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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whole blue whale fluke credit Mark Carwardine A Green MP wants tohorā/whales to be recognised as legal persons. In New Zealand, laws have been passed to grant legal personhood to natural features, allowing them to be represented in court and have rights similar to those of individuals. Teanau Tuiono has lodged ... <a title="Green MP seeks recognition of tohorā/whales as legal persons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/green-mp-seeks-recognition-of-tohora-whales-as-legal-persons/" aria-label="Read more about Green MP seeks recognition of tohorā/whales as legal persons">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Matt Henry celebrates a wicket. photosport Seamer Matt Henry grabbed five wickets and came up clutch in the final over as the Black Caps saw off the United States by seven runs in a T20 World Cup warmup match in Mumbai. It capped a difficult day for New Zealand, who couldn’t ... <a title="Black Caps scramble to beat the US in World T20 warmup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/black-caps-scramble-to-beat-the-us-in-world-t20-warmup/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps scramble to beat the US in World T20 warmup">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you unwrapped an online ancestry DNA test for Christmas, you might be feeling curious – even excited – about discovering your cultural heritage and family tree. But did the accompanying card warn it could also blow up your life? Before you join the more than 26 million people globally who ... <a title="How an ancestry DNA test can potentially blow up your life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/how-an-ancestry-dna-test-can-potentially-blow-up-your-life/" aria-label="Read more about How an ancestry DNA test can potentially blow up your life">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dive Wellington runs sessions in the Taputeranga Marine Reserve almost everyday. Supplied / Dave Drane Wellington divers are not only worried about the environmental cost, but the financial fallout of having raw sewage spewing onto the south coast. The beaches are off limits, after a “catastrophic failure” at the Moa Point ... <a title="Fears over financial impact of Wellington’s south coast sewage leak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/fears-over-financial-impact-of-wellingtons-south-coast-sewage-leak/" aria-label="Read more about Fears over financial impact of Wellington’s south coast sewage leak">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This is a story about two vintage wooden boat cultures, Māori and Pākehā, which come together every Waitangi weekend at the popular Lake Rotoiti Wooden and Classic Boat Parade. It’s a story inspired by the 1911 hand-coloured photograph above, which was taken at Lake Rotoiti in the central North island by ... <a title="A tale of two waka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/a-tale-of-two-waka/" aria-label="Read more about A tale of two waka">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Water Safety New Zealand chief executive Glen Scanlon says ways to mitigate the risk of drowning include not doing water activities alone, wearing life jackets and to swim between the flags. Surf Lifesaving NZ The number of people that have drowned across the country this summer is tracking higher than last ... <a title="Summer drowning numbers tracking higher than last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/summer-drowning-numbers-tracking-higher-than-last-year/" aria-label="Read more about Summer drowning numbers tracking higher than last year">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon sits with coalition party leaders Winston Peters and David Seymour. RNZ/Mark Papalii Analysis: For once, it was the opposition feeling some heat at Waitangi, as Te Pati Māori’s internal turmoil spilled out on the ātea. The public airing of dirty laundry was one of the few moments ... <a title="Opposition infighting gives coalition brief relief at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/opposition-infighting-gives-coalition-brief-relief-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Opposition infighting gives coalition brief relief at Waitangi">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Water Safety New Zealand chief executive Glen Scanlon says ways to mitigate the risk of drowning include not doing water activities alone, wearing life jackets and to swim between the flags. Surf Lifesaving NZ The number of people that have drowned across the country this summer is tracking higher than last ... <a title="Summer drowning numbers tracking high than last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/summer-drowning-numbers-tracking-high-than-last-year/" aria-label="Read more about Summer drowning numbers tracking high than last year">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A picture of a Southern Brown Kiwi. TUI DE ROY / Minden Pictures / Biosphoto A Tokoeka, also known as the Southern Brown Kiwi, from the Haast region has surprised conservation workers with laying two eggs this season, which is uncommon for the species. Devon Collins from the West Coast Wildlife ... <a title="Southern Brown Kiwi lays rare two eggs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/southern-brown-kiwi-lays-rare-two-eggs/" aria-label="Read more about Southern Brown Kiwi lays rare two eggs">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tai tamariki from Te Wharekura o Tauranga Moana at Waitangi hold a paraikete (blanket) gifted to rangatahi MP Tamatha Paul, inscribed with ‘Ka hao te rangatahi’ – a message that the next generation will take up the work and responsibility. Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ Rangatahi at Waitangi say the decisions being ... <a title="‘For our mokopuna’: Rangatahi voices rise at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/for-our-mokopuna-rangatahi-voices-rise-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about ‘For our mokopuna’: Rangatahi voices rise at Waitangi">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Celebrations getting underway for Waitangi Day, starting with a dawn service which we are livestreaming on this page. Plus, follow our live coverage of all the action through the day from Waitangi and around the rest of Aotearoa on our liveblog below. Follow our live coverage of all the action through ... <a title="Watch live: Dawn ceremony kicks off Waitangi Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/watch-live-dawn-ceremony-kicks-off-waitangi-day/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Dawn ceremony kicks off Waitangi Day">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kansas City Chiefs Wide Receiver Demarcus Robinson jumps on the confetti as he celebrates winning the NFL Super Bowl LIV game against the San Francisco 49ers in in 2020. Photosport Seattle Seahawks v New England Patriots Kick-off: 12:30pm, Monday 9 February Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California Live blog updates on RNZ ... <a title="Super Bowl LX: Everything you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/super-bowl-lx-everything-you-need-to-know/" aria-label="Read more about Super Bowl LX: Everything you need to know">Read more</a>
