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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Swan Lake was ripe for reinterpretation, says the leader of Australia’s premier circus company. Circa’s latest production Duck Pond blends the classic ballet and Ugly Duckling stories into a high-energy, acrobatic visual feast. “Somewhere in the back of my fetid imagination, it got melded into the story of The Ugly Duckling, both ... <a title="New ‘cheeky and playful’ take on Swan Lake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/new-cheeky-and-playful-take-on-swan-lake/" aria-label="Read more about New ‘cheeky and playful’ take on Swan Lake">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A woman applies post-menopause hormone gel. COLLANGES / BSIP via AFP An endocrinologist says more than half the women she sees on testosterone for low libido are taking too high a dose, and she and her colleagues are calling on Pharmac to finally fund a female-specific product. Pharmac is set to ... <a title="Health experts call on Pharmac to fund female-specific testosterone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/health-experts-call-on-pharmac-to-fund-female-specific-testosterone/" aria-label="Read more about Health experts call on Pharmac to fund female-specific testosterone">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland pays just under 38 percent of the country’s personal tax, and has just over 33 percent of the population. RNZ How much of the country’s total personal tax bill is your region picking up? If you are in Auckland or Wellington, the answer may be more than you might think. ... <a title="How much of NZ’s tax is your region paying?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/how-much-of-nzs-tax-is-your-region-paying/" aria-label="Read more about How much of NZ’s tax is your region paying?">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Waste Management NZ thinks a recent landfill blaze could have been caused by a lithium battery. Waste Management A major waste company is calling on more retailers to take back used batteries as it investigates whether one is to blame for a landfill blaze that lasted several hours. Several fire crews ... <a title="Waste company wants retailers to take back fire-causing used lithium batteries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/waste-company-wants-retailers-to-take-back-fire-causing-used-lithium-batteries/" aria-label="Read more about Waste company wants retailers to take back fire-causing used lithium batteries">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ The shadow of 2021’s house price boom still hangs over sellers trying to shift their houses, even years later. New data from Cotality shows that 12 percent of people selling residential properties in the last quarter of last year did so for less than the amount they paid for them. ... <a title="Homeowners still paying the price for choice to buy in 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/homeowners-still-paying-the-price-for-choice-to-buy-in-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Homeowners still paying the price for choice to buy in 2021">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand golfer Eunseo Choi at the 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur. DAVID CANNON / AFP Golf New Zealand believes this week’s Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific championship has the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy for the game here. Eighty-four players from 25 countries will take part in the tournament at Royal ... <a title="Golf: Hope that Asia-Pacific tournament will inspire girls to take on the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/golf-hope-that-asia-pacific-tournament-will-inspire-girls-to-take-on-the-world/" aria-label="Read more about Golf: Hope that Asia-Pacific tournament will inspire girls to take on the world">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lance Corporal Nicholas Kahotea, of the 1st NZSAS Regiment, who died in a training accident in South Auckland on 8 May. Defence Force / Supplied An inquest into the death of a special forces trooper during a training exercise in south Auckland hopes to find out what went wrong. Lance Corporal ... <a title="Inquest into death of Nicholas Kahotea, soldier who fell from helicopter during training" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/inquest-into-death-of-nicholas-kahotea-soldier-who-fell-from-helicopter-during-training/" aria-label="Read more about Inquest into death of Nicholas Kahotea, soldier who fell from helicopter during training">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Weenink. Photosport / RNZ composite The insiders dubbed it ‘Project Underground’. In February last year, a group of senior cricket figures, private investors and sports marketing experts gathered around the boardroom table within the bunker-like office of the New Zealand Cricket Players’ Association (CPA) underneath Eden Park’s eastern stand. The ... <a title="A CEO ousted, a board divided: What went wrong at New Zealand Cricket?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/a-ceo-ousted-a-board-divided-what-went-wrong-at-new-zealand-cricket/" aria-label="Read more about A CEO ousted, a board divided: What went wrong at New Zealand Cricket?">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fr Rowan Donoghue outside the Christchurch District Court last month. Nathan McKinnon / RNZ St Bede’s College is carrying out an investigation following revelations it was told of allegations of sexual offending by a priest nearly 20 years before he was convicted of abuse at the school. The rector says he ... <a title="St Bede’s College investigates knowledge of allegations of sexual offending by priest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/st-bedes-college-investigates-knowledge-of-allegations-of-sexual-offending-by-priest/" aria-label="Read more about St Bede’s College investigates knowledge of allegations of sexual offending by priest">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Breaker Bay local with a long history of fighting for clean water in Wellington explains why the sewage dump is so catastrophic, for health, history, and the environment. Ray Ahipene-Mercer with his jar of 24-year-old water from Moa Point sewage treatment plant. Sharon Brettkelly Ray Ahipene-Mercer keeps a jar of ... <a title="Raw sewage still pouring into Welly waters raises questions, and anger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/raw-sewage-still-pouring-into-welly-waters-raises-questions-and-anger/" aria-label="Read more about Raw sewage still pouring into Welly waters raises questions, and anger">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific is back after a real return to form last year, with the competition kicking off in Dunedin on 13 February. As usual, each team has gone through an eventful off season, so today we’re checking in on the defending champion Crusaders. Read: Highlanders preview Read: Moana Pasifika preview ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Crusaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/super-rugby-pacific-preview-the-crusaders/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Crusaders">Read more</a>
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February 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The government is tweaking its legislation removing the right for contractors to challenge their employment status to make clear that it will not be applied retrospectively. The Employment Relations Amendment Bill was being considered at Committee Stage on Wednesday night, where ... <a title="Government tweaks law so contractors can’t challenge employment status retrospectively" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/12/government-tweaks-law-so-contractors-cant-challenge-employment-status-retrospectively/" aria-label="Read more about Government tweaks law so contractors can’t challenge employment status retrospectively">Read more</a>
