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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jung Sup Lee and his Ha-il Lee, pictured when he was 4, died in a double-fatal house fire in Auckland last month. Supplied Six weeks after a father and son were murdered in a house fire, the family have spoken for the first time about what happened that night, revealing the ... <a title="‘He’s our hero’: Father killed in Auckland double-fatal house fire died while trying to save his son" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/hes-our-hero-father-killed-in-auckland-double-fatal-house-fire-died-while-trying-to-save-his-son/" aria-label="Read more about ‘He’s our hero’: Father killed in Auckland double-fatal house fire died while trying to save his son">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand High court judge Anne Hinton wants privacy but her family seeks a public hearing. ikiryo/123RF Lawyers for a high court judge say her family’s dispute over a bach should be dealt with in private arbitration rather than public court, in part because of her judicial position. Some of her family members ... <a title="‘Private rather than public resolution’ High court judge wants family dispute dealt with in arbitration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/private-rather-than-public-resolution-high-court-judge-wants-family-dispute-dealt-with-in-arbitration/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Private rather than public resolution’ High court judge wants family dispute dealt with in arbitration">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene in Hillary Street in the Dunedin suburb of Liberton in January 2024. RNZ / Tess Brunton The trial of the man accused of murdering a newly-married migrant in Dunedin starts on Monday. The body of 27-year-old Gurjit Singh was found at his home in Liberton with stab ... <a title="Gurjit Singh murder trial begins in Dunedin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/gurjit-singh-murder-trial-begins-in-dunedin/" aria-label="Read more about Gurjit Singh murder trial begins in Dunedin">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier plays a during the DP World Tour Championship 2025 at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai, November 2025. GIUSEPPE CACACE Wellington golfer Daniel Hillier has failed to gain his PGA Tour card in the final event on the World Tour. Hillier was hoping to join Ryan Fox on ... <a title="Golf: Daniel Hillier misses place on PGA Tour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/golf-daniel-hillier-misses-place-on-pga-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Golf: Daniel Hillier misses place on PGA Tour">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police stand guard outside the fatal house fire. RNZ/Mark Papalii The search for the body of a third child caught in a deadly house fire in Sanson is to resume this morning. Four people died in the fire on Saturday afternoon. The bodies of two children were recovered on Sunday night ... <a title="Search for body of third child after deadly Sanson fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/search-for-body-of-third-child-after-deadly-sanson-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Search for body of third child after deadly Sanson fire">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Caulerpa smothers everything from kelp to shell fish. File photo. Supplied Ngāti Kuta, Patuketa In the more than four years since exotic caulerpa was first discovered in New Zealand waters, it has been a time of uncertainty and frustration for some living in affected areas. Caulerpa is an algae that blankets ... <a title="Caulerpa invasion: ‘Government isn’t taking it as seriously as they need to’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/caulerpa-invasion-government-isnt-taking-it-as-seriously-as-they-need-to/" aria-label="Read more about Caulerpa invasion: ‘Government isn’t taking it as seriously as they need to’">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand US president Donald Trump has cancelled tariffs on several US food imports including beef and kiwifruit. AFP / RNZ Composite An economist says US president Donald Trump’s flip-flopping on tariffs has New Zealand businesses on edge. Trump has cancelled tariffs on several US food imports including beef and kiwifruit. Sense Partners ... <a title="Donald Trump’s tariff ‘flip-flopping’ has NZ businesses on edge, economist says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/donald-trumps-tariff-flip-flopping-has-nz-businesses-on-edge-economist-says/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump’s tariff ‘flip-flopping’ has NZ businesses on edge, economist says">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Jeremy Ward/Photosport The Silver Ferns have lost the second netball test against England in London. They were been beaten by the same score they won by in the first test, 61-58. It was another tight affair from the start with the evenly matched teams trading goals through the first quarter, which ... <a title="Netball: Silver Ferns beaten in second test against England" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/netball-silver-ferns-beaten-in-second-test-against-england/" aria-label="Read more about Netball: Silver Ferns beaten in second test against England">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The government rating of 3.9 out of 10 is the lowest since the survey began eight years ago. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Public ratings of government performance have reached another new low in the latest IPSOS Issues Monitor survey. The government rating of 3.9 out of 10 is the lowest since ... <a title="Government performance rating hits new low in survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/government-performance-rating-hits-new-low-in-survey/" aria-label="Read more about Government performance rating hits new low in survey">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Meta has told Blake Forbes the account breached its “community standards” – but he suspects he was targeted for his political activism. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Disability advocate has Facebook account “disabled” following post criticising government policy Facebook says it’s breached “community standards” but won’t say what they are Facebook provides ... <a title="Disability advocate has Facebook account shut down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/disability-advocate-has-facebook-account-shut-down/" aria-label="Read more about Disability advocate has Facebook account shut down">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Opportunity party leader Qiulae Wong says New Zealand needs a tax reset. RNZ / Supplied The political party founded by businessman Gareth Morgan almost 10 years ago has unveiled a new leader and new look. Touted as a builder of sustainable businesses, Aucklander Qiulae Wong will lead Opportunity – formerly ... <a title="Qiulae Wong named as new leader of Opportunity party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/qiulae-wong-named-as-new-leader-of-opportunity-party/" aria-label="Read more about Qiulae Wong named as new leader of Opportunity party">Read more</a>
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November 17, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Gerard Otto Israeli prison guards punish the prisoners “by breaking their thumbs” said a released detainee as lawyers speak out about torture, abuse, rape, starving and killings in a notorious underground Israeli prison facility where detainees are held without sunlight, brutalised. And nobody in New Zealand says a word. Scores of detainees from ... <a title="Israeli torture, abuse of Palestinian prisoners, death penalty law – yet NZ remains silent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/17/israeli-torture-abuse-of-palestinian-prisoners-death-penalty-law-yet-nz-remains-silent/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli torture, abuse of Palestinian prisoners, death penalty law – yet NZ remains silent">Read more</a>
