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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Six people died after a section of the maunga collapsed into a campground. Nick Monro The head of a Mount Maunganui business association says local shops are trying to return to normal after the fatal Mauao landslide. Six people died after a section of the maunga collapsed into a campground. Mount ... <a title="‘Significant financial implications’ for Mount businesses after deadly landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/significant-financial-implications-for-mount-businesses-after-deadly-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Significant financial implications’ for Mount businesses after deadly landslide">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Last year more than 38,000 hardship payments were granted to help parents with school expenses. Unsplash / Curated Lifestyle The School Boards Association says school boards should try to lower the cost of uniforms, if it is what parents want. Last year, more than 38,000 hardship payments were granted to help ... <a title="School Boards Association says school boards should lower uniform costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/school-boards-association-says-school-boards-should-lower-uniform-costs/" aria-label="Read more about School Boards Association says school boards should lower uniform costs">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University Peter Mandelson and Keir Starmer pictured in February 2025. Flickr/Number 10, CC BY-NC-ND No accident waiting to happen can ever have delivered on its promise so spectacularly as Lord Mandelson, with the continuous revelations of his ties ... <a title="The fall of Peter Mandelson and the many questions the UK government must now answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/the-fall-of-peter-mandelson-and-the-many-questions-the-uk-government-must-now-answer-275011/" aria-label="Read more about The fall of Peter Mandelson and the many questions the UK government must now answer">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David McMillan, Professor in Finance, University of Stirling i viewfinder/Shutterstock In late January, the gold price reached an all-time peak of around US$5,500 (£4,025). January 30 saw one of the largest one-day falls in prices, which sank by nearly 10% after hitting a record high only the ... <a title="The rise and fall (and rise again) of gold prices – what’s going on?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-again-of-gold-prices-whats-going-on-275017/" aria-label="Read more about The rise and fall (and rise again) of gold prices – what’s going on?">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Scheible, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, King’s College London Table tennis and film have a surprisingly entangled history. Both depended on the invention of celluloid – which not only became the substrate of film, but is also used to make ping pong balls. Following a brief ... <a title="A brief history of table tennis in film – from Forrest Gump to Marty Supreme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/a-brief-history-of-table-tennis-in-film-from-forrest-gump-to-marty-supreme-274445/" aria-label="Read more about A brief history of table tennis in film – from Forrest Gump to Marty Supreme">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Rathbone, Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University Since the murder of 11 Israeli hostages at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, security has been fundamental for games stakeholders. The 2024 Paris games set new benchmarks for security at a mega-event, and now the ... <a title="Winter Olympic security tightens as US-European tensions grow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/winter-olympic-security-tightens-as-us-european-tensions-grow-274530/" aria-label="Read more about Winter Olympic security tightens as US-European tensions grow">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand will outsource more functions in a measure aimed at reducing its cost base. SUPPLIED Around 270 jobs head office jobs will go from the Warehouse, and more functions will be outsourced, in a measure aimed at reducing its cost base. Chief Executive Mark Stirton said the company’s cost base was unsustainable ... <a title="270 head office jobs to go as The Warehouse restructures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/270-head-office-jobs-to-go-as-the-warehouse-restructures/" aria-label="Read more about 270 head office jobs to go as The Warehouse restructures">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Caps bowler Lockie Ferguson. Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz / Photosport Ltd 2025 The Black Caps are set to have a full contingent to choose from as they wrap up final preparations for the T20 World Cup in India. Batter Finn Allen has joined the squad following his stint in the ... <a title="Black Caps have full squad to pick from as T20 World Cup approaches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/black-caps-have-full-squad-to-pick-from-as-t20-world-cup-approaches/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps have full squad to pick from as T20 World Cup approaches">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Les O’Connell, Shane O’Brien, Conrad Robertson, Keith Trask- Mens Coxless 4 win gold at the 1984 Summer Olympic games. Photosport Police are asking the thief of former rower Les O’Connell’s Olympic gold medal, which was taken in home burglary, to anonymously return it to any police station. Les O’Connell’s home was ... <a title="Police plea for thief to anonymously return Les O’Connell’s Olympic gold medal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/police-plea-for-thief-to-anonymously-return-les-oconnells-olympic-gold-medal/" aria-label="Read more about Police plea for thief to anonymously return Les O’Connell’s Olympic gold medal">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Antoine Beauvillain/Unsplash Instagram is one of Australia’s most popular social media platforms. Almost two in three Aussies have an account. Ushering in 2026 and what he calls “synthetic everything” on our feeds, Head of Instagram ... <a title="I studied 10 years of Instagram posts. Here’s how social media has changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/i-studied-10-years-of-instagram-posts-heres-how-social-media-has-changed-272898/" aria-label="Read more about I studied 10 years of Instagram posts. Here’s how social media has changed">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben White, Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology Voluntary assisted dying is now available almost everywhere in Australia. This means eligible adults can choose to end their lives with medical assistance. In November 2025, the Australian Capital ... <a title="Voluntary assisted dying isn’t available to all Australians. In 2026, this may finally change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/voluntary-assisted-dying-isnt-available-to-all-australians-in-2026-this-may-finally-change-269098/" aria-label="Read more about Voluntary assisted dying isn’t available to all Australians. In 2026, this may finally change">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily McIntyre, PhD candidate in Ecology, The University of Melbourne Think truffles and you’ll probably think of France. But Australia is actually a global hotspot for truffle-like fungi, boasting hundreds of different species. Like culinary truffles, these truffle-like fungi produce underground sporing bodies rather than send up ... <a title="Potoroos digging for ‘truffles’ keep their forests healthy – but for how long?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/potoroos-digging-for-truffles-keep-their-forests-healthy-but-for-how-long-271844/" aria-label="Read more about Potoroos digging for ‘truffles’ keep their forests healthy – but for how long?">Read more</a>
