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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moeaia Tuai in court. RNZ / Marika Khabazi An Auckland man promised two people a better life, but instead kept them as slaves for several years, police said following his sentencing. Moeaia Tuai was on Thursday jailed for 16 years and four months for dealing in slaves, rape and numerous other ... <a title="Police praise bravery of Auckland slaver’s victims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/police-praise-bravery-of-auckland-slavers-victims/" aria-label="Read more about Police praise bravery of Auckland slaver’s victims">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com A person is in a stable condition in hospital after being shot and injured in the Auckland suburb of Mission Bay. Senior Sergeant Rebecca Kirk says police were called to a property about 9.15pm on Thursday. She said it appeared a group of people had turned up at the house ... <a title="Person shot during fight in Auckland’s Mission Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/person-shot-during-fight-in-aucklands-mission-bay/" aria-label="Read more about Person shot during fight in Auckland’s Mission Bay">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Up to eight crews were called to the two-storey building on Patrick Street. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Police say the fire that ripped through the top floor of a factory in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga is being treated as suspicious. Up to eight crews were called to the two-storey building ... <a title="Investigation underway into suspicious Auckland factory fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/investigation-underway-into-suspicious-auckland-factory-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Investigation underway into suspicious Auckland factory fire">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Government has canned the $1000 KiwiSaver kickstart programme. 123RF Fisher Funds says it has made some changes to the team that manages its hardship applications, with KiwiSaver managers under pressure as withdrawal applications spiked. Inland Revenue data showed there were 58,460 withdrawals for hardship reasons in 2025, 10,000 more than ... <a title="KiwiSaver managers under pressure as hardship applications spike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/kiwisaver-managers-under-pressure-as-hardship-applications-spike/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSaver managers under pressure as hardship applications spike">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ex-Disney pop singer Hilary Duff has announced her first-ever headlining New Zealand show. The Lizzie McGuire star will perform at Spark Arena on 20 October, as part of her world-spanning ‘lucky me’ tour. The show’s announcement comes ahead of the release of her first new album in over a decade, luck… ... <a title="Hilary Duff announces first world tour in almost 20 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/hilary-duff-announces-first-world-tour-in-almost-20-years/" aria-label="Read more about Hilary Duff announces first world tour in almost 20 years">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Emergency services are responding to a crash in north Canterbury, that has left multiple people trapped. Fire and Emergency NZ said it was called to State Highway 7, north of Waikari, at about 6.40am on Friday after a car went off the road. At least four fire ... <a title="Multiple people trapped after crash in north Canterbury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/multiple-people-trapped-after-crash-in-north-canterbury/" aria-label="Read more about Multiple people trapped after crash in north Canterbury">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Formula 1 driver Liam Lawson of Visa Cash App Racing Bulls during F1 testing in Bahrain, 2026. MARCEL VAN DORST / AFP Liam Lawson got through 50 laps in the morning session on day two of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain admitting they had a few issues. The 24 year ... <a title="Issues for Liam Lawson at F1 testing ‘something I haven’t mastered yet’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/issues-for-liam-lawson-at-f1-testing-something-i-havent-mastered-yet/" aria-label="Read more about Issues for Liam Lawson at F1 testing ‘something I haven’t mastered yet’">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The landslide that hit the holiday park wasn’t the only one to happen on Mount Manganui on Thursday. DJ Mills Rain is on the way for almost all of the North Island, including areas badly battered last month. An orange heavy rain warning will take effect from 6pm Friday for Bay ... <a title="Weather: Fears of another landslide as North Island-wide rain settles in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/weather-fears-of-another-landslide-as-north-island-wide-rain-settles-in/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Fears of another landslide as North Island-wide rain settles in">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Two customers caught out by large changes in the valuation of their vehicles through AA Insurance say they only realised something was amiss when they went to claim. RNZ has reported on a number of people who have queried the valuations of their cars through the insurance company in recent ... <a title="Single mum ‘repaying $8 a fortnight’ after insurance confusion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/single-mum-repaying-8-a-fortnight-after-insurance-confusion/" aria-label="Read more about Single mum ‘repaying $8 a fortnight’ after insurance confusion">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip on State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge in January. Supplied/NZTA Tai Rāwhiti locals isolated by January’s slips on the Waioweka Gorge and East Coast highway are anxious to have a reliable northern route out of Gisborne. Convoys along State Highway 2 were stopped on Thursday night and have ... <a title="Tai Rāwhiti locals isolated by slips anxious to have reliable northern route out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/tai-rawhiti-locals-isolated-by-slips-anxious-to-have-reliable-northern-route-out/" aria-label="Read more about Tai Rāwhiti locals isolated by slips anxious to have reliable northern route out">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s rare to find all the members of Christchurch-born alt-pop band Yumi Zouma in the same room. The remotely working band is scattered across New Zealand, New York and London, operating across time zones where one member works while another sleeps. Milestones are marked over Zoom, each with their own cake ... <a title="The band that works together while thousands of miles apart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/the-band-that-works-together-while-thousands-of-miles-apart/" aria-label="Read more about The band that works together while thousands of miles apart">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Up to eight crews were called to the two-storey building on Patrick Street. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Firefighters are responding to a fire at a factory in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga. Up to eight crews were called to the two-storey building on Patrick Street at 2.15am on Friday, where they ... <a title="Firefighters battle Auckland factory blaze" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/firefighters-battle-auckland-factory-blaze/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters battle Auckland factory blaze">Read more</a>
