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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Her voice defeated soul-eating monsters during the emotional finale of the blockbuster animated film KPop Demon Hunters. But for Korean American singer EJAE, the triumph gave her something beyond fame and fortune. Validation. Ejae accepted a Golden Globe for Golden, which she co-wrote and sang for KPop Demon Hunters, on 11 ... <a title="Her agency crushed her K-pop idol dreams. Her reinvention brought them back to life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/her-agency-crushed-her-k-pop-idol-dreams-her-reinvention-brought-them-back-to-life/" aria-label="Read more about Her agency crushed her K-pop idol dreams. Her reinvention brought them back to life">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Black Cat Cruises catamaran had more than 40 people on board when it began to smoke, then take on water, according to witnesses. Everyone on board was rescued after other boaties came to their aid. Canterbury Regional Council Salvage efforts for a stranded catamaran on Canterbury’s Akaroa Harbour are being ... <a title="Efforts to salvage capsized Black Cat Cruises tour boat in Akaroa halted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/efforts-to-salvage-capsized-black-cat-cruises-tour-boat-in-akaroa-halted/" aria-label="Read more about Efforts to salvage capsized Black Cat Cruises tour boat in Akaroa halted">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Samuel Rillstone The pilot and passenger killed in a helicopter crash near Paekākāriki Hill last week have been named. They were Cole Christopher Ritchie, 25, from Wharepapa South, and Joseph Mark Keeley, 54, from Tauhara. The pair were pest control contractors working on Transmission Gully. Kāpiti Mana Area Commander Inspector Renée ... <a title="Pilot, passenger killed in Paekākāriki Hill helicopter crash named" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/pilot-passenger-killed-in-paekakariki-hill-helicopter-crash-named/" aria-label="Read more about Pilot, passenger killed in Paekākāriki Hill helicopter crash named">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Dunedin wildlife hospital suspects modern windows could be to blame for an increasing number of serious injuries in Aotearoa’s native wood pigeon/Kererū. Window strike is the most common reason for the Kererū ending up in its hospital, with hundreds over the past few years – but they’re not the only ... <a title="Modern windows suspected of being behind rise in serious Kererū injuries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/modern-windows-suspected-of-being-behind-rise-in-serious-kereru-injuries/" aria-label="Read more about Modern windows suspected of being behind rise in serious Kererū injuries">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Interest rates might have started to rise but what home loan borrowers pay in interest is likely to keep falling through this year. BNZ chief economist Mike Jones said while 2025 was the “year of the refix” – with 81 percent of fixed-rate mortgage borrowers refixing, the highest percentage in ... <a title="More interest rates relief coming for homeowners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/more-interest-rates-relief-coming-for-homeowners/" aria-label="Read more about More interest rates relief coming for homeowners">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Farms at the top end of the East Coast have been “smashed” by recent storms, with stock isolated and extensive damage to land and infrastructure. A clearer picture of the level of damage is starting to emerge after huge downpours hit the region last month. Representatives from Beef and Lamb and ... <a title="Farms ‘smashed’ in East Coast storms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/farms-smashed-in-east-coast-storms/" aria-label="Read more about Farms ‘smashed’ in East Coast storms">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Credit: NZ Police Police are nearing the final stages of their criminal investigation into the Pike River mine disaster, in which 29 men were killed. A methane-fuelled explosion ripped through the mine in the rugged Paparoa Range on the South Island’s West Coast on 19 November, 2010. Detective Superintendent Darryl Sweeney ... <a title="Police criminal probe into Pike River nearly finished" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/police-criminal-probe-into-pike-river-nearly-finished/" aria-label="Read more about Police criminal probe into Pike River nearly finished">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The crash happened on the arterial route of Whangaparāoa Rd. RNZ/Nick Monro Seven people, including pedestrians, have been injured after two cars collided in north Auckland’s Whangaparāoa Peninsula. A police spokesperson said the crash happened on the arterial route of Whangaparāoa Road, Manly, just before 4pm. The spokesperson said people have ... <a title="Seven people injured in two-car crash in north Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/seven-people-injured-in-two-car-crash-in-north-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Seven people injured in two-car crash in north Auckland">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rabobank senior animal proteins analyst Jen Corkran said the outlook for New Zealand’s agribusiness sector this year was mostly positive. 123RF A new report has alerted that geopolitical risks, like further escalation of tensions in Iran, could affect prices for key items used on New Zealand farms like fertiliser. Prices for ... <a title="Fertiliser a possible pawn in global chessboard – Rabobank" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/fertiliser-a-possible-pawn-in-global-chessboard-rabobank/" aria-label="Read more about Fertiliser a possible pawn in global chessboard – Rabobank">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A 24-year-old man has appeared in the Dunedin District Court over a crash that killed one person and seriously injured another near the city on Friday night. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash on Wickliffe Road in Port Chalmers shortly after 9pm. One person died ... <a title="Man charged over fatal Dunedin crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/man-charged-over-fatal-dunedin-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged over fatal Dunedin crash">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paige Hareb competed at the Women’s Championship Tour when it was hosted in New Plymouth. (File photo) Katrina Clarke Taranaki’s surfing community, -the only region in New Zealand to have previously hosted the globe’s elite surf competition, is stoked for its Raglan cousins who will hold a combined men’s and women’s ... <a title="Taranaki surfers thrilled over return of world’s surfing elite to NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/taranaki-surfers-thrilled-over-return-of-worlds-surfing-elite-to-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Taranaki surfers thrilled over return of world’s surfing elite to NZ">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pāti Māori MP, Mariameno Kapa-Kingi speaking in the House. VNP / Phil Smith MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s lawyers have claimed Te Pāti Māori’s co-leaders were also projected to overspend their parliamentary budget, and there was discussion of a settlement proposal during the hearing to consider the Te Tai Tokerau MP’s expulsion. ... <a title="Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s expulsion breached dispute process and tikanga, lawyer argues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/mariameno-kapa-kingis-expulsion-breached-dispute-process-and-tikanga-lawyer-argues/" aria-label="Read more about Mariameno Kapa-Kingi’s expulsion breached dispute process and tikanga, lawyer argues">Read more</a>
