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February 11, 2026
By Pip Hinman in Gadigal Country/Sydney NSW Premier Chris Minns is sounding even more defensive after videos of NSW police violence towards peaceful protesters in Australia went viral — including attacks on Muslims praying in Sydney’s Town Hall Square after the rally on Monday. His “primary concern”, he told ABC TV, was to prevent the ... <a title="NSW Premier Minns’ police attack Muslims in prayer, peaceful Gaza protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/nsw-premier-minns-police-attack-muslims-in-prayer-peaceful-gaza-protesters/" aria-label="Read more about NSW Premier Minns’ police attack Muslims in prayer, peaceful Gaza protesters">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A dead possum in the Roxburgh reservoir has triggered a boil water notice for the area. The Central Otago District Council (CODC) said the possum was found during an unrelated inspection on Wednesday, and it’s not known how long it’s been in the water. It has since ... <a title="Dead possum found in Roxburgh reservoir triggers boil water notice for area" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/dead-possum-found-in-roxburgh-reservoir-triggers-boil-water-notice-for-area/" aria-label="Read more about Dead possum found in Roxburgh reservoir triggers boil water notice for area">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
RNZ Pacific The United States has designated two high-profile public office holders from Palau and the Marshall Islands for “significant corruption”, the US Department of State says. Palau’s Senate president Hokkons Baules has been designated “for his involvement in significant corruption on behalf of China-based actors,” while the former mayor of the Kili/Bikini/Ejit community in ... <a title="US designates two Micronesian leaders over corruption allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/us-designates-two-micronesian-leaders-over-corruption-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about US designates two Micronesian leaders over corruption allegations">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A child is in hospital after being hit by a bus while bike riding in Auckland. Emergency services were called to the crash on Te Atatu Road around 6.30pm on Wednesday. Police said officers responded to reports of a vehicle versus a cyclist on Te Atatu Peninsula, ... <a title="Child hospitalised after being hit by bus while riding a bike in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/child-hospitalised-after-being-hit-by-bus-while-riding-a-bike-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Child hospitalised after being hit by bus while riding a bike in Auckland">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A new satellite map has revealed the scale of devastation across the East Cape following a January storm. Supplied / Dragonfly Data Science Recent severe storms have triggered more than 11,000 slips on the East Cape, according to satellite imagery. Heavy rainfall caused widespread damage and flooding in parts of the ... <a title="New satellite imagery shows recent storms triggered more than 11,000 slips on East Cape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/new-satellite-imagery-shows-recent-storms-triggered-more-than-11000-slips-on-east-cape/" aria-label="Read more about New satellite imagery shows recent storms triggered more than 11,000 slips on East Cape">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairoa mayor Craig Little believes the people in the car were all from the same family. Nick Monro A deadly crash involving a car and a school bus has devastated the town of Wairoa, says the local mayor. The crash – at about 3pm on Tuesday – closed the intersection of ... <a title="‘Everyone is grieving’ – fatal Wairoa crash devastates community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/everyone-is-grieving-fatal-wairoa-crash-devastates-community/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Everyone is grieving’ – fatal Wairoa crash devastates community">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Maitai Bay, on the Karikari Peninsula, is a popular Far North holiday spot. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Life is returning to a Far North bay once compared to an underwater desert, eight years after local hapū declared a fishing ban that makes up for its lack of legal clout with ... <a title="Sea life returns to Maitai Bay, eight years after local hapū declares unofficial fishing ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/sea-life-returns-to-maitai-bay-eight-years-after-local-hapu-declares-unofficial-fishing-ban/" aria-label="Read more about Sea life returns to Maitai Bay, eight years after local hapū declares unofficial fishing ban">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Joyce Banks, Lecturer in Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast Brig Bee/A Slightly Isolated Dog Master clown and French theatre guru Philippe Gaulier has passed away aged 82, but his influence will live on around the world – particularly in Aotearoa New Zealand. The performance ... <a title="‘New Zealanders are inventive by necessity’: how the master clown Philippe Gaulier shaped NZ theatre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/new-zealanders-are-inventive-by-necessity-how-the-master-clown-philippe-gaulier-shaped-nz-theatre-275664/" aria-label="Read more about ‘New Zealanders are inventive by necessity’: how the master clown Philippe Gaulier shaped NZ theatre">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the treatment areas in Nelson Hospital’s upgraded emergency department. Samantha Gee / RNZ The Office of the Auditor-General has found no issue with the wait list numbers for first specialist appointments at Nelson Hospital. It comes after two unions raised concerns about placeholder clinics being booked for patients, who ... <a title="Audit finds no evidence of some wait lists being misrepresented at Nelson Hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/audit-finds-no-evidence-of-some-wait-lists-being-misrepresented-at-nelson-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Audit finds no evidence of some wait lists being misrepresented at Nelson Hospital">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Warwick Jordan outside the new shop at 4 Glenside Crescent. RNZ / Evie Richardson A much-loved and long-running Auckland secondhand bookshop will live to write another chapter, having saved itself from closure. Hard to Find Books was struggling to find a new location for its hundreds of thousands of titles after ... <a title="Auckland secondhand bookshop owner saves store from closure finding new location" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/auckland-secondhand-bookshop-owner-saves-store-from-closure-finding-new-location/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland secondhand bookshop owner saves store from closure finding new location">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
OPEN LETTER: By James Ricketson Dear Premier Chris Minns I was arrested outside the Sydney Town Hall on Monday evening charged with assaulting a police officer. During my violent arrest I sustained several bloody injuries. I can barely walk today and my right kidney hurts very badly as a result of its being punched. Or ... <a title="Sydney police brutality over Herzog – an open letter to Premier Minns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/sydney-police-brutality-over-herzog-an-open-letter-to-premier-minns/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney police brutality over Herzog – an open letter to Premier Minns">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Malachi Subecz was subjected to months of horrific abuse. Supplied Children’s Minister Karen Chhour is yet to front questions on a scathing coroner’s report into the death of Malachi Subecz. Coroner Janet Anderson report found everything possible went wrong for the 5-year-old in the last six months of his life. Senior ... <a title="Children’s Minister too busy to front on Malachi Subecz report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/childrens-minister-too-busy-to-front-on-malachi-subecz-report/" aria-label="Read more about Children’s Minister too busy to front on Malachi Subecz report">Read more</a>
