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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Social media giant Meta says banning young people from its platforms won’t work, but supporters of a law change are crying foul, saying the owner of Facebook and Instagram is using the same tactics as big tobacco. The National Party last year launched a members’ bill pushing for a youth ban. ... <a title="NZ academic says Meta using same tactic as big tobacco" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/nz-academic-says-meta-using-same-tactic-as-big-tobacco/" aria-label="Read more about NZ academic says Meta using same tactic as big tobacco">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bella the cat burglar. Siran Young A moggy with a taste for mince is on the prowl in Kerikeri. Keen hunter, Bella the cat burglar, has been bringing home a surprising midnight feast for her owners – sausage rolls in brown paper bags. In a bizarre series of gift-giving that might ... <a title="Feline sausage roll thief on the prowl in Kerikeri" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/feline-sausage-roll-thief-on-the-prowl-in-kerikeri/" aria-label="Read more about Feline sausage roll thief on the prowl in Kerikeri">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wegovy is a weight loss drug that is injected weekly. JENS KALAENE A paediatric specialist is urging the country’s drug agency to fund weight loss medication for teenagers. A Pharmac advisory panel has provisionally recommended funding Wegovy for chronic weight management in people with high BMI’s and associated conditions. The semaglutide ... <a title="Paediatric specialist urges Pharmac to fund weight loss medication Wegovy for teenagers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/paediatric-specialist-urges-pharmac-to-fund-weight-loss-medication-wegovy-for-teenagers/" aria-label="Read more about Paediatric specialist urges Pharmac to fund weight loss medication Wegovy for teenagers">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fruit bats are the most common carriers of the nipah virus in India. ANUWAR HAZARIKA / AFP Explainer – You might not have heard of the Nipah virus, but if you’re travelling to or from parts of Asia, you’ll want to be aware of it. The deadly virus, which typically comes ... <a title="What New Zealanders should know about the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in India" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/what-new-zealanders-should-know-about-the-deadly-nipah-virus-outbreak-in-india/" aria-label="Read more about What New Zealanders should know about the deadly Nipah virus outbreak in India">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Gareth and Leanne Hall spent years fighting to save their daughter from the darkness that haunted her. Kim Baker-Wilson/RNZ Three years after Tauranga teenager Maddie Hall took her own life her parents are left with one unanswered question – what if? What if Maddie had been given all the support she ... <a title="Teen’s grieving parents left asking just one question – what if?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/teens-grieving-parents-left-asking-just-one-question-what-if/" aria-label="Read more about Teen’s grieving parents left asking just one question – what if?">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Meeka and Mambila at Orana Wildlife Park. Supplied / Orana Wildlife Park A family of lions has been euthanised because of their poor health, a Christchurch zoo says. Orana Wildlife Park said 22-year-old sisters Leah and Meeka, and Meeka’s 15-year-old son Mambila had died. The group had been suffering from multiple ... <a title="‘They will be deeply missed’: Orana Wildlife Park’s family of lions euthanised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/they-will-be-deeply-missed-orana-wildlife-parks-family-of-lions-euthanised/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They will be deeply missed’: Orana Wildlife Park’s family of lions euthanised">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver Police have launched an investigation after the discovery of a body at a worksite in Hawke’s Bay. Officers were called to the property on Taihape Road in Omahu, near Hastings, at 9.10am on Tuesday – where cordons remain. Police said it was unclear how the person came ... <a title="Police launch investigation after body found at worksite in Hawke’s Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/police-launch-investigation-after-body-found-at-worksite-in-hawkes-bay/" aria-label="Read more about Police launch investigation after body found at worksite in Hawke’s Bay">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Max Darling of the Breakers Paul Kane An unfortunate training incident sidelined New Zealand Breakers forward Max Darling for weeks, left him with a metal plate in his face and searching for personalised protective gear to get back on court. After copping a teammate’s elbow in his eye and fracturing his ... <a title="Breakers’ mask maker wants player to keep wearing ‘bad ass’ design" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/breakers-mask-maker-wants-player-to-keep-wearing-bad-ass-design/" aria-label="Read more about Breakers’ mask maker wants player to keep wearing ‘bad ass’ design">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New drone footage shows the stranded Black Cat Cruises catamaran submerged close to shore in a small rocky bay in Akaroa Harbour on Canterbury’s Banks Peninsula. The boat ran aground in the Akaroa Marine Reserve on Saturday, resulting in the rescue of more than 40 passengers and crew and a Transport ... <a title="New drone footage shows submerged catamaran close to shore in Akaroa Harbour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/new-drone-footage-shows-submerged-catamaran-close-to-shore-in-akaroa-harbour/" aria-label="Read more about New drone footage shows submerged catamaran close to shore in Akaroa Harbour">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Graduate Jade Luxton with her Sterineedle invention. SUPPLIED The final touches are being put on a new gadget promising to speed-up vaccinating or giving pain relief to livestock. Around 20 New Zealand deer farmers were trialling a locally-designed holster for their livestock vaccination gun that sterilised the needles in an attached ... <a title="Needle steriliser a ‘third hand’ for farmers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/needle-steriliser-a-third-hand-for-farmers/" aria-label="Read more about Needle steriliser a ‘third hand’ for farmers">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Peeni Henare is stepping down after 12 years in Parliament. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Senior Labour MP Peeni Henare is “taking a step back from politics”, saying the time has come to put his energy elsewhere. Earlier on Tuesday, the former minister confirmed to RNZ he would not be contesting the ... <a title="Peeni Henare ‘stepping back’, won’t be contesting Tāmaki Makaurau seat at election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/peeni-henare-stepping-back-wont-be-contesting-tamaki-makaurau-seat-at-election/" aria-label="Read more about Peeni Henare ‘stepping back’, won’t be contesting Tāmaki Makaurau seat at election">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Unemployment expected to remain steady at 5.3 pct – data due 4 Feb, 10.45 am. Labour market probably at the bottom, but improvement gradual. Prospect of some modest job growth. Wage growth to remain subdued, lagging inflation. Data not likely to change RBNZ rates on hold policy. Unemployment looks set ... <a title="Unemployment set to linger as wage growth remains steady" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/unemployment-set-to-linger-as-wage-growth-remains-steady/" aria-label="Read more about Unemployment set to linger as wage growth remains steady">Read more</a>
