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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Kurt Capewell begin the final year of their current contracts with the Warriors. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport NZ Warriors veterans Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Kurt Capewell have fended off speculation about their future with the Auckland-based club, as they prepare for the NRL season. The 2026 campaign will begin this weekend ... <a title="NRL; NZ Warriors stars Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Kurt Capewell enter final season of contracts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/nrl-nz-warriors-stars-roger-tuivasa-sheck-kurt-capewell-enter-final-season-of-contracts/" aria-label="Read more about NRL; NZ Warriors stars Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Kurt Capewell enter final season of contracts">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters could be seen on the roof at Taupō-nui-a-Tia College during the fire. LES WILLS / SUPPLIED A firefighter clambered on to the side-roof of a burning building at Taupō’s largest school after the ladder-truck that hoses down fires from height broke down. The fire that gutted a two-storey block of ... <a title="Taupō school fire: Firefighter climbed onto roof of burning building after truck breakdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/taupo-school-fire-firefighter-climbed-onto-roof-of-burning-building-after-truck-breakdown/" aria-label="Read more about Taupō school fire: Firefighter climbed onto roof of burning building after truck breakdown">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The catamaran was stuck on rocks near the heads but swells last week dislodged part of the boat, leaving it broken up on shore. Environment Canterbury A two-week salvage operation has begun to recover the wrecked Black Cat Cruises boat from Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula. More than 40 people were ... <a title="Salvage operation begins to recover wrecked Black Cat tourist boat from Akaroa Harbour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/salvage-operation-begins-to-recover-wrecked-black-cat-tourist-boat-from-akaroa-harbour/" aria-label="Read more about Salvage operation begins to recover wrecked Black Cat tourist boat from Akaroa Harbour">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The hearing is at Devonport Navy Base in Auckland. RNZ A panel of three senior military officers have retired to deliberate on the verdict for a senior navy officer accused of encouraging a junior officer to kiss them on the cheek at a bar during an overseas operation. The senior officer ... <a title="Military panel retires to deliberate on navy official accused of seeking kiss from junior officer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/military-panel-retires-to-deliberate-on-navy-official-accused-of-seeking-kiss-from-junior-officer/" aria-label="Read more about Military panel retires to deliberate on navy official accused of seeking kiss from junior officer">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Neil Gaiman at an event in 2024. Jamie McCarthy / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA All three US lawsuits accusing author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children’s nanny in Auckland four years ago have now been dismissed. Scarlett Pavlovich filed lawsuits against Gaiman and his wife Amanda Palmer in the US ... <a title="Third US lawsuit against author Neil Gaiman dismissed by judge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/third-us-lawsuit-against-author-neil-gaiman-dismissed-by-judge/" aria-label="Read more about Third US lawsuit against author Neil Gaiman dismissed by judge">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The body was recovered from the Waioweka River in Ōpōtiki on Tuesday morning. Police say they recovered a body from the Waioweka River on Tuesday morning after a search for a man who was swept downstream after falling from a boat in the Bay of Plenty town of Ōpōtiki last month. ... <a title="Body recovered from Bay of Plenty river" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/body-recovered-from-bay-of-plenty-river/" aria-label="Read more about Body recovered from Bay of Plenty river">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Five fire trucks and two water tankers are at a blaze in Eskdale. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Multiple fire crews are battling a blaze that’s engulfed a workshop in Eskdale, north of Napier. Emergency services were called to the rural Seafield Road property about 1.20pm. Fire and Emergency says it has five fire ... <a title="Fire crews battle blaze at workshop in Hawke’s Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-workshop-in-hawkes-bay/" aria-label="Read more about Fire crews battle blaze at workshop in Hawke’s Bay">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / St John Two Auckland students are in Starship Hospital after being struck by cars before school on Monday. Police said one intermediate-aged student was hit by a car at about 8.15am while crossing Whangaparāoa Road in Stanmore Bay. In a statement, Whangaparāoa College confirmed one of its students was ... <a title="Two students hit by cars before school on Monday morning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/two-students-hit-by-cars-before-school-on-monday-morning/" aria-label="Read more about Two students hit by cars before school on Monday morning">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on February 10, 2026.
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The change was introduced last year. File photo. Supplied / New Zealand Electrical Inspectors Association A rule change that electrical inspectors say elevates the risk of people being electrocuted is being reviewed. The change – made late last year – lifted a ban on inserting a switch, circuit or fuse into ... <a title="‘Very dangerous’ electrical rule change to be reviewed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/very-dangerous-electrical-rule-change-to-be-reviewed/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Very dangerous’ electrical rule change to be reviewed">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Judge Ema Aitken is accused of disrupting a NZ First function at Auckland’s Northern Club in 2024. RNZ Insight/Dan Cook The defence for a District Court Judge accused of disrupting an NZ First event has told a judicial conduct panel the affair has been blown “out of all proportion”. Judge Ema ... <a title="Judge accused of disrupting NZ First event won’t resign over ‘something she did not do’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/judge-accused-of-disrupting-nz-first-event-wont-resign-over-something-she-did-not-do/" aria-label="Read more about Judge accused of disrupting NZ First event won’t resign over ‘something she did not do’">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images New Zealand is undertaking the most significant rewrite of firearms law in over 40 years. Overall, it’s a welcome step, as the law was messy and times have changed. But that’s not to say the proposed law ... <a title="The 4 big changes to gun laws that would make NZ safer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/the-4-big-changes-to-gun-laws-that-would-make-nz-safer-275085/" aria-label="Read more about The 4 big changes to gun laws that would make NZ safer">Read more</a>
