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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf A body has been located at a beach in Napier, police say. At around 8:25pm on Thursday, police were notified that a body was seen in the water off The Esplanade, Westshore. Police and Coastguard responded and conducted a search for the body, which was recovered just before 1:30am. A ... <a title="Body found at Napier beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/body-found-at-napier-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Body found at Napier beach">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson RNZ / Mark Papalii The Green Party is celebrating the decision to decline plans to mine the Taranaki seabed. In a draft decision on Thursday, the fast-track approvals panel declined Trans-Tasman Resources’ (TTR) bid to mine 50 million tonnes of seabed a year for 30 years ... <a title="Green Party celebrates decision to decline Taranaki seabed mining" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/green-party-celebrates-decision-to-decline-taranaki-seabed-mining/" aria-label="Read more about Green Party celebrates decision to decline Taranaki seabed mining">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney Kindel Media/Pexels Thriving Kids is back in the spotlight, after the states and territories agreed last week to match the federal government’s A$2 billion dollar investment. The new national program is targeted at children aged 0-8 with developmental delay ... <a title="No diagnoses and no gap fees for physios and speechies. What else do we know about Thriving Kids?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/no-diagnoses-and-no-gap-fees-for-physios-and-speechies-what-else-do-we-know-about-thriving-kids-274951/" aria-label="Read more about No diagnoses and no gap fees for physios and speechies. What else do we know about Thriving Kids?">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific is back after a real return to form last year, with the competition kicking off in Dunedin on 13 February. As usual, each team has gone through an eventful off season, so today we’re checking in on last year’s fairytale team, Moana Pasifika. Highlanders team preview Overview Moana ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific preview: Moana Pasifika" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/super-rugby-pacific-preview-moana-pasifika/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific preview: Moana Pasifika">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whole blue whale fluke credit Mark Carwardine A Green MP wants tohorā/whales to be recognised as legal persons. In New Zealand, laws have been passed to grant legal personhood to natural features, allowing them to be represented in court and have rights similar to those of individuals. Teanau Tuiono has lodged ... <a title="Green MP seeks recognition of tohorā/whales as legal persons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/green-mp-seeks-recognition-of-tohora-whales-as-legal-persons/" aria-label="Read more about Green MP seeks recognition of tohorā/whales as legal persons">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Layla Bailey-McDowell Politicians, church leaders, local iwi and a crowd in the thousands attended the dawn service which kicked off Waitangi Day celebrations. The service included a rowdy reception for deputy prime minister David Seymour, who faced boos, and audience members heckling him during his speech. A pūtatara (conch ... <a title="Waitangi 2026: Dawn service in pictures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/waitangi-2026-dawn-service-in-pictures/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi 2026: Dawn service in pictures">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Petousis-Harris, Associate Professor in Vaccinology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images When NZ First leader Winston Peters responded to the recent US withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) by questioning whether New Zealand should continue funding it, he employed a familiar narrative. ... <a title="WHO membership doesn’t threaten NZ’s sovereignty – walking away from it would" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/who-membership-doesnt-threaten-nzs-sovereignty-walking-away-from-it-would-274844/" aria-label="Read more about WHO membership doesn’t threaten NZ’s sovereignty – walking away from it would">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Farley, Assistant Lecturer, History, The University of Melbourne The Conversation, CC BY-NC-SA In early January, authorities from South Australia’s Department of Primary Industries took to the streets of Adelaide on the hunt for a suspicious individual. This individual had been spotted several times in the preceding ... <a title="Can a bird be an illegal immigrant? How the White Australia era influenced attitudes to the bulbul" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/can-a-bird-be-an-illegal-immigrant-how-the-white-australia-era-influenced-attitudes-to-the-bulbul-273347/" aria-label="Read more about Can a bird be an illegal immigrant? How the White Australia era influenced attitudes to the bulbul">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra There has been a spate of articles and commentary in recent days calling on the Australian government to reduce spending. Those calling for government cuts – mostly long-time advocates of smaller government – claim this would lower inflation, and ... <a title="Is federal government spending really to blame for higher inflation? It’s not clear cut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/is-federal-government-spending-really-to-blame-for-higher-inflation-its-not-clear-cut-274961/" aria-label="Read more about Is federal government spending really to blame for higher inflation? It’s not clear cut">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney IMDB Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver turns 50 this month. Nominated for four Oscars and winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1976 Cannes Festival, Scorsese’s searing, hallucinatory portrait of urban alienation is widely regarded as ... <a title="Taxi Driver at 50: Martin Scorsese’s film remains a troubling reflection of our times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/taxi-driver-at-50-martin-scorseses-film-remains-a-troubling-reflection-of-our-times-261662/" aria-label="Read more about Taxi Driver at 50: Martin Scorsese’s film remains a troubling reflection of our times">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Matt Henry celebrates a wicket. photosport Seamer Matt Henry grabbed five wickets and came up clutch in the final over as the Black Caps saw off the United States by seven runs in a T20 World Cup warmup match in Mumbai. It capped a difficult day for New Zealand, who couldn’t ... <a title="Black Caps scramble to beat the US in World T20 warmup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/black-caps-scramble-to-beat-the-us-in-world-t20-warmup/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps scramble to beat the US in World T20 warmup">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you unwrapped an online ancestry DNA test for Christmas, you might be feeling curious – even excited – about discovering your cultural heritage and family tree. But did the accompanying card warn it could also blow up your life? Before you join the more than 26 million people globally who ... <a title="How an ancestry DNA test can potentially blow up your life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/how-an-ancestry-dna-test-can-potentially-blow-up-your-life/" aria-label="Read more about How an ancestry DNA test can potentially blow up your life">Read more</a>
