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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Influencers must stay on the right side of the tax rules. (File photo) Supplied/123rf Emily Holdaway, or Officially Em, as she is known to her thousands of online followers, says she is running a constant type of mental tally when it comes to what is a “business” expense and what is ... <a title="How much tax do influencers pay?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/how-much-tax-do-influencers-pay/" aria-label="Read more about How much tax do influencers pay?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shaun Johnson and coach Andrew Webster at Warriors training. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport NRL pre-season: Warriors v Dolphins Kickoff: 8pm Friday, 20 February Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Live blog updates on RNZ An old, familiar face made a rare appearance at NZ Warriors training this week, as coach Andrew Webster faced early test of ... <a title="NZ Warriors facing early halves crisis through heavy NRL pre-season injury toll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/nz-warriors-facing-early-halves-crisis-through-heavy-nrl-pre-season-injury-toll/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warriors facing early halves crisis through heavy NRL pre-season injury toll">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Repaired Lake Ferry Road at Turanganui River bridge. Supplied The South Wairarapa District Council is delivering supplies by helicopter to more than 200 people still cut off on the southern coastline. The bridge to Lake Ferry was reopened Wednesday evening, freeing roughly 70 people who had been cut off by storms. ... <a title="Food helicoptered to more than 200 South Wairarapa residents cut off by road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/food-helicoptered-to-more-than-200-south-wairarapa-residents-cut-off-by-road/" aria-label="Read more about Food helicoptered to more than 200 South Wairarapa residents cut off by road">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZTA State Highway 35 is set to reopen, once more connecting Tairāwhiti to the eastern Bay of Plenty. It has been three weeks since heavy rainfall and flooding brought down multiple slips, closing the road between Pōtaka and Te Araroa. Transport Minister Chris Bishop said a quarter of a ... <a title="State Highway 35 to partially reopen after landslides led to weeks-long closure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/state-highway-35-to-partially-reopen-after-landslides-led-to-weeks-long-closure/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 35 to partially reopen after landslides led to weeks-long closure">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Phil Pennington The Chief Victims Advisor says there needs to be an independent investigation into historical allegations of sexual abuse at St Bede’s College. The Christchurch boys’ school is conducting its own investigation, but Ruth Money says that is like marking its own homework. A man who was sexually ... <a title="Independent investigation needed into historical allegations of abuse at St Bede’s College – Chief Victims Advisor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/independent-investigation-needed-into-historical-allegations-of-abuse-at-st-bedes-college-chief-victims-advisor/" aria-label="Read more about Independent investigation needed into historical allegations of abuse at St Bede’s College – Chief Victims Advisor">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The increase showed the job market in 2026 was on “much stronger footing”, according to SEEK. (File photo) 123rf Job ads rose for the eighth month in a row in January, showing the job market was on a “much stronger footing” than a year ago, according to SEEK. The latest SEEK ... <a title="Eight months of job ad growth signals stronger 2026 start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/eight-months-of-job-ad-growth-signals-stronger-2026-start/" aria-label="Read more about Eight months of job ad growth signals stronger 2026 start">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Property experts say there are a few things that can happen to influence a property’s value – some within the owner’s control and some not. RNZ House prices aren’t moving much in many parts of the country – but what could cause the value of your place to drop? Property experts ... <a title="Messy neighbours, planes overhead: What drops the value of your house?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/messy-neighbours-planes-overhead-what-drops-the-value-of-your-house/" aria-label="Read more about Messy neighbours, planes overhead: What drops the value of your house?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski Synnott reacts in the snowboard women’s slopestyle final run 3 during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Snow Park, in Livigno (Valtellina), on February 18, 2026. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has won silver in the women’s Snowboard Slopestyle event, in a final ... <a title="Olympics: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins silver at women’s Snowboard Slopestyle final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/olympics-zoi-sadowski-synnott-wins-silver-at-womens-snowboard-slopestyle-final/" aria-label="Read more about Olympics: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins silver at women’s Snowboard Slopestyle final">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Dane Menzies falls as he competes in the snowboard men’s slopestyle final run 2 during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Snow Park, in Livigno (Valtellina), on February 18, 2026. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP Dane Menzies has missed out on a medal in the Snowboard Slopestyle ... <a title="Olympics: Dane Menzies misses out on medal in men’s Snowboard Slopestyle final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/olympics-dane-menzies-misses-out-on-medal-in-mens-snowboard-slopestyle-final/" aria-label="Read more about Olympics: Dane Menzies misses out on medal in men’s Snowboard Slopestyle final">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
By Craig McCulloch, RNZ News deputy political editor Winston Peters has been accused of “pure racism” in Parliament by Labour leader Chris Hipkins, who has called out National ministers for failing to combat or challenge it. The Greens say Peters is scapegoating migrants, while ACT’s David Seymour — his own Cabinet colleague — says Peters ... <a title="Labour’s Chris Hipkins accuses Winston Peters of ‘pure racism’ in Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/labours-chris-hipkins-accuses-winston-peters-of-pure-racism-in-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Labour’s Chris Hipkins accuses Winston Peters of ‘pure racism’ in Parliament">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 Police have swarmed a Christchurch street after a reported home invasion where several people were injured. A reporter on the scene at Hoani Street in Northcote said there were multiple police cars and ambulances on the ... <a title="Live: Large police presence, reports of shots fired on suburban Christchurch street" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/live-large-police-presence-reports-of-shots-fired-on-suburban-christchurch-street/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Large police presence, reports of shots fired on suburban Christchurch street">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Banks Peninsula farmers and businesses are counting the cost of devastating flooding that swamped paddocks and swept through Little River. The peninsula remained under a state of emergency although State Highway 75 from Christchurch to Akaroa reopened on Wednesday afternoon and telecommunications were restored after widespread outages. About 120 properties remained ... <a title="Banks Peninsula farmers and businesses counting the cost of floods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/banks-peninsula-farmers-and-businesses-counting-the-cost-of-floods/" aria-label="Read more about Banks Peninsula farmers and businesses counting the cost of floods">Read more</a>
