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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The redundancies were forced on Health NZ by government cuts, says the PSA. RNZ Spending millions on redundancy payouts for non-clinical staff at Health NZ is a “disgraceful waste of money”, says the PSA union. Te Whatu Ora made nearly $58 million in redundancy payouts between late 2023 and 2025. In ... <a title="Health NZ’s redundancy payouts a ‘disgraceful waste of money’ – PSA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/health-nzs-redundancy-payouts-a-disgraceful-waste-of-money-psa/" aria-label="Read more about Health NZ’s redundancy payouts a ‘disgraceful waste of money’ – PSA">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Rutland, Professor of Government, Wesleyan University Perceived wisdom has it that the longer a war goes on, the less enthusiastic a public becomes for continuing the conflict. After all, it is ordinary citizens who tend to bear the economic and human costs. And yet, as the ... <a title="As war in Ukraine enters a 5th year, will the ‘Putin consensus’ among Russians hold?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/as-war-in-ukraine-enters-a-5th-year-will-the-putin-consensus-among-russians-hold-275666/" aria-label="Read more about As war in Ukraine enters a 5th year, will the ‘Putin consensus’ among Russians hold?">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Drury, PhD Candidate in History, Lancaster University Much has been done, by way of interviews and Instagram reels, to market Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights as a tale of ferocious passion and untameable desire. The question of precisely whose passion we see play out onscreen is a ... <a title="In Emerald Fennel’s Wuthering Heights, domestic abuse has been recast as consensual kink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/in-emerald-fennels-wuthering-heights-domestic-abuse-has-been-recast-as-consensual-kink-276314/" aria-label="Read more about In Emerald Fennel’s Wuthering Heights, domestic abuse has been recast as consensual kink">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has upped its full year revenue and profit guidance on the back of “good growth” in its full range of hospital products. “We have continued to see good growth across the full range of our hospital products so far during our second half,” managing director Lewis Gradon ... <a title="Fisher & Paykel Healthcare seeing ‘good growth’ across hospital products" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/fisher-paykel-healthcare-seeing-good-growth-across-hospital-products/" aria-label="Read more about Fisher & Paykel Healthcare seeing ‘good growth’ across hospital products">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mounjaro is now available by prescription in some New Zealand pharmacies. Christoph Reichwein / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP A newly approved weight loss drug could improve competition but will still be costly for patients, an obesity doctor says. Mounjaro is a self-administered injection which received regulatory approval for the treatment of ... <a title="Mounjaro now available for weight loss – but it comes with hefty price tag" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/mounjaro-now-available-for-weight-loss-but-it-comes-with-hefty-price-tag/" aria-label="Read more about Mounjaro now available for weight loss – but it comes with hefty price tag">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The business outlook seems to be improving, Amova Asset Management’s head of equities said. (File photo) 123RF The last week of the corporate reporting season is underway with more than 20 companies yet to report their results to the December 31 balance date. The past week saw reports from some of ... <a title="More than 20 companies yet to report results in last week of corporate reporting season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/more-than-20-companies-yet-to-report-results-in-last-week-of-corporate-reporting-season/" aria-label="Read more about More than 20 companies yet to report results in last week of corporate reporting season">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF More than double the planned number of primary care nurses will begin advanced training this year, following strong demand for the government’s new scholarship. Health Minister Simeon Brown said the government had originally committed to funding 120 primary care registered nurses each year for four years to undertake advanced education ... <a title="‘Very high’ demand sees 235 nurses begin advanced training through new scholarship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/very-high-demand-sees-235-nurses-begin-advanced-training-through-new-scholarship/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Very high’ demand sees 235 nurses begin advanced training through new scholarship">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pnina Levine, Senior Lecturer, Curtin Law School, Curtin University Australian students are returning to university campuses for the start of the academic year. They do so amid highly charged debates around racism and antisemitism. Australian universities have been accused both of failing to protect freedom of speech ... <a title="How can unis balance academic freedom with the need to protect against antisemitism?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/how-can-unis-balance-academic-freedom-with-the-need-to-protect-against-antisemitism-275212/" aria-label="Read more about How can unis balance academic freedom with the need to protect against antisemitism?">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Manenti, Experimental particle physicist, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney When most people hear the word radiation, their mind jumps straight to nuclear disasters, such as at Chernobyl or Fukushima. But radiation is everywhere. In fact, right now, as you read this, you are being exposed ... <a title="The ground beneath Sydney emits radiation. But it’s nothing to worry about" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/the-ground-beneath-sydney-emits-radiation-but-its-nothing-to-worry-about-274109/" aria-label="Read more about The ground beneath Sydney emits radiation. But it’s nothing to worry about">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Isakhan, Professor of International Politics, Deakin University Since October 2023, Israel’s war in Gaza has caused mass human suffering. But it has also brought devastation to the cultural heritage of the Palestinian people. In our recent article in the International Journal of Heritage Studies, we documented ... <a title="Gaza’s cultural sites have been decimated. UNESCO’s muted response sets a dangerous precedent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/gazas-cultural-sites-have-been-decimated-unescos-muted-response-sets-a-dangerous-precedent-275091/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza’s cultural sites have been decimated. UNESCO’s muted response sets a dangerous precedent">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toni Pikoos, Adjunct Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology; Federation University Australia If you walk into a cosmetic surgeon’s office, you probably wouldn’t expect to be asked about your recent break-up or how you cope with stress. But in Australia, that has been standard practice for nearly ... <a title="Planning a face lift? Why asking about your mental health doesn’t always hit the mark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/planning-a-face-lift-why-asking-about-your-mental-health-doesnt-always-hit-the-mark-276051/" aria-label="Read more about Planning a face lift? Why asking about your mental health doesn’t always hit the mark">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Moffitt, Associate Professor in Microbiology, Western Sydney University What do coffee, sugar, wheat, soy, eucalypts and paperbarks all have in common? They are all susceptible to parasitic rust diseases caused by fungi. Plant rust disease can easily be spotted by the characteristic orange or yellow spores ... <a title="Good fungus may one day help save plants from bad fungus like deadly myrtle rust disease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/good-fungus-may-one-day-help-save-plants-from-bad-fungus-like-deadly-myrtle-rust-disease-269819/" aria-label="Read more about Good fungus may one day help save plants from bad fungus like deadly myrtle rust disease">Read more</a>
