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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services were at the scene. (File photo) RNZ A pedestrian has been hit by a car in Te Anau. Police said the crash was reported at 8.45am on Monday on Town Centre, in Te Anau. The road was closed between Te Anau Terrace and Miro St. Police said the pedestrian ... <a title="Pedestrian hit by car outside Te Anau business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/pedestrian-hit-by-car-outside-te-anau-business/" aria-label="Read more about Pedestrian hit by car outside Te Anau business">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said the vehicle hit a tree and flipped onto its side in the middle of the road. RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has died after they were injured in a crash where a vehicle hit a tree and flipped in Auckland. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash ... <a title="Person dies after car hits tree and flips in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/person-dies-after-car-hits-tree-and-flips-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies after car hits tree and flips in Auckland">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, Prince of Wales, arrive at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards in London, on 22 February, 2026.Jaimi Joy / POOL / AFP ‘One Battle After Another’ US singer-songwriter and actor Teyana Taylor.AFP / Adrian Dennis ‘Bugonia’ US actress Emma Stone.AFP / Adrian Dennis ‘Spider-Man: ... <a title="Stars and royals on the Bafta red carpet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/stars-and-royals-on-the-bafta-red-carpet/" aria-label="Read more about Stars and royals on the Bafta red carpet">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The redundancies were forced on Health NZ by government cuts, says the PSA. RNZ Spending millions on redundancy payouts for non-clinical staff at Health NZ is a “disgraceful waste of money”, says the PSA union. Te Whatu Ora made nearly $58 million in redundancy payouts between late 2023 and 2025. In ... <a title="Health NZ’s redundancy payouts a ‘disgraceful waste of money’ – PSA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/health-nzs-redundancy-payouts-a-disgraceful-waste-of-money-psa/" aria-label="Read more about Health NZ’s redundancy payouts a ‘disgraceful waste of money’ – PSA">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Rutland, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University Perceived wisdom has it that the longer a war goes on, the less enthusiastic a public becomes for continuing the conflict. After all, it is ordinary citizens who tend to bear the economic and human costs. And yet, as the ... <a title="As war in Ukraine enters a 5th year, will the ‘Putin consensus’ among Russians hold?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/as-war-in-ukraine-enters-a-5th-year-will-the-putin-consensus-among-russians-hold-275666/" aria-label="Read more about As war in Ukraine enters a 5th year, will the ‘Putin consensus’ among Russians hold?">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Drury, PhD Candidate in History, Lancaster University Much has been done, by way of interviews and Instagram reels, to market Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights as a tale of ferocious passion and untameable desire. The question of precisely whose passion we see play out onscreen is a ... <a title="In Emerald Fennel’s Wuthering Heights, domestic abuse has been recast as consensual kink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/in-emerald-fennels-wuthering-heights-domestic-abuse-has-been-recast-as-consensual-kink-276314/" aria-label="Read more about In Emerald Fennel’s Wuthering Heights, domestic abuse has been recast as consensual kink">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has upped its full year revenue and profit guidance on the back of “good growth” in its full range of hospital products. “We have continued to see good growth across the full range of our hospital products so far during our second half,” managing director Lewis Gradon ... <a title="Fisher & Paykel Healthcare seeing ‘good growth’ across hospital products" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/fisher-paykel-healthcare-seeing-good-growth-across-hospital-products/" aria-label="Read more about Fisher & Paykel Healthcare seeing ‘good growth’ across hospital products">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mounjaro is now available by prescription in some New Zealand pharmacies. Christoph Reichwein / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP A newly approved weight loss drug could improve competition but will still be costly for patients, an obesity doctor says. Mounjaro is a self-administered injection which received regulatory approval for the treatment of ... <a title="Mounjaro now available for weight loss – but it comes with hefty price tag" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/mounjaro-now-available-for-weight-loss-but-it-comes-with-hefty-price-tag/" aria-label="Read more about Mounjaro now available for weight loss – but it comes with hefty price tag">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The business outlook seems to be improving, Amova Asset Management’s head of equities said. (File photo) 123RF The last week of the corporate reporting season is underway with more than 20 companies yet to report their results to the December 31 balance date. The past week saw reports from some of ... <a title="More than 20 companies yet to report results in last week of corporate reporting season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/more-than-20-companies-yet-to-report-results-in-last-week-of-corporate-reporting-season/" aria-label="Read more about More than 20 companies yet to report results in last week of corporate reporting season">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF More than double the planned number of primary care nurses will begin advanced training this year, following strong demand for the government’s new scholarship. Health Minister Simeon Brown said the government had originally committed to funding 120 primary care registered nurses each year for four years to undertake advanced education ... <a title="‘Very high’ demand sees 235 nurses begin advanced training through new scholarship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/very-high-demand-sees-235-nurses-begin-advanced-training-through-new-scholarship/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Very high’ demand sees 235 nurses begin advanced training through new scholarship">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pnina Levine, Senior Lecturer, Curtin Law School, Curtin University Australian students are returning to university campuses for the start of the academic year. They do so amid highly charged debates around racism and antisemitism. Australian universities have been accused both of failing to protect freedom of speech ... <a title="How can unis balance academic freedom with the need to protect against antisemitism?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/how-can-unis-balance-academic-freedom-with-the-need-to-protect-against-antisemitism-275212/" aria-label="Read more about How can unis balance academic freedom with the need to protect against antisemitism?">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Manenti, Experimental particle physicist, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney When most people hear the word radiation, their mind jumps straight to nuclear disasters, such as at Chernobyl or Fukushima. But radiation is everywhere. In fact, right now, as you read this, you are being exposed ... <a title="The ground beneath Sydney emits radiation. But it’s nothing to worry about" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/the-ground-beneath-sydney-emits-radiation-but-its-nothing-to-worry-about-274109/" aria-label="Read more about The ground beneath Sydney emits radiation. But it’s nothing to worry about">Read more</a>
