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November 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tamara Lewit, Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne DEA PICTURE LIBRARY / Contributor/Getty Today, olive oil is often hailed as helping to protect against disease, but beliefs in its medicinal or even sacred properties date back millennia. Olive oil was used ... <a title="Healing, purification and holiness: how ancient Greeks, Romans and early Christians used olive oil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/healing-purification-and-holiness-how-ancient-greeks-romans-and-early-christians-used-olive-oil-267003/" aria-label="Read more about Healing, purification and holiness: how ancient Greeks, Romans and early Christians used olive oil">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Plowright, Assistant Professor in International Security, Durham University A few years ago, you might have balked if someone told you that the US president would be photographed in the White House shaking hands with a man who was a former member of al-Qaeda, an insurgent against ... <a title="How former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa ended up being welcomed to the White House" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/how-former-jihadist-ahmed-al-sharaa-ended-up-being-welcomed-to-the-white-house-269631/" aria-label="Read more about How former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa ended up being welcomed to the White House">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Dix, Senior Lecturer in American Literature and Film, Loughborough University When a house mysteriously explodes in the sleepy suburbs of south Oxford and a child goes missing in the aftermath, concerned neighbour Sarah Trafford is driven to seek the truth. As an art conservator, Trafford is ... <a title="Down Cemetery Road: Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson delight in this light conspiracy thriller" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/down-cemetery-road-emma-thompson-and-ruth-wilson-delight-in-this-light-conspiracy-thriller-269536/" aria-label="Read more about Down Cemetery Road: Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson delight in this light conspiracy thriller">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand IGOR STEVANOVIC / SCIENCE PHOTO The author of new research looking into the benefit of a kids’ KiwiSaver scheme says if all children were enrolled from birth, they could have $10,000-20,000 in savings by the time they reach adulthood. The report outlines several possible models, including a government kickstart and matching ... <a title="Call for kids’ KiwiSaver to counter NZ’s weak savings record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/call-for-kids-kiwisaver-to-counter-nzs-weak-savings-record/" aria-label="Read more about Call for kids’ KiwiSaver to counter NZ’s weak savings record">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josh Holloway, Lecturer in Government in the College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University Canva/The Conversation, CC BY-SA When political parties consider potential Indigenous candidates, they often worry about voter backlash. It’s a concern rooted in Australia’s troubling history of racism and the ongoing discrimination Indigenous ... <a title="Indigenous political candidates face less voter bias than parties might think: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/indigenous-political-candidates-face-less-voter-bias-than-parties-might-think-new-research-268089/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous political candidates face less voter bias than parties might think: new research">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracey Wade, Professor of Psychology, Flinders University kyotokushige/Getty Eating disorders are most likely to develop in young people aged between 12 and 25. But parents and other close adults can miss the early warning signs. For example, you might notice your child doing more exercise or choosing ... <a title="How do I know if my kid is worrying about food and their body too much? And what should I say?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/how-do-i-know-if-my-kid-is-worrying-about-food-and-their-body-too-much-and-what-should-i-say-267875/" aria-label="Read more about How do I know if my kid is worrying about food and their body too much? And what should I say?">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eli Bieri, PhD Student, Australian Museum; UNSW Sydney Jodi Rowley, CC BY-ND Frogs need water. Almost all of the world’s 7,900 known frog species breed in fresh water. And when it rains, these amphibians erupt into a chorus of calls – croaks, trills, cheeps and bellows – ... <a title="You might think frogs never get enough water. Turns out, they can fare worse in floods than bushfires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/you-might-think-frogs-never-get-enough-water-turns-out-they-can-fare-worse-in-floods-than-bushfires-268215/" aria-label="Read more about You might think frogs never get enough water. Turns out, they can fare worse in floods than bushfires">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jill Colton, Program Director: Secondary Programs and Senior Lecturer: English and Literacy Education, University of South Australia Tang Ming Tung/ Getty Images Moving from primary to high school is one of the biggest transitions in a child’s education. For some, it can be a really daunting time, ... <a title="How can you help your child prepare to start high school next year?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/how-can-you-help-your-child-prepare-to-start-high-school-next-year-269491/" aria-label="Read more about How can you help your child prepare to start high school next year?">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Anita Hart. Police / Supplied Police are appealing for help to locate 61-year-old woman last seen in Upper Hutt. Anita Hart was last seen on CCTV on Wednesday shortly before midday on Gillespies Road heading towards Akatarawa Road, and her vehicle was found on Gillespies Road. Police and her family have ... <a title="Missing Upper Hutt woman’s car found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/missing-upper-hutt-womans-car-found/" aria-label="Read more about Missing Upper Hutt woman’s car found">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. RNZ / Mark Papalii A former Assistant Police Commissioner says the people who failed to properly investigate allegations against Jevon McSkimming broke the first rule of learning from history. Nick Perry was given the job of cleaning up the police ranks 20 years ago, after Louise ... <a title="Basic police investigation steps missed in Jevon McSkimming case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/basic-police-investigation-steps-missed-in-jevon-mcskimming-case/" aria-label="Read more about Basic police investigation steps missed in Jevon McSkimming case">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF One person has died following a crash near Mangapai north west of Whangārei on Wednesday night. The single vehicle crash on Waiotira Road was reported to emergency services at 10.50pm. The passenger of the vehicle died despite medical assistance being provided at the scene, a police spokesperson said. The driver ... <a title="Passenger dies after a single-vehicle crash in Northland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/passenger-dies-after-a-single-vehicle-crash-in-northland/" aria-label="Read more about Passenger dies after a single-vehicle crash in Northland">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Teacher subject associations are being offered contracts worth more than $100,000 a year – but only if they agree to support the new school curriculum. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Teacher subject associations held an unprecedented joint meeting this week after being offered contracts worth more than $100,000 a year – but ... <a title="Funding, contract wording ‘not a gag order’, Education Ministry says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/13/funding-contract-wording-not-a-gag-order-education-ministry-says/" aria-label="Read more about Funding, contract wording ‘not a gag order’, Education Ministry says">Read more</a>
