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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Baka, Honorary Professor, School of Kinesiology, Western University, London, Canada; Adjunct Fellow, Olympic Scholar and Co-Director of the Olympic and Paralympic Research Centre, Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University Italian skier Bruno Burrini at the 1956 Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina. Getty Images The ... <a title="Italy hosted the Winter Olympics 70 years ago. What was it like, and what’s changed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/italy-hosted-the-winter-olympics-70-years-ago-what-was-it-like-and-whats-changed-271838/" aria-label="Read more about Italy hosted the Winter Olympics 70 years ago. What was it like, and what’s changed?">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Loughman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne Alfonso Scarpa/Unsplash “Butterflies in the stomach” is that fluttery, nervous feeling you might have before a job interview, giving a speech or at the start of a romance. It’s a cute description for one part of the ... <a title="Why do I get ‘butterflies in my stomach’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/why-do-i-get-butterflies-in-my-stomach-269489/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I get ‘butterflies in my stomach’?">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Judge Ema Aitken is before a Judicial Conduct Panel accused of disrupting the event at Auckland’s Northern Club. RNZ Composite A gudge accused of disrupting an NZ First event must have known who she was yelling at, a party members says. Judge Ema Aitken is before a Judicial Conduct Panel accused ... <a title="Judge Ema Aitken must have known who she was yelling at, NZ First MP Casey Costello says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/judge-ema-aitken-must-have-known-who-she-was-yelling-at-nz-first-mp-casey-costello-says/" aria-label="Read more about Judge Ema Aitken must have known who she was yelling at, NZ First MP Casey Costello says">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fifty-one people were killed in two attacks on mosques in Christchurch in 2019. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Lawyers acting for the terrorist who massacred 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques say their client suffered a “complete destruction of his identity” because of his prison conditions, leading to an irrational decision to ... <a title="Christchurch terrorist suffered ‘complete destruction of his identity’ in prison, his lawyers say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/christchurch-terrorist-suffered-complete-destruction-of-his-identity-in-prison-his-lawyers-say/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch terrorist suffered ‘complete destruction of his identity’ in prison, his lawyers say">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The case was taken to the High Court but had been referred to independent arbitration. (File photo) RNZ / Dan Cook A High Court Judge has won the right to have a dispute over a family bach heard in private, rather than open court. In 2022, Justice Anne Hinton sold her ... <a title="High Court Judge wins right to have family batch dispute in private court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/high-court-judge-wins-right-to-have-family-batch-dispute-in-private-court/" aria-label="Read more about High Court Judge wins right to have family batch dispute in private court">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s mayor Andrew Little. RNZ / Mark Papalii Wellington’s mayor is promising to reduce the city’s commercial rates burden, but admits he doesn’t yet have the council’s backing to do so. Andrew Little told a Wellington Chamber of Commerce breakfast event that the current commercial rates differential meant that businesses paid ... <a title="Wellington mayor Andrew Little promises to cut commercial rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/wellington-mayor-andrew-little-promises-to-cut-commercial-rates/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington mayor Andrew Little promises to cut commercial rates">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Maire Martin, Wayde Egan, Leka Halasima, Luke Metcalf and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad prepare in different ways for their 2026 NRL season. Photosport/RNZ NRL Pre-season: NZ Warriors v Manly Sea Eagles Kickoff: 3.40pm Saturday, 14 February McLean Park, Napier Live blog updates on RNZ Analysis: Take a deep breath and soak in ... <a title="NZ Warriors kick off NRL campaign with pre-season trial against Manly Sea Eagles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/nz-warriors-kick-off-nrl-campaign-with-pre-season-trial-against-manly-sea-eagles/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warriors kick off NRL campaign with pre-season trial against Manly Sea Eagles">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s mayor Andrew Little. RNZ / Mark Papalii Wellington’s mayor is promising to reduce the city’s commercial rates burden, but admits he doesn’t yet have the council’s backing to do so. Andrew Little told a Wellington Chamber of Commerce breakfast event that the current commercial rates differential meant that businesses paid ... <a title="Wellington’s mayor Andrew Little promises to reduce commercial rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/wellingtons-mayor-andrew-little-promises-to-reduce-commercial-rates/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington’s mayor Andrew Little promises to reduce commercial rates">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters at a house fire on Balmain Road in Chatswood. RNZ/Paris Ibell One person has escaped a house fire in North Auckland this afternoon. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) crews are extinguishing a fire at a two-storey house on Balmain Road in Chatswood. A FENZ spokesperson said they were called to the ... <a title="Person escapes house fire in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/person-escapes-house-fire-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Person escapes house fire in Auckland">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Actor James Van Der Beek, best known for his role in popular 90s TV show Dawson’s Creek, has died. “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning. He met his final days with courage, faith, and grace,” read a statement shared to Van Der Beek’s official Instagram page ... <a title="Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek dies aged 48" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/dawsons-creek-star-james-van-der-beek-dies-aged-48/" aria-label="Read more about Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek dies aged 48">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mārama, the debut feature from Taratoa Stappard, opens in cinemas across Aotearoa today. It is a bold and chilling Māori gothic horror that interrogates and commits revenge upon the Māoriland era of our history, when Māori culture and our people were collected and traded as romantic curios from a far-flung island ... <a title="I was not prepared for how how deeply disturbing this film was" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/i-was-not-prepared-for-how-how-deeply-disturbing-this-film-was/" aria-label="Read more about I was not prepared for how how deeply disturbing this film was">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Samoa Customs and police found the 43-year-old man in possession of six bottles containing marijuana and other drug paraphernalia. 12 February 2026 Samoa Government A 43-year-old Samoan national holding a New Zealand passport has been detained in Apia after allegedly being found with 90 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, local ... <a title="Samoa authorities detain NZ passport holder following marijuana seizure at airport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/samoa-authorities-detain-nz-passport-holder-following-marijuana-seizure-at-airport/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa authorities detain NZ passport holder following marijuana seizure at airport">Read more</a>
