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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Football Fern Kelli Brown. Photosport A first half hat-trick for Kelli Brown set the Football Ferns on the way to a 8-0 victory in their opening World Cup qualifier against Samoa. Brown scored 30 seconds into the game in Honiara, she doubled her tally 13 minutes later and added her third ... <a title="Football Ferns dominate Samoa in FIFA World Cup qualifier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/football-ferns-dominate-samoa-in-fifa-world-cup-qualifier/" aria-label="Read more about Football Ferns dominate Samoa in FIFA World Cup qualifier">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Work continues to reopen the roads in the Waipā District. RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod Waipā District is now in the recovery stage after extreme weather forced it into a state of emergency earlier this month. But with some residents still cut off and the town of Pirongia still rationing water, things ... <a title="Pirongia residents remain cut off following extreme weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/pirongia-residents-remain-cut-off-following-extreme-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Pirongia residents remain cut off following extreme weather">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Jeffries, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University A common mould has killed two people, and left four others seriously ill, at one of Sydney’s largest hospitals. Health authorities are investigating a cluster of fungal infections at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital’s transplant unit. Six patients ... <a title="What is Aspergillus, the fungus behind recent hospital deaths?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/what-is-aspergillus-the-fungus-behind-recent-hospital-deaths-277067/" aria-label="Read more about What is Aspergillus, the fungus behind recent hospital deaths?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson One person has been injured after steel piles fell on a worker’s leg at a road construction site in Auckland. Emergency services were sent to the incident at the the intersection of Sunnyvale Road and Red Hills Road in the suburb of Massey shortly after 4pm. ... <a title="Steel piles fall on worker’s leg at Auckland construction site" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/steel-piles-fall-on-workers-leg-at-auckland-construction-site/" aria-label="Read more about Steel piles fall on worker’s leg at Auckland construction site">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The ministry said parts of Auckland were among the worst-affected by the teacher shortage. 123RF Secondary principals say the worsening shortage of teachers is forcing schools to cancel subjects and hire untrained teachers. Education Ministry figures showed schools this year faced a bigger shortfall of secondary teachers than previously expected. It ... <a title="Teacher shortage forcing subject cancellations, principals say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/teacher-shortage-forcing-subject-cancellations-principals-say/" aria-label="Read more about Teacher shortage forcing subject cancellations, principals say">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michele Lastella, Senior Lecturer, CQUniversity Australia On paper, the Matildas should have a major advantage playing on home soil for the upcoming Women’s Asian Cup. However, from a sleep and travel perspective, they may be fighting a hidden disadvantage despite Australia hosting the tournament, which runs from ... <a title="Home ground disadvantage? How sleep and travel could impact the Matildas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/home-ground-disadvantage-how-sleep-and-travel-could-impact-the-matildas-276059/" aria-label="Read more about Home ground disadvantage? How sleep and travel could impact the Matildas">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Deposed Liberal leader Sussan Ley formally resigned from parliament on Friday – and sent a blunt challenge to her successor, Angus Taylor, in her farewell statement. Speaker Milton Dick will now set the date for the byelection in the regional ... <a title="View from The Hill: Ley formally resigns, tells Taylor it’s ‘vital’ he holds Farrer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/view-from-the-hill-ley-formally-resigns-tells-taylor-its-vital-he-holds-farrer-275910/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Ley formally resigns, tells Taylor it’s ‘vital’ he holds Farrer">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Poe, Associate Professor of Social and Political Thought, Australian Catholic University The New South Wales government has just announced the launch of a new, permanent rapid response police unit. Composed of about 250 officers and 28 administrative staff, the unit will be equipped with a fleet ... <a title="NSW’s new rapid response police unit may help some people feel safer, but it also raises difficult questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/nsws-new-rapid-response-police-unit-may-help-some-people-feel-safer-but-it-also-raises-difficult-questions-276982/" aria-label="Read more about NSW’s new rapid response police unit may help some people feel safer, but it also raises difficult questions">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne This week, images on social media showed global superstar Ed Sheeran alighting from the overnight train from Sydney into the decidedly utilitarian surrounds of Southern Cross Station in Melbourne. In Australia ... <a title="Ed Sheeran caught the train to Melbourne to protect the climate. But what about his thousands of fans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/ed-sheeran-caught-the-train-to-melbourne-to-protect-the-climate-but-what-about-his-thousands-of-fans-276971/" aria-label="Read more about Ed Sheeran caught the train to Melbourne to protect the climate. But what about his thousands of fans?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Robin Martin Nelson City Council is putting $100,000 towards helping vulnerable and homeless women in the city. The grant to the Nelson Women’s Centre will support a new housing navigator role to help women into safe and stable housing so its social worker can respond to other urgent needs. ... <a title="Nelson City Council putting $100,000 towards helping homeless women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/nelson-city-council-putting-100000-towards-helping-homeless-women/" aria-label="Read more about Nelson City Council putting $100,000 towards helping homeless women">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Awatea Mita UGP / Melody Thomas Māori women are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system, getting worse the further they progress through the system, a new factsheet from the Ministry of Justice shows. The factsheet found while wāhine Māori made up 15 percent of people in New Zealand they made ... <a title="Māori wāhine over represented in criminal justice system and gets worse the further they go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/maori-wahine-over-represented-in-criminal-justice-system-and-gets-worse-the-further-they-go/" aria-label="Read more about Māori wāhine over represented in criminal justice system and gets worse the further they go">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said they hope the arrest would reassure Sharlene’s family and the community. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Two Napier men have been charged in connection with the homicide of Sharlene Smith whose body was found on a worksite in Omahu. 64-year-old Smith was earlier identified by police as a ‘much-loved mother, ... <a title="Two Napier men charged in relation to Sharlene Smith homocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/two-napier-men-charged-in-relation-to-sharlene-smith-homocide/" aria-label="Read more about Two Napier men charged in relation to Sharlene Smith homocide">Read more</a>
