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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Longmuir, Senior Lecturer – Co-leader Education Workforce for the Future Impact Lab, Monash University When we think about jobs you can do from home, you may not immediately picture a school teacher. But as Victoria debates a new right to work from home, the state’s teachers ... <a title="Victorian public school teachers want a 4-day week trial. What could this mean for schools?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/victorian-public-school-teachers-want-a-4-day-week-trial-what-could-this-mean-for-schools-276281/" aria-label="Read more about Victorian public school teachers want a 4-day week trial. What could this mean for schools?">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marina Yue Zhang, Associate Professor, Technology and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney Chinese state television rang in the Year of the Horse with humanoid robots doing kung fu, comedy sketches and mass choreography. They made complex martial arts choreography look easy. Social media was flooded with memes ... <a title="China’s dancing robots are a wake-up call for Australia on policy and productivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/chinas-dancing-robots-are-a-wake-up-call-for-australia-on-policy-and-productivity-276529/" aria-label="Read more about China’s dancing robots are a wake-up call for Australia on policy and productivity">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ellie Crookes, Lecturer in English Literatures, University of Wollongong The race of Heathcliff, the brooding antihero of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, is a much-discussed element of the classic tale. Brontë variously describes him as “a little lascar, or an American or Spanish castaway”; “that gipsy ... <a title="Brontë’s Heathcliff wasn’t white. Jacob Elordi is. Is that a problem?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/brontes-heathcliff-wasnt-white-jacob-elordi-is-is-that-a-problem-276183/" aria-label="Read more about Brontë’s Heathcliff wasn’t white. Jacob Elordi is. Is that a problem?">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A crash blocked lanes on State Highway 1 in Kaiapoi pm Wednesday morning. (File photo). RNZ / Tom Kitchin Two separate incidents on State Highway 1 in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, brought early morning traffic to a near-standstill. Police were alerted to a two-vehicle crash on the soutbound side of the motorway about ... <a title="Early morning traffic incidents close State Highway 1 lanes at Kaiapoi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/early-morning-traffic-incidents-close-state-highway-1-lanes-at-kaiapoi/" aria-label="Read more about Early morning traffic incidents close State Highway 1 lanes at Kaiapoi">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Wellington Mountain Bike festival kicks off this Friday with three days of racing, shuttle runs, food, beer and entertainment in three different trail spots around the city. Local riders said up to 265km of trails made the capital a world-class riding destination worth celebrating. They said riders in the capital ... <a title="Wellington Mountain Bike festival: 3 days of riding, racing and socialising" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/wellington-mountain-bike-festival-3-days-of-riding-racing-and-socialising/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Mountain Bike festival: 3 days of riding, racing and socialising">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A study aims to investigate the most affordable and effective ways of restoring native habitats across the lowlands of the Motueka (pictured), Moutere and Riuwaka rivers. RNZ/Tess Brunton A study of river catchments in the Tasman District aims to make native restoration easier for landowners, while also working to protect communities ... <a title="Tasman District river catchments study aims to protect communities during extreme weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/tasman-district-river-catchments-study-aims-to-protect-communities-during-extreme-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Tasman District river catchments study aims to protect communities during extreme weather">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dual British citizens need UK passports to travel there from Wednesday. Gill Bonnett Dual British citizens need UK passports to travel there from Wednesday – but can try their luck with an expired passport if they have to. UK dual citizen Chris Betterton is among those outraged by the change to ... <a title="‘Absolute shambles’: Dual nationals on UK border change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/absolute-shambles-dual-nationals-on-uk-border-change/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Absolute shambles’: Dual nationals on UK border change">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime, headed by Sunny Kaushal and set up to give expert advice, has collapsed and three members quit before it was due to wind up, exposing deep differences within the retail industry. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Government has long promised to be ... <a title="Citizens arrests, armed guards, and the power of Sunny Kaushal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/citizens-arrests-armed-guards-and-the-power-of-sunny-kaushal/" aria-label="Read more about Citizens arrests, armed guards, and the power of Sunny Kaushal">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brodie Fraser, Senior Research Fellow in Housing and Health, University of Otago The government’s plan to empower police to “issue move-on orders as a tool to deal with disorderly behaviour in public places” will effectively apply to people as young as 14 who are experiencing homelessness and ... <a title="New police powers to ‘move on’ rough sleepers only mask NZ’s deeper homelessness problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/new-police-powers-to-move-on-rough-sleepers-only-mask-nzs-deeper-homelessness-problem-276621/" aria-label="Read more about New police powers to ‘move on’ rough sleepers only mask NZ’s deeper homelessness problem">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Kevin, Associate Professor in Australian History, Flinders University Gisèle Pelicot’s compelling and moving memoir begins with the day she learned that over the course of at least nine years, she had been raped by her husband Dominique and around 80 other men, while she was drugged ... <a title="‘I am the enemy of death’: Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir is a remarkable tale of survival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/i-am-the-enemy-of-death-gisele-pelicots-memoir-is-a-remarkable-tale-of-survival-274628/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I am the enemy of death’: Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir is a remarkable tale of survival">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Liam Lawson. FLORENT GOODEN / PHOTOSPORT Former Red Bull boss Christian Horner has revealed that it was team advisor Helmut Marko that made the decision to swap Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda early in the 2025 Formula 1 season. After a difficult start to the 2025 season, the New Zealand driver ... <a title="Horner blames Marko for Liam Lawson’s demotion from Red Bull" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/horner-blames-marko-for-liam-lawsons-demotion-from-red-bull/" aria-label="Read more about Horner blames Marko for Liam Lawson’s demotion from Red Bull">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The number of rough sleepers known to outreach teams has dropped in Auckland. Nick Monro The number of rough sleepers known to outreach teams has dropped in Auckland, but those on the front line are treating the figure with caution. Auckland Council’s latest tally shows the number of homeless people social ... <a title="Number of Auckland rough sleepers drops, advocates say true figure remains unknown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/25/number-of-auckland-rough-sleepers-drops-advocates-say-true-figure-remains-unknown/" aria-label="Read more about Number of Auckland rough sleepers drops, advocates say true figure remains unknown">Read more</a>
