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February 5, 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 the Highlanders. Overview Jamie Joseph Coach of the Highlanders © Photosport ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific preview: Highlanders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/super-rugby-pacific-preview-highlanders/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific preview: Highlanders">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A pōwhiri for Te Arikinui Kuiini nga wai hono i te po and the Kiingitanga at Waitangi. Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ Coalition and opposition MPs will face the Waitangi crowds on Thursday morning, making their election year pitch after being officially welcomed to the Treaty Grounds. The past few years at ... <a title="Coalition and opposition MPs face Waitangi crowds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/coalition-and-opposition-mps-face-waitangi-crowds/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition and opposition MPs face Waitangi crowds">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s Moa Point wastewater treatment plant has been shut down and staff evacuated from the site, after an equipment failure flooded multiple floors. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Some locals have described a Wellington sewage plant shutdown as gross, sad and unacceptable. An average of around 70 million litres of untreated wastewater ... <a title="‘Pretty gross’: Locals shocked as raw sewage flows into Wellington sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/pretty-gross-locals-shocked-as-raw-sewage-flows-into-wellington-sea/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Pretty gross’: Locals shocked as raw sewage flows into Wellington sea">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The cordon in Mount Maunganui following the deadly landslide is covered in tributes for the people who lost their lives. RNZ / Lauren Crimp The Tauranga mayor said any decisions on the land immediately surrounding the fatal Mount Maunganui landslide will be months away, but feels it is unlikely that the ... <a title="Tauranga mayor says it’s unlikely Mt Maunganui landslide area will remain a campsite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/tauranga-mayor-says-its-unlikely-mt-maunganui-landslide-area-will-remain-a-campsite/" aria-label="Read more about Tauranga mayor says it’s unlikely Mt Maunganui landslide area will remain a campsite">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Alexander and Senia Filipo sit in the dock at Auckland District Court on Tuesday. RNZ / Liu Chen An Auckland couple who accidentally received $158,000 in a bank transfer error, spending most of the money within days, have each been sentenced to six months of community detention. Senia Filipo, 39, and ... <a title="Couple sentenced in accidental bank transfer trial" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/couple-sentenced-in-accidental-bank-transfer-trial/" aria-label="Read more about Couple sentenced in accidental bank transfer trial">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mt Eden prison. RNZ/Calvin Samuel An inmate has died after being transported to Mt Eden prison on his way back from court. Corrections acting deputy commissioner men’s prisons David Pattinson confirmed in a statement to RNZ that a man had died after being transported to the prison in a First Security ... <a title="Mt Eden prison inmate dies after court appearance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/mt-eden-prison-inmate-dies-after-court-appearance/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Eden prison inmate dies after court appearance">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A man has been charged with murder after the death of a woman in Clutha on 23 January. Emergency services were called to Adams Flats Road in Crichton around 6.10pm. A woman was found deceased, and a second person was critically injured. Police said a man has been arrested and ... <a title="Man charged with murder of Jillian Clark in Clutha" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/man-charged-with-murder-of-jillian-clark-in-clutha/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged with murder of Jillian Clark in Clutha">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cold-stunned as well as dead green iguanas lie in the back of a pickup truck after being collected by Redline Iguana Removal services during a cold spell on 2 February 2026, in Hollywood, Florida. AFP/JOE RAEDLE In the US, a winter cold snap blanketing the country has created a new hobby ... <a title="People collect frozen iguanas as US cold snap continues to bite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/people-collect-frozen-iguanas-as-us-cold-snap-continues-to-bite/" aria-label="Read more about People collect frozen iguanas as US cold snap continues to bite">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po, the Māori Queen, has pledged to give the proceeds of the annual Turangawaewae Regatta to Māori communities impacted by severe weather events. Ngātiwai in the North, Tauranga Moana and Te Tai Rāwhiti will receive the proceeds from the ... <a title="Māori Queen pledges proceeds of Turangawaewae Regatta to weather-impacted communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/maori-queen-pledges-proceeds-of-turangawaewae-regatta-to-weather-impacted-communities/" aria-label="Read more about Māori Queen pledges proceeds of Turangawaewae Regatta to weather-impacted communities">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Californian ska-punk band Sublime have announced a New Zealand tour – a first for Aotearoa. The band will kick off at Christchurch’s Wolfbrook Arena on 8 April, followed by Trusts Arena in Auckland on 10 April and finishing up at Wellington’s Brewtown on 11 April. Formed in Long Beach, California, Sublime ... <a title="Sublime are coming to New Zealand for the first time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/sublime-are-coming-to-new-zealand-for-the-first-time/" aria-label="Read more about Sublime are coming to New Zealand for the first time">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A man has been charged with murder after the death of a woman in Clutha on 23 January. Emergency services were called to Adams Flats Road in Crichton around 6.10pm. A woman was found deceased, and a second person was critically injured. Police said a man has been arrested and ... <a title="Man charged with murder of woman in Clutha" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/man-charged-with-murder-of-woman-in-clutha/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged with murder of woman in Clutha">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The bridge’s cabling failed and sagged into the river after strong winds on New Year’s Eve. Supplied / Horizons Regional Council When strong New Year’s Eve winds broke the cabling on an historic bridge, its future came under a cloud. Sitting above the flat lands surrounding State Highway 56 in southern ... <a title="Historic Ōpiki Bridge’s future under cloud with more repairs needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/historic-opiki-bridges-future-under-cloud-with-more-repairs-needed/" aria-label="Read more about Historic Ōpiki Bridge’s future under cloud with more repairs needed">Read more</a>
