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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were at the scene on Hoani St in Christchurch’s Northcote. SAM SHERWOOD / RNZ Four people have been injured, with one in a critical condition, after a fight in suburban Christchurch. Police say they are still looking to find those involved. Offiers were called to an address on Hoani Street ... <a title="Police hunt on as four hurt, one critical, after reports of gunfire in Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/police-hunt-on-as-four-hurt-one-critical-after-reports-of-gunfire-in-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Police hunt on as four hurt, one critical, after reports of gunfire in Christchurch">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand #30 Liam Lawson (NZL) Visa Cash App Racing Bulls Formula One Team MPS AGENCY / PHOTOSPORT Liam Lawson got through 61 laps on the opening day of the second Formula 1 pre-season test in Bahrain. The Racing Bulls driver shared the car with rookie Arvid Lindblad on the first day and ... <a title="Liam Lawson shows improvement in latest F1 test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/liam-lawson-shows-improvement-in-latest-f1-test/" aria-label="Read more about Liam Lawson shows improvement in latest F1 test">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unemployment is at its highest in more than a decade, but an economist says that could actually be an early sign of economic strength, as more people return to the workforce. RNZ New Zealand’s unemployment rate is the highest in a decade, but a leading economist is cautiously optimistic about the ... <a title="Reality bites for job seekers as unemployment climbs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/reality-bites-for-job-seekers-as-unemployment-climbs/" aria-label="Read more about Reality bites for job seekers as unemployment climbs">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were at the scene on Hoani St in Christchurch’s Northcote. SAM SHERWOOD / RNZ Four people have been injured, with one in a critical condition, after a fight in suburban Christchurch. Police say they are still looking to find those involved. Offiers were called to an address on Hoani Street ... <a title="Four people injured, one critically, after report of gunfire in Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/four-people-injured-one-critically-after-report-of-gunfire-in-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Four people injured, one critically, after report of gunfire in Christchurch">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People harvesting sea life at Army Bay. Protect Whangaparoa Rockpools Residents on Auckland’s west coast fear their beloved beaches will become the next hotspot for rock pool harvesting. The government has imposed a two-year ban on taking shellfish and seaweed from rockpools along the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and further north at Kawau ... <a title="Auckland’s west coast residents fear their beaches will become next rockpool harvesting hotspot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/aucklands-west-coast-residents-fear-their-beaches-will-become-next-rockpool-harvesting-hotspot/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s west coast residents fear their beaches will become next rockpool harvesting hotspot">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government is expected to make an announcement on housing plans for Auckland. RNZ / Kate Newton The details of the government’s election year U-turn on housing plans in Auckland are expected to be announced shortly. The Housing Minister has had to grapple with potentially legislating over a plan change that ... <a title="Government expected to make announcement on Auckland housing plan U-turn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/government-expected-to-make-announcement-on-auckland-housing-plan-u-turn/" aria-label="Read more about Government expected to make announcement on Auckland housing plan U-turn">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Vicky Shen says she will have to reduce staff hours to stay afloat after a nearly 70 percent drop in her business. Bill Hickman / RNZ Businesses on Wellington’s South Coast are doing it tough since the failure of the Moa Point wastewater plant forced the closure of some of the ... <a title="Sales plummet for business near Moa Point sewage spill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/sales-plummet-for-business-near-moa-point-sewage-spill/" aria-label="Read more about Sales plummet for business near Moa Point sewage spill">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lake Forsyth in Banks Peninsula following the bad weather. Nathan Mckinnon / RNZ Residents of a Banks Peninsula town flooded for the second time in a year are questioning why the Christchurch City Council again waited until it was flooded before opening a nearby lake to the ocean. Little River is ... <a title="Little River residents question why Lake Forsyth wasn’t opened to sea before flooding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/little-river-residents-question-why-lake-forsyth-wasnt-opened-to-sea-before-flooding/" aria-label="Read more about Little River residents question why Lake Forsyth wasn’t opened to sea before flooding">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An albatross/toroa being looked after at Wellington Zoo. Supplied / Te Nukuao Wellington Zoo A beach cleanup group says it is seeing more injured or deceased sea birds after storms. Stormy weather in the capital this week blew birds off course and left some exhausted and in need of rescue. An ... <a title="More injured sea birds seen after storms by beach clean up group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/more-injured-sea-birds-seen-after-storms-by-beach-clean-up-group/" aria-label="Read more about More injured sea birds seen after storms by beach clean up group">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZEI President, the head of the country’s largest education sector union. NZEI supplied Education union NZEI Te Riu Roa is questioning why the consultation period on a draft Māori curriculum is only half as long as its English counterpart. “It’s pretty much an impossible deadline, really. I mean, you cut the ... <a title="‘Impossible deadline’: Union questions shorter consultation period for Māori curriculum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/impossible-deadline-union-questions-shorter-consultation-period-for-maori-curriculum/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Impossible deadline’: Union questions shorter consultation period for Māori curriculum">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unemployment is at its highest in more than a decade, but an economist says that could actually be an early sign of economic strength, as more people return to the workforce. RNZ New Zealand’s unemployment rate is the highest in a decade, but a leading economist is cautiously optimistic about the ... <a title="Reality bites for Kiwi job seekers as unemployment climbs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/reality-bites-for-kiwi-job-seekers-as-unemployment-climbs/" aria-label="Read more about Reality bites for Kiwi job seekers as unemployment climbs">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand University of Otago law professor Andrew Geddis. Supplied A law expert says it is ironic the coalition appears to have run out of time to put a four year Parliamentary term to a referendum. The government has ditched a bill to put a longer electoral term to a binding referendum, citing ... <a title="Ironic that government has ‘run out of time’ to pursue longer Parliamentary term – law expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/ironic-that-government-has-run-out-of-time-to-pursue-longer-parliamentary-term-law-expert/" aria-label="Read more about Ironic that government has ‘run out of time’ to pursue longer Parliamentary term – law expert">Read more</a>
