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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand An aerial appliance. FIRE AND EMERGENCY NZ / SUPPLIED Operators of the country’s largest fire trucks with the longest ladders are going to get a bigger say in a long overdue national strategy. “I have invited specialist aerial frontline firefighters to provide those insights and they are scheduled to start meeting ... <a title="Frontline firefighers to get say in what big fire trucks to buy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/frontline-firefighers-to-get-say-in-what-big-fire-trucks-to-buy/" aria-label="Read more about Frontline firefighers to get say in what big fire trucks to buy">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand AFT Pharmaceuticals expected second half sales and earnings to be greater than the first half. OKSANA KAZYKINA/123RF Drug maker AFT Pharmaceuticals has reported a strong first-half result with revenue up a third over the year earlier. The company best known for its Maxigesic pain medication made a first net half profit ... <a title="AFT Pharmaceuticals’ revenue up a third on last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/aft-pharmaceuticals-revenue-up-a-third-on-last-year/" aria-label="Read more about AFT Pharmaceuticals’ revenue up a third on last year">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Zhao Leji sits only below president Xi Jinping and premier Li Qiang in order of importance. RNZ / Giles Dexter A small crowd has gathered on Parliament’s lawn, hours ahead of the visit of the third highest ranking member of the Chinese government. Zhao Leji, the chairman of the National People’s ... <a title="Crowd gathers outside Parliament ahead of visit by China’s Zhao Leji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/crowd-gathers-outside-parliament-ahead-of-visit-by-chinas-zhao-leji/" aria-label="Read more about Crowd gathers outside Parliament ahead of visit by China’s Zhao Leji">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A 32-year-old Swiss national has been charged with careless driving causing death after a fatal crash near Sheffield in Canterbury’s Selwyn district on Wednesday. The person died in the crash that closed part of State Highway 73, shortly before 3pm on Wednesday. The two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection with Deans ... <a title="Swiss man charged after fatal crash in North Canterbury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/swiss-man-charged-after-fatal-crash-in-north-canterbury/" aria-label="Read more about Swiss man charged after fatal crash in North Canterbury">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 in the New Plymouth CBD. 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 police ... <a title="Man charged with murder after death in New Plymouth CBD" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/man-charged-with-murder-after-death-in-new-plymouth-cbd/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged with murder after death in New Plymouth CBD">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand One person was injured in the crash. (File photo) RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A crash between two buses and a car has closed a road in Auckland’s Glen Innes. Emergency services were at the scene of the crash on Apirana Avenue, which was reported just after 9am. Police said one ... <a title="Crash between two buses and a car closes road in Auckland’s Glen Innes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/crash-between-two-buses-and-a-car-closes-road-in-aucklands-glen-innes/" aria-label="Read more about Crash between two buses and a car closes road in Auckland’s Glen Innes">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The officer was treated for moderate injuries. File picture. 123rf.com A police officer has been taken to hospital after being hit in the face in an assault at Christchurch Airport. Police said the officer approached two people who were behaving in a “disorderly manner” at 1.50am on Thursday. One of them ... <a title="Police officer needs hospital treatment after alleged Christchurch Airport assault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/police-officer-needs-hospital-treatment-after-alleged-christchurch-airport-assault/" aria-label="Read more about Police officer needs hospital treatment after alleged Christchurch Airport assault">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand In 1962, Dunedin farmer Alan MacLeod said to his wife Joan and six kids, ‘how about going for a drive’?’ Little did they know the ‘harebrained scheme’ Alan had cooked up would see them travelling the world in a homemade house truck a year later. He wanted to reconnect the family with their ... <a title="‘How about going for a drive?’ turns into epic global adventure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/how-about-going-for-a-drive-turns-into-epic-global-adventure/" aria-label="Read more about ‘How about going for a drive?’ turns into epic global adventure">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 does not hinder brain development in children and those who drank it did slightly better in tests. Researchers in the US surveyed tens-of-thousands of people on maths and language skills from teenagerhood until the age of 60. While ... <a title="Water fluoridation does not hinder brain development in children, 40-year study finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/water-fluoridation-does-not-hinder-brain-development-in-children-40-year-study-finds/" aria-label="Read more about Water fluoridation does not hinder brain development in children, 40-year study finds">Read more</a>
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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>
