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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>
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February 27, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on February 27, 2026.
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand St Joseph’s School in Ashburton. Google Maps Four people have been taken to hospital, St John ambulance says, after reports of unwell children at an Ashburton primary school where an unknown has been chemical detected. Initially St John said two people were taken to hospital from St Joseph’s School, on Friday ... <a title="Four people taken to hospital, chemical detected at primary school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/four-people-taken-to-hospital-chemical-detected-at-primary-school/" aria-label="Read more about Four people taken to hospital, chemical detected at primary school">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tam Ha, Associate Professor of Cancer Epidemiology, University of Wollongong More than 1,300 Victorians have joined a class action against Johnson & Johnson alleging its talcum powder products left them with ovarian cancer, mesothelioma (cancer affecting the lungs) and other cancers affecting the reproductive organs. This follows ... <a title="What’s the link between talcum powder and cancer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/whats-the-link-between-talcum-powder-and-cancer-276745/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the link between talcum powder and cancer?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bromley’s damaged sewage treatment plant. Christchurch City Council claims it is committed to doing everything it can to reduce the effects of Bromley’s damaged sewage treatment plant on the community after being issued with an abatement notice for the putrid smell. The plant was damaged by fire in 2021 and has ... <a title="Stench from Canterbury sewage treatment plant council’s ‘top priority’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/stench-from-canterbury-sewage-treatment-plant-councils-top-priority/" aria-label="Read more about Stench from Canterbury sewage treatment plant council’s ‘top priority’">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police had received reports that a person was assaulted at the intersection of Massey Street and Korimako Street. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A person is seriously injured after being assaulted following a road rage incident in Hamilton. Detective Alistair Hill from Hamilton City CIB said police were called at about 9am ... <a title="Road rage leads to assault and serious injury in Hamilton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/road-rage-leads-to-assault-and-serious-injury-in-hamilton/" aria-label="Read more about Road rage leads to assault and serious injury in Hamilton">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Greenpeace Aotearoa says its activists “altered” the Rakaia salmon statue, turning it into a cartoon dead fish in protest of the dairy industry’s environmental destruction, but the council says it was vandalised. Supplied For the first time in 40 years, no fish will be weighed in at Mid Canterbury’s Rakaia Fishing ... <a title="Fishers ‘living the funeral’ of low salmon, fish stocks in Rakaia River" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/fishers-living-the-funeral-of-low-salmon-fish-stocks-in-rakaia-river/" aria-label="Read more about Fishers ‘living the funeral’ of low salmon, fish stocks in Rakaia River">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s south coast beaches have been rated as unsuitable for swimming just two days after the city’s mayor went for a swim in Lyall Bay to show it was safe. The area had been off limits to beach goers since 4 February after the Moa Point sewage plant completely failed, sending ... <a title="Beach where Wellington mayor Andrew Little took dip now rated ‘unsuitable’ for swimming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/beach-where-wellington-mayor-andrew-little-took-dip-now-rated-unsuitable-for-swimming/" aria-label="Read more about Beach where Wellington mayor Andrew Little took dip now rated ‘unsuitable’ for swimming">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Heilpern, Associate Professor and Chair of Discipline (Law), Southern Cross University Imagine sitting in a crowded local court in Australia, and this happens (names have been changed): Court officer: I call the matter of James Burnett JB: I am the personage known by that name but ... <a title="How should Australia handle ‘sovereign citizens’ clogging the courts? A former magistrate explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/how-should-australia-handle-sovereign-citizens-clogging-the-courts-a-former-magistrate-explains-276044/" aria-label="Read more about How should Australia handle ‘sovereign citizens’ clogging the courts? A former magistrate explains">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP / Science Photo Library A further measles case has been confirmed in Auckland, linked to overseas travel. It follows two cases reported on Tuesday. Health NZ said all three cases are being supported by the local public health service. A number of locations of interest have been reported in relation ... <a title="Third measles case confirmed this week, linked to overseas travel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/third-measles-case-confirmed-this-week-linked-to-overseas-travel/" aria-label="Read more about Third measles case confirmed this week, linked to overseas travel">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolina Quintero Rodriguez, Senior Lecturer and Program Manager, Bachelor of Fashion (Enterprise) program, RMIT University You pull on your rain jacket, step out into the storm, and within half an hour your undershirt is soaked. The jacket you purchased as “waterproof” seems to have stopped working, and ... <a title="Raincoat no longer waterproof? A textile scientist explains why – and how to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/raincoat-no-longer-waterproof-a-textile-scientist-explains-why-and-how-to-fix-it-272801/" aria-label="Read more about Raincoat no longer waterproof? A textile scientist explains why – and how to fix it">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In mid-18th Century Manchester, a devout Quaker named Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried) – traumatised as a child by the sight of her parents having sex followed by the loss of her own four children before they turned one – finds herself in prison because of her faith. Mona Fastvold’s remarkable film ... <a title="Review: The Testament of Ann Lee is a hypnotic and stirring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/review-the-testament-of-ann-lee-is-a-hypnotic-and-stirring/" aria-label="Read more about Review: The Testament of Ann Lee is a hypnotic and stirring">Read more</a>
