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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There has been a magnitude 4.5 earthquake which Geonet describes as light centred about 40 kilometres north-west of Levin. It says it was at a depth of 4.5 kilometres. Nearly 5000 people have reported feeling it. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered ... <a title="Magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes lower North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/magnitude-4-5-earthquake-shakes-lower-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Magnitude 4.5 earthquake shakes lower North Island">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The man’s plea was made via his lawyer. A man, who turned himself into to police on Christmas Day in relation to an ongoing double homicide investigation in Ruatiti, has pleaded not guilty to two unrelated charges. The man, who’s identity is supressed for legal reasons, was not required to appear ... <a title="Heavy suppressions over case of man who handed himself over to police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/heavy-suppressions-over-case-of-man-who-handed-himself-over-to-police/" aria-label="Read more about Heavy suppressions over case of man who handed himself over to police">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch hospital. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A woman who arrived at Christchurch Hospital’s emergency department in acute pain died the next day after staff missed signs she had sepsis. The 65-year-old patient died of urosepsis, a life-threatening complication of a urinary tract infection, in January 2022. In a report released on ... <a title="Woman dies after Christchurch ED staff missed signs of sepsis, HDC report says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/woman-dies-after-christchurch-ed-staff-missed-signs-of-sepsis-hdc-report-says/" aria-label="Read more about Woman dies after Christchurch ED staff missed signs of sepsis, HDC report says">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman was sent to the maternity ward at Waitākere Hospital in West Auckland. RNZ / Dan Cook A woman’s baby was stillborn after multiple errors were made and risk factors overlooked in a stretched Auckland health system. The Health and Disability Commission said the baby’s parents were failed by Health ... <a title="Baby stillborn after mother’s concerns not properly acted on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/baby-stillborn-after-mothers-concerns-not-properly-acted-on/" aria-label="Read more about Baby stillborn after mother’s concerns not properly acted on">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand American rapper and record producer Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, took out a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal on Monday to apologise for antisemitic remarks that drew years of backlash. “I lost touch with reality,” Ye wrote in the ad, attributing his behaviour to an undiagnosed brain injury ... <a title="Kanye apologises for antisemitic remarks, says he was treated for bipolar disorder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/kanye-apologises-for-antisemitic-remarks-says-he-was-treated-for-bipolar-disorder/" aria-label="Read more about Kanye apologises for antisemitic remarks, says he was treated for bipolar disorder">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Barrett, Professor of Taxation and Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington It’s a problem as old as marriage and money: one spouse, usually the husband, using financial control to dominate the other. From restricting spending and hiding debts, to forcing someone into ... <a title="Australia is turning the spotlight on financial abuse in relationships. What can NZ learn?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/australia-is-turning-the-spotlight-on-financial-abuse-in-relationships-what-can-nz-learn-272416/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is turning the spotlight on financial abuse in relationships. What can NZ learn?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The three chairpersons of the three Tauranga iwis Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāti Pukenga. NICK MONRO / RNZ The iwi of Tauranga say their first priority is to support emergency services before considering a longer rāhui at the site of the deadly Mt Maunganui landslide. The chairpersons of Tauranga’s ... <a title="‘Overwhelming outpouring of grief’: Tauranga iwi respond to deadly Mt Maunganui landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/overwhelming-outpouring-of-grief-tauranga-iwi-respond-to-deadly-mt-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Overwhelming outpouring of grief’: Tauranga iwi respond to deadly Mt Maunganui landslide">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Nathan Mckinnon Police found the body of an elderly woman at a Burnham property after being called out to reports a teenager had allegedly assaulted another person inside the home. A 19-year-old has man been charged with murder and two charges of assault in a family relationship in relation to the ... <a title="‘Really lovely road’: Neighbours stunned as elderly woman found dead, teen in court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/really-lovely-road-neighbours-stunned-as-elderly-woman-found-dead-teen-in-court/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Really lovely road’: Neighbours stunned as elderly woman found dead, teen in court">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jill Rogers been acting in the role since Jevon McSkimming stood down last March. RNZ/Mark Papalii Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Jill Rogers has been provisionally appointed to the role on a full-time basis. After the initial shock at Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming’s resignation in May one of the questions that emerged ... <a title="Police announce Jill Rogers as Deputy Police Commissioner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/police-announce-jill-rogers-as-deputy-police-commissioner/" aria-label="Read more about Police announce Jill Rogers as Deputy Police Commissioner">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand BNZ’s employment report with jobs platform SEEK showed job ads up around 7 percent from a year ago. 123RF The jobs market is showing early signs of improvement, according to BNZ, which it said should lead to lower unemployment by the middle of the year. The latest unemployment statistics are due ... <a title="Jobs market improving, bodes well for employment – BNZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/jobs-market-improving-bodes-well-for-employment-bnz/" aria-label="Read more about Jobs market improving, bodes well for employment – BNZ">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The post shop in Ponsonby (file image). Screenshot / Google Maps NZ Post is closing more than 140 service counters inside urban convenience stores, pharmacies and libraries around the country. It said the current network was bigger than it should be, with fewer people sending letters and more sending parcels. Around ... <a title="NZ Post to close more than 140 counters across the country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/nz-post-to-close-more-than-140-counters-across-the-country/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Post to close more than 140 counters across the country">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Kiwi Property is selling ASB North Wharf building in Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter to Precinct Pacific Investment for $205 million. The sale price represented a 3.3 percent discount to the September 2025 book value, and included Kiwi Property’s commitment to complete $2.2m of capital works to the property. ... <a title="ASB North Wharf building being sold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/asb-north-wharf-building-being-sold/" aria-label="Read more about ASB North Wharf building being sold">Read more</a>
