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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 Surfers and surf lifesavers are devastated Wellington’s south coast is off-limits while sewage spews into the sea, worrying it’s a return to a time when there were “turds ... <a title="Wellington surfers fear return of ‘turds in the waves’ era after Moa Point failure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/wellington-surfers-fear-return-of-turds-in-the-waves-era-after-moa-point-failure/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington surfers fear return of ‘turds in the waves’ era after Moa Point failure">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Ministry says schools now have to add extra days to the end of the school year to make up for so-called staggered starts. Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe Schools and the Education Ministry are at odds over whether welcoming new students a day or two before other students return to class ... <a title="Schools, Education Ministry at odds over what counts as an official school day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/schools-education-ministry-at-odds-over-what-counts-as-an-official-school-day/" aria-label="Read more about Schools, Education Ministry at odds over what counts as an official school day">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Tax accountants say interactions with Inland Revenue (IR) are improving but inconsistencies, inflexibility and inexperienced staff continue to be a frustration. Chartered Accountants (CAANZ) and Tax Management’s (TMNZ) 2025 IR satisfaction survey indicates 82 percent of its tax agents who responded to the survey had clients with unpaid tax debt, ... <a title="Inland Revenue standing improves but frustrations persist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/inland-revenue-standing-improves-but-frustrations-persist/" aria-label="Read more about Inland Revenue standing improves but frustrations persist">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hrvoje Tkalčić, Professor, Head of Geophysics, Director of Warramunga Array, Australian National University ANU Media Tyres stick to hot asphalt as I drive the Stuart Highway from Alice Springs northward, leaving the MacDonnell Ranges behind. My destination is the Warramunga facility, about 500 kilometres north – a ... <a title="In the Australian outback, we’re listening for nuclear tests – and what we hear matters more than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/in-the-australian-outback-were-listening-for-nuclear-tests-and-what-we-hear-matters-more-than-ever-272892/" aria-label="Read more about In the Australian outback, we’re listening for nuclear tests – and what we hear matters more than ever">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Cornwall, Senior Lecturer and Education Adviser, University of Otago Elise Racine, CC BY-NC-ND For centuries, work with donated bodies has shaped anatomical knowledge and medical training. Now, digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping education and we can imagine a future where AI-generated representations of ... <a title="Digital ghosts: are AI replicas of the dead an innovative medical tool or an ethical nightmare?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/digital-ghosts-are-ai-replicas-of-the-dead-an-innovative-medical-tool-or-an-ethical-nightmare-273212/" aria-label="Read more about Digital ghosts: are AI replicas of the dead an innovative medical tool or an ethical nightmare?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kurt Sengul, Research fellow, Far-Right Communication, Macquarie University One Nation is no stranger to the headlines, but it’s been a long time since the party has been talked about as a serious political force. Operating on the fringes of Australian political life for years, suddenly Pauline Hanson ... <a title="Can One Nation turn its polling hype into seats in parliament? History shows it will struggle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/can-one-nation-turn-its-polling-hype-into-seats-in-parliament-history-shows-it-will-struggle-274632/" aria-label="Read more about Can One Nation turn its polling hype into seats in parliament? History shows it will struggle">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Thomas, Professor of Public Health, Deakin University Every person with functioning ovaries will eventually experience menopause. While the biology is relatively universal, the experience varies dramatically between individuals and in the same person over time. Menopause has long been shrouded in stigma and shame but recently ... <a title="The ‘hot flush gold rush’: how women feel about being flooded with menopause marketing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/the-hot-flush-gold-rush-how-women-feel-about-being-flooded-with-menopause-marketing-269810/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘hot flush gold rush’: how women feel about being flooded with menopause marketing">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University Johnny Greig/ Getty Images Most public debate about schooling focuses on what happens inside the classroom – on lessons, tests and academic results. But students also spend significant time ... <a title="School breaks make up more than an hour of the day. Should they be considered part of learning?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/school-breaks-make-up-more-than-an-hour-of-the-day-should-they-be-considered-part-of-learning-274199/" aria-label="Read more about School breaks make up more than an hour of the day. Should they be considered part of learning?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mohamed Shaheen, Lecturer in Structural Engineering, Loughborough University The downtown district of Hong Kong city. Lee Yiu Tung/Shutterstock When structural engineers design a building, they aren’t just stacking floors; they are calculating how to win a complex battle against nature. Every building is built to withstand a ... <a title="City skylines need an upgrade in the face of climate stress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/city-skylines-need-an-upgrade-in-the-face-of-climate-stress-267763/" aria-label="Read more about City skylines need an upgrade in the face of climate stress">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy J. Dixon, Emeritus Professor in the School of the Built Environment, University of Reading; University of Oxford A girl walks along a street in Gaza to get food during the war between Hamas and Israel. Jaber Jehad Badwan / Wikimedia Commons, FAL Following a visit to ... <a title="What will a rebuilt Gaza look like? The competing visions for the Strip’s future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/what-will-a-rebuilt-gaza-look-like-the-competing-visions-for-the-strips-future-274591/" aria-label="Read more about What will a rebuilt Gaza look like? The competing visions for the Strip’s future">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duygu Yengin, Associate Professor of Economics, Adelaide University Declan Young/Unsplash Australia is an energy superpower. We have abundant natural resources, high average incomes and one of the highest per-capita rates of rooftop solar uptake in the world. Yet every summer, many households across the country skimp on ... <a title="Why cheaper power alone isn’t enough to end energy poverty in summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/why-cheaper-power-alone-isnt-enough-to-end-energy-poverty-in-summer-274963/" aria-label="Read more about Why cheaper power alone isn’t enough to end energy poverty in summer">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emery Schubert, Professor, Empirical Musicology Laboratory, School of the Arts and Media, UNSW Sydney Vitaly Gariev/Unsplash Phil is in prep for surgery. As the anaesthetic is about to be administered, the anaesthetist says: “Oh, and by the way, during the procedure the surgical team will be listening ... <a title="AC/DC in surgery and lo-fi beats in the office: what the science says about working to music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/ac-dc-in-surgery-and-lo-fi-beats-in-the-office-what-the-science-says-about-working-to-music-273237/" aria-label="Read more about AC/DC in surgery and lo-fi beats in the office: what the science says about working to music">Read more</a>
