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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins. VNP / Phil Smith Labour leader Chris Hipkins has reiterated his determination to win all the Māori seats in November’s election, as parties gather at Waitangi. He told Morning Report that candidate elections were underway for Labour. “I’ve been very clear that we want to do very ... <a title="Labour leader Chris Hipkins sets signts on Māori seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/labour-leader-chris-hipkins-sets-signts-on-maori-seats/" aria-label="Read more about Labour leader Chris Hipkins sets signts on Māori seats">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Soprano on Jackson Street. Supplied/Google Maps Street View A Petone Italian restaurant is being sold after nearly 20 years, following an “incredibly tough” few years for the hospitality industry. The owners of Soprano on Jackson Street, Latisha and Jonathan Dowling, posted on Facebook that the decision had not come lightly. “As ... <a title="Italian restaurant in Petone closes doors after 20 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/italian-restaurant-in-petone-closes-doors-after-20-years/" aria-label="Read more about Italian restaurant in Petone closes doors after 20 years">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand BNZ has increased some of its longer-term home loan fixed rates. RNZ / Marika Khabazi BNZ has increased some of its longer-term home loan fixed rates, prompting one economist to say that in hindsight, late last year was borrowers’ best option to lock in a longer rate. It has cut its ... <a title="Did you miss the best time to lock in a longer home loan rate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/did-you-miss-the-best-time-to-lock-in-a-longer-home-loan-rate/" aria-label="Read more about Did you miss the best time to lock in a longer home loan rate?">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. AFP MANDEL NGAN There’s a rupture in the international rules-based order, but that doesn’t mean New Zealand will be crushed by bigger powers New Zealand has been a beneficiary of the international rules-based ... <a title="What should New Zealand do in the new world order?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/what-should-new-zealand-do-in-the-new-world-order/" aria-label="Read more about What should New Zealand do in the new world order?">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Barratt, PhD Candidate, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University White-backed swallow in Sturt National Park. Alice Barratt, CC BY-NC In Sturt National Park, near Tibooburra in central Australia where temperatures can range from freezing to nearly 50°C, there lives a small bird with a ... <a title="Tiny radio transmitters reveal a hidden survival tactic in birds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/tiny-radio-transmitters-reveal-a-hidden-survival-tactic-in-birds-274517/" aria-label="Read more about Tiny radio transmitters reveal a hidden survival tactic in birds">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danusha Jayawardana, Research Fellow in Health Economics, Monash University Atlantic Ambience/ Pexels Where kids are born in a family can be important. But it is not just about who gets more grown-up privileges or parental pressure. Research tells us firstborn children, on average, tend to do better ... <a title="Our study shows younger siblings spend more time on screens than big sisters and brothers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/our-study-shows-younger-siblings-spend-more-time-on-screens-than-big-sisters-and-brothers-273904/" aria-label="Read more about Our study shows younger siblings spend more time on screens than big sisters and brothers">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Mares, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme (PALM) is a crucial source of workers across regional Australia. About 32,000 people from nine Pacific nations and Timor-Leste work in Australia under PALM. Over seven months ... <a title="Australia’s Pacific worker scheme is far from perfect – but we can make it better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/australias-pacific-worker-scheme-is-far-from-perfect-but-we-can-make-it-better-274618/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s Pacific worker scheme is far from perfect – but we can make it better">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grace Waye-Harris, Early Career Researcher in History, Adelaide University Portrait of Elizabeth I of England, 1588. Woburn Abbey/Wikimedia Commons There are few dynasties in history as well-known as the Tudors. From Henry VIII’s six wives to Elizabeth I’s defeat of the Spanish Armada, the Tudors continue to ... <a title="From statement sleeves to the codpiece: 5 fashions which should come back from Tudor England" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/from-statement-sleeves-to-the-codpiece-5-fashions-which-should-come-back-from-tudor-england-271507/" aria-label="Read more about From statement sleeves to the codpiece: 5 fashions which should come back from Tudor England">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Henry, Associate Professor in Screen, Flinders University Getty Images Around the world, lawmakers are grappling with how to better protect young people from online harms such as cyberbullying, sexual exploitation and AI-generated “deepfake” images. Recent reforms overseas – notably Australia’s landmark move to restrict young people’s ... <a title="As Australia’s online harm crackdown reshapes the debate, NZ must find its own path" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/as-australias-online-harm-crackdown-reshapes-the-debate-nz-must-find-its-own-path-274723/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia’s online harm crackdown reshapes the debate, NZ must find its own path">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ish Sodhi during New Zealand Blackcaps training Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz It is no surprise that spin has been the feature of the Black Caps training sessions this week as they prepare for their opening game of the T20 World Cup. Coming off a 4-1 loss to India in the recent T20 series, ... <a title="Spin remains the focus for Black Caps ahead of World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/spin-remains-the-focus-for-black-caps-ahead-of-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about Spin remains the focus for Black Caps ahead of World Cup">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stan Walker and rapper Nauti have joined forces with legendary US producer 9th Wonder — who has worked with the likes of Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige — to create ‘One Life’, a new single rooted in healing and unity. The collaboration came together during an APRA songwriting camp, where the ... <a title="Stan Walker: ‘There’s a lot of chaos that’s happening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/stan-walker-theres-a-lot-of-chaos-thats-happening/" aria-label="Read more about Stan Walker: ‘There’s a lot of chaos that’s happening">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand author:phil_pennington] New Zealand, viewed from space. NASA/Goddard/NPP Most of the work being done on a national mission to launch a sovereign satellite is being kept under wraps by officials. An RNZ request under the Official Information Act (OIA) for the key documents came up mostly empty, with ministerial briefings either largely ... <a title="National mission to launch sovereign satellite kept under wraps by officials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/national-mission-to-launch-sovereign-satellite-kept-under-wraps-by-officials/" aria-label="Read more about National mission to launch sovereign satellite kept under wraps by officials">Read more</a>
