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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor best known for The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and many other tough-guy roles over an acclaimed screen career that spanned six decades, has died. He was 95. Duvall died “peacefully” at his home in Middleburg, Virginia on Sunday (US time), according to a statement sent by his ... <a title="Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dead at 95" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/oscar-winning-actor-robert-duvall-dead-at-95/" aria-label="Read more about Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dead at 95">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Blues captain Dalton Papali’i. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Blues captain Dalton Papali’i will leave New Zealand rugby at the end of the Super Rugby season to play in France. The Blues have confirmed the 28-year-old will take up an opportunity with French Top 14 team Castres Olympique. Papali’i, who made his Blues debut ... <a title="Blues captain Dalton Papali’i to leave New Zealand rugby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/blues-captain-dalton-papalii-to-leave-new-zealand-rugby/" aria-label="Read more about Blues captain Dalton Papali’i to leave New Zealand rugby">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER One person has died following a head-on crash in West Auckland last night. The crash between two cars at the intersections of Hepburn and Great North Rd in Glen Eden happened shortly after 11pm on Monday. Three people were taken to hospital – one in a critical ... <a title="Person killed. two others injured in head-on crash in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/person-killed-two-others-injured-in-head-on-crash-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Person killed. two others injured in head-on crash in Auckland">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Senior technician Sean Taylor displays the new solution for mounting sensors onto smart clothing. RNZ Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Over the last three decades the rise of fast fashion, and the explosion of plastics in our clothes like polyester and ... <a title="Our Changing World: Science for future fashion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/our-changing-world-science-for-future-fashion/" aria-label="Read more about Our Changing World: Science for future fashion">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Akaroa hit by flooding as storm moves south. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Christchurch and Banks Peninsula are being lashed by heavy rain as the wild weather moves south, causing flooding in Akaroa. MetService said a deep low east of New Zealand is moving slowly southwards, bringing more heavy rain to the ... <a title="Live weather: Floods close roads around Banks Peninsula as downpour moves south" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/live-weather-floods-close-roads-around-banks-peninsula-as-downpour-moves-south/" aria-label="Read more about Live weather: Floods close roads around Banks Peninsula as downpour moves south">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents of an affluent east Auckland suburb fear their quiet lifestyle could be shattered. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Residents of an affluent east Auckland suburb fear their quiet lifestyle could be shattered by a three-storey development in the middle of their neighbourhood. With dozens of buildings looming high above her garden, ... <a title="East Auckland residents say three-storey development shouldn’t be allowed, fear for privacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/east-auckland-residents-say-three-storey-development-shouldnt-be-allowed-fear-for-privacy/" aria-label="Read more about East Auckland residents say three-storey development shouldn’t be allowed, fear for privacy">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Built in a neo-Georgian style, St George’s opened in 1927. RNZ / Robin Martin Former students of St George’s Preparatory School in Whanganui have been stepping back in time on tours of the almost century-old campus ahead of its demolition. The district council-owned site is being deconstructed – piece-by-piece – ahead ... <a title="Former St George’s Preparatory School students step back in time ahead of its demolition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/former-st-georges-preparatory-school-students-step-back-in-time-ahead-of-its-demolition/" aria-label="Read more about Former St George’s Preparatory School students step back in time ahead of its demolition">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon meets India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi in March 2025. Piyal Bhattacharya / The Times of India via AFP Workers, wine, and building new alliances – what New Zealand and India get from our free trade deal It’s the free trade deal that was expected ... <a title="The winners and losers from the India trade deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/the-winners-and-losers-from-the-india-trade-deal/" aria-label="Read more about The winners and losers from the India trade deal">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The NZDF is warning about the costs and ethical difficulties of the latest military technology advancements. Supplied / NZDF “Human-machine teams” using leading-edge technology to defeat the enemy are part of the NZ Defence Force’s vision for the future. The defence force’s new briefing to Parliament on the future of fighting ... <a title="‘Machines will play an increasing role in targeting’ – NZDF’s vision for the future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/machines-will-play-an-increasing-role-in-targeting-nzdfs-vision-for-the-future/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Machines will play an increasing role in targeting’ – NZDF’s vision for the future">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Untreated water is leaking onto the capital’s south coast beaches due to the Moa Point Treatment Plant flooding. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington iwi Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika has expressed profound disappointment at the ongoing discharge of untreated wastewater at Moa Point. In a statement, the iwi ... <a title="‘Hurt, disappointment and anger’: Iwi speaks out on Moa Point sewage spill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/hurt-disappointment-and-anger-iwi-speaks-out-on-moa-point-sewage-spill/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Hurt, disappointment and anger’: Iwi speaks out on Moa Point sewage spill">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some residents were warned to prepare for possible flooding. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Residents in Banks Peninsula are waking after heavy rain overnight, with up to 100 millimetres predicted to fall between Monday evening and Tuesday mid-morning, and flooding expected in some areas. Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger warned people not to ... <a title="‘Hoping for the best’ Banks Peninsula braces for 100mm of rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/hoping-for-the-best-banks-peninsula-braces-for-100mm-of-rain/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Hoping for the best’ Banks Peninsula braces for 100mm of rain">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One expert says there’s a meaningful gap between a basic and a more comfortable retirement. 123.rf You’ve probably heard warnings about how New Zealanders are likely to need to work until later in life. Treasury has pointed out the pressure an ageing population will put on the country’s finances – and ... <a title="How much do you really need to retire early?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/how-much-do-you-really-need-to-retire-early/" aria-label="Read more about How much do you really need to retire early?">Read more</a>
