ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for February 16, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on February 16, 2026.
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ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on 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>
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>

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>

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>

Keith Rankin, 13 February 2026 On 14 January, Al Jazeera produced an episode of ‘Inside Story’, their daily current affairs feature programme: Why is the US Fed chair criminal probe causing global alarm? The context is the conflict between the Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, versus the man who appointed him to that role, President ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – The New Alchemy: Democracy, and the Church of Money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/keith-rankin-essay-the-new-alchemy-democracy-and-the-church-of-money/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – The New Alchemy: Democracy, and the Church of Money">Read more</a>
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on February 15, 2026.

Asia Pacific Report Protesters have condemned Indonesia’s plan to take part in the International Stabilisaton Force for Gaza as Israel continues to violate the ceasefire on an almost daily basis. Carrying placards declaring “Break the siege”, “Gaza is not for sale”, “So, when will the Palestinians get to decide their own future” and crosses over ... <a title="Indonesian protesters slam Prabowo over ‘peacekeeping’ troops for Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/indonesian-protesters-slam-prabowo-over-peacekeeping-troops-for-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian protesters slam Prabowo over ‘peacekeeping’ troops for Gaza">Read more</a>

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Asia Pacific Report New Zealand protesters have again spotlighted the country’s stake in US space militarisation today and speakers branded Rocket Lab as an alleged key link in the “IDF kill chain” as part of the Gaza genocide. “Rocket Lab is a celebrated New Zealand success ... <a title="NZ protesters condemn ‘IDF kill chain’ link to Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/nz-protesters-condemn-idf-kill-chain-link-to-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about NZ protesters condemn ‘IDF kill chain’ link to Gaza genocide">Read more</a>

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese has dismissed recent accusations of anti-Semitism against her as “shameful and defamatory” in an interview on France 24. She has also warned that “the plan to fully destroy Gaza continues” and denounced Israeli measures in the ... <a title="Francesca Albanese: Why a revolutionary shift on global justice is underway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/15/francesca-albanese-why-a-revolutionary-shift-on-global-justice-is-underway/" aria-label="Read more about Francesca Albanese: Why a revolutionary shift on global justice is underway">Read more</a>

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Stuart Rees The violence surrounding protests against the visit of Israel’s president was not an accident of crowd control. It reflects a deeper political failure – where authority suppresses dissent rather than confronting uncomfortable truths about Gaza, protest rights and democratic responsibility. In official ... <a title="Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as state authority on Sydney’s streets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/14/stuart-rees-cowardice-over-gaza-dressed-up-as-state-authority-on-sydneys-streets/" aria-label="Read more about Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as state authority on Sydney’s streets">Read more</a>

COMMENTARY: By Stuart Rees The violence surrounding protests against the visit of Israel’s president was not an accident of crowd control. It reflects a deeper political failure – where authority suppresses dissent rather than confronting uncomfortable truths about Gaza, protest rights and democratic responsibility. In official explanations of violence outside Sydney Town Hall on Monday ... <a title="Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s streets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/13/stuart-rees-cowardice-over-gaza-dressed-up-as-authority-on-sydneys-streets/" aria-label="Read more about Stuart Rees: Cowardice over Gaza dressed up as authority on Sydney’s streets">Read more</a>