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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An AI-generated video claimed to show Prime Minister Christopher Luxon at Waitangi. Screenshot / Facebook Analysis – A flood of “fake NZ news” pages are swamping social media with misleading slop, including using AI to animate still photos of a Mount Maunganui landslide victim. Dodgy Facebook pages devoted to churning out ... <a title="How fake NZ news pages are swamping Facebook with AI slop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/how-fake-nz-news-pages-are-swamping-facebook-with-ai-slop/" aria-label="Read more about How fake NZ news pages are swamping Facebook with AI slop">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand American actor Bradley Cooper’s latest turn in the director’s chair (after Maestro and A Star is Born) ambitiously tries to evoke the warm, low-key dramedies of a bygone era. But its well-intentioned and often well-crafted parts never fully come together enough to really pull the heartstrings. It’s all just kind of ... <a title="Review: Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’ is a lukewarm bath" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/review-bradley-coopers-is-this-thing-on-is-a-lukewarm-bath/" aria-label="Read more about Review: Bradley Cooper’s ‘Is This Thing On?’ is a lukewarm bath">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Illegal Scilate apple trees have been destroyed in a Gansu province orchard. Supplied Illegal apple orchards in China have been torn down after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of New Zealand horticulture company T&G. T&G owns the IP rights to its Scilate apple variety, which is marketed as ENVY – ... <a title="Kiwi company T&G fights to get illegal orchards torn down in China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/kiwi-company-tg-fights-to-get-illegal-orchards-torn-down-in-china/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi company T&G fights to get illegal orchards torn down in China">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Six-time Grammy winner Bad Bunny will headline the halftime show. Kick off for the Super Bowl is approximately 12.30pm NZT. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by ... <a title="Super Bowl LX live: New England Patriots v Seattle Seahawks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/super-bowl-lx-live-new-england-patriots-v-seattle-seahawks/" aria-label="Read more about Super Bowl LX live: New England Patriots v Seattle Seahawks">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Herne Bay is usually the country’s most expensive area. Supplied/ CC BY 2.0 – GPS 56 Townhouses are giving buyers a cheaper way in to even some of the country’s priciest suburbs. There has been a boom in townhouse construction over recent years, particularly in Auckland and Christchurch. In the past ... <a title="How you can buy a house in Herne Bay for less than $940,000" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/how-you-can-buy-a-house-in-herne-bay-for-less-than-940000/" aria-label="Read more about How you can buy a house in Herne Bay for less than $940,000">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand With changes to the assessments students face, do schools need to include typing lessons to give them all a fair start? Unsplash / Thomas Park Should primary and intermediate schools teach children to type so they are ready for online exams at high school? A Qualifications Authority report shows the Minister ... <a title="Do teens need to learn to type for online exams?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/do-teens-need-to-learn-to-type-for-online-exams/" aria-label="Read more about Do teens need to learn to type for online exams?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Zoi Sadowski-Synnott competes in the snowboard women’s big air qualification at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. AFP Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has made an imposing start to her Winter Olympic campaign, leading after the first qualifying run in the women’s Snowboard Big Air. The three-time Olympic medallist flexed her muscles at Livigno Snow ... <a title="Zoi Sadowski-Synnott hits the front in Olympic Big Air qualifying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/zoi-sadowski-synnott-hits-the-front-in-olympic-big-air-qualifying/" aria-label="Read more about Zoi Sadowski-Synnott hits the front in Olympic Big Air qualifying">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police have launched a homicide investigation. 123RF A woman has been found dead at a house on the Kāpiti Coast and a man has been charged. Police were called to the Matatua Road address in the community of Raumati Beach about 1.15am on Monday. A 24-year-old man has been arrested, and ... <a title="Woman found dead at Kāpiti Coast home, man arrested" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/woman-found-dead-at-kapiti-coast-home-man-arrested/" aria-label="Read more about Woman found dead at Kāpiti Coast home, man arrested">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s an experience almost every woman has had: standing in a queue at a concert, sporting event or public building, waiting to use the toilet. Sometimes, while we wait, we might be able to view the entrance to the men’s toilet, from which men happily come and go, queue free. This ... <a title="Toilet equity: Fighting for the right to pee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/toilet-equity-fighting-for-the-right-to-pee/" aria-label="Read more about Toilet equity: Fighting for the right to pee">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon. SUPPLIED Two young people have been charged with arson over the large fire at Taupō’s biggest school. Crews contained the blaze at Taupō-nui-a-Tia College that broke out on Sunday afternoon. Police closed surrounding roads for approximately four hours while Fire and Emergency New Zealand ... <a title="Taupō school fire: Pair face arson charges after huge blaze" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/taupo-school-fire-pair-face-arson-charges-after-huge-blaze/" aria-label="Read more about Taupō school fire: Pair face arson charges after huge blaze">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Defence Force bomb squad ensured the remaining explosives were safely detonated (file image). Supplied / NZ Defence Force A Southland man died trying to destroy old commercial explosives that he had not been able to safely dispose of elsewhere, a coroner has found. Donald Woodford tried to return the Powergel ... <a title="Southland man Donald Woodford tried to dispose of the explosives that caused his death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/southland-man-donald-woodford-tried-to-dispose-of-the-explosives-that-caused-his-death/" aria-label="Read more about Southland man Donald Woodford tried to dispose of the explosives that caused his death">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Judge Ema Aitken is accused of shouting that NZ First leader Winston Peters was lying. RNZ Composite A District Court judge will have her actions scrutinised by a Judicial Conduct Panel today, as she faces accusations of disrupting a New Zealand First event. Judge Ema Aitken will appear before the panel, ... <a title="District Court Judge Ema Aitken faces Judicial Conduct Panel for disrupting NZ First event" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/district-court-judge-ema-aitken-faces-judicial-conduct-panel-for-disrupting-nz-first-event/" aria-label="Read more about District Court Judge Ema Aitken faces Judicial Conduct Panel for disrupting NZ First event">Read more</a>
