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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tiian Whelpton runs leadout leg in a 4x100m relay at Hastings. Kerry Marshall/Photosport New Zealand’s fastest sprinters have taken their international ambitions into their own hands – and they’ve found an unlikely source of support for their endeavours. Less than a month after watching national recordholder Eddie Osei-Nketia change allegiances, many ... <a title="NZ speedsters target relays for Commonwealth Games, world championship selection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/nz-speedsters-target-relays-for-commonwealth-games-world-championship-selection/" aria-label="Read more about NZ speedsters target relays for Commonwealth Games, world championship selection">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ The National Party has narrowly outperformed Labour as the party voters trust the most to manage the economy. The latest RNZ-Reid Research results would return the coalition government to power with a slim majority of 61 seats, if replicated on polling day. The results saw New Zealand First climb into ... <a title="National only a whisker ahead of Labour on the economy – poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/national-only-a-whisker-ahead-of-labour-on-the-economy-poll/" aria-label="Read more about National only a whisker ahead of Labour on the economy – poll">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ōakura Bay Reserves Board member Malcolm Devereux, left, and chairman Glenn Ferguson mop out the devastated community hall. RNZ / Peter de Graaf A nail-biting, mostly single-lane gravel road will remain the key lifeline linking a storm-battered Northland town with the outside world for the next eight to 14 weeks. That’s ... <a title="Ōakura locals adjust to new reality as main road blocked for months" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/oakura-locals-adjust-to-new-reality-as-main-road-blocked-for-months/" aria-label="Read more about Ōakura locals adjust to new reality as main road blocked for months">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The slip at Mauao, Mount Maunganui as seen from the air. Screengrab / Amy Till Tauranga mayor Mahé Drysdale says all relevant matters relating to the lead-up to the fatal Mount Maunganui landslide will be considered as part of an independent review. It comes after a camper who contacted emergency services ... <a title="Council’s Mount Maunganui landslide review to consider ‘all relevant matters’ – Drysdale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/councils-mount-maunganui-landslide-review-to-consider-all-relevant-matters-drysdale/" aria-label="Read more about Council’s Mount Maunganui landslide review to consider ‘all relevant matters’ – Drysdale">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ army firefighters in live fire exercises at FENZ’s national training centre. Supplied / NZDF Shipping containers in Rotorua that provide some of the only live firefighting training for new recruits are being replaced, after they were boycotted and shut on safety grounds months ago. This week Fire and Emergency evaluated ... <a title="Rotorua’s live firefighting training containers to be replaced after reports of toxic smoke leaks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/rotoruas-live-firefighting-training-containers-to-be-replaced-after-reports-of-toxic-smoke-leaks/" aria-label="Read more about Rotorua’s live firefighting training containers to be replaced after reports of toxic smoke leaks">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A week out from the resumption of parliament, the federal opposition is in a state of paralysis. The Liberals have a full-blown leadership crisis. A majority of the party believe Sussan Ley can’t survive for long. But leadership contenders Angus ... <a title="View from The Hill: Dysfunctional federal opposition is in gridlock" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/view-from-the-hill-dysfunctional-federal-opposition-is-in-gridlock-274028/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Dysfunctional federal opposition is in gridlock">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Austen Keith Richardson and his grandmother Yao Fang. Supplied / Police The family of a child and grandmother killed when a landslide hit a house in Pāpāmoa say they’re “absolutely devastated” by the loss of a “treasured son” and his “beloved Nai Nai”. Two bodies were recovered by police at the ... <a title="Family mourn ‘treasured son’ and ‘beloved Nai Nai’ killed in Welcome Bay landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/family-mourn-treasured-son-and-beloved-nai-nai-killed-in-welcome-bay-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Family mourn ‘treasured son’ and ‘beloved Nai Nai’ killed in Welcome Bay landslide">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Kevin Chen/Pexels, CC BY-NC-ND Millions of people in southeastern Australia are sweating through a record-breaking heatwave. The heat this week is likely to be one for the history books. The heat began on Saturday January 24th. On Australia ... <a title="Where did southern Australia’s record-breaking heatwave come from?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/where-did-southern-australias-record-breaking-heatwave-come-from-274417/" aria-label="Read more about Where did southern Australia’s record-breaking heatwave come from?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An upturned car and water tank were amongst the debris from the large slip on Motuhoa Road last week. RNZ/Calvin Samuel Thames Coromandel’s local State of Emergency ends at noon tomorrow, and the mayor told RNZ at this point it is unlikely to be extended. However, as the district tried to ... <a title="Coromandel’s ongoing recovery as state of emergency comes to an end" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/coromandels-ongoing-recovery-as-state-of-emergency-comes-to-an-end/" aria-label="Read more about Coromandel’s ongoing recovery as state of emergency comes to an end">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii The Foreign Affairs Minister says the US President’s invitation for Christopher Luxon to join the Board of Peace for Gaza is a “multi-faceted” issue and requires a “measured look”. No decision has been made yet regarding the invite, but Winston Peters says advice from his ministry is ... <a title="Luxon’s invite to Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza needs ‘measured look’ – Winston Peters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/luxons-invite-to-trumps-board-of-peace-for-gaza-needs-measured-look-winston-peters/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon’s invite to Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza needs ‘measured look’ – Winston Peters">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Coach Andrew Webster calls the shots at Warriors training. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport If this is to finally be the NZ Warriors’ year, the recipe for success seems simple enough. “If you’re asking me what needs to happen, we need to do what we do better for longer,” coach Andrew Webster teased, as ... <a title="NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster lays down simple recipe for NRL title quest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/nz-warriors-coach-andrew-webster-lays-down-simple-recipe-for-nrl-title-quest/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warriors coach Andrew Webster lays down simple recipe for NRL title quest">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Yellow-legged hornets are an invasive species, and a danger to local honey and wild bees. Biosecurity NZ The number of yellow-legged hornet queens found in Auckland has risen to 45 – 32 of them with nests. Biosecurity New Zealand said it had an excellent response from the public, with 10,270 notifications ... <a title="More yellow-legged hornet queens found in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/more-yellow-legged-hornet-queens-found-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about More yellow-legged hornet queens found in Auckland">Read more</a>
