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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>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Luckman, Professor of Culture and Creative Industries, Adelaide University We have now passed the annual Australia Day peak of calls urging us to “buy Australian” – especially lamb. The iconic green-and-gold “Australian Made, Australian Grown” logo, launched by then-Prime Minister Bob Hawke in 1986, turns 40 ... <a title="New research shows Australians support buying local for different reasons – and not all will pay more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/new-research-shows-australians-support-buying-local-for-different-reasons-and-not-all-will-pay-more-274731/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows Australians support buying local for different reasons – and not all will pay more">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emlyn Dodd, Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies, Institute of Classical Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London; Macquarie University How far back does the rich history of Italian olives and oil stretch? My new research, synthesising and reevaluating existing archaeological evidence, suggests olive trees have been ... <a title="Olives have been essential to life in Italy for at least 6,000 years – far longer than we thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/olives-have-been-essential-to-life-in-italy-for-at-least-6-000-years-far-longer-than-we-thought-273461/" aria-label="Read more about Olives have been essential to life in Italy for at least 6,000 years – far longer than we thought">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Insurance Council chief executive Kris Faafoi The Insurance Council says although one insurer has stopped offering home policies in some South Island towns, it’s not an industry-wide issue. RNZ has revealed that the company had halted new home, business and landlord insurance policies in the West Coast town of Westport, due ... <a title="Insurer’s block on new policies not ‘a tipping point’ for NZ customers – Insurance Council" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/insurers-block-on-new-policies-not-a-tipping-point-for-nz-customers-insurance-council/" aria-label="Read more about Insurer’s block on new policies not ‘a tipping point’ for NZ customers – Insurance Council">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A 21-year-old man has appeared before Napier District Court on a charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King A homicide investigation has been launched in Napier after a man assaulted outside a nightclub last week died. Andy Winitana, 46 from Hastings, died in hospital ... <a title="Homicide probe launched after man assaulted outside Napier nightclub dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/homicide-probe-launched-after-man-assaulted-outside-napier-nightclub-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Homicide probe launched after man assaulted outside Napier nightclub dies">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Dan Cook The small beachside community of Mangawhai is traditionally associated with surfing and a legendary pub, but in the last few months of 2025, it became New Zealand’s petrol price hot-spot. The Northland town has never been a cheap place to visit, let alone live, but residents and ... <a title="Tiny Northland town becomes centre of ‘impressive’ low petrol prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/tiny-northland-town-becomes-centre-of-impressive-low-petrol-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Tiny Northland town becomes centre of ‘impressive’ low petrol prices">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shane Jones at Waitangi in 2025. RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Regional Development Minister Shane Jones is hailing the completion of upgrades to the road to the Treaty Grounds in time for Waitangi Day this year. Haruru Falls Road has been paved with added guardrails, drainage and earthworks thanks to $1.57 million from the ... <a title="Minister Shane Jones hails roading upgrades to Treaty Grounds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/minister-shane-jones-hails-roading-upgrades-to-treaty-grounds/" aria-label="Read more about Minister Shane Jones hails roading upgrades to Treaty Grounds">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MPI officers removing a yellow-legged hornets nest from a property in Glenfield. Supplied / Niki Sherriff An Auckland North Shore resident who was stung by a yellow-legged hornet while gardening is calling on her community to stay vigilant and report sightings to help eradicate the outbreak. The number of yellow-legged hornet ... <a title="North Shore resident stung by yellow-legged hornet wants neighbours to stay vigilant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/north-shore-resident-stung-by-yellow-legged-hornet-wants-neighbours-to-stay-vigilant/" aria-label="Read more about North Shore resident stung by yellow-legged hornet wants neighbours to stay vigilant">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Social services say they’re seeing alarming numbers of rough sleepers in the capital. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Social services say they are seeing alarming numbers of rough sleepers in the capital, with a constant stream of new people trying to get help. It comes as an announcement by the government about ... <a title="‘People we’ve never seen before’: Homelessness in Wellington not letting up, agencies say" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/people-weve-never-seen-before-homelessness-in-wellington-not-letting-up-agencies-say/" aria-label="Read more about ‘People we’ve never seen before’: Homelessness in Wellington not letting up, agencies say">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tani Atkins-Waitoa and her crew deliver lunches to the workers around Te Araroa. Sharon Brettkelly Sharon Brettkelly visits Ōpōtiki and Te Araroa to see how the towns are faring after the devastating January floods The ancestral mountain of Te Araroa on the East Cape is still moving nearly two weeks after ... <a title="‘A warning shot’ on the east coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/a-warning-shot-on-the-east-coast/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A warning shot’ on the east coast">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Erosion visible from the Hampden Closed Landfill. Supplied/Waitaki District Council Plans to fix coastal erosion caused by increasingly big and powerful waves pounding the Waitaki coast could cost $70 million before 2050, with another $80 million needed to protect the entire Ōamaru sewage system by 2125. In a report commissioned by ... <a title="$70m cost to fix Waitaki erosion by 2050, $80m needed for Ōamaru sewage by 2125" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/70m-cost-to-fix-waitaki-erosion-by-2050-80m-needed-for-oamaru-sewage-by-2125/" aria-label="Read more about $70m cost to fix Waitaki erosion by 2050, $80m needed for Ōamaru sewage by 2125">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lynne Chepulis, Associate Professor, Health Sciences, University of Waikato Getty Images For the tens of thousands of New Zealanders who live with type 2 diabetes, managing the chronic condition can start to feel like keeping score. A patient is given a list of numbers by their doctor. ... <a title="Diabetes care in NZ: thousands of patient records reveal who’s being left behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/diabetes-care-in-nz-thousands-of-patient-records-reveal-whos-being-left-behind-274421/" aria-label="Read more about Diabetes care in NZ: thousands of patient records reveal who’s being left behind">Read more</a>
