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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chief executive Andrew Reding expected market conditions to remain challenging in the near term. Supplied / Fletcher Building Fletcher Building has posted a smaller half-year loss as the company continues to clean up its long-list of legacy issues, while business remains challenging. Key numbers for the six months ended December compared ... <a title="Fletcher Building posts smaller half-year loss, expects another tough year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/fletcher-building-posts-smaller-half-year-loss-expects-another-tough-year/" aria-label="Read more about Fletcher Building posts smaller half-year loss, expects another tough year">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Mt Maunganui cordon, pictured earlier this month. Nick Monro A man has been arrested after allegedly breaching the cordon around Mt Maunganui. The cordon has been in place since the deadly landslide that killed six people at a campground in January. Tauranga City Council said it aimed to lift part ... <a title="Man charged with breaching Mt Maunganui landslip cordon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/man-charged-with-breaching-mt-maunganui-landslip-cordon/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged with breaching Mt Maunganui landslip cordon">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Livestock farmers are being urged to keep their animals well fed and circulated to avoid the spread of moisture-loving parasites. Downpours and gusts that lashed the country in recent weeks have left farmers grappling with paddocks turned to lakes, keeping stock fed and dry, and navigating cut-off tracks, roads and ... <a title="How to avoid moisture-loving parasites in livestock, following storms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/how-to-avoid-moisture-loving-parasites-in-livestock-following-storms/" aria-label="Read more about How to avoid moisture-loving parasites in livestock, following storms">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Luca Harrington during the Freeski Big Air final at the 2026 Winter OLympics. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP New Zealand’s Luca Harrington has finished sixth in the men’s big air final at the Milan Winter Olympics, missing out on a medal. Harrington, the reigning big air World Champion, had a ... <a title="Luca Harrington finishes sixth in Winter Olympics big air final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/luca-harrington-finishes-sixth-in-winter-olympics-big-air-final/" aria-label="Read more about Luca Harrington finishes sixth in Winter Olympics big air final">Read more</a>
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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: Major highway set to reopen after floods in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/weather-live-major-highway-set-to-reopen-after-floods-in-christchurch-and-banks-peninsula/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Major highway set to reopen after floods in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A dog runs free in Kaihu, Northland. RNZ Hefty jail terms should be considered for owners of dangerous, roaming dogs, Northland local and cabinet minister Shane Jones says. His comments come after a woman was mauled to death in Kaihu this week. Her death is the third in Northland in the ... <a title="Severe jail terms needed for owners of ‘homicidal dogs’, Shane Jones says after Northland mauling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/severe-jail-terms-needed-for-owners-of-homicidal-dogs-shane-jones-says-after-northland-mauling/" aria-label="Read more about Severe jail terms needed for owners of ‘homicidal dogs’, Shane Jones says after Northland mauling">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Harbour Bridge. 123rf Imposing tolls on the existing Harbour Bridge won’t raise enough revenue to cover long-term costs of a new crossing, the editor of an advocacy website says. The Infrastructure Commission has suggested a toll as high as $9 to help pay for a second crossing. Greater Auckland editor ... <a title="Charging $9 toll wouldn’t cover cost of new Auckland harbour crossing, advocate says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/charging-9-toll-wouldnt-cover-cost-of-new-auckland-harbour-crossing-advocate-says/" aria-label="Read more about Charging $9 toll wouldn’t cover cost of new Auckland harbour crossing, advocate says">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Explainer – If the weather lately is stressing you out, you’re not alone. As of Tuesday, there have been nine local states of emergency declared so far in 2026, according to Civil Defence. That’s already more than were declared in all of 2025 and 2024. There have also been two red ... <a title="What can you do if the weather forecast terrifies you?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/what-can-you-do-if-the-weather-forecast-terrifies-you/" aria-label="Read more about What can you do if the weather forecast terrifies you?">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland Harbour Bridge. 123rf Imposing tolls on the existing Harbour Bridge won’t raise enough revenue to cover long-term costs of a new crossing, the editor of an advocacy website says. The Infrastructure Commission has suggested a toll as high as $9 to help pay for a second crossing. Greater Auckland editor ... <a title="Charging $9 toll wouldn’t cover cost of new harbour crossing, advocate says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/charging-9-toll-wouldnt-cover-cost-of-new-harbour-crossing-advocate-says/" aria-label="Read more about Charging $9 toll wouldn’t cover cost of new harbour crossing, advocate says">Read more</a>
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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: Banks Peninsula cut off by slips, flooding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/weather-live-banks-peninsula-cut-off-by-slips-flooding/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Banks Peninsula cut off by slips, flooding">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Phillip Maybury and Natasha Robinson have been helping catch supplies. RNZ / Mary Argue A “lifeline” road gouged out by raging floodwaters in southern Wairarapa is a “nightmare” scenario, that has split families and forced residents to scramble for supplies. Several rural and coastal settlements on the road to Cape Palliser ... <a title="‘Lifeline’ Lake Ferry Road bridge gouged out by raging floodwaters in South Wairarapa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/lifeline-lake-ferry-road-bridge-gouged-out-by-raging-floodwaters-in-south-wairarapa/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Lifeline’ Lake Ferry Road bridge gouged out by raging floodwaters in South Wairarapa">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s estimated that roughly a fifth of the potential crop may be left on vines this year due to a combination of factors. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Perfect growing conditions for grapes at a time when demand for wine is dropping is likely to result in more fruit left on the ... <a title="The wine industry headache" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/the-wine-industry-headache/" aria-label="Read more about The wine industry headache">Read more</a>
