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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Australia’s Beau Webster, 2nd left, celebrates with teammates after dismissing England’s Will Jacks on day four of the fifth Ashes cricket Test match between Australia and England at the SCG on January 7, 2026. David Gray Jacon Bethell’s brilliant maiden Test century sets up an intriguing finish to a bizarre Ashes ... <a title="Cricket Ashes live: Australia v England, fifth Test, day 5" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/cricket-ashes-live-australia-v-england-fifth-test-day-5/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket Ashes live: Australia v England, fifth Test, day 5">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The single male fly was found in Mount Roskill. Supplied / Biosecurity New Zealand The discovery of a Queensland fruit fly in Auckland presents a huge threat to growers and exporters, a horticulture sector advocate says. A biosecurity operation is underway after the pest, which damages fruit and vegetables, was identified ... <a title="Queensland fruit fly could have ‘massive impact’ on fruit and vegetable crops" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/queensland-fruit-fly-could-have-massive-impact-on-fruit-and-vegetable-crops/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland fruit fly could have ‘massive impact’ on fruit and vegetable crops">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied The winning candidates of last year’s local government election for the Papatoetoe subdivision of Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board have filed a petition in the High Court seeking a judicial review of the Manukau District Court ruling that declared the election void amid allegations of voter fraud. It’s the first time the ... <a title="Winners of void Auckland local body election seek High Court judicial review" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/winners-of-void-auckland-local-body-election-seek-high-court-judicial-review/" aria-label="Read more about Winners of void Auckland local body election seek High Court judicial review">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Despite what your group text may believe, the return of Connor Storrie’s mustache is not the biggest storyline of the Actor Award nominations. The Heated Rivalry breakout star and Abbott Elementary’s Janelle James announced the nominees for the Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA, which were formerly known as the SAG Awards ... <a title="Who big winners and snubs at the Screen Actors Guild awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/who-big-winners-and-snubs-at-the-screen-actors-guild-awards/" aria-label="Read more about Who big winners and snubs at the Screen Actors Guild awards">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson Maritime New Zealand is considering a formal investigation after two people were injured in a jetboat crash in Otago. Emergency services were called to Makarora, in the Queenstown-Lakes district, shortly before 3.30pm on Wednesday. The injured pair were flown to Dunedin Hospital in a moderate condition. ... <a title="Inquiry being considered into jetboat crash near Queenstown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/inquiry-being-considered-into-jetboat-crash-near-queenstown/" aria-label="Read more about Inquiry being considered into jetboat crash near Queenstown">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Defence Force NH90 helicopter is being used in the search. Supplied/police Specialist canyon teams are joining the search for a missing tramper in the Kahurangi National Park. Graham Garnett, 66, failed to return from a hike on December 30. Police Search and Rescue sergeant Jonny Evans said four specialist canyon ... <a title="Specialist canyon teams join search for missing tramper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/specialist-canyon-teams-join-search-for-missing-tramper/" aria-label="Read more about Specialist canyon teams join search for missing tramper">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The council will bring a tanker of water from Hunterville to the Marton RSA and Citizens Memorial Hall each Tuesday and Thursday between 3pm and 6pm, starting 13 January. Supplied / Rangitīkei District Council A lower North Island town with smelly, muddy-tasting tap water will have supplies trucked in from a ... <a title="Water supplies coming to Marton amid ‘smell and taste issues’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/water-supplies-coming-to-marton-amid-smell-and-taste-issues/" aria-label="Read more about Water supplies coming to Marton amid ‘smell and taste issues’">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Earth Sciences NZ 2025 was the country’s fourth-hottest year on record, according to Earth Sciences New Zealand’s (ESNZ) annual climate report. The report found that most regions were hotter than average by between 0.51 and 1.20 degrees, but parts of Northland and Bay of Plenty were significantly hotter, by ... <a title="2025 climate summary: Hottest places around NZ revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/2025-climate-summary-hottest-places-around-nz-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about 2025 climate summary: Hottest places around NZ revealed">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService says the temperatures won’t drop much at night. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Hastings could hit a whopping 37C over the weekend as hot air from a heatwave in Australia blankets the east coast of New Zealand. MetService is predicting that many areas will be warm on Thursday, with the weekend ... <a title="Warning to prepare as weekend heatwave sends temperatures skyrocketing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/warning-to-prepare-as-weekend-heatwave-sends-temperatures-skyrocketing/" aria-label="Read more about Warning to prepare as weekend heatwave sends temperatures skyrocketing">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell A patient is shocked to find that more than two years after her GP ended its contract with Manage My Health, it has continued to receive her new medical records. The patient health information portal will today begin contacting thousands of patients whose private medical information has ... <a title="Patient data still being uploaded to Manage My Health two years after contract ended" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/patient-data-still-being-uploaded-to-manage-my-health-two-years-after-contract-ended/" aria-label="Read more about Patient data still being uploaded to Manage My Health two years after contract ended">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Generic fire truck. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King A person has been seriously injured following an explosion at an industrial property near Motueka. Emergency services were called to the property shortly after 8am on Thursday. St John sent one ambulance and one rapid response vehicle to the Little Sydney Street address. A ... <a title="Person seriously injured in explosion at industrial business near Motueka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/person-seriously-injured-in-explosion-at-industrial-business-near-motueka/" aria-label="Read more about Person seriously injured in explosion at industrial business near Motueka">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mount Roskill BNZ branch in January 1969. Supplied / BNZ Men wearing shorts to work may be a common site these days but there was a time when permission to do so was necessary. With high temperatures expected in the coming days, BNZ has dug into its archives from 1966 when ... <a title="How bank staff convinced their bosses to let them wear shorts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/how-bank-staff-convinced-their-bosses-to-let-them-wear-shorts/" aria-label="Read more about How bank staff convinced their bosses to let them wear shorts">Read more</a>
