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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The six victims of the Mt Maunganui landslide – Måns Loke Bernhardsson, 20, Lisa Maclennan, 50, Susan Knowles, 71, Sharon Maccanico, 15, Max Furse-Kee, 15, and Jacqualine Wheeler, 71. Supplied A review into the fatal Mount Maunganui landslide will zero in on the hours leading up to it, according to Tauranga’s ... <a title="Mt Maunganui review to focus on hours leading up to landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/mt-maunganui-review-to-focus-on-hours-leading-up-to-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui review to focus on hours leading up to landslide">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sonya Rockhouse (left) and Anna Osborne outside Parliament. RNZ / Anneke Smith Pike River families say they’re “pissed off” and “frustrated” that they’re still waiting for a decision to be made prosecuting key people they believe to be responsible for the disaster, nearly 16 years after the tragedy. On Monday, police ... <a title="Pike River families ‘pissed off’ and ‘frustrated’ at long wait for outcome of police criminal probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/pike-river-families-pissed-off-and-frustrated-at-long-wait-for-outcome-of-police-criminal-probe/" aria-label="Read more about Pike River families ‘pissed off’ and ‘frustrated’ at long wait for outcome of police criminal probe">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hāwera Cinema 2 trustee Aaron Foley says ticket sales have more than halved while costs have continued to rise. RNZ / Robin Martin A Taranaki cinema complex – which made international headlines when it banned people wearing pyjamas and onesies from screenings – faces imminent closure if it cannot find new ... <a title="Hāwera cinema world-famous for PJ ban faces imminent closure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/hawera-cinema-world-famous-for-pj-ban-faces-imminent-closure/" aria-label="Read more about Hāwera cinema world-famous for PJ ban faces imminent closure">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tiaki Wai will provide drinking water, wastewater, and piped stormwater services in the Wellington metropolitan area. 123rf Ratepayers in the Wellington metropolitan area will have two bills from 1 July as new water entity Tiaki Wai replaces Wellington Water. The new organisation would provide drinking water, wastewater, and piped stormwater services ... <a title="What you need to know about Tiaki Wai, the entity replacing Wellington Water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/what-you-need-to-know-about-tiaki-wai-the-entity-replacing-wellington-water/" aria-label="Read more about What you need to know about Tiaki Wai, the entity replacing Wellington Water">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Rachael Horner of the Bioeconomy Science Institute was tasked with counting the tiny whitefly eggs Craig Robertson / Bioeconomy Science Institute Follow Our Changing World on Apple, Spotify, iHeartRadio or wherever you listen to your podcasts In a small room in the Bioeconomy Science Institute in Lincoln, Dr Mark MacDougall ... <a title="Our Changing World: Insect vibes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/our-changing-world-insect-vibes/" aria-label="Read more about Our Changing World: Insect vibes">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Kane Russell DJ Mills / PHOTOSPORT The Black Sticks men have won their series against Japan after a 4-3 victory in the third and deciding game. Japan had won the opening game 5-2, with New Zealand taking the second 5-1. The deciding game in Hamilton wasn’t decided until late ... <a title="Black Sticks clinch series against Japan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/black-sticks-clinch-series-against-japan/" aria-label="Read more about Black Sticks clinch series against Japan">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The six victims of the Mt Maunganui landslide – Måns Loke Bernhardsson, 20, Lisa Maclennan, 50, Susan Knowles, 71, Sharon Maccanico, 15, Max Furse-Kee, 15, and Jacqualine Wheeler, 71. Supplied A council-commissioned review into the fatal Mount Maunganui landslide will zero in on the hours leading up to it, according to ... <a title="Mt Maunganui review to focus on hours leading up to landslide – mayor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/mt-maunganui-review-to-focus-on-hours-leading-up-to-landslide-mayor/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui review to focus on hours leading up to landslide – mayor">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood will enhance the film industry, her creator says. Norwood is the creation of Dutch comedian, writer and actress Eline Van der Velden through her new AI talent studio Xicoia – a spin-off of AI production studio Particle6. Using AI in this way is building on what went before, ... <a title="AI actress Tilly Norwood could soon do her own interviews" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/ai-actress-tilly-norwood-could-soon-do-her-own-interviews/" aria-label="Read more about AI actress Tilly Norwood could soon do her own interviews">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Remuera Intermediate principal Kyle Brewerton. RNZ / Yiting Lin An Auckland principal says the government’s new report cards will help children who change schools. Fulfilling an election campaign promise, Education Minister Erica Stanford unveiled the new approach to report cards for reading, writing and mathematics on Monday. The reports will include: ... <a title="Standardised report cards will help children who change schools – principal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/standardised-report-cards-will-help-children-who-change-schools-principal/" aria-label="Read more about Standardised report cards will help children who change schools – principal">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wegovy is a weight loss drug that is injected weekly. JENS KALAENE Pharmac has taken the first steps towards funding weight loss drug Wegovy after an advisory panel provisionally recommended funding it as a high priority for some people. Wegovy or semaglutide is a GLP-1 receptor agonist for weight loss. The ... <a title="Pharmac makes move towards funding weight loss drug Wegovy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/pharmac-makes-move-towards-funding-weight-loss-drug-wegovy/" aria-label="Read more about Pharmac makes move towards funding weight loss drug Wegovy">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Local Councillor Lotu Fuli. Nick Monro An Auckland City councillor is urging a 40-strong pack of dirt bikers to think of their community after police say they were driving dangerously at the weekend. Officers were called to reports of bikers pulling wheelies, driving onto footpaths and into oncoming traffic in Ōtara ... <a title="Auckland councillor’s plea to ‘disruptive, disturbing’ dirt bikers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/auckland-councillors-plea-to-disruptive-disturbing-dirt-bikers/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland councillor’s plea to ‘disruptive, disturbing’ dirt bikers">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Corrections was aware one of its probation officers was being investigated by police over alleged child sex offending for more than two weeks before he was arrested, but did not tell his regional managers. Corrections has acknowledged there was a “missed opportunity” in not telling his superiors. Corrections Minister Mark Mitchell ... <a title="Corrections didn’t tell staffer’s managers of investigation into his alleged child sex offending" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/corrections-didnt-tell-staffers-managers-of-investigation-into-his-alleged-child-sex-offending/" aria-label="Read more about Corrections didn’t tell staffer’s managers of investigation into his alleged child sex offending">Read more</a>
