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February 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Finley Melville Ives is evacuated by a medical team in the freestyle skiing men’s freeski halfpipe qualification run 2 during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP Ben Harrington has qualified for the men’s freeski halfpipe final Fin Melville Ives is in a stable condition ... <a title="Ben Harrington heads to freeski halfpipe final, Fin Melville Ives takes brutal fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/21/ben-harrington-heads-to-freeski-halfpipe-final-fin-melville-ives-takes-brutal-fall/" aria-label="Read more about Ben Harrington heads to freeski halfpipe final, Fin Melville Ives takes brutal fall">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mihiata Te Rore, 62, was killed by dogs at a Kaihu property. Supplied A service for the women killed by a pack of dogs in Northland is being held on Saturday. Mihiata Te Rore, 62, was killed while visiting a property in the rural town of Kaihu, north of Dargaville. Police ... <a title="Service held for Northland woman Mihiata Te Rore, killed by a pack of dogs in Kaihu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/21/service-held-for-northland-woman-mihiata-te-rore-killed-by-a-pack-of-dogs-in-kaihu/" aria-label="Read more about Service held for Northland woman Mihiata Te Rore, killed by a pack of dogs in Kaihu">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Blues’ Zac Lomax (R) and Maroons’ Kalyn Ponga contest a high-ball during game two of the men’s State of Origin series between the Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues at Optus Stadium in Perth on June 18, 2025. COLIN MURTY / AFP Mate against mate, state against state – but ... <a title="The great Australian rivalry, in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/21/the-great-australian-rivalry-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about The great Australian rivalry, in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Ben Harrington reacts after competing in the freestyle skiing men’s freeski halfpipe qualification during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in Livigno, Italy. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP Ben Harrington has qualified for the Men’s Freeski Halfpipe final after a tense finish to the second run at the Milano ... <a title="Olympics: Ben Harrington qualifies for freestyle skiing men’s freeski halfpipe final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/21/olympics-ben-harrington-qualifies-for-freestyle-skiing-mens-freeski-halfpipe-final/" aria-label="Read more about Olympics: Ben Harrington qualifies for freestyle skiing men’s freeski halfpipe final">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Francesca Jackson, PhD candidate, Lancaster Law School, Lancaster University Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The arrest comes after the US government released files that appeared to indicate he had shared official information with financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey ... <a title="Why has Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor been arrested, and what legal protections does the royal family have?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/why-has-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-been-arrested-and-what-legal-protections-does-the-royal-family-have-276466/" aria-label="Read more about Why has Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor been arrested, and what legal protections does the royal family have?">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dallin Watene-Zelzniak scores an acrobatic try for the Warriors against the Dolphins. David Neilson/Photosport Winger Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has scored two tries, as NZ Warriors let a pre-season win over Dolphins slip through their fingers in the dying moments. Ahead 34-20 midway through the second half, coach Andrew Webster elected to rest ... <a title="As it happened: NZ Warriors v Dolphins NRL pre-season trial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/as-it-happened-nz-warriors-v-dolphins-nrl-pre-season-trial/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: NZ Warriors v Dolphins NRL pre-season trial">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hurricanes Brayden Iose and Josh Moorby celebrate a try during their match against Moana Pasifika. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz After sitting out round one with the bye, the Hurricanes ran rampant against Moana Pasifika in their Super Rugby Pacific opener to secure a 52-10 win, earning a bonus. Winger Josh Moorby ... <a title="Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika – Super Rugby Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/hurricanes-v-moana-pasifika-super-rugby-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Hurricanes v Moana Pasifika – Super Rugby Pacific">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Tuiletufuga family. Amy Williams / RNZ A father of four says words cannot describe the relief he felt having a stable roof for his family after they spent a month living in a van before moving to emergency housing. The Salvation Army has added another 41 homes to a social ... <a title="Family’s chance for a fresh start thanks to new social housing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/familys-chance-for-a-fresh-start-thanks-to-new-social-housing/" aria-label="Read more about Family’s chance for a fresh start thanks to new social housing">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Anisha Satya for Country Life Underground Festival organiser Fran Bailey said the festival was about celebrating good produce, and the people behind it. RNZ/Anisha Satya Follow Country Life on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s what’s underneath that matters at the Underground Festival. The soil, how ... <a title="Country Life: Into the weeds and under the soil at the Underground Festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/country-life-into-the-weeds-and-under-the-soil-at-the-underground-festival/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Into the weeds and under the soil at the Underground Festival">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Matt’s kiln is fuelled with organic waste for biochar production RNZ/Sally Round Just as he turns industrial waste back into good stuff for the earth, Matt Welton himself has come full circle. The former prison officer and cartographer spent his first years out of school working in the scrap metal trade ... <a title="Country Life: Turning brewery gunk and forest junk into something good for the soil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/country-life-turning-brewery-gunk-and-forest-junk-into-something-good-for-the-soil/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Turning brewery gunk and forest junk into something good for the soil">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stills from up in the Hokonui Hills have been recreated. Gianina Schwanecke / Country Life From the highlands of Scotland to the hills surrounding Gore in Southland, Mary McRae’s legacy of distilling lives on at the Hokonui Moonshine Museum and Distillery. Arriving on New Zealand shores in the 1870s, along with ... <a title="Country Life: Southland’s history of Scottish whisky" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/country-life-southlands-history-of-scottish-whisky/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Southland’s history of Scottish whisky">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Farid Ahmed was hit by a car 30 years ago. (File photo) AFP Almost three decades ago, Farid Ahmed was hit by a car while he was crossing Main Road Stoke to go to work, in Nelson. He was in his 30s, newly married and has no memory of the accident. ... <a title="Man left a paraplegic after Nelson hit-and-run wants to meet driver 30 years on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/man-left-a-paraplegic-after-nelson-hit-and-run-wants-to-meet-driver-30-years-on/" aria-label="Read more about Man left a paraplegic after Nelson hit-and-run wants to meet driver 30 years on">Read more</a>
