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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The tractor harvester working on the field. 123RF Some potato growers are reporting yields could be down 20 percent this winter due to bad weather, but it’s still a bit early in the season to know the full impact. Some growers are harvesting early varieties now, with the main harvest getting ... <a title="Potato prices could remain high as yields down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/potato-prices-could-remain-high-as-yields-down/" aria-label="Read more about Potato prices could remain high as yields down">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF An investment company predicts New Zealanders will have to work into their 70s if the country wants to afford superannuation. A debate has been held at the New Zealand Economic Forum at Waikato University. Milford Investments CEO Blair Turnbull said 40 percent of retirees rely entirely on income from super ... <a title="Retirement age will rise to cover superannuation cost, investment company predicts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/retirement-age-will-rise-to-cover-superannuation-cost-investment-company-predicts/" aria-label="Read more about Retirement age will rise to cover superannuation cost, investment company predicts">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ash Hornell, owner of Peach Stories. Supplied Any small business owner will tell you taking a risk on an idea and starting a company is hard work, but New Zealanders in the United Kingdom are proving their businesses can thrive overseas. London hairdresser Ash Hornell is one of them. She moved ... <a title="New Zealanders in the UK proving Kiwi businesses can thrive overseas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/new-zealanders-in-the-uk-proving-kiwi-businesses-can-thrive-overseas/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealanders in the UK proving Kiwi businesses can thrive overseas">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tom Forrest, Dr Graham Gulbransen and Sank McFarlane at Puro’s Kekerengu farm. Supplied / Niki Macfarlane The country’s largest medicinal cannabis grower is about to harvest its biggest crop, and is working with iwi on plans to increase its production in Kaikōura. Puro New Zealand has been growing medicinal cannabis since ... <a title="Country’s largest medicinal cannabis grower Puro NZ set to harvest biggest crop yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/countrys-largest-medicinal-cannabis-grower-puro-nz-set-to-harvest-biggest-crop-yet/" aria-label="Read more about Country’s largest medicinal cannabis grower Puro NZ set to harvest biggest crop yet">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters working at Taupō -nui-a-Tia College. LES WILLS / SUPPLIED Fire and Emergency is pouring cold water on a claim from the firefighters’ union that four cities are without life-saving high-reach ladder trucks. On Thursday, the Professional Firefighters’ Union (NZPFU) said the specialised trucks in four cities were broken and communities ... <a title="FENZ denies union’s claim no aerial ladder trucks available in four cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/fenz-denies-unions-claim-no-aerial-ladder-trucks-available-in-four-cities/" aria-label="Read more about FENZ denies union’s claim no aerial ladder trucks available in four cities">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Do you need words of affirmation? Quality time? Acts of service? Gifts? Or physical touch? Figuring out your “love language” has become one of the most successful relationship ideas of the past two decades. Why? Because the idea is simple, flattering and easy to apply. While incredibly popular and often used ... <a title="The dangers of living by your ‘love language’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/the-dangers-of-living-by-your-love-language/" aria-label="Read more about The dangers of living by your ‘love language’">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / New Zealand Medical Journal A spooky image described a “grim reaper” has shown up in a medical scan of someone who’d just be in a car accident. The person was actually unharmed, but the New Zealand Medical Journal has highlighted the case an an example of pareidolia. That was ... <a title="Spooky ‘grim reaper’ image shows up on medical scan of car crash victim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/spooky-grim-reaper-image-shows-up-on-medical-scan-of-car-crash-victim/" aria-label="Read more about Spooky ‘grim reaper’ image shows up on medical scan of car crash victim">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s announcement about a plan to establish an LNG import facility, and the levy to fund it, has been badly received. Marika Khabazi / RNZ Imported liquified natural gas could be a stopgap insurance policy against dry years – or an expensive, dirty fuel that will hit Kiwis ... <a title="LNG plan sparks showdown in parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/lng-plan-sparks-showdown-in-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about LNG plan sparks showdown in parliament">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis. RNZ / Mark Papalii Finance Minister Nicola Willis is urging the previous Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr to front up to the inquiry into the economic responses to Covid-19. The government announced the independent review on Wednesday, saying it would identify key lessons from the spike in ... <a title="Nicola Willis urges Adrian Orr to front up in inquiry into economic responses to Covid-19" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/nicola-willis-urges-adrian-orr-to-front-up-in-inquiry-into-economic-responses-to-covid-19/" aria-label="Read more about Nicola Willis urges Adrian Orr to front up in inquiry into economic responses to Covid-19">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Judith Collins will remain an MP and continue to hold her portfolios until she moves to her new position as Law Commission president in the middle of the year. Nick Monro Judith Collins was the only person considered for the role of Law Commission president – with no recruitment process, no ... <a title="‘Nakedly political’: No rivals considered for Judith Collins’ new job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/nakedly-political-no-rivals-considered-for-judith-collins-new-job/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Nakedly political’: No rivals considered for Judith Collins’ new job">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lucas Casey and Ethan Blackadder. Graphic: Liam K. Swiggs Photosport Highlanders v Crusaders Kick-off: 7:05pm Friday 13 February Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Live blog updates on RNZ And we’re back. Super Rugby Pacific returns with a southern derby between the Highlanders and the Crusaders, two teams coming in with very contrasting ... <a title="Highlanders v Crusaders: What you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/highlanders-v-crusaders-what-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about Highlanders v Crusaders: What you need to know">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paul Davison KC has been named to help Tauranga City Council’s external review. RNZ Hundreds of thousands of files have been identified by Tauranga City Council that it thinks could be relevant to a review of what it knew and how fast it acted before the deadly landslip at Mount Maunganui ... <a title="‘Hundreds of thousands’ of files to be reviewed in council-led Mt Maunganui inquiry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/hundreds-of-thousands-of-files-to-be-reviewed-in-council-led-mt-maunganui-inquiry/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Hundreds of thousands’ of files to be reviewed in council-led Mt Maunganui inquiry">Read more</a>
