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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Takapuna CBD – shopping and retail generic RNZ/Nick Monro Business confidence retreats 10 points from a 30-year high but still seen as strong Businesses own expectations drop 9 points, but still historically high at 52 percent Wage pressures start to lift modestly with inflation expectations the highest in 15 months. More ... <a title="Business confidence retreats from 30-year high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/business-confidence-retreats-from-30-year-high/" aria-label="Read more about Business confidence retreats from 30-year high">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hospitals in Auckland and Northland were impacted by the outage. (File photo) 123rf.com A massive IT outage at hospitals in Auckland and Northland is being blamed on cuts to Health NZ’s digital team, by a union representing public service workers. The Public Service Association (PSA), said its members were forced to ... <a title="Massive 12-hour IT outage at North Island hospitals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/massive-12-hour-it-outage-at-north-island-hospitals/" aria-label="Read more about Massive 12-hour IT outage at North Island hospitals">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 Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix won’t be part of Australia Cup in the future. Photosport Pre-season for A-League clubs Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix will look different after Football Australia move to kick them out of the Australia Cup competition. The Australia Cup is a domestic knockout competition pitting amateur club ... <a title="Football: Kicked out of Australia Cup, Phoenix and Auckland FC look to EPL sides" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/football-kicked-out-of-australia-cup-phoenix-and-auckland-fc-look-to-epl-sides/" aria-label="Read more about Football: Kicked out of Australia Cup, Phoenix and Auckland FC look to EPL sides">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Wellington City Council has found a second mistake in its rates bill calculation – but this time it is good news for ratepayers. Late last year, Wellington City Council discovered an error, which meant it had undercharged the household and commercial sludge levy in the quarterly rates ... <a title="Review reveals second rates error for Wellingtonians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/review-reveals-second-rates-error-for-wellingtonians/" aria-label="Read more about Review reveals second rates error for Wellingtonians">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University As controversy over Australia’s new hate laws continues, last weekend’s so-called March for Australia rallies were the latest in a string of events that have raised the temperature of public debate. It’s hard to generalise about the motivations ... <a title="What is extremism, and how do we decide?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/what-is-extremism-and-how-do-we-decide-274419/" aria-label="Read more about What is extremism, and how do we decide?">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
SPECIAL REPORT: By Stephanie Tran Since 2013, more than $400 million in tax-deductible donations have flowed through an Australian charity, including direct to IDF soldiers. United Israel Appeal (UIA) Australia has remitted $376m to Israel via its global partner Keren Hayesod, according to Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) financial disclosures. In 2024 alone, UIA ... <a title="United Israel Appeal – Australian charity channels tax free donations direct to IDF soldiers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/united-israel-appeal-australian-charity-channels-tax-free-donations-direct-to-idf-soldiers/" aria-label="Read more about United Israel Appeal – Australian charity channels tax free donations direct to IDF soldiers">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Messages written on an Auckland fire engine protesting firefighters’ working conditions. RNZ / Rayssa Almeida Fire and Emergency says some of its firefighters are afflicted by angst over union signs on fire trucks, feeling their image is being tarnished. The signs – such as ones saying ‘dire emergency’ – have been ... <a title="Firefighters say union signs on trucks ‘disrespectful’ and unprofessional – FENZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/firefighters-say-union-signs-on-trucks-disrespectful-and-unprofessional-fenz/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters say union signs on trucks ‘disrespectful’ and unprofessional – FENZ">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mould on the bathroom walls of one of the rental properties. Supplied/MBIE A landlord and his property management business have been ordered to pay more than $60,000 in exemplary damages after tenants at 34 properties complained of cockroaches, sewage overflows and holes in their walls and floors. Quan Shu, also known ... <a title="Landlord told to pay $60k in damages over ‘cockroaches’ and ‘sewage’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/landlord-told-to-pay-60k-in-damages-over-cockroaches-and-sewage/" aria-label="Read more about Landlord told to pay $60k in damages over ‘cockroaches’ and ‘sewage’">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Kolbusz, Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2019 Southeastern U.S. Deep-sea Exploration When most of us look out at the ocean, we see a mostly flat blue surface stretching to the horizon. It’s easy ... <a title="Submarine mountains and long-distance waves stir the deepest parts of the ocean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/submarine-mountains-and-long-distance-waves-stir-the-deepest-parts-of-the-ocean-274124/" aria-label="Read more about Submarine mountains and long-distance waves stir the deepest parts of the ocean">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bradley P. Smith, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia Line Knipst/Pexels, CC BY After the tragic death of Canadian backpacker Piper James on K’gari (Fraser Island) on January 19, a coroner found the 19–year–old had been bitten by dingoes while she was still alive, but the most ... <a title="Will killing dingoes on K’gari make visitors safer? We think it’s unlikely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/will-killing-dingoes-on-kgari-make-visitors-safer-we-think-its-unlikely-274429/" aria-label="Read more about Will killing dingoes on K’gari make visitors safer? We think it’s unlikely">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato Getty Images Donald Trump took time out this week from dramatic events at home and abroad to reveal three new design concepts for his proposed “Independence Arch” in Washington DC. All three renderings resemble the famous ... <a title="Monumental ambitions: the history behind Trump’s triumphal arch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/monumental-ambitions-the-history-behind-trumps-triumphal-arch-273567/" aria-label="Read more about Monumental ambitions: the history behind Trump’s triumphal arch">Read more</a>
