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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: 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 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 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 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: 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 Matt Henry celebrates a wicket. photosport Seamer Matt Henry grabbed five wickets and came up clutch in the final over as the Black Caps saw off the United States by seven runs in a T20 World Cup warmup match in Mumbai. It capped a difficult day for New Zealand, who couldn’t ... <a title="Black Caps scramble to beat the US in World T20 warmup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/black-caps-scramble-to-beat-the-us-in-world-t20-warmup/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps scramble to beat the US in World T20 warmup">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you unwrapped an online ancestry DNA test for Christmas, you might be feeling curious – even excited – about discovering your cultural heritage and family tree. But did the accompanying card warn it could also blow up your life? Before you join the more than 26 million people globally who ... <a title="How an ancestry DNA test can potentially blow up your life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/how-an-ancestry-dna-test-can-potentially-blow-up-your-life/" aria-label="Read more about How an ancestry DNA test can potentially blow up your life">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dive Wellington runs sessions in the Taputeranga Marine Reserve almost everyday. Supplied / Dave Drane Wellington divers are not only worried about the environmental cost, but the financial fallout of having raw sewage spewing onto the south coast. The beaches are off limits, after a “catastrophic failure” at the Moa Point ... <a title="Fears over financial impact of Wellington’s south coast sewage leak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/fears-over-financial-impact-of-wellingtons-south-coast-sewage-leak/" aria-label="Read more about Fears over financial impact of Wellington’s south coast sewage leak">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This is a story about two vintage wooden boat cultures, Māori and Pākehā, which come together every Waitangi weekend at the popular Lake Rotoiti Wooden and Classic Boat Parade. It’s a story inspired by the 1911 hand-coloured photograph above, which was taken at Lake Rotoiti in the central North island by ... <a title="A tale of two waka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/a-tale-of-two-waka/" aria-label="Read more about A tale of two waka">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Water Safety New Zealand chief executive Glen Scanlon says ways to mitigate the risk of drowning include not doing water activities alone, wearing life jackets and to swim between the flags. Surf Lifesaving NZ The number of people that have drowned across the country this summer is tracking higher than last ... <a title="Summer drowning numbers tracking higher than last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/summer-drowning-numbers-tracking-higher-than-last-year/" aria-label="Read more about Summer drowning numbers tracking higher than last year">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon sits with coalition party leaders Winston Peters and David Seymour. RNZ/Mark Papalii Analysis: For once, it was the opposition feeling some heat at Waitangi, as Te Pati Māori’s internal turmoil spilled out on the ātea. The public airing of dirty laundry was one of the few moments ... <a title="Opposition infighting gives coalition brief relief at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/opposition-infighting-gives-coalition-brief-relief-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Opposition infighting gives coalition brief relief at Waitangi">Read more</a>
