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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand A push to convert Kelston Boys’ High School in Auckland into a charter school was against the wishes of the school and its board. SUPPLIED/GOOGLE MAPS The board of the school at the centre of an unwanted outside bid to turn it into a charter school says it hopes the same ... <a title="Kelston Boys’ board hopes no other school will face unwanted charter bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/kelston-boys-board-hopes-no-other-school-will-face-unwanted-charter-bid/" aria-label="Read more about Kelston Boys’ board hopes no other school will face unwanted charter bid">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand An AI scribe tool is being rolled out across the country’s emergency departments. 123RF An AI scribe tool is being rolled out across the country’s emergency departments following trials in Hawke’s Bay and Whanganui. However, while some clinicians were heralding the Heidi AI Scribe technology as “the way of the future”, ... <a title="AI scribe tool rolled out to emergency departments, promises to slash clinicians’ admin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/ai-scribe-tool-rolled-out-to-emergency-departments-promises-to-slash-clinicians-admin/" aria-label="Read more about AI scribe tool rolled out to emergency departments, promises to slash clinicians’ admin">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The recalled sand products. Supplied The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is widening its net to test products similar to play sand currently being recalled. Quartz-based sand from Education Colours, Creatistics and Anko have been found to be contaminated with tremolite, a naturally occurring type of asbestos. About 40 ... <a title="Authorities test other sand products for asbestos after three brands recalled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/authorities-test-other-sand-products-for-asbestos-after-three-brands-recalled/" aria-label="Read more about Authorities test other sand products for asbestos after three brands recalled">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Firearms Safety Authority was established following the Christchurch mosque attacks in 2019. 123rf.com A comprehensive review of Te Tari Pūreke Firearms Safety Authority found risks for the authority and police in relation to financial oversight and conflict-of-interest management across police. RNZ earlier revealed a “health check” of the police agency ... <a title="Firearms Safety Authority review finds conflict of interest risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/firearms-safety-authority-review-finds-conflict-of-interest-risks/" aria-label="Read more about Firearms Safety Authority review finds conflict of interest risks">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Pike River families say their meeting with the Workplace Safety Minister was “a complete waste of time”. Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse sat down with Workplace Safety Minister Brooke van Velden at Parliament on the 15th anniversary of the Pike River disaster. ... <a title="Meeting with govt ‘complete waste of time’, Pike River families say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/meeting-with-govt-complete-waste-of-time-pike-river-families-say/" aria-label="Read more about Meeting with govt ‘complete waste of time’, Pike River families say">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Māori business leaders are feeling upbeat about their performance. RNZ Māori business leaders are feeling upbeat about performance, driven by a stronger primary sector. The latest edition of accounting firm BDO’s Pūrongo Pakihi Māori, the Māori Business Sector Report, showed nearly two thirds of Māori business leaders were positive about current ... <a title="Māori business leaders feeling upbeat about performance after primary sector strengthens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/maori-business-leaders-feeling-upbeat-about-performance-after-primary-sector-strengthens/" aria-label="Read more about Māori business leaders feeling upbeat about performance after primary sector strengthens">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The third quarter ASB Investor Confidence Survey indicates a clear divergence of strategies between investors over 60 and those under 30 years of age. RNZ Investor confidence is improving, with a clear divergence of strategies between investors over 60 and those under 30 years of age. The third quarter ASB Investor ... <a title="The difference in investing strategies between over-60s and under-30s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/the-difference-in-investing-strategies-between-over-60s-and-under-30s/" aria-label="Read more about The difference in investing strategies between over-60s and under-30s">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Former senator Hollie Hughes has gone on a verbal rampage to defend Opposition leader Sussan Ley, accusing “the boys” who want her job of using prominent female colleagues in their efforts to undermine her. Hughes this week resigned from the ... <a title="View from The Hill: Former Liberal senator accuses ‘the boys’ of using women to undermine Sussan Ley" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/view-from-the-hill-former-liberal-senator-accuses-the-boys-of-using-women-to-undermine-sussan-ley-269913/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Former Liberal senator accuses ‘the boys’ of using women to undermine Sussan Ley">Read more</a>
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November 20, 2025
The UN Security Council passed a regime change resolution against Gaza on Monday, effectively issuing a mandate for an invasion force to enter the besieged coastal enclave and install a US-led ruling authority by force. ANALYSIS: By Robert Inlakesh Passing with 13 votes in favour and none in defiance, the new UN Security Council (UNSC) ... <a title="A shameful mandate for force: What the UNSC’s Gaza resolution means in practice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/20/a-shameful-mandate-for-force-what-the-unscs-gaza-resolution-means-in-practice/" aria-label="Read more about A shameful mandate for force: What the UNSC’s Gaza resolution means in practice">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Regional student journalists at the University of the South Pacific have condemned the Samoan Prime Minister’s ban on the Samoa Observer newspaper, branding it as a “deliberate and systemic attempt to restrict public scrutiny”. The Journalism Students’ Association (JSA) at USP said in a statement today it was “deeplyconcerned” about Samoan Prime ... <a title="Regional Pacific student journalists condemn Samoa PM’s ban as ‘deeply troubling’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/regional-pacific-student-journalists-condemn-samoa-pms-ban-as-deeply-troubling/" aria-label="Read more about Regional Pacific student journalists condemn Samoa PM’s ban as ‘deeply troubling’">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rosemary Sheehan, Professor of Social Work, Monash University The Victorian government has announced it will send social workers to 20 of the state’s schools to try to reduce violent youth crime. It will spend A$5.6 million on “targeted” schools next year. The aim is to “intervene early ... <a title="Will social workers in schools stop young people committing violent crimes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/will-social-workers-in-schools-stop-young-people-committing-violent-crimes-270158/" aria-label="Read more about Will social workers in schools stop young people committing violent crimes?">Read more</a>
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November 19, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Alexander Robertson Members of the public are being urged to avoid part of St Aubyn Street in New Plymouth this evening as police descend on the area. Hato Hone St John were called just before 7pm, and sent one ambulance and a rapid response vehicle. Police said ... <a title="Central New Plymouth street closed by police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/11/19/central-new-plymouth-street-closed-by-police/" aria-label="Read more about Central New Plymouth street closed by police">Read more</a>
