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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Akaroa Harbour. (File photo) SUPPLIED / NGAI TAHU Witnesses are being sought in relation to the grounding of a catamaran at Akaroa on Banks Peninsula. The Black Cat Cruises catamaran was beached at Nīkau Palm Valley Bay, after it got into trouble on Saturday afternoon – requiring more than 40 ... <a title="Appeal for witnesses as recovery of tourist boat grounded in Akaroa begins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/appeal-for-witnesses-as-recovery-of-tourist-boat-grounded-in-akaroa-begins/" aria-label="Read more about Appeal for witnesses as recovery of tourist boat grounded in Akaroa begins">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand athlete Sam Ruthe. Kerry Marshall / www.photosport.nz The Glasgow Commonwealth Games is now on the radar for New Zealand running sensation Sam Ruthe. The athletics world is coming to terms with the 16-year-old who on Sunday became the youngest athlete to ever run a mile quicker than 3 minutes ... <a title="Sam Ruthe’s next goal after setting record for mile" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/sam-ruthes-next-goal-after-setting-record-for-mile/" aria-label="Read more about Sam Ruthe’s next goal after setting record for mile">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In one of Wagner Moura’s favourite scenes in The Secret Agent, his character Armando Solimões suddenly realises he’s being hunted by contract killers – then opens a door and steps out into a Brazilian carnival. To the 49-year-old actor, the scene represents not only an “amazing” celebratory aspect of his culture ... <a title="The Brazilian Best Actor contender on sharing his beautifully ‘complex’ country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/the-brazilian-best-actor-contender-on-sharing-his-beautifully-complex-country/" aria-label="Read more about The Brazilian Best Actor contender on sharing his beautifully ‘complex’ country">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The battle for ownership of Warner Bros. is a rare case of Goliath vs. Goliath. In one corner, there’s the behemoth streaming service Netflix. In the other, Hollywood’s legacy powerhouse, Paramount. The prize is a treasure trove of iconic franchises that stretches back over a century, to include the DC Comics ... <a title="Clash of the TV titans: How it will shape what we watch and what we pay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/clash-of-the-tv-titans-how-it-will-shape-what-we-watch-and-what-we-pay/" aria-label="Read more about Clash of the TV titans: How it will shape what we watch and what we pay">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Rākau Hua o Te Wao Tapu (Te Rākau) is now the longest-running Māori community theatre company in Aotearoa. Stephen A’Court For more than three decades, Aotearoa’s longest surviving independent Māori theatre company has used storytelling to open kōrero about trauma, healing and hope in communities across the motu. Te Rākau ... <a title="Longest-standing Māori theatre company brings whānau voices of trauma and hope to the stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/longest-standing-maori-theatre-company-brings-whanau-voices-of-trauma-and-hope-to-the-stage/" aria-label="Read more about Longest-standing Māori theatre company brings whānau voices of trauma and hope to the stage">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Tess Brunton The muse for an iconic Dunedin statue has come face-to-face with her bronzed younger self nearly 60 years later and half a world away. Catherine Lee was 9 when she posed as Wendy from Peter Pan for British sculptor Sir Cecil Thomas OBE in London. The statue ... <a title="‘It’s me’: Statue model comes face-to-face with younger self 60 years later" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/its-me-statue-model-comes-face-to-face-with-younger-self-60-years-later/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s me’: Statue model comes face-to-face with younger self 60 years later">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As February begins we enter the last weeks of summer. It’s been a season of extremes, with record-breaking temperatures and heat warnings at the start being swept away by the devastating storms just after the new year began. Following the warmer, settled weekend, you could be excused for wondering is summer ... <a title="Summer’s last weeks could be a bit of a roller coaster, but it’s not all bad news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/summers-last-weeks-could-be-a-bit-of-a-roller-coaster-but-its-not-all-bad-news/" aria-label="Read more about Summer’s last weeks could be a bit of a roller coaster, but it’s not all bad news">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A world class museum on Canterbury’s picturesque Banks Peninsula will mark 50 years of hosting the South Island’s biggest and longest-running Waitangi Day commemorations on 6 February. The Okains Bay Māori and Colonial Museum has one of the most significant historical collections in the country. The museum and annual event were ... <a title="Canterbury museum to mark 50 years hosting Waitangi Day commemorations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/canterbury-museum-to-mark-50-years-hosting-waitangi-day-commemorations/" aria-label="Read more about Canterbury museum to mark 50 years hosting Waitangi Day commemorations">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Last year’s NCEA achievement rate for year 12 and 13 was the lowest in five years (file photo). Supplied/ Unsplash – Meredith Spencer Principals fear many of the 15,000 senior secondary students who failed to reach the critical NCEA reading, writing and maths benchmark last year will give up on school ... <a title="Lowest NCEA achievement rate for past 5 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/lowest-ncea-achievement-rate-for-past-5-years/" aria-label="Read more about Lowest NCEA achievement rate for past 5 years">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP / Thom Leach / Science Photo Library New rules allowing GPs and nurse practitioners to prescribe drugs to treat ADHD increase the risk of over-diagnosis, over-prescribing, addiction, psychosis and other harms, some clinicians are warning. Christchurch hospitality worker Caity became increasingly anxious in the month after starting on ADHD medication. ... <a title="Clinicians fear over-diagnosis of ADHD as GPs, nurse practitioners allowed to prescribe medication" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/clinicians-fear-over-diagnosis-of-adhd-as-gps-nurse-practitioners-allowed-to-prescribe-medication/" aria-label="Read more about Clinicians fear over-diagnosis of ADHD as GPs, nurse practitioners allowed to prescribe medication">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand December’s data was a story of huge gross churn, Cotality chief property economist Kelvin Davidson says. RNZ Home loan borrowers are switching banks in record numbers, chasing cash back incentives. But who’s paying the price? Reserve Bank data shows there was $14.1 billion of home loan lending in December, $3.6b more ... <a title="Who’s paying the price for cash back offers?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/whos-paying-the-price-for-cash-back-offers/" aria-label="Read more about Who’s paying the price for cash back offers?">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Akaroa Harbour. (File photo) SUPPLIED / NGAI TAHU The recovery of a catamaran that grounded at Akaroa on Banks Peninsula is expected to begin on Monday. The Black Cat Cruises catamaran was beached at Nīkau Palm Valley Bay, after it got into trouble on Saturday afternoon – requiring more than ... <a title="Recovery of tourist boat grounded in Akaroa set to begin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/recovery-of-tourist-boat-grounded-in-akaroa-set-to-begin/" aria-label="Read more about Recovery of tourist boat grounded in Akaroa set to begin">Read more</a>
