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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are tackling a blaze at Auckland’s Northcote College. Fire and Emergency NZ said they were called to the school about 12.15pm on Friday. A crew from Silverdale is in attendance and more crews are on their way to the scene. Fire at Northcote College on Auckland’s North Shore. Finn Blackwell ... <a title="Watch: Fire tears through pavilion at Auckland’s Northcote College" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/watch-fire-tears-through-pavilion-at-aucklands-northcote-college/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Fire tears through pavilion at Auckland’s Northcote College">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch will be basking in temperatures in the 20s after a wet start to the week. 123rf.com After a turbulent week of weather, forecasters are expecting a fine and mostly dry weekend across the country. It will come as a welcome relief for many after severe weather once again hit the ... <a title="Weekend weather: Mostly dry skies after turbulent week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/weekend-weather-mostly-dry-skies-after-turbulent-week/" aria-label="Read more about Weekend weather: Mostly dry skies after turbulent week">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Novitz, Senior Lecturer, Writing, Department of Media and Communication, Swinburne University of Technology What do our reading choices say about us? When teaching creative writing and literature classes, I always ask my students about their favourite genres and current reading in the first week. It is ... <a title="Friday essay: ‘red flags’ and ‘performative reading’ – what do our reading choices say about us?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/friday-essay-red-flags-and-performative-reading-what-do-our-reading-choices-say-about-us-268388/" aria-label="Read more about Friday essay: ‘red flags’ and ‘performative reading’ – what do our reading choices say about us?">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A South Australian Newspoll has given the Liberals just 14% of the primary vote, four weeks before the state election. And in a Victoria Morgan poll, One ... <a title="SA Newspoll shows Liberal wipeout likely; Victorian Morgan poll puts One Nation first on primaries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/sa-newspoll-shows-liberal-wipeout-likely-victorian-morgan-poll-puts-one-nation-first-on-primaries-276152/" aria-label="Read more about SA Newspoll shows Liberal wipeout likely; Victorian Morgan poll puts One Nation first on primaries">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Six people died in the Mount Maunganui landslide. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A third investigation has been announced into the Mount Maunganui landslide, with WorkSafe launching an official investigation into work health and safety at Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park in the lead up to the landslide on 22 January. ... <a title="WorkSafe launches investigation into deadly Mt Maunganui landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/worksafe-launches-investigation-into-deadly-mt-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about WorkSafe launches investigation into deadly Mt Maunganui landslide">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Facebook / Northcote College Firefighters are tackling a blaze at Auckland’s Northcote College. Fire and Emergency NZ said they were called to the school about 12.15pm on Friday. A crew from Silverdale is in attendance and more crews are on their way to the scene. Smoke can be seen from the ... <a title="Firefighters tackle blaze at Auckland’s Northcote College" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-aucklands-northcote-college/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters tackle blaze at Auckland’s Northcote College">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nelson Hospital. RNZ / Samantha Gee Construction has begun on a temporary 28-bed inpatient ward at Nelson Hospital. Health Minister Simeon Brown said the ward would ease pressure on beds and improve patient flow while Nelson’s permanent inpatient building is completed. The Nelson ward is one of five rapid‑build wards being ... <a title="Construction begin on ‘rapid-build’ ward for Nelson Hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/construction-begin-on-rapid-build-ward-for-nelson-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Construction begin on ‘rapid-build’ ward for Nelson Hospital">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eduardo B. Sandoval, Scientia Researcher, Social Robotics, UNSW Sydney Last year, Norwegian-US tech company 1X announced a strange new product: “the world’s first consumer-ready humanoid robot designed to transform life at home”. Standing 168 centimetres tall and weighing in at 30 kilograms, the US$20,000 Neo bot promises ... <a title="Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/humanoid-home-robots-are-on-the-market-but-do-we-really-want-them-270370/" aria-label="Read more about Humanoid home robots are on the market – but do we really want them?">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Priscilla Dunk-West, Professor of Social Work, Victoria University Should we do couples counselling? Are we happy? Are we both pulling in the same direction? How can we get our spark back? These kinds of questions are normal in a society that places such importance on coupledom, despite ... <a title="Is couples counselling right for me and will the therapist take sides? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/is-couples-counselling-right-for-me-and-will-the-therapist-take-sides-an-expert-explains-275431/" aria-label="Read more about Is couples counselling right for me and will the therapist take sides? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dual citizens face having to get both passports and keep them up to date – and to get a UK passport soon if they want to travel from the end of February. Gill Bonnett UK lobby groups are calling on the British government to urgently delay the deadline for dual nationals ... <a title="‘Please hit pause’: Advocates and UK MP call for passport grace period" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/please-hit-pause-advocates-and-uk-mp-call-for-passport-grace-period/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Please hit pause’: Advocates and UK MP call for passport grace period">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A flooded cycleway at Petone. Phil Pennington / RNZ Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says Wellington Water needs to “sort it out” and fix a flooded cycleway. The rail underpass tunnel on the $70 million cycleway at Petone was still thigh-deep in water on Friday morning, days on from Monday’s storm. New ... <a title="‘Sort it out’: Minister’s frustration with flooded cycleway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/sort-it-out-ministers-frustration-with-flooded-cycleway/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sort it out’: Minister’s frustration with flooded cycleway">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Somewhere along the way to adulthood, time to play fades away. We tend to trade silliness and imagination for seriousness and busyness. Yet there is clear evidence that adults benefit from playfulness just as children do. Play has long been treated as something separate from adult life. Unsplash .928934010152″> Our research ... <a title="Grown-ups, playing is good for you too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/grown-ups-playing-is-good-for-you-too/" aria-label="Read more about Grown-ups, playing is good for you too">Read more</a>
