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February 16, 2026
Asia Pacific Report The issue of Australians — and New Zealanders as well — serving in the Israeli military has sparked growing debate as the genocidal war crimes in Gaza mount. Most of those involved are believed to be dual Israeli-Australian citizens, and under current Australian law, it is not automatically illegal to join a ... <a title="600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/600-australians-50-kiwis-fighting-for-israeli-military-during-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about 600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hamish Kerr celebrates winning the Men’s High Jump final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. www.photosport.nz Hamish Kerr has claimed New Zealand’s highest sporting honour at the 63rd Halberg Awards in Auckland, after achieving heights in his career that no other Kiwi high jumper has reached. Kerr has won ... <a title="Global high jump star Hamish Kerr claims Supreme Halberg award" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/global-high-jump-star-hamish-kerr-claims-supreme-halberg-award/" aria-label="Read more about Global high jump star Hamish Kerr claims Supreme Halberg award">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taihape weather – flooding and slips aftermath – 16 February 2026 RNZ/Dan Jones The winds that struck Wellington today were the strongest in more than a decade, says MetService. Gusts of 193 kilometres an hour were recorded at Mt Kaukau, and 128 kilometres at hour at Wellington Airport – the highest ... <a title="Wild weather: Strongest winds to hit Wellington in a decade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/wild-weather-strongest-winds-to-hit-wellington-in-a-decade/" aria-label="Read more about Wild weather: Strongest winds to hit Wellington in a decade">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jordan Watson, the viral ‘How to DAD’ guy, finds out the answer to ‘how hard can it be?’ in Out of My League, a new series that pits him against six of New Zealand’s elite athletes. Watson is not without form in the sporting arena and for a while held a ... <a title="‘Wannabe athlete’ How To Dad takes on NZ’s best" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/wannabe-athlete-how-to-dad-takes-on-nzs-best/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Wannabe athlete’ How To Dad takes on NZ’s best">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 30,000 properties have lost power as wild winds bring trees and power lines down across much of the lower North Island. Powerco said about 23,000 properties across its network have lost connections and in the Wellington region, about 10,000 have their connections cut. Manawatū-Whanganui has been hit badly, and ... <a title="Live weather: Deluge heads south, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch in the firing line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/live-weather-deluge-heads-south-banks-peninsula-christchurch-in-the-firing-line/" aria-label="Read more about Live weather: Deluge heads south, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch in the firing line">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne Coles has appeared before the Federal Court in Melbourne, as hearings for a high-stakes case launched against the supermarket by Australia’s consumer watchdog officially begin. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ... <a title="Coles accused of ‘utterly misleading’ discounts as major court case kicks off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/coles-accused-of-utterly-misleading-discounts-as-major-court-case-kicks-off-276041/" aria-label="Read more about Coles accused of ‘utterly misleading’ discounts as major court case kicks off">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland and Wellington stand out as being more oversupplied, say housing experts. RNZ New Zealand’s housing market is a “tale of two islands”, one economist says – as the fortunes of sellers and house hunters in the South Island rapidly diverge from their northern counterparts. Real Estate Institute data on Monday ... <a title="Housing market’s ‘tale of two islands’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/housing-markets-tale-of-two-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Housing market’s ‘tale of two islands’">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 30,000 properties have lost power as wild winds bring trees and power lines down across much of the lower North Island. Powerco said about 23,000 properties across its network have lost connections and in the Wellington region, about 10,000 have their connections cut. Manawatū-Whanganui has been hit badly, and ... <a title="Live weather: Deluge heads south, Christchurch in the firing line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/live-weather-deluge-heads-south-christchurch-in-the-firing-line/" aria-label="Read more about Live weather: Deluge heads south, Christchurch in the firing line">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As she comes towards the end of her career as a working psychiatrist, Dr Hinemoa Elder says there’s never been more need for mental health resources to help navigate, “extremely trying times”. “You know, I’m 60 years old and this feels like the worst confluence of horrible and terrifying global and ... <a title="Dr Hinemoa Elder: We need more mental health care in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/dr-hinemoa-elder-we-need-more-mental-health-care-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Dr Hinemoa Elder: We need more mental health care in NZ">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Born in Sydney, Kiwis player Casey McLean would be eligible for State of Origin. Photosport / David Neilson With State of Origin set to debut in Auckland in 2027, Kiwis can now also feature in the iconic series after changes to the eligibility criteria. The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) today ... <a title="Rugby league: Door open for Kiwis to play State of Origin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/rugby-league-door-open-for-kiwis-to-play-state-of-origin/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby league: Door open for Kiwis to play State of Origin">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Support for both major parties has dipped – while New Zealand First is up on double digits – in the latest 1News Verian poll. The results – that polled 1003 eligible voters between 7 and 11 February – has National down 2 points to 34 percent and Labour down 3 ... <a title="Support for National, Labour dips in new political poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/support-for-national-labour-dips-in-new-political-poll/" aria-label="Read more about Support for National, Labour dips in new political poll">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards Politicians are under fire overseas. But New Zealand should take note too. The US Justice Department’s release of more than three million Epstein files (including 180,000 images and 2000 videos) has blown the doors off the most protected social network of the late 20th century. What these documents reveal is not ... <a title="Bryce Edwards: What the Epstein scandal means for NZ politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/bryce-edwards-what-the-epstein-scandal-means-for-nz-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards: What the Epstein scandal means for NZ politics">Read more</a>
