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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand At the scene of last week’s incident. RNZ / Keiller MacDuff A person has died after an incident in Christchurch last week which involved individuals from two gangs. Police were called to a property on Hoani Street in the suburb of Northcote about 9.30pm on 18 February after an altercation. Four ... <a title="Person dies after incident involving gang members in Christchurch last week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/person-dies-after-incident-involving-gang-members-in-christchurch-last-week/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies after incident involving gang members in Christchurch last week">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The 46-year-old was arrested in Fraser’s Gully after his attempts to avoid Police RNZ / Marika Khabazi A Dunedin man who drove his vehicle towards officers and avoided police on Wednesday, has been charged. Superintendent Jason Guthrie, Southern District Commander said the 46-year-old was arrested in Fraser’s Gully after his attempts ... <a title="Dunedin man arrested after driving towards officers and avoiding arrest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/dunedin-man-arrested-after-driving-towards-officers-and-avoiding-arrest/" aria-label="Read more about Dunedin man arrested after driving towards officers and avoiding arrest">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZPork has previously warned that local producers were struggling against a flood of lower-welfare imports. 123RF Farmers are renewing calls for the Government to enforce the same animal welfare standards that local pig farmers face on imported pork. A group of farmers, pork producers and advocates wrote to the Prime Minister ... <a title="Farmers calling for same animal welfare standards on local and imported pork" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/farmers-calling-for-same-animal-welfare-standards-on-local-and-imported-pork/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers calling for same animal welfare standards on local and imported pork">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health NZ says the outage was resolved quickly without affecting patient services. 123rf.com Auckland and Northland hospitals were hit by an IT outage on Thursday afternoon. Health New Zealand says the outage affected the transfer of radiology images at hospitals across Auckland and Northland for two hours. The Public Service Association ... <a title="Auckland and Northland hospitals hit by ‘major’ IT outage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/auckland-and-northland-hospitals-hit-by-major-it-outage/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland and Northland hospitals hit by ‘major’ IT outage">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nitrous oxide has legitimate medical and catering uses, but if inhaled recreationally, the gas can have dangerous long-term side effects like nerve damage in the brain and spinal cord. Phanie via AFP Police are warning that problems around the huffing of nitrous oxide products or nangs have escalated to where people ... <a title="Nitrous oxide users ‘playing chicken’ on the roads – police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/nitrous-oxide-users-playing-chicken-on-the-roads-police/" aria-label="Read more about Nitrous oxide users ‘playing chicken’ on the roads – police">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One proposal is to require drivers travelling under 60km/h to give way to buses pulling out from bus stops. RNZ / Emma Hatton The Automobile Association says the government’s proposal to bring in a number of new road rules will clarify the situation for road users to make sure that everyone ... <a title="AA supports proposed road rule changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/aa-supports-proposed-road-rule-changes/" aria-label="Read more about AA supports proposed road rule changes">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mitch Barnett celebrates a Warriors win with young forwards Demitric Vaimauga and Tanner Stowers-Smith. NRL Photos/Photosport Young NZ Warriors forward Jacob Laban recalls the day grizzled veteran Mitch Barnett drew a line in the sand for the Auckland club still chasing its first NRL crown. “I felt like Barney, from the ... <a title="NZ Warriors proteges hope to send Mitch Barnett out a winner in final NRL season with club" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/nz-warriors-proteges-hope-to-send-mitch-barnett-out-a-winner-in-final-nrl-season-with-club/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warriors proteges hope to send Mitch Barnett out a winner in final NRL season with club">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Air New Zealand CEO Nikhil Ravishankar (left) says the airline was dealt ‘tough cards’ as Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour calls on the government to sell its stakes in the airline. RNZ/Supplied Air New Zealand chief executive says the airline has been dealt ‘tough cards’ and New Zealand First leader Winston ... <a title="Air New Zealand CEO says airline was dealt ‘tough cards’ as Seymour calls government to sell stakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/air-new-zealand-ceo-says-airline-was-dealt-tough-cards-as-seymour-calls-government-to-sell-stakes/" aria-label="Read more about Air New Zealand CEO says airline was dealt ‘tough cards’ as Seymour calls government to sell stakes">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Evie Richardson All motorists know what it is like learning to drive – the endless attempts to parallel park, the grinding gears, the lurches and the stalls. Now one instructor believes he has found a way to confine those teeth-clenching experiences to the past, with a virtual reality programme ... <a title="Virtual reality helping people learn to drive before stepping foot in vehicle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/virtual-reality-helping-people-learn-to-drive-before-stepping-foot-in-vehicle/" aria-label="Read more about Virtual reality helping people learn to drive before stepping foot in vehicle">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Child poverty activists say families are having to make impossible decisions and go without life’s essentials following the release of new Stats New Zealand data. The statistics agency said one in seven kids are living in material hardship, according to research conducted between July 2024 and June last year. Child ... <a title="Families making impossible decision amid child poverty crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/families-making-impossible-decision-amid-child-poverty-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Families making impossible decision amid child poverty crisis">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dom Thomas The Otago Regional Council is aiming to deliver an overall zero percent rates rise in the upcoming financial year. The council has been preparing a draft annual plan which will be put up for adoption in April. The Long Term Plan forecasted a close to nine percent increase for ... <a title="Otago Regional Council aims for zero percent rates rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/otago-regional-council-aims-for-zero-percent-rates-rise/" aria-label="Read more about Otago Regional Council aims for zero percent rates rise">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Over two thousand new homes are planned in a new neighbourhood, named Te Awa Lakes. Supplied/Hamilton City Council Growth in Hamilton is leading the council to consider lowering the speed limit on part of a major city road. Up to 2,500 new homes are planned for the northern end of the ... <a title="Hamilton’s growth may lead to lower speed limits on part of Te Rapa Road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/26/hamiltons-growth-may-lead-to-lower-speed-limits-on-part-of-te-rapa-road/" aria-label="Read more about Hamilton’s growth may lead to lower speed limits on part of Te Rapa Road">Read more</a>
