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February 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s a situation that will be familiar to many of us: you’re hurting after the demise of a romantic relationship, and you hear a song, with its key, rhythm and lyrics, perfectly putting sound and words to the feeling in your heart. You put it on high rotation, drawing out the ... <a title="What makes a good break-up song?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/14/what-makes-a-good-break-up-song/" aria-label="Read more about What makes a good break-up song?">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Volunteers try to protect what they can from the rising floodwaters. Supplied / Amanda Kiddie Several precious taonga from Ōtorohanga Museum will not be able to be saved after floodwaters rushed inside it. Almost two dozen members of the community rallied to save what they could. But it would not be ... <a title="Ōtorohanga Museum’s precious taonga wrecked by floodwaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/14/otorohanga-museums-precious-taonga-wrecked-by-floodwaters/" aria-label="Read more about Ōtorohanga Museum’s precious taonga wrecked by floodwaters">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Detail’s Amanda Gillies sat down with MAFS expert John Aiken for insight into this season’s highs and lows. RNZ Former New Zealand cricket star turned Australian love expert John Aiken talks love, scandals and the show that changed reality TV John Aiken was 15 minutes late for our 15-minute interview ... <a title="Love, lies, and prime-time pressure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/14/love-lies-and-prime-time-pressure/" aria-label="Read more about Love, lies, and prime-time pressure">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Blues v Chiefs Kick-off: 7:05pm Saturday 14 February Eden Park, Auckland Live updates on RNZ Can the Chiefs overcome three straight years of heartbreak and finally win a Super Rugby Pacific title? Their quest starts tonight at Eden Park, where they face another team with redemption on their minds in the ... <a title="Blues v Chiefs: What you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/14/blues-v-chiefs-what-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about Blues v Chiefs: What you need to know">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A State of Emergency has been declared in Ōtorohanga, after the district was hit by widespread flooding and heavy rain. The declaration took effect immediately when it was signed at 12:57am and expires in seven days. Mayor Rodney Dow said there had been reports of flooding, slips and inundation. “The situation ... <a title="As it happened: Warnings across North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/14/as-it-happened-warnings-across-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Warnings across North Island">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip on State Highway 39, Ōtorohanga. Supplied / Otorohanga Volunteer Fire Brigade A local state of emergency has been declared in Ōtorohanga, Waikato, after the district was lashed by heavy rains. The declaration was made at 12:57am on Saturday and will stay in effect for seven days. Mayor Rodney Dow ... <a title="Ōtorohanga under week-long state of emergency, more rain on the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/14/otorohanga-under-week-long-state-of-emergency-more-rain-on-the-way/" aria-label="Read more about Ōtorohanga under week-long state of emergency, more rain on the way">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Stuart Rees The violence surrounding protests against the visit of Israel’s president was not an accident of crowd control. It reflects a deeper political failure – where authority suppresses dissent rather than confronting uncomfortable truths about Gaza, protest rights and democratic responsibility. In official explanations of violence outside Sydney Town Hall on Monday ... <a title="Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s streets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/stuart-rees-cowardice-over-gaza-dressed-up-as-authority-on-sydneys-streets/" aria-label="Read more about Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s streets">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Caleb Tangitau scores a try during the Super Rugby Pacific – Highlanders v Crusaders at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Marty Melville/Photosport Jamie Joseph may well have a new job next by weekend, but he can enjoy a brilliant start to his unfancied Highlanders side’s season for now. They scored a thoroughly deserved ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific: Highlanders v Crusaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/super-rugby-pacific-highlanders-v-crusaders/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific: Highlanders v Crusaders">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong said her party would replace NZ Super – along with all other forms of government assistance – with a new citizens’ income. RNZ / Supplied The Opportunity Party says New Zealanders would be better served by dropping NZ Super and replacing it with an entirely new ... <a title="Ditch NZ Super entirely, minor party says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/ditch-nz-super-entirely-minor-party-says/" aria-label="Read more about Ditch NZ Super entirely, minor party says">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on February 13, 2026.
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February 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University Nathan Devery / Getty Images Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from their cells as they age. But because the Y bears few genes other than for male determination, it was thought this ... <a title="Men lose their Y chromosome as they age. Scientists thought it didn’t matter – but now we’re learning more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/men-lose-their-y-chromosome-as-they-age-scientists-thought-it-didnt-matter-but-now-were-learning-more-275823/" aria-label="Read more about Men lose their Y chromosome as they age. Scientists thought it didn’t matter – but now we’re learning more">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Koplin, Lecturer in Bioethics, Monash University & Honorary fellow, Melbourne Law School, Monash University Jorge Salvador/Unsplash It rarely takes long before new media technologies are turned to the task of creating pornography. This was true of the printing press, photography, and the earliest days of the ... <a title="Non-consensual AI porn doesn’t violate privacy – but it’s still wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/non-consensual-ai-porn-doesnt-violate-privacy-but-its-still-wrong-275095/" aria-label="Read more about Non-consensual AI porn doesn’t violate privacy – but it’s still wrong">Read more</a>
