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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ADHD medication was “life-changing” for many people, patient Adam Currie said. 123RF Adam Currie became one of the first people in the country to be prescribed ADHD medication by a GP at an 8.30am appointment on Monday. He told RNZ he booked the first available doctor’s appointment for February after he ... <a title="First GP prescriptions for adult ADHD patients issued" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/first-gp-prescriptions-for-adult-adhd-patients-issued/" aria-label="Read more about First GP prescriptions for adult ADHD patients issued">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ Police say nothing of concern has been found after a report of a person with a gun in the Napier suburb of Marewa. Cordons have been lifted on Nuffield Avenue in Marewa. There will be an increased police ... <a title="‘Avoid the area’: Report of person with firearm in Napier suburb" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/avoid-the-area-report-of-person-with-firearm-in-napier-suburb/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Avoid the area’: Report of person with firearm in Napier suburb">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ Police are asking people to stay away from Nuffield Avenue in Napier after reports of a person with a gun. Cordons are in place in Marewa. Police say people should avoid the area and follow instructions from emergency ... <a title="‘Avoid the area’: Person with firearm seen in Napier suburb" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/avoid-the-area-person-with-firearm-seen-in-napier-suburb/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Avoid the area’: Person with firearm seen in Napier suburb">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on February 2, 2026.
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Les O’Connell, Shane O’Brien, Conrad Robertson and Keith Trask celebrate winning gold at the 1984 Olympics. Photosport A former Olympic rower is hoping there is some honour among thieves after his gold medal was stolen from his Christchurch home while he was away for the weekend. Les O’Connell won the medal ... <a title="Former rower Les O’Connell’s Olympic gold medal stolen in home burglary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/former-rower-les-oconnells-olympic-gold-medal-stolen-in-home-burglary/" aria-label="Read more about Former rower Les O’Connell’s Olympic gold medal stolen in home burglary">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford have unveiled changes to how students’ progress is reported. The government says the new reports will give families clearer information about their children. It says the reports will ensure all primary and intermediate schools describe children’s achievement in reading, writing and maths ... <a title="Watch: PM Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford on reporting students’ progress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/watch-pm-christopher-luxon-and-education-minister-erica-stanford-on-reporting-students-progress/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: PM Christopher Luxon and Education Minister Erica Stanford on reporting students’ progress">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Lean, Research Fellow in Philosophy, Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University Ross Stone/Unsplash Less than a year ago, United States company Colossal Biosciences announced it had “resurrected” the dire wolf, a megafauna-hunting wolf species that had been extinct for 10,000 years. Within two days ... <a title="Some companies claim they can ‘resurrect’ species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/some-companies-claim-they-can-resurrect-species-does-that-make-people-more-comfortable-with-extinction-273583/" aria-label="Read more about Some companies claim they can ‘resurrect’ species. Does that make people more comfortable with extinction?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman was in Hutt Hospital, recovering from a leg amputation. RNZ / REECE BAKER A woman recovering from a leg amputation in Hutt Hospital was repeatedly harassed by a male patient who touched her while she slept and watched while she was being washed. The Health and Disability Commission says ... <a title="Patient touched while sleeping, watched while washing during recovery at Hutt Hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/patient-touched-while-sleeping-watched-while-washing-during-recovery-at-hutt-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Patient touched while sleeping, watched while washing during recovery at Hutt Hospital">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The six victims of the Mt Maunganui landslide – Måns Loke Bernhardsson, 20, Lisa Maclennan, 50, Susan Knowles, 71, Sharon Maccanico, 15, Max Furse-Kee, 15, and Jacqualine Wheeler, 71. Supplied Tauranga City Council has voted to commission an independent external review into the fatal Mount Maunganui landslide. Six people died in ... <a title="Tauranga City Council votes for independent review into fatal Mt Maunganui landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/tauranga-city-council-votes-for-independent-review-into-fatal-mt-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Tauranga City Council votes for independent review into fatal Mt Maunganui landslide">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/ Dan Cook A number of schools in Auckland have expressed concern about an uptick in absences at the start of the year as students travel overseas to visit families during Lunar New Year celebrations. New Zealand’s state and state integrated schools begin the first term of 2026 between Monday, 26 ... <a title="Schools fear uptick in absences for Lunar New Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/schools-fear-uptick-in-absences-for-lunar-new-year/" aria-label="Read more about Schools fear uptick in absences for Lunar New Year">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kirby, Construction Industry Consultant, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images New Zealand’s residential construction industry contributes roughly NZ$26 billion annually to the economy and employs around 70,000 workers. Yet despite its significance and scale, the sector’s productivity levels have flatlined since the mid-1980s. In housing construction, ... <a title="NZ’s $2.5 billion shoddy building bill: how to fix the ‘build now, fix later’ culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/nzs-2-5-billion-shoddy-building-bill-how-to-fix-the-build-now-fix-later-culture-272145/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s $2.5 billion shoddy building bill: how to fix the ‘build now, fix later’ culture">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s music’s biggest night, and we’re waiting to see who will take home those golden gramophones. Going into the night, Kendrick Lamar leads with nine nominations, including for album of the year for his GNX. Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter all follow close behind with nods for album, record ... <a title="Grammy Awards 2026: All the winners as they are announced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/grammy-awards-2026-all-the-winners-as-they-are-announced/" aria-label="Read more about Grammy Awards 2026: All the winners as they are announced">Read more</a>
