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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran. (File photo) AFP/SUPPLIED Any New Zealanders in Iran should “leave now”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT), is warning. MFAT said the number of New Zealanders in Iran would be “extremely limited”, but anyone who was there should get out. ... <a title="New Zealanders in Iran ‘should leave now’, Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/new-zealanders-in-iran-should-leave-now-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-warns/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealanders in Iran ‘should leave now’, Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fire on Waitara Rd had burned through 22 hectares of bush. FIRE AND EMERGENCY NZ / SUPPLIED A fire has burned through 22 hectares of pine forest and native bush in Te Haroto, Hawke’s Bay. Tony Kelly, acting district manager for Hawke’s Bay, said the fire ground consisted of 18 ... <a title="Fire burns through 22 hectares of native bush and pine forest in Hawke’s Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/fire-burns-through-22-hectares-of-native-bush-and-pine-forest-in-hawkes-bay/" aria-label="Read more about Fire burns through 22 hectares of native bush and pine forest in Hawke’s Bay">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you’ve been hanging out for 2026 to be the year in which it gets a bit easier to go to the supermarket, you might be disappointed. Infometrics has released its latest grocery supplier cost index, which tracks what suppliers charge Foodstuffs supermarkets. It shows an average 2.4 percent increase in ... <a title="Is this the year food price pressure eases?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/is-this-the-year-food-price-pressure-eases/" aria-label="Read more about Is this the year food price pressure eases?">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As a new year of cinema beckons, we look to the upcoming releases inspiring the most excitement. Sentimental Value Play videoPause video This video is hosted on Youtube. Norwegian writer/director Joachim Trier received rapturous plaudits for his wonderful, humanist comedy drama The Worst Person in the Worldthree years ago, and his ... <a title="Ten movies we can’t wait to see in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/ten-movies-we-cant-wait-to-see-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Ten movies we can’t wait to see in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winners and presenters at this year’s Golden Globes — the first major awards show of the year and a key indicator of Oscar frontrunners — will be handed a gift bag worth nearly US$1 million (NZ$1.75m). Packed inside an Atlas-branded duffle are 35 luxury items and experiences, though not every recipient ... <a title="Million-dollar Golden Globes’ gift bag includes luxury New Zealand lodge stays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/million-dollar-golden-globes-gift-bag-includes-luxury-new-zealand-lodge-stays/" aria-label="Read more about Million-dollar Golden Globes’ gift bag includes luxury New Zealand lodge stays">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A 41-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman have been jointly charged with murder and will appear in Manukau District Court. RNZ / Liu Chen Police in Auckland have charged two people with murder after the death of a man in Manurewa, Auckland. Emergency services were called to the scene on Balfour ... <a title="Two people charged with murder of man in Manurewa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/two-people-charged-with-murder-of-man-in-manurewa/" aria-label="Read more about Two people charged with murder of man in Manurewa">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Instagram users reported getting password reset emails. (File photo) AFP Instagram is reassuring users their accounts are secure after suspicious password reset requests were sent out to millions of users. The Meta-owned image sharing platform said an issue had now been fixed which let an external party request password reset emails ... <a title="Ignore emails asking for password reset, Instagram warms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/ignore-emails-asking-for-password-reset-instagram-warms/" aria-label="Read more about Ignore emails asking for password reset, Instagram warms">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Residents evacuated by a fire in a pine plantation in Blairlogie near Masterton last night are being allowed to return home. Murray Dunbar from Fire and Emergency told RNZ they were called out just before 3am on Monday. The fire measured about 200 square metres. ... <a title="Evacuated residents return home after pine plantation fire near Masterton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/evacuated-residents-return-home-after-pine-plantation-fire-near-masterton/" aria-label="Read more about Evacuated residents return home after pine plantation fire near Masterton">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] Charismatic, gregarious, exuberant, a joker, a showman, a larrikin: such are the epithets for long-serving mayor Tim Shadbolt, who died age 78 last week. His public funeral service was due to be held in Invercargill on Friday January 16, 2pm at the Civic Theatre. He would be remembered there ... <a title="Remembering Sir Tim Shadbolt: Pineapple, cheese and jellybeans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/remembering-sir-tim-shadbolt-pineapple-cheese-and-jellybeans/" aria-label="Read more about Remembering Sir Tim Shadbolt: Pineapple, cheese and jellybeans">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Father and son duo Shane and Ethan Vickery opened Kai Co to give shoppers an alternative to the Woolworths and Foodstuffs supermarket duopoly. Facebook/Kai Co The co-owner of a new supermarket in Christchurch says shoppers have turned out in droves in support of the new store since it opened last week. ... <a title="Christchurch shoppers out in droves for new alternative supermarket" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/christchurch-shoppers-out-in-droves-for-new-alternative-supermarket/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch shoppers out in droves for new alternative supermarket">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cecily Bruce (left) and Joanne Craig battle it out at the 2026 Scrabble NZ Women’s Championship. LetsPlayScrabble/screenshot There would have been a fair Scrabble sets dusted off over the holidays, perhaps kicking off a few family feuds even, but few more serious than the first New Zealand Women’s Championship in the ... <a title="First NZ Women’s Championship in Scrabble goes down to the W-I-R-E" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/first-nz-womens-championship-in-scrabble-goes-down-to-the-w-i-r-e/" aria-label="Read more about First NZ Women’s Championship in Scrabble goes down to the W-I-R-E">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rakon specialises in precision timing systems used in mobile networks, satellites, aerospace and defence systems, as well as AI and cloud computing. 123RF Local chip-maker Rakon has received a takeover notice from US electronic manufacturer Bourns Inc. Bourns intends to make an offer of $1.55 cents a share to buy 100 ... <a title="US company Bourns tries to take over New Zealand chip maker Rakon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/us-company-bourns-tries-to-take-over-new-zealand-chip-maker-rakon/" aria-label="Read more about US company Bourns tries to take over New Zealand chip maker Rakon">Read more</a>
