AIA Hong Kong Offers Free Rides on the Hong Kong Observation Wheel to Celebrate Athletes of National Games, National Games for Persons with Disabilities and National Special Olympic Games

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Source: Media Outreach HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 November 2025 – To celebrate all athletes participating in the 15th National Games of the People’s Republic of China (15th National Games), as well as the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (12th NGD) and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (9th … Read more

Wellington bars went into lockdown after ‘suspicious item’ found

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Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police cordons have been lifted in the Wellington suburb of Newtown following reports of a suspicious item. A cordon was in place on Riddiford Street near Constable Street on Wednesday evening. Moon Pizza Music and Beer Bar on Riddiford Street was put into lockdown for … Read more

High school volleyball team in crash that left 12 injured

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Source: Radio New Zealand The volleyball players had been competing at Stadium Southland before the crash. File photo. © Photosport Ltd 2021 www.photosport.nz A Queenstown high school volleyball team is recovering from a crash last night that left a dozen people injured in Invercargill. All 12 patients were taken to Southland Hospital as a result … Read more

Person dies in crash on State Highway 73 in Canterbury

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Source: Radio New Zealand Another two people were taken to Christchurch Hospital with moderate injuries. ST JOHN NZ A person has died in a crash that has closed part of State Highway 73 near Sheffield in Canterbury. The two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection with Deans Road, shortly before 3pm on Wednesday. St John said … Read more

Wellington street closed after ‘suspicious item’ found

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Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police have closed off a street in the Wellington suburb of Newtown after a suspicious item was found. Cordons are in place on Riddiford Street near Constable Street. Police said members of the public are advised to avoid the area. – more to come Sign … Read more

Govt halts new puberty blockers prescriptions for gender-affirming care

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Source: Radio New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown. RNZ / Mark Papalii The government is halting new prescriptions of puberty blockers for young people with gender dysphoria, saying “a precautionary approach” is needed while evidence remains uncertain. In a statement published on Wednesday afternoon, Health Minister Simeon Brown said Cabinet had agreed to the new … Read more

Roaming dogs in Northland: ‘People have had enough’

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Source: Radio New Zealand A wandering dog in Moerewa in the Far North. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Northland’s roaming dog epidemic has turned a Whangārei grandmother into a prisoner in her own home. Tracy Clarke says she loves walking, but has not ventured even to the corner of her street in three years, after … Read more

Jury to decide whether a man treated young people as property

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Source: Radio New Zealand Moeaia Tuai is on trial accused of controlling two young people, keeping their passports and pay, sexual violation and assault. RNZ / Gill Bonnett The jury in an Auckland slavery trial has been told they have to decide whether a man treated two young people as if they were his property. … Read more

Daily smoking numbers plateau, slight increase in vapers

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Source: Radio New Zealand The prevalence for daily smoking had dropped just a fraction from 6.9 to 6.8 percent. Daily smoking numbers have plateaued at 6.8 percent as the country looks down the barrel of its Smokefree 2025 goal. In the year to July 2025, the latest New Zealand Health Survey showed the prevalence for … Read more

Economist warns oversupply of milk is putting dairy farmers under pressure

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Source: Radio New Zealand Adam Simpson Farmers chasing the high dairy prices seen last season are partly behind the current oversupply now putting them under pressure, according to an economist. The average price fell three percent to US$3678 a tonne at last night’s global dairy trade auction – the 7th consecutive drop and a new … Read more

Cordons in place, Newtown

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Source: New Zealand Police District: Wellington Police are responding to a report of a suspicious item located in Newtown. Cordons are in place on Riddiford Street near Constable Street. Members of the public are advised to avoid the area. ENDS Issued by Police Media Centre MIL OSI

Indigenous chefs connect through kai at WIPCE

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Source: Radio New Zealand Chef Joe McLeod. RNZ/Nick Monro A collective of indigenous chefs are using WIPCE as a springboard for cultural connection through kai. The group includes Māori chefs Kārena and Kasey Bird, Joe McLeod and Kia Kanuta, as well as Hawaiian Kealoha Domingo, Native American Crystal Wahpepah and Samoan Henry Onesemo. Nearly 4000 … Read more

All Whites go down 2-0 to Ecuador in New Jersey

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Source: Radio New Zealand Francis DeVries (21) of New Zealand fights for control against Leonardo Campana (16) of Ecuador in the first half of the International Friendly at Sports Illustrated Stadium. Ira L Black The All Whites have ended the year with a 2-0 loss against Ecuador in New Jersey. In the first ever game … Read more

Auckland school returns positive test results for asbestos in play sand

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Source: Radio New Zealand The recalled sand products. Supplied A West Auckland School has confirmed a small number of coloured sand samples tested for asbestos have come back positive. Several coloured play sand products have been recalled after tests found a naturally occurring asbestos. About 40 schools and early childcare centres have closed, or planned … Read more

Porsche Design Tower Bangkok Captivates Singapore Market with Exclusive Preview

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Source: Media Outreach Intimate Showcase Unveils Innovative Fusion of Residential Luxury and Automotive Excellence STUTTGART, GERMANY / SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 November 2025 – Porsche Design Tower Bangkok has successfully concluded its Singapore roadshow, connecting with one of Asia’s most discerning ultra-luxury markets. The exclusive showcase, held on November 5th at Porsche … Read more

Dr. Terence Tan, Director of Halley Body Slimming Clinic, Shares Clinical Insights on CoolSculpting Elite at Regional Webinar Hosted by Allergan Aesthetics

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Source: Media Outreach SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 November 2025 – More than 200 doctors from across Asia attended the recent regional webinar “Empowered with Data: Body Contouring with Cryolipolysis: Multisculpting Insights Using Dual Applicator Treatment”, organised by Global Aesthetics Medical Affairs (GAMA) of Allergan Aesthetics. Dr Terence Tan, Medical Director of Halley … Read more

Surging AI, Connecting ASEAN — Guangxi’s “A-Super” League Drives Collaborative Achievements

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Source: Media Outreach NANNING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 November 2025 – With 9,739 teams assembled, 584 ASEAN teams joining, and 19 competition tracks underway, the A-Super League—officially the Guangxi 2025 AI Empowering Industries Super League—is driving deep integration between artificial intelligence and thousands of industries, while synchronizing the digital transformation of China … Read more

Rescue chopper crew chase down car after laser strike

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Source: Radio New Zealand Laser attacks could have catastrophic consequences, say pilots. File photo. 123rf.com A rescue helicopter in Otago followed a car for 30 kilometres after lasers were pointed at the pilots flying on a hospital transfer mission this week. Local pilots have condemned the behaviour of people who point lasers at helicopters, after … Read more

Libraries caught up in asbestos play sand scare

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Source: Radio New Zealand Educational Colours Rainbow Sand has been recalled. Supplied / Product Safety NZ Thames Coromandel District Council hopes to be able to say soon when two of its libraries caught up in the contaminated play sand scare will re-open. Action around potentially asbestos contaminated children’s play sand has expanded beyond schools and … Read more

Police responding to incident on Kāpiti Coast

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Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Police are responding to an incident in Waikanae on Kāpiti Coast. Emergency Services were called to Kakariki Grove just before 3.30pm. A police spokesperson says officers are at the scene and people are asked to avoid the area. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter … Read more

Ban On Harmful Puberty Blockers Protects Children

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Source: Family First MEDIA RELEASE – 19 November 2025 Family First NZ is applauding the government’s decision to end the use of GnRHa hormones (usually referred to as ‘puberty blockers’) for vulnerable young people who are confused about their biological sex. “The use of puberty blockers has never been appropriate – it has effectively been the … Read more

Twenty police staff investigated over ‘misuse and inappropriate content’

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Source: Radio New Zealand Police Commissioner Richard Chambers ordered a “rapid review” of police’s information security controls after the McSkimming case came to light. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Twenty police staff are under investigation in relation to “misuse and inappropriate content”, police have now confirmed. Police say they cannot rule out criminal investigations into the … Read more

Kelston Boys’ High School charter takeover bid abandoned

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Source: Radio New Zealand Screenshot / Google Maps A controversial outside application to change an Auckland school to a charter school has been abandoned. Bangerz Education and Wellbeing Trust and a former board member, Siaosi Gavet, were behind the bid. They argued Kelston Boys’ High is violent, has low achievement and attendance rates and has … Read more

New Zealand receives ‘Dirty Ashtray’ award for poor progress in tobacco control

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Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand cited for sabotaging Indigenous tobacco-free aspirations and having alarming vaping rates among young people. 123rf.com Researchers say New Zealand is attracting international attention for all the wrong reasons following it being awarded the ‘Dirty Ashtray’ award. The ‘Dirty Ashtray’ was given to New Zealand at the biennial meeting of … Read more

Gurjit Singh murder trial: Sister says murder-accused was not upset over love triangle

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Source: Radio New Zealand Rajinder has been accused of murdering Gurjit Singh in Dunedin in January last year. RNZ The sister of a man accused of killing Dunedin’s Gurjit Singh says he was not upset when he discovered the woman who rejected him had married Singh instead, a court has heard. A 35-year-old, known only … Read more

Zero households in Contracted Emergency housing in Rotorua

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Source: New Zealand Government The Government has officially ended the use of Contracted Emergency Housing (CEH) motels in Rotorua, taking the number of households in CEH from its peak of over 240 households across 13 motels under the previous Government down to zero today, Associate Housing Minister Tama Potaka says. “For years Rotorua became the … Read more

Ferry solution saves New Zealand $3.2b

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Source: New Zealand Government Good afternoon. Thank you, Lachie, for the introduction.  And thanks to CentrePort for having us here. We selected this site as it was the scene of the iReX pyramid scheme. This was one of two large spaces rented for Project iReX. By contrast, the new Ferry Holdings office is so small … Read more