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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire crews dealt with two vegetation fires. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Fire and Emergency (FENZ) is warning that ongoing strikes are putting the public at risk. It received 18 calls during Friday’s strike, and 10 cases were in areas impacted by the industrial action. Fire crews dealt with two vegetation fires. ... <a title="FENZ warns of public risk as 18 calls received during strike" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/fenz-warns-of-public-risk-as-18-calls-received-during-strike/" aria-label="Read more about FENZ warns of public risk as 18 calls received during strike">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Waitangi Day celebrations are ongoing, starting with a dawn service which included a rowdy reception for the deputy prime minister and a waka flotilla and poewrful 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 ... <a title="Watch live: Waitangi visitors reflect on manaakitanga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/watch-live-waitangi-visitors-reflect-on-manaakitanga/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Waitangi visitors reflect on manaakitanga">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Afro-soul artist Ch! Nonso (Emmanuel Chinonso Nwachukwu) wants music to make you move, but also make you feel something. “It had to have rhythm, it had to make you dance, but it also had to pull at your heartstrings. It had to tug at something; it had to make you think ... <a title="Ch! Nonso: Bringing the sounds of Afro-soul to Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/ch-nonso-bringing-the-sounds-of-afro-soul-to-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about Ch! Nonso: Bringing the sounds of Afro-soul to Aotearoa">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jimmy Hilton has been plucked from the NSW national premier league side the Marconi Stallions. supplied Auckland FC have signed British-born and Australian-raised rookie Sydney goalkeeper Jimmy Hilton until the end of the season. The 23-year-old has impressed for Sydney club Marconi Stallions in the NSW National Premier League. A call-up ... <a title="Football: Auckland FC turn to Sydney youngster Jimmy Hilton to shore up goalkeeping reserves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/football-auckland-fc-turn-to-sydney-youngster-jimmy-hilton-to-shore-up-goalkeeping-reserves/" aria-label="Read more about Football: Auckland FC turn to Sydney youngster Jimmy Hilton to shore up goalkeeping reserves">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Thames coastline. cmfotoworks/123RF One person has died, after a boat capsized off Tararu Beach, Thames on Friday morning. Coastguard was alerted to two people in the water at 11.45am and found both had reached shore, but efforts to resuscitate one of them through CPR and a defibrillator proved unsuccessful. Police, Fire ... <a title="One dead, after boat capsizes off Thames coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/one-dead-after-boat-capsizes-off-thames-coast/" aria-label="Read more about One dead, after boat capsizes off Thames coast">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on February 6, 2026.
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Westshore Beach, Napier Police are investigating the “water-related” death of a five-year-old boy in Napier, after recovering his body early Friday morning. The boy went missing around the Westshore area between 6pm and 8.30pm on Thursday. Police were notified that a body was seen in the water off The Esplanade, Westshore, ... <a title="Police launch investigation into ‘water-related’ Napier death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/police-launch-investigation-into-water-related-napier-death/" aria-label="Read more about Police launch investigation into ‘water-related’ Napier death">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand At Waitangi, Papamīharo stands out as an intentional space. Coco Lance / RNZ Pacific At Waitangi, Papamīharo stands out as an intentional space. The colourful, immersive tent has invited mokopuna, rangatahi and whānau to slow down, reconnect and “simply be”. Creating room for play, imagination and rest, grounded in the principles ... <a title="‘Our kids are the atua of the space’: Papamīharo creates space for taitamariki at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/our-kids-are-the-atua-of-the-space-papamiharo-creates-space-for-taitamariki-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Our kids are the atua of the space’: Papamīharo creates space for taitamariki at Waitangi">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King A man’s attempt to flee police by setting sail quickly failed when he came across a police catamaran operating nearby. Police said at about 8.30am Friday, officers told a 27-year-old Porirua man at the Mana Twin Bridges public boat ramp he was under arrest for ... <a title="Quick getaway sinks fast as fleeing boatie runs into police catamaran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/quick-getaway-sinks-fast-as-fleeing-boatie-runs-into-police-catamaran/" aria-label="Read more about Quick getaway sinks fast as fleeing boatie runs into police catamaran">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Hickie, Co-Director, Health and Policy, Brain and Mind Centre, University of Sydney Joel Cauchi’s psychiatrist failed to see the early warning signs of his relapse into psychosis and should be investigated by the Queensland health ombudsman, New South Wales coroner Teresa O’Sullivan has concluded. Cauchi, who ... <a title="Lessons from Bondi Junction attack show what we really need from schizophrenia care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/lessons-from-bondi-junction-attack-show-what-we-really-need-from-schizophrenia-care-275221/" aria-label="Read more about Lessons from Bondi Junction attack show what we really need from schizophrenia care">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Palmer, Lecturer in International Law, Griffith University Just four months ago, Timor-Leste formally became a member of the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN). This week, the tiny country took an unprecedented step: its judicial authorities appointed a prosecutor to examine the Myanmar military’s responsibility for ... <a title="With international law at a ‘breaking point’, a tiny country goes after Myanmar’s junta on its own" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/with-international-law-at-a-breaking-point-a-tiny-country-goes-after-myanmars-junta-on-its-own-275089/" aria-label="Read more about With international law at a ‘breaking point’, a tiny country goes after Myanmar’s junta on its own">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eve Vincent, Associate Professor, Anthropology, Macquarie University Pavel Danilyuk/Pexels, CC BY Teeth are one of the most visible markers of poverty: structural circumstances that are individually borne. In an essay for Aeon, US journalist Sarah Smarsh calls them “poor teeth”. She writes: Often, bad teeth are blamed ... <a title="What our teeth reveal about the growing gap between rich and poor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/what-our-teeth-reveal-about-the-growing-gap-between-rich-and-poor-274519/" aria-label="Read more about What our teeth reveal about the growing gap between rich and poor">Read more</a>
