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‘More fun in your 20s in the 70s’: Fran Lebowitz still going strong

November 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Fran Lebowitz has for decades entertained by lambasting the ridiculous. In her 20s in New York City, she wrote a column for Andy Warhol’s Interview magazine. Half a century on and she’s still going strong. It’s a very different city to the one she landed in 50 years’ ago she told RNZ’s ... <a title="‘More fun in your 20s in the 70s’: Fran Lebowitz still going strong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/16/more-fun-in-your-20s-in-the-70s-fran-lebowitz-still-going-strong/" aria-label="Read more about ‘More fun in your 20s in the 70s’: Fran Lebowitz still going strong">Read more</a>

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Privacy commissioner insists New Zealand’s laws need modernising

November 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster. VNP / Phil Smith Privacy commissioner Michael Webster says the country’s laws must be modernised to protect better New Zealanders. Privacy complaints have risen by a fifth in the last financial year and serious privacy breaches notified by organisations have risen more than 40 percent, the commission’s ... <a title="Privacy commissioner insists New Zealand’s laws need modernising" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/16/privacy-commissioner-insists-new-zealands-laws-need-modernising/" aria-label="Read more about Privacy commissioner insists New Zealand’s laws need modernising">Read more</a>

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Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde hits out at race officials as Dubai T100 turns to chaos

November 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Double Olympic medalist Hayden Wilde knew his chances were over at the Dubai T100 triathlon. PHOTOSPORT Kiwi Hayden Wilde has slammed race officials, after he completed an extra bike lap in this morning’s Dubai T100 triathlon. Wilde finished eighth, after riding nine laps instead of eight on the bike in one ... <a title="Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde hits out at race officials as Dubai T100 turns to chaos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/16/kiwi-triathlete-hayden-wilde-hits-out-at-race-officials-as-dubai-t100-turns-to-chaos/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi triathlete Hayden Wilde hits out at race officials as Dubai T100 turns to chaos">Read more</a>

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Several hurt in Otago gorge crash

November 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Map of the affected region. NZTA / Waka Kotahi Drivers are being asked to avoid Central Otago’s Kawerau Gorge after a two-vehicle crash left a car in a bank. Police said several people were injured in the crash on State Highway 6 between Gibbston and Cromwell, which happened around midday on ... <a title="Several hurt in Otago gorge crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/16/several-hurt-in-otago-gorge-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Several hurt in Otago gorge crash">Read more</a>

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GP owners want separate primary health organisation after big corporates make their own

November 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand General practice owners are frustrated with what they call “bloated bureaucracy” at primary health organisations. RNZ General Practice Owners Association moves to set up another PHO after big corporates do likewise GenPro says it’s responding to demand from members fed up with red tape and costs PHOs say GPs already get ... <a title="GP owners want separate primary health organisation after big corporates make their own" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/16/gp-owners-want-separate-primary-health-organisation-after-big-corporates-make-their-own/" aria-label="Read more about GP owners want separate primary health organisation after big corporates make their own">Read more</a>

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Live cricket: Black Caps v West Indies first one-dayer

November 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Caps take on the West Indies at Hagley Oval in Christchurch for the first match in their one-day series. They’ll then play at McLean Park in Napier on Wednesday. First ball at Hagley is at 2pm. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors ... <a title="Live cricket: Black Caps v West Indies first one-dayer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/16/live-cricket-black-caps-v-west-indies-first-one-dayer/" aria-label="Read more about Live cricket: Black Caps v West Indies first one-dayer">Read more</a>

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Second loss for Fiji rugby after defeat to France in Bordeaux

November 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Fiji was beaten by England last week before being dealt another defeat on Sunday morning against France. AFP / GLYN KIRK France defeated Fiji 34-21 in Bordeaux in their rugby test match on Sunday morning, scoring four tries in the process. That means the islanders have lost two of their matches ... <a title="Second loss for Fiji rugby after defeat to France in Bordeaux" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/16/second-loss-for-fiji-rugby-after-defeat-to-france-in-bordeaux/" aria-label="Read more about Second loss for Fiji rugby after defeat to France in Bordeaux">Read more</a>

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Missing man Louis last since at base of Mt Te Aroha in Waikato

November 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Louis, 44, has been missing from Te Aroha since Thursday. Supplied / NZ Police Waikato Police are renewing appeals for information as concerns grow over the whereabouts of missing man Louis. The 44-year-old has been missing since Thursday 13 November, and Police have been searching the area where he was last ... <a title="Missing man Louis last since at base of Mt Te Aroha in Waikato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/16/missing-man-louis-last-since-at-base-of-mt-te-aroha-in-waikato/" aria-label="Read more about Missing man Louis last since at base of Mt Te Aroha in Waikato">Read more</a>

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All Blacks: Scott Robertson, Scott Barrett reflect on big loss to England

November 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson has been left ruing a bad All Black habit that cost them in their 33-19 loss to England at Twickenham. Once again, his side found it difficult to score in the second half, as England racked up 25 unanswered points to take the game away for the eventual victory ... <a title="All Blacks: Scott Robertson, Scott Barrett reflect on big loss to England" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/16/all-blacks-scott-robertson-scott-barrett-reflect-on-big-loss-to-england/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks: Scott Robertson, Scott Barrett reflect on big loss to England">Read more</a>

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Lotto names locations of three winning $55m Powerball tickets

November 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Three Lotto winners from the North and South islands will split Saturday’s record-breaking Lotto Powerball jackpot. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly The tickets that won Lotto’s top prize on Saturday night, were sold at New World Kawerau, Pak N Save Moorhouse in Christchurch and online to an Auckland punter. Three ticket-holders are ... <a title="Lotto names locations of three winning $55m Powerball tickets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/16/lotto-names-locations-of-three-winning-55m-powerball-tickets/" aria-label="Read more about Lotto names locations of three winning $55m Powerball tickets">Read more</a>

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Mediawatch: BBC under pressure from outside – and within amid edit scandal

November 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand The BBC’s top boss and news chief have both resigned. HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP The BBC’s top boss and its news chief had both resigned late on Remembrance Sunday in the UK – the day the victims of war are remembered. Ironic perhaps for the BBC, because it wasn’t just that ... <a title="Mediawatch: BBC under pressure from outside – and within amid edit scandal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/16/mediawatch-bbc-under-pressure-from-outside-and-within-amid-edit-scandal/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: BBC under pressure from outside – and within amid edit scandal">Read more</a>

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Live: All Whites v Colombia international football friendly

November 16, 2025

Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the football action, as the All Whites face Colombia in an international friendly at Chase Stadium, Fort Lauderdale. They’ll play Ecuador in New Jersey three days later. Colombia are ranked 13th in the world and Ecuador 23rd. New Zealand are ranked 85th. They are the highest-ranked nations New Zealand ... <a title="Live: All Whites v Colombia international football friendly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/16/live-all-whites-v-colombia-international-football-friendly/" aria-label="Read more about Live: All Whites v Colombia international football friendly">Read more</a>