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February 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pretoria Gordon / RNZ One person has been seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on Puketutu Road, near Matamata. Police were called to the crash between Matai Road and Buckland Road at about 12.15pm Sunday. Emergency services were at the scene and the road was closed. The Serious Crash Unit was ... <a title="One seriously injured in Matamata crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/one-seriously-injured-in-matamata-crash/" aria-label="Read more about One seriously injured in Matamata crash">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (file photo) RNZ / Tom Kitchin One person has died after a crash north of Lake Wakatipu. Emergency services were called about 4.40am Sunday, after two vehicles collided on the Glenorchy-Routeburn Road, police said. One person died at the scene and one was in a serious condition. The road was still ... <a title="One dead after crash near Glenorchy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/one-dead-after-crash-near-glenorchy/" aria-label="Read more about One dead after crash near Glenorchy">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealander Mitch Evans (file photo) photosport Mitch Evans has negotiated wet weather with aplomb to win the Formula E round in Miami, while fellow-Kiwi driver Nick Cassidy has retained the series lead. Evans kept his Jaguar in front of Porsche’s Nico Müller and Pascal Wehrlein and 17 other rivals in ... <a title="Mitch Evans clocks Formula E triumph in Miami" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/mitch-evans-clocks-formula-e-triumph-in-miami/" aria-label="Read more about Mitch Evans clocks Formula E triumph in Miami">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Max Furse-Kee and Sharon Maccanico were on holiday together with her family, when they were killed in the massive landslide that swept away four other people at a Mt Maunganui campground. Supplied/ Police “There was nothing that could have prepared us for this.” A memorial ceremony for young landslide victim Max ... <a title="Landslide victim Max Furse-Kee remembered for light, laughter and love" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/landslide-victim-max-furse-kee-remembered-for-light-laughter-and-love/" aria-label="Read more about Landslide victim Max Furse-Kee remembered for light, laughter and love">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ally Wollaston. FDJ-Suez In-form New Zealand cyclist Ally Wollaston has powered to victory at the Great Ocean Race in Victoria, defending her title in emphatic style. Wollaston became the first person – man or woman – to go back-to-back at the World Tour near Melbourne, timing her sprint to perfection for ... <a title="Ally Wollaston sprints to Great Ocean Road Race victory" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/ally-wollaston-sprints-to-great-ocean-road-race-victory/" aria-label="Read more about Ally Wollaston sprints to Great Ocean Road Race victory">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Ruthe celebrates after winning the mile at the John Thomas Terrier Classic indoors meet at Boston University, and setting a personal best, on 1 February (NZ time). Supplied/ Athletics NZ – Aaron Bui New Zealand teenager Sam Ruthe has smashed the under-18 world record for the mile and put the ... <a title="Sam Ruthe blitzes Boston field to smash age mile record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/sam-ruthe-blitzes-boston-field-to-smash-age-mile-record/" aria-label="Read more about Sam Ruthe blitzes Boston field to smash age mile record">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Akaroa supplied Environment Canterbury is warning boaties to stay clear of waters near Akaroa, following Saturday’s grounding of a tourist ferry. The Black Cat catamaran remains beached at Nīkau Palm Valley Bay after getting into trouble in the afternoon. Environment Canterbury says the boat was carrying 2240 litres of marine diesel ... <a title="Boaties told to steer clear of Akaroa waters after tourist boat carrying diesel grounded" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/boaties-told-to-steer-clear-of-akaroa-waters-after-tourist-boat-carrying-diesel-grounded/" aria-label="Read more about Boaties told to steer clear of Akaroa waters after tourist boat carrying diesel grounded">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called around 1am to West Quay in Ahuriri where the man was located. 123RF A 46-year-old man is in a critical condition in Hawke’s Bay Hospital after being assaulted outside a night club in Napier early on Sunday morning. Detective Sergeant Ryan Kemsley said police were called at around ... <a title="Police appeal for witnesses after man assaulted outside Napier nightclub" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/police-appeal-for-witnesses-after-man-assaulted-outside-napier-nightclub/" aria-label="Read more about Police appeal for witnesses after man assaulted outside Napier nightclub">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action as Alexander Volkanovski takes on Diego Lopes for the UFC featherweight chamionship at UFC 325 in Sydney. The card features two fighters from New Zealand, co-main Dan ‘the Hangman’ Hooker and Lawrence Lui in the early pre-lims. Aaron Tau, who was scheduled to take on Mongolian Namsrai ... <a title="UFC 325 live updates: Volkanovski v Lopes 2 featuring Dan Hooker, Lawrence Lui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/ufc-325-live-updates-volkanovski-v-lopes-2-featuring-dan-hooker-lawrence-lui/" aria-label="Read more about UFC 325 live updates: Volkanovski v Lopes 2 featuring Dan Hooker, Lawrence Lui">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf A strong quake has struck the Tonga region. The 5.8-magnitude tremor hit northeast of ‘Eua just before 10am at a depth of 12km according to the US Geological Survey. More to come. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your ... <a title="Quake strikes near Tonga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/quake-strikes-near-tonga/" aria-label="Read more about Quake strikes near Tonga">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has died after an early morning crash on a remote road north of Gisborne. The single vehicle crash on Anauru Road was reported to emergency services about 2:10am on Sunday, police said. “The Serious Crash Unit attended and enquiries into the circumstances of ... <a title="One killed in crash north of Gisborne" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/one-killed-in-crash-north-of-gisborne/" aria-label="Read more about One killed in crash north of Gisborne">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Northern Districts celebrate winning the Super Smash final. photosport Northern Districts have consigned Canterbury to a sixth successive runners-up finish in the T20 Super Smash after winning the men’s final by five wickets at Hagley Oval. Two decades after lifting the trophy in the inaugural season the Cantabrians’ drought continued after ... <a title="Cricket: Northern Districts beat luckless Canterbury in Super Smash men’s final" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/cricket-northern-districts-beat-luckless-canterbury-in-super-smash-mens-final/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Northern Districts beat luckless Canterbury in Super Smash men’s final">Read more</a>
