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February 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Tank Test worker was hospitalised for nine weeks after several condemned, nine-kilogram gas bottles exploded and their forklift caught fire. SUPPLIED An explosion that put a forklift driver in hospital for nine weeks could have been avoided with basic safety controls, WorkSafe said. The worker was seriously burned when several ... <a title="WorkSafe says explosion that seriously burnt a forklift driver was avoidable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/07/worksafe-says-explosion-that-seriously-burnt-a-forklift-driver-was-avoidable/" aria-label="Read more about WorkSafe says explosion that seriously burnt a forklift driver was avoidable">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Australian stock exchange was down by two percent. 123RF A financial advisor believes the New Zealand stock exchange will be less affected by the latest global market trends than Australia. The Australian stock exchange was two percent down when it closed trading yesterday evening, with some of the worst hit ... <a title="NZ stock less affected by global market than Australia, advisor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/07/nz-stock-less-affected-by-global-market-than-australia-advisor-says/" aria-label="Read more about NZ stock less affected by global market than Australia, advisor says">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Waitangi Day celebrations started with a dawn service, which included a rowdy reception for the deputy prime minister, a waka flotilla and powerful haka. Follow coverage on our live blog below. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every ... <a title="As it happened: Waitangi visitors reflect on manaakitanga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/07/as-it-happened-waitangi-visitors-reflect-on-manaakitanga/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Waitangi visitors reflect on manaakitanga">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Sunday’s Newspoll is being keenly awaited by federal Liberals as leadership aspirant Angus Taylor contemplates the timing of a challenge to Sussan Ley. With talks to try to get the federal Coalition together looking near collapse, Taylor danced around the ... <a title="View from The Hill: Angus Taylor circles Ley, as Liberals watch polling and negotiations with Nats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/view-from-the-hill-angus-taylor-circles-ley-as-liberals-watch-polling-and-negotiations-with-nats-274833/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Angus Taylor circles Ley, as Liberals watch polling and negotiations with Nats">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sarpreet Singh in 2023. AFP Wellington Phoenix have secured a stunning homecoming, signing 26-cap All White Sarpreet Singh for the rest of the A-League season. The attacking midfielder is on loan from Serbian SuperLiga side Bačka Topola. As a teenager, Singh made his professional debut for the Wellington outfit and logged ... <a title="Wellington Phoenix land All Whites star Sarpreet Singh in new loan deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/wellington-phoenix-land-all-whites-star-sarpreet-singh-in-new-loan-deal/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Phoenix land All Whites star Sarpreet Singh in new loan deal">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s teenage sensation Pia Vlok is flanked by Perth Glory defenders. www.photosport.nz For the first time in club history, a rejuvenated Wellington Phoenix sit atop the women’s A-league, after a tense 1-0 win over Perth Glory. The successful outing at home capped a remarkable four-match winning streak, catapulting them past Melbourne ... <a title="Wellington Phoenix women rewrite A-League history books with win over Perth Glory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/wellington-phoenix-women-rewrite-a-league-history-books-with-win-over-perth-glory/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Phoenix women rewrite A-League history books with win over Perth Glory">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Nitro is a triple-distilled vodka beverage formulated with guarana. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly At least half a dozen Christchurch bottle stores have agreed to stop selling a vodka-infused guarana RTD in an effort to get or renew their liquor licences – the result of a campaign its manufacturer feels was driven ... <a title="Christchurch bottle stores ban the sale of popular drink Nitro to renew licenses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/christchurch-bottle-stores-ban-the-sale-of-popular-drink-nitro-to-renew-licenses/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch bottle stores ban the sale of popular drink Nitro to renew licenses">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sewage can be seen on Wellington’s South Coast after a leak from the Moa Point wastewater plant. Kate Taptiklis Wellington Mayor Andrew Little says he will raise what he has called a “catastrophic” failure of the city’s sewage plant with the prime minister. Wellington Water has released its first batch of ... <a title="Wellington Mayor Andrew Little says he will bring ‘catastrophic’ sewage failure to PM’s attention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/wellington-mayor-andrew-little-says-he-will-bring-catastrophic-sewage-failure-to-pms-attention/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Mayor Andrew Little says he will bring ‘catastrophic’ sewage failure to PM’s attention">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taranaki seabed mining protest in 2025. RNZ / Emma Andrews A group representing the mining sector insists the decision declining plans to mine the Taranaki seabed is not final. While the fast-track approvals panel turned down Trans-Tasman Resources’ (TTR) bid to mine 50 million tonnes a year, for 30 years, in ... <a title="Mining sector says Taranaki seabed plan rejection ’embarrassing’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/mining-sector-says-taranaki-seabed-plan-rejection-embarrassing/" aria-label="Read more about Mining sector says Taranaki seabed plan rejection ’embarrassing’">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Lyon Farrell reacts after competing in the snowboard men’s big air qualification at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Snow Park, in Livigno. AFP New Zealand has made a flying start to the Winter Olympics in Italy, with all three men qualifying for the final of ... <a title="Flying start: All three NZ snowboarders through to Winter Olympics big air final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/flying-start-all-three-nz-snowboarders-through-to-winter-olympics-big-air-final/" aria-label="Read more about Flying start: All three NZ snowboarders through to Winter Olympics big air final">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This year’s Waitangi commemorations have provided a platform for many diverse voices, for togetherness and disagreement, and for culture, fun and getting out into the sun. Mark Papalii After the Waitangi Day Festival dawn service at Te Whare Rūnanga – the Treaty Grounds, in the Bay of Islands, people lined the ... <a title="Waitangi Day 2026 in pictures: the waka, kapa haka and crowds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/waitangi-day-2026-in-pictures-the-waka-kapa-haka-and-crowds/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi Day 2026 in pictures: the waka, kapa haka and crowds">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney LSO Photo/Getty Images Australia is battling its biggest rise in whooping cough cases in 35 years. During 2024 and 2025 Australia recorded 82,513 whooping cough cases – the highest number since monitoring began in 1991. ... <a title="Whooping cough cases are at their highest level in 35 years – so why the surge?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/whooping-cough-cases-are-at-their-highest-level-in-35-years-so-why-the-surge-275082/" aria-label="Read more about Whooping cough cases are at their highest level in 35 years – so why the surge?">Read more</a>
