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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Untreated water leaked onto the capital’s south coast beaches due to the Moa Point Treatment Plant flooding. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington Water has stopped pumping raw sewage through a five metre pipe directly into the sea at Tarakena Bay. The 1.8 kilometre long pipe into Cook Strait was overwhelmed during ... <a title="Wellington Water stops pumping raw sewage directly into Tarakena Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/wellington-water-stops-pumping-raw-sewage-directly-into-tarakena-bay/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Water stops pumping raw sewage directly into Tarakena Bay">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The price rises at the latest global diary trade auction have been described as a “very good result” for New Zealand dairy farmers. 123RF Dairy prices rose again at the global dairy trade auction overnight – continuing a reversal of last year’s downward swing and raising questions about whether a $10 ... <a title="Prices continue to rise at global dairy trade auction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/prices-continue-to-rise-at-global-dairy-trade-auction/" aria-label="Read more about Prices continue to rise at global dairy trade auction">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Thousands of users worldwide are experiencing an outage on YouTube’s website with a “something went wrong” sign coming up on its homepage. It appears that embedded YouTube clips are still playing, however the YouTube website is inaccessible. There had been more than 200,000 reports of problems on the website, according ... <a title="Major outage on YouTube website" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/major-outage-on-youtube-website/" aria-label="Read more about Major outage on YouTube website">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shia LaBeouf was arrested just after midnight on Tuesday (local time) in New Orleans where police said the 39-year-old Transformers film star assaulted two men in a fight during Mardi Gras. The actor has previously faced a series of arrests and legal issues, including pleading guilty to a charge of obstruction. ... <a title="Actor arrested after Mardi Gras fight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/actor-arrested-after-mardi-gras-fight/" aria-label="Read more about Actor arrested after Mardi Gras fight">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Police have identified Mihiata Te Rore as the woman killed by dogs north of Dargaville yesterday. The 62-year-old was killed while on a Kaihu property just before midday. Police say the three dogs involved live on the property, and are now with Animal Management. Detective Senior Sergeant Shane Pilmer says ... <a title="Woman killed by dogs in Kaihu named as Mihiata Te Rore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/woman-killed-by-dogs-in-kaihu-named-as-mihiata-te-rore/" aria-label="Read more about Woman killed by dogs in Kaihu named as Mihiata Te Rore">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the people in the images provided, who police believe can help with enquiries into a breach of the Mount Maunganui landslide cordon. SUPPLIED/POLICE Bay of Plenty Police are asking for the public’s help to identify three people they believe can help with enquiries ... <a title="Police seek help after Mount Maunganui landslide cordon breaches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/police-seek-help-after-mount-maunganui-landslide-cordon-breaches/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek help after Mount Maunganui landslide cordon breaches">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Children are still no safer than when Malachi Subecz was murdered, according to a new report from the Independent Children’s Monitor. It is the second review of the implementation of the recommendations from a report into Malachi’s death, and has showed little progress has been made. Malachi died of a blunt ... <a title="Children still no safer than when Malachi Subecz was murdered – latest report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/children-still-no-safer-than-when-malachi-subecz-was-murdered-latest-report/" aria-label="Read more about Children still no safer than when Malachi Subecz was murdered – latest report">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said the pedestrian has been taken to Middlemore Hospital with serious injuries. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A pedestrian is seriously injured after a crash involving a truck in South Auckland. It happened at the intersection of Savill Drive and Massey Road in Māngere East just before midday on Wednesday. Police ... <a title="Pedestrian seriously injured after Māngere crash involving a truck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/pedestrian-seriously-injured-after-mangere-crash-involving-a-truck/" aria-label="Read more about Pedestrian seriously injured after Māngere crash involving a truck">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Two new medicines for people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia could be on the way, with Pharmac proposing to fund venetoclax with ibrutinib or with obinutuzumab. If accepted, the combination therapies could be available as first line treatments from 1 May 2026. Associate Health Minister David Seymour said CLL was not curable, ... <a title="Pharmac looks to fund two new medicines for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/pharmac-looks-to-fund-two-new-medicines-for-chronic-lymphocytic-leukaemia/" aria-label="Read more about Pharmac looks to fund two new medicines for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Calvin Samuel A crash on Auckland’s northwestern motorway has blocked lanes. Accoding to the NZ Transport Agency, the crash has occurred just after the Waterview Tunnel. Two lanes were inititally blocked but at 11.45am, NZTA said one lane had reopened. The crash has occurred just after the Waterview Tunnel. ... <a title="Lane blocked on Auckland’s northwestern motorway following crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/lane-blocked-on-aucklands-northwestern-motorway-following-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Lane blocked on Auckland’s northwestern motorway following crash">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This Wellington Electricity map shows the extent of area where individual homes remain without power SUPPLIED People are still without power across Wellington and the lower North Island, days after destructive winds and heavy rain tore through the region. Wellington Electricity puts the current outages at over 1000, and expects most ... <a title="Wellington and Lower North Island still without power days after weather bomb" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/wellington-and-lower-north-island-still-without-power-days-after-weather-bomb/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington and Lower North Island still without power days after weather bomb">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tower insurance chair Michael Stiassny says some progress to tackle the impacts of extreme weather events had been “haphazard, inadequate and painfully slow”. RNZ Tower paid out $12m already in bad weather claims, expects more Company has $45m fund for big events, a quarter already spent Full year underlying profit will ... <a title="Tower expects rise in weather-related claims to nearly halve profits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/tower-expects-rise-in-weather-related-claims-to-nearly-halve-profits/" aria-label="Read more about Tower expects rise in weather-related claims to nearly halve profits">Read more</a>
