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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Parts of the South Island are welcoming the New Year with heavy rain warnings and severe thunderstorm watches. It has been a turbulent week across the country, with downpours and strong winds threatening celebrations. At the Twisted Frequency festival in Takaka overnight, police helped evacuate up to 100 people to Takaka ... <a title="Weather; Rainfall of up to 100mm, severe thunderstorms possible for South Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/weather-rainfall-of-up-to-100mm-severe-thunderstorms-possible-for-south-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather; Rainfall of up to 100mm, severe thunderstorms possible for South Island">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jo Case, Senior Deputy Books + Ideas Editor, The Conversation Annija/Pexels When we think about new year’s resolutions, we often think about changing our habits or new setting goals around food, exercise and work. But why not take our reading seriously too? Social media reading platforms often ... <a title="What are your new year’s reading resolutions? 6 dedicated readers share theirs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/what-are-your-new-years-reading-resolutions-6-dedicated-readers-share-theirs-269381/" aria-label="Read more about What are your new year’s reading resolutions? 6 dedicated readers share theirs">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Richard Tindiller Police are crediting Operation Open Roads for the reduction in road deaths for the third year in a row. In a statement, police said the provisional number of road deaths in 2025 was 272. In 2024, 292 people died on New Zealand roads. As of 7am on ... <a title="Road deaths down for third year in a row, but still too many – police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/road-deaths-down-for-third-year-in-a-row-but-still-too-many-police/" aria-label="Read more about Road deaths down for third year in a row, but still too many – police">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dwain Allan, Lecturer, School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing, University of Canterbury Pomodoro Cat/Forest/Focus Friend/Focus To-Do It’s hardly a revelation that we’re living in an era of distraction and smartphone addiction. Our phones interrupt us, hijack our attention, and tempt us into scrolling. Even when we aren’t ... <a title="Focus apps claim to improve your productivity. Do they actually work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/focus-apps-claim-to-improve-your-productivity-do-they-actually-work-271388/" aria-label="Read more about Focus apps claim to improve your productivity. Do they actually work?">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lee, Associate Professor of History, UNSW Sydney Today, the National Archives of Australia (NAA) released a key selection of records of the Australian Cabinet and its National Security Committee from 2005. The election in October 2004 had given the Howard government a commanding majority in the ... <a title="Cabinet papers 2005: WorkChoices, Afghanistan and climate change take centre stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/cabinet-papers-2005-workchoices-afghanistan-and-climate-change-take-centre-stage-271205/" aria-label="Read more about Cabinet papers 2005: WorkChoices, Afghanistan and climate change take centre stage">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Barton, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Brook Attakorn/Getty TV adventurer Bear Grylls has built a global reputation through his often unconventional and sometimes extreme survival feats to stay hydrated. He has squeezed moisture from elephant dung, sipped the contents of camel intestines, ... <a title="If you get lost in the bush, can you really survive by drinking your own pee?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/if-you-get-lost-in-the-bush-can-you-really-survive-by-drinking-your-own-pee-269086/" aria-label="Read more about If you get lost in the bush, can you really survive by drinking your own pee?">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Connal McLean, PhD Candidate in Zoology, University of Otago The black tunnelweb spider. Samuel Purdie, CC BY-NC The New Zealand velvet worm’s reign as Bug of the Year is coming to an end, with voting now open for the 2026 competition. This year, 21 nominees are vying ... <a title="Are you a hellraiser mite or a knobbled weevil? Take the quiz and vote for NZ’s Bug of the Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/are-you-a-hellraiser-mite-or-a-knobbled-weevil-take-the-quiz-and-vote-for-nzs-bug-of-the-year-269260/" aria-label="Read more about Are you a hellraiser mite or a knobbled weevil? Take the quiz and vote for NZ’s Bug of the Year">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naduni Madhavika, Doctoral Researcher, Social Sustainability in Tourism, University of Tasmania If they haven’t already, many Australians will soon head off for summer holidays. But behind every smooth check-in, cocktail or airport gate smile is one of more than an estimated 270 million tourism workers – about ... <a title="Worker exploitation can hide in plain sight. Here’s how to ensure an ethical summer holiday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/worker-exploitation-can-hide-in-plain-sight-heres-how-to-ensure-an-ethical-summer-holiday-270077/" aria-label="Read more about Worker exploitation can hide in plain sight. Here’s how to ensure an ethical summer holiday">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato Alison Pang/Unsplash We all scream for ice-cream, especially as temperatures soar in the summer. Ancient civilisations had the same desire for a cold, sweet treat to cope with heat waves. There are plenty of contenders claiming ... <a title="Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/inside-scoop-the-2-500-year-history-of-ice-cream-270156/" aria-label="Read more about Inside scoop: the 2,500-year history of ice-cream">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A person has died following a crash in Waikato’s Hauraki District. Police were called to the intersection of State Highway 26 and Cadman Road in Tirohia at around 12.40am this morning. The sole occupant of the single vehicle crash died at the scene. The road was closed as a result of ... <a title="One dead following crash on State Highway 26 in Waikato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/one-dead-following-crash-on-state-highway-26-in-waikato/" aria-label="Read more about One dead following crash on State Highway 26 in Waikato">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi One person has been found dead on Kaipara Coast Highway, north of Auckland. Police had earlier asked motorists to avoid the village of Makarau after an “incident”. In a statement, police said officers were called to the scene about 5.20am this morning “where a person was found ... <a title="Person found dead on Kaipara Coast Highway, north of Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/person-found-dead-on-kaipara-coast-highway-north-of-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Person found dead on Kaipara Coast Highway, north of Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Motorists are being asked to avoid the village of Makarau, north of Auckland, after an incident. Police were called to Kaipara Coast Highway around 5.20am on Thursday. The road is closed in both directions. More to come… Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated ... <a title="Motorists asked to avoid Makarau after ‘incident’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/motorists-asked-to-avoid-makarau-after-incident/" aria-label="Read more about Motorists asked to avoid Makarau after ‘incident’">Read more</a>
