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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A friend found 18-year-old Kishan Patel with his car on top of him. 123rf A coroner says the accidental death of a teenager while repairing his car highlights the risks associated with undertaking vehicle maintenance beneath a raised vehicle without appropriate safety precautions. Eighteen-year-old Kishan Atit Patel went to his neighbour’s ... <a title="18-year-old Kishan Patel fatally crushed by car while changing oil, coroner finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/18-year-old-kishan-patel-fatally-crushed-by-car-while-changing-oil-coroner-finds/" aria-label="Read more about 18-year-old Kishan Patel fatally crushed by car while changing oil, coroner finds">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Police Association survey of almost 6000 officers put the quit figure at 57 percent. Police bosses say a survey showing almost 60 percent of officers have considered quitting in the last year is not a pressure point that can be used in pay negotiations. A Police Association survey of almost ... <a title="More than half of police force considering quitting – union survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/more-than-half-of-police-force-considering-quitting-union-survey/" aria-label="Read more about More than half of police force considering quitting – union survey">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Social Development Louise Upston. RNZ / Mark Papalii A state abuse survivor is sickened she may have to repay welfare supports that kept her afloat while she was waiting for ACC compensation. It comes as a lawyer and researcher flags his concerns the government is not meeting its own ... <a title="MSD claw backs will ‘financially cripple’ state abuse survivors, advocate says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/msd-claw-backs-will-financially-cripple-state-abuse-survivors-advocate-says/" aria-label="Read more about MSD claw backs will ‘financially cripple’ state abuse survivors, advocate says">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A new law means tenants can have a pet unless the landlord does not consent on reasonable grounds. Unsplash / Sarah Adatte A Christchurch woman whose landlord tried to end her tenancy because of the state of her property has been allowed to continue to live in it – and discovered ... <a title="Landlords, tenants grapple with new pet rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/landlords-tenants-grapple-with-new-pet-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Landlords, tenants grapple with new pet rules">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hicks Bay locals are worried how their businesses will survive after being cut off for weeks. Supplied Hicks Bay locals are worried how their businesses will survive after being cut off for weeks of the peak tourism season and still facing a major clean up. On Thursday, three weeks since heavy ... <a title="Hicks Bay businesses fear for survival after being cut off for weeks of peak tourist season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/hicks-bay-businesses-fear-for-survival-after-being-cut-off-for-weeks-of-peak-tourist-season/" aria-label="Read more about Hicks Bay businesses fear for survival after being cut off for weeks of peak tourist season">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adewumi Badiora, Senior Lecturer, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Olabisi Onabanjo University Nigeria is urbanising at a remarkable speed. Some of the world’s fastest growing cities are in the west African country. With the current rate of urbanisation, Kano, Ibadan, Abuja and Port Harcourt will surpass ... <a title="Streetlights in Lagos can boost safety and grow the economy. Why not everyone benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/streetlights-in-lagos-can-boost-safety-and-grow-the-economy-why-not-everyone-benefits-275581/" aria-label="Read more about Streetlights in Lagos can boost safety and grow the economy. Why not everyone benefits">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Fiji’s former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and ex-police commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho are out on bail after appearing in court, charged with inciting mutiny. The pair appeared for a first call before the Suva Magistrates Court yesterday and were granted bail under strict conditions. Magistrate Yogesh Prasad also issued ... <a title="Former Fiji prime minister and ex-police commissioner on bail in inciting mutiny case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/former-fiji-prime-minister-and-ex-police-commissioner-on-bail-in-inciting-mutiny-case/" aria-label="Read more about Former Fiji prime minister and ex-police commissioner on bail in inciting mutiny case">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
From curbing protests to controlling what can be said in Australia, state and Federal Labor governments are becoming authoritarian. Next in line is the thought police entering campus. Nick Riemer reports for Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Nick Riemer In December, the NSW Labor government gave itself the power to ban street marches for an ... <a title="‘Antisemitism training’ at universities. Labor’s march to authoritarianism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/antisemitism-training-at-universities-labors-march-to-authoritarianism/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Antisemitism training’ at universities. Labor’s march to authoritarianism">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The unprecedented flooding at Whāngaimoana Beach has laid-waste Mellisa Tipene’s veggie garden. The small settlement on Wairarapa’s south coast became a lake when a trickle of a creek burst its banks on Monday, infiltrating low-lying homes and leaving behind a layer of smelly sludge. What was Mellisa Tipene’s garden. Mellisa Tipene ... <a title="Wairarapa residents assess damage after this week’s storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/wairarapa-residents-assess-damage-after-this-weeks-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Wairarapa residents assess damage after this week’s storm">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra This week we pressed the rewind button on the Pauline tape, back to Hanson maxing out with inflammatory statements about Muslims, attracting a blaze of publicity and widespread outrage. Or, given One Nation’s surging polls, have we pushed the fast ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Can Angus Taylor get beyond slogans to craft a sound immigration policy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/grattan-on-friday-can-angus-taylor-get-beyond-slogans-to-craft-a-sound-immigration-policy-275911/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Can Angus Taylor get beyond slogans to craft a sound immigration policy?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Community-led cleanups are continuing in flood-damaged Banks Peninsula, but nagging frustration remains over the response from local authorities. The peninsula was still under a state of emergency as efforts to restore access to isolated properties continued, almost 72 hours after the region was hammered by a merciless storm. Although State Highway ... <a title="Banks Peninsula locals frustrated by flood clean-up response from authorities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/banks-peninsula-locals-frustrated-by-flood-clean-up-response-from-authorities/" aria-label="Read more about Banks Peninsula locals frustrated by flood clean-up response from authorities">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Lower Hutt man whose family was forced to flee their home when a large slip fell away from beneath the building says they will be “left with nothing”. Aaron Pahl said time appeared to go into slow motion when a 10 by 30 square metre expanse of his back yard ... <a title="Lower Hutt man ‘left with nothing’ after large slip hits family home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/lower-hutt-man-left-with-nothing-after-large-slip-hits-family-home/" aria-label="Read more about Lower Hutt man ‘left with nothing’ after large slip hits family home">Read more</a>
