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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for February 5, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on February 5, 2026.
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Milan Cortina Winter Olympics: history, new events and Australian medal chances
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania This year’s Winter Olympics will be held in northern Italy, starting on Friday. They will be the most spread out in history: the two main competition sites – Milan and the winter resort of Cortina ... <a title="Milan Cortina Winter Olympics: history, new events and Australian medal chances" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/milan-cortina-winter-olympics-history-new-events-and-australian-medal-chances-271834/" aria-label="Read more about Milan Cortina Winter Olympics: history, new events and Australian medal chances">Read more</a>
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Big tech companies are still failing to tackle child abuse material online
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Scanlan, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Law; Academic Co-Lead, CSAM Deterrence Centre, University of Tasmania In the 2024–25 financial year alone, the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation received nearly 83,000 reports of online child sexual abuse material (CSAM), primarily on mainstream platforms. This was a ... <a title="Big tech companies are still failing to tackle child abuse material online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/big-tech-companies-are-still-failing-to-tackle-child-abuse-material-online-274857/" aria-label="Read more about Big tech companies are still failing to tackle child abuse material online">Read more</a>
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This central Auckland cottage tells a remarkable tale of the city’s bicultural history
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ahmed Uzair Aziz, PhD Candidate in Māori Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Rose Davis, CC BY-NC-ND This story begins with a 160-year-old cottage, sited in a vortex of overlapping histories, and becomes the tale of a city itself. The green and cream weatherboard house at ... <a title="This central Auckland cottage tells a remarkable tale of the city’s bicultural history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/this-central-auckland-cottage-tells-a-remarkable-tale-of-the-citys-bicultural-history-274005/" aria-label="Read more about This central Auckland cottage tells a remarkable tale of the city’s bicultural history">Read more</a>
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French shrug off cocaine case costs with new smugglers ‘strategy’
SPECIAL REPORT: By Jason Brown Fast-paced electronic music pumps in the background as a rapid montage of moving images flash across the screen. In a 20 second video, French sailors hunker down in an inflatable speeding over swells. Another sailor, in bright red shorts, is lowered from a helicopter onto the vessel’s back deck. Captured ... <a title="French shrug off cocaine case costs with new smugglers ‘strategy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/french-shrug-off-cocaine-case-costs-with-new-smugglers-strategy/" aria-label="Read more about French shrug off cocaine case costs with new smugglers ‘strategy’">Read more</a>
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Indigenous and Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi with shared messages on ocean conservation
By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist As Waitangi Day commemorations continue drawing people from across Aotearoa and around the world to the Bay of Islands, Te Tii Marae has become a gathering point for Indigenous ocean leadership from across the Pacific. Taiātea: Gathering of the Oceans held its public forum yesterday, uniting more than ... <a title="Indigenous and Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi with shared messages on ocean conservation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/indigenous-and-pacific-leaders-unite-at-waitangi-with-shared-messages-on-ocean-conservation/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous and Pacific leaders unite at Waitangi with shared messages on ocean conservation">Read more</a>
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One family’s ocean paddle almost ended in tragedy. It reminds us coastal weather is notoriously changeable
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Fernando Garcia/Unsplash The extraordinary rescue this week in Geographe Bay, Western Australia has been described as heroic. A 13-year-old boy swam four hours to shore in rough seas after his family was swept far ... <a title="One family’s ocean paddle almost ended in tragedy. It reminds us coastal weather is notoriously changeable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/one-familys-ocean-paddle-almost-ended-in-tragedy-it-reminds-us-coastal-weather-is-notoriously-changeable-275077/" aria-label="Read more about One family’s ocean paddle almost ended in tragedy. It reminds us coastal weather is notoriously changeable">Read more</a>
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In the Australian outback, we’re listening for nuclear tests – and what we hear matters more than ever
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hrvoje Tkalčić, Professor, Head of Geophysics, Director of Warramunga Array, Australian National University ANU Media Tyres stick to hot asphalt as I drive the Stuart Highway from Alice Springs northward, leaving the MacDonnell Ranges behind. My destination is the Warramunga facility, about 500 kilometres north – a ... <a title="In the Australian outback, we’re listening for nuclear tests – and what we hear matters more than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/in-the-australian-outback-were-listening-for-nuclear-tests-and-what-we-hear-matters-more-than-ever-272892/" aria-label="Read more about In the Australian outback, we’re listening for nuclear tests – and what we hear matters more than ever">Read more</a>
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Digital ghosts: are AI replicas of the dead an innovative medical tool or an ethical nightmare?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Cornwall, Senior Lecturer and Education Adviser, University of Otago Elise Racine, CC BY-NC-ND For centuries, work with donated bodies has shaped anatomical knowledge and medical training. Now, digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) are reshaping education and we can imagine a future where AI-generated representations of ... <a title="Digital ghosts: are AI replicas of the dead an innovative medical tool or an ethical nightmare?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/digital-ghosts-are-ai-replicas-of-the-dead-an-innovative-medical-tool-or-an-ethical-nightmare-273212/" aria-label="Read more about Digital ghosts: are AI replicas of the dead an innovative medical tool or an ethical nightmare?">Read more</a>
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Can One Nation turn its polling hype into seats in parliament? History shows it will struggle
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kurt Sengul, Research fellow, Far-Right Communication, Macquarie University One Nation is no stranger to the headlines, but it’s been a long time since the party has been talked about as a serious political force. Operating on the fringes of Australian political life for years, suddenly Pauline Hanson ... <a title="Can One Nation turn its polling hype into seats in parliament? History shows it will struggle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/can-one-nation-turn-its-polling-hype-into-seats-in-parliament-history-shows-it-will-struggle-274632/" aria-label="Read more about Can One Nation turn its polling hype into seats in parliament? History shows it will struggle">Read more</a>
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The ‘hot flush gold rush’: how women feel about being flooded with menopause marketing
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Thomas, Professor of Public Health, Deakin University Every person with functioning ovaries will eventually experience menopause. While the biology is relatively universal, the experience varies dramatically between individuals and in the same person over time. Menopause has long been shrouded in stigma and shame but recently ... <a title="The ‘hot flush gold rush’: how women feel about being flooded with menopause marketing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/the-hot-flush-gold-rush-how-women-feel-about-being-flooded-with-menopause-marketing-269810/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘hot flush gold rush’: how women feel about being flooded with menopause marketing">Read more</a>
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School breaks make up more than an hour of the day. Should they be considered part of learning?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendon Hyndman, Associate Professor of Education and Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University Johnny Greig/ Getty Images Most public debate about schooling focuses on what happens inside the classroom – on lessons, tests and academic results. But students also spend significant time ... <a title="School breaks make up more than an hour of the day. Should they be considered part of learning?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/school-breaks-make-up-more-than-an-hour-of-the-day-should-they-be-considered-part-of-learning-274199/" aria-label="Read more about School breaks make up more than an hour of the day. Should they be considered part of learning?">Read more</a>