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February 10, 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 Hurricanes. Read: Highlanders preview Read: Moana Pasifika preview Read: Blues ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Hurricanes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/super-rugby-pacific-preview-the-hurricanes/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific preview: The Hurricanes">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Connor Garden-Bachop (centre) of the Highlanders is tackled by Jordan Petaia (left) and Jock Campbell (right) of the Reds during the Super Rugby Pacific 2024. PHOTOSPORT Highlanders and Māori All Blacks player Connor Garden-Bachop died suddenly of natural causes, a coroner has found. The 25-year-old was found in bed while staying ... <a title="Coroner says Highlanders player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/coroner-says-highlanders-player-connor-garden-bachop-died-of-natural-causes/" aria-label="Read more about Coroner says Highlanders player Connor Garden-Bachop died of natural causes">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By the time an ambulance got to Johnathon Taituma, 43, about an hour and 40 minutes after his initial 111 call, he was dead. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson He called 111 struggling to breathe. But by the time an ambulance got to Johnathon Taituma, 43, about an hour and 40 ... <a title="‘A cascade of errors’: Johnathon Taituma died after St John ambulance delays, coroner finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/a-cascade-of-errors-johnathon-taituma-died-after-st-john-ambulance-delays-coroner-finds/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A cascade of errors’: Johnathon Taituma died after St John ambulance delays, coroner finds">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZEI spokesperson Conor Fraser says the union sought an injunction last year to stop the deduction but failed. RNZ / Quin Tauetau More than 700 Education Ministry staff who work with disabled children will try to win back the pay they lost during a partial strike last year. The Educational Institute ... <a title="More than 700 Education Ministry staff to try win back lost pay following partial strike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/more-than-700-education-ministry-staff-to-try-win-back-lost-pay-following-partial-strike/" aria-label="Read more about More than 700 Education Ministry staff to try win back lost pay following partial strike">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand March 2019 massacres happened at Christchurch’s Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre. RNZ / Nate McKinnon The Court of Appeal will hear from the lawyers who would have represented Brenton Tarrant if he went to trial. The 35-year-old white supremacist is seeking to overturn his guilty pleas for the March ... <a title="Court to hear from lawyers who would have represented Christchurch terrorist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/court-to-hear-from-lawyers-who-would-have-represented-christchurch-terrorist/" aria-label="Read more about Court to hear from lawyers who would have represented Christchurch terrorist">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Albert Aquatic Centre. Supplied / Community Leisure Management WorkSafe says it intends to revisit an Auckland aquatic centre after two people were injured on a hydroslide. It said it was first notified after a man was injured at the Mt Albert Aquatic Centre in late December. Less than a week ... <a title="WorkSafe to revisit Mt Albert Aquatic Centre after two hydroslide injuries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/10/worksafe-to-revisit-mt-albert-aquatic-centre-after-two-hydroslide-injuries/" aria-label="Read more about WorkSafe to revisit Mt Albert Aquatic Centre after two hydroslide injuries">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand District Court Judge Ema Aitken at the Judicial Conduct Panel on Monday. Finn Blackwell / RNZ A lawyer has told a Judicial Conduct Panel removing a judge is done to protect the judiciary, as the inquiry into acusations a District Court Judge disrupted a New Zealand First event begins. Judge Ema ... <a title="District Court Judge Ema Aitken denies shouting during disruption of NZ First event at exclusive club" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/district-court-judge-ema-aitken-denies-shouting-during-disruption-of-nz-first-event-at-exclusive-club/" aria-label="Read more about District Court Judge Ema Aitken denies shouting during disruption of NZ First event at exclusive club">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Being pregnant comes with a minefield of advice from doctors, midwives, well-meaning friends and family, not to mention social media and other mums. There are foods you’re recommended to avoid, and medications that aren’t approved. But skincare is less clear: some products are fine whereas others are not recommended. The family ... <a title="Doctors recommend pregnant women avoid retinoids. What’s the evidence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/doctors-recommend-pregnant-women-avoid-retinoids-whats-the-evidence/" aria-label="Read more about Doctors recommend pregnant women avoid retinoids. What’s the evidence?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the slips that blocked SH2 through the Waioweka Gorge following torrential rain. Supplied Traffic’s on the move again though the Waioweka Gorge – slowly – via a single lane and with a guide vehicle. The chunk of State Highway two between Ōpōtiki and Mātāwai has been closed for more ... <a title="Waioweka Gorge reopens with guide vehicles in place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/waioweka-gorge-reopens-with-guide-vehicles-in-place/" aria-label="Read more about Waioweka Gorge reopens with guide vehicles in place">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dirt bikes have become a menace on some New Zealand streets. Photo / File Coopersgrl / Reddit A three-year-old child has suffered severe facial injuries after his father crashed while doubling him on a dirt bike in Northland, police say. The crash has highlighted the danger of dirt bikes being used ... <a title="Dirtbike dangers raised as 3yo suffers facial injuries after father crashes in Northland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/dirtbike-dangers-raised-as-3yo-suffers-facial-injuries-after-father-crashes-in-northland/" aria-label="Read more about Dirtbike dangers raised as 3yo suffers facial injuries after father crashes in Northland">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cartridge of nitrous oxide, also called laughing gas or nangs, can cause serious health problems. AFP/ GARO A significant jump in the recreational use of nitrous oxide, or nangs, has community leaders worried, with claims big canisters of the gas are being marketed to children. Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas, ... <a title="Concerns about increased ‘nangs’ use in Hawkes Bay being aimed at young people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/concerns-about-increased-nangs-use-in-hawkes-bay-being-aimed-at-young-people/" aria-label="Read more about Concerns about increased ‘nangs’ use in Hawkes Bay being aimed at young people">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A homicide investigation has been launched after the discovery of a woman’s body at a worksite in Hawke’s Bay last week. On Tuesday, police were called to a property on Taihape Road in Omahu, near Hastings after a body was found. She has since been identified as ... <a title="Homicide investigation launched after ‘much-loved’ grandmother found dead at worksite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/homicide-investigation-launched-after-much-loved-grandmother-found-dead-at-worksite/" aria-label="Read more about Homicide investigation launched after ‘much-loved’ grandmother found dead at worksite">Read more</a>
