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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The proposed Heretaunga Water Storage Facility, would be a 27 million cubic metre dam on private land near Whanawhana, in Hastings District. Supplied A massive Hawke’s Bay water storage project is one step closer, with geotechnical work having started as part of a feasibility study. Investigations into the proposed Heretaunga Water ... <a title="Hawke’s Bay water storage project a step closer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/hawkes-bay-water-storage-project-a-step-closer/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s Bay water storage project a step closer">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand PGG Wrightson is a rural services company (file photo). Supplied Rural services company PGG Wrightson (PGW) increased its half-year profit on the back of increased sales to a buoyant agricultural sector and farm exports. Key numbers for the six months ended December compared with a year ago: Net profit $17.3m vs ... <a title="PGG Wrightson increases half-year profit on back of increased sales" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/pgg-wrightson-increases-half-year-profit-on-back-of-increased-sales/" aria-label="Read more about PGG Wrightson increases half-year profit on back of increased sales">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour. RNZ / Mark Papalii Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour says his focus is on New Zealand and issues facing Kiwis – not on joining the chorus to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession. It comes after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote to British ... <a title="David Seymour says Andrew’s removal from line of succession not a priority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/david-seymour-says-andrews-removal-from-line-of-succession-not-a-priority/" aria-label="Read more about David Seymour says Andrew’s removal from line of succession not a priority">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand celebrate qualification for the 2026 Football World Cup. Shane Wenzlick / Phototek.nz Explainer – The 2026 FIFA Football World Cup is taking place in the United States for the first time since 1994, with the country co-hosting the tournament alongside Mexico and Canada. The lead-up to the competition, however, ... <a title="Boycotts and big questions: What you need to know about the 2026 FIFA World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/boycotts-and-big-questions-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-2026-fifa-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about Boycotts and big questions: What you need to know about the 2026 FIFA World Cup">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A child has been seriously injured after being hit by a car in Christchurch. Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Ferry Road in the suburb of Woolston about 8.40am on Tuesday. Police officers are standing guard at an address on the street. A driveway and a Toyota Prius ... <a title="Child seriously hurt after being hit by car in Christchurch driveway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/child-seriously-hurt-after-being-hit-by-car-in-christchurch-driveway/" aria-label="Read more about Child seriously hurt after being hit by car in Christchurch driveway">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngā Tamariki Geothermal Station. Supplied / Mercury Energy Renewable energy generator and retailer Mercury has reported a strong return to profit, reflecting ongoing cost savings as well as investment in renewable energy projects. Mercury chief executive Stew Hamilton said the company had invested 50 percent ($270 million) of the first half ... <a title="Mercury reports strong return to profit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/mercury-reports-strong-return-to-profit/" aria-label="Read more about Mercury reports strong return to profit">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he wants to wait until nearly June to make any commitments following criticism of his State of the Nation speech from his political opponents. On Monday, Hipkins promised a different Labour should they be elected in November, but he was offering up no new policy for ... <a title="Labour’s Chris Hipkins to wait until after Budget 2026 to make commitments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/labours-chris-hipkins-to-wait-until-after-budget-2026-to-make-commitments/" aria-label="Read more about Labour’s Chris Hipkins to wait until after Budget 2026 to make commitments">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Phoenix operations manager Shaun Gill (right) with general manager David Dome. Photosport Former Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano was already on borrowed time before his resignation at the weekend. Italiano quit after Saturday’s 5-0 loss to Auckland FC. The Australian had been with the Phoenix since 2019 and head coach since ... <a title="‘There had been discussions’: Phoenix coach was on borrowed time before quitting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/there-had-been-discussions-phoenix-coach-was-on-borrowed-time-before-quitting/" aria-label="Read more about ‘There had been discussions’: Phoenix coach was on borrowed time before quitting">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noah Eliot Vanderhoeven, PhD Candidate, Political Science, Western University The next major international sporting event, the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup hosted jointly by the United States, Canada and Mexico, is already garnering international scrutiny. There have been numerous calls to boycott it. Calls for a boycott ... <a title="Calls for a boycott of the 2026 FIFA World Cup are growing, but how realistic is one?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/calls-for-a-boycott-of-the-2026-fifa-world-cup-are-growing-but-how-realistic-is-one-275785/" aria-label="Read more about Calls for a boycott of the 2026 FIFA World Cup are growing, but how realistic is one?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milan Klöwer, NERC Independent Research Fellow, University of Oxford Air travel is famously one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise, and the number of air passengers keeps increasing. Electric planes and “sustainable” aviation fuels are still a long way off making a dent in the industry’s emissions ... <a title="Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/scrapping-business-class-could-halve-aviation-emissions-new-study-275474/" aria-label="Read more about Scrapping business class could halve aviation emissions – new study">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hazell, Professor of British Politics and Government & Founder of the Constitution Unit, UCL Following the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor for possible misconduct in public office, both the palace and the government will be hoping that his case might be brought to a swift conclusion. There ... <a title="Misconduct in public office: three reasons why the case against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is so complex" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/misconduct-in-public-office-three-reasons-why-the-case-against-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-is-so-complex-276556/" aria-label="Read more about Misconduct in public office: three reasons why the case against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is so complex">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgia Phillips, Lecturer, Creative Writing, Adelaide University In Burnt Norton, the opening section of T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets, the poet moves down a passage “we did not take” and passes through a door “never opened” to arrive in a mythic rose garden. Here, in the thorny cradle ... <a title="Desperate, intelligent, irreverent: in Big Kiss, Bye-Bye, Claire-Louise Bennett breaks up with illusions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/desperate-intelligent-irreverent-in-big-kiss-bye-bye-claire-louise-bennett-breaks-up-with-illusions-269905/" aria-label="Read more about Desperate, intelligent, irreverent: in Big Kiss, Bye-Bye, Claire-Louise Bennett breaks up with illusions">Read more</a>
