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February 24, 2026
Polynesian Panther Party Legacy Trust The Polynesian Panthers met Roger Fowler in the early 1970s when Ponsonby was home to the largest urban Pacific population in Aotearoa. He helped establish the Ponsonby People’s Union for Survival and ran several much needed community focused programmes like a food co-op, tenant’s rights advice and support. He was ... <a title="Roger Fowler’s legacy – and the Polynesian Panthers connection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/roger-fowlers-legacy-and-the-polynesian-panthers-connection/" aria-label="Read more about Roger Fowler’s legacy – and the Polynesian Panthers connection">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour. RNZ / Mark Papalii Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour says his focus is on New Zealand and issues facing Kiwis – not on joining the chorus to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession. It comes after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote to British ... <a title="David Seymour says Andrew’s removal from line of succession not a priority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/david-seymour-says-andrews-removal-from-line-of-succession-not-a-priority/" aria-label="Read more about David Seymour says Andrew’s removal from line of succession not a priority">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins says he wants to wait until nearly June to make any commitments following criticism of his State of the Nation speech from his political opponents. On Monday, Hipkins promised a different Labour should they be elected in November, but he was offering up no new policy for ... <a title="Labour’s Chris Hipkins to wait until after Budget 2026 to make commitments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/labours-chris-hipkins-to-wait-until-after-budget-2026-to-make-commitments/" aria-label="Read more about Labour’s Chris Hipkins to wait until after Budget 2026 to make commitments">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former National MP Marilyn Waring. Supplied A group of former female MPs has called changes to the pay equity law a “flagrant and significant abuse of power”. The unofficial People’s Select Committee was formed in response to the Equal Pay Amendment Act, passed under urgency last year. The law cancelled 33 ... <a title="Pay equity law changes ‘flagrant and significant abuse of power’, former MPs say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/pay-equity-law-changes-flagrant-and-significant-abuse-of-power-former-mps-say/" aria-label="Read more about Pay equity law changes ‘flagrant and significant abuse of power’, former MPs say">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle If Israel and the US attack Iran, the cosy worlds of Europe, Australia and New Zealand could be swept up in an economic catastrophe. Should the Iranians survive a terrifying onslaught, they have vowed to strike back in a way that could crash the global economy. How they could quite possibly ... <a title="How a US-Israeli attack on Iran could crash UK, German, NZ and Australian economies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/24/how-a-us-israeli-attack-on-iran-could-crash-uk-german-nz-and-australian-economies/" aria-label="Read more about How a US-Israeli attack on Iran could crash UK, German, NZ and Australian economies">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Hipkins’ State of the Nation speech read like a “lump of jelly” filled with sentiment, but no concrete plans, and that Chat GPT could have written it, says Nationals’ deputy leader. Nicola Willis is calling for a contest of “actual ideas” with the Labour leader, because if the party does ... <a title="Hipikins speech like ‘lump of jelly’ filled with sentiment, says Willis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/hipikins-speech-like-lump-of-jelly-filled-with-sentiment-says-willis/" aria-label="Read more about Hipikins speech like ‘lump of jelly’ filled with sentiment, says Willis">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
PODCAST: A View from Afar - Paul G. Buchanan: “The sad fact, though, is that the US is the center of our earthly geopolitical universe, serving as the first rock to drop in the global pond whose ripple effects are extensive, negative, and washing up in unexpected and unforeseen ways. That rock, in fact, is a black hole sucking the remnants of the rule based order into oblivion, or if not oblivion, irrelevance in a new age of power politics (might makes right, etc.). It is a dark force from which things as they exist cannot return.”
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins has taken aim at the government’s cost of living and climate policies in his State of the Nation speech in Auckland. Hipkins did not announce any new policy in the speech on Monday, repeating his promise that the public would see a “different” Labour to 2023. “Labour ... <a title="Labour’s Chris Hipkins to put ‘affordability’ at the heart of election year decisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/labours-chris-hipkins-to-put-affordability-at-the-heart-of-election-year-decisions/" aria-label="Read more about Labour’s Chris Hipkins to put ‘affordability’ at the heart of election year decisions">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com Requiring police officers to shift rough sleepers from one place to another could see other crime work delayed or dropped, the Police Association’s boss says. The government is giving officers new powers to move on rough sleepers or people displaying disorderly behaviour in town and city centres. Breaching an order, ... <a title="‘No doubt’ new move-on orders for homeless will drain police resources" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/no-doubt-new-move-on-orders-for-homeless-will-drain-police-resources/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No doubt’ new move-on orders for homeless will drain police resources">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Social Development Louise Upston. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Lawyers and health professionals are urging the government to slow down a law change, making it legal to claw back welfare supports once someone has been backpaid for an ACC claim. The coalition, with Labour’s support, is moving to quickly pass ... <a title="Critics urge coalition to slow down on MSD law change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/critics-urge-coalition-to-slow-down-on-msd-law-change/" aria-label="Read more about Critics urge coalition to slow down on MSD law change">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins has taken aim at the government’s cost of living and climate policies in his State of the Nation speech in Auckland. Hipkins did not announce any new policy in the speech on Monday, repeating his promise that the public would see a “different” Labour to 2023. “Labour ... <a title="Labour leader Chris Hipkins put to make ‘affordability’ at the heart of all decisions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/labour-leader-chris-hipkins-put-to-make-affordability-at-the-heart-of-all-decisions/" aria-label="Read more about Labour leader Chris Hipkins put to make ‘affordability’ at the heart of all decisions">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins is set to deliver a State of the Nation speech in Auckland, but the party is not promising many bells and whistles ahead of the address. Hipkins will speak to the Auckland Business Chamber, just as National leader Christopher Luxon did in January – although Labour’s is ... <a title="Labour leader Chris Hipkins delivers State of the Nation speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/23/labour-leader-chris-hipkins-delivers-state-of-the-nation-speech/" aria-label="Read more about Labour leader Chris Hipkins delivers State of the Nation speech">Read more</a>
