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February 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Life Flight chief executive Mark Johnston and Health Minister Simeon Brown officially open the new aeromedical airbase for the upper north island at Hamilton airport. Libby Kirkby-McLeod Life Flight’s new aeromedical airbase for the upper North Island has been officially opened by Health Minister Simeon Brown, after quietly operating from a ... <a title="Life Flight’s new aeromedical airbase for upper North Island officially opened" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/life-flights-new-aeromedical-airbase-for-upper-north-island-officially-opened/" aria-label="Read more about Life Flight’s new aeromedical airbase for upper North Island officially opened">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Gloria Masters founded Handing the Shame Back, a campaign and charitable initiative aimed at combating sexual abuse against children. GLORIA MASTERS / SUPPLIED Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking of young girls shines light on a ‘silent epidemic’, says survivor She wants mandatory reporting by teachers if they suspect a child has been abused ... <a title="Woman sex trafficked as a child wants mandatory abuse reporting from teachers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/woman-sex-trafficked-as-a-child-wants-mandatory-abuse-reporting-from-teachers/" aria-label="Read more about Woman sex trafficked as a child wants mandatory abuse reporting from teachers">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Confiscated audio equipment. Supplied Dozens of sound systems seized by noise control officers in New Plymouth are about to go on sale at a charity op shop after their owners failed to pay the administration fee to have them returned. Once the bane of sleeping neighbours, 18 sets of sound equipment ... <a title="Noisy neighbours’ loud gear to be sold off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/noisy-neighbours-loud-gear-to-be-sold-off/" aria-label="Read more about Noisy neighbours’ loud gear to be sold off">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On Strangers Again, the debut album by Wellington singer Hemi Hemingway (Waitaha, Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Mutunga), he wore his love of ‘50s and ‘60s song structure on his sleeve. The sounds were modern, the vibe less so. His followup Wings of Desire involved expansion behind the ... <a title="Review: Hemi Hemingway soars on Wings of Desire when letting his feelings fly freely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/review-hemi-hemingway-soars-on-wings-of-desire-when-letting-his-feelings-fly-freely/" aria-label="Read more about Review: Hemi Hemingway soars on Wings of Desire when letting his feelings fly freely">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A concept image showing the view over the development site from Devon Street. Supplied / New Plymouth District Council Demolition of central New Plymouth’s Metro Plaza building will begin next month, starting a three-stage project to bring daylight back to a section of the Huatoki Stream after almost a century under ... <a title="New Plymouth’s Metro Plaza building demolition to begin next month" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/new-plymouths-metro-plaza-building-demolition-to-begin-next-month/" aria-label="Read more about New Plymouth’s Metro Plaza building demolition to begin next month">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were alerted to the incident at about 6.30pm, where a vehicle had hit a parked car and flipped near the intersection of Frederick Street and Belfast Street. RNZ One person has died following a crash in the Auckland suburb Hillsborough last night. Police were alerted to the incident at about ... <a title="Person dies after vehicle flips, hits parked car in Auckland’s Hillsborough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/person-dies-after-vehicle-flips-hits-parked-car-in-aucklands-hillsborough/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies after vehicle flips, hits parked car in Auckland’s Hillsborough">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The magnitude 6.3 quake on 22 February left 185 people dead, while thousands of homes were demolished because of damage to the buildings or land. RNZ / SIMON ROGERS A public memorial service will be held in Christchurch today to mark the 15th anniversary of the 2011 February earthquake. The magnitude ... <a title="Memorial service to be held in Christchurch to mark 15 years since 2011 earthquake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/memorial-service-to-be-held-in-christchurch-to-mark-15-years-since-2011-earthquake/" aria-label="Read more about Memorial service to be held in Christchurch to mark 15 years since 2011 earthquake">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand At the gym, you might have been told not to lift weights in runners. There’s a common belief that this can be bad for your performance and lead to injuries. But is it really the case? Let’s unpack the science. Flat sneakers may be a good choice for lifting weights because ... <a title="Running shoes or barefoot – what should I wear to lift weights?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/running-shoes-or-barefoot-what-should-i-wear-to-lift-weights/" aria-label="Read more about Running shoes or barefoot – what should I wear to lift weights?">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fin Melville Ives, after crashing out in qualification for the Freeski Halfpipe competition at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic games. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP The medical assessments are in and it’s been confirmed that New Zealand Freeskier Fin Melville Ives broke his collarbone in crashing out during the qualification rounds ... <a title="Broken collarbone for Kiwi free skier Fin Melville Ives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/broken-collarbone-for-kiwi-free-skier-fin-melville-ives/" aria-label="Read more about Broken collarbone for Kiwi free skier Fin Melville Ives">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand “The event is so momentous that historians may, one day, view it as a landmark in the decline of the British Empire.” That was dramatic framing by CBS News of The Beatles’s break-up in April 1970. It was illustrative of the intense hyperbole that followed this band, who went from Liverpool ... <a title="Man On The Run: How Paul McCartney rebuilt his life after The Beatles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/man-on-the-run-how-paul-mccartney-rebuilt-his-life-after-the-beatles/" aria-label="Read more about Man On The Run: How Paul McCartney rebuilt his life after The Beatles">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Two Extinction Rebellion activists joined the speakers today at an Auckland protest over Israel’s genocide and ecocide in Gaza and occupied Palestine, condemning the “apocalyptic” assault on both people and their living environment. Caril Cowan, a de facto coordinator of Extinction Rebellion Tāmaki Makaurau, spoke of the climate crisis this month in ... <a title="Activists tell of ‘apocalyptic’ ecocide on top of Israel’s Gaza genocide at rally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/activists-tell-of-apocalyptic-ecocide-on-top-of-israels-gaza-genocide-at-rally/" aria-label="Read more about Activists tell of ‘apocalyptic’ ecocide on top of Israel’s Gaza genocide at rally">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Blues face Western Force in Super Rugby Pacific. Liam Swiggs / RNZ First-five Stephen Perofeta converted all six of his team’s tries and scored one himself, as the Blues overhauled Western Force 42-32 at Perth. After a controversial loss to the Chiefs in their opener last week, the Auckland-based side took ... <a title="Auckland Blues v Force – Super Rugby Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/22/auckland-blues-v-force-super-rugby-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Blues v Force – Super Rugby Pacific">Read more</a>
