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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An albatross/toroa being looked after at Wellington Zoo. Supplied / Te Nukuao Wellington Zoo A beach cleanup group says it is seeing more injured or deceased sea birds after storms. Stormy weather in the capital this week blew birds off course and left some exhausted and in need of rescue. An ... <a title="More injured sea birds seen after storms by beach clean up group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/more-injured-sea-birds-seen-after-storms-by-beach-clean-up-group/" aria-label="Read more about More injured sea birds seen after storms by beach clean up group">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZEI President, the head of the country’s largest education sector union. NZEI supplied Education union NZEI Te Riu Roa is questioning why the consultation period on a draft Māori curriculum is only half as long as its English counterpart. “It’s pretty much an impossible deadline, really. I mean, you cut the ... <a title="‘Impossible deadline’: Union questions shorter consultation period for Māori curriculum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/impossible-deadline-union-questions-shorter-consultation-period-for-maori-curriculum/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Impossible deadline’: Union questions shorter consultation period for Māori curriculum">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand University of Otago law professor Andrew Geddis. Supplied A law expert says it is ironic the coalition appears to have run out of time to put a four year Parliamentary term to a referendum. The government has ditched a bill to put a longer electoral term to a binding referendum, citing ... <a title="Ironic that government has ‘run out of time’ to pursue longer Parliamentary term – law expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/ironic-that-government-has-run-out-of-time-to-pursue-longer-parliamentary-term-law-expert/" aria-label="Read more about Ironic that government has ‘run out of time’ to pursue longer Parliamentary term – law expert">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unemployment is at its highest in more than a decade, but an economist says that could actually be an early sign of economic strength, as more people return to the workforce. RNZ New Zealand’s unemployment rate is the highest in a decade, but a leading economist is cautiously optimistic about the ... <a title="Reality bites for Kiwi job seekers as unemployment climbs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/reality-bites-for-kiwi-job-seekers-as-unemployment-climbs/" aria-label="Read more about Reality bites for Kiwi job seekers as unemployment climbs">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Influencers must stay on the right side of the tax rules. (File photo) Supplied/123rf Emily Holdaway, or Officially Em, as she is known to her thousands of online followers, says she is running a constant type of mental tally when it comes to what is a “business” expense and what is ... <a title="How much tax do influencers pay?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/how-much-tax-do-influencers-pay/" aria-label="Read more about How much tax do influencers pay?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shaun Johnson and coach Andrew Webster at Warriors training. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport NRL pre-season: Warriors v Dolphins Kickoff: 8pm Friday, 20 February Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Live blog updates on RNZ An old, familiar face made a rare appearance at NZ Warriors training this week, as coach Andrew Webster faced early test of ... <a title="NZ Warriors facing early halves crisis through heavy NRL pre-season injury toll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/nz-warriors-facing-early-halves-crisis-through-heavy-nrl-pre-season-injury-toll/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warriors facing early halves crisis through heavy NRL pre-season injury toll">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Phil Pennington The Chief Victims Advisor says there needs to be an independent investigation into historical allegations of sexual abuse at St Bede’s College. The Christchurch boys’ school is conducting its own investigation, but Ruth Money says that is like marking its own homework. A man who was sexually ... <a title="Independent investigation needed into historical allegations of abuse at St Bede’s College – Chief Victims Advisor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/independent-investigation-needed-into-historical-allegations-of-abuse-at-st-bedes-college-chief-victims-advisor/" aria-label="Read more about Independent investigation needed into historical allegations of abuse at St Bede’s College – Chief Victims Advisor">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZTA State Highway 35 is set to reopen, once more connecting Tairāwhiti to the eastern Bay of Plenty. It has been three weeks since heavy rainfall and flooding brought down multiple slips, closing the road between Pōtaka and Te Araroa. Transport Minister Chris Bishop said a quarter of a ... <a title="State Highway 35 to partially reopen after landslides led to weeks-long closure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/state-highway-35-to-partially-reopen-after-landslides-led-to-weeks-long-closure/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 35 to partially reopen after landslides led to weeks-long closure">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Repaired Lake Ferry Road at Turanganui River bridge. Supplied The South Wairarapa District Council is delivering supplies by helicopter to more than 200 people still cut off on the southern coastline. The bridge to Lake Ferry was reopened Wednesday evening, freeing roughly 70 people who had been cut off by storms. ... <a title="Food helicoptered to more than 200 South Wairarapa residents cut off by road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/food-helicoptered-to-more-than-200-south-wairarapa-residents-cut-off-by-road/" aria-label="Read more about Food helicoptered to more than 200 South Wairarapa residents cut off by road">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The increase showed the job market in 2026 was on “much stronger footing”, according to SEEK. (File photo) 123rf Job ads rose for the eighth month in a row in January, showing the job market was on a “much stronger footing” than a year ago, according to SEEK. The latest SEEK ... <a title="Eight months of job ad growth signals stronger 2026 start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/eight-months-of-job-ad-growth-signals-stronger-2026-start/" aria-label="Read more about Eight months of job ad growth signals stronger 2026 start">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Property experts say there are a few things that can happen to influence a property’s value – some within the owner’s control and some not. RNZ House prices aren’t moving much in many parts of the country – but what could cause the value of your place to drop? Property experts ... <a title="Messy neighbours, planes overhead: What drops the value of your house?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/messy-neighbours-planes-overhead-what-drops-the-value-of-your-house/" aria-label="Read more about Messy neighbours, planes overhead: What drops the value of your house?">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Zoi Sadowski Synnott reacts in the snowboard women’s slopestyle final run 3 during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Snow Park, in Livigno (Valtellina), on February 18, 2026. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has won silver in the women’s Snowboard Slopestyle event, in a final ... <a title="Olympics: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins silver at women’s Snowboard Slopestyle final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/olympics-zoi-sadowski-synnott-wins-silver-at-womens-snowboard-slopestyle-final/" aria-label="Read more about Olympics: Zoi Sadowski-Synnott wins silver at women’s Snowboard Slopestyle final">Read more</a>
