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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A pack of roaming dogs in bush near Paihia in the Bay of Islands. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Further calls have been made for more to be done about dangerous dogs, in the wake of Tuesday’s fatal dog attack in Northland. Mihiata Te Rore, 62, was killed by a pack ... <a title="Calls for tougher penalties to stop roaming, aggressive dogs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/calls-for-tougher-penalties-to-stop-roaming-aggressive-dogs/" aria-label="Read more about Calls for tougher penalties to stop roaming, aggressive dogs">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Boxing gloves supplied Former Gisborne deputy mayor Josh Wharehinga has been appointed as the new president of Boxing New Zealand as the sport grapples with complaints about its head coach. The Sport Integrity Commission has been investigating Boxing NZ and its head coach Billy Meehan. Cathy Meehan, who is the wife ... <a title="Boxing NZ appoints new leadership as investigation into head coach drags on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/boxing-nz-appoints-new-leadership-as-investigation-into-head-coach-drags-on/" aria-label="Read more about Boxing NZ appoints new leadership as investigation into head coach drags on">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Gloriavale overseeing shepherd Howard Temple. The Press/Kai Schwoerer The lawyer for convicted sex offender and former Gloriavale leader Howard Temple claims jailing the 85-year-old was excessive. Temple was sentenced to 26 months’ jail in December for indecencies on multiple girls and young women. He immediately appealed and has been on ... <a title="Gloriavale leader Howard Temple appeals ‘excessive’ jail sentence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/gloriavale-leader-howard-temple-appeals-excessive-jail-sentence/" aria-label="Read more about Gloriavale leader Howard Temple appeals ‘excessive’ jail sentence">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria O’Sullivan, Associate Professor of Law, Member of Deakin Cyber and the Centre for Law as Protection, Deakin University, Deakin University In the wake of the Bondi terror attack, multiple state governments have passed laws to restrict mass protests. Most notably, the New South Wales government introduced ... <a title="With more restrictive laws across the country, how can we protect the right to protest?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/with-more-restrictive-laws-across-the-country-how-can-we-protect-the-right-to-protest-276070/" aria-label="Read more about With more restrictive laws across the country, how can we protect the right to protest?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neeraj Sharma, Scientia Associate Professor of Chemistry and ARC Future Fellow, UNSW Sydney You might have heard the common claim that electric cars aren’t really green – that their lithium-ion batteries rely on “blood” minerals such as cobalt, mined in terrible conditions. The critique had some truth ... <a title="‘Blood cobalt’ is disappearing from batteries – and cheaper, cleaner batteries are arriving" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/blood-cobalt-is-disappearing-from-batteries-and-cheaper-cleaner-batteries-are-arriving-263808/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Blood cobalt’ is disappearing from batteries – and cheaper, cleaner batteries are arriving">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tammy Williams, Lecturer, University of New England There is a growing number of “serious incidents” in Australian early childhood services, including day cares. A serious incident is one that seriously compromises the health, safety or wellbeing of a child. There were 160 such incidents per 100 services ... <a title="Childcare centres may have clear rules for staff numbers, but there are loopholes to get around them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/childcare-centres-may-have-clear-rules-for-staff-numbers-but-there-are-loopholes-to-get-around-them-275075/" aria-label="Read more about Childcare centres may have clear rules for staff numbers, but there are loopholes to get around them">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Thames Coromandel District Council is urgently asking people not to swim, fish or collect shellfish in the area around where the stream discharges until further notice. Supplied / Thames Coromandel District Council Thames Coromandel District Council says a sinkhole has formed near the Onemana Wastewater Treatment Plant. In a post online ... <a title="Wastewater may be flowing to a Coromandel beach after sinkhole forms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/wastewater-may-be-flowing-to-a-coromandel-beach-after-sinkhole-forms/" aria-label="Read more about Wastewater may be flowing to a Coromandel beach after sinkhole forms">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fabrizio Carmignani, Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University This plan will decimate hotels across South Australia, wiping out many of the 26,000 jobs it directly creates. Australian Hotels Association (South Australia) chief executive Ian Horne, quoted in The Guardian, February 21, 2018 … a majority of pub ... <a title="FactCheck: would pokies reform in South Australia wipe out ‘many’ of 26,000 jobs?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/factcheck-would-pokies-reform-in-south-australia-wipe-out-many-of-26-000-jobs-93189/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck: would pokies reform in South Australia wipe out ‘many’ of 26,000 jobs?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour MP Kieran McAnulty. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Labour MP Kieran McAnulty was ordered to leave the House during a tense session that included many challenges on the Speaker’s rulings. Question Time began with Gerry Brownlee indirectly rebuking New Zealand First leader Winston Peters for his remarks towards Green MP Teanau ... <a title="Labour MP Kieran McAnulty ordered to leave the House after challenging Speaker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/labour-mp-kieran-mcanulty-ordered-to-leave-the-house-after-challenging-speaker/" aria-label="Read more about Labour MP Kieran McAnulty ordered to leave the House after challenging Speaker">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne One Nation is just two points behind Labor in a Victorian state DemosAU poll, with the election in November. A federal Resolve poll has One Nation and ... <a title="The Coalition leads in Victorian DemosAU poll, with One Nation posting 21% support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/the-coalition-leads-in-victorian-demosau-poll-with-one-nation-posting-21-support-275791/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition leads in Victorian DemosAU poll, with One Nation posting 21% support">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Manwaring, Associate Professor, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University South Australians head to the polls on March 21, with Premier Peter Malinauskas’s Labor Party on track to win by a landslide. But while a predicted landslide in a state election would not normally garner deep national ... <a title="Labor is set for a big win in the South Australian election. But will One Nation cause ructions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/labor-is-set-for-a-big-win-in-the-south-australian-election-but-will-one-nation-cause-ructions-275671/" aria-label="Read more about Labor is set for a big win in the South Australian election. But will One Nation cause ructions?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelsie Boulton, Senior Research Fellow in Child Neurodevelopment, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney When it comes to autism, few questions spark as much debate as how best to support autistic people with the greatest needs. This prompted The Lancet medical journal to commission a group ... <a title="A new diagnosis of ‘profound autism’ is on the cards. Here’s what could change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/a-new-diagnosis-of-profound-autism-is-on-the-cards-heres-what-could-change-271930/" aria-label="Read more about A new diagnosis of ‘profound autism’ is on the cards. Here’s what could change">Read more</a>
