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November 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Education Minister Erica Stanford. RNZ / Mark Papalii Primary principals say they are at an impasse with the government over its school reforms. In a series of open letters, regional principals associations have urged Education Minister Erica Stanford to slow down her curriculum changes and reverse her overhaul of the Teaching ... <a title="Primary principals urge Minister to slow down curriculum changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/26/primary-principals-urge-minister-to-slow-down-curriculum-changes/" aria-label="Read more about Primary principals urge Minister to slow down curriculum changes">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Generic image of insurance, homes, houses. 123rf From house insurance to health insurance, mortgage to pet to funeral, the list of what can be insured seems to be growing. Insurance experts list the ones you can cancel. As the cost of insurance balloons to more than $16 billion a year, more ... <a title="The rising cost of taking a gamble on the what-ifs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/26/the-rising-cost-of-taking-a-gamble-on-the-what-ifs/" aria-label="Read more about The rising cost of taking a gamble on the what-ifs">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the most explosive tales in underwater cameraman Andrew Penniket’s new memoir comes courtesy of a snoozing sperm whale in Tonga. “It was a big bull, and he was just floating along. And it was incredibly clear water.” Penniket swam out to the whale, but the current had placed him ... <a title="‘I was engulfed in this huge cloud of orange and green slime’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/26/i-was-engulfed-in-this-huge-cloud-of-orange-and-green-slime/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I was engulfed in this huge cloud of orange and green slime’">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Regional councils such as ECan may not exist for much longer, under new government plans. File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon While opposition parties agree more needs to be done to make local government work better for everybody, they say the government’s proposals to scrap regional councils could remove a layer ... <a title="Local government reforms: Need for local voices stressed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/26/local-government-reforms-need-for-local-voices-stressed/" aria-label="Read more about Local government reforms: Need for local voices stressed">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand head coach Scott Robertson www.photosport.nz Analysis – Ten wins, three losses. That’s how it stacks up for the All Blacks this season, although as per usual those numbers don’t tell the full story behind Scott Robertson’s campaign. There are more figures to help put some context around it all, ... <a title="All Blacks: What will the end of season review reveal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/26/all-blacks-what-will-the-end-of-season-review-reveal/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks: What will the end of season review reveal?">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand On Tuesday police recovered the body of a mountain guide from Aoraki Mt Cook. Unsplash / Corey Serravite The New Zealand Mountain Guides Association (NZMGA) says a guide who died on Aoraki Mount Cook was a careful diligent guide with experience climbing the mountain. On Tuesday Police recovered the bodies of ... <a title="Mountain guide who died on Mt Cook described as ‘careful and diligent’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/26/mountain-guide-who-died-on-mt-cook-described-as-careful-and-diligent/" aria-label="Read more about Mountain guide who died on Mt Cook described as ‘careful and diligent’">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington social housing agency has hiked its tenants’ rent at double the rate the housing ministry initially agreed to. RNZ / REECE BAKER A Wellington social housing agency has hiked its tenants’ rent at double the rate the housing ministry initially agreed to, citing “financial pressures”. Earlier this month RNZ ... <a title="Social housing agency Te Toi Mahana hikes rents at double the rate ministry initially agreed to" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/26/social-housing-agency-te-toi-mahana-hikes-rents-at-double-the-rate-ministry-initially-agreed-to/" aria-label="Read more about Social housing agency Te Toi Mahana hikes rents at double the rate ministry initially agreed to">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Forecast maximum temperatures for Wednesday 26 November. MetService/Facebook MetService says heat alerts could be issued as temperatures begin to soar on Wednesday. Timaru is expected to hit 30° on Wednesday, while it’s set to be 28° in Dunedin and 29° in Christchurch. The high temperatures are set to also run into ... <a title="Heat alerts possible as temperatures continue to rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/26/heat-alerts-possible-as-temperatures-continue-to-rise/" aria-label="Read more about Heat alerts possible as temperatures continue to rise">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The country’s biggest reggae music festival has been cancelled, with organisers blaming economic conditions. Supplied / One Love Festival The country’s biggest reggae music festival is the latest gig to be cancelled, with organisers blaming economic conditions. In a social media post on Tuesday night, Tauranga’s One Love Festival announced the ... <a title="One Love music festival cancelled, organisers cite economic climate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/26/one-love-music-festival-cancelled-organisers-cite-economic-climate/" aria-label="Read more about One Love music festival cancelled, organisers cite economic climate">Read more</a>
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November 26, 2025
Ma’an News Agency in Santiago Civil society forces in Chile are preparing to launch an international campaign to demand the expulsion of Israel from the United Nations. This is based on Article 6 of the United Nations Charter against the backdrop of what the campaign describes as “continuous and systematic violations” of international law and ... <a title="Chile plans to launch global campaign seeking to expel ‘pariah’ Israel from United Nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/26/chile-plans-to-launch-global-campaign-seeking-to-expel-pariah-israel-from-united-nations/" aria-label="Read more about Chile plans to launch global campaign seeking to expel ‘pariah’ Israel from United Nations">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The wind farm is designed to give the Chatham Islands a more stable and reliable electricity supply. File photo. 123rf Chatham Island locals hope a new wind farm will help to slash power prices, cut carbon emissions and reduce their reliance on diesel. The three turbines at Port Durham Windfarm can ... <a title="Chatham Island wind farm to slash power prices, cut carbon emissions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/chatham-island-wind-farm-to-slash-power-prices-cut-carbon-emissions/" aria-label="Read more about Chatham Island wind farm to slash power prices, cut carbon emissions">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A motorcyclist has died after a crash involving a car in Ashburton. Police were called to the crash at the intersection of Hinds Arundel Road and Gills Road about 6pm. The motorcyclist was found dead at the scene. The road was expected to be closed for some ... <a title="Motorcyclist dies in Ashburton crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/motorcyclist-dies-in-ashburton-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Motorcyclist dies in Ashburton crash">Read more</a>
