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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau The Education Review Office says the government should consider taking its mobile phone ban a step further and block children’s access to social media during school hours. In a report published on Thursday, Do not disturb: A review of removing cell phones from New Zealand’s classrooms, the ... <a title="Review finds school phone ban is working, could smartwatches be next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/review-finds-school-phone-ban-is-working-could-smartwatches-be-next/" aria-label="Read more about Review finds school phone ban is working, could smartwatches be next?">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Firearms Safety Authority was established following the Christchurch mosque attacks in 2019. 123rf.com A comprehensive review of Te Tari Pūreke Firearms Safety Authority found risks for the authority and police in relation to financial oversight and conflict-of-interest management across police. RNZ earlier revealed a “health check” of the police agency ... <a title="Firearms Safety Authority review finds conflict of interest risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/firearms-safety-authority-review-finds-conflict-of-interest-risks/" aria-label="Read more about Firearms Safety Authority review finds conflict of interest risks">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The recalled sand products. Supplied The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is widening its net to test products similar to play sand currently being recalled. Quartz-based sand from Education Colours, Creatistics and Anko have been found to be contaminated with tremolite, a naturally occurring type of asbestos. About 40 ... <a title="Authorities test other sand products for asbestos after three brands recalled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/authorities-test-other-sand-products-for-asbestos-after-three-brands-recalled/" aria-label="Read more about Authorities test other sand products for asbestos after three brands recalled">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand An AI scribe tool is being rolled out across the country’s emergency departments. 123RF An AI scribe tool is being rolled out across the country’s emergency departments following trials in Hawke’s Bay and Whanganui. However, while some clinicians were heralding the Heidi AI Scribe technology as “the way of the future”, ... <a title="AI scribe tool rolled out to emergency departments, promises to slash clinicians’ admin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/ai-scribe-tool-rolled-out-to-emergency-departments-promises-to-slash-clinicians-admin/" aria-label="Read more about AI scribe tool rolled out to emergency departments, promises to slash clinicians’ admin">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A push to convert Kelston Boys’ High School in Auckland into a charter school was against the wishes of the school and its board. SUPPLIED/GOOGLE MAPS The board of the school at the centre of an unwanted outside bid to turn it into a charter school says it hopes the same ... <a title="Kelston Boys’ board hopes no other school will face unwanted charter bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/kelston-boys-board-hopes-no-other-school-will-face-unwanted-charter-bid/" aria-label="Read more about Kelston Boys’ board hopes no other school will face unwanted charter bid">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Pike River families say their meeting with the Workplace Safety Minister was “a complete waste of time”. Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse sat down with Workplace Safety Minister Brooke van Velden at Parliament on the 15th anniversary of the Pike River disaster. ... <a title="Meeting with govt ‘complete waste of time’, Pike River families say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/meeting-with-govt-complete-waste-of-time-pike-river-families-say/" aria-label="Read more about Meeting with govt ‘complete waste of time’, Pike River families say">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The third quarter ASB Investor Confidence Survey indicates a clear divergence of strategies between investors over 60 and those under 30 years of age. RNZ Investor confidence is improving, with a clear divergence of strategies between investors over 60 and those under 30 years of age. The third quarter ASB Investor ... <a title="The difference in investing strategies between over-60s and under-30s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/the-difference-in-investing-strategies-between-over-60s-and-under-30s/" aria-label="Read more about The difference in investing strategies between over-60s and under-30s">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Māori business leaders are feeling upbeat about their performance. RNZ Māori business leaders are feeling upbeat about performance, driven by a stronger primary sector. The latest edition of accounting firm BDO’s Pūrongo Pakihi Māori, the Māori Business Sector Report, showed nearly two thirds of Māori business leaders were positive about current ... <a title="Māori business leaders feeling upbeat about performance after primary sector strengthens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/maori-business-leaders-feeling-upbeat-about-performance-after-primary-sector-strengthens/" aria-label="Read more about Māori business leaders feeling upbeat about performance after primary sector strengthens">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Alexander Robertson Members of the public are being urged to avoid part of St Aubyn Street in New Plymouth this evening as police descend on the area. Hato Hone St John were called just before 7pm, and sent one ambulance and a rapid response vehicle. Police said ... <a title="Central New Plymouth street closed by police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/central-new-plymouth-street-closed-by-police/" aria-label="Read more about Central New Plymouth street closed by police">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police cordons have been lifted in the Wellington suburb of Newtown following reports of a suspicious item. A cordon was in place on Riddiford Street near Constable Street on Wednesday evening. Moon Pizza Music and Beer Bar on Riddiford Street was put into lockdown for ... <a title="Wellington bars went into lockdown after ‘suspicious item’ found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/wellington-bars-went-into-lockdown-after-suspicious-item-found/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington bars went into lockdown after ‘suspicious item’ found">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The volleyball players had been competing at Stadium Southland before the crash. File photo. © Photosport Ltd 2021 www.photosport.nz A Queenstown high school volleyball team is recovering from a crash last night that left a dozen people injured in Invercargill. All 12 patients were taken to Southland Hospital as a result ... <a title="High school volleyball team in crash that left 12 injured" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/high-school-volleyball-team-in-crash-that-left-12-injured/" aria-label="Read more about High school volleyball team in crash that left 12 injured">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Another two people were taken to Christchurch Hospital with moderate injuries. ST JOHN NZ A person has died in a crash that has closed part of State Highway 73 near Sheffield in Canterbury. The two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection with Deans Road, shortly before 3pm on Wednesday. St John said ... <a title="Person dies in crash on State Highway 73 in Canterbury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/person-dies-in-crash-on-state-highway-73-in-canterbury/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies in crash on State Highway 73 in Canterbury">Read more</a>
