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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: Storm behind North Island destruction moves south to Canterbury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/live-weather-storm-behind-north-island-destruction-moves-south-to-canterbury/" aria-label="Read more about Live weather: Storm behind North Island destruction moves south to Canterbury">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 The winds that struck Wellington on Monday were the strongest in more than a decade, MetService says. Gusts of 193 kilometres an hour were recorded at Mount Kaukau, and 128km/h at Wellington Airport – the highest for both since ... <a title="As it happened: Wellington winds strongest in a decade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/as-it-happened-wellington-winds-strongest-in-a-decade/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Wellington winds strongest in a decade">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. Downpours have turned the harbour township’s recreation ground into a lake, with some streets awash near the sea. An ... <a title="As it happened: Flooding in Akaroa as wild weather moves south" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/as-it-happened-flooding-in-akaroa-as-wild-weather-moves-south/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Flooding in Akaroa as wild weather moves south">Read more</a>
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February 16, 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. Downpours have turned the harbour township’s recreation ground into a lake, with some streets awash near the sea. An ... <a title="Weather live: Flooding in Akaroa as wild weather moves south" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/weather-live-flooding-in-akaroa-as-wild-weather-moves-south/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Flooding in Akaroa as wild weather moves south">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hamish Kerr celebrates winning the Men’s High Jump final at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. www.photosport.nz Hamish Kerr has claimed New Zealand’s highest sporting honour at the 63rd Halberg Awards in Auckland, after achieving heights in his career that no other Kiwi high jumper has reached. Kerr has won ... <a title="Global high jump star Hamish Kerr claims Supreme Halberg award" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/global-high-jump-star-hamish-kerr-claims-supreme-halberg-award/" aria-label="Read more about Global high jump star Hamish Kerr claims Supreme Halberg award">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taihape weather – flooding and slips aftermath – 16 February 2026 RNZ/Dan Jones The winds that struck Wellington today were the strongest in more than a decade, says MetService. Gusts of 193 kilometres an hour were recorded at Mt Kaukau, and 128 kilometres at hour at Wellington Airport – the highest ... <a title="Wild weather: Strongest winds to hit Wellington in a decade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/wild-weather-strongest-winds-to-hit-wellington-in-a-decade/" aria-label="Read more about Wild weather: Strongest winds to hit Wellington in a decade">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 30,000 properties have lost power as wild winds bring trees and power lines down across much of the lower North Island. Powerco said about 23,000 properties across its network have lost connections and in the Wellington region, about 10,000 have their connections cut. Manawatū-Whanganui has been hit badly, and ... <a title="Live weather: Deluge heads south, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch in the firing line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/live-weather-deluge-heads-south-banks-peninsula-christchurch-in-the-firing-line/" aria-label="Read more about Live weather: Deluge heads south, Banks Peninsula, Christchurch in the firing line">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jordan Watson, the viral ‘How to DAD’ guy, finds out the answer to ‘how hard can it be?’ in Out of My League, a new series that pits him against six of New Zealand’s elite athletes. Watson is not without form in the sporting arena and for a while held a ... <a title="‘Wannabe athlete’ How To Dad takes on NZ’s best" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/wannabe-athlete-how-to-dad-takes-on-nzs-best/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Wannabe athlete’ How To Dad takes on NZ’s best">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland and Wellington stand out as being more oversupplied, say housing experts. RNZ New Zealand’s housing market is a “tale of two islands”, one economist says – as the fortunes of sellers and house hunters in the South Island rapidly diverge from their northern counterparts. Real Estate Institute data on Monday ... <a title="Housing market’s ‘tale of two islands’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/housing-markets-tale-of-two-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Housing market’s ‘tale of two islands’">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 30,000 properties have lost power as wild winds bring trees and power lines down across much of the lower North Island. Powerco said about 23,000 properties across its network have lost connections and in the Wellington region, about 10,000 have their connections cut. Manawatū-Whanganui has been hit badly, and ... <a title="Live weather: Deluge heads south, Christchurch in the firing line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/live-weather-deluge-heads-south-christchurch-in-the-firing-line/" aria-label="Read more about Live weather: Deluge heads south, Christchurch in the firing line">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As she comes towards the end of her career as a working psychiatrist, Dr Hinemoa Elder says there’s never been more need for mental health resources to help navigate, “extremely trying times”. “You know, I’m 60 years old and this feels like the worst confluence of horrible and terrifying global and ... <a title="Dr Hinemoa Elder: We need more mental health care in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/dr-hinemoa-elder-we-need-more-mental-health-care-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Dr Hinemoa Elder: We need more mental health care in NZ">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Support for both major parties has dipped – while New Zealand First is up on double digits – in the latest 1News Verian poll. The results – that polled 1003 eligible voters between 7 and 11 February – has National down 2 points to 34 percent and Labour down 3 ... <a title="Support for National, Labour dips in new political poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/support-for-national-labour-dips-in-new-political-poll/" aria-label="Read more about Support for National, Labour dips in new political poll">Read more</a>
