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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police staff escorting a seal pup that had made its way into New Plymouth CBD back to the foreshore. NZ Police An adventurous seal pup got a full police escort back to the New Plymouth foreshore last night after wandering into the CBD. Police posted a photograph of the errant seal ... <a title="Adventurous seal pup given police escort out of New Plymouth CDB" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/adventurous-seal-pup-given-police-escort-out-of-new-plymouth-cdb/" aria-label="Read more about Adventurous seal pup given police escort out of New Plymouth CDB">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Trevor Hunnicutt and Xiuhao Chen US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base on 30 October 2025. AFP / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds Soybean futures rally on potential deal announced by Trump Trump and Xi look to stabilize relations ... <a title="Donald Trump, Xi Jinping discuss Taiwan and soybeans in call aimed at easing China, US relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/donald-trump-xi-jinping-discuss-taiwan-and-soybeans-in-call-aimed-at-easing-china-us-relations/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump, Xi Jinping discuss Taiwan and soybeans in call aimed at easing China, US relations">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Fernando Garcia/Unsplash The extraordinary rescue this week in Geographe Bay, Western Australia has been described as heroic. A 13-year-old boy swam four hours to shore in rough seas after his family was swept far ... <a title="One family’s ocean paddle almost ended in tragedy. It reminds us coastal weather is notoriously changeable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/one-familys-ocean-paddle-almost-ended-in-tragedy-it-reminds-us-coastal-weather-is-notoriously-changeable-275077/" aria-label="Read more about One family’s ocean paddle almost ended in tragedy. It reminds us coastal weather is notoriously changeable">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter’s privileged teen nemesis in J.K. Rowling’s wildly successful book series, is popping up in festive displays in the country ahead of the Lunar New Year. The good fortune is in the name: “Malfoy” is transliterated as “Ma Er Fu” in Mandarin. The first word “Ma” means “horse” ... <a title="A Harry Potter villain is now an unlikely new-year mascot in China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/a-harry-potter-villain-is-now-an-unlikely-new-year-mascot-in-china/" aria-label="Read more about A Harry Potter villain is now an unlikely new-year mascot in China">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kai Iwi Lakes. RNZ / Peter de Graaf A family of four have been saved from drowning by a fast-thinking local man being described by police as a “hero”. The rescue happened earlier this month at Kai Iwi Lakes, north of Dargaville. Haruru man Aaron Stott was walking along the beach ... <a title="‘Hero’ saves family of four from drowning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/hero-saves-family-of-four-from-drowning/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Hero’ saves family of four from drowning">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Untreated waste water is leaking onto the capital’s south coast beaches due to the Moa Point Treatment Plant flooding. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Surfers and surf lifesavers are devastated Wellington’s south coast is off-limits while sewage spews into the sea, worrying it’s a return to a time when there were “turds ... <a title="Wellington surfers fear return of ‘turds in the waves’ era after Moa Point failure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/wellington-surfers-fear-return-of-turds-in-the-waves-era-after-moa-point-failure/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington surfers fear return of ‘turds in the waves’ era after Moa Point failure">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Ministry says schools now have to add extra days to the end of the school year to make up for so-called staggered starts. Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe Schools and the Education Ministry are at odds over whether welcoming new students a day or two before other students return to class ... <a title="Schools, Education Ministry at odds over what counts as an official school day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/schools-education-ministry-at-odds-over-what-counts-as-an-official-school-day/" aria-label="Read more about Schools, Education Ministry at odds over what counts as an official school day">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Tax accountants say interactions with Inland Revenue (IR) are improving but inconsistencies, inflexibility and inexperienced staff continue to be a frustration. Chartered Accountants (CAANZ) and Tax Management’s (TMNZ) 2025 IR satisfaction survey indicates 82 percent of its tax agents who responded to the survey had clients with unpaid tax debt, ... <a title="Inland Revenue standing improves but frustrations persist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/inland-revenue-standing-improves-but-frustrations-persist/" aria-label="Read more about Inland Revenue standing improves but frustrations persist">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hrvoje Tkalčić, Professor, Head of Geophysics, Director of Warramunga Array, Australian National University ANU Media Tyres stick to hot asphalt as I drive the Stuart Highway from Alice Springs northward, leaving the MacDonnell Ranges behind. My destination is the Warramunga facility, about 500 kilometres north – a ... <a title="In the Australian outback, we’re listening for nuclear tests – and what we hear matters more than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/in-the-australian-outback-were-listening-for-nuclear-tests-and-what-we-hear-matters-more-than-ever-272892/" aria-label="Read more about In the Australian outback, we’re listening for nuclear tests – and what we hear matters more than ever">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Cornwall, Senior Lecturer and Education Adviser, University of Otago Elise Racine, CC BY-NC-ND For centuries, work with donated bodies has shaped anatomical knowledge and medical training. Now, digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping education and we can imagine a future where AI-generated representations of ... <a title="Digital ghosts: are AI replicas of the dead an innovative medical tool or an ethical nightmare?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/digital-ghosts-are-ai-replicas-of-the-dead-an-innovative-medical-tool-or-an-ethical-nightmare-273212/" aria-label="Read more about Digital ghosts: are AI replicas of the dead an innovative medical tool or an ethical nightmare?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kurt Sengul, Research fellow, Far-Right Communication, Macquarie University One Nation is no stranger to the headlines, but it’s been a long time since the party has been talked about as a serious political force. Operating on the fringes of Australian political life for years, suddenly Pauline Hanson ... <a title="Can One Nation turn its polling hype into seats in parliament? History shows it will struggle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/can-one-nation-turn-its-polling-hype-into-seats-in-parliament-history-shows-it-will-struggle-274632/" aria-label="Read more about Can One Nation turn its polling hype into seats in parliament? History shows it will struggle">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Thomas, Professor of Public Health, Deakin University Every person with functioning ovaries will eventually experience menopause. While the biology is relatively universal, the experience varies dramatically between individuals and in the same person over time. Menopause has long been shrouded in stigma and shame but recently ... <a title="The ‘hot flush gold rush’: how women feel about being flooded with menopause marketing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/the-hot-flush-gold-rush-how-women-feel-about-being-flooded-with-menopause-marketing-269810/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘hot flush gold rush’: how women feel about being flooded with menopause marketing">Read more</a>
