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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ You might be going to get a bigger contribution to your KiwiSaver this year – but will it be at the expense of your pay rise? The first step in the increase in KiwiSaver contribution rates takes effect on April 1, for people who do not opt out. The default ... <a title="Higher KiwiSaver contributions may mean lower pay rises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/higher-kiwisaver-contributions-may-mean-lower-pay-rises/" aria-label="Read more about Higher KiwiSaver contributions may mean lower pay rises">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand F1 driver Liam Lawson. ERIC ALONSO / AFP New Zealand driver Liam Lawson has completed his official testing ahead of the new Formula 1 season. Lawson spent the first few hours of his final Bahrain pre-season test in the garage before his Racing Bulls team was able to get ... <a title="Liam Lawson completes Formula 1 preparation with top 10 finish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/liam-lawson-completes-formula-1-preparation-with-top-10-finish/" aria-label="Read more about Liam Lawson completes Formula 1 preparation with top 10 finish">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are continuing to appeal to the public for information as they investigate the “water-related” death of a five-year-old boy in Napier. The boy went missing around the Westshore area on Thursday, 5 February, between 6pm and 8.30pm. He was found dead in the water off the Esplanade at Westshore, at ... <a title="Police seek help as 5-year-old boy found dead in water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/police-seek-help-as-5-year-old-boy-found-dead-in-water/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek help as 5-year-old boy found dead in water">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nensi Patel of the Northern Brave. www.photosport.nz There are two new players in the White Ferns squad named to take on Zimbabwe later this month. Northern Brave duo Nensi Patel and Kayley Knight have been included for the series, which will be the first between the two nations and includes three ... <a title="North Brave duo set to debut for White Ferns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/north-brave-duo-set-to-debut-for-white-ferns/" aria-label="Read more about North Brave duo set to debut for White Ferns">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lara Wall of Wellington Phoenix. www.photosport.nz There are major injury concerns for both the women’s and men’s Wellington Phoenix sides. They have lost two New Zealand internationals to serious injuries ahead of their respective round 18 A-League matches. Football Ferns fullback Lara Wall and All Whites attacking midfielder Sarpreet Singh will ... <a title="Injury woes for Phoenix women and men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/injury-woes-for-phoenix-women-and-men/" aria-label="Read more about Injury woes for Phoenix women and men">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Farmer Finn Cook is thinking of quitting sheep farming if the killing can’t be stopped. RNZ/Sally Round Warning: The following story contains an image that may disturb some viewers. A Northland farmer says more than 250 of his family’s sheep have been killed by roaming dogs, and he’s thinking of quitting ... <a title="Northland farmer has hundreds of sheep killed by roaming dogs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/northland-farmer-has-hundreds-of-sheep-killed-by-roaming-dogs/" aria-label="Read more about Northland farmer has hundreds of sheep killed by roaming dogs">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow updates with RNZ’s live blog above. Britain’s former prince Andrew has been arrested overnight over allegations he sent confidential government documents to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. King Charles’ younger brother – now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after he wasstripped by his older brother of his titles and ... <a title="Live: Former prince Andrew arrested by UK police over Epstein ties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/live-former-prince-andrew-arrested-by-uk-police-over-epstein-ties/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Former prince Andrew arrested by UK police over Epstein ties">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It can take months to see a specialist in New Zealand. (File photo) PEAKSTOCK / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / AFP Neurology patients are facing long wait times to see a specialist, with one woman getting a same day appointment as a tourist in France, then facing a four-month wait back home. ... <a title="Neurology patient sees specialist faster as a tourist in France than back home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/neurology-patient-sees-specialist-faster-as-a-tourist-in-france-than-back-home/" aria-label="Read more about Neurology patient sees specialist faster as a tourist in France than back home">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A ute submerged at Robert Prescott’s home on Phillips Road in Ōtorohanga on February 14. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Once-in-a-hundred-year storms are coming thick and fast, and the number of states of emergency declared across the country has skyrocketed. New Zealand isn’t just bracing for emergencies – it’s declaring them at a pace ... <a title="A state of emergency, again and again and again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/a-state-of-emergency-again-and-again-and-again/" aria-label="Read more about A state of emergency, again and again and again">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ First’s Winston Peters fiercely defended a bill to make English an official language. RNZ / Mark Papalii Parliament’s last order of the week was to debate something the minister in charge of the bill has admitted is not really a priority. The government has introduced a bill to make English ... <a title="Bill to make English an official language of NZ introduced to Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/bill-to-make-english-an-official-language-of-nz-introduced-to-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bill to make English an official language of NZ introduced to Parliament">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington social housing agency has a cap of 380 Income Related Rent Subsidy places. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone More than three-quarters of tenants at Wellington’s biggest social housing agency will not be able to access the cheap rent it was set up to provide. Te Toi Mahana, a ... <a title="Many tenants of social housing agency Te Toi Mahana unable to access rent subsidy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/many-tenants-of-social-housing-agency-te-toi-mahana-unable-to-access-rent-subsidy/" aria-label="Read more about Many tenants of social housing agency Te Toi Mahana unable to access rent subsidy">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing Minister Chris Bishop at the announcement about the government’s revised plans yesterday. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Auckland councillors are split on what to make of the government’s sudden change of heart on intensification. Housing Minister Chris Bishop announced on Thursday the number of homes Auckland Council must plan for would be reduced ... <a title="‘Very strange’: Auckland councillors’ mixed reaction to government’s housing backdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/very-strange-auckland-councillors-mixed-reaction-to-governments-housing-backdown/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Very strange’: Auckland councillors’ mixed reaction to government’s housing backdown">Read more</a>
