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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The National Library became aware of an issue with payments for 2025 in late December. Google Maps New Zealand authors have missed out on an annual payment that some describe as a key part of their income. The Public Lending Right (PLR) scheme makes a payment to authors each year, when ... <a title="Authors miss out on annual Public Lending Right payment after DIA bungle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/authors-miss-out-on-annual-public-lending-right-payment-after-dia-bungle/" aria-label="Read more about Authors miss out on annual Public Lending Right payment after DIA bungle">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Steve and Monique Gladding coach a stable of competitive divers. Supplied The husband and wife Olympic duo running a new world-class diving facility in Christchurch believe it’s a game-changer for the sport in New Zealand. Since the opening of the long-awaited Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre in December, Christchurch now boasts ... <a title="Diving NZ’s Olympic hopes boosted by world-class facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/diving-nzs-olympic-hopes-boosted-by-world-class-facility/" aria-label="Read more about Diving NZ’s Olympic hopes boosted by world-class facility">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand. JAMIE SQUIRE / AFP Wānaka snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott is about to compete in her third Olympics at the age of just 24. Sadowski-Synnott is a member of the 17-strong New Zealand team set to compete at the Winter Olympics in Italy, which starts on Friday. ... <a title="Winter Olympic veteran Zoi Sadowski-Synnott – it’s a ‘privilege’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/winter-olympic-veteran-zoi-sadowski-synnott-its-a-privilege/" aria-label="Read more about Winter Olympic veteran Zoi Sadowski-Synnott – it’s a ‘privilege’">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Education Minister David Seymour. RNZ / Mark Papalii Associate Education Minister David Seymour says a new charter school will provide more options for families in Wairoa, which is suffering high truancy rates. Te Whare Kounga will open with a roll of 65 secondary students in term three this year, rising ... <a title="New charter school aims to boost attendance in Wairoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/new-charter-school-aims-to-boost-attendance-in-wairoa/" aria-label="Read more about New charter school aims to boost attendance in Wairoa">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon opted to stay away from Waitangi in 2025. RNZ / Calvin Samuel Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will arrive at Waitangi on Wednesday, ahead of meetings with iwi leaders, after opting to stay away in 2025. While he will not stick around for Friday’s commemorations, Luxon will meet ... <a title="Iwi chairs prepare to challenge government, ahead of Prime Minister’s Waitangi visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/iwi-chairs-prepare-to-challenge-government-ahead-of-prime-ministers-waitangi-visit/" aria-label="Read more about Iwi chairs prepare to challenge government, ahead of Prime Minister’s Waitangi visit">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Ministry has opened consultation on closing Westbridge Residential School. Supplied / Westbridge Residential School The Education Ministry has proposed shutting down a struggling boarding school for children with extreme behaviour problems due to fears for their safety and education. This week it opened consultation on closing Westbridge Residential School, ... <a title="Proposed closure of Westbridge Residential School following safety, performance concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/proposed-closure-of-westbridge-residential-school-following-safety-performance-concerns/" aria-label="Read more about Proposed closure of Westbridge Residential School following safety, performance concerns">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Eveline Harvey The upcoming election for the Papatoetoe subdivision of the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board is shaping up to be a crowded and closely watched contest. Eight new candidates have joined 12 individuals that campaigned for a seat in last year’s void election, with one person declining to stand again ... <a title="Papatoetoe candidates highlight magnitude of new election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/papatoetoe-candidates-highlight-magnitude-of-new-election/" aria-label="Read more about Papatoetoe candidates highlight magnitude of new election">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Local musician and community advocate, Rebecca Robin, said the meeting with council staff in Bromley on Tuesday night got heated. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A Christchurch woman says she walked out in anger more than once from a community meeting about a putrid-smelling sewage plant. Offensive odours have plagued the city’s ... <a title="Community meeting over Christchurch’s putrid odours gets heated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/community-meeting-over-christchurchs-putrid-odours-gets-heated/" aria-label="Read more about Community meeting over Christchurch’s putrid odours gets heated">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The government advises travellers to countries where mosquito-borne illnesses are able to spread to use insect repellent, wear protective clothing, and stay in lodgings where there are mosquito screens on windows and doors. James Gathany/Center for Disease Control Travellers are warned to be on the alert for dengue fever, with cases ... <a title="Warning to travellers as dengue fever cases rise in Pacific again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/warning-to-travellers-as-dengue-fever-cases-rise-in-pacific-again/" aria-label="Read more about Warning to travellers as dengue fever cases rise in Pacific again">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An aerial view of Blenheim, New Zealand. 123RF Blenheim residents say AA Insurance has stopped offering new home insurance policies in their town, following similar decisions in Westport and parts of greater Christchurch. The insurer would not confirm that Blenheim, and the neighbouring settlements of Renwick and Seddon, were subject to ... <a title="Major insurer declines new home insurance policies for Blenheim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/major-insurer-declines-new-home-insurance-policies-for-blenheim/" aria-label="Read more about Major insurer declines new home insurance policies for Blenheim">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ōtūmoetai Intermediate School. Screenshot / Google Maps A boy has suffered a minor injury after another student struck him with a pocketknife at school on Tuesday morning. The incident happened at Ōtūmoetai Intermediate School, with its principal detailing the event in a social media post addressed to parents and caregivers. Henk ... <a title="Boy injures another student in knife incident at Tauranga school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/boy-injures-another-student-in-knife-incident-at-tauranga-school/" aria-label="Read more about Boy injures another student in knife incident at Tauranga school">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show looking at the arrests of two American journalists for covering a protest at the Cities Church [in the Minnesota Twin City of] St Paul, where a top ICE official serves as pastor. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort from the Twin Cities were released last ... <a title="‘Journalism is not a crime’ – US journalists arrested for covering ICE church protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/journalism-is-not-a-crime-us-journalists-arrested-for-covering-ice-church-protest/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Journalism is not a crime’ – US journalists arrested for covering ICE church protest">Read more</a>
