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February 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Moran, Lecturer in the Department of English, Creative Writing and Film, Adelaide University Frederick Wiseman, who died yesterday at the age of 96, was an American filmmaker whose carefully observed works changed documentary cinema forever, shedding light on institutions, individuals and everyday life. Born into a ... <a title="Remembering Frederick Wiseman: the filmmaker who changed documentary cinema forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/remembering-frederick-wiseman-the-filmmaker-who-changed-documentary-cinema-forever-276267/" aria-label="Read more about Remembering Frederick Wiseman: the filmmaker who changed documentary cinema forever">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington family has been forced out of their home after a large branch flattened their roof in this week’s vicious storm. William Ray, an RNZ employee and Johnsonville resident, said his family were lucky to leave when they did, with the branch now precariously leaning against his house. Ray said ... <a title="A ‘huge crash’: Wellington family evacuates property after huge branch hits roof during storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/a-huge-crash-wellington-family-evacuates-property-after-huge-branch-hits-roof-during-storm/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘huge crash’: Wellington family evacuates property after huge branch hits roof during storm">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 75 connecting Christchurch to Akaroa reopened on Wednesday. The New Zealand Transport Agency said road users would need to take care and prepare for temporary restrictions, but the flooding and slips had been cleared. Banks Peninsula was pelted by ten times the monthly average rainfall in the last 48 ... <a title="As it happened: Evacuations as landslip narrowly misses homes in Dunedin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/as-it-happened-evacuations-as-landslip-narrowly-misses-homes-in-dunedin/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Evacuations as landslip narrowly misses homes in Dunedin">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Harry Tauafiafi-Iutoi scores a pre-season try for the Warriors against Manly. Kerry Marshall/Photosport NRL pre-season: Warriors v Dolphins Kickoff: 8pm Friday, 20 February Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Live blog updates on RNZ Still smarting from a subpar performance in their first pre-season hitout, NZ Warriors will seek a drastic improvement, when they ... <a title="NZ Warrior seek improvement in second NRL pre-season trial against Dolphins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/nz-warrior-seek-improvement-in-second-nrl-pre-season-trial-against-dolphins/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warrior seek improvement in second NRL pre-season trial against Dolphins">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Invercargill man Kevin Belling, 62, was last seen at his Motu Rimu farm on Friday 9 January. Supplied / NZ Police Effluent ponds and other waterways on the farm of a missing Southland man are now being searched by the police. Kevin Belling, 62, was last seen at his Motu Rimu ... <a title="Police search farm effluent ponds and waterways of missing Southland man Kevin Belling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/police-search-farm-effluent-ponds-and-waterways-of-missing-southland-man-kevin-belling/" aria-label="Read more about Police search farm effluent ponds and waterways of missing Southland man Kevin Belling">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene of the fatal attack. RNZ Animal control officers visited the property where Mihiata Te Rore was mauled to death four times, including the day before the attack. Te Rore, 62, was visiting a person she knew at a property in the small Northland town of Kaihu when ... <a title="Fatal dog mauling: Animal control staff visited property day before attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/fatal-dog-mauling-animal-control-staff-visited-property-day-before-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Fatal dog mauling: Animal control staff visited property day before attack">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Fiji President Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has urged legislators not to sow seeds of “fear and division” as the country moves towards a general election later this year. Speaking at the opening of the fourth and final session of Parliament before the polls, Ratu Naiqama called on political leaders and ... <a title="Fiji’s president warns against sowing ‘seeds of fear’ ahead of elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/fijis-president-warns-against-sowing-seeds-of-fear-ahead-of-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s president warns against sowing ‘seeds of fear’ ahead of elections">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ First leader singled out a Green MP for his Rarotongan heritage, which Labour leader Chris Hipkins says was “pure racism”. RNZ Winston Peters has been accused of “pure racism” in Parliament by Labour leader Chris Hipkins, who has called out National ministers for failing to combat or challenge it. The ... <a title="Chris Hipkins accuses Winston Peters of ‘pure racism’ in Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/chris-hipkins-accuses-winston-peters-of-pure-racism-in-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Hipkins accuses Winston Peters of ‘pure racism’ in Parliament">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Increasing demand for truck licenses is putting pressure on testers, according to the review. File photo siwakorn / 123RF A review of driver licensing for trucks and other heavy vehicles has found persisting weaknesses in regulatory practice. The internal review – conducted in 2024 – was released to media today through ... <a title="Shortfalls in driver licensing for trucks highlighted in review" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/shortfalls-in-driver-licensing-for-trucks-highlighted-in-review/" aria-label="Read more about Shortfalls in driver licensing for trucks highlighted in review">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Hoy, McKenzie Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that over the year to December, wages grew by 3.4%. For households, however, the number that really matters is what happened to wages after inflation. Over the ... <a title="Real wages have gone backwards. Even earning $100,000 isn’t what it used to be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/real-wages-have-gone-backwards-even-earning-100-000-isnt-what-it-used-to-be-276169/" aria-label="Read more about Real wages have gone backwards. Even earning $100,000 isn’t what it used to be">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ First leader singled out a Green MP for his Rarotongan heritage, which Labour leader Chris Hipkins says was “pure racism”. RNZ Winston Peters has been accused of “pure racism” in Parliament by Labour leader Chris Hipkins, who has called out National ministers for failing to combat or challenge it. The ... <a title="Hipkins accuses Peters of ‘pure racism’ in Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/hipkins-accuses-peters-of-pure-racism-in-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Hipkins accuses Peters of ‘pure racism’ in Parliament">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene of the fatal attack. RNZ The dogs that killed a woman in Northland yesterday came onto a neighbour’s property recently and pack attacked their dog. The Kaihu local says it was “really quite frightening” living near the animals. Mihiata Te Rore, 62, was visiting a person she ... <a title="Dogs in fatal Kaihu attack had gone after other animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/dogs-in-fatal-kaihu-attack-had-gone-after-other-animals/" aria-label="Read more about Dogs in fatal Kaihu attack had gone after other animals">Read more</a>
