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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tanah Boyd of the New Zealand Warriors. Brett Phibbs/www.photosport.nz The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) has decided not to proceed with a proposed kick-off rule change but fans will notice other on-field rule changes for the 2026 NRL season. The ARLC confirmed rule changes on Wednesday following a consultation process with ... <a title="Rugby League: Proposed kick-off rule change a no-go for NRL 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/rugby-league-proposed-kick-off-rule-change-a-no-go-for-nrl-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby League: Proposed kick-off rule change a no-go for NRL 2026">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister is due to speak to reporters after meeting with the Iwi Chairs Forum, which gave its backing to a court case against a piece of government legislation. Minister for Māori Crown Relations Tama Potaka said the meeting was “robust” and “interrogative”, but also an “exchange.” “There needs to ... <a title="Watch: Prime Minister speaks after meeting with the Iwi Chairs Forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/watch-prime-minister-speaks-after-meeting-with-the-iwi-chairs-forum/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Prime Minister speaks after meeting with the Iwi Chairs Forum">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A man who has cancer says he’s been so discouraged by what he’s discovered about early KiwiSaver withdrawals that he hasn’t even tried to get much-needed money out of his account – and wants the system to change. The man, who wants only to be identified as Christopher because he ... <a title="‘Dying is hard to do’: Cancer patient says KiwiSaver withdrawal bar too high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/dying-is-hard-to-do-cancer-patient-says-kiwisaver-withdrawal-bar-too-high/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Dying is hard to do’: Cancer patient says KiwiSaver withdrawal bar too high">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister is due to speak to reporters after meeting with the Iwi Chairs Forum, which gave its backing to a court case against a piece of government legislation. Minister for Māori Crown Relations Tama Potaka said the meeting was “robust” and “interrogative”, but also an “exchange.” “There needs to ... <a title="Watch live: Prime Minister speaks after meeting with the Iwi Chairs Forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/watch-live-prime-minister-speaks-after-meeting-with-the-iwi-chairs-forum/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Prime Minister speaks after meeting with the Iwi Chairs Forum">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rohann Irving, Research Fellow, Flinders University As a new parliamentary year resumes, politicians such as the ACT’s David Pocock have renewed their calls for legislation to tackle Australia’s gambling losses, which are the worst in the world per capita. When questioned about its lack of action on ... <a title="You spin some, you lose more: how Albanese’s gambling rhetoric falls short" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/you-spin-some-you-lose-more-how-albaneses-gambling-rhetoric-falls-short-271614/" aria-label="Read more about You spin some, you lose more: how Albanese’s gambling rhetoric falls short">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wellett Potter, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of New England ziphaus/Unsplash Would you create an interactive “digital twin” of yourself that can communicate with loved ones after your death? Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has made it possible to seemingly resurrect the dead. So-called griefbots or deathbots – ... <a title="An ‘AI afterlife’ is now a real option – but what becomes of your legal status?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/an-ai-afterlife-is-now-a-real-option-but-what-becomes-of-your-legal-status-274021/" aria-label="Read more about An ‘AI afterlife’ is now a real option – but what becomes of your legal status?">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meg Elkins, Associate Professor in Economics, RMIT University When the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board voted unanimously to lift the cash rate to 3.85% on Tuesday, the decision was driven by one overriding concern. It wants to stop the rising cost of living from becoming entrenched. ... <a title="What the RBA wants Australians to do next to fight inflation – or risk more rate hikes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/what-the-rba-wants-australians-to-do-next-to-fight-inflation-or-risk-more-rate-hikes-274984/" aria-label="Read more about What the RBA wants Australians to do next to fight inflation – or risk more rate hikes">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi, a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawai’ian) initiative for self-determination and self-governance formed in 1987, has sent a 17-member Indigenous delegation to Waitangi to stand in solidarity with Māori in defence of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The delegation is present to “stand alongside Māori leadership, strengthen international solidarity, and affirm the ... <a title="Big Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi delegation joins Māori in solidarity over Te Tiriti" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/big-ka-lahui-hawai%ca%bbi-delegation-joins-maori-in-solidarity-over-te-tiriti/" aria-label="Read more about Big Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi delegation joins Māori in solidarity over Te Tiriti">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Senior All Blacks have closed ranks around Ardie Savea after the superstar flanker bore the brunt of public backlash for Scott Robertson’s sacking. Rumours of a Savea-led revolt against Robertson have been rife but firmly rejected by both players and NZ Rugby. All Blacks hooker Codie Taylor staunchly hit back at ... <a title="Ardie Savea scapegoating ‘totally unfair’: All Blacks speak out on Razor-gate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/ardie-savea-scapegoating-totally-unfair-all-blacks-speak-out-on-razor-gate/" aria-label="Read more about Ardie Savea scapegoating ‘totally unfair’: All Blacks speak out on Razor-gate">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A cordon is in place on Ulster Street in Hamilton. Libby Kirkby-McLeod A man is in a critical condition after being shot by police in Hamilton. About 10am, police swarmed a Hamilton street and closed off a hotel. In Inspector Will Loughrin said police responded to reports of a vehicle driving ... <a title="Man shot by police after allegedly points shotgun at officers in Hamilton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/man-shot-by-police-after-allegedly-points-shotgun-at-officers-in-hamilton/" aria-label="Read more about Man shot by police after allegedly points shotgun at officers in Hamilton">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The adult pūteketeke didn’t see the danger as they don’t perceive ducks as a threat, DOC says. Supplied / Department of Conservation Three murderous mallards have been euthanised after preying on pūteketeke chicks in Canterbury’s Mackenzie basin. Department of Conservation (DOC) rangers were shocked when a person sent in photos of ... <a title="Ducks euthanised after found hunting and killing freshly hatched native chicks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/ducks-euthanised-after-found-hunting-and-killing-freshly-hatched-native-chicks/" aria-label="Read more about Ducks euthanised after found hunting and killing freshly hatched native chicks">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s Moa Point wastewater treatment plant has been shut down and staff evacuated from the site, after an equipment failure flooded multiple floors. Untreated wastewater is being discharged into the sea and that may continue for some time, Wellington Water chief executive Pat Dougherty said. “This is a serious situation and ... <a title="Wellington’s Ma Point Wastewater Plant shuts down as floors flood, staff evacuate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/wellingtons-ma-point-wastewater-plant-shuts-down-as-floors-flood-staff-evacuate/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington’s Ma Point Wastewater Plant shuts down as floors flood, staff evacuate">Read more</a>
