ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for November 12, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on November 12, 2025.
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ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on November 12, 2025.
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Yao, Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Let’s be honest, even just writing this sentence has meant engaging with some very basic artificial intelligence (AI) as the computer checks my spelling and grammar. Ultimately, the quality and ... <a title="AI makes measuring work performance a lot trickier. How do companies adapt?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/12/ai-makes-measuring-work-performance-a-lot-trickier-how-do-companies-adapt-269477/" aria-label="Read more about AI makes measuring work performance a lot trickier. How do companies adapt?">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tets Kimura, Adjunct Lecturer, Creative Arts, Flinders University OzAsia 2025 once again affirmed its status as Australia’s leading multi-arts celebration of unique creativity. Despite South Australia’s comparatively small Asian population, OzAsia has grown into a significant platform that integrates music, literature, dance, comedy and visual arts. With ... <a title="Chinese funeral traditions, Australian migration and India’s future: OzAsia 2025 traverses the globe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/12/chinese-funeral-traditions-australian-migration-and-indias-future-ozasia-2025-traverses-the-globe-269386/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese funeral traditions, Australian migration and India’s future: OzAsia 2025 traverses the globe">Read more</a>
Source: Radio New Zealand For the past four years, economist and philanthropist Gareth Morgan has been working on a giant art project north of Wellington, which he says has cost “tens of millions” of dollars. Now, the well-known businessman and former political figure is ready to unveil his new sculpture trail, which features a 25-tonne ... <a title="How you can get up close to Gareth Morgan’s giant sculptures at Transmission Gully" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/12/how-you-can-get-up-close-to-gareth-morgans-giant-sculptures-at-transmission-gully/" aria-label="Read more about How you can get up close to Gareth Morgan’s giant sculptures at Transmission Gully">Read more</a>

RNZ Pacific An Israeli minister touring the Pacific to discuss defence and cooperation says Fiji and Papua New Guinea are “great friends”. Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel recently visited the two countries and RNZ Pacific spoke with her during a brief stop in Auckland. She said the main goal of her trip was to ... <a title="Israel thanks Fiji and PNG for opening Jerusalem embassies, UN support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/12/israel-thanks-fiji-and-png-for-opening-jerusalem-embassies-un-support/" aria-label="Read more about Israel thanks Fiji and PNG for opening Jerusalem embassies, UN support">Read more</a>
Source: Radio New Zealand A Pākehā leader working to mobilise tangata Tiriti support for Te Tiriti o Waitangi, says last year’s hīkoi revealed the power of collective action and aroha. A year on from one of the largest protest movements in Aotearoa’s recent history, the sense of kotahitanga (unity) that filled the streets during Hīkoi ... <a title="Pākehā Te Tiriti leader reflects on Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti one year on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/12/pakeha-te-tiriti-leader-reflects-on-hikoi-mo-te-tiriti-one-year-on/" aria-label="Read more about Pākehā Te Tiriti leader reflects on Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti one year on">Read more</a>

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University Two prominent young Muslim figures have had an exceptional rise to power this year: Ahmed al-Sharaa in Syria and Zohran Mamdani in New York City. While sharing a common ... <a title="One is a former al-Qaeda leader, the other a US mayor. Guess which was invited to the White House" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/12/one-is-a-former-al-qaeda-leader-the-other-a-us-mayor-guess-which-was-invited-to-the-white-house-269490/" aria-label="Read more about One is a former al-Qaeda leader, the other a US mayor. Guess which was invited to the White House">Read more</a>
Source: Radio New Zealand The entrance to the Body Shop store in Richmond. Supplied Body Shop brand returns to NZ after seven month absence New local franchise opens shop in Richmond, new website Gradual growth expected, plans for two more shops Ethical beauty brand The Body Shop has returned to this country with a new ... <a title="Body Shop franchise returns to New Zealand with store in Richmond, near Nelson" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/12/body-shop-franchise-returns-to-new-zealand-with-store-in-richmond-near-nelson/" aria-label="Read more about Body Shop franchise returns to New Zealand with store in Richmond, near Nelson">Read more</a>

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Towfiqu barbhuiya/Pexels The average Australian drinks almost 60 litres of soft drink a year. Many people see diet soft drinks as a “healthier” choice than regular ones, and when it comes to sugar, that’s true. ... <a title="Should I kick my diet soft-drink habit? Where do I start?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/12/should-i-kick-my-diet-soft-drink-habit-where-do-i-start-268645/" aria-label="Read more about Should I kick my diet soft-drink habit? Where do I start?">Read more</a>

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexa Scarlata, Lecturer, Digital Communication, RMIT University SBS/NITV The bright blue skies of Fremantle are a delightfully incongruous setting for NITV and SBS’s new crime drama, Reckless. Not only is this a part of Australia we rarely get to see on our screens, but the local pubs ... <a title="Dodgy characters, dangerous twists: Reckless is the new crime series putting Freo on the map" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/12/dodgy-characters-dangerous-twists-reckless-is-the-new-crime-series-putting-freo-on-the-map-268769/" aria-label="Read more about Dodgy characters, dangerous twists: Reckless is the new crime series putting Freo on the map">Read more</a>
Source: Radio New Zealand Mike King is stepping down as chief executive of the mental health charity I Am Hope Foundation but says he will continue to play a key role in the organisation in a new capacity. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The outspoken founder of a mental health charity is stepping down from chief ... <a title="Mike King steps down as chief executive of mental health charity I Am Hope Foundation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/12/mike-king-steps-down-as-chief-executive-of-mental-health-charity-i-am-hope-foundation/" aria-label="Read more about Mike King steps down as chief executive of mental health charity I Am Hope Foundation">Read more</a>
Source: Radio New Zealand Parliament is set to urgently debate a damning report into police handling of complaints against disgraced former top cop Jevon McSkimming. A damning report by the Independent Police Conduct Authority found serious misconduct at the highest levels of police over how they handled accusations of sexual offending by former Deputy Commissioner ... <a title="Watch live: Urgent Parliament debate into damning report in police handling of McSkimming saga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/12/watch-live-urgent-parliament-debate-into-damning-report-in-police-handling-of-mcskimming-saga/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Urgent Parliament debate into damning report in police handling of McSkimming saga">Read more</a>