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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A pōwhiri for Te Arikinui Kuiini nga wai hono i te po and the Kiingitanga at Waitangi. Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ Coalition and opposition MPs will face the Waitangi crowds on Thursday morning, making their election year pitch after being officially welcomed to the Treaty Grounds. The past few years at ... <a title="Coalition and opposition MPs face Waitangi crowds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/coalition-and-opposition-mps-face-waitangi-crowds/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition and opposition MPs face Waitangi crowds">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins says the government is anti-Treaty and therefore anti-Māori, but the Prime Minister argues iwi leaders have worked to find “common ground”. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon rejects Hipkins’ claims, calling the Iwi Chairs Forum on Wednesday a positive engagement and the best forum he has participated in. He ... <a title="Prime Minister rejects opposition claim that government is anti-Treaty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/prime-minister-rejects-opposition-claim-that-government-is-anti-treaty/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister rejects opposition claim that government is anti-Treaty">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show looking at the arrests of two American journalists for covering a protest at the Cities Church [in the Minnesota Twin City of] St Paul, where a top ICE official serves as pastor. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon and independent journalist ... <a title="‘Journalism is not a crime’ – US journalists arrested for covering anti-ICE protest in church" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/journalism-is-not-a-crime-us-journalists-arrested-for-covering-anti-ice-protest-in-church/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Journalism is not a crime’ – US journalists arrested for covering anti-ICE protest in church">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Hipkins says the latest unemployment figures are an indictment on the coalition. RNZ / Mark Papalii The Labour Party says the government is in denial about the damage it has done to New Zealand’s economy, after the latest job market figures. Unemployment has risen to its highest level in more ... <a title="Labour lambasts coalition over job figures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/labour-lambasts-coalition-over-job-figures/" aria-label="Read more about Labour lambasts coalition over job figures">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi, a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawai’ian) initiative for self-determination and self-governance formed in 1987, has sent a 17-member Indigenous delegation to Waitangi to stand in solidarity with Māori in defence of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. The delegation is present to “stand alongside Māori leadership, strengthen international solidarity, and affirm the ... <a title="Big Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi delegation joins Māori in solidarity over Te Tiriti" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/big-ka-lahui-hawai%ca%bbi-delegation-joins-maori-in-solidarity-over-te-tiriti/" aria-label="Read more about Big Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi delegation joins Māori in solidarity over Te Tiriti">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor A court ruling in favour of Fiji’s dismissed anti-corruption chief has “embarrassed” Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, a New Zealand-based Fiji politics academic says. University of Canterbury distinguished professor Steven Ratuva told RNZ Pacific Waves that while the Fiji High Court decision on Barbara Malimali offered “clarity” on the separation ... <a title="High Court defeat piles pressure on ’embarrassed’ Fiji PM Rabuka’s leadership, says academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/high-court-defeat-piles-pressure-on-embarrassed-fiji-pm-rabukas-leadership-says-academic/" aria-label="Read more about High Court defeat piles pressure on ’embarrassed’ Fiji PM Rabuka’s leadership, says academic">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones. RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand First deputy leader Shane Jones is questioning the circumstances behind Labour MP Peeni Henare’s shock resignation, believing the whole story is not being told. On Tuesday, Henare announced he was calling time on his 12-year Parliamentary career, citing ... <a title="New Zealand First’s Shane Jones questions circumstances behind Labour MP Peeni Henare’s shock resignation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/new-zealand-firsts-shane-jones-questions-circumstances-behind-labour-mp-peeni-henares-shock-resignation/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand First’s Shane Jones questions circumstances behind Labour MP Peeni Henare’s shock resignation">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon opted to stay away from Waitangi in 2025. RNZ / Calvin Samuel Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will arrive at Waitangi on Wednesday, ahead of meetings with iwi leaders, after opting to stay away in 2025. While he will not stick around for Friday’s commemorations, Luxon will meet ... <a title="Iwi chairs prepare to challenge government, ahead of Prime Minister’s Waitangi visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/iwi-chairs-prepare-to-challenge-government-ahead-of-prime-ministers-waitangi-visit/" aria-label="Read more about Iwi chairs prepare to challenge government, ahead of Prime Minister’s Waitangi visit">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Education Minister David Seymour. RNZ / Mark Papalii Associate Education Minister David Seymour says a new charter school will provide more options for families in Wairoa, which is suffering high truancy rates. Te Whare Kounga will open with a roll of 65 secondary students in term three this year, rising ... <a title="New charter school aims to boost attendance in Wairoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/04/new-charter-school-aims-to-boost-attendance-in-wairoa/" aria-label="Read more about New charter school aims to boost attendance in Wairoa">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
AMY GOODMAN: We begin today’s show looking at the arrests of two American journalists for covering a protest at the Cities Church [in the Minnesota Twin City of] St Paul, where a top ICE official serves as pastor. Former CNN anchor Don Lemon and independent journalist Georgia Fort from the Twin Cities were released last ... <a title="‘Journalism is not a crime’ – US journalists arrested for covering ICE church protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/journalism-is-not-a-crime-us-journalists-arrested-for-covering-ice-church-protest/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Journalism is not a crime’ – US journalists arrested for covering ICE church protest">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Peeni Henare is stepping down after 12 years in Parliament. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Senior Labour MP Peeni Henare is “taking a step back from politics”, saying the time has come to put his energy elsewhere. Earlier on Tuesday, the former minister confirmed to RNZ he would not be contesting the ... <a title="Peeni Henare ‘stepping back’, won’t be contesting Tāmaki Makaurau seat at election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/peeni-henare-stepping-back-wont-be-contesting-tamaki-makaurau-seat-at-election/" aria-label="Read more about Peeni Henare ‘stepping back’, won’t be contesting Tāmaki Makaurau seat at election">Read more</a>
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February 3, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Vincent Wijeysingha Will maximising investment returns override ethics? That is the question the tertiary sector posed to UniSaver, the academic equivalent of KiwiSaver, now revealed to invest in Israeli weapons and military intelligence. In 2024, some 400 university staff appealed to UniSaver to divest from such companies. The fund initially ignored the call. ... <a title="Academics call for divestment from NZ pensions fund implicated in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/03/academics-call-for-divestment-from-nz-pensions-fund-implicated-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Academics call for divestment from NZ pensions fund implicated in Gaza">Read more</a>
