to get a home warranty under indemnity changes under the Building Act. Architects, engineers and other building design professionals will be required to have indemnity insurance, and fines for Licensed Building Practitioners will also be doubled. In August, ... <a title="Watch live: New ‘home warranty’ rules protecting homeowners announced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/24/watch-live-new-home-warranty-rules-protecting-homeowners-announced/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: New ‘home warranty’ rules protecting homeowners announced">Read more</a>
