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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Wellington social housing agency has a cap of 380 Income Related Rent Subsidy places. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone More than three-quarters of tenants at Wellington’s biggest social housing agency will not be able to access the cheap rent it was set up to provide. Te Toi Mahana, a ... <a title="Many tenants of social housing agency Te Toi Mahana unable to access rent subsidy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/many-tenants-of-social-housing-agency-te-toi-mahana-unable-to-access-rent-subsidy/" aria-label="Read more about Many tenants of social housing agency Te Toi Mahana unable to access rent subsidy">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing Minister Chris Bishop at the announcement about the government’s revised plans yesterday. RNZ/Marika Khabazi Auckland councillors are split on what to make of the government’s sudden change of heart on intensification. Housing Minister Chris Bishop announced on Thursday the number of homes Auckland Council must plan for would be reduced ... <a title="‘Very strange’: Auckland councillors’ mixed reaction to government’s housing backdown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/very-strange-auckland-councillors-mixed-reaction-to-governments-housing-backdown/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Very strange’: Auckland councillors’ mixed reaction to government’s housing backdown">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Police Association survey of almost 6000 officers put the quit figure at 57 percent. Police bosses say a survey showing almost 60 percent of officers have considered quitting in the last year is not a pressure point that can be used in pay negotiations. A Police Association survey of almost ... <a title="More than half of police force considering quitting – union survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/more-than-half-of-police-force-considering-quitting-union-survey/" aria-label="Read more about More than half of police force considering quitting – union survey">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A friend found 18-year-old Kishan Patel with his car on top of him. 123rf A coroner says the accidental death of a teenager while repairing his car highlights the risks associated with undertaking vehicle maintenance beneath a raised vehicle without appropriate safety precautions. Eighteen-year-old Kishan Atit Patel went to his neighbour’s ... <a title="18-year-old Kishan Patel fatally crushed by car while changing oil, coroner finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/18-year-old-kishan-patel-fatally-crushed-by-car-while-changing-oil-coroner-finds/" aria-label="Read more about 18-year-old Kishan Patel fatally crushed by car while changing oil, coroner finds">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Social Development Louise Upston. RNZ / Mark Papalii A state abuse survivor is sickened she may have to repay welfare supports that kept her afloat while she was waiting for ACC compensation. It comes as a lawyer and researcher flags his concerns the government is not meeting its own ... <a title="MSD claw backs will ‘financially cripple’ state abuse survivors, advocate says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/msd-claw-backs-will-financially-cripple-state-abuse-survivors-advocate-says/" aria-label="Read more about MSD claw backs will ‘financially cripple’ state abuse survivors, advocate says">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hicks Bay locals are worried how their businesses will survive after being cut off for weeks. Supplied Hicks Bay locals are worried how their businesses will survive after being cut off for weeks of the peak tourism season and still facing a major clean up. On Thursday, three weeks since heavy ... <a title="Hicks Bay businesses fear for survival after being cut off for weeks of peak tourist season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/hicks-bay-businesses-fear-for-survival-after-being-cut-off-for-weeks-of-peak-tourist-season/" aria-label="Read more about Hicks Bay businesses fear for survival after being cut off for weeks of peak tourist season">Read more</a>
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February 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A new law means tenants can have a pet unless the landlord does not consent on reasonable grounds. Unsplash / Sarah Adatte A Christchurch woman whose landlord tried to end her tenancy because of the state of her property has been allowed to continue to live in it – and discovered ... <a title="Landlords, tenants grapple with new pet rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/20/landlords-tenants-grapple-with-new-pet-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Landlords, tenants grapple with new pet rules">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The unprecedented flooding at Whāngaimoana Beach has laid-waste Mellisa Tipene’s veggie garden. The small settlement on Wairarapa’s south coast became a lake when a trickle of a creek burst its banks on Monday, infiltrating low-lying homes and leaving behind a layer of smelly sludge. What was Mellisa Tipene’s garden. Mellisa Tipene ... <a title="Wairarapa residents assess damage after this week’s storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/wairarapa-residents-assess-damage-after-this-weeks-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Wairarapa residents assess damage after this week’s storm">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Community-led cleanups are continuing in flood-damaged Banks Peninsula, but nagging frustration remains over the response from local authorities. The peninsula was still under a state of emergency as efforts to restore access to isolated properties continued, almost 72 hours after the region was hammered by a merciless storm. Although State Highway ... <a title="Banks Peninsula locals frustrated by flood clean-up response from authorities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/banks-peninsula-locals-frustrated-by-flood-clean-up-response-from-authorities/" aria-label="Read more about Banks Peninsula locals frustrated by flood clean-up response from authorities">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are at the scene. (File photo) RNZ / Nate McKinnon The number of patients being treated at an industrial site in Levin has risen to 22. Hato Hone St John ambulance, police and Fire and Emergency were called to Hamaria Road at around 6:30pm, after a chemical incident. Firefighters set ... <a title="Emergency services at scene of reported chemical leak at Alliance Group’s Levin plant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/emergency-services-at-scene-of-reported-chemical-leak-at-alliance-groups-levin-plant/" aria-label="Read more about Emergency services at scene of reported chemical leak at Alliance Group’s Levin plant">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Lower Hutt man whose family was forced to flee their home when a large slip fell away from beneath the building says they will be “left with nothing”. Aaron Pahl said time appeared to go into slow motion when a 10 by 30 square metre expanse of his back yard ... <a title="Lower Hutt man ‘left with nothing’ after large slip hits family home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/lower-hutt-man-left-with-nothing-after-large-slip-hits-family-home/" aria-label="Read more about Lower Hutt man ‘left with nothing’ after large slip hits family home">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A jerry-rigged backyard invention has turned into sizzling hot property for a retired farmer turned entrepreneur. Alan Dyer has worked out a way to brown sausages evenly, ensuring they don’t roll around on the barbecue. Alan Dyer spoke to Checkpoint’s Lisa Owen. Sausage entrepreneur’s homemade invention Checkpoint Using piece of wire, ... <a title="Backyard invention turns into hot property" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/19/backyard-invention-turns-into-hot-property/" aria-label="Read more about Backyard invention turns into hot property">Read more</a>
