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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Over two thousand new homes are planned in a new neighbourhood, named Te Awa Lakes. Supplied/Hamilton City Council Growth in Hamilton is leading the council to consider lowering the speed limit on part of a major city road. Up to 2,500 new homes are planned for the northern end of the ... <a title="Hamilton’s growth may lead to lower speed limits on part of Te Rapa Road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/hamiltons-growth-may-lead-to-lower-speed-limits-on-part-of-te-rapa-road/" aria-label="Read more about Hamilton’s growth may lead to lower speed limits on part of Te Rapa Road">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dom Thomas The Otago Regional Council is aiming to deliver an overall zero percent rates rise in the upcoming financial year. The council has been preparing a draft annual plan which will be put up for adoption in April. The Long Term Plan forecasted a close to nine percent increase for ... <a title="Otago Regional Council aims for zero percent rates rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/otago-regional-council-aims-for-zero-percent-rates-rise/" aria-label="Read more about Otago Regional Council aims for zero percent rates rise">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Child poverty activists say families are having to make impossible decisions and go without life’s essentials following the release of new Stats New Zealand data. The statistics agency said one in seven kids are living in material hardship, according to research conducted between July 2024 and June last year. Child ... <a title="Families making impossible decision amid child poverty crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/families-making-impossible-decision-amid-child-poverty-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Families making impossible decision amid child poverty crisis">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Theobald, Research Fellow, University of Oxford; University of Notre Dame Australia As Iranian and US diplomats meet in Geneva for crucial negotiations to avoid a potential war, opposition groups in exile are sniffing an opportunity. The Islamic Republic faces its greatest political crisis since its inception. ... <a title="Iran’s exiled crown prince is touting himself as a future leader. Is this what’s best for the country?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/irans-exiled-crown-prince-is-touting-himself-as-a-future-leader-is-this-whats-best-for-the-country-276629/" aria-label="Read more about Iran’s exiled crown prince is touting himself as a future leader. Is this what’s best for the country?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gofton, Senior Research Scientist, Health and Biosecurity, CSIRO An Australian teenager who died after eating beef sausages on a camping trip has been confirmed as the nation’s first death from a tick-induced meat allergy. New South Wales Deputy State Coroner Carmel Forbes today ruled Jeremy Webb ... <a title="How can a tick bite cause a deadly meat allergy? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/how-can-a-tick-bite-cause-a-deadly-meat-allergy-an-expert-explains-276955/" aria-label="Read more about How can a tick bite cause a deadly meat allergy? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific senior journalist A number of remand prisoners at Papua New Guinea’s Bomana Prison have been injured in a confrontation with Correctional Services officers. Port Moresby General Hospital has confirmed to local media that nine inmates were rushed to hospital, and that two are in a critical condition. Sources at the ... <a title="Inmates in critical condition after alleged attack by PNG corrections officers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/inmates-in-critical-condition-after-alleged-attack-by-png-corrections-officers/" aria-label="Read more about Inmates in critical condition after alleged attack by PNG corrections officers">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
By Christine Rovoi of PMN News The arrest and charging of British-Fijian publisher Charlie Charters has pushed Fiji’s anti-corruption watchdog into fresh controversy. Charters’ arrest by police last weekend has raised sharp questions about whistleblowers, due process, and political pressure in the Pacific island nation. The 57-year-old appeared in the Suva Magistrates’ Court on Monday ... <a title="Fiji critic’s whistleblower case escalates anti-corruption crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/fiji-critics-whistleblower-case-escalates-anti-corruption-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji critic’s whistleblower case escalates anti-corruption crisis">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Treaty Negotiations Minister Paul Goldsmith said the settlement included an agreed historical account and redress for historical breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi. RNZ / Mark Papalii Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana and the Crown have signed a Deed of Settlement for historical claims dating back to 1866. Representatives from the Crown, ... <a title="Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana and Crown sign Deed of Settlement for historical claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/ngati-ruapani-mai-waikaremoana-and-crown-sign-deed-of-settlement-for-historical-claims/" aria-label="Read more about Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana and Crown sign Deed of Settlement for historical claims">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dave van Zwanenberg, left, and Craig Stevens. Supplied The wives of two firefighters killed in a landslide during Cyclone Gabrielle have recounted the moment they learned their husbands had died. Volunteer firefighters Dave van Zwanenberg and Craig Stevens were buried while responding to slips on Muriwai’s Motutara Road on 13 February ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle inquest: Wives of volunteer firefighters proud of their work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/cyclone-gabrielle-inquest-wives-of-volunteer-firefighters-proud-of-their-work/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle inquest: Wives of volunteer firefighters proud of their work">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied There are serious injuries after an accident between two cars and bus in Auckland. It happened on Jervois Road in Ponsonby just before 4pm St John treated four people at the scene after sending three ambulances and two rapid response vehicles. Two have been taken to Auckland City Hospital in ... <a title="Two seriously injured after bus, cars crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/two-seriously-injured-after-bus-cars-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Two seriously injured after bus, cars crash">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Another bank has adjusted down its long-term rates, but borrowers deciding whether to take a longer term will need to weigh up a few factors. BNZ said it was reducing its three-year rate by 10 basis points to 4.99 percent, its four-year rate by 36 basis points ... <a title="Another bank cuts rates, but should you take them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/another-bank-cuts-rates-but-should-you-take-them/" aria-label="Read more about Another bank cuts rates, but should you take them?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied There are serious injuries after an accident between a car and bus in Auckland. It happened on Jervois Road in Ponsonby just before 4pm St John treated four people at the scene. Two have been taken to Auckland City Hospital in serious conditions, while another is in a moderate condition. ... <a title="Two seriously injured after bus, car crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/two-seriously-injured-after-bus-car-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Two seriously injured after bus, car crash">Read more</a>
