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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The Employment Relations Bill could override the Uber court decision. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Over the past two years, the government has broken legislative records – helped by more frequent use of Parliamentary urgency and additional sittings. As a result, it would not be surprising if the prime minister’s to-do ... <a title="Employment relations and speedy, lopsided debates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/employment-relations-and-speedy-lopsided-debates/" aria-label="Read more about Employment relations and speedy, lopsided debates">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Just over a decade ago, Cora-Allan was living in Canada when she was invited to make burial garments for her grandparents from traditional Niuean barkcloth. Although the Auckland artist “didn’t think too deeply” about it, returning to New Zealand with her partner and first baby in 2016, she threw herself into ... <a title="Reviving the art of Niuean barkcloth: ‘I’ll hustle for my people’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/reviving-the-art-of-niuean-barkcloth-ill-hustle-for-my-people/" aria-label="Read more about Reviving the art of Niuean barkcloth: ‘I’ll hustle for my people’">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson speaks to media. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz It’s fair to say that Tim Percival knows a thing or two about media management and relationships. After all, he had to work for Eddie Jones for a while back when the headline-generating Australian was in charge of England. Currently, ... <a title="Review: Relationship between coaches and media probably isn’t what you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/review-relationship-between-coaches-and-media-probably-isnt-what-you-think/" aria-label="Read more about Review: Relationship between coaches and media probably isn’t what you think">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Water rushing over a blown out culvert on Corcoran Rd, Te Pahu, Waipā. Ryan Vickers A Waikato man says he had never seen damage like the scenes on his parent’s Waipā farm following Friday’s intense rain. The South Waikato was hit hard by severe weather that hammered the North Island, causing ... <a title="‘Never seen anything like’ weather that hit Waipā – Waikato man" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/never-seen-anything-like-weather-that-hit-waipa-waikato-man/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Never seen anything like’ weather that hit Waipā – Waikato man">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nick Leggett. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The chair of Wellington Water has resigned following the Moa Point crisis. Nick Leggett said the failure of the Wellington treatment plant was deeply serious and had affected the environment, public health and the community. A failure at the treatment plant on Wellington’s south coast ... <a title="Wellington Water chair Nick Leggett resigns over Moa Point sewage disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/wellington-water-chair-nick-leggett-resigns-over-moa-point-sewage-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Water chair Nick Leggett resigns over Moa Point sewage disaster">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Dan Bailey Heavy rain and severe gales are forecast to batter the eastern and southern North Island, parts of Marlborough and North Canterbury, and the Chatham Islands. MetService issued multiple orange heavy rain and strong wind warnings on Sunday, warning of dangerous conditions from Sunday morning through to Monday evening. ... <a title="Weather: Heavy rain and damaging gales set to lash eastern and southern North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/weather-heavy-rain-and-damaging-gales-set-to-lash-eastern-and-southern-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Heavy rain and damaging gales set to lash eastern and southern North Island">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One moment summed up the Blues’ night against the Chiefs, and it happened before the game had even kicked off. An honour guard of the original 1996 Super 12 winning side stood ready to clap the Blues onto Eden Park, but no one told the players and they ran out the ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific wrap: Rusty Chiefs, hot Highlanders and Moana’s miracle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/super-rugby-pacific-wrap-rusty-chiefs-hot-highlanders-and-moanas-miracle/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific wrap: Rusty Chiefs, hot Highlanders and Moana’s miracle">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Christchurch City Council is looking at bringing in drinking water to parts of the city as supermarkets sell out, after a boil water notice for bacteria contamination was sent to tens of thousands of residents. A public health alert was issued on Saturday afternoon for around 14,000 households in New ... <a title="Christchurch supermarket shelves stripped of bottled water after boil water notice issued" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/christchurch-supermarket-shelves-stripped-of-bottled-water-after-boil-water-notice-issued/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch supermarket shelves stripped of bottled water after boil water notice issued">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Water rushing over a blown out culvert on Corcoran Rd, Te Pahu, Waipā. Ryan Vickers A Waikato man says he had never seen damage like the scenes on his parent’s Waipā farm following Friday’s intense rain. The South Waikato was hit hard by severe weather that hammered the North Island, causing ... <a title="‘Never seen anything like’ weather that hit Waipā – local" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/never-seen-anything-like-weather-that-hit-waipa-local/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Never seen anything like’ weather that hit Waipā – local">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand and French boats crash during SailGP racing on Waitematā Harbour. Phil Walter New Zealand SailGP 11.30am Sunday, 15 February* Wynyard Point, Auckland Live updates on RNZ *Start time has been changed due to the weather Kiwi SailGP driver Phil Robertson hopes the high-speed crash between New Zealand and France ... <a title="SailGP: Kiwi driver Phil Robertson wants changes after Black Foils, France crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/sailgp-kiwi-driver-phil-robertson-wants-changes-after-black-foils-france-crash/" aria-label="Read more about SailGP: Kiwi driver Phil Robertson wants changes after Black Foils, France crash">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It seems there is little reprieve on the weather front for the North Island, with rain and high winds set to move southwards. The South Waikato region took a particular beating from thunderstorms overnight, with roads, homes and infrastructure damaged. Pictures and stories coming out of Ōtorohanga tell of the extent ... <a title="Rain, high winds to move south after floods hit Waikato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/14/rain-high-winds-to-move-south-after-floods-hit-waikato/" aria-label="Read more about Rain, high winds to move south after floods hit Waikato">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Foils SailGP collide with the DS Automobiles SailGP Team France. Felix Diemer for SailGP Sailors from the New Zealand and France teams have been rushed to Auckland hospital, after a high-speed collision in race three of the New Zealand SailGP event off Wynyard Point. Racing was suspended, when the ... <a title="SailGP: Black Foils collide with France, two sailors including one Kiwi injured" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/14/sailgp-black-foils-collide-with-france-two-sailors-including-one-kiwi-injured/" aria-label="Read more about SailGP: Black Foils collide with France, two sailors including one Kiwi injured">Read more</a>
