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February 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A car fire shut down the SH1 Khyber Pass off-ramp in central Auckland, on Sunday 8 February, 2026. RNZ/ Calvin Samuel A car fire has closed the State Highway 1 Khyber Pass off-ramp in central Auckland. Just after 2pm on Sunday an RNZ staff member at the scene said the fire ... <a title="Car fire at Khyber Pass off-ramp jams SH1 in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/08/car-fire-at-khyber-pass-off-ramp-jams-sh1-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Car fire at Khyber Pass off-ramp jams SH1 in Auckland">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Karl Budge, Blues CEO Photosport Fan-centric, fan first – whatever you want to call it, that’s the buzzword around rugby ever since people started rightfully noticing that there were more than a few empty seats at Super Rugby Pacific games. With the season set to start next weekend, new Blues CEO ... <a title="‘Rugby’s not done enough’: New Blues CEO on how to fill stadiums again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/08/rugbys-not-done-enough-new-blues-ceo-on-how-to-fill-stadiums-again/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Rugby’s not done enough’: New Blues CEO on how to fill stadiums again">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brad Arnold, a founder and lead singer of American rock band 3 Doors Down, died on Saturday, nine months after disclosing that he had kidney cancer, the group said. He was 47. Arnold said in a May 2025 social media video that he had been diagnosed with advanced-stage clear cell renal ... <a title="3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold dies after cancer diagnosis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/08/3-doors-down-singer-brad-arnold-dies-after-cancer-diagnosis/" aria-label="Read more about 3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold dies after cancer diagnosis">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Matt Gibb has been on New Zealand TV screens for more than 20 years, debuting on the children’s television show Squirt as a teen and currently guiding city dwellers around beautiful rural homes on the property show Find My Country House NZ. Although the 45-year-old used to struggle with performance anxiety ... <a title="Matt Gibb on why nerves are essential to live TV" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/08/matt-gibb-on-why-nerves-are-essential-to-live-tv/" aria-label="Read more about Matt Gibb on why nerves are essential to live TV">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dane Menzies soards in the Winter Olympics Big Air snowbaord final. KUNIHIKO MIURA/AFP First-time Winter Olympian Dane Menzies has slipped off the podium late to finish sixth in the men’s snowboard Big Air final at Milano Cortina 2026. One of three Kiwis in the 12-man final, Menzies, 20, sat third after ... <a title="Winter Olympics live updates: Kiwis Lyon Farrell, Rocco Jamieson, Dane Menzies in Big Air snowboard final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/08/winter-olympics-live-updates-kiwis-lyon-farrell-rocco-jamieson-dane-menzies-in-big-air-snowboard-final/" aria-label="Read more about Winter Olympics live updates: Kiwis Lyon Farrell, Rocco Jamieson, Dane Menzies in Big Air snowboard final">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A woman was shocked to discover that her insurance company had increased the value of her car at renewal. 123RF A woman who was shocked to discover that her insurance company had increased the value of her car at renewal says it is a reminder to people to check what they ... <a title="Driver asks insurer: How can a 24-year-old car increase in value by two-and-a-half times in a year?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/08/driver-asks-insurer-how-can-a-24-year-old-car-increase-in-value-by-two-and-a-half-times-in-a-year/" aria-label="Read more about Driver asks insurer: How can a 24-year-old car increase in value by two-and-a-half times in a year?">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Aedes aegypti mosquitos spreading the dengue virus between people, people in the Cook Islands, including tourists, have been warned to take precautions. Supplied/ US Centers for Disease Control The Cook Islands has reported its first dengue-related death, amid a significant increase in cases, and reminders to tourists to stay safe. The ... <a title="Cook Islands reports first dengue death, amid increase in outbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/08/cook-islands-reports-first-dengue-death-amid-increase-in-outbreak/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands reports first dengue death, amid increase in outbreak">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It happens in slow motion. Your six-year-old daughter is sprinting across the playground at school drop-off time when her toe catches on uneven ground. She goes down hard. The playground goes silent. She freezes and looks up, straight at you. In that split second, she scans your face for data. Should ... <a title="Two common phrases that don’t help when a child is in pain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/08/two-common-phrases-that-dont-help-when-a-child-is-in-pain/" aria-label="Read more about Two common phrases that don’t help when a child is in pain">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ/ Marika Khabazi A person has died at Dairy Flat, north of Auckland, after a motorbike crash. Emergency services were called to Horseshoe Bush Road about 1:30am on Sunday, police said. The bike was the only vehicle involved, and the rider died at the scene, they said. The road ... <a title="One dead in crash north of Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/08/one-dead-in-crash-north-of-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about One dead in crash north of Auckland">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Wellington’s Terrace Tunnel will be closing for work overnight this week – from the night of Sunday 8 February through to the morning of Friday 13 February. The Wellington Transport Alliance regularly closes a tunnel on State Highway 1 for routine maintenance. First up is ... <a title="Wellington SH1 tunnel closures begin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/08/wellington-sh1-tunnel-closures-begin/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington SH1 tunnel closures begin">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dunedin Hospital was one of the hospitals affected. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A big hospital IT crash in the South Island in mid-January was caused by a third-party hardware failure, Health New Zealand says. It had earlier said a similar outage later the same month in Auckland and Northland was due ... <a title="Southern hospital IT outage caused by third-party hardware failure, Health NZ says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/08/southern-hospital-it-outage-caused-by-third-party-hardware-failure-health-nz-says/" aria-label="Read more about Southern hospital IT outage caused by third-party hardware failure, Health NZ says">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Luca Harrington competes in the men’s freeski slopestyle qualification run 1 at Milano Cortina 2026 Livigno Snow Park. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV Two New Zealanders have advanced in freeski slopestyle, qualifying to keep their Winter Olympic dreams alive at Milano Cortina 2026. Ben Barclay – who served as New Zealand’s flagbearer ... <a title="Winter Olympics: Ben Barclay and Luca Harrington qualify for men’s freeski slopestyle final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/08/winter-olympics-ben-barclay-and-luca-harrington-qualify-for-mens-freeski-slopestyle-final/" aria-label="Read more about Winter Olympics: Ben Barclay and Luca Harrington qualify for men’s freeski slopestyle final">Read more</a>
