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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There have been eight times more applications than jobs on Student Job Search. 123rf Student Job Search says the number of students trying to find work is heartbreaking. The government-funded employment organisation has seen thousands more applications than it has vacancies on offer. In January, it had 4600 jobs listed and ... <a title="Students struggling to find part-time work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/students-struggling-to-find-part-time-work/" aria-label="Read more about Students struggling to find part-time work">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Slips at Muriwai following Cyclone Gabrielle. RNZ / Finn Blackwell Residents of Auckland’s Muriwai have described their frantic escape from landslides during Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023. A coronial inquest is investigating the deaths of volunteer firefighters Craig Stevens and Dave van Zwanenberg after they were critically injured in a landslip. The ... <a title="Muriwai residents describe escape from Cyclone Gabrielle landslides" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/muriwai-residents-describe-escape-from-cyclone-gabrielle-landslides/" aria-label="Read more about Muriwai residents describe escape from Cyclone Gabrielle landslides">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia On average, Australia’s driest town, Oodnadatta, gets just 172mm of rain a year. But the small town in inland South Australia is likely to get two years’ worth of rain in a single week. Rainfall records are likely ... <a title="Severe flooding – in central Australia? How a vast humid air mass could soak the desert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/severe-flooding-in-central-australia-how-a-vast-humid-air-mass-could-soak-the-desert-276618/" aria-label="Read more about Severe flooding – in central Australia? How a vast humid air mass could soak the desert">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The medals include a 1939-1945 star, an Atlantic star, a Burma star, and the 1939-1945 war medal. SUPPLIED/POLICE Police have recovered four historic war medals during a search at a Palmerston North address and are now looking to find the owners. The medals were found during a search at an address ... <a title="Historic war medals found during search, police looking for owners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/historic-war-medals-found-during-search-police-looking-for-owners/" aria-label="Read more about Historic war medals found during search, police looking for owners">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodie Avery, Research Co-Lead, Chronic Reproductive Health Conditions, Robinson Research Institute, Adelaide University If you live with pelvic pain, period pain, sex or bowel symptoms, you may have been told you could have endometriosis, and that surgery is the “gold standard” for diagnosis and treatment. But over ... <a title="Is surgery necessary for my endometriosis or ‘suspected’ endo?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/is-surgery-necessary-for-my-endometriosis-or-suspected-endo-276365/" aria-label="Read more about Is surgery necessary for my endometriosis or ‘suspected’ endo?">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlotte Gupta, Sleep Researcher, Appleton Institute, HealthWise Research Group, CQUniversity Australia It’s nighttime and you’re exhausted. But the hotel bed feels wrong. The mini fridge won’t stop making that low, irritating hum. The power outlet lights feel brighter than the sun. Outside, random car honks and noises ... <a title="The ‘first-night effect’: why it’s hard to sleep when you’re somewhere new" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/the-first-night-effect-why-its-hard-to-sleep-when-youre-somewhere-new-270299/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘first-night effect’: why it’s hard to sleep when you’re somewhere new">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ten police staff remain under investigation. 123rf.com Three police staff have left their jobs following investigations in relation to “misuse and inappropriate content”. RNZ earlier revealed 20 police staff were being investigated, three of whom were facing criminal investigations. In total, six staff had been stood down. The staff were identified ... <a title="Police staff leave jobs after investigations into inappropriate content" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/police-staff-leave-jobs-after-investigations-into-inappropriate-content/" aria-label="Read more about Police staff leave jobs after investigations into inappropriate content">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand UAS footage of RNZN Divers surveying the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the Southern Coast of Upulo as part of Op Resolution. New Zealand Defence Force New Zealand’s Defence Force is continuing to monitor the wreck of the sunken HMNZS Manawanui after a fuel sheen was reported off the south coast ... <a title="NZDF monitoring fuel sheen reported near Manawanui wreck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/nzdf-monitoring-fuel-sheen-reported-near-manawanui-wreck/" aria-label="Read more about NZDF monitoring fuel sheen reported near Manawanui wreck">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sales in hardware, building, and garden supplies rose in the final quarter of last year. Retail sales volumes up 0.9 percent in December quarter on previous quarter, up 4.4 percent on year ago Strongest sales seen in electronics, DIY and garden supplies Twelve of 15 store types report higher sales, 12 ... <a title="Retail spending stronger than expected at end of last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/retail-spending-stronger-than-expected-at-end-of-last-year/" aria-label="Read more about Retail spending stronger than expected at end of last year">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Nielsen, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland A baby macaque monkey named Punch has gone viral for his heart-wrenching pursuit of companionship. After being abandoned by his mother and rejected by the rest of his troop, his zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in ... <a title="A viral monkey, his plushie, and a 70-year-old experiment: what Punch tells us about attachment theory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/a-viral-monkey-his-plushie-and-a-70-year-old-experiment-what-punch-tells-us-about-attachment-theory-276625/" aria-label="Read more about A viral monkey, his plushie, and a 70-year-old experiment: what Punch tells us about attachment theory">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Whitington, Associate Professor of Education (Adjunct), Adelaide University The federal Coalition has proposed an alternative to the universal child care system involving vouchers that could be used for long daycare, family daycare, nannies or a combination of these. Senator Leah Blyth argues in an opinion article ... <a title="The Coalition has proposed vouchers for nannies or child care. It raises more questions than answers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/the-coalition-has-proposed-vouchers-for-nannies-or-child-care-it-raises-more-questions-than-answers-276268/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition has proposed vouchers for nannies or child care. It raises more questions than answers">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Ruthe’s run at the Potts Classic in January broke the under-17, U18, U19, and U20 national 800m records. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz Runner Sam Ruthe has officially rewritten the record book, as he now holds every under-20 accolade possible. Having already claimed record times from 800-5000m, there was one distance ... <a title="Runner Sam Ruthe rewrites the record books" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/runner-sam-ruthe-rewrites-the-record-books/" aria-label="Read more about Runner Sam Ruthe rewrites the record books">Read more</a>
