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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David M Watson, Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University Author supplied , CC BY-ND In Kosciuszko National Park in Australia’s alpine region, the landscape is slowly changing. Patches of native vegetation cropped bald by horses are regrowing. Some long-eroded creek banks look less compacted along the edges. ... <a title="With thousands of feral horses gone, Kosciuszko’s fragile ecosystems are slowly recovering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/with-thousands-of-feral-horses-gone-kosciuszkos-fragile-ecosystems-are-slowly-recovering-270658/" aria-label="Read more about With thousands of feral horses gone, Kosciuszko’s fragile ecosystems are slowly recovering">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Plester, Senior Lecturer, Management and International Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Groaning your way back into the new work year? It’s an occupational hazard after the holiday break, of course, but these days there is the consolation (for some) of hybrid working. ... <a title="Can office culture survive the work-from-home revolution? Yes, but you can’t force the fun" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/can-office-culture-survive-the-work-from-home-revolution-yes-but-you-cant-force-the-fun-269702/" aria-label="Read more about Can office culture survive the work-from-home revolution? Yes, but you can’t force the fun">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Jan Kohl/Unsplash Everyone always loves a holiday – at least, that’s how we portray them. Holidays present a chance to unwind, relax and decompress from life’s day-to-day struggles. But they don’t ... <a title="Why can’t we admit to not enjoying a bad holiday?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/why-cant-we-admit-to-not-enjoying-a-bad-holiday-267978/" aria-label="Read more about Why can’t we admit to not enjoying a bad holiday?">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Willis, Associate Professor, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University Designecologist/ Pexels As the New Year rolls around, dating apps often see a surge in new sign-ups. Some are dipping their toes in for the first time, while others are rejoining with renewed hope ... <a title="Just joined a dating app? Here’s how to look after yourself and handle rejection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/just-joined-a-dating-app-heres-how-to-look-after-yourself-and-handle-rejection-271312/" aria-label="Read more about Just joined a dating app? Here’s how to look after yourself and handle rejection">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Woman spent 11 and a half hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, but was never seen by a doctor. 123RF Health New Zealand has apologised to a woman who spent 11 and a half hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, but was never seen by a doctor. The agency said that ... <a title="Woman waited 11 hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, was not seen by doctor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/woman-waited-11-hours-at-wellington-hospitals-emergency-department-was-not-seen-by-doctor/" aria-label="Read more about Woman waited 11 hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, was not seen by doctor">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New year, fresh start, as the saying goes. Your chance to shut (or slam) the door on 2025 and fling open a new one to a bright and shiny 12 months ahead. If only it was that easy, right? It’s hard to bundle up the pain of a difficult year, take ... <a title="How to ditch all the bad stuff that happened last year and start afresh" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/how-to-ditch-all-the-bad-stuff-that-happened-last-year-and-start-afresh/" aria-label="Read more about How to ditch all the bad stuff that happened last year and start afresh">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf The past year was a tough grind for many households and businesses but forecasters say there is economic improvement on the horizon. Kelly Eckhold, chief economist at Westpac, said he was expecting the economy to be much stronger in 2026, with growth in GDP of about 3 percent over the ... <a title="‘It can’t be worse, right?’: What’s ahead for the economy in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/it-cant-be-worse-right-whats-ahead-for-the-economy-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It can’t be worse, right?’: What’s ahead for the economy in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Kidnap, murder, torture, brutality, subversion, treachery, and barbarism, writes Adrian Blackburn reflecting on US President Donald Trump’s New Year present to the world. COMMENTARY: By Adrian Blackburn Blatantly, boastfully, bullyingly, shamelessly, Trump overnight threw open to the world’s eyes the cruel reality of US foreign policy. He has brought out from the shadows the ugly ... <a title="Trump’s gift-wrapped Maduro package has done the world a favour – revealing what a lie US foreign policy really is" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/trumps-gift-wrapped-maduro-package-has-done-the-world-a-favour-revealing-what-a-lie-us-foreign-policy-really-is/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s gift-wrapped Maduro package has done the world a favour – revealing what a lie US foreign policy really is">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Connor Purvis. Supplied / NZ Police Police have launched a major search for a missing tramper near Lake Ōhau. Connor Purvis, 20, set off to climb Mt Huxley on or around 30 December, descending through the Huxley River South Branch. But he has not returned from his tramp, which police say ... <a title="Major search launched for missing tramper near Lake Ōhau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/major-search-launched-for-missing-tramper-near-lake-ohau/" aria-label="Read more about Major search launched for missing tramper near Lake Ōhau">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Luxury, indulgence, immediately satisfying every need and want – these are all must-haves when it comes to a holiday. Or so you might think. However, in an era of self-improvement surrounded by a world of excess, deprivation might be what you need. It can seem somewhat ironic – paying money to ... <a title="Welcome to the unfun retreat where less is more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/welcome-to-the-unfun-retreat-where-less-is-more/" aria-label="Read more about Welcome to the unfun retreat where less is more">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Simon Rogers Three rescue helicopters have rushed to a four-vehicle crash that has closed State Highway 8 near Tekapo. Three people have serious injuries. Police say the crash happened about 7pm, between Tekapo Powerhouse Road and Braemar Road. Another person has moderate injuries. The road is expected ... <a title="State Highway 8 closed after four-vehicle crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/state-highway-8-closed-after-four-vehicle-crash/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 8 closed after four-vehicle crash">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juan Zahir Naranjo Cáceres, PhD Candidate, Political Science, International Relations and Constitutional Law, University of the Sunshine Coast In the early hours of Saturday morning, US special forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from his home in Caracas and flew him out of the country. US President ... <a title="The US has invaded countries and deposed leaders before. Its military action against Venezuela feels different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/the-us-has-invaded-countries-and-deposed-leaders-before-its-military-action-against-venezuela-feels-different-272682/" aria-label="Read more about The US has invaded countries and deposed leaders before. Its military action against Venezuela feels different">Read more</a>
