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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch will be basking in temperatures in the 20s after a wet start to the week. 123rf.com After a turbulent week of weather, forecasters are expecting a fine and mostly dry weekend across the country. It will come as a welcome relief for many after severe weather once again hit the ... <a title="Weekend weather: Mostly dry skies after turbulent week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/weekend-weather-mostly-dry-skies-after-turbulent-week/" aria-label="Read more about Weekend weather: Mostly dry skies after turbulent week">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are tackling a blaze at Auckland’s Northcote College. Fire and Emergency NZ said they were called to the school about 12.15pm on Friday. A crew from Silverdale is in attendance and more crews are on their way to the scene. Fire at Northcote College on Auckland’s North Shore. Finn Blackwell ... <a title="Watch: Fire tears through pavilion at Auckland’s Northcote College" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/watch-fire-tears-through-pavilion-at-aucklands-northcote-college/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Fire tears through pavilion at Auckland’s Northcote College">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Facebook / Northcote College Firefighters are tackling a blaze at Auckland’s Northcote College. Fire and Emergency NZ said they were called to the school about 12.15pm on Friday. A crew from Silverdale is in attendance and more crews are on their way to the scene. Smoke can be seen from the ... <a title="Firefighters tackle blaze at Auckland’s Northcote College" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-aucklands-northcote-college/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters tackle blaze at Auckland’s Northcote College">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Six people died in the Mount Maunganui landslide. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson A third investigation has been announced into the Mount Maunganui landslide, with WorkSafe launching an official investigation into work health and safety at Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park in the lead up to the landslide on 22 January. ... <a title="WorkSafe launches investigation into deadly Mt Maunganui landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/worksafe-launches-investigation-into-deadly-mt-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about WorkSafe launches investigation into deadly Mt Maunganui landslide">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nelson Hospital. RNZ / Samantha Gee Construction has begun on a temporary 28-bed inpatient ward at Nelson Hospital. Health Minister Simeon Brown said the ward would ease pressure on beds and improve patient flow while Nelson’s permanent inpatient building is completed. The Nelson ward is one of five rapid‑build wards being ... <a title="Construction begin on ‘rapid-build’ ward for Nelson Hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/construction-begin-on-rapid-build-ward-for-nelson-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Construction begin on ‘rapid-build’ ward for Nelson Hospital">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A flooded cycleway at Petone. Phil Pennington / RNZ Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop says Wellington Water needs to “sort it out” and fix a flooded cycleway. The rail underpass tunnel on the $70 million cycleway at Petone was still thigh-deep in water on Friday morning, days on from Monday’s storm. New ... <a title="‘Sort it out’: Minister’s frustration with flooded cycleway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/sort-it-out-ministers-frustration-with-flooded-cycleway/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sort it out’: Minister’s frustration with flooded cycleway">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dual citizens face having to get both passports and keep them up to date – and to get a UK passport soon if they want to travel from the end of February. Gill Bonnett UK lobby groups are calling on the British government to urgently delay the deadline for dual nationals ... <a title="‘Please hit pause’: Advocates and UK MP call for passport grace period" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/please-hit-pause-advocates-and-uk-mp-call-for-passport-grace-period/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Please hit pause’: Advocates and UK MP call for passport grace period">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Water rushing over a blown out culvert on Corcoran Rd, Te Pahu, Waipā. Supplied/Ryan Vickers Both Waipā and Ōtorohanga Districts have extended their respective states of emergency for a further seven days. Both districts experienced localised flooding after storms on Friday 13 February, which also washed away a water treatment plant ... <a title="Waipā and Ōtorohanga states of emergency extended" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/waipa-and-otorohanga-states-of-emergency-extended/" aria-label="Read more about Waipā and Ōtorohanga states of emergency extended">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Somewhere along the way to adulthood, time to play fades away. We tend to trade silliness and imagination for seriousness and busyness. Yet there is clear evidence that adults benefit from playfulness just as children do. Play has long been treated as something separate from adult life. Unsplash .928934010152″> Our research ... <a title="Grown-ups, playing is good for you too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/grown-ups-playing-is-good-for-you-too/" aria-label="Read more about Grown-ups, playing is good for you too">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand British media are preparing their Friday morning newspapers in the wake of ex-prince Andrew’s arrest. It will be no surprise that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, pictured soon after leaving a UK police station and looking stunned in the back of a car, is dominating front pages. Meanwhile, reporters gathered en masse outside Buckingham ... <a title="How the British press reacted to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/how-the-british-press-reacted-to-andrew-mountbatten-windsors-arrest/" aria-label="Read more about How the British press reacted to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow updates with RNZ’s live blog above. Britain’s former prince Andrew has been arrested overnight over allegations he sent confidential government documents to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. King Charles’ younger brother – now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor after he wasstripped by his older brother of his titles and ... <a title="As it happened: Former prince Andrew arrested by UK police over Epstein ties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/as-it-happened-former-prince-andrew-arrested-by-uk-police-over-epstein-ties/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Former prince Andrew arrested by UK police over Epstein ties">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nensi Patel of the Northern Brave. www.photosport.nz There are two new players in the White Ferns squad named to take on Zimbabwe later this month. Northern Brave duo Nensi Patel and Kayley Knight have been included for the series, which will be the first between the two nations and includes three ... <a title="Northern Brave duo set to debut for White Ferns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/northern-brave-duo-set-to-debut-for-white-ferns/" aria-label="Read more about Northern Brave duo set to debut for White Ferns">Read more</a>
