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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Air New Zealand cabin crews will strike on Thursday and Friday. RNZ/ Mark Papalii Air New Zealand says staff are working “around the clock” to minimise disruption as cabin crews go on strike Thursday and Friday. Flight attendants working on board the airline’s wide-body long range aircraft will stop work over ... <a title="Air NZ strike a ‘last resort’ as cabin crew struggle to pay rent, union says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/air-nz-strike-a-last-resort-as-cabin-crew-struggle-to-pay-rent-union-says/" aria-label="Read more about Air NZ strike a ‘last resort’ as cabin crew struggle to pay rent, union says">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Angus Taylor has all the on-paper qualifications to be opposition leader. But there are big questions over how well he could do the job, when a miracle worker is needed to lift the struggling Liberal Party from its existential crisis. ... <a title="Who is Angus Taylor and could he cut it as opposition leader?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/who-is-angus-taylor-and-could-he-cut-it-as-opposition-leader-275400/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Angus Taylor and could he cut it as opposition leader?">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Charlton, Leader of Australian Right Whale Research Program, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Ivan Stecko/Pexels, CC BY-SA For decades, southern right whales have been celebrated as one of conservation’s success stories. Once driven to the brink of extinction by commercial whaling, southern right whales ... <a title="Southern right whales are having babies less often, but why?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/southern-right-whales-are-having-babies-less-often-but-why-275442/" aria-label="Read more about Southern right whales are having babies less often, but why?">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Leadership aspirant Angus Taylor resigned from the shadow cabinet on Wednesday night, but when the Liberal Party will vote on the leadership remained up in the air. After a day of high tension in the party, Taylor went to Ley’s ... <a title="View from The Hill: Angus Taylor quits frontbench, declaring Sussan Ley can’t lead Liberal Party ‘as it needs to be led’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/view-from-the-hill-angus-taylor-quits-frontbench-declaring-sussan-ley-cant-lead-liberal-party-as-it-needs-to-be-led-275398/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Angus Taylor quits frontbench, declaring Sussan Ley can’t lead Liberal Party ‘as it needs to be led’">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
By Pip Hinman in Gadigal Country/Sydney NSW Premier Chris Minns is sounding even more defensive after videos of NSW police violence towards peaceful protesters in Australia went viral — including attacks on Muslims praying in Sydney’s Town Hall Square after the rally on Monday. His “primary concern”, he told ABC TV, was to prevent the ... <a title="NSW Premier Minns’ police attack Muslims in prayer, peaceful Gaza protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/nsw-premier-minns-police-attack-muslims-in-prayer-peaceful-gaza-protesters/" aria-label="Read more about NSW Premier Minns’ police attack Muslims in prayer, peaceful Gaza protesters">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A dead possum in the Roxburgh reservoir has triggered a boil water notice for the area. The Central Otago District Council (CODC) said the possum was found during an unrelated inspection on Wednesday, and it’s not known how long it’s been in the water. It has since ... <a title="Dead possum found in Roxburgh reservoir triggers boil water notice for area" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/dead-possum-found-in-roxburgh-reservoir-triggers-boil-water-notice-for-area/" aria-label="Read more about Dead possum found in Roxburgh reservoir triggers boil water notice for area">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
RNZ Pacific The United States has designated two high-profile public office holders from Palau and the Marshall Islands for “significant corruption”, the US Department of State says. Palau’s Senate president Hokkons Baules has been designated “for his involvement in significant corruption on behalf of China-based actors,” while the former mayor of the Kili/Bikini/Ejit community in ... <a title="US designates two Micronesian leaders over corruption allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/us-designates-two-micronesian-leaders-over-corruption-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about US designates two Micronesian leaders over corruption allegations">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A child is in hospital after being hit by a bus while bike riding in Auckland. Emergency services were called to the crash on Te Atatu Road around 6.30pm on Wednesday. Police said officers responded to reports of a vehicle versus a cyclist on Te Atatu Peninsula, ... <a title="Child hospitalised after being hit by bus while riding a bike in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/child-hospitalised-after-being-hit-by-bus-while-riding-a-bike-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Child hospitalised after being hit by bus while riding a bike in Auckland">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A new satellite map has revealed the scale of devastation across the East Cape following a January storm. Supplied / Dragonfly Data Science Recent severe storms have triggered more than 11,000 slips on the East Cape, according to satellite imagery. Heavy rainfall caused widespread damage and flooding in parts of the ... <a title="New satellite imagery shows recent storms triggered more than 11,000 slips on East Cape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/new-satellite-imagery-shows-recent-storms-triggered-more-than-11000-slips-on-east-cape/" aria-label="Read more about New satellite imagery shows recent storms triggered more than 11,000 slips on East Cape">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairoa mayor Craig Little believes the people in the car were all from the same family. Nick Monro A deadly crash involving a car and a school bus has devastated the town of Wairoa, says the local mayor. The crash – at about 3pm on Tuesday – closed the intersection of ... <a title="‘Everyone is grieving’ – fatal Wairoa crash devastates community" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/everyone-is-grieving-fatal-wairoa-crash-devastates-community/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Everyone is grieving’ – fatal Wairoa crash devastates community">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Maitai Bay, on the Karikari Peninsula, is a popular Far North holiday spot. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Life is returning to a Far North bay once compared to an underwater desert, eight years after local hapū declared a fishing ban that makes up for its lack of legal clout with ... <a title="Sea life returns to Maitai Bay, eight years after local hapū declares unofficial fishing ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/sea-life-returns-to-maitai-bay-eight-years-after-local-hapu-declares-unofficial-fishing-ban/" aria-label="Read more about Sea life returns to Maitai Bay, eight years after local hapū declares unofficial fishing ban">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Joyce Banks, Lecturer in Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast Brig Bee/A Slightly Isolated Dog Master clown and French theatre guru Philippe Gaulier has passed away aged 82, but his influence will live on around the world – particularly in Aotearoa New Zealand. The performance ... <a title="‘New Zealanders are inventive by necessity’: how the master clown Philippe Gaulier shaped NZ theatre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/new-zealanders-are-inventive-by-necessity-how-the-master-clown-philippe-gaulier-shaped-nz-theatre-275664/" aria-label="Read more about ‘New Zealanders are inventive by necessity’: how the master clown Philippe Gaulier shaped NZ theatre">Read more</a>
