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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tai Webster of the Breakers is challenged by John Brown of the South East Melbourne Phoenix. photosport The New Zealand Breakers have been left with a mountain to climb to reach the NBL playoffs after being outplayed on their home court 114-83 by the South East Melbourne Phoenix. Missing a number ... <a title="Basketball: Undermanned Breakers beaten by Phoenix in playoff blow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/basketball-undermanned-breakers-beaten-by-phoenix-in-playoff-blow/" aria-label="Read more about Basketball: Undermanned Breakers beaten by Phoenix in playoff blow">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [repuv] By Julien Mivielle and Laurent Thomet, AFP Methane levels rose at a record pace in the wake of the pandemic, research has found. 123RF In an ironic twist, lower air pollution during Covid lockdowns fuelled an unprecedented surge in the powerful greenhouse gas methane in the early 2020s, a study ... <a title="Lower pollution during Covid boosted methane: study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/lower-pollution-during-covid-boosted-methane-study/" aria-label="Read more about Lower pollution during Covid boosted methane: study">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Celebrations have begun at Waitangi Day, starting with a dawn service which included a rowdy reception for the deputy prime minister. 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 weekday. – Published ... <a title="Watch live: Waitangi Day celebrations continue, as waka hit the water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/watch-live-waitangi-day-celebrations-continue-as-waka-hit-the-water/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Waitangi Day celebrations continue, as waka hit the water">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A pedestrian died in Ōtara after being hit by a vehicle. RNZ/ Marika Khabazi A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle on a northbound lane of the Southern Motorway at Ōtara early on Friday morning. Emergency services were called about 12.30am on Friday, between the Te Irirangi Drive ... <a title="Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in Ōtara" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/pedestrian-dies-after-being-hit-by-vehicle-in-otara/" aria-label="Read more about Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in Ōtara">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A pedestrian died in Ōtara after being hit by a vehicle. RNZ/ Marika Khabazi A pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle on a northbound lane of the Southern Motorway at Ōtara early on Friday morning. Emergency services were called about 12.30am on Friday, between the Te Irirangi Drive ... <a title="Pedestrian killed after being hit by vehicle in Ōtara" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/pedestrian-killed-after-being-hit-by-vehicle-in-otara/" aria-label="Read more about Pedestrian killed after being hit by vehicle in Ōtara">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf A body has been located at a beach in Napier, police say. At around 8:25pm on Thursday, police were notified that a body was seen in the water off The Esplanade, Westshore. Police and Coastguard responded and conducted a search for the body, which was recovered just before 1:30am. A ... <a title="Body found at Napier beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/body-found-at-napier-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Body found at Napier beach">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson RNZ / Mark Papalii The Green Party is celebrating the decision to decline plans to mine the Taranaki seabed. In a draft decision on Thursday, the fast-track approvals panel declined Trans-Tasman Resources’ (TTR) bid to mine 50 million tonnes of seabed a year for 30 years ... <a title="Green Party celebrates decision to decline Taranaki seabed mining" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/green-party-celebrates-decision-to-decline-taranaki-seabed-mining/" aria-label="Read more about Green Party celebrates decision to decline Taranaki seabed mining">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney Kindel Media/Pexels Thriving Kids is back in the spotlight, after the states and territories agreed last week to match the federal government’s A$2 billion dollar investment. The new national program is targeted at children aged 0-8 with developmental delay ... <a title="No diagnoses and no gap fees for physios and speechies. What else do we know about Thriving Kids?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/no-diagnoses-and-no-gap-fees-for-physios-and-speechies-what-else-do-we-know-about-thriving-kids-274951/" aria-label="Read more about No diagnoses and no gap fees for physios and speechies. What else do we know about Thriving Kids?">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Super Rugby Pacific is back after a real return to form last year, with the competition kicking off in Dunedin on 13 February. As usual, each team has gone through an eventful off season, so today we’re checking in on last year’s fairytale team, Moana Pasifika. Highlanders team preview Overview Moana ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific preview: Moana Pasifika" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/super-rugby-pacific-preview-moana-pasifika/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific preview: Moana Pasifika">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whole blue whale fluke credit Mark Carwardine A Green MP wants tohorā/whales to be recognised as legal persons. In New Zealand, laws have been passed to grant legal personhood to natural features, allowing them to be represented in court and have rights similar to those of individuals. Teanau Tuiono has lodged ... <a title="Green MP seeks recognition of tohorā/whales as legal persons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/green-mp-seeks-recognition-of-tohora-whales-as-legal-persons/" aria-label="Read more about Green MP seeks recognition of tohorā/whales as legal persons">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Layla Bailey-McDowell Politicians, church leaders, local iwi and a crowd in the thousands attended the dawn service which kicked off Waitangi Day celebrations. The service included a rowdy reception for deputy prime minister David Seymour, who faced boos, and audience members heckling him during his speech. A pūtatara (conch ... <a title="Waitangi 2026: Dawn service in pictures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/waitangi-2026-dawn-service-in-pictures/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi 2026: Dawn service in pictures">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Petousis-Harris, Associate Professor in Vaccinology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images When NZ First leader Winston Peters responded to the recent US withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) by questioning whether New Zealand should continue funding it, he employed a familiar narrative. ... <a title="WHO membership doesn’t threaten NZ’s sovereignty – walking away from it would" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/who-membership-doesnt-threaten-nzs-sovereignty-walking-away-from-it-would-274844/" aria-label="Read more about WHO membership doesn’t threaten NZ’s sovereignty – walking away from it would">Read more</a>
