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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nelson Hospital. RNZ / Samantha Gee Construction has begun on a temporary 28-bed inpatient ward at Nelson Hospital. Health Minister Simeon Brown said the ward would ease pressure on beds and improve patient flow while Nelson’s permanent inpatient building is completed. The Nelson ward is one of five rapid‑build wards being ... <a title="Construction begin on ‘rapid-build’ ward for Nelson Hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/construction-begin-on-rapid-build-ward-for-nelson-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Construction begin on ‘rapid-build’ ward for Nelson Hospital">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eduardo B. Sandoval, Scientia Researcher, Social Robotics, UNSW Sydney Last year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced a strange new product: “the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform life at home”. Standing 168 centimetres tall and weighing in at 30 kilograms, the US$20,000 Neo bot promises ... <a title="Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/humanoid-home-robots-are-on-the-market-but-do-we-really-want-them-270370/" aria-label="Read more about Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Priscilla Dunk-West, Professor of Social Work, Victoria University Should we do couples counselling? Are we happy? Are we both pulling in the same direction? How can we get our spark back? These kinds of questions are normal in a society that places such importance on coupledom, despite ... <a title="Is couples counselling right for me and will the therapist take sides? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/is-couples-counselling-right-for-me-and-will-the-therapist-take-sides-an-expert-explains-275431/" aria-label="Read more about Is couples counselling right for me and will the therapist take sides? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dual citizens face having to get both passports and keep them up to date – and to get a UK passport soon if they want to travel from the end of February. Gill Bonnett UK lobby groups are calling on the British government to urgently delay the deadline for dual nationals ... <a title="‘Please hit pause’: Advocates and UK MP call for passport grace period" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/please-hit-pause-advocates-and-uk-mp-call-for-passport-grace-period/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Please hit pause’: Advocates and UK MP call for passport grace period">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A flooded cycleway at Petone. Phil Pennington / RNZ Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says Wellington Water needs to “sort it out” and fix a flooded cycleway. The rail underpass tunnel on the $70 million cycleway at Petone was still thigh-deep in water on Friday morning, days on from Monday’s storm. New ... <a title="‘Sort it out’: Minister’s frustration with flooded cycleway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/sort-it-out-ministers-frustration-with-flooded-cycleway/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sort it out’: Minister’s frustration with flooded cycleway">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Somewhere along the way to adulthood, time to play fades away. We tend to trade silliness and imagination for seriousness and busyness. Yet there is clear evidence that adults benefit from playfulness just as children do. Play has long been treated as something separate from adult life. Unsplash .928934010152″> Our research ... <a title="Grown-ups, playing is good for you too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/grown-ups-playing-is-good-for-you-too/" aria-label="Read more about Grown-ups, playing is good for you too">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Water rushing over a blown out culvert on Corcoran Rd, Te Pahu, Waipā. Supplied/Ryan Vickers Both Waipā and Ōtorohanga Districts have extended their respective states of emergency for a further seven days. Both districts experienced localised flooding after storms on Friday 13 February, which also washed away a water treatment plant ... <a title="Waipā and Ōtorohanga states of emergency extended" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/waipa-and-otorohanga-states-of-emergency-extended/" aria-label="Read more about Waipā and Ōtorohanga states of emergency extended">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand British media are preparing their Friday morning newspapers in the wake of ex-prince Andrew’s arrest. It will be no surprise that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, pictured soon after leaving a UK police station and looking stunned in the back of a car, is dominating front pages. Meanwhile, reporters gathered en masse outside Buckingham ... <a title="How the British press reacted to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/how-the-british-press-reacted-to-andrew-mountbatten-windsors-arrest/" aria-label="Read more about How the British press reacted to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Jones, Associate Professor of Pediatric Neuropsychology, Auckland University of Technology Touching the lives of an average 110 people each day in Aotearoa, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is much more common than any of us would like it to be. Yet it is often misunderstood, underestimated and ... <a title="Not just sport and car crashes: debunking 5 myths about traumatic brain injury in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/not-just-sport-and-car-crashes-debunking-5-myths-about-traumatic-brain-injury-in-nz-274503/" aria-label="Read more about Not just sport and car crashes: debunking 5 myths about traumatic brain injury in NZ">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow updates with RNZ’s live blog above. Britain’s former prince Andrew has been arrested overnight over allegations he sent confidential government documents to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. King Charles’ younger brother – now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after he wasstripped by his older brother of his titles and ... <a title="As it happened: Former prince Andrew arrested by UK police over Epstein ties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/as-it-happened-former-prince-andrew-arrested-by-uk-police-over-epstein-ties/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Former prince Andrew arrested by UK police over Epstein ties">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nensi Patel of the Northern Brave. www.photosport.nz There are two new players in the White Ferns squad named to take on Zimbabwe later this month. Northern Brave duo Nensi Patel and Kayley Knight have been included for the series, which will be the first between the two nations and includes three ... <a title="Northern Brave duo set to debut for White Ferns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/northern-brave-duo-set-to-debut-for-white-ferns/" aria-label="Read more about Northern Brave duo set to debut for White Ferns">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On a sunny weekday at lunchtime, Ken, Drick, and Lamar are working hard. Grazing on grass, and occasionally lifting their heads to check the surroundings. But don’t be fooled by their languid behaviour – they’re actually top notch security guards. Park ranger Millie Law has been looking after the llamas. Ke-Xin ... <a title="The llamas keeping sheep safe at Auckland’s Ambury farm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/the-llamas-keeping-sheep-safe-at-aucklands-ambury-farm/" aria-label="Read more about The llamas keeping sheep safe at Auckland’s Ambury farm">Read more</a>
