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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand will outsource more functions in a measure aimed at reducing its cost base. SUPPLIED Around 270 jobs head office jobs will go from the Warehouse, and more functions will be outsourced, in a measure aimed at reducing its cost base. Chief Executive Mark Stirton said the company’s cost base was unsustainable ... <a title="270 head office jobs to go as The Warehouse restructures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/270-head-office-jobs-to-go-as-the-warehouse-restructures/" aria-label="Read more about 270 head office jobs to go as The Warehouse restructures">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Caps bowler Lockie Ferguson. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz / Photosport Ltd 2025 The Black Caps are set to have a full contingent to choose from as they wrap up final preparations for the T20 World Cup in India. Batter Finn Allen has joined the squad following his stint in the ... <a title="Black Caps have full squad to pick from as T20 World Cup approaches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/black-caps-have-full-squad-to-pick-from-as-t20-world-cup-approaches/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps have full squad to pick from as T20 World Cup approaches">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Les O’Connell, Shane O’Brien, Conrad Robertson, Keith Trask- Mens Coxless 4 win gold at the 1984 Summer Olympic games. Photosport Police are asking the thief of former rower Les O’Connell’s Olympic gold medal, which was taken in home burglary, to anonymously return it to any police station. Les O’Connell’s home was ... <a title="Police plea for thief to anonymously return Les O’Connell’s Olympic gold medal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/police-plea-for-thief-to-anonymously-return-les-oconnells-olympic-gold-medal/" aria-label="Read more about Police plea for thief to anonymously return Les O’Connell’s Olympic gold medal">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Antoine Beauvillain/Unsplash Instagram is one of Australia’s most popular social media platforms. Almost two in three Aussies have an account. Ushering in 2026 and what he calls “synthetic everything” on our feeds, Head of Instagram ... <a title="I studied 10 years of Instagram posts. Here’s how social media has changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/i-studied-10-years-of-instagram-posts-heres-how-social-media-has-changed-272898/" aria-label="Read more about I studied 10 years of Instagram posts. Here’s how social media has changed">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben White, Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology Voluntary assisted dying is now available almost everywhere in Australia. This means eligible adults can choose to end their lives with medical assistance. In November 2025, the Australian Capital ... <a title="Voluntary assisted dying isn’t available to all Australians. In 2026, this may finally change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/voluntary-assisted-dying-isnt-available-to-all-australians-in-2026-this-may-finally-change-269098/" aria-label="Read more about Voluntary assisted dying isn’t available to all Australians. In 2026, this may finally change">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily McIntyre, PhD candidate in Ecology, The University of Melbourne Think truffles and you’ll probably think of France. But Australia is actually a global hotspot for truffle-like fungi, boasting hundreds of different species. Like culinary truffles, these truffle-like fungi produce underground sporing bodies rather than send up ... <a title="Potoroos digging for ‘truffles’ keep their forests healthy – but for how long?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/potoroos-digging-for-truffles-keep-their-forests-healthy-but-for-how-long-271844/" aria-label="Read more about Potoroos digging for ‘truffles’ keep their forests healthy – but for how long?">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Luckman, Professor of Culture and Creative Industries, Adelaide University We have now passed the annual Australia Day peak of calls urging us to “buy Australian” – especially lamb. The iconic green-and-gold “Australian Made, Australian Grown” logo, launched by then-Prime Minister Bob Hawke in 1986, turns 40 ... <a title="New research shows Australians support buying local for different reasons – and not all will pay more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/new-research-shows-australians-support-buying-local-for-different-reasons-and-not-all-will-pay-more-274731/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows Australians support buying local for different reasons – and not all will pay more">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emlyn Dodd, Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies, Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London; Macquarie University How far back does the rich history of Italian olives and oil stretch? My new research, synthesising and reevaluating existing archaeological evidence, suggests olive trees have been ... <a title="Olives have been essential to life in Italy for at least 6,000 years – far longer than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/olives-have-been-essential-to-life-in-italy-for-at-least-6-000-years-far-longer-than-we-thought-273461/" aria-label="Read more about Olives have been essential to life in Italy for at least 6,000 years – far longer than we thought">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Insurance Council chief executive Kris Faafoi The Insurance Council says although one insurer has stopped offering home policies in some South Island towns, it’s not an industry-wide issue. RNZ has revealed that the company had halted new home, business and landlord insurance policies in the West Coast town of Westport, due ... <a title="Insurer’s block on new policies not ‘a tipping point’ for NZ customers – Insurance Council" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/insurers-block-on-new-policies-not-a-tipping-point-for-nz-customers-insurance-council/" aria-label="Read more about Insurer’s block on new policies not ‘a tipping point’ for NZ customers – Insurance Council">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A 21-year-old man has appeared before Napier District Court on a charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King A homicide investigation has been launched in Napier after a man assaulted outside a nightclub last week died. Andy Winitana, 46 from Hastings, died in hospital ... <a title="Homicide probe launched after man assaulted outside Napier nightclub dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/homicide-probe-launched-after-man-assaulted-outside-napier-nightclub-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Homicide probe launched after man assaulted outside Napier nightclub dies">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Dan Cook The small beachside community of Mangawhai is traditionally associated with surfing and a legendary pub, but in the last few months of 2025, it became New Zealand’s petrol price hot-spot. The Northland town has never been a cheap place to visit, let alone live, but residents and ... <a title="Tiny Northland town becomes centre of ‘impressive’ low petrol prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/tiny-northland-town-becomes-centre-of-impressive-low-petrol-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Tiny Northland town becomes centre of ‘impressive’ low petrol prices">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shane Jones at Waitangi in 2025. RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Regional Development Minister Shane Jones is hailing the completion of upgrades to the road to the Treaty Grounds in time for Waitangi Day this year. Haruru Falls Road has been paved with added guardrails, drainage and earthworks thanks to $1.57 million from the ... <a title="Minister Shane Jones hails roading upgrades to Treaty Grounds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/minister-shane-jones-hails-roading-upgrades-to-treaty-grounds/" aria-label="Read more about Minister Shane Jones hails roading upgrades to Treaty Grounds">Read more</a>
