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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action as the NZ Māori All Stars take on the Australian Indigenous All Stars at FMG Stadium, Waikato. Six Warriors have been named for the Māori men: captain James Fisher-Harris, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Adam Pompey, Te Maire Martin and Jacob Laban. Kick-off is at 5.45pm. Team lists: ... <a title="Live NRL: NZ Māori v Australian Indigenous Men’s All Stars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/live-nrl-nz-maori-v-australian-indigenous-mens-all-stars/" aria-label="Read more about Live NRL: NZ Māori v Australian Indigenous Men’s All Stars">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Australia celebrate their New Zealand SailGP victory off auckland’s Wynyard Point. Getty Images Despite defending his New Zealand SailGP crown off Auckland’s Wynyard Point, Aussie supremo Tom Slingsby harbours mixed feelings about how his team achieved their feat. The three-time series champion had a front-row view of the horrible high-speed crash ... <a title="Aussie Tom Slingsby capitalises on Black Foils crash for New Zealand SailGP honours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/aussie-tom-slingsby-capitalises-on-black-foils-crash-for-new-zealand-sailgp-honours/" aria-label="Read more about Aussie Tom Slingsby capitalises on Black Foils crash for New Zealand SailGP honours">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Keith Rankin, 13 February 2026 On 14 January, Al Jazeera produced an episode of ‘Inside Story’, their daily current affairs feature programme: Why is the US Fed chair criminal probe causing global alarm? The context is the conflict between the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, versus the man who appointed him to that role, President ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – The New Alchemy: Democracy, and the Church of Money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/keith-rankin-essay-the-new-alchemy-democracy-and-the-church-of-money/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – The New Alchemy: Democracy, and the Church of Money">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Swells could rise to 7 metres this evening and overnight, MetService said (file image). RNZ/Reece Baker Wellingtonians are being warned to stay off south coast beaches as severe southerly winds and heavy rain strike the region this evening. Severe weather warnings are in place for a large part of the lower ... <a title="Seven metre swells possible as severe weather to hit Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/seven-metre-swells-possible-as-severe-weather-to-hit-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Seven metre swells possible as severe weather to hit Wellington">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on February 15, 2026.
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wild weather is sweeping through the east and lower North Island and some parts of the South Island, with orange weather warnings, and yellow watches across much of the motu, for heavy rain and strong winds. In some places, MetService forecasters have warned there is a threat to life from dangerous ... <a title="Live: Wild weather warnings issued across NZ, three districts in state of emergencies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/live-wild-weather-warnings-issued-across-nz-three-districts-in-state-of-emergencies/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Wild weather warnings issued across NZ, three districts in state of emergencies">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action as the Māori WahineToa take on the Australian Indigenous women at FMG Stadium, Waikato. Six Warriors have been named for the Māori women: Payton Takimoana, Gayle Broughton, Shakira Baker, Harata Butler, Mya Hill-Moana and Matekino Gray. Kick-off is at 3.30pm. Team lists: Māori All Stars: Shakira Baker, ... <a title="Live NRL: NZ Māori Wahine Toa v Australian Indigenous Women’s All Stars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/live-nrl-nz-maori-wahine-toa-v-australian-indigenous-womens-all-stars/" aria-label="Read more about Live NRL: NZ Māori Wahine Toa v Australian Indigenous Women’s All Stars">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say the incident happened at around 9pm on Saturday night. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A Hamilton woman has been seriously assaulted in her own home after confronting two men trying to get inside. Police said the assault happened on Clarkin Road in Fairfield at about 9pm on Saturday. The woman ... <a title="Hamilton woman assaulted in her home after confronting intruders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/hamilton-woman-assaulted-in-her-home-after-confronting-intruders/" aria-label="Read more about Hamilton woman assaulted in her home after confronting intruders">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand SailGP organisers have decided to split the fleet for day two of racing off Wynyard Point, after the huge high-speed crash between New Zealand and France on Saturday. One sailor from each team was taken to hospital, with Kiwi grinder Louis Sinclair reported in stable condition with compound fractures to both ... <a title="As it happened: Fleet split for day two after big NZ-France crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/as-it-happened-fleet-split-for-day-two-after-big-nz-france-crash/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Fleet split for day two after big NZ-France crash">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The ACT leader has distinguished his party from its coalition partners in a state of the nation speech, giving a blunt assessment of how tough things are at the moment, especially for young people. ACT leader and Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour took a swipe at “bureaucratic” governments that aren’t balancing ... <a title="ACT leader David Seymour delivers ‘State of the Nation’ speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/act-leader-david-seymour-delivers-state-of-the-nation-speech/" aria-label="Read more about ACT leader David Seymour delivers ‘State of the Nation’ speech">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 110 Symonds Street RNZ / Marika Khabazi The chairman of a controversial ministerial advisory group that will disband months earlier than planned rejected advice from officials about which office it should rent, preferring a more expensive option for privacy reasons. The Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime is renting ... <a title="Retail crime group rented expensive Symonds Street space against advice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/retail-crime-group-rented-expensive-symonds-street-space-against-advice/" aria-label="Read more about Retail crime group rented expensive Symonds Street space against advice">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister Shane Jones. RNZ/Samantha Gee After a public outcry, the government is imposing a two-year ban on taking shellfish from rockpools north of Auckland. The ban is for all of the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, and further north at Kawau Bay and Ōmaha Bay. Locals have said more people are taking sea life ... <a title="Two-year ban on taking shellfish and seaweed from rockpools north of Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/two-year-ban-on-taking-shellfish-and-seaweed-from-rockpools-north-of-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Two-year ban on taking shellfish and seaweed from rockpools north of Auckland">Read more</a>
