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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Screenshot / Google Maps A controversial outside application to change an Auckland school to a charter school has been abandoned. Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust and a former board member, Siaosi Gavet, were behind the bid. They argued Kelston Boys’ High is violent, has low achievement and attendance rates and has ... <a title="Kelston Boys’ High School charter takeover bid abandoned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/kelston-boys-high-school-charter-takeover-bid-abandoned/" aria-label="Read more about Kelston Boys’ High School charter takeover bid abandoned">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand cited for sabotaging Indigenous tobacco-free aspirations and having alarming vaping rates among young people. 123rf.com Researchers say New Zealand is attracting international attention for all the wrong reasons following it being awarded the ‘Dirty Ashtray’ award. The ‘Dirty Ashtray’ was given to New Zealand at the biennial meeting of ... <a title="New Zealand receives ‘Dirty Ashtray’ award for poor progress in tobacco control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/new-zealand-receives-dirty-ashtray-award-for-poor-progress-in-tobacco-control/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand receives ‘Dirty Ashtray’ award for poor progress in tobacco control">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Rajinder has been accused of murdering Gurjit Singh in Dunedin in January last year. RNZ The sister of a man accused of killing Dunedin’s Gurjit Singh says he was not upset when he discovered the woman who rejected him had married Singh instead, a court has heard. A 35-year-old, known only ... <a title="Gurjit Singh murder trial: Sister says murder-accused was not upset over love triangle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/gurjit-singh-murder-trial-sister-says-murder-accused-was-not-upset-over-love-triangle/" aria-label="Read more about Gurjit Singh murder trial: Sister says murder-accused was not upset over love triangle">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Smoke seen from the field at St Kentigern College in Pakuranga. Supplied A two-storey classroom block at Auckland’s St Kentigern College in Pakuranga caught fire on Wednesday afternoon, leading to a full school evacuation. About 20 firefighters attended the incident after Fire and Emergency said they were called to the school ... <a title="A two-storey classroom fire was promptly put out at Saint Kentigern College" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/a-two-storey-classroom-fire-was-promptly-put-out-at-saint-kentigern-college/" aria-label="Read more about A two-storey classroom fire was promptly put out at Saint Kentigern College">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A man who was travelling on State Highway 25 towards Coromandel town this morning said he saw rocks, small slips and “spontaneous waterfall” along the way. Mieke Kregting took a video of what appeared to be a landslide along SH25. The video showed rocks and debris spilling onto the highway, and ... <a title="Weather: Rockfall on highway near Coromandel township" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/weather-rockfall-on-highway-near-coromandel-township/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Rockfall on highway near Coromandel township">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The government’s Cook Strait ferry project will cost less than $2 billion, says the Rail Minister. Winston Peters announced in March the government would buy two new Interislander ferries to replace the current ageing fleet. The new ships, which are 200 metres long and 28 metres wide, have 11 decks. Supplied/ ... <a title="New Cook Strait ferries won’t cost more than $2b, Rail Minister vows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/new-cook-strait-ferries-wont-cost-more-than-2b-rail-minister-vows/" aria-label="Read more about New Cook Strait ferries won’t cost more than $2b, Rail Minister vows">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The ramp on the Connemara is stuck and preventing passengers from disembarking. Supplied/Nick Simcock The Bluebridge ferry, Connemara, is stuck in Picton after an issue with the ramp has left passengers unable to disembark. The ferry left Wellington shortly after 8am and arrived in Picton just before midday. Passenger Nick Simcock ... <a title="Passengers stuck on Bluebridge ferry due to ramp issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/passengers-stuck-on-bluebridge-ferry-due-to-ramp-issue/" aria-label="Read more about Passengers stuck on Bluebridge ferry due to ramp issue">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Die-hard Metallica fans have been queuing in the rain for hours before Wednesday night’s sold-out concert at Eden Park in Auckland even starts. The city and its hotels are heaving – accommodation is sold out, with the show expected to yield 40,000 visitor nights. Organisers of the band’s only NZ show ... <a title="Pumped up Metallica fans descend on Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/pumped-up-metallica-fans-descend-on-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Pumped up Metallica fans descend on Auckland">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Anita Hart. Police / Supplied Anita Hart, 61, was reported missing on 13 November, after her abandoned car was found on Gillespies Road. “Police, along with multiple Search and Rescue teams, have been extensively searching the area working to locate her, and while this is not the outcome we hoped for, ... <a title="Body found in search for missing Upper Hutt woman Anita Hart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/body-found-in-search-for-missing-upper-hutt-woman-anita-hart/" aria-label="Read more about Body found in search for missing Upper Hutt woman Anita Hart">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The All Whites will play their final game of 2025 against unfamiliar opposition in an unfamiliar venue. World No. 85 New Zealand have never played the world No. 23 Ecuador. While the South Americans will feel at home in Sports Illustrated Stadium, after playing there 11 times, the NZ squad will ... <a title="Live: All Whites v Ecuador – international football friendly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/live-all-whites-v-ecuador-international-football-friendly/" aria-label="Read more about Live: All Whites v Ecuador – international football friendly">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Smoke seen from the field at St Kentigern College in Pakuranga. Supplied A two-storey classroom block at Auckland’s St Kentigern College has caught fire this afternoon, and about 20 firefighters are in attendance. Fire and Emergency said they were called to the school on Pakuranga Road about 1.30pm. A FENZ spokesperson ... <a title="A two-storey classroom block has caught fire at Saint Kentigern College" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/a-two-storey-classroom-block-has-caught-fire-at-saint-kentigern-college/" aria-label="Read more about A two-storey classroom block has caught fire at Saint Kentigern College">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Caps take on the West Indies at McLean Park in Napier for their second ODI. In-form Henry Nicholls has been recalled for the two remaining matches for the series, after Daryl Mitchell was ruled out. Mitchell Santner of the Black Caps during the 1st ODI cricket match. © Photosport ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies – second ODI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-second-odi/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies – second ODI">Read more</a>
