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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the affected play sand brands. Supplied / Product Safety NZ Early Childhood centres are concerned about the cost to remove and dispose of potentially asbestos contaminated products after asbestos was found in a range of coloured play sand. Some schools and childhood centres have closed after a significant recall ... <a title="Schools close as more types of play sand test positive for asbestos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/schools-close-as-more-types-of-play-sand-test-positive-for-asbestos/" aria-label="Read more about Schools close as more types of play sand test positive for asbestos">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand More than half of all students at Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth take a primary industries subject. Supplied/Francis Douglas Memorial College A Taranaki high school is training the next generation of primary industry workers. Nearly half of the 800 students at Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth take ... <a title="Growing future farmers: Taranaki students run their own farm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/growing-future-farmers-taranaki-students-run-their-own-farm/" aria-label="Read more about Growing future farmers: Taranaki students run their own farm">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Daryl Mitchell, after scoring a century in the opening ODI against the West Indies in Christchurch, November 2025. © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz Black Caps batter Daryl Mitchell is set to miss at least the second ODI against the West Indies as he has a scan on a groin injury. Mitchell ... <a title="Cricket: Key Black Cap Daryl Mitchell remains injury concern for rest of Windies series" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/cricket-key-black-cap-daryl-mitchell-remains-injury-concern-for-rest-of-windies-series/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Key Black Cap Daryl Mitchell remains injury concern for rest of Windies series">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Green Party-co-leader Marama Davidson. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Green Party is pledging to revoke consents for any coal, hardrock gold, or seabed mining projects granted under the fast-track regime, if it forms part of a government at the next election. “Today, we are putting the Seabed mining, hardrock gold mining ... <a title="Greens pledge to revoke fast-track consents for coal, hard-rock gold, seabed mining projects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/greens-pledge-to-revoke-fast-track-consents-for-coal-hard-rock-gold-seabed-mining-projects/" aria-label="Read more about Greens pledge to revoke fast-track consents for coal, hard-rock gold, seabed mining projects">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Artist’s visualisation of a second Mt Victoria Tunnel in Wellington. NZTA / Waka Kotahi Plans for two new tunnels for Wellington’s State highway 1 have been revealed with a total cost of up to $4 billion and significant reworking of the surrounding areas. The Transport Agency’s proposal includes second tunnels created ... <a title="Plans for new Wellington tunnel through Mt Victoria unveiled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/plans-for-new-wellington-tunnel-through-mt-victoria-unveiled/" aria-label="Read more about Plans for new Wellington tunnel through Mt Victoria unveiled">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Wales v All Blacks Kick-off: 4:10am Sunday 23 November Principality Stadium, Cardiff Live blog updates on RNZ Coach Scott Robertson has said that the feeling in the All Black camp is much the same one day on from their 33-19 loss to England. It was the third loss this ... <a title="‘There’s no excuses from us’: Robertson on All Blacks’ inability to maintain pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/theres-no-excuses-from-us-robertson-on-all-blacks-inability-to-maintain-pressure/" aria-label="Read more about ‘There’s no excuses from us’: Robertson on All Blacks’ inability to maintain pressure">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Geordie Beamish of Team New Zealand avoids the foot of Jean-Simon Desgagnes of Team Canada Emilee Chinn A photo of Geordie Beamish’s dramatic tumble at the World Championships is up for an award. The photo has been selected as one of three finalists for the 2025 World Athletics Photograph of the ... <a title="Foot on face photo of Kiwi Geordie Beamish up for award" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/foot-on-face-photo-of-kiwi-geordie-beamish-up-for-award/" aria-label="Read more about Foot on face photo of Kiwi Geordie Beamish up for award">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The controversial four-stage Mental Health Response Change programme started a year ago. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The police are introducing higher thresholds for responding to calls from mental health workers to help deal with unwell patients or those who abscond. It is the third phase of the controversial four-stage Mental Health ... <a title="Rising threshold for police help in mental health callouts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/rising-threshold-for-police-help-in-mental-health-callouts/" aria-label="Read more about Rising threshold for police help in mental health callouts">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The charred landscape of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. Supplied/DOC The charred landscape will add to the experience for those walking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, the Department of Conservation says. A week-long rāhui was lifted on Monday following the wildfire that ripped through 3000 hectares of the national park. DOC and Fire ... <a title="Tongariro National Park tracks re-open following massive wildfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/tongariro-national-park-tracks-re-open-following-massive-wildfire/" aria-label="Read more about Tongariro National Park tracks re-open following massive wildfire">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand There are about 25,000 long-term claimants that have been receiving compensation for a year or more, the most there had ever been. A move by ACC to use artificial intelligence to help decide which long-term claimants should go back to work is being called “shocking”. It comes as the state insurer ... <a title="ACC’s use of AI to help decide who gets help shocks advocate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/accs-use-of-ai-to-help-decide-who-gets-help-shocks-advocate/" aria-label="Read more about ACC’s use of AI to help decide who gets help shocks advocate">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Explainer – How will firearms proposals change access to guns in New Zealand? Here’s what you need to know. New Zealand is planning its biggest overhaul of gun regulations in more than 40 years. The proposal announced last week would repeal and replace the 1983 Arms Act in legislation Associate Justice ... <a title="What the government’s firearms act reform proposals will change – and what they won’t" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/what-the-governments-firearms-act-reform-proposals-will-change-and-what-they-wont/" aria-label="Read more about What the government’s firearms act reform proposals will change – and what they won’t">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Comvita products on display. Supplied The takeover bid for honey exporter Comvita has failed after not enough shareholders approved of the offer. The company’s board had vigorously pushed shareholders to vote in favour of a $56 million deal with Florenz, owned by Canterbury businessman Mark Stewart. However, the bid failed to ... <a title="Comvita takeover bid fails" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/comvita-takeover-bid-fails/" aria-label="Read more about Comvita takeover bid fails">Read more</a>
