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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Bishop says Luxon is doing a “wonderful job” as Prime Minister. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Senior National MP and minister Chris Bishop has categorically denied plotting a leadership challenge, insisting that Christopher Luxon remains the best person to be prime minister. Speculation surrounding the prospect of a coup has intensified ... <a title="Chris Bishop says he’s not plotting to roll Christopher Luxon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/chris-bishop-says-hes-not-plotting-to-roll-christopher-luxon/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Bishop says he’s not plotting to roll Christopher Luxon">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Ministers Chris Bishop and Simon Watts during a press conference about proposed local government reforms. RNZ/Mark Papalii Mayors of city and district councils would take over the duties of regional councils, in a coalition proposal pitched as the biggest shake-up of local government in three decades. The mayors would form 11 ... <a title="No more regional councils – major shake-up of local government announced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/no-more-regional-councils-major-shake-up-of-local-government-announced/" aria-label="Read more about No more regional councils – major shake-up of local government announced">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Single Mum Christine O’Connor (left) said she doesn’t have the money for the works needed, or to take legal actions against anyone. Harjinder Singh Brar (middle) and Manjot Singh (right) are in a similar position. RNZ / Lucy XIa Another group of West Auckland homeowners – including young families and a ... <a title="Resource consent woes: Owners feel let down by developer, agents, lawyers and council" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/resource-consent-woes-owners-feel-let-down-by-developer-agents-lawyers-and-council/" aria-label="Read more about Resource consent woes: Owners feel let down by developer, agents, lawyers and council">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The worker was injured while undertaking a routine plant cleaning process St John A Bay of Plenty kiwifruit worker remains in hospital following a workplace accident yesterday. Riverlock Packhouse General Manager Blair Simm says the worker was injured while undertaking a routine plant cleaning process. They were airlifted to Waikato Hospital ... <a title="Ōpōtiki kiwifruit worker remains in hospital after workplace accident" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/opotiki-kiwifruit-worker-remains-in-hospital-after-workplace-accident/" aria-label="Read more about Ōpōtiki kiwifruit worker remains in hospital after workplace accident">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington. Wellington City Council Wellington City Council could save tens of millions of dollars through cost-cutting, such as reducing staff, according to a new report. In August, the then-new council chief executive Matt Prosser commissioned independent analysis from Deloitte of the council’s processes, as well as finding opportunities to improve performance ... <a title="Deloitte report suggests Wellington City Council has 330 more staff than it should" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/deloitte-report-suggests-wellington-city-council-has-330-more-staff-than-it-should/" aria-label="Read more about Deloitte report suggests Wellington City Council has 330 more staff than it should">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Aoraki Mt Cook FLORIAN BRILL Police have recovered the bodies of an internationally-recognised mountain guide and their client who died in an overnight fall on Aoraki Mt Cook. The climbers were in a party of four, roped together in pairs, climbing from Empress Hut to the summit when the two fell ... <a title="Bodies recovered after two climbers die in Aoraki Mt Cook fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/bodies-recovered-after-two-climbers-die-in-aoraki-mt-cook-fall/" aria-label="Read more about Bodies recovered after two climbers die in Aoraki Mt Cook fall">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Grace Wisnewski in action during the OFC U-19 Women’s Championship 2019. Photosport After time out of the game with serious injury and to focus on her mental health, Grace Wisnewski is falling back in love with football. The Football Fern has just returned to Aotearoa as the Kiwis prepare ... <a title="Football Fern Grace Wisnewski loving the sport again after mental health break" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/football-fern-grace-wisnewski-loving-the-sport-again-after-mental-health-break/" aria-label="Read more about Football Fern Grace Wisnewski loving the sport again after mental health break">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington. Wellington City Council Wellington City Council could save tens of millions of dollars through cost-cutting, such as reducing staff, according to a new report. In August, the then-new council chief executive Matt Prosser commissioned independent analysis from Deloitte of the council’s processes, and find opportunities to improve its performance and ... <a title="Delloitte report suggests Wellington City Council has 330 more staff than it should" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/delloitte-report-suggests-wellington-city-council-has-330-more-staff-than-it-should/" aria-label="Read more about Delloitte report suggests Wellington City Council has 330 more staff than it should">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Volcanic activity on Whakaari – White Island. Supplied / Geonet Several flights to and from Tauranga have been cancelled on Tuesday due to volcanic ash from Whakaari – White Island. GeoNet has the volcano at Alert Level 3, denoting a minor volcanic eruption, and images show a plume of steam and ... <a title="Volcanic ash from Whakaari – White Island leads to flight cancellations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/volcanic-ash-from-whakaari-white-island-leads-to-flight-cancellations/" aria-label="Read more about Volcanic ash from Whakaari – White Island leads to flight cancellations">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Lady Tureiti Moxon in Geneva. Supplied/Sarah Sparks The government has “escalated discrimination against Māori”, health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon has told the UN in Geneva. Moxon (Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa, Kai Tahu) presented her complaint to the United Nations Committee on Eliminating Racial Discrimination (CERD) in the early ... <a title="Māori health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon delivers complaint to UN in Geneva" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/maori-health-leader-lady-tureiti-moxon-delivers-complaint-to-un-in-geneva/" aria-label="Read more about Māori health leader Lady Tureiti Moxon delivers complaint to UN in Geneva">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand With 150 years of craftsmanship behind it, Wellington-based Hills Hats enters its new factory with cautious optimism — and an uncertain future. Four months ago, the company left its sprawling 900-square-metre Petone home of nearly three decades, splitting its operations across three smaller Lower Hutt sites: a flagship shop, an outlet ... <a title="Wellington hat maker with 150-year legacy fights to survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/wellington-hat-maker-with-150-year-legacy-fights-to-survive/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington hat maker with 150-year legacy fights to survive">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand https://players.brightcove.net/6093072280001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6385544673112 Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford are set to face questions as they visit a school. It comes after a turbulent year for the education sector, with the government pushing through numerous changes, including to the curriculum, which have not always gone down well with teachers and ... <a title="Watch live: Christopher Luxon and Erica Stanford face questions at school visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/25/watch-live-christopher-luxon-and-erica-stanford-face-questions-at-school-visit/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Christopher Luxon and Erica Stanford face questions at school visit">Read more</a>
