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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Two new medicines for people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia could be on the way, with Pharmac proposing to fund venetoclax with ibrutinib or with obinutuzumab. If accepted, the combination therapies could be available as first line treatments from 1 May 2026. Associate Health Minister David Seymour said CLL was not curable, ... <a title="Pharmac looks to fund two new medicines for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/pharmac-looks-to-fund-two-new-medicines-for-chronic-lymphocytic-leukaemia/" aria-label="Read more about Pharmac looks to fund two new medicines for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Calvin Samuel A crash on Auckland’s northwestern motorway has blocked lanes. Accoding to the NZ Transport Agency, the crash has occurred just after the Waterview Tunnel. Two lanes were inititally blocked but at 11.45am, NZTA said one lane had reopened. The crash has occurred just after the Waterview Tunnel. ... <a title="Lane blocked on Auckland’s northwestern motorway following crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/lane-blocked-on-aucklands-northwestern-motorway-following-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Lane blocked on Auckland’s northwestern motorway following crash">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This Wellington Electricity map shows the extent of area where individual homes remain without power SUPPLIED People are still without power across Wellington and the lower North Island, days after destructive winds and heavy rain tore through the region. Wellington Electricity puts the current outages at over 1000, and expects most ... <a title="Wellington and Lower North Island still without power days after weather bomb" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/wellington-and-lower-north-island-still-without-power-days-after-weather-bomb/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington and Lower North Island still without power days after weather bomb">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tower insurance chair Michael Stiassny says some progress to tackle the impacts of extreme weather events had been “haphazard, inadequate and painfully slow”. RNZ Tower paid out $12m already in bad weather claims, expects more Company has $45m fund for big events, a quarter already spent Full year underlying profit will ... <a title="Tower expects rise in weather-related claims to nearly halve profits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/tower-expects-rise-in-weather-related-claims-to-nearly-halve-profits/" aria-label="Read more about Tower expects rise in weather-related claims to nearly halve profits">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Western Springs College’s principal says there was an “altercation” last week and a threat made on social media. RNZ / Lauren Baker Police have been posted at an Auckland school after what it says were threats from another school. “Last Thursday, a group of students from another school made threats toward ... <a title="Police sent to Auckland school after ‘threats towards students’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/police-sent-to-auckland-school-after-threats-towards-students/" aria-label="Read more about Police sent to Auckland school after ‘threats towards students’">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow our live blog at the top of this page for updates. Banks Peninsula remains cut off by road after widespread damage from flooding and slips. Canterbury’s civil defence controller Duncan Sandeman says the focus on Wednesday will be opening roads and restoring communications. The peninsula was pelted by ten times ... <a title="Weather live: Evacuations as landslip narrowly misses homes in Dunedin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/weather-live-evacuations-as-landslip-narrowly-misses-homes-in-dunedin/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Evacuations as landslip narrowly misses homes in Dunedin">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you’ve ever wanted to craft the perfect sausage, Texan Bill Dumas could make your dreams come true. Known as the Sausage Sensei, Dumas is on his second visit to New Zealand for two sausage-making workshops. And while sausages are a beloved barbeque staple in many parts of the world, for ... <a title="The ‘sausage sensei’ who says his snags are art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/the-sausage-sensei-who-says-his-snags-are-art/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘sausage sensei’ who says his snags are art">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some of us remember having more energy in our 20s. We could work late, sleep badly, have a night out, recover quickly and still feel capable the next day. By our 40s, that ease has often gone. Fatigue feels harder to shake. It’s tempting to assume this is simply the ageing ... <a title="The truth about energy: Why your 40s feel harder than your 20s, but there may be a lift later on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/the-truth-about-energy-why-your-40s-feel-harder-than-your-20s-but-there-may-be-a-lift-later-on/" aria-label="Read more about The truth about energy: Why your 40s feel harder than your 20s, but there may be a lift later on">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Canterbury photographer, who has a project that turns portraits into time capsules, is inviting new faces into his lens at a Christchurch studio next week. For more than a decade, Charlie Fox has been creating time-lapse portraits. The full-size versions are a towering 1.2 metres-tall and rendered at a staggering ... <a title="Photographer invites you to become part of living archive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/photographer-invites-you-to-become-part-of-living-archive/" aria-label="Read more about Photographer invites you to become part of living archive">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis RNZ / Mark Papalii National’s Nicola Willis says the government has not given any consideration to putting a $9 toll on both the Auckland Harbour Bridge and a new crossing, calling it a “completely hypothetical scenario”. And Labour says any such move would have to be “thought ... <a title="Willis calls $9 Auckland crossing toll a ‘completely hypothetical scenario’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/willis-calls-9-auckland-crossing-toll-a-completely-hypothetical-scenario/" aria-label="Read more about Willis calls $9 Auckland crossing toll a ‘completely hypothetical scenario’">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Foo Fighters have announced two huge stadium shows for New Zealand in January 2027. They will play in Christchurch on 19 January, before performing at Auckland’s Western Springs Stadium on 22 January. Hawkins had been a member of the Foo Fighters since 1997. They have become one of rock’s most popular ... <a title="Foo Fighters returning to rock out in New Zealand at two stadium shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/foo-fighters-returning-to-rock-out-in-new-zealand-at-two-stadium-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Foo Fighters returning to rock out in New Zealand at two stadium shows">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The loan underwritten by Kainga Ora. RNZ ASB has joined the Kāinga Ora First Home Loan scheme, which allows borrowers to buy a house with a deposit of only 5 percent. The loan is underwritten by Kāinga Ora, so borrowers are usually able to access the same interest rates as buyers ... <a title="First Home Loan scheme gets another option" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/first-home-loan-scheme-gets-another-option/" aria-label="Read more about First Home Loan scheme gets another option">Read more</a>
