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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Players perform the Haka before the New Zealand Under 85kg v Sri Lanka Tuskers, Race Course Grounds, Colombo. Lahiru Harshana / Action press New Zealand’s newest national rugby side has had their schedule locked in for 2026. The New Zealand Under 85kg team will repeat their historic visit to Sri Lanka, ... <a title="NZ Under 85kg team to bring All Blacks with them for return to Sri Lanka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/nz-under-85kg-team-to-bring-all-blacks-with-them-for-return-to-sri-lanka/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Under 85kg team to bring All Blacks with them for return to Sri Lanka">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Canterbury Regional Council has issued an abatement notice to the Christchurch City Council over the putrid stench coming from Bromley’s damaged sewage treatment plant. The plant was damaged by fire in 2021 and has since regularly caused a strong sewage smell to waft across eastern parts of the city. The ... <a title="Abatement notice issued over stench from Canterbury sewage treatment plant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/abatement-notice-issued-over-stench-from-canterbury-sewage-treatment-plant/" aria-label="Read more about Abatement notice issued over stench from Canterbury sewage treatment plant">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The numbers were based on a “medium” estimate of teacher supply and demand. Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe Education Ministry figures show the shortage of secondary school teachers is much worse than previously forecast. The ministry today forecast a shortfall of 1220 secondary teachers this year and next, up from last year’s projection ... <a title="Education Ministry figures reveal teacher shortage worse than previous forecast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/education-ministry-figures-reveal-teacher-shortage-worse-than-previous-forecast/" aria-label="Read more about Education Ministry figures reveal teacher shortage worse than previous forecast">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guy Bate, Professional Teaching Fellow, Management and International Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The steady embrace of artificial intelligence (AI) in the public and private sectors in Australia and New Zealand has come with broad guidance about using the new technology safely and transparently, with ... <a title="AI can slowly shift an organisation’s core principles. How to spot ‘value drift’ early" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/ai-can-slowly-shift-an-organisations-core-principles-how-to-spot-value-drift-early-276511/" aria-label="Read more about AI can slowly shift an organisation’s core principles. How to spot ‘value drift’ early">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rodney Taveira, Senior Lecturer in American Studies, University of Sydney The Biennale of Sydney is returning this year for its 25th edition, and exploring a bold new theme: rememory. It’s a term artistic director Hoor Al Qasimi adopted from Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Beloved (1987). In ... <a title="Sydney’s Biennale theme, ‘rememory’, urges us to confront trauma – now more relevant than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/sydneys-biennale-theme-rememory-urges-us-to-confront-trauma-now-more-relevant-than-ever-276394/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney’s Biennale theme, ‘rememory’, urges us to confront trauma – now more relevant than ever">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Kiwirail has nearly tripled its half-year earnings as it carried more freight. The state-owned rail operator’s operating surplus for the six months ended December was $73.4 million compared to $25.8m a year ago. Freight volumes increased 7 percent as there was an increase in demand and bulk ... <a title="Kiwirail triples its half-year earnings as demand rises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/kiwirail-triples-its-half-year-earnings-as-demand-rises/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwirail triples its half-year earnings as demand rises">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand TD09F is currently located 90 kilometres southwest of the Vanuatu capital Port Vila. Zoom Earth Met services in Fiji and Vanuatu are closely monitoring a tropical depression forecast to become a cyclone on Friday afternoon. According to the Nadi Tropical Cyclone Centre in Fiji, the centre of the system, designated TD09F, ... <a title="Vanuatu and Fiji on alert as tropical depression gains strength" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/vanuatu-and-fiji-on-alert-as-tropical-depression-gains-strength/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu and Fiji on alert as tropical depression gains strength">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand DOC staff working on the rerouted section of the Motatapu Track Supplied/DOC A popular walking track linking Wānaka and Arrowtown has been moved to avoid a large slow-moving slip. The Department of Conservation said a routine assessment of a 400 metre slip near the Motatapu Track found it was at risk ... <a title="Section of Motatapu Track rerouted after risks of slip growing identified" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/section-of-motatapu-track-rerouted-after-risks-of-slip-growing-identified/" aria-label="Read more about Section of Motatapu Track rerouted after risks of slip growing identified">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wairau Bar. RNZ / Samantha Gee A Marlborough iwi now has responsibility for managing a historic coastal site including the area of the first Polynesian settlement in Aotearoa. Te Pokohiwi o Kupe – or the Boulder Bank Site Historic Reserve – includes the Wairau Bar, where Wairau River meets the sea ... <a title="Marlborough iwi Rangitāne o Wairau now responsible for Te Pokohiwi o Kupe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/marlborough-iwi-rangitane-o-wairau-now-responsible-for-te-pokohiwi-o-kupe/" aria-label="Read more about Marlborough iwi Rangitāne o Wairau now responsible for Te Pokohiwi o Kupe">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand St Joseph’s School in Ashburton. Google Maps Hazmat testing has revealed an unknown chemical at an Ashburton primary school after reports of children becoming unwell on Friday morning. Two people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries. Fire and Emergency sent three crews to St Joseph’s School just before 10am ... <a title="Several children fall ill before “low readings” of chemical at Ashburton school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/several-children-fall-ill-before-low-readings-of-chemical-at-ashburton-school/" aria-label="Read more about Several children fall ill before “low readings” of chemical at Ashburton school">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand West Aucklander Boyd Steel has launched a blue “S” plate sticker, designed to signal there’s an older driver behind the wheel. He knows not for everyone would want it – after all, it’s voluntary. But for Steel, the reason is heartfelt. Driving around town, he’d often think about his nana — ... <a title="Would you slap an ‘S’ sticker on Nan’s car?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/would-you-slap-an-s-sticker-on-nans-car/" aria-label="Read more about Would you slap an ‘S’ sticker on Nan’s car?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A pedestrian has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being hit by a bus in central Wellington. Emergency services were alerted to the crash on Willis Street at around 10am on Friday morning. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington Free Ambulance confirmed the person was ... <a title="Wellington pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by bus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/27/wellington-pedestrian-seriously-hurt-after-being-hit-by-bus/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by bus">Read more</a>
