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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Regulations mean only specialised vape retailers are allowed to sell the full range of vape products and flavours. Unsplash Vape stores within stores like dairies and petrol stations are allowing retailers to get around flavour restrictions, and a new study has found they’re far more common in low socio-economic areas. The ... <a title="Vape stores within stores allowing retailers to get around flavour restrictions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/vape-stores-within-stores-allowing-retailers-to-get-around-flavour-restrictions/" aria-label="Read more about Vape stores within stores allowing retailers to get around flavour restrictions">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>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Alice Robinson competes in the Women’s Super G event of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup 2025-2026, in St. Moritz. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP Alpine skiier Alice Robinson’s hopes of securing a medal at the Super Giant Slalom finals have been dashed after a great start to the season. ... <a title="Olympic medal eludes Alice Robinson at Super Giant Slalom final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/olympic-medal-eludes-alice-robinson-at-super-giant-slalom-final/" aria-label="Read more about Olympic medal eludes Alice Robinson at Super Giant Slalom final">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The jetboat sank on the Waiau River. File picture. 123RF An investigation is underway into the sinking of a Fiordland Jet commercial jetboat on the Waiau River, Maritime New Zealand says. It happened on Tuesday afternoon, and Maritime New Zealand staff are talking to people, examining the vessel and the scene ... <a title="Maritime NZ investigates sinking of Fiordland Jet commercial jetboat on Waiau River" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/maritime-nz-investigates-sinking-of-fiordland-jet-commercial-jetboat-on-waiau-river/" aria-label="Read more about Maritime NZ investigates sinking of Fiordland Jet commercial jetboat on Waiau River">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sky TV says it conducted a full investigation into the issue. Supplied / Richard Parsonson Sky TV is apologising for what it says is a processing error that meant some Sky Sport Now annual pass customers were not given enough information about their contracts rolling over. RNZ reported last year that ... <a title="Sky customers get $50 refund after ‘process error’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/sky-customers-get-50-refund-after-process-error/" aria-label="Read more about Sky customers get $50 refund after ‘process error’">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A beloved early 2000s heart-throb, Dawson’s Creek actor James Van Der Beek never shook off the character that shot him to fame. But how he leaned into it, playing himself in Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 3 and numerous other cameos, enshrined his legacy as one of TV’s most sensitive ... <a title="James Van Der Beek was synonymous with Dawson. This is why he embraced it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/james-van-der-beek-was-synonymous-with-dawson-this-is-why-he-embraced-it/" aria-label="Read more about James Van Der Beek was synonymous with Dawson. This is why he embraced it">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The school block destroyed in a suspected arson is being demolished. Taupō-nui-a-Tia College Students from a Taupō secondary school that lost a classroom block in a suspected arson will continue learning from home next week. Roads around Taupō-nui-a-Tia College, on Spa Road, were closed for about four hours on Sunday while ... <a title="Taupō school fire: Students to keep studying from home next week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/taupo-school-fire-students-to-keep-studying-from-home-next-week/" aria-label="Read more about Taupō school fire: Students to keep studying from home next week">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP/ GARO A Checkpoint investigation has revealed how easy it is to get potentially dangerous nitrous oxide or nangs in large quantities from dairies, vape stores and convenience stores. The gas has legitimate medical uses and is also used in catering to whip cream, however it is illegal to supply, possess ... <a title="How accessible are nangs? An RNZ investigation found out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/how-accessible-are-nangs-an-rnz-investigation-found-out/" aria-label="Read more about How accessible are nangs? An RNZ investigation found out">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A baby was the person killed in a devastating crash involving a car and school bus in the Hawke’s Bay township of Wairoa. The collision happened at about 3pm on State Highway 2 on Tuesday, at the intersection of Black Street and Archilles Street. A person ... <a title="Baby killed in Wairoa school bus crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/baby-killed-in-wairoa-school-bus-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Baby killed in Wairoa school bus crash">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Moeaia Tuai was sentenced to jail for more than 16 years on Thursday. RNZ / Marika Khabazi This story discusses details of slavery and sexual abuse. Two young people have told how they were held in slavery by an Auckland man for several years. Former prison officer Moeaia Tuai, who is ... <a title="Slavery victims tell of their years-long ordeal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/slavery-victims-tell-of-their-years-long-ordeal/" aria-label="Read more about Slavery victims tell of their years-long ordeal">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash Wellington councillors, national industry groups and drivers are sounding the alarm over immigration settings for bus drivers, warning of a looming shortage. A residency pathway for bus drivers, brought in in 2022, requires English language to the level of a post-graduate international student, after two years on a working visa. ... <a title="‘Ongoing concerns’ immigration requirements for bus drivers too tough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/ongoing-concerns-immigration-requirements-for-bus-drivers-too-tough/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Ongoing concerns’ immigration requirements for bus drivers too tough">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Roads around Mauao at Mount Maunganui reopened on Friday 6 February. RNZ/Angie Skerrett The owner of a Mount Maunganui pizzeria which has only just reopened after the deadly Mauao landslide says revenue is half what it would usually be in summer. Michele Delaini is the owner of Rustica Italian Food pizzeria ... <a title="Mt Maunganui business owner says revenue down by half after landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/mt-maunganui-business-owner-says-revenue-down-by-half-after-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui business owner says revenue down by half after landslide">Read more</a>
