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February 17, 2026
RNZ Pacific The Indonesian government has dismissed a claim that its military has been bombing villages in West Papua. The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) claims a makeshift refugee camp in Puncak regency was bombed, and that many villagers have been displaced. ULMWP president Benny Wenda said the Air Force had “relentlessly attacked ... <a title="Confusion over West Papua bombing, displacement claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/confusion-over-west-papua-bombing-displacement-claims/" aria-label="Read more about Confusion over West Papua bombing, displacement claims">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, Adelaide University Robert Duvall, who has died at the age of 95, will be remembered for a glittering career that saw him appear in two of American cinema’s most iconic films. But let’s not forget the other hundred or so ... <a title="Part star, part supporting actor, Robert Duvall lit up 1970s American cinema – and kept going" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/part-star-part-supporting-actor-robert-duvall-lit-up-1970s-american-cinema-and-kept-going-227370/" aria-label="Read more about Part star, part supporting actor, Robert Duvall lit up 1970s American cinema – and kept going">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW Sydney Thanks to an unprecedented lift in public funding in the 2020s, an extra 55,000 new, good quality homes around Australia will be available to people on the lowest incomes by 2030. That’s almost triple the increase of 20,000 homes ... <a title="55,000 extra social housing homes are being built. But a new study shows that boom still falls short" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/55-000-extra-social-housing-homes-are-being-built-but-a-new-study-shows-that-boom-still-falls-short-275925/" aria-label="Read more about 55,000 extra social housing homes are being built. But a new study shows that boom still falls short">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Brayshaw, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney Even before the film’s release, the costumes for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights caused controversy. Wuthering Heights was first published in 1847 and the story switches back and forth in time between 1801 and the 1770s. ... <a title="Are the costumes for Wuthering Heights accurate? No. Are they magnificent? Absolutely yes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/are-the-costumes-for-wuthering-heights-accurate-no-are-they-magnificent-absolutely-yes-274971/" aria-label="Read more about Are the costumes for Wuthering Heights accurate? No. Are they magnificent? Absolutely yes">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Asia Pacific Report The issue of Australians — and New Zealanders as well — serving in the Israeli military has sparked growing debate as the genocidal war crimes in Gaza mount. Most of those involved are believed to be dual Israeli-Australian citizens, and under current Australian law, it is not automatically illegal to join a ... <a title="600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/600-australians-50-kiwis-fighting-for-israeli-military-during-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about 600 Australians, 50 Kiwis fighting for Israeli military during Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law (consumer protections and credit law), The University of Melbourne Coles has appeared before the Federal Court in Melbourne, as hearings for a high-stakes case launched against the supermarket by Australia’s consumer watchdog officially begin. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ... <a title="Coles accused of ‘utterly misleading’ discounts as major court case kicks off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/coles-accused-of-utterly-misleading-discounts-as-major-court-case-kicks-off-276041/" aria-label="Read more about Coles accused of ‘utterly misleading’ discounts as major court case kicks off">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards Politicians are under fire overseas. But New Zealand should take note too. The US Justice Department’s release of more than three million Epstein files (including 180,000 images and 2000 videos) has blown the doors off the most protected social network of the late 20th century. What these documents reveal is not ... <a title="Bryce Edwards: What the Epstein scandal means for NZ politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/bryce-edwards-what-the-epstein-scandal-means-for-nz-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards: What the Epstein scandal means for NZ politics">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on February 16, 2026.
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February 16, 2026
Israel’s President Herzog has departed Australia, leaving less “social cohesion”, while politicians, justices and NSW police have many questions to answer. Wendy Bacon reports for Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Wendy Bacon Many who witnessed the horrific police violence in Sydney’s CBS on the evening of February 9 say they had never seen anything like ... <a title="Herzog protest – when politicans fail, police go rogue, justice fails to protect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/herzog-protest-when-politicans-fail-police-go-rogue-justice-fails-to-protect/" aria-label="Read more about Herzog protest – when politicans fail, police go rogue, justice fails to protect">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, MBA Director & Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Since the pandemic, offices around the world have quietly shrunk. Many organisations don’t need as much floor space or as many desks, given many staff now do a mix of hybrid ... <a title="Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/why-your-brain-has-to-work-harder-in-an-open-plan-office-than-private-offices-study-274946/" aria-label="Read more about Why your brain has to work harder in an open-plan office than private offices: study">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
While the world has focused on the atrocities in Gaza, Israel continues its support of illegal settlements, hostility and apartheid in the West Bank. Asia-Pacific specialist journalist Ben Bohane reports from Bethlehem for Michael West Media. SPECIAL REPORT: By Ben Bohane We are no more than 5 minutes out of Bethlehem on a crisp December ... <a title="The West Bank: Israel’s atrocities in clear sight, but out of mind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/the-west-bank-israels-atrocities-in-clear-sight-but-out-of-mind/" aria-label="Read more about The West Bank: Israel’s atrocities in clear sight, but out of mind">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Maher Nazzal The Epstein Files were never just about one man. Jeffrey Epstein didn’t operate in a vacuum. His crimes were grotesque, systematic, and, crucially, protected for decades. That alone should unsettle anyone who believes power is held accountable. What’s disturbing isn’t only what he did, but what didn’t happen afterwards. How does ... <a title="Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the silence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/maher-nazzal-the-epstein-files-the-real-scandal-is-the-silence/" aria-label="Read more about Maher Nazzal: The Epstein Files – the real scandal is the silence">Read more</a>
