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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Soprano on Jackson Street. Supplied/Google Maps Street View A Petone Italian restaurant is being sold after nearly 20 years, following an “incredibly tough” few years for the hospitality industry. The owners of Soprano on Jackson Street, Latisha and Jonathan Dowling, posted on Facebook that the decision had not come lightly. “As ... <a title="Italian restaurant in Petone closes doors after 20 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/italian-restaurant-in-petone-closes-doors-after-20-years/" aria-label="Read more about Italian restaurant in Petone closes doors after 20 years">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand BNZ has increased some of its longer-term home loan fixed rates. RNZ / Marika Khabazi BNZ has increased some of its longer-term home loan fixed rates, prompting one economist to say that in hindsight, late last year was borrowers’ best option to lock in a longer rate. It has cut its ... <a title="Did you miss the best time to lock in a longer home loan rate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/did-you-miss-the-best-time-to-lock-in-a-longer-home-loan-rate/" aria-label="Read more about Did you miss the best time to lock in a longer home loan rate?">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026. AFP MANDEL NGAN There’s a rupture in the international rules-based order, but that doesn’t mean New Zealand will be crushed by bigger powers New Zealand has been a beneficiary of the international rules-based ... <a title="What should New Zealand do in the new world order?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/what-should-new-zealand-do-in-the-new-world-order/" aria-label="Read more about What should New Zealand do in the new world order?">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ish Sodhi during New Zealand Blackcaps training Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz It is no surprise that spin has been the feature of the Black Caps training sessions this week as they prepare for their opening game of the T20 World Cup. Coming off a 4-1 loss to India in the recent T20 series, ... <a title="Spin remains the focus for Black Caps ahead of World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/spin-remains-the-focus-for-black-caps-ahead-of-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about Spin remains the focus for Black Caps ahead of World Cup">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stan Walker and rapper Nauti have joined forces with legendary US producer 9th Wonder — who has worked with the likes of Jay-Z and Mary J. Blige — to create ‘One Life’, a new single rooted in healing and unity. The collaboration came together during an APRA songwriting camp, where the ... <a title="Stan Walker: ‘There’s a lot of chaos that’s happening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/stan-walker-theres-a-lot-of-chaos-thats-happening/" aria-label="Read more about Stan Walker: ‘There’s a lot of chaos that’s happening">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand author:phil_pennington] New Zealand, viewed from space. NASA/Goddard/NPP Most of the work being done on a national mission to launch a sovereign satellite is being kept under wraps by officials. An RNZ request under the Official Information Act (OIA) for the key documents came up mostly empty, with ministerial briefings either largely ... <a title="National mission to launch sovereign satellite kept under wraps by officials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/national-mission-to-launch-sovereign-satellite-kept-under-wraps-by-officials/" aria-label="Read more about National mission to launch sovereign satellite kept under wraps by officials">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A flooded house in Auckland in 2023. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly There are 13 Auckland homes at risk of future flooding or landslides that could cost the region’s council an extra $14 million to buyout – a cost it is seeking to avoid with a policy change. Auckland Council wants to ... <a title="Auckland Council looks at rule change to avoid flood buyout costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/auckland-council-looks-at-rule-change-to-avoid-flood-buyout-costs/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Council looks at rule change to avoid flood buyout costs">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Benjamin Harry Timmins. Supplied A man found dead after a shooting in Waitārere Beach near Levin last month was stabbed, police say. The man, identified by his sister as 60-year-old Benjamin Harry Timmins, was found dead on 14 January. A 46-year-old woman and two males aged 17 and 21 remain in ... <a title="Waitārere Beach shooting: Man found dead was stabbed – police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/waitarere-beach-shooting-man-found-dead-was-stabbed-police/" aria-label="Read more about Waitārere Beach shooting: Man found dead was stabbed – police">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Heavy traffic on State Highway 2 and Hutt Rd at Dowse interchange at 5.40pm last week. Phil Pennington/RNZ Roadworks across Lower Hutt are testing commuter’s patience with motorists venting their frustration about gridlock and long delays. But others say the problems are worth bearing for the improvements the work will bring. ... <a title="‘This is crazy’: Commuters face long delays as Lower Hutt’s $1.5b road works continue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/this-is-crazy-commuters-face-long-delays-as-lower-hutts-1-5b-road-works-continue/" aria-label="Read more about ‘This is crazy’: Commuters face long delays as Lower Hutt’s $1.5b road works continue">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When you’re a kid, the wait between Christmases or birthdays feels like an eternity. Fast forward a few decades, though, and it seems like barely any time has passed between one year to the next. The feeling that time speeds up as we age is a thing, says Hinze Hogendoorn, a ... <a title="Time seems to speed up as we age – can it be slowed down?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/time-seems-to-speed-up-as-we-age-can-it-be-slowed-down/" aria-label="Read more about Time seems to speed up as we age – can it be slowed down?">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 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>
