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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>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Consumer survey found that almost half of respondents said the price of their latest power bill was not fair and 46 percent of New Zealanders thought gentailers’ profit levels were not justified. RNZ / Lauren Baker Consumer NZ is asking how it is fair that power prices are rising at ... <a title="Is it fair that prices rise as power companies bank profits?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/is-it-fair-that-prices-rise-as-power-companies-bank-profits/" aria-label="Read more about Is it fair that prices rise as power companies bank profits?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Parenting experts, parenting studies, influencers, courses, and books – being a parent today can feel like drinking from a fire hydrant of information. Not to mention, this generation of parents’ hyper-fixation on their own childhood, creating a micro-focus on how decisions and reactions towards their children might determine the success and ... <a title="Is FAFO the demise of gentle parenting?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/is-fafo-the-demise-of-gentle-parenting/" aria-label="Read more about Is FAFO the demise of gentle parenting?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency volunteer Peter Ottley. Supplied Volunteer firefighter Peter Ottley still remembers his world turning upside down. Two weeks after a call out to a fatal bus crash, he said he lost the plot. He has PTSD, but like all emergency volunteers, he is not eligible for ACC cover for mental injury. ... <a title="Volunteer firefighters renew calls for ACC mental health cover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/volunteer-firefighters-renew-calls-for-acc-mental-health-cover/" aria-label="Read more about Volunteer firefighters renew calls for ACC mental health cover">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A ‘move-on’ law will provide police with the power to issue ‘move-on’ orders against people who display disorderly, disruptive, threatening or intimidatory behaviour; obstructing or impeding someone entering a business; breaching the peace; all forms of begging; rough sleeping; and behaviour “indicating an intent to inhabit a public place”. Nick Monro ... <a title="Shifting the homeless problem to somewhere we can’t see them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/shifting-the-homeless-problem-to-somewhere-we-cant-see-them/" aria-label="Read more about Shifting the homeless problem to somewhere we can’t see them">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Pacific Islands will again be without Super Rugby in 2026. Photosport While the hunger for poaching Pacific rugby talent appears insatiable, the same appetite does not exist for providing for the Islands. For a second consecutive year, Moana Pasifika has been forced to abandon plans to host a match in ... <a title="Super Rugby: The $600k hurdle keeping Moana Pasifika out of Tonga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/super-rugby-the-600k-hurdle-keeping-moana-pasifika-out-of-tonga/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby: The $600k hurdle keeping Moana Pasifika out of Tonga">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour’s spokesperson for agriculture, Jo Luxton. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Labour politicians are dusting off their gumboots and heading to the farm for their annual meeting with Federated Farmers on Thursday. Federated Farmers started the get-together three years ago to better the relationship with the party. President Wayne Langford said there ... <a title="Federated Farmers optimistic ahead of annual meeting with Labour MPs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/federated-farmers-optimistic-ahead-of-annual-meeting-with-labour-mps/" aria-label="Read more about Federated Farmers optimistic ahead of annual meeting with Labour MPs">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dame Julie Chapman, Sir Richard Faull and Sir Rod Drury have been named as the 2026 finalists for New Zealander of the Year. RNZ Kiwis who reflect the “heart and soul” of Aotearoa have been named as finalists for New Zealander of the Year. Thousands of people were nominated but the ... <a title="New Zealander of the Year 2026 finalists reflect ‘heart and soul’ of Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/new-zealander-of-the-year-2026-finalists-reflect-heart-and-soul-of-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealander of the Year 2026 finalists reflect ‘heart and soul’ of Aotearoa">Read more</a>
