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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s announcement about a plan to establish an LNG import facility, and the levy to fund it, has been badly received. Marika Khabazi / RNZ Christopher Luxon has continually ruled out a bed tax, despite frequent calls from Auckland mayor Wayne Brown to implement one. Brown’s argument has ... <a title="Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ‘open’ to looking at bed tax in a second term" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-open-to-looking-at-bed-tax-in-a-second-term/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister Christopher Luxon ‘open’ to looking at bed tax in a second term">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Carla Johnstone, a Hamilton resident whose household is taking part in a water meter trial. RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod Hamilton residents are facing a shake-up in how they pay for water. National water reforms meant the city had to move away from the way residents had always paid for water – ... <a title="Hamilton residents face shake-up in how they pay for water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/hamilton-residents-face-shake-up-in-how-they-pay-for-water/" aria-label="Read more about Hamilton residents face shake-up in how they pay for water">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A sign warning of yellow-legged hornets on the North Shore in Auckland. RNZ / Isra’a Emhail From ants inside clothing packages from Australia to potentially deadly European hornets, Auckland has recently become a hotspot for unwanted insects from overseas. Aucklander Jayd Graham, 21, was disgusted to find ants inside the sealed ... <a title="Why Auckland’s bug problem is getting worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/why-aucklands-bug-problem-is-getting-worse/" aria-label="Read more about Why Auckland’s bug problem is getting worse">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The company saw its bottom line profit increase by 17 percent. Supplied Courier and information management company Freightways posted a strong first-half result as economic conditions improve in New Zealand, while Australia was steady. Key numbers for the six months ended December compared with a year ago: Net profit $52.5m vs ... <a title="Freightways sees first half profit lift as economy turns around" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/freightways-sees-first-half-profit-lift-as-economy-turns-around/" aria-label="Read more about Freightways sees first half profit lift as economy turns around">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police seize shotgun during search of Māngere property. Supplied/Police A shotgun has been seized during a search of a Māngere property, as part of the ongoing investigation into a shooting in Onehunga last month. Police were called to a house on Arthur Street on 16 January following reports several people had ... <a title="Onehunga shooting: Police seize shotgun during search" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/onehunga-shooting-police-seize-shotgun-during-search/" aria-label="Read more about Onehunga shooting: Police seize shotgun during search">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington mayor Andrew Little. RNZ / Mark Papalii Wellington’s mayor says he has confidence in Wellington Water’s current leadership, after its chair resigned in the wake of the Moa Point crisis. Nick Leggett stepped down on Sunday, saying the failure at the Moa Point treatment plant was deeply serious and had ... <a title="Wellington Water chair’s resignation ‘right thing to do’ – Mayor Andrew Little" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/wellington-water-chairs-resignation-right-thing-to-do-mayor-andrew-little/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Water chair’s resignation ‘right thing to do’ – Mayor Andrew Little">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Investment firm Forsyth Barr said 2025 looked to have ended on a strong note and it would be looking for revenue and profit margin growth. RNZ The six-monthly company reporting season is about to start, with high hopes that earnings will start to reflect the turnaround in the economy. Investment firm ... <a title="Six-monthly company reporting season hoped to start to reflect turnaround in economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/six-monthly-company-reporting-season-hoped-to-start-to-reflect-turnaround-in-economy/" aria-label="Read more about Six-monthly company reporting season hoped to start to reflect turnaround in economy">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington mayor Andrew Little. RNZ / Mark Papalii Wellington’s mayor says he has confidence in Wellington Water’s current leadership, after its chair resigned in the wake of the Moa Point crisis. Nick Leggett [ttps://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/586892/wellington-water-chair-nick-leggett-resigns-over-moa-point-sewage-disaster stepped down] on Sunday, saying the failure at the Moa Point treatment plant was deeply serious and ... <a title="Wellington Water chair’s resignation ‘right thing to do’ – Mayor Anderw Little" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/wellington-water-chairs-resignation-right-thing-to-do-mayor-anderw-little/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Water chair’s resignation ‘right thing to do’ – Mayor Anderw Little">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, MBA Director & Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Since the pandemic, offices around the world have quietly shrunk. Many organisations don’t need as much floor space or as many desks, given many staff now do a mix of hybrid ... <a title="Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/why-your-brain-has-to-work-harder-in-an-open-plan-office-than-private-offices-study-274946/" aria-label="Read more about Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Ōtorohanga man in his 80s is devastated by the damage and disarray at his flooded home after the weekend weather event – save the silver lining of a saved pet goat and an heirloom teddy bear that survived the waters. Kio Kio Station Road resident Colin Payne had to be ... <a title="Ōtorohanga flooding: The silver lining amongst devastation, damage and disarray" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/otorohanga-flooding-the-silver-lining-amongst-devastation-damage-and-disarray/" aria-label="Read more about Ōtorohanga flooding: The silver lining amongst devastation, damage and disarray">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand How soon is the official cash rate (OCR) likely to start to increase? And will any hint of it send what banks charge higher? For many homeowners and households, that will be the main thing on their minds when the Reserve Bank issues its next update this week. It cut the ... <a title="Households and the Reserve Bank’s official cash rate decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/households-and-the-reserve-banks-official-cash-rate-decision/" aria-label="Read more about Households and the Reserve Bank’s official cash rate decision">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Watch above: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown and Tourism Minister Louise Upston announce the deal. A State of Origin match will be played in Eden Park in Auckland in 2027 following three years of high-level talks with the NRL and the Australian Rugby League Commission. It is expected ... <a title="Auckland’s Eden Park to host State of Origin match in 2027" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/aucklands-eden-park-to-host-state-of-origin-match-in-2027/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s Eden Park to host State of Origin match in 2027">Read more</a>
