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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The battle for ownership of Warner Bros. is a rare case of Goliath vs. Goliath. In one corner, there’s the behemoth streaming service Netflix. In the other, Hollywood’s legacy powerhouse, Paramount. The prize is a treasure trove of iconic franchises that stretches back over a century, to include the DC Comics ... <a title="Clash of the TV titans: How it will shape what we watch and what we pay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/clash-of-the-tv-titans-how-it-will-shape-what-we-watch-and-what-we-pay/" aria-label="Read more about Clash of the TV titans: How it will shape what we watch and what we pay">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In one of Wagner Moura’s favourite scenes in The Secret Agent, his character Armando Solimões suddenly realises he’s being hunted by contract killers – then opens a door and steps out into a Brazilian carnival. To the 49-year-old actor, the scene represents not only an “amazing” celebratory aspect of his culture ... <a title="The Brazilian Best Actor contender on sharing his beautifully ‘complex’ country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/the-brazilian-best-actor-contender-on-sharing-his-beautifully-complex-country/" aria-label="Read more about The Brazilian Best Actor contender on sharing his beautifully ‘complex’ country">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 If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it grows stronger. Of course, muscles only grow when the challenge increases over time. Continually lifting the same weight the same way stops working. It might come as ... <a title="How your brain can be trained like a muscle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/01/how-your-brain-can-be-trained-like-a-muscle/" aria-label="Read more about How your brain can be trained like a muscle">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The 50-year-old man has interim name suppression. SunLive A Ni-Vanuatu migrant worker has pleaded not guilty to murdering a woman on a Kiwifruit orchard in the Bay of Plenty. The 50-year-old man, who has interim name suppression, is accused of murdering a female Ni-Vanuatu tourist with whom he was in a ... <a title="Ni-Vanuatu RSE worker pleads not guilty to Pukehina orchard murder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/ni-vanuatu-rse-worker-pleads-not-guilty-to-pukehina-orchard-murder/" aria-label="Read more about Ni-Vanuatu RSE worker pleads not guilty to Pukehina orchard murder">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Finau Fonua, ABC Tongans have been barred from short-term visits to the US under new restrictions. (AP: Rebecca Blackwell) AP / Rebecca Blackwell Tongan citizen Lionel Funaki fears a United States policy of “collective punishment” has ended his dream of studying in Hawaii. He is one of many in the ... <a title="Tongans frustrated with Trump’s ‘collective punishment’ of foreign nationals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/tongans-frustrated-with-trumps-collective-punishment-of-foreign-nationals/" aria-label="Read more about Tongans frustrated with Trump’s ‘collective punishment’ of foreign nationals">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A photo of Alex Pretti is displayed at a makeshift memorial in his honor in the area where he was shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 26, 2026. AFP / OCTAVIO JONES At least two federal agents who were involved in Saturday’s fatal shooting of a ... <a title="US agents involved in Minneapolis shooting placed on leave – reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/us-agents-involved-in-minneapolis-shooting-placed-on-leave-reports/" aria-label="Read more about US agents involved in Minneapolis shooting placed on leave – reports">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When Dr Paul Marshall, a sports and rehab research fellow from the University of Auckland, warms up before a tennis match, he plays some tennis. No pretzel-like stretching. No weird movements. He might jog a lap or two of the court, and slowly increase the intensity of the warm-up hits, but ... <a title="Doing stretches in your warm-up? Don’t." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/doing-stretches-in-your-warm-up-dont/" aria-label="Read more about Doing stretches in your warm-up? Don’t.">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A man is tackled after spraying an unknown substance at US Representative Ilhan Omar. AFP / Octavio Jones US Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been targeted during a speech by a man who sprayed an unidentified liquid at her from a syringe before being tackled by security guards, according to an ... <a title="Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed by unknown substance during speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/democratic-congresswoman-ilhan-omar-sprayed-by-unknown-substance-during-speech/" aria-label="Read more about Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed by unknown substance during speech">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wētā FX’s visual effects work on Avatar: Fire and Ash has been nominated at the BAFTA Film Awards, alongside major contenders F1, How to Train Your Dragon and Frankenstein. Directed by James Cameron, the film also received Academy Award nominations last week for best visual effects and best costume design, the ... <a title="Wētā FX scores BAFTA nomination for Avatar: Fire and Ash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/weta-fx-scores-bafta-nomination-for-avatar-fire-and-ash/" aria-label="Read more about Wētā FX scores BAFTA nomination for Avatar: Fire and Ash">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A renewed search for Celine Cremer, more than two years after she disappeared in remote north-west Tasmania, has attracted international attention. Many of the people who tuned in to the private search party’s efforts have done so through the action camera and smartphone lenses of Rob Parsons. He calls himself a ... <a title="How YouTube filmmaker Rob Parsons helped the search for missing tourist Celine Cremer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/how-youtube-filmmaker-rob-parsons-helped-the-search-for-missing-tourist-celine-cremer/" aria-label="Read more about How YouTube filmmaker Rob Parsons helped the search for missing tourist Celine Cremer">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The move was announced Monday in a statement from Channel 4, which airs the TV baking competition in the United Kingdom. It said it was “delighted to announce” Lawson’s arrival on the show, which airs on TVNZ+ in New Zealand. “Nigella’s expertise, empathy and humour are the perfect ingredients for the ... <a title="Nigella Lawson to replace Prue Leith on ‘The Great British Bake Off’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/nigella-lawson-to-replace-prue-leith-on-the-great-british-bake-off/" aria-label="Read more about Nigella Lawson to replace Prue Leith on ‘The Great British Bake Off’">Read more</a>
