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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A picture of a Southern Brown Kiwi. TUI DE ROY / Minden Pictures / Biosphoto A Tokoeka, also known as the Southern Brown Kiwi, from the Haast region has surprised conservation workers with laying two eggs this season, which is uncommon for the species. Devon Collins from the West Coast Wildlife ... <a title="Southern Brown Kiwi lays rare two eggs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/southern-brown-kiwi-lays-rare-two-eggs/" aria-label="Read more about Southern Brown Kiwi lays rare two eggs">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 high than last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/summer-drowning-numbers-tracking-high-than-last-year/" aria-label="Read more about Summer drowning numbers tracking high than last year">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tai tamariki from Te Wharekura o Tauranga Moana at Waitangi hold a paraikete (blanket) gifted to rangatahi MP Tamatha Paul, inscribed with ‘Ka hao te rangatahi’ – a message that the next generation will take up the work and responsibility. Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ Rangatahi at Waitangi say the decisions being ... <a title="‘For our mokopuna’: Rangatahi voices rise at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/for-our-mokopuna-rangatahi-voices-rise-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about ‘For our mokopuna’: Rangatahi voices rise at Waitangi">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Celebrations getting underway for Waitangi Day, starting with a dawn service which we are livestreaming on this page. Plus, follow our live coverage of all the action through the day from Waitangi and around the rest of Aotearoa on our liveblog below. Follow our live coverage of all the action through ... <a title="Watch live: Dawn ceremony kicks off Waitangi Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/watch-live-dawn-ceremony-kicks-off-waitangi-day/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Dawn ceremony kicks off Waitangi Day">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receiver Demarcus Robinson jumps on the confetti as he celebrates winning the NFL Super Bowl LIV game against the San Francisco 49ers in in 2020. Photosport Seattle Seahawks v New England Patriots Kick-off: 12:30pm, Monday 9 February Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California Live blog updates on RNZ ... <a title="Super Bowl LX: Everything you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/super-bowl-lx-everything-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about Super Bowl LX: Everything you need to know">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taranaki seabed mining protest in 2025. RNZ / Emma Andrews The fast track approvals panel has declined plans to mine the Taranaki seabed in a draft decision. Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) has wanted to mine 50 million tonnes of sea bed a year for 30 years in the South Taranaki Bight. In ... <a title="Fast track panel declines Taranaki seabed mining over risk to marine life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/fast-track-panel-declines-taranaki-seabed-mining-over-risk-to-marine-life/" aria-label="Read more about Fast track panel declines Taranaki seabed mining over risk to marine life">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks at Waitangi on Thursday. RNZ / Mark Papalii Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has faced sustained heckling and had to fend off questions about a revived Treaty Principles Bill as he returned to Waitangi this year. ACT leader David Seymour predictably attracted his own jeers, and NZ ... <a title="Waitangi wrap: Speeches, celebrations and heckling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/waitangi-wrap-speeches-celebrations-and-heckling/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi wrap: Speeches, celebrations and heckling">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Untreated water is leaking onto the capital’s south coast beaches due to the Moa Point Treatment Plant flooding. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Sewer robots are being used to patrol pipes elsewhere in the world to keep them from blocking, but what about in New Zealand? Wellington Water has suggested the main ... <a title="Could sewer robots be used to prevent repeat of Moa Pt sewage spill?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/could-sewer-robots-be-used-to-prevent-repeat-of-moa-pt-sewage-spill/" aria-label="Read more about Could sewer robots be used to prevent repeat of Moa Pt sewage spill?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand-born film maker Taratoa Stappard didn’t set out to make a horror film. But as he took a dive into the history of colonisation in Aotearoa, it became clear he was writing a ‘Māori gothic’. “It became apparent to me very quickly as I was writing it and developing it ... <a title="New ‘Māori gothic’ film Mārama draws on horror of colonialisation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/new-maori-gothic-film-marama-draws-on-horror-of-colonialisation/" aria-label="Read more about New ‘Māori gothic’ film Mārama draws on horror of colonialisation">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Screenshots taken from the internal investigation done by Haeata Community Campus into mouldy lunches being distributed to students on 1 December. Haeata Community Campus The Christchurch school where mouldy lunches were served to students says an internal investigation has found no evidence to support the Ministry for Primary Industries’ claims that ... <a title="Haeata Community Campus disputes MPI’s mouldy school lunch claim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/haeata-community-campus-disputes-mpis-mouldy-school-lunch-claim/" aria-label="Read more about Haeata Community Campus disputes MPI’s mouldy school lunch claim">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Organiser Nicky Smith with her kids Joshua and Harper. RNZ/Bella Craig A Wellington charity supplying school stationery to families who can’t afford it may be forced to turn people away because demand is so high. Te Awakairangi School Stationery Drive supplies children in the Hutt Valley with essentials such as exercise ... <a title="Wellington stationery drive in high demand, exhausts all funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/wellington-stationery-drive-in-high-demand-exhausts-all-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington stationery drive in high demand, exhausts all funding">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand He saved the family from the water in Kai Iwi Lakes in Northland. RNZ / Peter de Graaf The man who rescued a family from the water in Kai Iwi Lakes in Northland says he’s not a hero and he would do it for anyone. Haruru man Aaron Stott was walking ... <a title="Man saves family from drowning in Kai Iwi Lakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/man-saves-family-from-drowning-in-kai-iwi-lakes/" aria-label="Read more about Man saves family from drowning in Kai Iwi Lakes">Read more</a>
