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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP / Science Photo Library Two new cases of measles have been detected and both have been linked to international travel. Health New Zealand said locations of interest include Auckland International Airport and Waitākere Hospital’s emergency department. Health officials are attempting to contact people on flight SQ281 from Singapore. Medical Officer ... <a title="Two measles cases detected, linked to overseas travel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/two-measles-cases-detected-linked-to-overseas-travel/" aria-label="Read more about Two measles cases detected, linked to overseas travel">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Martin, Associate Professor in Criminology, Deakin University Organised crime has a long history in Australia. For more than a century, criminal groups have accumulated vast fortunes, committed countless acts of intimidation and coercion and, at times, extreme and spectacular violence. In the process, they have become ... <a title="Prohibitive policies drove organised crime in Australia 100 years ago. It’s happening again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/prohibitive-policies-drove-organised-crime-in-australia-100-years-ago-its-happening-again-270171/" aria-label="Read more about Prohibitive policies drove organised crime in Australia 100 years ago. It’s happening again">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Most people know about car safety ratings and many take them seriously when choosing a new car. In Australia and New Zealand, safety ratings are issued by the Australasian New Car ... <a title="Buying a car? Here’s what you need to know about new safety ratings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/buying-a-car-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-new-safety-ratings-276177/" aria-label="Read more about Buying a car? Here’s what you need to know about new safety ratings">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kade Paterson, Associate Professor of Musculoskeletal Health, The University of Melbourne People with hip and knee osteoarthritis are advised to wear “appropriate footwear” to minimise their pain. Does that mean heels are out? Does it matter if you wear runners or something a little stiffer? How about ... <a title="These shoes are best for hip and knee arthritis, according to science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/these-shoes-are-best-for-hip-and-knee-arthritis-according-to-science-273109/" aria-label="Read more about These shoes are best for hip and knee arthritis, according to science">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZSIS Director General Andrew Hampton. VNP/Louis Collins The terror threat level to New Zealand has not changed – but the language used to describe it has. Following a review by the Combined Threat Assessment Group (an inter-agency group led by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service), the threat level has been ... <a title="Terror threat level to New Zealand assessed as ‘possible’ after language overhaul" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/terror-threat-level-to-new-zealand-assessed-as-possible-after-language-overhaul/" aria-label="Read more about Terror threat level to New Zealand assessed as ‘possible’ after language overhaul">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An apparent hack of medication platform MediMap has led to some alive patients being marked as deceased, and others labelled as ‘Charlie Kirk’. SCREENSHOT A digital medical records data company has been taken offline after some patient records were modified. MediMap is used by some health providers in aged care, disability, ... <a title="Patient data changed as major NZ health app MediMap hacked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/patient-data-changed-as-major-nz-health-app-medimap-hacked/" aria-label="Read more about Patient data changed as major NZ health app MediMap hacked">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It aims to help the public understand how money was spent and how their local water service provider was performing. 123RF Councils and water service entities will soon have to report how much is being spent on water supplies, what they are charging residents and how they plan to look after ... <a title="New disclosure rules for local water service providers to come into effect on Friday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/new-disclosure-rules-for-local-water-service-providers-to-come-into-effect-on-friday/" aria-label="Read more about New disclosure rules for local water service providers to come into effect on Friday">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. MARIKA KHABAZI / RNZ New Zealand would support the United Kingdom’s decision to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession should it move to. On Tuesday, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed New Zealand’s stance. “If the UK Government proposes to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ... <a title="NZ will support Britain removing Andrew from line of succession, Christopher Luxon says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/nz-will-support-britain-removing-andrew-from-line-of-succession-christopher-luxon-says/" aria-label="Read more about NZ will support Britain removing Andrew from line of succession, Christopher Luxon says">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Yuna and Minu Jo attended Papatoetoe South School before their deaths in 2018. Supplied The school attended by murdered children Yuna and Minu Jo says it’s shocked and saddened the Ministry of Education did not report their disappearance to police. The children, aged eight and six respectively, attended a local primary ... <a title="School of murdered children Yuna and Minu Jo shocked ministry didn’t report disappearance to police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/school-of-murdered-children-yuna-and-minu-jo-shocked-ministry-didnt-report-disappearance-to-police/" aria-label="Read more about School of murdered children Yuna and Minu Jo shocked ministry didn’t report disappearance to police">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Molly Penfold of Auckland Hearts celebrates getting a wicket www.photosport.nz White Ferns bowler Molly Penfold is excited about the new-look team that will take on Zimbabwe over the next couple of weeks. The two sides will meet in three T20Is and three ODIs starting with the first T20 game in Hamilton ... <a title="‘It does seem like a very different group’: Molly Penfold on new-look White Ferns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/it-does-seem-like-a-very-different-group-molly-penfold-on-new-look-white-ferns/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It does seem like a very different group’: Molly Penfold on new-look White Ferns">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Minister is announcing new maths, English and science resources that were due to be in schools at the start of this year will now be rolled out. The resources include a new teacher-facilitated writing tool for Year 6 to 10 students a year or more behind and maths resources ... <a title="New maths, English, science resources rolled out at schools after teachers bemoan delay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/new-maths-english-science-resources-rolled-out-at-schools-after-teachers-bemoan-delay/" aria-label="Read more about New maths, English, science resources rolled out at schools after teachers bemoan delay">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Pember, Assistant Professor of Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick “Want to go again?” a choreographer asks Charli XCX at the start of the mockumentary The Moment. It’s the latest entry in the pop star’s rapidly expanding cinematic empire, propelled by the stratospheric cultural impact ... <a title="The Moment: Charli XCX is the ultimate chronicler of contemporary pop stardom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/the-moment-charli-xcx-is-the-ultimate-chronicler-of-contemporary-pop-stardom-276681/" aria-label="Read more about The Moment: Charli XCX is the ultimate chronicler of contemporary pop stardom">Read more</a>
