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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A marine locator marker was blown up at a beach on Auckland’s Whangaparāoa Peninsula. Auckland Council A controlled explosion has rocked residents on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula north of Auckland after a marine locator marker was found floating at Okoromai Bay. The markers are pyrotechnic devices designed to ignite on contact with ... <a title="Controlled explosion rocks residents north of Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/controlled-explosion-rocks-residents-north-of-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Controlled explosion rocks residents north of Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand About 25,000 dance music fans flocked to Mount Maunganui to see Australian DJ Fisher. A minute silence was held to acknowledge the six lives lost in a landslide tragedy nine days ago at the nearby Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park. All of the six victims have now been formally identified after ... <a title="Dance music fans take a minute silence at DJ Fisher show in Mount Maunganui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/dance-music-fans-take-a-minute-silence-at-dj-fisher-show-in-mount-maunganui/" aria-label="Read more about Dance music fans take a minute silence at DJ Fisher show in Mount Maunganui">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brett Hampton hits out in his Super Smash man-of-the-match performance. Photosport Northern Districts have lived up to their top seeding with a five-wicket win over the Canterbury Magicians to claim the Super Smash men’s domestic T20 crown at Hagley Oval. Chasing 172 runs for victory, the regular-season leaders showed their class, ... <a title="Cricket: Northern Districts cruise to Super Smash men’s title" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/cricket-northern-districts-cruise-to-super-smash-mens-title/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Northern Districts cruise to Super Smash men’s title">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, Adelaide University Catherine O’Hara, the beloved actor and comedian who has died aged 71, occupied that rare position in contemporary screen culture: a comic actor, a cult figure and a mainstream star. Her work spanned more than 50 years, from ... <a title="Funny, tender, goofy – Catherine O’Hara lit up the screen every time she showed up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/funny-tender-goofy-catherine-ohara-lit-up-the-screen-every-time-she-showed-up-274816/" aria-label="Read more about Funny, tender, goofy – Catherine O’Hara lit up the screen every time she showed up">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Motorists have been advised to expect delays after a serious crash involving a motorcycle on State Highway 3 at Ratana on Saturday afternoon. Screenshot Motorists have been advised to expect delays, after a serious crash involving a motorcycle on State Highway 3 at Ratana on Saturday afternoon. The crash happened about ... <a title="Serious motorcycle crash causes delays on State Highway 3" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/serious-motorcycle-crash-causes-delays-on-state-highway-3/" aria-label="Read more about Serious motorcycle crash causes delays on State Highway 3">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Georgie Plimmer and Jess Kerr celebrate Wellington’s Super Smash women’s title. © Photosport Ltd 2026 www.photosport.nz Wellington Blaze have beaten Auckland Hearts to claim the Super Smash women’s crown in a nailbiting final in Christchurch. The Blaze won their seventh title in the past nine years and closed off their second ... <a title="Wellington Blaze surge late to claim Super Smash crown again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/wellington-blaze-surge-late-to-claim-super-smash-crown-again/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Blaze surge late to claim Super Smash crown again">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jacqualine Wheeler was a respected member of the equestrian community. Supplied Jacqualine Suzanne Wheeler, 71, from Rotorua has been formally identified as a victim of the Mount Maunganui landslide. She’s the last of six people marked as missing in the days following the slip. The others were, in the order of ... <a title="Sixth, final victim of Mount Maunganui landslide confirmed as Jacqualine Wheeler" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/sixth-final-victim-of-mount-maunganui-landslide-confirmed-as-jacqualine-wheeler/" aria-label="Read more about Sixth, final victim of Mount Maunganui landslide confirmed as Jacqualine Wheeler">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Harry Brook speaks after England’s loss to the Black Caps in Wellington, the day after he was hit by a nightclub bouncer. Photosport England whiteball captain Harry Brook has admitted he lied about being on his own, when he was hit by a nightclub bouncer in Wellington on their New Zealand ... <a title="English cricketer Harry Brooks admits lying about Wellington nightclub incident" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/english-cricketer-harry-brooks-admits-lying-about-wellington-nightclub-incident/" aria-label="Read more about English cricketer Harry Brooks admits lying about Wellington nightclub incident">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Surfers participated in a paddleout during the 2026 Grom Series. Supplied Surfers participated in a paddleout on Saturday during the first event of the 2026 Billabong Grom Series to pay their respects to the victims of the Mount Maunganui landslide. The paddleout was organised by Surfing New Zealand and Bay Boardriders, ... <a title="Surfers pay tribute to those killed in Mount Maunganui landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/surfers-pay-tribute-to-those-killed-in-mount-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Surfers pay tribute to those killed in Mount Maunganui landslide">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Akaroa (file photo) supplied A boat full of tourists have been rescued, after their vessel started taking on water at Akaroa, near Christchurch. More than 40 passengers and crew were safely evacuated, when a tourist boat grounded in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula. Thirty-eight passengers and three crew were aboard the ... <a title="More than 40 rescued before tourist boat capsized at Akaroa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/more-than-40-rescued-before-tourist-boat-capsized-at-akaroa/" aria-label="Read more about More than 40 rescued before tourist boat capsized at Akaroa">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Akaroa (file photo) supplied A boat full of tourists have been rescued, after their vessel started taking on water at Akaroa, near Christchurch. More than 40 passengers and crew were safely evacuated, when a tourist boat grounded in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula. Thirty-eight passengers and three crew were aboard the ... <a title="More than 40 rescued before tourist boat capsized in Akaroa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/more-than-40-rescued-before-tourist-boat-capsized-in-akaroa/" aria-label="Read more about More than 40 rescued before tourist boat capsized in Akaroa">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hundreds of people gathered at two separate protests on Saturday afternoon, prompting police cordons and some road closures. Destiny Church-affiliated Freedom and Rights Coalition protesters gathered at Victoria Park in the late morning, and marched towards Fanshawe Street, where a police cordon had been set up. A second protest took place ... <a title="Two protests in Auckland’s CBD monitored by police with cordons, road closures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/two-protests-in-aucklands-cbd-monitored-by-police-with-cordons-road-closures/" aria-label="Read more about Two protests in Auckland’s CBD monitored by police with cordons, road closures">Read more</a>
