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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dual citizens face having to get both passports and keep them up to date – and to get a UK passport soon if they want to travel from the end of February. Gill Bonnett NZ Post customers say the company should offer refunds and be more upfront about increased demand and ... <a title="UK citizens want refunds, more clarity from NZ Post over passport pandemonium" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/uk-citizens-want-refunds-more-clarity-from-nz-post-over-passport-pandemonium/" aria-label="Read more about UK citizens want refunds, more clarity from NZ Post over passport pandemonium">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland mayor Wayne Brown is backing the Auckland War Memorial Museum’s request for the government to help top up its cash flow. Most of the museum has been open to the public since October, after asbestos was found in the almost 100-year-old building, forcing a five month shut-down. But the Te ... <a title="Mayor backs Auckland Museum’s request for government funding – but it has no plans to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/mayor-backs-auckland-museums-request-for-government-funding-but-it-has-no-plans-to-help/" aria-label="Read more about Mayor backs Auckland Museum’s request for government funding – but it has no plans to help">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The number of security guards at Work and Income offices are being reduced throughout the country (file image). supplied The Ministry of Social Development is planning to cut the number of security guards at Work and Income offices throughout the country. Twenty jobs are set to go at 20 offices in ... <a title="Decision to reduce security guards at Work and Income offices suggests Ashburton tragedy forgotten – union" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/decision-to-reduce-security-guards-at-work-and-income-offices-suggests-ashburton-tragedy-forgotten-union/" aria-label="Read more about Decision to reduce security guards at Work and Income offices suggests Ashburton tragedy forgotten – union">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bitcoin’s value has dropped by about half. CFOTO / NurPhoto via AFP Bitcoin’s value has dropped by about half – but are investors who buy the currency now really getting a bargain? Bitcoin’s price dropped through the latter half of January and then sharply on Waitangi Day. It has lifted a ... <a title="Bitcoin’s value halves: Should you buy it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/bitcoins-value-halves-should-you-buy-it/" aria-label="Read more about Bitcoin’s value halves: Should you buy it?">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The shot that sold Auckland to SailGP fans as the Black Foils sail past the grandstand. Felix Diemer for SailGP Great photos, terrific facilities and enthusiastic crowds don’t necessarily mean Sail GP is a certainty for the city in the future It’s got the action and suspense of a Hollywood blockbuster, ... <a title="Auckland is SailGP’s marquee event but no guarantees for future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/auckland-is-sailgps-marquee-event-but-no-guarantees-for-future/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland is SailGP’s marquee event but no guarantees for future">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand For people who have been quietly struggling with doubts about their relationship, the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day can feel fraught. As 14 February approaches, questions that were once easy to sidestep often become harder to ignore. In a study that tracked romantic couples over a year, relationships were about ... <a title="When Valentine’s Day forces a relationship reckoning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/when-valentines-day-forces-a-relationship-reckoning/" aria-label="Read more about When Valentine’s Day forces a relationship reckoning">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Visa Cash App Racing Bulls unveil their 2026 Formula One liveries JOE GALL / AFP The 2026 Formula 1 season will feature some of the biggest technical changes in the history of the sport, since the inaugural season in 1950. The cars get an overhaul with the two testing sessions in ... <a title="F1: Everything you need to know before the 77th season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/f1-everything-you-need-to-know-before-the-77th-season/" aria-label="Read more about F1: Everything you need to know before the 77th season">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Consumer NZ is warning that power prices could rise at least another 5 percent this year, after a 12 percent increase in 2025. Powerswitch general manager Paul Fuge said he thought that was a conservative estimate. An increase of that size would be mainly driven by the next step in ... <a title="Consumer issues power price warning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/consumer-issues-power-price-warning/" aria-label="Read more about Consumer issues power price warning">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rachel Brant was hoping 2026 would be a big year for her speed dating business. Supplied Rachel Brant was hoping 2026 would be a big year for her speed dating business, but a decision by payment provider Stripe to cut her off has left her scrambling for an alternative. Brant started ... <a title="Speed dating firm scrambling after being dumped by payment provider" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/speed-dating-firm-scrambling-after-being-dumped-by-payment-provider/" aria-label="Read more about Speed dating firm scrambling after being dumped by payment provider">Read more</a>
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February 11, 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 a Chiefs side desperately looking for a title win. Read: Highlanders ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Chiefs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/super-rugby-pacific-preview-the-chiefs/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Chiefs">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Malachi Subecz died of a blunt force head injury at Starship Hospital in 2021. Supplied A coroner has found everything possible went wrong for Malachi Subecz in the last six months of his life, when opportunites to identify the abuse and torture he suffered were not picked up. Coroner Janet Anderson ... <a title="‘Victim of unspeakable cruelty and deliberate evil’: Coroner’s findings on Malachi Subecz death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/victim-of-unspeakable-cruelty-and-deliberate-evil-coroners-findings-on-malachi-subecz-death/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Victim of unspeakable cruelty and deliberate evil’: Coroner’s findings on Malachi Subecz death">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Overall violent crime has decreased but family violence is at its highest since 2018. 123RF Overall violent crime has decreased but family violence is at its highest since 2018, a report by the Salvation Army has found. The charity’s State of the Nation report collects data from agencies like Police and ... <a title="Family violence reaches highest levels since 2018 – Salvation Army report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/family-violence-reaches-highest-levels-since-2018-salvation-army-report/" aria-label="Read more about Family violence reaches highest levels since 2018 – Salvation Army report">Read more</a>
