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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow our live blog at the top of this page for updates. Banks Peninsula remains cut off by road after widespread damage from flooding and slips. Canterbury’s civil defence controller Duncan Sandeman says the focus on Wednesday will be opening roads and restoring communications. The peninsula was pelted by ten times ... <a title="Weather live: Evacuations as landslip narrowly misses homes in Dunedin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/weather-live-evacuations-as-landslip-narrowly-misses-homes-in-dunedin/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Evacuations as landslip narrowly misses homes in Dunedin">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Western Springs College’s principal says there was an “altercation” last week and a threat made on social media. RNZ / Lauren Baker Police have been posted at an Auckland school after what it says were threats from another school. “Last Thursday, a group of students from another school made threats toward ... <a title="Police sent to Auckland school after ‘threats towards students’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/police-sent-to-auckland-school-after-threats-towards-students/" aria-label="Read more about Police sent to Auckland school after ‘threats towards students’">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you’ve ever wanted to craft the perfect sausage, Texan Bill Dumas could make your dreams come true. Known as the Sausage Sensei, Dumas is on his second visit to New Zealand for two sausage-making workshops. And while sausages are a beloved barbeque staple in many parts of the world, for ... <a title="The ‘sausage sensei’ who says his snags are art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/the-sausage-sensei-who-says-his-snags-are-art/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘sausage sensei’ who says his snags are art">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some of us remember having more energy in our 20s. We could work late, sleep badly, have a night out, recover quickly and still feel capable the next day. By our 40s, that ease has often gone. Fatigue feels harder to shake. It’s tempting to assume this is simply the ageing ... <a title="The truth about energy: Why your 40s feel harder than your 20s, but there may be a lift later on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/the-truth-about-energy-why-your-40s-feel-harder-than-your-20s-but-there-may-be-a-lift-later-on/" aria-label="Read more about The truth about energy: Why your 40s feel harder than your 20s, but there may be a lift later on">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis RNZ / Mark Papalii National’s Nicola Willis says the government has not given any consideration to putting a $9 toll on both the Auckland Harbour Bridge and a new crossing, calling it a “completely hypothetical scenario”. And Labour says any such move would have to be “thought ... <a title="Willis calls $9 Auckland crossing toll a ‘completely hypothetical scenario’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/willis-calls-9-auckland-crossing-toll-a-completely-hypothetical-scenario/" aria-label="Read more about Willis calls $9 Auckland crossing toll a ‘completely hypothetical scenario’">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Canterbury photographer, who has a project that turns portraits into time capsules, is inviting new faces into his lens at a Christchurch studio next week. For more than a decade, Charlie Fox has been creating time-lapse portraits. The full-size versions are a towering 1.2 metres-tall and rendered at a staggering ... <a title="Photographer invites you to become part of living archive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/photographer-invites-you-to-become-part-of-living-archive/" aria-label="Read more about Photographer invites you to become part of living archive">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Foo Fighters have announced two huge stadium shows for New Zealand in January 2027. They will play in Christchurch on 19 January, before performing at Auckland’s Western Springs Stadium on 22 January. Hawkins had been a member of the Foo Fighters since 1997. They have become one of rock’s most popular ... <a title="Foo Fighters returning to rock out in New Zealand at two stadium shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/foo-fighters-returning-to-rock-out-in-new-zealand-at-two-stadium-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Foo Fighters returning to rock out in New Zealand at two stadium shows">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The loan underwritten by Kainga Ora. RNZ ASB has joined the Kāinga Ora First Home Loan scheme, which allows borrowers to buy a house with a deposit of only 5 percent. The loan is underwritten by Kāinga Ora, so borrowers are usually able to access the same interest rates as buyers ... <a title="First Home Loan scheme gets another option" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/first-home-loan-scheme-gets-another-option/" aria-label="Read more about First Home Loan scheme gets another option">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand David Benbow was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non parole period of 17 years after a jury found him guilty of murder. A former prison guard who murdered his childhood friend will have his appeal against conviction and sentence heard later this year. David Benbow was sentenced in 2024 ... <a title="Former prison guard’s appeal against murder conviction, sentencing to be heard in November" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/former-prison-guards-appeal-against-murder-conviction-sentencing-to-be-heard-in-november/" aria-label="Read more about Former prison guard’s appeal against murder conviction, sentencing to be heard in November">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said the man’s body was discovered in a secluded area of Wharepai Domain on Saturday. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A homicide investigation has been launched after a man’s body was found in Wharepai Domain, Tauranga. Detective Senior Sergeant Natalie Flowerdew-Brown, Western Bay of Plenty Area Investigations Manager, said the man’s ... <a title="Man’s body found in Tauranga park, homicide probe launched" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/mans-body-found-in-tauranga-park-homicide-probe-launched/" aria-label="Read more about Man’s body found in Tauranga park, homicide probe launched">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On Monday, Police were notified of an aggravated robbery at a commercial premises on Charles Street RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Five young people have been arrested and charged after an aggravated robbery in Westshore, Napier. They are due to appear in Napier Youth Court on Wednesday, jointly charged with aggravated robbery ... <a title="Five young people arrested after Napier aggravated robbery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/five-young-people-arrested-after-napier-aggravated-robbery/" aria-label="Read more about Five young people arrested after Napier aggravated robbery">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Rural contractors say new road rules for agricultural machinery are nowhere to be seen, and in the meantime contractors are still being stung with fines. To operate tractors or heavy machinery like harvesters on roads, drivers must get a permit. But the rules are “outdated” and not keeping up with ... <a title="Contractors want the government to hurry up with new road rules for agricultural machinery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/contractors-want-the-government-to-hurry-up-with-new-road-rules-for-agricultural-machinery/" aria-label="Read more about Contractors want the government to hurry up with new road rules for agricultural machinery">Read more</a>
