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November 29, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The strategy was developed by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment with the aim of doubling New Zealand’s geothermal energy by 2040. The Waitangi Tribunal has found the Crown’s decision to exclude the Treaty from a draft geothermal development strategy would be a Treaty breach. The strategy was developed by ... <a title="Leaving Treaty out of geothermal strategy a breach – Waitangi Tribunal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/29/leaving-treaty-out-of-geothermal-strategy-a-breach-waitangi-tribunal/" aria-label="Read more about Leaving Treaty out of geothermal strategy a breach – Waitangi Tribunal">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2025
RNZ Pacific Sitiveni Rabuka, the instigator of Fiji’s coup culture, took to the witness stand for the first time today — fronting the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Suva. The TRC was set up by Rabuka’s coalition government with the aim of promoting truth-telling and reconciliation regarding political upheavals dating back to 1987. The ... <a title="Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/29/fiji-pm-rabuka-blames-insulated-upbringing-for-racially-motivated-1987-coups/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji PM Rabuka blames ‘insulated’ upbringing for racially motivated 1987 coups">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The US Embassy in Wellington. Wikimedia Commons US diplomats have yet to raise the matter of migration with New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) after being directed to do so by the Trump administration. A New York Times report on Wednesday said US embassies in Europe, Canada, Australia ... <a title="US diplomats yet to warn NZ about immigration, as Trump demanded" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/us-diplomats-yet-to-warn-nz-about-immigration-as-trump-demanded/" aria-label="Read more about US diplomats yet to warn NZ about immigration, as Trump demanded">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand “If you match a tobacco cigarette in a joint in terms of the same size and smoked in the same way, cannabis results in five times higher levels of carbon monoxide” – physician and academic Richard Beasley. Elsa Olofsson New Zealand was once a world leader in getting people to give ... <a title="Why New Zealand failed to reach its Smokefree 2025 target" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/why-new-zealand-failed-to-reach-its-smokefree-2025-target/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand failed to reach its Smokefree 2025 target">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins. (File photo) RNZ / Mark Papalii Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he’s confident his party has changed enough since the 2023 election to win next year’s contest. Speaking to RNZ before Labour’s annual general meeting in Auckland on Friday night, Hipkins said the party was shifting from ... <a title="Labour gathers for AGM as it shifts into campaign mode" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/labour-gathers-for-agm-as-it-shifts-into-campaign-mode/" aria-label="Read more about Labour gathers for AGM as it shifts into campaign mode">Read more</a>
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November 28, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Parliament’s Justice Committee has recommended the Electoral Amendment Bill be passed by majority, but suggested some amendments. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Parliament’s Justice Committee has released its report into the Electoral Amendment Bill. The select committee recommended the bill be passed by majority, but suggested some amendments. The bill would prevent ... <a title="Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/28/justice-committee-recommends-passing-electoral-amendment-bill-with-some-amendments/" aria-label="Read more about Justice Committee recommends passing Electoral Amendment Bill with some amendments">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The HMNZS Aotearoa. (File photo) Supplied / NZDF New Zealand’s biggest navy ship HMNZS Aotearoa has made a trip through the sensitive Taiwan Strait. The Strait is part of the South China Sea, over which several countries, including China and the Philippines, have contested territorial claims. Reuters reported Chinese forces tracked ... <a title="New Zealand’s biggest navy ship made transit through sensitive Taiwan Strait this month" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/new-zealands-biggest-navy-ship-made-transit-through-sensitive-taiwan-strait-this-month/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s biggest navy ship made transit through sensitive Taiwan Strait this month">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea’s 2026 National Budget has drawn immediate opposition criticism from East Sepik Governor Allan Bird, who says the government continues to overspend, overestimate revenue, and deliver few tangible results for ordinary citizens. The K$30.9 billion (about NZ$12.8 billion) spending plan, unveiled earlier this week, has been ... <a title="East Sepik Governor Bird slams Marape’s ‘risky’ 2026 Budget overspend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/east-sepik-governor-bird-slams-marapes-risky-2026-budget-overspend/" aria-label="Read more about East Sepik Governor Bird slams Marape’s ‘risky’ 2026 Budget overspend">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance minister Nicola Willis said banks should pass on as much as possible. (File photo) Nick Monro Finance Minister Nicola Willis has urged banks to slash their home loan rates by passing on “as much as possible” of the latest cut to the official cash rate (OCR). Banks began dropping floating ... <a title="Finance Minister urges banks to slash home loan rates after latest OCR cut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/finance-minister-urges-banks-to-slash-home-loan-rates-after-latest-ocr-cut/" aria-label="Read more about Finance Minister urges banks to slash home loan rates after latest OCR cut">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A letter has been sent to the Prime Minister. RNZ / Mark Papalii Unions want the Prime Minister to step in and resolve their collective bargaining impasses, frustrated that progress is not being made. The joint letter to Christopher Luxon was signed by the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, New Zealand ... <a title="Unions call for Luxon to step in and resolve collective bargaining impasses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/unions-call-for-luxon-to-step-in-and-resolve-collective-bargaining-impasses/" aria-label="Read more about Unions call for Luxon to step in and resolve collective bargaining impasses">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The coalition government has missed its commitment to deliver 500 new police officers in its first two years. RNZ / Alexander Robertson The coalition has officially missed its commitment to deliver 500 new police officers in the first two years in government. But the minister responsible is defending the target, saying ... <a title="Minister defends ‘ambitious’ goal as coalition officially misses 500 new police target" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/minister-defends-ambitious-goal-as-coalition-officially-misses-500-new-police-target/" aria-label="Read more about Minister defends ‘ambitious’ goal as coalition officially misses 500 new police target">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A news report highlighting Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown yelling “free beer” at pro-Palestine protesters at an Auckland Council governing body meeting on Tuesday has stirred an angry response over the failure to face up to a serious human rights issue. Mayor Brown was called a ”shameful man” by protesters after they were ... <a title="Activists slam Mayor Brown’s ‘free beer’ cavalier response to Palestine genocide issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/activists-slam-mayor-browns-free-beer-cavalier-response-to-palestine-genocide-issue/" aria-label="Read more about Activists slam Mayor Brown’s ‘free beer’ cavalier response to Palestine genocide issue">Read more</a>
