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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Benjamin Harry Timmins. Supplied A man found dead after a shooting in Waitārere Beach near Levin last month was stabbed, police say. The man, identified by his sister as 60-year-old Benjamin Harry Timmins, was found dead on 14 January. A 46-year-old woman and two males aged 17 and 21 remain in ... <a title="Waitārere Beach shooting: Man found dead was stabbed – police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/waitarere-beach-shooting-man-found-dead-was-stabbed-police/" aria-label="Read more about Waitārere Beach shooting: Man found dead was stabbed – police">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A flooded house in Auckland in 2023. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly There are 13 Auckland homes at risk of future flooding or landslides that could cost the region’s council an extra $14 million to buyout – a cost it is seeking to avoid with a policy change. Auckland Council wants to ... <a title="Auckland Council looks at rule change to avoid flood buyout costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/auckland-council-looks-at-rule-change-to-avoid-flood-buyout-costs/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Council looks at rule change to avoid flood buyout costs">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The six victims of the Mt Maunganui landslide – Måns Loke Bernhardsson, 20, Lisa Maclennan, 50, Susan Knowles, 71, Sharon Maccanico, 15, Max Furse-Kee, 15, and Jacqualine Wheeler, 71. Supplied A review into the fatal Mount Maunganui landslide will zero in on the hours leading up to it, according to Tauranga’s ... <a title="Mt Maunganui review to focus on hours leading up to landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/mt-maunganui-review-to-focus-on-hours-leading-up-to-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui review to focus on hours leading up to landslide">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When you’re a kid, the wait between Christmases or birthdays feels like an eternity. Fast forward a few decades, though, and it seems like barely any time has passed between one year to the next. The feeling that time speeds up as we age is a thing, says Hinze Hogendoorn, a ... <a title="Time seems to speed up as we age – can it be slowed down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/time-seems-to-speed-up-as-we-age-can-it-be-slowed-down/" aria-label="Read more about Time seems to speed up as we age – can it be slowed down?">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Heavy traffic on State Highway 2 and Hutt Rd at Dowse interchange at 5.40pm last week. Phil Pennington/RNZ Roadworks across Lower Hutt are testing commuter’s patience with motorists venting their frustration about gridlock and long delays. But others say the problems are worth bearing for the improvements the work will bring. ... <a title="‘This is crazy’: Commuters face long delays as Lower Hutt’s $1.5b road works continue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/this-is-crazy-commuters-face-long-delays-as-lower-hutts-1-5b-road-works-continue/" aria-label="Read more about ‘This is crazy’: Commuters face long delays as Lower Hutt’s $1.5b road works continue">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Rachael Horner of the Bioeconomy Science Institute was tasked with counting the tiny whitefly eggs Craig Robertson / Bioeconomy Science Institute Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts In a small room in the Bioeconomy Science Institute in Lincoln, Dr Mark MacDougall ... <a title="Our Changing World: Insect vibes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/our-changing-world-insect-vibes/" aria-label="Read more about Our Changing World: Insect vibes">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tiaki Wai will provide drinking water, wastewater, and piped stormwater services in the Wellington metropolitan area. 123rf Ratepayers in the Wellington metropolitan area will have two bills from 1 July as new water entity Tiaki Wai replaces Wellington Water. The new organisation would provide drinking water, wastewater, and piped stormwater services ... <a title="What you need to know about Tiaki Wai, the entity replacing Wellington Water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/what-you-need-to-know-about-tiaki-wai-the-entity-replacing-wellington-water/" aria-label="Read more about What you need to know about Tiaki Wai, the entity replacing Wellington Water">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hāwera Cinema 2 trustee Aaron Foley says ticket sales have more than halved while costs have continued to rise. RNZ / Robin Martin A Taranaki cinema complex – which made international headlines when it banned people wearing pyjamas and onesies from screenings – faces imminent closure if it cannot find new ... <a title="Hāwera cinema world-famous for PJ ban faces imminent closure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/hawera-cinema-world-famous-for-pj-ban-faces-imminent-closure/" aria-label="Read more about Hāwera cinema world-famous for PJ ban faces imminent closure">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sonya Rockhouse (left) and Anna Osborne outside Parliament. RNZ / Anneke Smith Pike River families say they’re “pissed off” and “frustrated” that they’re still waiting for a decision to be made prosecuting key people they believe to be responsible for the disaster, nearly 16 years after the tragedy. On Monday, police ... <a title="Pike River families ‘pissed off’ and ‘frustrated’ at long wait for outcome of police criminal probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/pike-river-families-pissed-off-and-frustrated-at-long-wait-for-outcome-of-police-criminal-probe/" aria-label="Read more about Pike River families ‘pissed off’ and ‘frustrated’ at long wait for outcome of police criminal probe">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Kane Russell DJ Mills / PHOTOSPORT The Black Sticks men have won their series against Japan after a 4-3 victory in the third and deciding game. Japan had won the opening game 5-2, with New Zealand taking the second 5-1. The deciding game in Hamilton wasn’t decided until late ... <a title="Black Sticks clinch series against Japan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/black-sticks-clinch-series-against-japan/" aria-label="Read more about Black Sticks clinch series against Japan">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The six victims of the Mt Maunganui landslide – Måns Loke Bernhardsson, 20, Lisa Maclennan, 50, Susan Knowles, 71, Sharon Maccanico, 15, Max Furse-Kee, 15, and Jacqualine Wheeler, 71. Supplied A council-commissioned review into the fatal Mount Maunganui landslide will zero in on the hours leading up to it, according to ... <a title="Mt Maunganui review to focus on hours leading up to landslide – mayor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/mt-maunganui-review-to-focus-on-hours-leading-up-to-landslide-mayor/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui review to focus on hours leading up to landslide – mayor">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood will enhance the film industry, her creator says. Norwood is the creation of Dutch comedian, writer and actress Eline Van der Velden through her new AI talent studio Xicoia – a spin-off of AI production studio Particle6. Using AI in this way is building on what went before, ... <a title="AI actress Tilly Norwood could soon do her own interviews" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/ai-actress-tilly-norwood-could-soon-do-her-own-interviews/" aria-label="Read more about AI actress Tilly Norwood could soon do her own interviews">Read more</a>
