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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Candidates contesting a local body election in Papatoetoe want ethnicity left out of the race as they vie for one of the four seats that are up for grabs. A Manukau District Court judge in December voided the outcome of the 2025 vote for the Papatoetoe subdivision that forms part of ... <a title="Auckland local body election rivals unite against racism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/auckland-local-body-election-rivals-unite-against-racism/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland local body election rivals unite against racism">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Spark said it will be proactively blocking mobile phones unable to make emergency 111 calls once its 3G network shuts down on 31 March. 123RF Spark says it will be blocking phones unable to call emergency services on 111 after its 3G shutdown. All three main mobile operators – Spark, 2degrees ... <a title="3G shutdown: Spark to block phones unable to call emergency 111" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/3g-shutdown-spark-to-block-phones-unable-to-call-emergency-111/" aria-label="Read more about 3G shutdown: Spark to block phones unable to call emergency 111">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand “It was a normal day up until it wasn’t,” Whakaari White Island guide and survivor Kelsey Waghorn says. Waghorn, then 26, wasn’t even rostered on to work on 9 December 2019 when the volcano erupted killing 22 people and injuring 25 others. She had been called up to work that morning. ... <a title="Whakaari White Island survivor Kelsey Waghorn’s long road to recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/whakaari-white-island-survivor-kelsey-waghorns-long-road-to-recovery/" aria-label="Read more about Whakaari White Island survivor Kelsey Waghorn’s long road to recovery">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Across Aotearoa, the iftar table (the meal that marks the breaking of the fast) at mosques, markets and homes can be a vibrant spread of flavours cherished across the Middle East, Asia and beyond. From comforting savoury bites to rose-flavoured sweets, these dishes reflect generations of culinary tradition. Though many of ... <a title="Ramadan recipes to indulge in after sunset" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/ramadan-recipes-to-indulge-in-after-sunset/" aria-label="Read more about Ramadan recipes to indulge in after sunset">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kael Leona at an earlier appearance. RNZ / Lucy Xia A man has admitted to murdering a woman on an Auckland bus two years ago. Bernice Louise Marychurch was killed in October 2024 while on the Number 74 bus in Onehunga. There were nine other passengers onboard. The man charged with ... <a title="Man admits murder of Bernice Marychurch on Auckland bus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/man-admits-murder-of-bernice-marychurch-on-auckland-bus/" aria-label="Read more about Man admits murder of Bernice Marychurch on Auckland bus">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Barbosa Neves, Senior Horizon Fellow, AI and Ageing, University of Sydney Australia’s Royal Commission into Aged Care found a broken system. Now, technology companies are promising artificial intelligence (AI) will fix everything, from staff shortages to older people’s loneliness. This is known as agetech, an industry ... <a title="AI companies promise to ‘fix’ aged care, but they’re selling a false narrative" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/ai-companies-promise-to-fix-aged-care-but-theyre-selling-a-false-narrative-275822/" aria-label="Read more about AI companies promise to ‘fix’ aged care, but they’re selling a false narrative">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson has explained he left the British Film and Television Awards (Baftas) ceremony early on Monday night, aware his outbursts were causing distress. Davidson was attending the ceremony to support the film I Swear, which tells the story of his life living with the syndrome. Tourette’s can ... <a title="What people with tourette’s want you to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/what-people-with-tourettes-want-you-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about What people with tourette’s want you to know">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nathan Boulter NZPA / David Rowland A man who stalked then murdered a woman in her Christchurch home has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Nathan Boulter was sentenced in the High Court at Christchurch this afternoon by Justice Owen Paulsen after pleading guilty to murdering Chantal McDonald in July last year. ... <a title="Murder of Chantal McDonald: Nathan Boulter jailed for at least 17 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/murder-of-chantal-mcdonald-nathan-boulter-jailed-for-at-least-17-years/" aria-label="Read more about Murder of Chantal McDonald: Nathan Boulter jailed for at least 17 years">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025. AFP / Brendan Smialowski New Zealand exporters are relatively better off after the latest tariff move from the United States. NZ Post wrote to exporters on Wednesday morning, explaining how the ... <a title="What do Trump’s latest tariffs mean for New Zealanders?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/what-do-trumps-latest-tariffs-mean-for-new-zealanders/" aria-label="Read more about What do Trump’s latest tariffs mean for New Zealanders?">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellingtonians can now swim at southern beaches after the sewage leak – but at their own risk. The city’s southern coast has been off limits since the Moa Point treatment plant failed catastrophically on 4 February, sending about 70 million litres of untreated sewage to the sea daily. The no-go zones ... <a title="Wellingtonians can swim in beaches at own risk after Moa Point sewage spill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/wellingtonians-can-swim-in-beaches-at-own-risk-after-moa-point-sewage-spill/" aria-label="Read more about Wellingtonians can swim in beaches at own risk after Moa Point sewage spill">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nick Monro The government is proposing to make it legal to ride e-scooters in cycle lanes. It is part of its work to “fix the basics” in the New Zealand transport system, with consultation opening today on two packages for rule changes. Transport Minister Chris Bishop said transport rules ... <a title="Should e-scooters should be allowed in cycle lanes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/should-e-scooters-should-be-allowed-in-cycle-lanes/" aria-label="Read more about Should e-scooters should be allowed in cycle lanes?">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Simon Rogers The High Court trial of two men charged over the wrongful 1980s conviction of Alan Hall has been further delayed. It had been due to start in Auckland on Monday but one of the defendants was too unwell to attend. At another hearing on Wednesday, the four-week ... <a title="Further delay in trial over Alan Hall’s wrongful conviction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/further-delay-in-trial-over-alan-halls-wrongful-conviction/" aria-label="Read more about Further delay in trial over Alan Hall’s wrongful conviction">Read more</a>
