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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand From a granola bar to eye fillet steak, the menu at the Treaty Grounds is extensive in the lead-up to Waitangi Day. Head of visitor experience Shania Howard says it’s taken months of preparation to get kai ready for the commemorations, and very early mornings. “We’re talking a shipping container full ... <a title="Months of preparation and a shipping container: The kai at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/months-of-preparation-and-a-shipping-container-the-kai-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Months of preparation and a shipping container: The kai at Waitangi">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Competitors focus during the jigsaw puzzle racing. RNZ / Tess Brunton Seven seconds – that was the difference between first and second place as competitors tackled a 500-piece jigsaw puzzle against the clock. Jigsaw puzzle racing was a new addition at the last Master Games in Dunedin and it sold out ... <a title="Jigsaw puzzle racing winners crowned at Masters Games" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/jigsaw-puzzle-racing-winners-crowned-at-masters-games/" aria-label="Read more about Jigsaw puzzle racing winners crowned at Masters Games">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow of the Maroons celebrates after scoring a try during the State of Origin game two match between the Queensland Maroons and the NSW Blues. AAP / Photosport A State of Origin game will be played at Eden Park next year, according to reports in Australia. The Australian and Code Sports ... <a title="State of Origin Game II to be played at Eden Park in 2027 – reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/state-of-origin-game-ii-to-be-played-at-eden-park-in-2027-reports/" aria-label="Read more about State of Origin Game II to be played at Eden Park in 2027 – reports">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand snowboarder Dane Menzies finishes third in the Aspen Snowmass Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle Finals, 2026. MICHAEL REAVES / AFP New Zealand snowboarder Dane Menzies admits the hype at the Winter Olympics is something special. Menzies will be one of the first Kiwi athletes in action on Friday morning in qualifying ... <a title="Winter Olympics like world champs ‘on crack’ – snowboarder Dane Menzies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/winter-olympics-like-world-champs-on-crack-snowboarder-dane-menzies/" aria-label="Read more about Winter Olympics like world champs ‘on crack’ – snowboarder Dane Menzies">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s Moa Point wastewater treatment plant has been shut down and staff evacuated from the site, after an equipment failure flooded multiple floors. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone An average of around 70 million litres of untreated wastewater has been pouring into the capital’s South Coast since Wednesday morning. Wellington’s mayor Andrew ... <a title="‘Catastrophic failure’: Wellington mayor describes plant’s leak as environmental disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/catastrophic-failure-wellington-mayor-describes-plants-leak-as-environmental-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Catastrophic failure’: Wellington mayor describes plant’s leak as environmental disaster">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nicola O’Connor Supplied / NZ police Police hold serious concerns for a Pāpāmoa woman who has gone missing while travelling around the central North Island in a house bus. Nicola O’Connor’s grey-coloured Nissan house bus was found on Rapurapu Track in the Kaimai Ranges on Tuesday. Area Manager Investigations Waikato East ... <a title="Police hold serious concerns for missing woman Nicola O’Connor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/police-hold-serious-concerns-for-missing-woman-nicola-oconnor/" aria-label="Read more about Police hold serious concerns for missing woman Nicola O’Connor">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ There is likely to be another six months of little house price movement, property data firm Cotality says. It has released its latest data, which shows property values fell 0.1 percent in January. The median value was $802,617, 1 percent lower than a year earlier and 17.5 percent below the ... <a title="Message to house buyers: You’ve got time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/message-to-house-buyers-youve-got-time/" aria-label="Read more about Message to house buyers: You’ve got time">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Police say one person has died following a crash in Lower Motuere on Wednesday night. The single vehicle crash at the intersection of Waiwhero and Edwards Roads was reported at around 8.25pm. The sole occupant of the vehicle died at the scene. The road was closed for some time after ... <a title="One dead after single-vehicle crash in Tasman District" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/one-dead-after-single-vehicle-crash-in-tasman-district/" aria-label="Read more about One dead after single-vehicle crash in Tasman District">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A pōwhiri is being held this morning as the Prime Minister and other parliamentarians arrive at the lower Treaty Grounds. The past few years at Waitangi have delivered political fireworks and MPs bracing for, if not necessarily expecting, a reprise when politicians are welcomed with a pōwhiri about 11am. Prime Minister ... <a title="Live: PM and other politicians to be welcomed onto Waitangi Treaty Grounds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/live-pm-and-other-politicians-to-be-welcomed-onto-waitangi-treaty-grounds/" aria-label="Read more about Live: PM and other politicians to be welcomed onto Waitangi Treaty Grounds">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Families waiting for news on British passports fear planned holidays to the United Kingdom will be upended by processing times and delivery delays. Sue Sands (back) has not been to the UK in 67 years and has never owned a British passport. She is pictured with her half-sister Rhiannon, who ... <a title="Nervous wait for British passports as deadline looms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/nervous-wait-for-british-passports-as-deadline-looms/" aria-label="Read more about Nervous wait for British passports as deadline looms">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Pretoria Gordon / RNZ Fire and Emergency says it responded to a significant house fire in Lower Hutt overnight. A spokesperson said four fire trucks were dispatched to a house on Wainuiomata Road after reports of a house fire shortly after midnight. They say the house was well aflame ... <a title="Lower Hutt house fire extinguished" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/lower-hutt-house-fire-extinguished/" aria-label="Read more about Lower Hutt house fire extinguished">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand American skier Lindsey Vonn announced she would still race in the Winter Olympics’ despite a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, but an expert warns this is not something he advises. The 41-year-old was injured in a downhill crash in Crans-Montana, in Switzerland less than a week ago but plans to fight it ... <a title="Is pushing on with a ruptured ACL a good idea?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/is-pushing-on-with-a-ruptured-acl-a-good-idea/" aria-label="Read more about Is pushing on with a ruptured ACL a good idea?">Read more</a>
