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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Experts say it is safe to swim at beaches in the capital’s harbour, but Wellingtonians are taking a cautious approach. Nearly a week ago, the Moa Point Treatment Plant started pumping raw sewage into the ocean off the south coast after it completely failed early Wednesday morning. The following Thursday evening, ... <a title="Watch: Where Wellington’s sewage is drifting in the harbour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/watch-where-wellingtons-sewage-is-drifting-in-the-harbour/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Where Wellington’s sewage is drifting in the harbour">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When Kirsten O’Connor’s daughter Kahlia died by suicide in April last year, she started to keep records about her creative and complex daughter. It was a way of processing her grief, she told RNZ’s Afternoons. “Sometimes when you’re going through grieving, the brain isn’t working quite right. You forget memories. And ... <a title="A year of coping with the grief of losing a daughter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/a-year-of-coping-with-the-grief-of-losing-a-daughter/" aria-label="Read more about A year of coping with the grief of losing a daughter">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Students cut off from their high schools by a monster slip northeast of Whangārei are instead taking lessons at a temporary ‘education hub’ set up at a local primary school. Supplied / Ngātiwai Trust Board Northland secondary students cut off from their schools by a massive slip are taking lessons at ... <a title="‘Education hub’ for students cut off from schools by Helena Bay Hill slip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/education-hub-for-students-cut-off-from-schools-by-helena-bay-hill-slip/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Education hub’ for students cut off from schools by Helena Bay Hill slip">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Damaged property from the landslide at Welcome Bay on 23 January. RNZ / Calvin Samuel All four homes red-stickered in Tauranga’s Welcome Bay after a deadly landslide last month have had their safety restrictions eased. The large slip hit neighbouring homes on Welcome Bay Road killing two people during the storm ... <a title="Safety restrictions eased on four Tauranga homes after landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/safety-restrictions-eased-on-four-tauranga-homes-after-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Safety restrictions eased on four Tauranga homes after landslide">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Small- and medium-sized businesses SMEs are handling more work than usual. 123RF Small- and medium-sized businesses SMEs are handling more work than usual, with nearly 40 percent reporting an increase in levels normally expected in the first quarter, according to a recent survey of more than 500 businesses. The first quarter ... <a title="More work rolls in for small- and medium-sized businesses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/more-work-rolls-in-for-small-and-medium-sized-businesses/" aria-label="Read more about More work rolls in for small- and medium-sized businesses">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Voter fraud allegations and a lack of transparency around political lobbying and funding were some of the top concerns. (File photo) Pixabay/shafin_protic New Zealand’s reputation for low levels of corruption has taken a hit for the fourth year in a row. In global organisation Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perception Index – ... <a title="New Zealand’s corruption-free reputation takes hit for fourth-year in a row – survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/new-zealands-corruption-free-reputation-takes-hit-for-fourth-year-in-a-row-survey/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s corruption-free reputation takes hit for fourth-year in a row – survey">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Commanding Officer Bronwyn Heslop. RNZ / Lucy Xia A senior navy officer facing court martial over allegations of encouraging a junior to kiss her on the cheeks at a bar during an overseas operation in 2023 has been found not guilty of doing an act to prejudice service discipline She can ... <a title="Senior navy officer found not guilty of encouraging junior to kiss her" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/senior-navy-officer-found-not-guilty-of-encouraging-junior-to-kiss-her/" aria-label="Read more about Senior navy officer found not guilty of encouraging junior to kiss her">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flowers at the scene where Maxwel-Dee Repia was killed. (File photo) Lucy Xia / RNZ A teenager who murdered another after months of feuding will spend at least eight years behind bars. Maxwel-Dee Repia, 18, was killed on Turangi Rd in Grey Lynn in September, 2024. Three others he was with ... <a title="Grey Lynn shooting: Kayden Stanaway to spend at least eight years in prison for murder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/grey-lynn-shooting-kayden-stanaway-to-spend-at-least-eight-years-in-prison-for-murder/" aria-label="Read more about Grey Lynn shooting: Kayden Stanaway to spend at least eight years in prison for murder">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Devonport Naval Base. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A senior navy officer facing court martial over allegations of encouraging a junior to kiss them on the cheeks at a bar during an overseas operation in 2023 has been found not guilty of doing an act to prejudice service discipline. The charge ... <a title="Senior navy officer found not guilty of encouraging junior to kiss them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/senior-navy-officer-found-not-guilty-of-encouraging-junior-to-kiss-them/" aria-label="Read more about Senior navy officer found not guilty of encouraging junior to kiss them">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi ASB Bank has reported a flat half-year profit as higher expenses offset higher improved lending and margins. Key numbers for the six months ended December 2025 compared with a year ago: Net profit $765m vs $763m Cash profit $719m vs $714m (excludes one-offs) Total income $1.84b vs ... <a title="ASB Bank posts $765 million half-year profit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/asb-bank-posts-765-million-half-year-profit/" aria-label="Read more about ASB Bank posts $765 million half-year profit">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The person died in hospital from injuries sustained in the crash. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon One person has died after a crash on Wellington’s State Highway two at the Ngauranga Interchange on Sunday. Emergency services were notified of the crash about 2am. One person had now died from their ... <a title="Person dies days after Wellington motorway crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/person-dies-days-after-wellington-motorway-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies days after Wellington motorway crash">Read more</a>
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February 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Finance Minister Nicola Willis. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Finance Minister Nicola Willis has committed to releasing all the calculations which she says show the government’s new gas plan will reduce New Zealanders’ power bills. The government is pushing ahead with plans to build a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility ... <a title="Finance Minister promises to release data showing gas plan will lower power bills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/11/finance-minister-promises-to-release-data-showing-gas-plan-will-lower-power-bills/" aria-label="Read more about Finance Minister promises to release data showing gas plan will lower power bills">Read more</a>
