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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Huia was launched in April 2021 for a five-year trial which was due to end in June 2026, but has now been extended by a year. RNZ / Gill Bonnett The Hamilton-to-Auckland train, Te Huia, has been given an extra year to prove itself. The train provides an interregional passenger ... <a title="Hamilton-to-Auckland train Te Huia trial extended to June 2027" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/hamilton-to-auckland-train-te-huia-trial-extended-to-june-2027/" aria-label="Read more about Hamilton-to-Auckland train Te Huia trial extended to June 2027">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney The lawyer for the accused Bondi Beach gunman, Naveed Akram, commented in court that his client was subject to “very onerous conditions” at Goulburn’s supermax prison. Goulburn Correctional Complex, in New South Wales, houses the country’s highest security ... <a title="As Australia’s prisons evade scrutiny, conditions inside are getting worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/as-australias-prisons-evade-scrutiny-conditions-inside-are-getting-worse-276165/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia’s prisons evade scrutiny, conditions inside are getting worse">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Se Youn Park, Sessional academic, School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government will not help repatriate the 34 Australian women and children with links to Islamic State fighters who were released from a detention camp ... <a title="Australia has ruled out repatriation for ISIS families. This isn’t a safe or coherent plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/australia-has-ruled-out-repatriation-for-isis-families-this-isnt-a-safe-or-coherent-plan-276160/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has ruled out repatriation for ISIS families. This isn’t a safe or coherent plan">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra Sussan Ley has announced that, after a fortnight’s farewell tour, she will step down as the member for Farrer. This sets the stage for what will be one of the most interesting and unpredictable byelections in Australian ... <a title="Want to know what’s really going on in Australian politics? A four-way tussle in Farrer may tell us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/want-to-know-whats-really-going-on-in-australian-politics-a-four-way-tussle-in-farrer-may-tell-us-275926/" aria-label="Read more about Want to know what’s really going on in Australian politics? A four-way tussle in Farrer may tell us">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer in International Studies in the School of Society and Culture, Adelaide University Thailand’s prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, will almost certainly stay in the job after a surprise result in last week’s elections saw his conservative Bhumjaithai Party win the most seats in the ... <a title="What Thailand’s election means for the future of the country – and its beleaguered pro-democracy forces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/what-thailands-election-means-for-the-future-of-the-country-and-its-beleaguered-pro-democracy-forces-272895/" aria-label="Read more about What Thailand’s election means for the future of the country – and its beleaguered pro-democracy forces">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Shaw, Associate Professor in Public Health, University of Otago For interest groups and lobbyists, face-to-face time with political decision-makers is the most valuable kind of access there is. As one New Zealand politician once put it (speaking anonymously to lobbying researchers), “politics is so much about ... <a title="Who has most access to the top? What 5 years of transport ministers’ diaries reveal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/who-has-most-access-to-the-top-what-5-years-of-transport-ministers-diaries-reveal-274732/" aria-label="Read more about Who has most access to the top? What 5 years of transport ministers’ diaries reveal">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute Child vaccination has been one of Australia’s biggest success stories. Before the COVID pandemic, we hit the national target of 95% of one-year-olds fully vaccinated. Our child vaccination rates were among the best in the world. Vaccination ... <a title="Child vaccination rates are falling fast, with some regions barely reaching 80%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/child-vaccination-rates-are-falling-fast-with-some-regions-barely-reaching-80-259387/" aria-label="Read more about Child vaccination rates are falling fast, with some regions barely reaching 80%">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evelyn Parr, Research Fellow in Exercise Metabolism and Nutrition, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University Intermittent fasting has become a buzzword in nutrition circles, with many people looking to it as a way to lose weight or improve their health. But new research from ... <a title="Intermittent fasting doesn’t have an edge for weight loss, but might still work for some" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/intermittent-fasting-doesnt-have-an-edge-for-weight-loss-but-might-still-work-for-some-276057/" aria-label="Read more about Intermittent fasting doesn’t have an edge for weight loss, but might still work for some">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Gurvich, Associate Professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Monash University Depression is a complex and deeply personal experience. While almost everyone has periods of sadness, low mood or grief, depression is different. Major depressive disorder is persistent, interferes with day-to-day activities, and can affect work, life and relationships. ... <a title="What causes depression? What we know, don’t know and suspect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/what-causes-depression-what-we-know-dont-know-and-suspect-267011/" aria-label="Read more about What causes depression? What we know, don’t know and suspect">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Duncan, Professor of Population Health, Auckland University of Technology 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. Research ... <a title="Play reduces stress and lifts wellbeing – and adults benefit as much as children do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/play-reduces-stress-and-lifts-wellbeing-and-adults-benefit-as-much-as-children-do-264767/" aria-label="Read more about Play reduces stress and lifts wellbeing – and adults benefit as much as children do">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University If you go to the gym often, you might have been told you shouldn’t lift weights in runners. The common belief is it is bad for your performance and can lead to injuries. But is this really the case? ... <a title="Runners, flat shoes or bare foot – what should I wear to lift weights?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/runners-flat-shoes-or-bare-foot-what-should-i-wear-to-lift-weights-273902/" aria-label="Read more about Runners, flat shoes or bare foot – what should I wear to lift weights?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Crosby, Professor, Monash University The Conversation fact-checks claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays on the ABC at 9.35pm. Thank you to everyone who sent us quotes for checking via Twitter using the hashtags #FactCheck and #QandA, on Facebook or by email. [embedded content]Excerpt from Q&A, July ... <a title="FactCheck: has Australia’s net debt doubled under the current government?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/factcheck-has-australias-net-debt-doubled-under-the-current-government-100819/" aria-label="Read more about FactCheck: has Australia’s net debt doubled under the current government?">Read more</a>
