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February 26, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French Senators have endorsed a Constitutional amendment text regarding New Caledonia’s future political status. Two-hundred and fifteen senators (mostly an alliance between right and centre-right parties) voted in favour, and 41 voted against. The four-hour sitting was marked by a lengthy address by French Prime Minister ... <a title="French Senate vote endorses New Caledonia’s future status" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/french-senate-vote-endorses-new-caledonias-future-status/" aria-label="Read more about French Senate vote endorses New Caledonia’s future status">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr on her way to a century during the White Ferns vs Zimbabwe Women T20 match. PhotoSport / DJ Mills The White Ferns have defeated Zimbabwe in their Twenty20 International series-opener in Hamilton. The White Ferns posed an imposing score of 202/1, with captain Amelia Kerr top scoring ... <a title="Cricket: White Ferns cruise to victory over Zimbabwe in first T20" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/cricket-white-ferns-cruise-to-victory-over-zimbabwe-in-first-t20/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: White Ferns cruise to victory over Zimbabwe in first T20">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dunedin police say they shot at a man as he drove his vehicle towards officers and their patrol car while trying to avoid arrest. Police were looking for the man in relation to a series of offences in the Otago coastal area over recent days. Officers involved in an operation to ... <a title="Police in Dunedin fired shot at man as he drove towards them while trying to avoid arrest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/police-in-dunedin-fired-shot-at-man-as-he-drove-towards-them-while-trying-to-avoid-arrest/" aria-label="Read more about Police in Dunedin fired shot at man as he drove towards them while trying to avoid arrest">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Oriental fruit fly on a piece of fruit. Supplied / Biosecurity NZ A biosecurity operation is under way in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe following the discovery of a single male Oriental fruit fly in a surveillance trap. Biosecurity New Zealand commissioner North Mike Inglis said the fruit fly was ... <a title="Single male Oriental fruit fly discovered in Papatoetoe in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/single-male-oriental-fruit-fly-discovered-in-papatoetoe-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Single male Oriental fruit fly discovered in Papatoetoe in Auckland">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Haiqing Yu, Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University Yesterday’s evacuation of the prime minister from the Lodge has been linked to the Chinese dance troupe Shen Yun. In a bomb threat emailed to the group, the sender said explosives would be detonated if Australian performances ... <a title="What is Shen Yun, the Chinese dance troupe connected to the bomb threat at the Lodge?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/what-is-shen-yun-the-chinese-dance-troupe-connected-to-the-bomb-threat-at-the-lodge-276870/" aria-label="Read more about What is Shen Yun, the Chinese dance troupe connected to the bomb threat at the Lodge?">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Assistant Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs minister Julian Hill has warned Australia needs to strengthen the “bridging social capital” that holds our diverse society together, or risk further fragmentation. In a speech on Wednesday to the McKell Institute canvassing the challenges ... <a title="Modern multicultural Australia must strengthen the ties that bind our diverse groups: Julian Hill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/modern-multicultural-australia-must-strengthen-the-ties-that-bind-our-diverse-groups-julian-hill-276635/" aria-label="Read more about Modern multicultural Australia must strengthen the ties that bind our diverse groups: Julian Hill">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency says a large grass fire in Central Otago has now been contained. FENZ was called to a large grass fire that was threatening structures in the Springvale area near Clyde before 3.30pm. About 18 fire crews responded along with four helicopters and at least eight properties were evacuated. ... <a title="Homes evacuated in Central Otago after fire threatens properties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/homes-evacuated-in-central-otago-after-fire-threatens-properties/" aria-label="Read more about Homes evacuated in Central Otago after fire threatens properties">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Southland Regional Council report said in some places the nitrate concentrations in groundwater exceeded the New Zealand drinking water standard of 11.3 mg/L. 123RF A report has exposed increasing nitrate contamination in Southland’s groundwater, sparking a call from Greenpeace for a nitrate emergency to be declared in the region. The ... <a title="New report exposes potential nitrate pollution in Southland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/new-report-exposes-potential-nitrate-pollution-in-southland/" aria-label="Read more about New report exposes potential nitrate pollution in Southland">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch Hospital resourced bed occupancy reached 99 percent at one point on Wednesday. RNZ / Nate McKinnon The Nurses’ Organisation says Christchurch Hospital is reaching capacity, with some elective surgeries cancelled on Wednesday. Allister Dietschin, a healthcare assistant and Nurses’ Organisation delegate, said the hospital was “heaving” and it had been ... <a title="Christchurch Hospital reaching capacity, Nurses’ Organisation says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/christchurch-hospital-reaching-capacity-nurses-organisation-says/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch Hospital reaching capacity, Nurses’ Organisation says">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Victorians faces a state election late this year, with the Labor government pitching for a fourth term. A key issue will be the government’s failure to deal with thuggery and corruption in the building industry, centred on the Construction, Forestry ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Geoffrey Watson calls for a royal commission on the CFMEU scandal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/politics-with-michelle-grattan-geoffrey-watson-calls-for-a-royal-commission-on-the-cfmeu-scandal-276861/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Geoffrey Watson calls for a royal commission on the CFMEU scandal">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vivienne Milligan, Honorary Professor of Housing Policy and Practice, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Finding and affording adequate housing is a challenge many Australians face, but few more so than First Nations people. New national research shows unmet housing need among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... <a title="More than 45,000 Indigenous households lack adequate housing. Here’s what must change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/more-than-45-000-indigenous-households-lack-adequate-housing-heres-what-must-change-276626/" aria-label="Read more about More than 45,000 Indigenous households lack adequate housing. Here’s what must change">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brooke Halliday. AFP Follow every ball below: The White Ferns host Zimbabwe in their Twenty20 International series-opener in Hamilton on Wednesday. New Zealand will play the tourists in three T20 matches – all in Waikato – before the three-match ODI series gets underway in Dunedin on 5 March. Uncapped duo Nensi ... <a title="Live: White Ferns v Zimbabwe – first Twenty20 International at Hamilton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/live-white-ferns-v-zimbabwe-first-twenty20-international-at-hamilton/" aria-label="Read more about Live: White Ferns v Zimbabwe – first Twenty20 International at Hamilton">Read more</a>
