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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop has told Auckland leaders the government’s not “shagging spiders” as it progresses work on a second Auckland harbour crossing. Public discourse about another Waitematā Harbour crossing was reignited this week after the Infrastructure Commission suggested a toll as high as $9 per trip to help pay for ... <a title="‘We’re not shagging spiders’: Minister on second Auckland harbour crossing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/were-not-shagging-spiders-minister-on-second-auckland-harbour-crossing/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re not shagging spiders’: Minister on second Auckland harbour crossing">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tiaki Wai board chair Will Peet. Supplied / Tiaki Wai The chair of Wellington’s new water entity will not promise the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant will be fully fixed by July, when it takes over. Tiaki Wai board chair Will Peet also will not give “absolute confidence” that people will ... <a title="No guarantee Moa Point will be fixed soon – water chair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/no-guarantee-moa-point-will-be-fixed-soon-water-chair/" aria-label="Read more about No guarantee Moa Point will be fixed soon – water chair">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An artist’s impression of the seven-storey apartment building, Mayfair, that is proposed for Wellington’s Mt Victoria. Supplied / One to One Hundred Ltd A controversial high-rise development has been approved in Mt Victoria in Wellington, despite strong opposition from neighbours. The proposal for the seven-storey, 32-unit Mayfair apartment block was first ... <a title="Controversial high-rise development approved in Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/controversial-high-rise-development-approved-in-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Controversial high-rise development approved in Wellington">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied Wellington Water has announced a new board chairperson after Nick Leggett stepped down amid the Moa Point plant failure. Bill Bayfield was appointed into the leadership role after having served on the water company’s board since September 2023. Leggett stepped down from the job following the sewage plant failure which ... <a title="Wellington Water appoints Bill Bayfield as new chairperson" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/wellington-water-appoints-bill-bayfield-as-new-chairperson/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Water appoints Bill Bayfield as new chairperson">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod Parking changes in Hamilton city have come with a hefty price tag for drivers, with infringements more than doubling. The total value of tickets in the central business district was also nearly five times higher the year after the changes were introduced. But the council said Hamilton ... <a title="Parking fines more than double in Hamilton after changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/parking-fines-more-than-double-in-hamilton-after-changes/" aria-label="Read more about Parking fines more than double in Hamilton after changes">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Salvage crew survey the wreckage of Black Foils’ Amokura boat at New Zealand SailGP. James Gourley for SailGP The Black Foils are drawing heavily on the strength of injured grinder Louis Sinclair as they come to grips with the horror crash that all but destroyed their F50 boat during New Zealand ... <a title="Black Foils begin physical, emotional repairs after horror SailGP crash with France" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/black-foils-begin-physical-emotional-repairs-after-horror-sailgp-crash-with-france/" aria-label="Read more about Black Foils begin physical, emotional repairs after horror SailGP crash with France">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dual citizens face having to get both passports and keep them up to date – and to get a UK passport soon if they want to travel from the end of February. Gill Bonnett The British government is now allowing dual nationals to have a lifelong digital stamp in their New ... <a title="British dual nationals with NZ passports no longer need new UK passport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/british-dual-nationals-with-nz-passports-no-longer-need-new-uk-passport/" aria-label="Read more about British dual nationals with NZ passports no longer need new UK passport">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ilayaraja Subramanian, Lecturer in Marketing, University of Canterbury American artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic this month attracted applause – and a surge in users – for clever advertisements poking fun at its competition. In the commercials, an AI assistant awkwardly breaks away mid-conversation to push products such ... <a title="Ads are coming to AI. Does that really have to be such a bad thing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/ads-are-coming-to-ai-does-that-really-have-to-be-such-a-bad-thing-274955/" aria-label="Read more about Ads are coming to AI. Does that really have to be such a bad thing?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 98 percent of the co-op’s 8000 shareholders voted in favour of the capital return scheme resulting from the divestment of Mainland Group. 123rf / Supplied images The multi-billion-dollar sale of dairy co-operative Fonterra’s consumer brands business is one step closer, as shareholders overwhelmingly approve another regulatory hurdle to the ... <a title="Majority of Fonterra shareholders vote in favour of Mainland payout scheme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/majority-of-fonterra-shareholders-vote-in-favour-of-mainland-payout-scheme/" aria-label="Read more about Majority of Fonterra shareholders vote in favour of Mainland payout scheme">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand You aren’t in much danger of walking out of No Other Choice wondering what it was about. But director Park Chan-wook’s idiosyncratic, dark-comedy thriller is a masterclass in how hilarious, anxiety-inducing and chilling being on-the-nose can be. When protagonist and former “Pulp Man of the Year’” Yoo Man-su loses his paper factory ... <a title="Review: No Other Choice is impossible to predict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/review-no-other-choice-is-impossible-to-predict/" aria-label="Read more about Review: No Other Choice is impossible to predict">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A man found dead in a Tauranga park, sparking a homicide investigation, has been named as Dax Rodney Holland. He was 54. Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Flowerdew-Brown said police were called to the Wharepai Domain on Saturday around 2pm following Holland’s body being found. A homicide investigation was launched following ... <a title="Dax Rodney Holland named as man found dead in Tauranga park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/dax-rodney-holland-named-as-man-found-dead-in-tauranga-park/" aria-label="Read more about Dax Rodney Holland named as man found dead in Tauranga park">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The bridge over Hurupi Stream on Cape Palliser Road. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone It’s not “panic, panic” yet, but Ngawi crayfishers are keeping their fingers crossed that a failed bridge reopens soon on Wairarapa’s south coast. While the bridge at the Turanganui River on Lake Ferry Road reopened on Wednesday, the ... <a title="Crayfishers in cut-off Wairarapa hope bridge reopens soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/crayfishers-in-cut-off-wairarapa-hope-bridge-reopens-soon/" aria-label="Read more about Crayfishers in cut-off Wairarapa hope bridge reopens soon">Read more</a>
