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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters at Fiordland Lodge over the weekend. Supplied The former owner of the luxury Fiordland Lodge near Te Anau is relieved a weekend fire did not completely destroy the building. Guests were evacuated when the fire broke out late on Saturday night, with crews from across Southland battling the blaze. Fire ... <a title="Former owner of luxury Te Anau lodge thankful fire didn’t completely destroy building" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/former-owner-of-luxury-te-anau-lodge-thankful-fire-didnt-completely-destroy-building/" aria-label="Read more about Former owner of luxury Te Anau lodge thankful fire didn’t completely destroy building">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dean Kimpton. RNZ/Calvin Samuel Auckland Transport’s (AT) chief executive is stepping down from May, after almost three years leading the beleaguered agency. Dean Kimpton took on the role in 2023, when AT faced a major shake-up. Board chair Richard Leggat said since then the organisation had put a strong focus on ... <a title="Auckland Transport chief Dean Kimpton to resign ahead of agency’s reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/auckland-transport-chief-dean-kimpton-to-resign-ahead-of-agencys-reform/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Transport chief Dean Kimpton to resign ahead of agency’s reform">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A notice posted to Facebook from Rice Bowl Burger Bar announcing its closure. Rice Bowl Burger Bar / supplied A long-running hole-in-the-wall fish-and-chip shop in Wellington is closing its roller door for the last time at the end of this month. Rice Bowl Burger Bar’s current owner, Wawa Shen, said the ... <a title="Long-running Wellington fish-and-chip shop Rice Bowl Burger Bar to close" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/long-running-wellington-fish-and-chip-shop-rice-bowl-burger-bar-to-close/" aria-label="Read more about Long-running Wellington fish-and-chip shop Rice Bowl Burger Bar to close">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mariameno Kapa-Kingi. VNP / Phil Smith MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi says she hopes today’s court hearing will secure her reinstatement to Te Pāti Māori and pave the way for a reset of the party’s leadership. Last year, she contested her expulsion from the party and was temporarily reinstalled in an interim judgement. ... <a title="Mariameno Kapa-Kingi hopes to be back in Te Pāti Māori following court hearing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/mariameno-kapa-kingi-hopes-to-be-back-in-te-pati-maori-following-court-hearing/" aria-label="Read more about Mariameno Kapa-Kingi hopes to be back in Te Pāti Māori following court hearing">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shops, restaurants, cafes and other hospitality and retail venues will be open as usual on Waitangi Day, but they can choose to close if they wish. 123rf Every year on 6 February, the country recognises Waitangi Day, New Zealand’s national day to mark the first signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi ... <a title="Waitangi Day 2026: What’s open, what’s not, and when you have to pay a surcharge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/waitangi-day-2026-whats-open-whats-not-and-when-you-have-to-pay-a-surcharge/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi Day 2026: What’s open, what’s not, and when you have to pay a surcharge">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The road was closed between Lake Grassmere and Taimate (file photo). RNZ State Highway 1 is closed near Lake Grassmere in Marlborough because of a serious crash. Police said one person was badly injured in the crash at about 7.30am on Monday. The road was closed between Lake Grassmere and Taimate. ... <a title="Crash closes SH1 in Marlborough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/crash-closes-sh1-in-marlborough/" aria-label="Read more about Crash closes SH1 in Marlborough">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Scott Simpson. VNP / Phil Smith A number of concerns have been raised about proposed changes to the Commerce Act which could disadvantage consumers, deter investors and increase the cost of doing business. Law firm Chapman Tripp said some of the changes to the Commerce ... <a title="Concerns raised about possible changes to Commerce Act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/concerns-raised-about-possible-changes-to-commerce-act/" aria-label="Read more about Concerns raised about possible changes to Commerce Act">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in Auckland in 2023. RNZ / Finn Blackwell Auckland Council is looking at ways to make houses more resistant to floods. It has put out a tender to get research done into ways that would specifically work in New Zealand. “The scope of the research is focused on residential properties,” ... <a title="Auckland Council starts flood research project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/auckland-council-starts-flood-research-project/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Council starts flood research project">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com KiwiSaver members are withdrawing from their funds in record numbers, but one financial services complaints resolution service is warning that some people don’t realise how difficult it can be. RNZ reported last week that more than 10,000 more withdrawals were made from KiwiSaver for hardship reasons last year than in ... <a title="KiwiSavers struggle to get their money amid record hardship withdrawals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/kiwisavers-struggle-to-get-their-money-amid-record-hardship-withdrawals/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSavers struggle to get their money amid record hardship withdrawals">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Meridian’s Manapouri Power Station. 123rf A wet spring season filling hydro storage lakes looks set to deliver bumper half-year earnings to the country’s big four generator-retailers. A preview by investment firm Forsyth Barr suggests the four major companies – Contact, Genesis, Meridian and Mercury – will make combined operating earnings, before ... <a title="Profits up for gentailers, but prices and dividends expected to stay flat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/profits-up-for-gentailers-but-prices-and-dividends-expected-to-stay-flat/" aria-label="Read more about Profits up for gentailers, but prices and dividends expected to stay flat">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A home destroyed in tribal fighting in PNG’s Highlands region. BTT Newscast A New Zealand aid project in Papua New Guinea has been halted due to security concerns, and appears unlikely to be completed. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) confirmed work on the Enga Electrification Project in PNG’s ... <a title="NZ pulls plug on $6.7m power project in Papua New Guinea amid tribal violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/nz-pulls-plug-on-6-7m-power-project-in-papua-new-guinea-amid-tribal-violence/" aria-label="Read more about NZ pulls plug on $6.7m power project in Papua New Guinea amid tribal violence">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A coroner has found the death of Liam Booth, who was sent home from hospital in a taxi after threatening to take his own life, could not have been prevented. Liam Booth was sent home from hospital after threatening to take his own life. (File photo) RNZ / Dan Cook Warning: ... <a title="Coroner finds young man’s death weeks after hospital discharge couldn’t have been prevented" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/coroner-finds-young-mans-death-weeks-after-hospital-discharge-couldnt-have-been-prevented/" aria-label="Read more about Coroner finds young man’s death weeks after hospital discharge couldn’t have been prevented">Read more</a>
