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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow updates with RNZ’s live blog above. Britain’s former prince Andrew has been arrested overnight over allegations he sent confidential government documents to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. King Charles’ younger brother – now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after he wasstripped by his older brother of his titles and ... <a title="Live: Former prince Andrew arrested by UK police over Epstein ties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/live-former-prince-andrew-arrested-by-uk-police-over-epstein-ties/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Former prince Andrew arrested by UK police over Epstein ties">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Farmer Finn Cook is thinking of quitting sheep farming if the killing can’t be stopped. RNZ/Sally Round Warning: The following story contains an image that may disturb some viewers. A Northland farmer says more than 250 of his family’s sheep have been killed by roaming dogs, and he’s thinking of quitting ... <a title="Northland farmer has hundreds of sheep killed by roaming dogs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/northland-farmer-has-hundreds-of-sheep-killed-by-roaming-dogs/" aria-label="Read more about Northland farmer has hundreds of sheep killed by roaming dogs">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It can take months to see a specialist in New Zealand. (File photo) PEAKSTOCK / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / AFP Neurology patients are facing long wait times to see a specialist, with one woman getting a same day appointment as a tourist in France, then facing a four-month wait back home. ... <a title="Neurology patient sees specialist faster as a tourist in France than back home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/neurology-patient-sees-specialist-faster-as-a-tourist-in-france-than-back-home/" aria-label="Read more about Neurology patient sees specialist faster as a tourist in France than back home">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ First’s Winston Peters fiercely defended a bill to make English an official language. RNZ / Mark Papalii Parliament’s last order of the week was to debate something the minister in charge of the bill has admitted is not really a priority. The government has introduced a bill to make English ... <a title="Bill to make English an official language of NZ introduced to Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/bill-to-make-english-an-official-language-of-nz-introduced-to-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Bill to make English an official language of NZ introduced to Parliament">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A ute submerged at Robert Prescott’s home on Phillips Road in Ōtorohanga on February 14. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Once-in-a-hundred-year storms are coming thick and fast, and the number of states of emergency declared across the country has skyrocketed. New Zealand isn’t just bracing for emergencies – it’s declaring them at a pace ... <a title="A state of emergency, again and again and again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/a-state-of-emergency-again-and-again-and-again/" aria-label="Read more about A state of emergency, again and again and again">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington social housing agency has a cap of 380 Income Related Rent Subsidy places. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone More than three-quarters of tenants at Wellington’s biggest social housing agency will not be able to access the cheap rent it was set up to provide. Te Toi Mahana, a ... <a title="Many tenants of social housing agency Te Toi Mahana unable to access rent subsidy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/many-tenants-of-social-housing-agency-te-toi-mahana-unable-to-access-rent-subsidy/" aria-label="Read more about Many tenants of social housing agency Te Toi Mahana unable to access rent subsidy">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing Minister Chris Bishop at the announcement about the government’s revised plans yesterday. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Auckland councillors are split on what to make of the government’s sudden change of heart on intensification. Housing Minister Chris Bishop announced on Thursday the number of homes Auckland Council must plan for would be reduced ... <a title="‘Very strange’: Auckland councillors’ mixed reaction to government’s housing backdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/very-strange-auckland-councillors-mixed-reaction-to-governments-housing-backdown/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Very strange’: Auckland councillors’ mixed reaction to government’s housing backdown">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Police Association survey of almost 6000 officers put the quit figure at 57 percent. Police bosses say a survey showing almost 60 percent of officers have considered quitting in the last year is not a pressure point that can be used in pay negotiations. A Police Association survey of almost ... <a title="More than half of police force considering quitting – union survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/more-than-half-of-police-force-considering-quitting-union-survey/" aria-label="Read more about More than half of police force considering quitting – union survey">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A friend found 18-year-old Kishan Patel with his car on top of him. 123rf A coroner says the accidental death of a teenager while repairing his car highlights the risks associated with undertaking vehicle maintenance beneath a raised vehicle without appropriate safety precautions. Eighteen-year-old Kishan Atit Patel went to his neighbour’s ... <a title="18-year-old Kishan Patel fatally crushed by car while changing oil, coroner finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/18-year-old-kishan-patel-fatally-crushed-by-car-while-changing-oil-coroner-finds/" aria-label="Read more about 18-year-old Kishan Patel fatally crushed by car while changing oil, coroner finds">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Social Development Louise Upston. RNZ / Mark Papalii A state abuse survivor is sickened she may have to repay welfare supports that kept her afloat while she was waiting for ACC compensation. It comes as a lawyer and researcher flags his concerns the government is not meeting its own ... <a title="MSD claw backs will ‘financially cripple’ state abuse survivors, advocate says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/msd-claw-backs-will-financially-cripple-state-abuse-survivors-advocate-says/" aria-label="Read more about MSD claw backs will ‘financially cripple’ state abuse survivors, advocate says">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hicks Bay locals are worried how their businesses will survive after being cut off for weeks. Supplied Hicks Bay locals are worried how their businesses will survive after being cut off for weeks of the peak tourism season and still facing a major clean up. On Thursday, three weeks since heavy ... <a title="Hicks Bay businesses fear for survival after being cut off for weeks of peak tourist season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/hicks-bay-businesses-fear-for-survival-after-being-cut-off-for-weeks-of-peak-tourist-season/" aria-label="Read more about Hicks Bay businesses fear for survival after being cut off for weeks of peak tourist season">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A new law means tenants can have a pet unless the landlord does not consent on reasonable grounds. Unsplash / Sarah Adatte A Christchurch woman whose landlord tried to end her tenancy because of the state of her property has been allowed to continue to live in it – and discovered ... <a title="Landlords, tenants grapple with new pet rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/landlords-tenants-grapple-with-new-pet-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Landlords, tenants grapple with new pet rules">Read more</a>
