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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand ST JOHN NZ A person was taken to hospital in a serious condition after a medical event at a Christchurch childcare centre this morning. St John says it sent an ambulance, a rapid response unit and an operations manager to a St Martins address at 11am on Monday. A BestStart spokesperson ... <a title="Person rushed to hospital after medical event at BestStart in Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/person-rushed-to-hospital-after-medical-event-at-beststart-in-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Person rushed to hospital after medical event at BestStart in Christchurch">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A judicial review is underway against Airways, the Director of Civil Aviation and Wellington Airport. 123RF A judicial review is underway at the High Court in Wellington as residents from some northern suburbs challenge a flight path change which they say is unlawful. A change to flight paths in December 2022 ... <a title="Residents challenge Wellington flight path changes as being unlawful" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/residents-challenge-wellington-flight-path-changes-as-being-unlawful/" aria-label="Read more about Residents challenge Wellington flight path changes as being unlawful">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The crane truck near the power lines in Greenhithe in August 2023. Supplied/WorkSafe A crane operator who was killed as he delivered timber had earlier raised concerns with his employer about how close the power lines were. Wesley Talakai, 38, struck live lines with his truck-mounted crane outside a house building ... <a title="Crane driver flagged power line danger before his death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/crane-driver-flagged-power-line-danger-before-his-death/" aria-label="Read more about Crane driver flagged power line danger before his death">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins has announced his engagement to partner Toni Grace. Instagram/Chris Hipkins MP Labour leader Chris Hipkins has announced his engagement to partner Toni Grace, saying he feels like he has hit the jackpot. Hipkins first confirmed the relationship during his concession speech on the evening of the 2023 ... <a title="Labour leader Chris Hipkins announces engagement to partner Toni Grace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/labour-leader-chris-hipkins-announces-engagement-to-partner-toni-grace/" aria-label="Read more about Labour leader Chris Hipkins announces engagement to partner Toni Grace">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand golfer Steven Alker. JONATHAN BACHMAN A second place finish at the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Phoenix, Arizona has cost New Zealand golfer Steven Alker the overall season-long prize. The Kiwi entered the week No. 1 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings and a win at the tournament ... <a title="NZ golfer Steven Alker falls just shy of a third Charles Schwab Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/nz-golfer-steven-alker-falls-just-shy-of-a-third-charles-schwab-cup/" aria-label="Read more about NZ golfer Steven Alker falls just shy of a third Charles Schwab Cup">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Warning: This story discusses suicide. Police are revealing more information about the deaths of three children and their father after a house fire being investigated as a murder-suicide. Manawatū Area Commander Inspector Ross Grantham is speaking to media in Palmerston North at 2.30pm. The three children killed on Saturday, were identified ... <a title="Watch: Police discuss murder-suicide of three children and father in Sanson fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/watch-police-discuss-murder-suicide-of-three-children-and-father-in-sanson-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Police discuss murder-suicide of three children and father in Sanson fire">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Coastguard had also aided in the search. NZ Coastguard The Navy has joined the search for a missing fisherman in Northland. A boat with two people on board at Pataua South was reported overdue on Friday night and found adrift the next morning with nobody on it. The body of ... <a title="Navy joins search for missing fisherman in Northland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/navy-joins-search-for-missing-fisherman-in-northland/" aria-label="Read more about Navy joins search for missing fisherman in Northland">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Dame Farah Palmer will replace Dr. Deb Robinson on the World Rugby Council. Photosport New Zealand rugby icon Dame Farah Palmer has been appointed to the World Rugby Council as the country’s third representative. A former Black Ferns captain and three-time Rugby World Cup champion, Dame Farah has extensive governance and ... <a title="Kiwi Dame Farah Palmer replaces doctor on World Rugby Council" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/kiwi-dame-farah-palmer-replaces-doctor-on-world-rugby-council/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi Dame Farah Palmer replaces doctor on World Rugby Council">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Takapuna Beach on Auckland’s North Shore. A man has died at a popular Auckland beach. Police were alerted at midday on Monday that a person was unresponsive in the water and had been pulled onto Takapuna Beach. Officers gave medical help but he could not be revived. The death will be ... <a title="Man dies after being pulled unresponsive from water at Takapuna Beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/man-dies-after-being-pulled-unresponsive-from-water-at-takapuna-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Man dies after being pulled unresponsive from water at Takapuna Beach">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Eden Corrections Facility (file image). RNZ/Calvin Samuel A man on the run for more than a week has been found and charged with escaping custody. The 42-year-old Mt Eden remand prisoner, who was in handcuffs, got free during a hospital escort on 7 November. He has now been arrested and ... <a title="Remand prisoner found after more than a week on the run" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/remand-prisoner-found-after-more-than-a-week-on-the-run/" aria-label="Read more about Remand prisoner found after more than a week on the run">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Damage to Orewa’s Shoreward Gastrobar in September. Supplied Four businesses have been ram-raided or fire-damaged in a small seaside village north of Auckland in the past three months, but police say so far no arrests have been made. Officers launched Operation Governor after a deliberately lit fire at Orewa’s Sunflour Cafe ... <a title="No arrests after businesses damaged in seaside village of Orewa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/no-arrests-after-businesses-damaged-in-seaside-village-of-orewa/" aria-label="Read more about No arrests after businesses damaged in seaside village of Orewa">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Rajinder is on trial at the High Court at Dunedin. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A man is accused of stabbing a former employee more than 40 times in what appears to be an attempted decapitation, a court has heard. The 35-year-old man accused of the murder, who is listed in court ... <a title="‘Attempted decapitation’: Man on trial for murder of former employee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/attempted-decapitation-man-on-trial-for-murder-of-former-employee/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Attempted decapitation’: Man on trial for murder of former employee">Read more</a>
