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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Social media giant Meta says banning young people from its platforms won’t work, but supporters of a law change are crying foul, saying the owner of Facebook and Instagram is using the same tactics as big tobacco. The National Party last year launched a members’ bill pushing for a youth ban. ... <a title="NZ academic says Meta using same tactic as big tobacco" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/nz-academic-says-meta-using-same-tactic-as-big-tobacco/" aria-label="Read more about NZ academic says Meta using same tactic as big tobacco">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bella the cat burglar. Siran Young A moggy with a taste for mince is on the prowl in Kerikeri. Keen hunter, Bella the cat burglar, has been bringing home a surprising midnight feast for her owners – sausage rolls in brown paper bags. In a bizarre series of gift-giving that might ... <a title="Feline sausage roll thief on the prowl in Kerikeri" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/feline-sausage-roll-thief-on-the-prowl-in-kerikeri/" aria-label="Read more about Feline sausage roll thief on the prowl in Kerikeri">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Binns, Senior Lecturer, Media & Communication, RMIT University NurPhoto / Getty Images If you’re following AI on social media, even lightly, you will likely have come across OpenClaw. If not, you will have heard one of its previous names, Clawdbot or Moltbot. Despite its technical limitations, ... <a title="OpenClaw and Moltbook: why a DIY AI agent and social media for bots feel so new (but really aren’t)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/openclaw-and-moltbook-why-a-diy-ai-agent-and-social-media-for-bots-feel-so-new-but-really-arent-274744/" aria-label="Read more about OpenClaw and Moltbook: why a DIY AI agent and social media for bots feel so new (but really aren’t)">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fruit bats are the most common carriers of the nipah virus in India. ANUWAR HAZARIKA / AFP Explainer – You might not have heard of the Nipah virus, but if you’re travelling to or from parts of Asia, you’ll want to be aware of it. The deadly virus, which typically comes ... <a title="What New Zealanders should know about the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in India" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/what-new-zealanders-should-know-about-the-deadly-nipah-virus-outbreak-in-india/" aria-label="Read more about What New Zealanders should know about the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in India">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wegovy is a weight loss drug that is injected weekly. JENS KALAENE A paediatric specialist is urging the country’s drug agency to fund weight loss medication for teenagers. A Pharmac advisory panel has provisionally recommended funding Wegovy for chronic weight management in people with high BMI’s and associated conditions. The semaglutide ... <a title="Paediatric specialist urges Pharmac to fund weight loss medication Wegovy for teenagers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/paediatric-specialist-urges-pharmac-to-fund-weight-loss-medication-wegovy-for-teenagers/" aria-label="Read more about Paediatric specialist urges Pharmac to fund weight loss medication Wegovy for teenagers">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson with former Senator Cory Bernardi One Nation Handout Image As Sussan Ley and David Littleproud are at a standoff in their attempts to mend the federal Coalition, Pauline Hanson has set up a real-time test ... <a title="View from The Hill: Hanson nabs ex-Liberal for One Nation’s real time test in SA election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/view-from-the-hill-hanson-nabs-ex-liberal-for-one-nations-real-time-test-in-sa-election-274832/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Hanson nabs ex-Liberal for One Nation’s real time test in SA election">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Richard Pan/Pexels, CC BY-NC-ND Ten years ago, if a heatwave as intense as last week’s record-breaker had hit the east coast, Australia’s power supply may well have buckled. But this time, the system largely operated as we needed, despite some ... <a title="Renewables over 50%, wholesale prices down – is the energy transition… succeeding?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/renewables-over-50-wholesale-prices-down-is-the-energy-transition-succeeding-274616/" aria-label="Read more about Renewables over 50%, wholesale prices down – is the energy transition… succeeding?">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85%, adding to pressure on households and businesses. While the move was widely expected by markets and most economists, the Reserve ... <a title="RBA raises interest rates as inflation pressures remain high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/rba-raises-interest-rates-as-inflation-pressures-remain-high-274840/" aria-label="Read more about RBA raises interest rates as inflation pressures remain high">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Milani, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Western Sydney University Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for greater regulation of Islamic preachers in Australia in the aftermath of the Bondi terror attack. His comments triggered an immediate backlash. Many Muslim leaders and commentators heard the remarks ... <a title="Regulating Islamic education can strengthen trust and authority, if religious scholars lead the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/regulating-islamic-education-can-strengthen-trust-and-authority-if-religious-scholars-lead-the-way-274736/" aria-label="Read more about Regulating Islamic education can strengthen trust and authority, if religious scholars lead the way">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Gareth and Leanne Hall spent years fighting to save their daughter from the darkness that haunted her. Kim Baker-Wilson/RNZ Three years after Tauranga teenager Maddie Hall took her own life her parents are left with one unanswered question – what if? What if Maddie had been given all the support she ... <a title="Teen’s grieving parents left asking just one question – what if?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/teens-grieving-parents-left-asking-just-one-question-what-if/" aria-label="Read more about Teen’s grieving parents left asking just one question – what if?">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver Police have launched an investigation after the discovery of a body at a worksite in Hawke’s Bay. Officers were called to the property on Taihape Road in Omahu, near Hastings, at 9.10am on Tuesday – where cordons remain. Police said it was unclear how the person came ... <a title="Police launch investigation after body found at worksite in Hawke’s Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/police-launch-investigation-after-body-found-at-worksite-in-hawkes-bay/" aria-label="Read more about Police launch investigation after body found at worksite in Hawke’s Bay">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Meeka and Mambila at Orana Wildlife Park. Supplied / Orana Wildlife Park A family of lions has been euthanised because of their poor health, a Christchurch zoo says. Orana Wildlife Park said 22-year-old sisters Leah and Meeka, and Meeka’s 15-year-old son Mambila had died. The group had been suffering from multiple ... <a title="‘They will be deeply missed’: Orana Wildlife Park’s family of lions euthanised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/they-will-be-deeply-missed-orana-wildlife-parks-family-of-lions-euthanised/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They will be deeply missed’: Orana Wildlife Park’s family of lions euthanised">Read more</a>
