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February 6, 2026
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News political reporter New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon faced sustained heckling and had to fend off questions about a revived Treaty Principles Bill as he returned to Waitangi this year. ACT leader David Seymour predictably attracted his own jeers, and NZ First’s Winston Peters focused on a return serve. The ... <a title="Speeches, celebrations and heckling – what happened at Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/speeches-celebrations-and-heckling-what-happened-at-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Speeches, celebrations and heckling – what happened at Waitangi">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The next few months may be the most crucial Jim Chalmers has faced as treasurer, at least for judgements about his ability to drive change. They could tell us whether Chalmers really is as committed to serious economic reform as ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Jim Chalmers’ ticker is about to be tested as he tacks towards the May budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/grattan-on-friday-jim-chalmers-ticker-is-about-to-be-tested-as-he-tacks-towards-the-may-budget-274834/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Jim Chalmers’ ticker is about to be tested as he tacks towards the May budget">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Swerissen, Emeritus Professor of Public Health, La Trobe University David Sacks/Getty Images The Australian government has finalised a A$220 billion hospital funding deal with the states and territories. A key part of the negotiation was $2 billion designed to help hospitals move more than 3,000 patients ... <a title="With a shortage of aged-care beds, discharging patients stranded in hospital is harder than it sounds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/with-a-shortage-of-aged-care-beds-discharging-patients-stranded-in-hospital-is-harder-than-it-sounds-274949/" aria-label="Read more about With a shortage of aged-care beds, discharging patients stranded in hospital is harder than it sounds">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Sweeping cuts by one of most iconic investigative newspapers in the United States, The Washington Post, now owned by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, apply to about one-third of the newsroom, with sport and international coverage largely gutted. Another major blow to media freedom in the US that came after the following CPJ editorial was published. ... <a title="Committee to Protect Journalists: The First Amendment is in peril" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/committee-to-protect-journalists-the-first-amendment-is-in-peril/" aria-label="Read more about Committee to Protect Journalists: The First Amendment is in peril">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Levi West, Research Fellow, Research School of Social Science, Australian National University Tim Clifford/Instagram Nine days after it happened, police have declared an alleged attempted bombing at an Invasion Day rally in Perth an act of terrorism. A 31-year-old man is accused of throwing a homemade fragment ... <a title="Why did it take 9 days to declare the Perth bombing attempt a terrorist attack?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/why-did-it-take-9-days-to-declare-the-perth-bombing-attempt-a-terrorist-attack-275223/" aria-label="Read more about Why did it take 9 days to declare the Perth bombing attempt a terrorist attack?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland The Great Comet of 1680 over Rotterdam. Lieve Verschuier/Rotterdam Museum A newly discovered comet has astronomers excited, with the potential to be a spectacular sight in early April. C/2026 A1 (MAPS) was spotted by a team of four amateur ... <a title="A new comet was just discovered. Will it be visible in broad daylight?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/a-new-comet-was-just-discovered-will-it-be-visible-in-broad-daylight-274533/" aria-label="Read more about A new comet was just discovered. Will it be visible in broad daylight?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tai Neilson, Senior Lecturer in Media, Macquarie University When the World Wide Web went live in the early 1990s, its founders hoped it would be a space for anyone to share information and collaborate. But today, the free and open web is shrinking. The Internet Archive has ... <a title="News sites are locking out the Internet Archive to stop AI crawling. Is the ‘open web’ closing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/news-sites-are-locking-out-the-internet-archive-to-stop-ai-crawling-is-the-open-web-closing-274968/" aria-label="Read more about News sites are locking out the Internet Archive to stop AI crawling. Is the ‘open web’ closing?">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Beatriz Carbajal-Carrera, Lecturer in Spanish and Latin American Studies, University of Sydney Bad Bunny is on a roll. Among the three wins at the 68th Grammy Awards, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (I should have taken more pictures) became the first Spanish-language record to win Album of the ... <a title="Who is Bad Bunny? Why the biggest music star in the world sings in Puerto Rican Spanish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/who-is-bad-bunny-why-the-biggest-music-star-in-the-world-sings-in-puerto-rican-spanish-274965/" aria-label="Read more about Who is Bad Bunny? Why the biggest music star in the world sings in Puerto Rican Spanish">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Pacific Media Watch A new Pacific Media research publication and outlet for academics and community advocates has now been added to the Informit database for researchers. Two editions of the new journal, published by the Aotearoa-based independent Asia Pacific Media Network (APMN) and following the traditions of Pacific Journalism Review, have been included in the ... <a title="Pacific Media journal research added to Informit global database" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/pacific-media-journal-research-added-to-informit-global-database/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Media journal research added to Informit global database">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto waited decades for his chance to lead the country. The controversial former general finally won the office on his third ... <a title="Indonesia’s leader is going after critics with a vengeance. This could complicate relations with Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/indonesias-leader-is-going-after-critics-with-a-vengeance-this-could-complicate-relations-with-australia-274947/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia’s leader is going after critics with a vengeance. This could complicate relations with Australia">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Efron, Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne skynesher/Getty The Victorian government has announced it will train 150 GPs to diagnose and start treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and children. This decision could shorten wait times and lower costs for ... <a title="More GPs will be able to diagnose and treat ADHD – and experts say it’s a positive step" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/more-gps-will-be-able-to-diagnose-and-treat-adhd-and-experts-say-its-a-positive-step-274959/" aria-label="Read more about More GPs will be able to diagnose and treat ADHD – and experts say it’s a positive step">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Essay by Keith Rankin. A great academic campus? But note the roof of the Concentrix building. A Green Way? Or was it the 1990s’-built Languages Building? Whoops, there goes Concentrix! Hard Yakka. Auckland’s answer to the Christchurch Cathedral Two days before present The Martians have landed: One Day before present: going, going, … Unitec ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Carrington precinct, aka Unitec" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/keith-rankin-essay-carrington-precinct-aka-unitec/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Carrington precinct, aka Unitec">Read more</a>
