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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People across the North Island are reporting possible sightings of a meteor. Social media users, including one in Kaitaia, have shared videos of or reported seeing a bright flash light up the sky in the early hours of Thursday morning. Te Whatu Stardome astronomer Josh Aoraki said he had received at ... <a title="People across North Island report second possible meteor sighting within a week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/people-across-north-island-report-second-possible-meteor-sighting-within-a-week/" aria-label="Read more about People across North Island report second possible meteor sighting within a week">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Leeston Road, Canterbury. Nathan McKinnon / RNZ A rural Canterbury primary school is mourning the death of one of its students who was hit by a car. Police said the child was walking on Leeston Road near Springston when they were hit at about 3.30pm on Wednesday. They died at the ... <a title="Canterbury primary school mourning student hit and killed by car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/canterbury-primary-school-mourning-student-hit-and-killed-by-car/" aria-label="Read more about Canterbury primary school mourning student hit and killed by car">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The cordon in late Janaury. RNZ/Lauren Crimp Tauranga City Council says it is aiming to lift part of the temporary road cordon around the Mt Maunganui landslide around lunchtime on Thursday. At that point, Adams Avenue between Maunganui Road and Marine Parade will be open to both vehicles and pedestrians. But ... <a title="Part of Mt Maunganui landslide road cordon set to be lifted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/part-of-mt-maunganui-landslide-road-cordon-set-to-be-lifted/" aria-label="Read more about Part of Mt Maunganui landslide road cordon set to be lifted">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Consumer NZ says New Zealand is facing a “really serious” situation with insurance becoming increasingly unaffordable and potentially inaccessible – and a new review needs to urgently tackle the problem. It was revealed this week that the Council of Financial Regulators has been asked to conduct a review of insurance ... <a title="‘Really serious’: Call for urgency as review of insurance commences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/really-serious-call-for-urgency-as-review-of-insurance-commences/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Really serious’: Call for urgency as review of insurance commences">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police staff escorting a seal pup that had made its way into New Plymouth CBD back to the foreshore. NZ Police An adventurous seal pup got a full police escort back to the New Plymouth foreshore last night after wandering into the CBD. Police posted a photograph of the errant seal ... <a title="Adventurous seal pup given police escort out of New Plymouth CDB" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/adventurous-seal-pup-given-police-escort-out-of-new-plymouth-cdb/" aria-label="Read more about Adventurous seal pup given police escort out of New Plymouth CDB">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Trevor Hunnicutt and Xiuhao Chen US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base on 30 October 2025. AFP / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds Soybean futures rally on potential deal announced by Trump Trump and Xi look to stabilize relations ... <a title="Donald Trump, Xi Jinping discuss Taiwan and soybeans in call aimed at easing China, US relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/donald-trump-xi-jinping-discuss-taiwan-and-soybeans-in-call-aimed-at-easing-china-us-relations/" aria-label="Read more about Donald Trump, Xi Jinping discuss Taiwan and soybeans in call aimed at easing China, US relations">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter’s privileged teen nemesis in J.K. Rowling’s wildly successful book series, is popping up in festive displays in the country ahead of the Lunar New Year. The good fortune is in the name: “Malfoy” is transliterated as “Ma Er Fu” in Mandarin. The first word “Ma” means “horse” ... <a title="A Harry Potter villain is now an unlikely new-year mascot in China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/a-harry-potter-villain-is-now-an-unlikely-new-year-mascot-in-china/" aria-label="Read more about A Harry Potter villain is now an unlikely new-year mascot in China">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Untreated waste water is leaking onto the capital’s south coast beaches due to the Moa Point Treatment Plant flooding. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Surfers and surf lifesavers are devastated Wellington’s south coast is off-limits while sewage spews into the sea, worrying it’s a return to a time when there were “turds ... <a title="Wellington surfers fear return of ‘turds in the waves’ era after Moa Point failure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/wellington-surfers-fear-return-of-turds-in-the-waves-era-after-moa-point-failure/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington surfers fear return of ‘turds in the waves’ era after Moa Point failure">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kai Iwi Lakes. RNZ / Peter de Graaf A family of four have been saved from drowning by a fast-thinking local man being described by police as a “hero”. The rescue happened earlier this month at Kai Iwi Lakes, north of Dargaville. Haruru man Aaron Stott was walking along the beach ... <a title="‘Hero’ saves family of four from drowning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/hero-saves-family-of-four-from-drowning/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Hero’ saves family of four from drowning">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Education Ministry says schools now have to add extra days to the end of the school year to make up for so-called staggered starts. Unsplash/ Taylor Flowe Schools and the Education Ministry are at odds over whether welcoming new students a day or two before other students return to class ... <a title="Schools, Education Ministry at odds over what counts as an official school day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/schools-education-ministry-at-odds-over-what-counts-as-an-official-school-day/" aria-label="Read more about Schools, Education Ministry at odds over what counts as an official school day">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Tax accountants say interactions with Inland Revenue (IR) are improving but inconsistencies, inflexibility and inexperienced staff continue to be a frustration. Chartered Accountants (CAANZ) and Tax Management’s (TMNZ) 2025 IR satisfaction survey indicates 82 percent of its tax agents who responded to the survey had clients with unpaid tax debt, ... <a title="Inland Revenue standing improves but frustrations persist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/inland-revenue-standing-improves-but-frustrations-persist/" aria-label="Read more about Inland Revenue standing improves but frustrations persist">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand From a granola bar to eye fillet steak, the menu at the Treaty Grounds is extensive in the lead-up to Waitangi Day. Head of visitor experience Shania Howard says it’s taken months of preparation to get kai ready for the commemorations, and very early mornings. “We’re talking a shipping container full ... <a title="Months of preparation and a shipping container: The kai at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/months-of-preparation-and-a-shipping-container-the-kai-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Months of preparation and a shipping container: The kai at Waitangi">Read more</a>
