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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moa Point. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Catastrophes like the recent sewage spill in Wellington will happen again due to a lack of skilled water operators, a water engineer says. Millions of litres of untreated wastewater have been discharged daily into the south coast of Wellington since the Moa Point plant failed ... <a title="Expert warns lack of staff, experience and support will see future wastewater failures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/expert-warns-lack-of-staff-experience-and-support-will-see-future-wastewater-failures/" aria-label="Read more about Expert warns lack of staff, experience and support will see future wastewater failures">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jonathan Raa / NurPhoto via AFP A case in which a man lost access to $11,000 of cryptocurrency has prompted a warning that some people might not realise the limits around access. The man complained to the Insurance and Financial Ombudsman scheme. He had created a cryptocurrency wallet and shortly afterwards ... <a title="Warning for other investors after $11,000 in crypto lost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/warning-for-other-investors-after-11000-in-crypto-lost/" aria-label="Read more about Warning for other investors after $11,000 in crypto lost">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lauren Down playing for Auckland. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz White Ferns and Auckland batter Lauren Down has announced her retirement from cricket. Down debuted for the Hearts in 2011 and went on to play 202 games for her province and 48 for New Zealand. The Hearts’ third all-time appearance maker, Down also ends ... <a title="Cricket: White Fern Lauren Down announces retirement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/cricket-white-fern-lauren-down-announces-retirement/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: White Fern Lauren Down announces retirement">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Airport has posted a steady half-year result. RNZ / Kim Baker-Wilson Auckland Airport has posted a steady half-year result, with the company cautiously optimistic about passenger growth in the near term. Key numbers for the six months ended December 2025 compared with a year ago: Net profit $177m vs $187.3m ... <a title="Auckland Airport posts ‘positive’ half-year result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/auckland-airport-posts-positive-half-year-result/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Airport posts ‘positive’ half-year result">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Grief needs a name if you want to move on from it, says resilience expert and educator, Lucy Hone. In her new book, How Will I ever Get Through This?, she calls it a “bloody, f#$%ing thing” (or BFT). “I think there is amazing, important power in actually acknowledging that what ... <a title="When grief throws a ‘wrecking ball’ into your life – name it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/when-grief-throws-a-wrecking-ball-into-your-life-name-it/" aria-label="Read more about When grief throws a ‘wrecking ball’ into your life – name it">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marlon Williams and the Yarra Benders have promised to perform four New Zealand shows this year before “taking a break for a bit”. “Tā te Manawa (literally “heart at rest”) is going to be the tour before the break,” the Silver Scroll winner said in a statement on Thursday morning. The ... <a title="Marlon Williams announces last NZ tour before he takes a break" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/marlon-williams-announces-last-nz-tour-before-he-takes-a-break/" aria-label="Read more about Marlon Williams announces last NZ tour before he takes a break">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hamilton’s cicada (Maoricicada hamiltoni) is heard in summer in the lower North Island and inland South Island. Tara Hills / Cicadas of NZ Explainer – Depending on your tolerance, it’s the iconic sound of a Kiwi summer or a drill buzzing into your ears. The seasonal serenade of cicadas kicks off ... <a title="Why are New Zealand’s cicadas so loud this time of year – and is it dangerous?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/why-are-new-zealands-cicadas-so-loud-this-time-of-year-and-is-it-dangerous/" aria-label="Read more about Why are New Zealand’s cicadas so loud this time of year – and is it dangerous?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Piha Beach. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Seventy-eight people lost their lives to drowning in 2025, slightly more than the year before but below the 10-year average. Water Safety NZ’s latest Drowning Prevention Report, released Thursday, said drowning remained “New Zealand’s leading recreational killer”. More than half of those who drowned were ... <a title="Drowning toll slightly up, but trend still positive – Water Safety NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/drowning-toll-slightly-up-but-trend-still-positive-water-safety-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Drowning toll slightly up, but trend still positive – Water Safety NZ">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharlene Leroy-Dyer, Director, Indigenous Business Hub, UQ Business School, The University of Queensland Blak women make up a growing part of the Australian workforce, with 57% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women aged 15 to 64 employed in 2022-23 (the latest figures we have). That’s a ... <a title="‘I feel I’m making a difference’: how Blak women are working to build safer workplaces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/i-feel-im-making-a-difference-how-blak-women-are-working-to-build-safer-workplaces-268283/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I feel I’m making a difference’: how Blak women are working to build safer workplaces">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Marriott, Professor of Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Despite the harm it is known to cause to a significant number of New Zealanders, the gambling industry as a whole is commonly defended for its contribution back to the community. Lotto NZ, for ... <a title="Racing enjoys special treatment under NZ gambling laws. Why?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/racing-enjoys-special-treatment-under-nz-gambling-laws-why-275778/" aria-label="Read more about Racing enjoys special treatment under NZ gambling laws. Why?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By César Albarrán-Torres, Associate professor, Swinburne University of Technology If you walk through any major shopping mall in Australia, chances are you’ll encounter products and experiences that are uncomfortably similar to gambling – yet they are available to anyone, including children. Our soon-to-be-published research has found claw machines, ... <a title="Gambling for children? Why Australia should consider regulating blind box toys like Labubu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/gambling-for-children-why-australia-should-consider-regulating-blind-box-toys-like-labubu-276163/" aria-label="Read more about Gambling for children? Why Australia should consider regulating blind box toys like Labubu">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand SH1 is closed between Kaiwaka Mangawhai Road and Mangawhai Road. RNZ / Tim Brown Emergency services are responding to a serious crash on State Highway 1, Kaiwaka. The single vehicle crash was reported to the police at 7.35am on Thursday. Initial reports indicate there are serious injuries, a police spokesperson said. ... <a title="People seriously hurt in Northland crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/people-seriously-hurt-in-northland-crash/" aria-label="Read more about People seriously hurt in Northland crash">Read more</a>
