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February 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian R. Camilleri, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Technology Sydney You’re scrolling through an online retailer, like Amazon, Shein or eBay, and spot a shirt on sale for $40. You add it to your cart, but at checkout, a $10 shipping fee suddenly appears. Frustrated, you ... <a title="Does ‘free’ shipping really exist? An expert shares the marketing tricks you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/does-free-shipping-really-exist-an-expert-shares-the-marketing-tricks-you-need-to-know-276397/" aria-label="Read more about Does ‘free’ shipping really exist? An expert shares the marketing tricks you need to know">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Poplin, Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University “Drink hot water” has become an unlikely life philosophy on TikTok, as countless users track their journey towards “being” or “becoming Chinese”. All of this is part of a broader social media trend dubbed “Chinamaxxing”. Out of ... <a title="TikTokers are ‘becoming Chinese’ in a new trend that’s part parody and part politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/tiktokers-are-becoming-chinese-in-a-new-trend-thats-part-parody-and-part-politics-276279/" aria-label="Read more about TikTokers are ‘becoming Chinese’ in a new trend that’s part parody and part politics">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are making enquiries into a sudden death in Taupaki near Kumeū on Wednesday night. At around 9pm, officers attended the incident on a shared driveway off Nixon Road. Detective Senior Sergeant Megan Goldie, of Waitematā CIB, said a man in his 50s had been riding his motorbike before he was ... <a title="Police probe death of rider found beside his motorbike at Auckland property" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/police-probe-death-of-rider-found-beside-his-motorbike-at-auckland-property/" aria-label="Read more about Police probe death of rider found beside his motorbike at Auckland property">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Several Auckland councillors think it’s time to abandon postal voting for local elections. RNZ / Eveline Harvey Is it time to abandon postal voting for local elections? Several Auckland councillors think so, with voter turnout in the region continuing to decline. Less than a third of Aucklanders voted in the 2025 ... <a title="Is it time to abandon postal voting for local elections?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/is-it-time-to-abandon-postal-voting-for-local-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Is it time to abandon postal voting for local elections?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you want to catch a tiny bird and move it to a new home, you need expert help and your car’s aircon on. Overheating is a threat to the rifleman. And buzzing cicadas can get in the way of finding them in the first place as a group rounding up ... <a title="How to catch and move the country’s tiniest bird" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/how-to-catch-and-move-the-countrys-tiniest-bird/" aria-label="Read more about How to catch and move the country’s tiniest bird">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitchell Santner top sored for the Black Caps in Colombo. (File pic) Chris Symes / www.photosport.nz The Black Caps have knocked co-hosts Sri Lanka out of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday (local time) with a 61-run win in Colombo that boosted their semi-final hopes. Sri Lanka needed an emphatic win ... <a title="Black Caps fight back to eliminate co-hosts Sri Lanka from T20 World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/black-caps-fight-back-to-eliminate-co-hosts-sri-lanka-from-t20-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps fight back to eliminate co-hosts Sri Lanka from T20 World Cup">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government is deciding whether the United States should get access to New Zealanders’ biometric data. RNZ New Zealanders’ biometric information and other sensitive data may be handed over to the United States government under a new border security agreement between the countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has ... <a title="Government deciding whether US should get access to New Zealanders’ biometric data" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/government-deciding-whether-us-should-get-access-to-new-zealanders-biometric-data/" aria-label="Read more about Government deciding whether US should get access to New Zealanders’ biometric data">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Front line rescue workers say delays in getting police to authorise a helicopter are dangerous. File photo.. SUPPLIED Fire and Emergency (FENZ) has had to be reminded it is not allowed to order up search and rescue helicopters off its own bat. Papers released under the Official Information Act show St ... <a title="Who can order a rescue chopper? Tensions rising on the front line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/who-can-order-a-rescue-chopper-tensions-rising-on-the-front-line/" aria-label="Read more about Who can order a rescue chopper? Tensions rising on the front line">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A man who could no longer afford his car payments complained to an external dispute resolution provider. Caitlin Regan/Flickr A man who took out a loan for a car but was unable to make the repayments when he lost his job has had the default interest and fees charged refunded. The ... <a title="What can you do if you can’t afford a loan?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/what-can-you-do-if-you-cant-afford-a-loan/" aria-label="Read more about What can you do if you can’t afford a loan?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Don’t care much about Elvis? It barely matters, because the awkwardly named EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is a mesmerising and singular object worth admiring in its own right. Maximalist director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge!, Romeo+Juliet) here has assembled unseen concert, rehearsal, film and press conference footage into a kind of documentary-concert film hybrid, ... <a title="EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert isn’t just one for the fans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/epic-elvis-presley-in-concert-isnt-just-one-for-the-fans/" aria-label="Read more about EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert isn’t just one for the fans">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents of Wellington’s Lyall Bay fear a neglected property in the seaside suburb‘s Queens Drive is in such a bad state it is a danger to people passing in front of the building. Those fears had heightened since a severe storm struck the city more than a week ago, tearing roofing ... <a title="Lyall Bay residents fear neglected Queen’s Drive property is a danger to passersby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/lyall-bay-residents-fear-neglected-queens-drive-property-is-a-danger-to-passersby/" aria-label="Read more about Lyall Bay residents fear neglected Queen’s Drive property is a danger to passersby">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Women – and particularly younger women – are being left behind in the property market, a situation that could exacerbate wealth gaps over time. RNZ Whangārei woman Kate recently became a solo homeowner, after her relationship ended. While being able to keep her family home has given her some stability, it’s ... <a title="Young women being left behind in property market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/young-women-being-left-behind-in-property-market/" aria-label="Read more about Young women being left behind in property market">Read more</a>
