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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Untreated water leaked onto the capital’s south coast beaches due to the Moa Point Treatment Plant flooding. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington Water has stopped pumping raw sewage through a five metre pipe directly into the sea at Tarakena Bay. The 1.8 kilometre long pipe into Cook Strait was overwhelmed during ... <a title="Wellington Water stops pumping raw sewage directly into Tarakena Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/wellington-water-stops-pumping-raw-sewage-directly-into-tarakena-bay/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Water stops pumping raw sewage directly into Tarakena Bay">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Petone railway underpass on a nearly-new $70 million cycleway is thigh-deep in water more than two days after the storm and heavy rain in Wellington. Surprised cyclists on Wednesday morning entered the 30m-long tunnel under the main Hutt Valley rail line with just their tyres underwater, but ended up with ... <a title="Cyclists thigh-deep in water days after rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/cyclists-thigh-deep-in-water-days-after-rain/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclists thigh-deep in water days after rain">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The price rises at the latest global diary trade auction have been described as a “very good result” for New Zealand dairy farmers. 123RF Dairy prices rose again at the global dairy trade auction overnight – continuing a reversal of last year’s downward swing and raising questions about whether a $10 ... <a title="Prices continue to rise at global dairy trade auction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/prices-continue-to-rise-at-global-dairy-trade-auction/" aria-label="Read more about Prices continue to rise at global dairy trade auction">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Thousands of users worldwide are experiencing an outage on YouTube’s website with a “something went wrong” sign coming up on its homepage. It appears that embedded YouTube clips are still playing, however the YouTube website is inaccessible. There had been more than 200,000 reports of problems on the website, according ... <a title="Major outage on YouTube website" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/major-outage-on-youtube-website/" aria-label="Read more about Major outage on YouTube website">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shia LaBeouf was arrested just after midnight on Tuesday (local time) in New Orleans where police said the 39-year-old Transformers film star assaulted two men in a fight during Mardi Gras. The actor has previously faced a series of arrests and legal issues, including pleading guilty to a charge of obstruction. ... <a title="Actor arrested after Mardi Gras fight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/actor-arrested-after-mardi-gras-fight/" aria-label="Read more about Actor arrested after Mardi Gras fight">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Police have identified Mihiata Te Rore as the woman killed by dogs north of Dargaville yesterday. The 62-year-old was killed while on a Kaihu property just before midday. Police say the three dogs involved live on the property, and are now with Animal Management. Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer says ... <a title="Woman killed by dogs in Kaihu named as Mihiata Te Rore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/woman-killed-by-dogs-in-kaihu-named-as-mihiata-te-rore/" aria-label="Read more about Woman killed by dogs in Kaihu named as Mihiata Te Rore">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Papua New Guinea is under a close watch for money laundering, running a risk of being abandoned by global investors. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed PNG on its “grey list” due to “strategic deficiencies” in government oversight. The grey-list means that watchdog officials are monitoring closely, ... <a title="PNG one step away from blacklist, warns global money laundering watchdog" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/png-one-step-away-from-blacklist-warns-global-money-laundering-watchdog/" aria-label="Read more about PNG one step away from blacklist, warns global money laundering watchdog">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the people in the images provided, who police believe can help with enquiries into a breach of the Mount Maunganui landslide cordon. SUPPLIED/POLICE Bay of Plenty Police are asking for the public’s help to identify three people they believe can help with enquiries ... <a title="Police seek help after Mount Maunganui landslide cordon breaches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/police-seek-help-after-mount-maunganui-landslide-cordon-breaches/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek help after Mount Maunganui landslide cordon breaches">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Children are still no safer than when Malachi Subecz was murdered, according to a new report from the Independent Children’s Monitor. It is the second review of the implementation of the recommendations from a report into Malachi’s death, and has showed little progress has been made. Malachi died of a blunt ... <a title="Children still no safer than when Malachi Subecz was murdered – latest report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/children-still-no-safer-than-when-malachi-subecz-was-murdered-latest-report/" aria-label="Read more about Children still no safer than when Malachi Subecz was murdered – latest report">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said the pedestrian has been taken to Middlemore Hospital with serious injuries. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A pedestrian is seriously injured after a crash involving a truck in South Auckland. It happened at the intersection of Savill Drive and Massey Road in Māngere East just before midday on Wednesday. Police ... <a title="Pedestrian seriously injured after Māngere crash involving a truck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/pedestrian-seriously-injured-after-mangere-crash-involving-a-truck/" aria-label="Read more about Pedestrian seriously injured after Māngere crash involving a truck">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Democracy Now! In Gaza, a senior Hamas leader involved in the ceasefire negotiations has told Drop Site News that Hamas will not agree to demands that it unilaterally disarm. Basem Naim also said that Hamas would not submit to Israel’s demand for a total demilitarisation of the Gaza Strip. This comes amid reports that President ... <a title="Hamas refuses to follow US-Israel calls to unilaterally disarm in Gaza, says senior official" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/hamas-refuses-to-follow-us-israel-calls-to-unilaterally-disarm-in-gaza-says-senior-official/" aria-label="Read more about Hamas refuses to follow US-Israel calls to unilaterally disarm in Gaza, says senior official">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gaala Watson, Lecturer, Indigenous Business Hub, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland Over the next five years, the federal government plans to buy more from Indigenous businesses, while cracking down on a practice known as “Black cladding”. That’s when non-Indigenous businesses fraudulently exaggerate or falsify Indigenous ... <a title="Indigenous businesses are losing millions to fraudulent firms. We need stronger oversight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/indigenous-businesses-are-losing-millions-to-fraudulent-firms-we-need-stronger-oversight-269368/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous businesses are losing millions to fraudulent firms. We need stronger oversight">Read more</a>
