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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to a home in Avalon on Thursday morning after a report of a disorder. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A man has been arrested and charged after a baby was injured in Hutt Valley. Police were called to a home in Avalon on Thursday morning after a report of ... <a title="Man arrested after baby hospitalised with serious injuries in Hutt Valley" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/man-arrested-after-baby-hospitalised-with-serious-injuries-in-hutt-valley/" aria-label="Read more about Man arrested after baby hospitalised with serious injuries in Hutt Valley">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ministry of Education told schools they needed to cover the costs of removing the asbestos and cleaning contaminated areas. Product Safety A union is calling for the government to take on the “large and unforeseen costs” of removing asbestos-tainted sand found in schools and early childhood centres. Schools and health ... <a title="Union calls for government to cover costs of removing asbestos-tainted sand from schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/union-calls-for-government-to-cover-costs-of-removing-asbestos-tainted-sand-from-schools/" aria-label="Read more about Union calls for government to cover costs of removing asbestos-tainted sand from schools">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The feedback deadline is now 10 December, with final decisions due on 29 January. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Fire and Emergency has extended the consultation period for its proposed restructure by two weeks, delaying its final decision. The restructure aims to cut about 140 non-firefighter jobs and affect about 700 roles. Unions protested ... <a title="Fire and Emergency extends consultation deadline on proposed restructure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/fire-and-emergency-extends-consultation-deadline-on-proposed-restructure/" aria-label="Read more about Fire and Emergency extends consultation deadline on proposed restructure">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand ANZ has revised down its forecast to $9.65 per kilogram of milk solids for the 2025/26 season. 123RF The big banks are responding to an ongoing drop in global dairy prices, with the ANZ the latest to trim its farmgate milk price. ANZ has revised down its forecast to $9.65 per ... <a title="Weakening trend sees ANZ Bank cuts its farmgate milk price by 3.5 percent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/weakening-trend-sees-anz-bank-cuts-its-farmgate-milk-price-by-3-5-percent/" aria-label="Read more about Weakening trend sees ANZ Bank cuts its farmgate milk price by 3.5 percent">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 1000 schools have now publicly reaffirmed they will continue giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, despite the government removing Treaty obligations from the Education and Training Act. As of 21 November, 1007 schools have been added to Te Rārangi Rangatira, a growing list of public commitments made by ... <a title="‘Expression of kotahitanga’: More than 1000 schools reaffirm commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/expression-of-kotahitanga-more-than-1000-schools-reaffirm-commitment-to-te-tiriti-o-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Expression of kotahitanga’: More than 1000 schools reaffirm commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand August, Goldie and Hugo, taken five days before the incident. Supplied Details of the funeral for the three children who died in a house fire in the Manawatū town of Sanson have been released. August, Hugo and Goldie died last weekend, in what was being treated as a murder-suicide. Their father, ... <a title="‘Wear bright colours’: Funeral to be held for children killed in Sanson house fire as mum Chelsey Field releases statement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/wear-bright-colours-funeral-to-be-held-for-children-killed-in-sanson-house-fire-as-mum-chelsey-field-releases-statement/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Wear bright colours’: Funeral to be held for children killed in Sanson house fire as mum Chelsey Field releases statement">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Fisheries New Zealand has proposed to drop protections for marlin and 19 reef-fish species. Andrew Spencer All power and muscle, their spear-shaped snouts piercing the water as they leap and writhe above the waves, for the serious angler, there is no greater thrill than hooking a mighty marlin. But recreational fishers ... <a title="Recreational fishers oppose removal of protections for marlin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/recreational-fishers-oppose-removal-of-protections-for-marlin/" aria-label="Read more about Recreational fishers oppose removal of protections for marlin">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Students are struggling to find jobs as exams wrap up. Supplied/AFP Flipping burgers, stacking shelves and folding clothes, the work that students used to dread is now becoming a pipe dream for many. Students are applying for record numbers of jobs, but there just is not enough work to go around. ... <a title="Students struggling to find work to keep food on the table" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/students-struggling-to-find-work-to-keep-food-on-the-table/" aria-label="Read more about Students struggling to find work to keep food on the table">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Michael Wood lost the Mt Roskill seat in 2023. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Former Labour cabinet minister Michael Wood has confirmed his re-entry into politics, announcing he will stand again in the Mt Roskill seat at the next election. In 2023, Wood lost the electorate to National’s Carlos Cheung, the first ... <a title="Former Labour minister Michael Wood to re-enter politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/former-labour-minister-michael-wood-to-re-enter-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Former Labour minister Michael Wood to re-enter politics">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Airbus A321XLR planes will replace the Boeing 757 fleet. NZDF The Defence Force has released more details of its new planes, including what they will look like. The Airbus A321XLR planes will replace the Boeing 757 fleet. The planes are primarily used as transport, for military personnel and equipment, as ... <a title="Revealed: What the new Defence Force planes will look like" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/revealed-what-the-new-defence-force-planes-will-look-like/" aria-label="Read more about Revealed: What the new Defence Force planes will look like">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) were striking on Friday for an hour. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Fire and Emergency says it received 17 callouts during the firefighters’ union’s strike today. Members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) were striking on Friday for an hour. Only ... <a title="Eight callouts impacted by firefighter strike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/eight-callouts-impacted-by-firefighter-strike/" aria-label="Read more about Eight callouts impacted by firefighter strike">Read more</a>
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November 21, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand There have been 21 cases of measles in Aotearoa recently. (File photo) Supplied/ US CDC There are two new cases of measles, bringing the national total to 21. Health New Zealand said the two new cases were in Nelson and were closely linked to an existing case there. Of the 21 ... <a title="Two new measles cases in Nelson brings total to 21" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/21/two-new-measles-cases-in-nelson-brings-total-to-21/" aria-label="Read more about Two new measles cases in Nelson brings total to 21">Read more</a>
