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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister and other parliamentarians have been welcomed to the lower Treaty Grounds at Waitangi. A pōwhiri was held at 11am, before they gathered for speeches. Christopher Luxon, who was absent from the Treaty Grounds last year, had promised to bring a message of unity. After meeting with Māori leaders ... <a title="As it happened: Politicians including Hipkins, Seymour, Peters speak following welcome to Treaty Grounds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/as-it-happened-politicians-including-hipkins-seymour-peters-speak-following-welcome-to-treaty-grounds/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Politicians including Hipkins, Seymour, Peters speak following welcome to Treaty Grounds">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The boss of a health organisation believes a rural equivalent of Tinder targeted at health professionals could be the key to solving the doctor shortages in rural communities. A Royal College of GP workforce survey in 2024 found 35 percent of rural GPs and 21 percent of rural hospital doctors ... <a title="Could a rural equivalent of Tinder attract doctors?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/could-a-rural-equivalent-of-tinder-attract-doctors/" aria-label="Read more about Could a rural equivalent of Tinder attract doctors?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone DOC’s becoming increasingly concerned about the 70 million litres of raw sewage being pumped into the sea around the capital near the marine reserve, putting several species at risk. The beaches are off limits after Wellington’s Moa Point waste water treatment plant failed, flooding the facility and ... <a title="DOC becoming ‘extremely concerned’ about Wellington sewage leak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/doc-becoming-extremely-concerned-about-wellington-sewage-leak/" aria-label="Read more about DOC becoming ‘extremely concerned’ about Wellington sewage leak">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland The Great Comet of 1680 over Rotterdam. Lieve Verschuier/Rotterdam Museum A newly discovered comet has astronomers excited, with the potential to be a spectacular sight in early April. C/2026 A1 (MAPS) was spotted by a team of four amateur ... <a title="A new comet was just discovered. Will it be visible in broad daylight?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/a-new-comet-was-just-discovered-will-it-be-visible-in-broad-daylight-274533/" aria-label="Read more about A new comet was just discovered. Will it be visible in broad daylight?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Untreated waste water is leaking onto the capital’s south coast beaches due to the Moa Point Treatment Plant flooding. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Some businesses along the Welington’s South Coast say the major sewage spill is a “kick in the teeth” and they are already losing business. An equipment failure at ... <a title="‘It’s a ghost town’: customers staying away after Moa Point sewage spill in Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/its-a-ghost-town-customers-staying-away-after-moa-point-sewage-spill-in-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s a ghost town’: customers staying away after Moa Point sewage spill in Wellington">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Kapuni gas plant in South Taranaki. RNZ / Robin Martin Five years after almost $20 million of funding was announced for a green hydrogen facility in South Taranaki construction is set to begin this month. The project includes supplying renewable electricity to the Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ Kapuni facility – via four ... <a title="Taranaki green hydrogen energy project construction starts this month" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/taranaki-green-hydrogen-energy-project-construction-starts-this-month/" aria-label="Read more about Taranaki green hydrogen energy project construction starts this month">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A woman is before the courts accused of stealing more than $5000 from elderly women living alone in Hamilton and Auckland. Police claim the 37-year-old targeted the women deliberately, entering their homes under false pretences and taking their bank cards to withdraw cash. Detective sergeant Mike Mead ... <a title="Woman accused of stealing thousands from elderly women in Hamilton and Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/woman-accused-of-stealing-thousands-from-elderly-women-in-hamilton-and-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Woman accused of stealing thousands from elderly women in Hamilton and Auckland">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The view towards the proposed mine site between Bendigo and Ophir. RNZ / Tess Brunton Fast-track panel members are expected to make a decision on a proposed open-cast mine near Cromwell by late October, while Kā Rūnaka has signalled that granting approvals could be in breach of Treaty settlements. Santana Minerals ... <a title="Treaty concerns push out Santana Mines open-cast mine decision to October" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/treaty-concerns-push-out-santana-mines-open-cast-mine-decision-to-october/" aria-label="Read more about Treaty concerns push out Santana Mines open-cast mine decision to October">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tai Neilson, Senior Lecturer in Media, Macquarie University When the World Wide Web went live in the early 1990s, its founders hoped it would be a space for anyone to share information and collaborate. But today, the free and open web is shrinking. The Internet Archive has ... <a title="News sites are locking out the Internet Archive to stop AI crawling. Is the ‘open web’ closing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/news-sites-are-locking-out-the-internet-archive-to-stop-ai-crawling-is-the-open-web-closing-274968/" aria-label="Read more about News sites are locking out the Internet Archive to stop AI crawling. Is the ‘open web’ closing?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beatriz Carbajal-Carrera, Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies, University of Sydney Bad Bunny is on a roll. Among the three wins at the 68th Grammy Awards, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (I should have taken more pictures) became the first Spanish-language record to win Album of the ... <a title="Who is Bad Bunny? Why the biggest music star in the world sings in Puerto Rican Spanish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/who-is-bad-bunny-why-the-biggest-music-star-in-the-world-sings-in-puerto-rican-spanish-274965/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Bad Bunny? Why the biggest music star in the world sings in Puerto Rican Spanish">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Pacific Media Watch A new Pacific Media research publication and outlet for academics and community advocates has now been added to the Informit database for researchers. Two editions of the new journal, published by the Aotearoa-based independent Asia Pacific Media Network (APMN) and following the traditions of Pacific Journalism Review, have been included in the ... <a title="Pacific Media journal research added to Informit global database" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/pacific-media-journal-research-added-to-informit-global-database/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Media journal research added to Informit global database">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Oli Sail’s Auckland FC debut was shortlived after he was stretchered off the field with a knee injury on Saturday. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz In one fateful hour, Auckland FC went from having goalkeeping riches to needing to go to market in a global search for a new shotstopper. All White Oli Sail ... <a title="Auckland FC expand search to end goalkeeper shortage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/auckland-fc-expand-search-to-end-goalkeeper-shortage/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland FC expand search to end goalkeeper shortage">Read more</a>
