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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Chatham Islands Enterprise Trust chair Hamish Chisholm expects the power prices will start to drop soon. Ajay Peni Ataera / First Dawn Productions A new wind farm makes it possible for the diesel-reliant Chatham Islands to go green and run entirely on renewable energy. Locals hope it will slash astronomically high ... <a title="Chatham Islands’ new Point Durham wind farm to drop power prices by 20 percent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/chatham-islands-new-point-durham-wind-farm-to-drop-power-prices-by-20-percent/" aria-label="Read more about Chatham Islands’ new Point Durham wind farm to drop power prices by 20 percent">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Property Brokers were fined for having a QR code rather than a price on a sign. (File photo) 123RF A property manager says he was shocked to be handed a $2000 fine for including a QR code rather than a stated rent amount on the sign outside a property available for ... <a title="Property managers fined for relying on QR code" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/property-managers-fined-for-relying-on-qr-code/" aria-label="Read more about Property managers fined for relying on QR code">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Nurses picket during a strike in Wellington in September. SAMUEL RILLSTONE / RNZ Nurses sick of being used as “chess pieces” by Health NZ Partial strike exposing existing gaps Health NZ expects “a small number” of cancellations for planned care treatments and appointments It’s raised concerns with the union over high ... <a title="Nurses sick of being used as ‘chess pieces’ by Health NZ, in second week of work-to-rule strike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/nurses-sick-of-being-used-as-chess-pieces-by-health-nz-in-second-week-of-work-to-rule-strike/" aria-label="Read more about Nurses sick of being used as ‘chess pieces’ by Health NZ, in second week of work-to-rule strike">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington mayor Andrew Little. RNZ / Mark Papalii Wellington’s mayor says it’s more likely the region’s councils will become a super-city following reforms announced by the government this week. Andrew Little said the government’s reforms are another step towards Wellington, Greater Wellington, Porirua, Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt councils merging into ... <a title="Government’s reforms will pressure councils to amalgamate – Andrew Little" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/governments-reforms-will-pressure-councils-to-amalgamate-andrew-little/" aria-label="Read more about Government’s reforms will pressure councils to amalgamate – Andrew Little">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Safer Places Network was developed to help police identify security cameras across the country. (File photo) Unsplash/ Alan J Hendry The founder of a CCTV register in Australia says a similar scheme in New Zealand may have allowed police to find a young woman much faster than the three months ... <a title="Founder of CCTV register in Australia urges NZ police to look into similar scheme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/founder-of-cctv-register-in-australia-urges-nz-police-to-look-into-similar-scheme/" aria-label="Read more about Founder of CCTV register in Australia urges NZ police to look into similar scheme">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Molly Spark competing at an event in Ecuador. Molly Swift / Facebook Adventure races don’t get much tougher than the Godzone event which starts on Thursday in Marlborough. Thirty-two teams of four are taking part, with the aim to cover 615 kilometres of often rugged terrain as quickly as possible on ... <a title="Hunger and hallucinations: Adventure racers primed for Godzone event in Marlborough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/hunger-and-hallucinations-adventure-racers-primed-for-godzone-event-in-marlborough/" aria-label="Read more about Hunger and hallucinations: Adventure racers primed for Godzone event in Marlborough">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Yuna and Minu Jo, aged eight and six, were murdered by their mother Hakyung Lee in 2018. Supplied Education officials should have done more over the disappearance of two children, who were later found murdered and hidden inside two suitcases at a storage facility, says a child protection advocate. Yuna and ... <a title="‘More could have been done’: How two murdered children were taken out of school and fell through the cracks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/more-could-have-been-done-how-two-murdered-children-were-taken-out-of-school-and-fell-through-the-cracks/" aria-label="Read more about ‘More could have been done’: How two murdered children were taken out of school and fell through the cracks">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Protesters at the mothballed Escarpment Mine say they won’t quit until Bathurst pulls out of the area. Fox Meyer A proposal to expand mining operations on the Denniston Plateau pits the economy against ecology, leaving the Government facing a high-stakes decision. A proposal to extend mining on the Denniston Plateau has ... <a title="The fierce battle over mining on Denniston Plateau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/the-fierce-battle-over-mining-on-denniston-plateau/" aria-label="Read more about The fierce battle over mining on Denniston Plateau">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
Source: Radio New Zealand Australian Border Force officers seized 36kg of methamphetamine after selecting two women, both aged 22, for a baggage examination following their arrival on a flight from Malaysia. Supplied / Australian Federal Police Two New Zealand women have been charged with allegedly importing a commercial quantity of methamphetamine into Melbourne. The women, ... <a title="New Zealanders arrested in Melbourne after 36kg of meth found in suitcases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/new-zealanders-arrested-in-melbourne-after-36kg-of-meth-found-in-suitcases/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealanders arrested in Melbourne after 36kg of meth found in suitcases">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Karel Sroubek. Carmen Bird Photography The Court of Appeal has rejected Karel Sroubek’s latest attempt to overturn his deportation to the Czech Republic. But the convicted drug smuggler can still bring a judicial review. The former kickboxer has been battling against deportation for seven years, when former immigration minister Iain Lees-Galloway ... <a title="Karel Sroubek may still avoid deportation after court setback" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/karel-sroubek-may-still-avoid-deportation-after-court-setback/" aria-label="Read more about Karel Sroubek may still avoid deportation after court setback">Read more</a>
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November 27, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand From left: Associate Minister of Defence Chris Penk, Sir Nick Hine, CEO Marine at Babcock International, and Lance Bauerfeind, Head of Training and Simulation at Company-X, pictured at the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney. Supplied A Hamilton company has done a deal to supply its virtual reality (VR) training ... <a title="Hamilton’s Company-X to supply virtual reality training to UK defence contractor Babcock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/27/hamiltons-company-x-to-supply-virtual-reality-training-to-uk-defence-contractor-babcock/" aria-label="Read more about Hamilton’s Company-X to supply virtual reality training to UK defence contractor Babcock">Read more</a>
