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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is halting new prescriptions of puberty blockers for young people with gender dysphoria, saying “a precautionary approach” is needed while evidence remains uncertain. In a statement published on Wednesday afternoon, Health Minister Simeon Brown said Cabinet had agreed to the new ... <a title="New Zealand pushes pause on puberty blockers pending UK trial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/new-zealand-pushes-pause-on-puberty-blockers-pending-uk-trial/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand pushes pause on puberty blockers pending UK trial">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Grace Nweke takes a shot against England. Andrew Cornaga / Photosport The Silver Ferns have capped off a turbulent 2025 by taking a 2-1 series win over the England Roses in Manchester, in what’s likely to be their last hit-out before the Commonwealth Games in July. Thursday’s 55-49 win over England ... <a title="Silver Ferns end chaotic season with win over England" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/silver-ferns-end-chaotic-season-with-win-over-england/" aria-label="Read more about Silver Ferns end chaotic season with win over England">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Turners Automotive posted a net profit $21.9 million for the six months ended September. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Car dealer and financier Turners Automotive posted a record first-half result as its loan book grew strongly, while margins also improved, despite subdued consumer demand. Key numbers for the six months ended September ... <a title="Turners Automotive posts first-half net profit of $21.9 million" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/turners-automotive-posts-first-half-net-profit-of-21-9-million/" aria-label="Read more about Turners Automotive posts first-half net profit of $21.9 million">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jamie Cox (right) of Wairoa Boxing club reffing a sparring session. Police declined a permit for the Wairoa club match earlier this month. Supplied A charity boxing event in Gisborne is going ahead – but only after organisers agreed to a police request to drop some fighters from the line-up. A ... <a title="Gisborne charity boxing event to go ahead after organisers agree to drop some fighters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/gisborne-charity-boxing-event-to-go-ahead-after-organisers-agree-to-drop-some-fighters/" aria-label="Read more about Gisborne charity boxing event to go ahead after organisers agree to drop some fighters">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Robin Martin A man has been charged with murder after a death on a street in New Plymouth. Emergency services were alerted to a fight on St Aubyn Street shortly before 7pm on Wednesday and found a man with critical injuries. CPR was performed but he died at the scene. The ... <a title="Man charged with murder after death on New Plymouth street" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/man-charged-with-murder-after-death-on-new-plymouth-street/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged with murder after death on New Plymouth street">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Police have confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances relating to the death of a woman in Ōtāhuhu on Monday. Emergency services were called to the Atkinson Avenue property at about 1.50am, and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Cordons were in place along a section of the street ... <a title="No suspicious circumstances for woman’s death in Ōtāhuhu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/no-suspicious-circumstances-for-womans-death-in-otahuhu/" aria-label="Read more about No suspicious circumstances for woman’s death in Ōtāhuhu">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate health minister Casey Costello says getting through longer term smokers was the most challenging part of the process. RNZ Associate health minister Casey Costello has labelled New Zealand’s recent plummet in global tobacco control as “ridiculous” and “ludicrous”. It comes after the country plummeted from second in the world in ... <a title="‘Absolutely ludicrous’: Casey Costello defends plunge in global tobacco control ranking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/absolutely-ludicrous-casey-costello-defends-plunge-in-global-tobacco-control-ranking/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Absolutely ludicrous’: Casey Costello defends plunge in global tobacco control ranking">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wattie’s tomatoes from Hawke’s Bay. RNZ/Monique Steele The hunt for the cheapest fruit and vegetables by both supermarkets and shoppers is putting pressure on locally produced crops in New Zealand. Over the past few months, well-known brand Wattie’s New Zealand of Hawke’s Bay made a series of cuts to local production, ... <a title="Cheap fruit and vegetable imports put pressure on New Zealand production" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/cheap-fruit-and-vegetable-imports-put-pressure-on-new-zealand-production/" aria-label="Read more about Cheap fruit and vegetable imports put pressure on New Zealand production">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Silver Ferns take on England for their final test in Manchester to decide the series. It is the Silver Ferns 12th test in the space of two months. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday. The ... <a title="Live: Silver Ferns v England" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/live-silver-ferns-v-england/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Silver Ferns v England">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Cathartic head-banging and fist-raising made for a spiritual experience at Auckland’s Eden Park on Wednesday night when heavy metal titans Metallica made their long-awaited return to Aotearoa. More than 55,000 fans filled the stadium to worship the thrash pioneers on their M72 world tour, featuring goth rockers Evanescence and skate-core punks ... <a title="Review: Metallica fans finally get their spiritual experience at Eden Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/review-metallica-fans-finally-get-their-spiritual-experience-at-eden-park/" aria-label="Read more about Review: Metallica fans finally get their spiritual experience at Eden Park">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP A New Zealand dental surgeon says a 40-year study shows water fluoridation doesn’t hinder brain development. Researchers in the US surveyed tens-of-thousands of people on maths and language skills from teenagerhood until the age of 60. “The discussion has been that fluoridation of domestic water supply has been associated with ... <a title="Water fluoridation does not hinder brain development, 40-year study finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/water-fluoridation-does-not-hinder-brain-development-40-year-study-finds/" aria-label="Read more about Water fluoridation does not hinder brain development, 40-year study finds">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services at the scene. Supplied A Waikanae resident has described hearing raised voices and what sounded like gunshots before the street was flooded with police. Emergency services were called to a property on Kakariki Grove just before 3.30pm on Wednesday. A neighbour told RNZ police were still at a house ... <a title="Resident describes hearing gunshots in neighbourhood on Kāpiti Coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/resident-describes-hearing-gunshots-in-neighbourhood-on-kapiti-coast/" aria-label="Read more about Resident describes hearing gunshots in neighbourhood on Kāpiti Coast">Read more</a>
