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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A 24-year-old man has appeared in the Dunedin District Court over a crash that killed one person and seriously injured another near the city on Friday night. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash on Wickliffe Road in Port Chalmers shortly after 9pm. One person died ... <a title="Man charged over fatal Dunedin crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/man-charged-over-fatal-dunedin-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged over fatal Dunedin crash">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paige Hareb competed at the Women’s Championship Tour when it was hosted in New Plymouth. (File photo) Katrina Clarke Taranaki’s surfing community, -the only region in New Zealand to have previously hosted the globe’s elite surf competition, is stoked for its Raglan cousins who will hold a combined men’s and women’s ... <a title="Taranaki surfers thrilled over return of world’s surfing elite to NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/taranaki-surfers-thrilled-over-return-of-worlds-surfing-elite-to-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Taranaki surfers thrilled over return of world’s surfing elite to NZ">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pāti Māori MP, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi speaking in the House. VNP / Phil Smith MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s lawyers have claimed Te Pāti Māori’s co-leaders were also projected to overspend their parliamentary budget, and there was discussion of a settlement proposal during the hearing to consider the Te Tai Tokerau MP’s expulsion. ... <a title="Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s expulsion breached dispute process and tikanga, lawyer argues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/mariameno-kapa-kingis-expulsion-breached-dispute-process-and-tikanga-lawyer-argues/" aria-label="Read more about Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s expulsion breached dispute process and tikanga, lawyer argues">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The road was closed between Lake Grassmere and Taimate (file photo). RNZ One person has died after a crash between a bike and a car on State Highway 1 in Malborough on Monday morning. Police say the cyclist died at the scene. Another person has moderate injuries The road has since ... <a title="Cyclist dies after crash on SH1 in Marlborough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/cyclist-dies-after-crash-on-sh1-in-marlborough/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclist dies after crash on SH1 in Marlborough">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ADHD medication was “life-changing” for many people, patient Adam Currie said. 123RF Adam Currie became one of the first people in the country to be prescribed ADHD medication by a GP at an 8.30am appointment on Monday. He told RNZ he booked the first available doctor’s appointment for February after he ... <a title="First GP prescriptions for adult ADHD patients issued" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/first-gp-prescriptions-for-adult-adhd-patients-issued/" aria-label="Read more about First GP prescriptions for adult ADHD patients issued">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ Police say nothing of concern has been found after a report of a person with a gun in the Napier suburb of Marewa. Cordons have been lifted on Nuffield Avenue in Marewa. There will be an increased police ... <a title="‘Avoid the area’: Report of person with firearm in Napier suburb" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/avoid-the-area-report-of-person-with-firearm-in-napier-suburb/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Avoid the area’: Report of person with firearm in Napier suburb">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ Police are asking people to stay away from Nuffield Avenue in Napier after reports of a person with a gun. Cordons are in place in Marewa. Police say people should avoid the area and follow instructions from emergency ... <a title="‘Avoid the area’: Person with firearm seen in Napier suburb" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/avoid-the-area-person-with-firearm-seen-in-napier-suburb/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Avoid the area’: Person with firearm seen in Napier suburb">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on February 2, 2026.
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Les O’Connell, Shane O’Brien, Conrad Robertson and Keith Trask celebrate winning gold at the 1984 Olympics. Photosport A former Olympic rower is hoping there is some honour among thieves after his gold medal was stolen from his Christchurch home while he was away for the weekend. Les O’Connell won the medal ... <a title="Former rower Les O’Connell’s Olympic gold medal stolen in home burglary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/former-rower-les-oconnells-olympic-gold-medal-stolen-in-home-burglary/" aria-label="Read more about Former rower Les O’Connell’s Olympic gold medal stolen in home burglary">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford have unveiled changes to how students’ progress is reported. The government says the new reports will give families clearer information about their children. It says the reports will ensure all primary and intermediate schools describe children’s achievement in reading, writing and maths ... <a title="Watch: PM Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford on reporting students’ progress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/watch-pm-christopher-luxon-and-education-minister-erica-stanford-on-reporting-students-progress/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: PM Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford on reporting students’ progress">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Lean, Research Fellow in Philosophy, Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University Ross Stone/Unsplash Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it had “resurrected” the dire wolf, a megafauna-hunting wolf species that had been extinct for 10,000 years. Within two days ... <a title="Some companies claim they can ‘resurrect’ species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/some-companies-claim-they-can-resurrect-species-does-that-make-people-more-comfortable-with-extinction-273583/" aria-label="Read more about Some companies claim they can ‘resurrect’ species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman was in Hutt Hospital, recovering from a leg amputation. RNZ / REECE BAKER A woman recovering from a leg amputation in Hutt Hospital was repeatedly harassed by a male patient who touched her while she slept and watched while she was being washed. The Health and Disability Commission says ... <a title="Patient touched while sleeping, watched while washing during recovery at Hutt Hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/patient-touched-while-sleeping-watched-while-washing-during-recovery-at-hutt-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Patient touched while sleeping, watched while washing during recovery at Hutt Hospital">Read more</a>
