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February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tropical cyclone Urmil near Vanuatu, 28 February 2026 Zoom Earth Vanuatu’s national disaster management office has issued a red alert for TAFEA province as a tropical cyclone hovers near the province. Tropical Cyclone Urmil formed southwest of Port Vila on Friday. It has now been upgraded to a Category 2 according ... <a title="Red alert issued for Vanuatu province as Cyclone Urmil passes nearby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/red-alert-issued-for-vanuatu-province-as-cyclone-urmil-passes-nearby/" aria-label="Read more about Red alert issued for Vanuatu province as Cyclone Urmil passes nearby">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tommy Te Puni races to a 100 metres behind Tiaan Whelpton at Sir Graeme Douglas International. David Rowland/Photosport Two years have passed, but Tommy Te Puni finally has his name in the record books. Last weekend, the Auckland speedster claimed the national 200 metres mark, when he tore around a bend ... <a title="Sprinter Tommy Te Puni overcomes setbacks for national 200 metres record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/sprinter-tommy-te-puni-overcomes-setbacks-for-national-200-metres-record/" aria-label="Read more about Sprinter Tommy Te Puni overcomes setbacks for national 200 metres record">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Photosport The Hurricanes are looking to make it two from two against Pacific teams, as they head to Lautoka to play the Fijian Drua on Saturday afternoon. Callum Harkin will start at first-five for the Wellington-based outfit, while the Drua are still chasing their first win of the Super Rugby Pacific ... <a title="Live: Super Rugby Pacific- Fijian Drua v Hurricanes at Churchill Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/live-super-rugby-pacific-fijian-drua-v-hurricanes-at-churchill-park/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Super Rugby Pacific- Fijian Drua v Hurricanes at Churchill Park">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Anaru Morunga is on trial for the alleged murder of his ex-partner and the mother of his two children, Jasmaine Reihana. NZME/SUPPLED Warning: This article discusses graphic violence and may be upsetting to some readers. After two weeks of silence, the defence in a murder trial finally rose and shifted the ... <a title="Defence in Whangārei murder trial closes, arguing Anaru Morunga had an ‘imaginative grip on reality’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/defence-in-whangarei-murder-trial-closes-arguing-anaru-morunga-had-an-imaginative-grip-on-reality/" aria-label="Read more about Defence in Whangārei murder trial closes, arguing Anaru Morunga had an ‘imaginative grip on reality’">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ‘That’s Not A Knife’ on the launch pad at LC-2. Supplied / Rocket Lab New Zealand-founded company Rocket Lab has successfully launched its latest space mission for the US Department of War. The HASTE rocket, called ‘That’s Not A Knife’, lifted off from Wallops Island in Virginia in the US at ... <a title="Watch: Rocket Lab blasts off on hypersonic mission for US Department of War" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/watch-rocket-lab-blasts-off-on-hypersonic-mission-for-us-department-of-war/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Rocket Lab blasts off on hypersonic mission for US Department of War">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on February 28, 2026.
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February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Most forecasts expect house prices to rise less than 5 percent this year. RNZ / REECE BAKER New Zealand’s economy is expected to continue to slowly recover this year. But unlike previous recoveries, this time, it’s not likely to be dragged up by rising house prices. Most forecasts are for prices ... <a title="Can New Zealand economy recover if house prices don’t?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/can-new-zealand-economy-recover-if-house-prices-dont/" aria-label="Read more about Can New Zealand economy recover if house prices don’t?">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Most forecasts expect house prices to rise less than 5 percent this year. RNZ / REECE BAKER New Zealand’s economy is expected to continue to slowly recover this year. But unlike previous recoveries, this time, it’s not likely to be dragged up by rising house prices. Most forecasts are for prices ... <a title="Can New Zealand’s economy recover if house prices don’t?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/can-new-zealands-economy-recover-if-house-prices-dont/" aria-label="Read more about Can New Zealand’s economy recover if house prices don’t?">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Most forecasts expect house prices to rise less than 5 percent this year. RNZ / REECE BAKER New Zealand’s economy is expected to continue to slowly recover this year. But unlike previous recoveries, this time, it’s not likely to be dragged up by rising house prices. Most forecasts are for prices ... <a title="Can New Zealand’s housing market recover if house prices don’t?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/can-new-zealands-housing-market-recover-if-house-prices-dont/" aria-label="Read more about Can New Zealand’s housing market recover if house prices don’t?">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Outside the central Auckland Library on Lorne Street. RNZ / Lucy Xia A 65-year-old man has appeared in court over a serious stabbing in Auckland’s CBD on Friday night. Police confirmed the incident occured in the area in front of the Auckland Central City Library, and a knife was recovered at ... <a title="Man appears in court after Auckland assault leaves two seriously hurt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/man-appears-in-court-after-auckland-assault-leaves-two-seriously-hurt/" aria-label="Read more about Man appears in court after Auckland assault leaves two seriously hurt">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand American musician Neil Sedaka, who had a string of chart-topping hits in the 1960s and 1970s with songs like ‘Laughter in the Rain’, has died at age 86, his family said Friday. Over a career spanning six decades, Sedaka scored three number-one hits in the United States and also wrote chart-topping ... <a title="Singer and songwriter Neil Sedaka dies at 86" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/singer-and-songwriter-neil-sedaka-dies-at-86/" aria-label="Read more about Singer and songwriter Neil Sedaka dies at 86">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash – Towfiqu Barbhuiya Got questions? RNZ has launched a new podcast, ‘No Stupid Questions’, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but even better, you can drop us a voice memo to ... <a title="Why don’t we get a higher pension? – Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/28/why-dont-we-get-a-higher-pension-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about Why don’t we get a higher pension? – Ask Susan">Read more</a>
