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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand high jumper Hamish Kerr is the Supreme Winner at The 63rd Halberg Awards. 2026. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Supreme Halberg Award winner Hamish Kerr has set himself some lofty goals to achieve over the next few years and it includes a tilt at the world record. Kerr won the New Zealand ... <a title="Supreme Halberg Award winner Hamish Kerr sets sights on world record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/supreme-halberg-award-winner-hamish-kerr-sets-sights-on-world-record/" aria-label="Read more about Supreme Halberg Award winner Hamish Kerr sets sights on world record">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Caps batter Glenn Phillips www.photosport.nz The Black Caps can secure their place in the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup with victory over Canada tonight and shouldn’t have too many problems achieving it. However, there remains some concern about how the New Zealand side will perform against the ... <a title="T20 cricket World Cup: Black Caps chasing place in Super Eight stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/t20-cricket-world-cup-black-caps-chasing-place-in-super-eight-stage/" aria-label="Read more about T20 cricket World Cup: Black Caps chasing place in Super Eight stage">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The median price for insurance for a large house in Auckland had dropped 11 percent year-on-year, Consumer NZ said. RNZ *Clarification: This article has been updated to clarify AA Insurance’s policy Aucklanders may finally be getting some relief on their insurance premiums – but the same cannot be said for Wellington ... <a title="Insurance price drop for some households – as other struggle to get it at all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/insurance-price-drop-for-some-households-as-other-struggle-to-get-it-at-all/" aria-label="Read more about Insurance price drop for some households – as other struggle to get it at all">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Twisted steel and roofless berry tunnels following the storms. SUPPLIED/CAM LEWIS Storms across the North Island have destroyed a Horowhenua grower’s large berry tunnels, but power to the milking shed has since returned. Severe weather over the weekend thrust five North Island districts into states of emergency; Manawatū, Rangitīkei, Tararua, Waipā ... <a title="Storms destroy Horowhenua grower’s long berry tunnels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/storms-destroy-horowhenua-growers-long-berry-tunnels/" aria-label="Read more about Storms destroy Horowhenua grower’s long berry tunnels">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The single-lane bridge to Lake Ferry, Wairarapa, has been gouged out by floodwaters. Supplied / South Wairarapa District Council A washout at a single lane bridge has completely cut off several settlements in southern Wairarapa, including Lake Ferry and Cape Palliser. Torrential rain, which began on Sunday night, caused widespread flooding ... <a title="Washout at single lane bridge cuts off several settlements in southern Wairarapa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/washout-at-single-lane-bridge-cuts-off-several-settlements-in-southern-wairarapa/" aria-label="Read more about Washout at single lane bridge cuts off several settlements in southern Wairarapa">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Farm assistant wades in to rescue stranded sheep after huge downpours at Teddington, Banks Peninsula. Supplied A Banks Peninsula farm worker had to swim stranded sheep to safety after huge downpours at Teddington. More than 280mm of rain has fallen on parts of the Banks Peninsula from Sunday night to Tuesday ... <a title="Farmer rescues sheep stranded in Banks Peninsula floodwaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/farmer-rescues-sheep-stranded-in-banks-peninsula-floodwaters/" aria-label="Read more about Farmer rescues sheep stranded in Banks Peninsula floodwaters">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Five years ago, Logan Paul set a world record when he purchased a Pokémon card for US$5.275 million (NZ$8.74 million). It proved a sound investment – the influencer and wrestler sold that card for a jaw-dropping $16.492 million (NZ$27.3 million), with a diamond encrusted necklace thrown in. The rare Pikachu Illustrator ... <a title="Logan Paul’s ‘holy grail’ of Pokémon cards sells for $27.3 million" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/logan-pauls-holy-grail-of-pokemon-cards-sells-for-27-3-million/" aria-label="Read more about Logan Paul’s ‘holy grail’ of Pokémon cards sells for $27.3 million">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor best known for The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and many other tough-guy roles over an acclaimed screen career that spanned six decades, has died. He was 95. Duvall died “peacefully” at his home in Middleburg, Virginia on Sunday (US time), according to a statement sent by his ... <a title="Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dead at 95" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/oscar-winning-actor-robert-duvall-dead-at-95/" aria-label="Read more about Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall dead at 95">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Blues captain Dalton Papali’i. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Blues captain Dalton Papali’i will leave New Zealand rugby at the end of the Super Rugby season to play in France. The Blues have confirmed the 28-year-old will take up an opportunity with French Top 14 team Castres Olympique. Papali’i, who made his Blues debut ... <a title="Blues captain Dalton Papali’i to leave New Zealand rugby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/blues-captain-dalton-papalii-to-leave-new-zealand-rugby/" aria-label="Read more about Blues captain Dalton Papali’i to leave New Zealand rugby">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER One person has died following a head-on crash in West Auckland last night. The crash between two cars at the intersections of Hepburn and Great North Rd in Glen Eden happened shortly after 11pm on Monday. Three people were taken to hospital – one in a critical ... <a title="Person killed. two others injured in head-on crash in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/person-killed-two-others-injured-in-head-on-crash-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Person killed. two others injured in head-on crash in Auckland">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Senior technician Sean Taylor displays the new solution for mounting sensors onto smart clothing. RNZ Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Over the last three decades the rise of fast fashion, and the explosion of plastics in our clothes like polyester and ... <a title="Our Changing World: Science for future fashion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/our-changing-world-science-for-future-fashion/" aria-label="Read more about Our Changing World: Science for future fashion">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Akaroa hit by flooding as storm moves south. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Christchurch and Banks Peninsula are being lashed by heavy rain as the wild weather moves south, causing flooding in Akaroa. MetService said a deep low east of New Zealand is moving slowly southwards, bringing more heavy rain to the ... <a title="Live weather: Floods close roads around Banks Peninsula as downpour moves south" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/live-weather-floods-close-roads-around-banks-peninsula-as-downpour-moves-south/" aria-label="Read more about Live weather: Floods close roads around Banks Peninsula as downpour moves south">Read more</a>
