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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The government has ended the contract for the MMA Vision early. Maritime NZ The government has sunk plans to station an open ocean tug in the Cook Strait long term saying the costs outweigh the benefits. For years local government leaders on either side of the North and South Island had ... <a title="Government to end Cook Strait open ocean tug contract early" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/government-to-end-cook-strait-open-ocean-tug-contract-early/" aria-label="Read more about Government to end Cook Strait open ocean tug contract early">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand ACC chief executive Megan Main. Supplied / ACC ACC says efforts to get long-term claimants off of weekly compensation is not about taking support away from people who need it. The agency has been instructed to reduce its long-term claims pool, currently the largest it has ever been at almost 25,000 ... <a title="ACC focused on getting ‘less serious’ injuries off its books, chief executive says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/acc-focused-on-getting-less-serious-injuries-off-its-books-chief-executive-says/" aria-label="Read more about ACC focused on getting ‘less serious’ injuries off its books, chief executive says">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown. RNZ / Mark Papalii Health Minister Simeon Brown has unveiled a 10-year investment plan to shift hospitals away from paper records to new digital systems. In a statement, Brown said although more than 65 percent of hospitals were still using paper notes, Health New Zealand also had ... <a title="Hospitals to move away from paper records to new digital systems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/hospitals-to-move-away-from-paper-records-to-new-digital-systems/" aria-label="Read more about Hospitals to move away from paper records to new digital systems">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand It has been 16 months since the NZ Professional Firefighters Union began pay talks with FENZ. Marika Khabazi / RNZ Fire and Emergency (FENZ) has applied for independent facilitation to put an end to its long running dispute with the firefighters union. It has been 16 months since the NZ Professional ... <a title="FENZ applies for facilitation to end pay dispute with firefighters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/fenz-applies-for-facilitation-to-end-pay-dispute-with-firefighters/" aria-label="Read more about FENZ applies for facilitation to end pay dispute with firefighters">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Retailers around Aotearoa have been promoting their Black Friday sales for weeks. RNZ Illustration / Nik Dirga / 123rf Explainer – You can’t turn around with seeing a Black Friday advert this week. But where did it first come from? The shopping sales event – officially taking place this Friday – ... <a title="What is Black Friday and why is it a big deal in New Zealand?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/what-is-black-friday-and-why-is-it-a-big-deal-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about What is Black Friday and why is it a big deal in New Zealand?">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Former defence minister Ron Mark. RNZ / Dom Thomas A former defence minister says the story of a young soldier with PTSD who was failed by the Defence Force is a textbook example of its mismanagement. This come after former soldier Jack Wesley who attacked a taxi driver in a drunken ... <a title="‘Repeating the same mistakes’: Ex Defence Minister over ‘ticking time bomb’ soldier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/repeating-the-same-mistakes-ex-defence-minister-over-ticking-time-bomb-soldier/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Repeating the same mistakes’: Ex Defence Minister over ‘ticking time bomb’ soldier">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Aoraki Mt Cook FLORIAN BRILL Two people are dead after falling while climbing Aoraki Mt Cook. Police said four people were attempting to summit the mountain just before midnight on Monday, when two of them fell near the summit. The two surviving climbers called for help and were picked up by ... <a title="Two climbers dead after fall on Aoraki Mt Cook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/two-climbers-dead-after-fall-on-aoraki-mt-cook/" aria-label="Read more about Two climbers dead after fall on Aoraki Mt Cook">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand One of New Zealand’s young paralympic stars, Joshua Willmer, has set his sights on swimming past what some may think is possible. At just 20-years-old, Willmer is preparing to defend his gold at next year’s Commonwealth Games, compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics and eventually break the 100m breaststroke world ... <a title="Kiwi paralympic swimmer Joshua Willmer gunning for gold and world records" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/kiwi-paralympic-swimmer-joshua-willmer-gunning-for-gold-and-world-records/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi paralympic swimmer Joshua Willmer gunning for gold and world records">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The updated range for the 2025/26 season reflected downward pressure on global prices. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Dairy cooperative Fonterra has narrowed the mid-point price range of the Farmgate Milk Price to $9.50 a kilo of milk solids (kgMS) from $10. The updated range for the 2025/26 season reflected downward pressure ... <a title="Fonterra narrows Farmgate Milk Price point to between $9 and $10" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/fonterra-narrows-farmgate-milk-price-point-to-between-9-and-10/" aria-label="Read more about Fonterra narrows Farmgate Milk Price point to between $9 and $10">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Peter Burling – Black Foils. Alan Lee / www.photosport.nz New Zealand sailor Peter Burling says the control Team New Zealand wanted over him forced him out of the America’s Cup outfit. Burling left Team New Zealand in April after 12 years with the syndicate. The former Olympic gold and silver medallist ... <a title="Peter Burling says control Team New Zealand wanted over him was ‘just crazy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/peter-burling-says-control-team-new-zealand-wanted-over-him-was-just-crazy/" aria-label="Read more about Peter Burling says control Team New Zealand wanted over him was ‘just crazy’">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Consumer New Zealand is doubtful Black Friday deals at four big retailers are actually a bargain. The organisation spent 12 weeks tracking the prices of ten products from Noel Leeming, Harvey Norman, Farmers and Briscoes. Head of research and advocacy Gemma Rasmussen told Morning Report for ten ... <a title="Black Friday: Consumer warns shoppers to be wary of sales" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/black-friday-consumer-warns-shoppers-to-be-wary-of-sales/" aria-label="Read more about Black Friday: Consumer warns shoppers to be wary of sales">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Katavich Place in Auckland’s Mount Roskill. RNZ / Lucy Xia A person has been found dead after a fire in the Auckland suburb of Mount Roskill overnight. Detective Senior Sergeant Anthony Darvill said they were called to a fire on Katavich Place just before 2am on Monday. When the fire was ... <a title="Neighbours hear screams before body found in Mount Roskill fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/neighbours-hear-screams-before-body-found-in-mount-roskill-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Neighbours hear screams before body found in Mount Roskill fire">Read more</a>
