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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Two customers caught out by large changes in the valuation of their vehicles through AA Insurance say they only realised something was amiss when they went to claim. RNZ has reported on a number of people who have queried the valuations of their cars through the insurance company in recent ... <a title="Single mum ‘repaying $8 a fortnight’ after insurance confusion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/single-mum-repaying-8-a-fortnight-after-insurance-confusion/" aria-label="Read more about Single mum ‘repaying $8 a fortnight’ after insurance confusion">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip on State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge in January. Supplied/NZTA Tai Rāwhiti locals isolated by January’s slips on the Waioweka Gorge and East Coast highway are anxious to have a reliable northern route out of Gisborne. Convoys along State Highway 2 were stopped on Thursday night and have ... <a title="Tai Rāwhiti locals isolated by slips anxious to have reliable northern route out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/tai-rawhiti-locals-isolated-by-slips-anxious-to-have-reliable-northern-route-out/" aria-label="Read more about Tai Rāwhiti locals isolated by slips anxious to have reliable northern route out">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s rare to find all the members of Christchurch-born alt-pop band Yumi Zouma in the same room. The remotely working band is scattered across New Zealand, New York and London, operating across time zones where one member works while another sleeps. Milestones are marked over Zoom, each with their own cake ... <a title="The band that works together while thousands of miles apart" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/the-band-that-works-together-while-thousands-of-miles-apart/" aria-label="Read more about The band that works together while thousands of miles apart">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Up to eight crews were called to the two-storey building on Patrick Street. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Firefighters are responding to a fire at a factory in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga. Up to eight crews were called to the two-storey building on Patrick Street at 2.15am on Friday, where they ... <a title="Firefighters battle Auckland factory blaze" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/firefighters-battle-auckland-factory-blaze/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters battle Auckland factory blaze">Read more</a>
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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>
