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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The ramp on the Connemara is stuck and preventing passengers from disembarking. Supplied/Nick Simcock The Bluebridge ferry, Connemara, is stuck in Picton after an issue with the ramp has left passengers unable to disembark. The ferry left Wellington shortly after 8am and arrived in Picton just before midday. Passenger Nick Simcock ... <a title="Passengers stuck on Bluebridge ferry due to ramp issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/passengers-stuck-on-bluebridge-ferry-due-to-ramp-issue/" aria-label="Read more about Passengers stuck on Bluebridge ferry due to ramp issue">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Die-hard Metallica fans have been queuing in the rain for hours before Wednesday night’s sold-out concert at Eden Park in Auckland even starts. The city and its hotels are heaving – accommodation is sold out, with the show expected to yield 40,000 visitor nights. Organisers of the band’s only NZ show ... <a title="Pumped up Metallica fans descend on Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/pumped-up-metallica-fans-descend-on-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Pumped up Metallica fans descend on Auckland">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Anita Hart. Police / Supplied Anita Hart, 61, was reported missing on 13 November, after her abandoned car was found on Gillespies Road. “Police, along with multiple Search and Rescue teams, have been extensively searching the area working to locate her, and while this is not the outcome we hoped for, ... <a title="Body found in search for missing Upper Hutt woman Anita Hart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/body-found-in-search-for-missing-upper-hutt-woman-anita-hart/" aria-label="Read more about Body found in search for missing Upper Hutt woman Anita Hart">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The All Whites will play their final game of 2025 against unfamiliar opposition in an unfamiliar venue. World No. 85 New Zealand have never played the world No. 23 Ecuador. While the South Americans will feel at home in Sports Illustrated Stadium, after playing there 11 times, the NZ squad will ... <a title="Live: All Whites v Ecuador – international football friendly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/live-all-whites-v-ecuador-international-football-friendly/" aria-label="Read more about Live: All Whites v Ecuador – international football friendly">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Smoke seen from the field at St Kentigern College in Pakuranga. Supplied A two-storey classroom block at Auckland’s St Kentigern College has caught fire this afternoon, and about 20 firefighters are in attendance. Fire and Emergency said they were called to the school on Pakuranga Road about 1.30pm. A FENZ spokesperson ... <a title="A two-storey classroom block has caught fire at Saint Kentigern College" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/a-two-storey-classroom-block-has-caught-fire-at-saint-kentigern-college/" aria-label="Read more about A two-storey classroom block has caught fire at Saint Kentigern College">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Caps take on the West Indies at McLean Park in Napier for their second ODI. In-form Henry Nicholls has been recalled for the two remaining matches for the series, after Daryl Mitchell was ruled out. Mitchell Santner of the Black Caps during the 1st ODI cricket match. © Photosport ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v West Indies – second ODI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/live-black-caps-v-west-indies-second-odi/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v West Indies – second ODI">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic RNZ / Alexa Cook Manawatū Prison has reopened after a bomb threat. The facility was locked down after police received a threatening phone call at 8.40am on Wednesday. The prison’s deputy general manager Shane Petersen said police conducted an extensive search but no bomb was found. “The safety and ... <a title="Manawatū Prison locked down after bomb threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/manawatu-prison-locked-down-after-bomb-threat/" aria-label="Read more about Manawatū Prison locked down after bomb threat">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The measles virus, the US CDC says measles is very contagious and can be serious, and anyone who is not protected against the virus is at risk. Supplied/ US CDC A new measles case has been detected in the country, with contacts at Auckland Airport. Health New Zealand says rapid immunity ... <a title="New Measles case with contacts to Auckland Airport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/new-measles-case-with-contacts-to-auckland-airport/" aria-label="Read more about New Measles case with contacts to Auckland Airport">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Four power lines companies are deploying drones linked to an artificial intelligence system to spot weak poles and lines. They are linking in to Tapestry, a system created by Google to help maintain power grids and fix networks after natural disasters. Northpower, the Orion Group, Unison Networks and WEL Networks have ... <a title="Drones linked to AI used to help fix power grids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/drones-linked-to-ai-used-to-help-fix-power-grids/" aria-label="Read more about Drones linked to AI used to help fix power grids">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Wales v All Blacks Kick-off: 4:10am Sunday 23 November Principality Stadium, Cardiff Live blog updates on RNZ Analysis – A high pressure system has arrived directly over the All Blacks this week, ironically as they prepare to face easily the weakest team on their schedule in the last test ... <a title="Judgement Day: Why just winning in Cardiff won’t cut it for the All Blacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/judgement-day-why-just-winning-in-cardiff-wont-cut-it-for-the-all-blacks/" aria-label="Read more about Judgement Day: Why just winning in Cardiff won’t cut it for the All Blacks">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government is celebrating the end of emergency housing motels in Rotorua – but Labour says it has just shifted the problem elsewhere. Rotorua became the country’s epicentre for emergency housing. At its peak, there were more than 240 households across 13 ... <a title="Emergency housing motels end in Rotorua – but has it just shifted the problem elsewhere?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/emergency-housing-motels-end-in-rotorua-but-has-it-just-shifted-the-problem-elsewhere/" aria-label="Read more about Emergency housing motels end in Rotorua – but has it just shifted the problem elsewhere?">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic RNZ / Alexa Cook Manawatū Prison has gone into a lockdown following a bomb threat. Police officers are currently at the scene. More to come… Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday. – Published by ... <a title="Manawatū Prison in lockdown after bomb threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/manawatu-prison-in-lockdown-after-bomb-threat/" aria-label="Read more about Manawatū Prison in lockdown after bomb threat">Read more</a>
