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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding around Akaroa, Banks Peninsula on Tuesday. RNZ / Nathan McKinnon Banks Peninsula has been hammered by nearly 10 times the average monthly rainfall in just 48 hours, MetService says. The deluge has left the peninsula cut off, with slips and flooding blocking State Highway 75, the main road between Christchurch ... <a title="Banks Peninsula sees 10 times monthly rainfall in 48hrs, MetService says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/banks-peninsula-sees-10-times-monthly-rainfall-in-48hrs-metservice-says/" aria-label="Read more about Banks Peninsula sees 10 times monthly rainfall in 48hrs, MetService says">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The 10 newly-independent polytechnics have been kick-started with more than $325-million from their former owner, super-institute Te Pūkenga. Vocational Education Minister Penny Simmonds said the organisations were recapitalised with sufficient funds to cover three months’ spending plus any ring-fenced funds they took ... <a title="Newly-independent polytechnics given $325m from former owner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/newly-independent-polytechnics-given-325m-from-former-owner/" aria-label="Read more about Newly-independent polytechnics given $325m from former owner">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A father shouted to his children to get clear of a large slip as it fell away from the base of his home – rendering it uninhabitable. People in the lower North Island were confronting the damage to their neighbourhoods after heavy rain and high winds felled trees, flooded homes and ... <a title="Watch: Father and kids flee large slip under their home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/watch-father-and-kids-flee-large-slip-under-their-home/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Father and kids flee large slip under their home">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Glenn Philips in action for the Black Caps against Canada in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup clash. www.photosport.nz The Black Caps have comfortably chased down Canada’s total in their T20 World Cup clash. Canada scored a respectable 173 in the match at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, with batsman Yuvraj ... <a title="T20 World Cup: Black Caps beat Canada by eight wickets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/t20-world-cup-black-caps-beat-canada-by-eight-wickets/" aria-label="Read more about T20 World Cup: Black Caps beat Canada by eight wickets">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Maire Martin will miss about three months with his fractured fibula. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz NRL pre-season: Warriors v Dolphins Kickoff: 8pm Friday, 20 February Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Live blog updates on RNZ NZ Warriors have suffered their first significant injury of the 2026 NRL campaign, with the loss of utility Te ... <a title="Broken leg sidelines NZ Warriors veteran Te Maire Martin for start of NRL" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/broken-leg-sidelines-nz-warriors-veteran-te-maire-martin-for-start-of-nrl/" aria-label="Read more about Broken leg sidelines NZ Warriors veteran Te Maire Martin for start of NRL">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The chairperson had served on the Netball NZ Board for more than eight years. File photo SANKA VIDANAGAMA Multiple Netball NZ board members – including chairperson Matt Whineray – are stepping down from their roles. In a statement released this evening, Netball NZ said Whineray and board members Pavan Vyas, Stephen ... <a title="Multiple Netball NZ board members step down from roles after ‘challenging’ year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/multiple-netball-nz-board-members-step-down-from-roles-after-challenging-year/" aria-label="Read more about Multiple Netball NZ board members step down from roles after ‘challenging’ year">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Minister moved a motion of urgency to introduce the bill. VNP / Phil Smith The government has introduced legislation so the welfare system can legally claw back payments when someone has been backpaid for an ACC claim. Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston moved a motion of urgency to ... <a title="Incoming law change so MSD can claw back welfare payments off ACC clients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/incoming-law-change-so-msd-can-claw-back-welfare-payments-off-acc-clients/" aria-label="Read more about Incoming law change so MSD can claw back welfare payments off ACC clients">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tom Kitchin The government is seeking advice on whether to bring in a toll on the existing Auckland Harbour Bridge, to help pay for a second Waitematā Harbour crossing. The Infrastructure Commission has suggested a toll as high as $9, a figure the Transport Minister says would be a “big decision” ... <a title="Government considers Auckland Harbour Bridge toll to help pay for second crossing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/government-considers-auckland-harbour-bridge-toll-to-help-pay-for-second-crossing/" aria-label="Read more about Government considers Auckland Harbour Bridge toll to help pay for second crossing">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Little River Cafe and store owner Cameron Gordon RNZ/Nathan McKinnon The town of Akaroa on Canterbury’s Banks Peninsula will remain cut off overnight, with State Highway 75 closed because of slips and flooding that swamped Little River. A local state of emergency was in place for the peninsula, where several hundred ... <a title="Banks Peninsula still cut off after floods hit Canterbury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/banks-peninsula-still-cut-off-after-floods-hit-canterbury/" aria-label="Read more about Banks Peninsula still cut off after floods hit Canterbury">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A large hole has opened up at the Lake Ferry Road bridge cutting off communities in South Wairarapa. RNZ / Mary Argue Some isolated Wairarapa residents are gutted they are cut off from their livelihoods and emergency services after a destructive storm ripped through the region. Torrential rain and widespread flooding ... <a title="Wairarapa communities cut off from livelihoods by destructive storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/wairarapa-communities-cut-off-from-livelihoods-by-destructive-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Wairarapa communities cut off from livelihoods by destructive storm">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand All Black legend and Moana Pasifika coach Tana Umaga is calling for more financial support from World Rugby. Photosport The Pacific Islands have long been a breeding ground for some of the world’s greatest rugby players – in Aotearoa alone, 40 percent of the playing pool is Pasifika. But while other ... <a title="‘World Rugby needs to help more’ – Umaga on Moana resources" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/world-rugby-needs-to-help-more-umaga-on-moana-resources/" aria-label="Read more about ‘World Rugby needs to help more’ – Umaga on Moana resources">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A father shouted to his children to get clear of a large slip as it fell away from the base of his home – rendering it uninhabitable. People in the lower North Island were confronting the damage to their neighbourhoods after heavy rain and high winds felled trees, flooded homes and ... <a title="Father and kids flee large slip under their home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/father-and-kids-flee-large-slip-under-their-home/" aria-label="Read more about Father and kids flee large slip under their home">Read more</a>
