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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand District Court Judge Ema Aitken at the Judicial Conduct Panel on Monday. Finn Blackwell / RNZ A lawyer has told a Judicial Conduct Panel removing a judge is done to protect the judiciary, as the inquiry into acusations a District Court Judge disrupted a New Zealand First event begins. Judge Ema ... <a title="District Court Judge Ema Aitken denies shouting during disruption of NZ First event at exclusive club" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/district-court-judge-ema-aitken-denies-shouting-during-disruption-of-nz-first-event-at-exclusive-club/" aria-label="Read more about District Court Judge Ema Aitken denies shouting during disruption of NZ First event at exclusive club">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria O’Sullivan, Associate Professor of Law, Member of Deakin Cyber and the Centre for Law as Protection, Deakin University, Deakin University The NSW Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the extraordinary powers given to police to disrupt protests against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Sydney ... <a title="Isaac Herzog visit: protesters lose challenge to sweeping special police powers. What now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/isaac-herzog-visit-protesters-lose-challenge-to-sweeping-special-police-powers-what-now-275436/" aria-label="Read more about Isaac Herzog visit: protesters lose challenge to sweeping special police powers. What now?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government in question time on Monday was already targeting Angus Taylor as likely Liberal leader, while the aspirant’s supporters were grappling with the mechanics of organising the challenge. Sunday’s appalling Newspoll, showing the Liberals on a primary vote ... <a title="View from The Hill: Liberals desperate for a path out of purgatory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/view-from-the-hill-liberals-desperate-for-a-path-out-of-purgatory-275401/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Liberals desperate for a path out of purgatory">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Being pregnant comes with a minefield of advice from doctors, midwives, well-meaning friends and family, not to mention social media and other mums. There are foods you’re recommended to avoid, and medications that aren’t approved. But skincare is less clear: some products are fine whereas others are not recommended. The family ... <a title="Doctors recommend pregnant women avoid retinoids. What’s the evidence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/doctors-recommend-pregnant-women-avoid-retinoids-whats-the-evidence/" aria-label="Read more about Doctors recommend pregnant women avoid retinoids. What’s the evidence?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer E. Cheng, Researcher and Lecturer in Sociology, Western Sydney University Sergey Mironov/Getty Bathhouses are making a wave in Australia and overseas. And it’s not an isolated trend; it reflects the broader advancement of the global wellness economy, which some reports suggest is outpacing even IT and ... <a title="Communal bathing was a public good. Then it got hijacked by wellness culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/communal-bathing-was-a-public-good-then-it-got-hijacked-by-wellness-culture-272264/" aria-label="Read more about Communal bathing was a public good. Then it got hijacked by wellness culture">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the slips that blocked SH2 through the Waioweka Gorge following torrential rain. Supplied Traffic’s on the move again though the Waioweka Gorge – slowly – via a single lane and with a guide vehicle. The chunk of State Highway two between Ōpōtiki and Mātāwai has been closed for more ... <a title="Waioweka Gorge reopens with guide vehicles in place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/waioweka-gorge-reopens-with-guide-vehicles-in-place/" aria-label="Read more about Waioweka Gorge reopens with guide vehicles in place">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Hatfield-Dodds, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University Ludvig Hedenborg/Pexels, CC BY-NC-ND In less than ten years, Australia has to cut its emissions 62–75% below 2005 levels. Given reductions in emissions over the past 20 years, that translates to cutting emissions 47–65% below current levels. ... <a title="Australia can’t reach its ambitious climate targets with current policies. Here are 6 things we can try" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/australia-cant-reach-its-ambitious-climate-targets-with-current-policies-here-are-6-things-we-can-try-275088/" aria-label="Read more about Australia can’t reach its ambitious climate targets with current policies. Here are 6 things we can try">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dirt bikes have become a menace on some New Zealand streets. Photo / File Coopersgrl / Reddit A three-year-old child has suffered severe facial injuries after his father crashed while doubling him on a dirt bike in Northland, police say. The crash has highlighted the danger of dirt bikes being used ... <a title="Dirtbike dangers raised as 3yo suffers facial injuries after father crashes in Northland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/dirtbike-dangers-raised-as-3yo-suffers-facial-injuries-after-father-crashes-in-northland/" aria-label="Read more about Dirtbike dangers raised as 3yo suffers facial injuries after father crashes in Northland">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cartridge of nitrous oxide, also called laughing gas or nangs, can cause serious health problems. AFP/ GARO A significant jump in the recreational use of nitrous oxide, or nangs, has community leaders worried, with claims big canisters of the gas are being marketed to children. Nitrous oxide is a colourless gas, ... <a title="Concerns about increased ‘nangs’ use in Hawkes Bay being aimed at young people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/concerns-about-increased-nangs-use-in-hawkes-bay-being-aimed-at-young-people/" aria-label="Read more about Concerns about increased ‘nangs’ use in Hawkes Bay being aimed at young people">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Carson, Professor of Political Communication, La Trobe University Recent polling has delivered a spike for the anti-immigration party One Nation, triggering media speculation that Australian politics is on the cusp of a populist realignment. The latest Newspoll had Labor on 33%, One Nation on 27% and ... <a title="Yes, One Nation’s poll numbers are climbing. But major party status – let alone government – is still a long way off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/yes-one-nations-poll-numbers-are-climbing-but-major-party-status-let-alone-government-is-still-a-long-way-off-275086/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, One Nation’s poll numbers are climbing. But major party status – let alone government – is still a long way off">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A homicide investigation has been launched after the discovery of a woman’s body at a worksite in Hawke’s Bay last week. On Tuesday, police were called to a property on Taihape Road in Omahu, near Hastings after a body was found. She has since been identified as ... <a title="Homicide investigation launched after ‘much-loved’ grandmother found dead at worksite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/homicide-investigation-launched-after-much-loved-grandmother-found-dead-at-worksite/" aria-label="Read more about Homicide investigation launched after ‘much-loved’ grandmother found dead at worksite">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government says a Liquefied Natural Gas import facility in Taranaki will save New Zealanders about $265 million a year. Energy Minister Simon Watts on Monday announced a contract was expected to be signed by the middle of the year, with construction finishing next year or early 2028. Watts told media ... <a title="Watch: Taranaki’s Liquefied Natural Gas import facility expected to save New Zealanders millions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/watch-taranakis-liquefied-natural-gas-import-facility-expected-to-save-new-zealanders-millions/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Taranaki’s Liquefied Natural Gas import facility expected to save New Zealanders millions">Read more</a>
