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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand State Highway 1 near Geraldine is down to one lane as emergency services and local authorities respond to the crash. Unsplash / Dean Fick A big clean-up is underway in South Canterbury after a truck carrying port-a-loos crashed and sent hundreds of litres of human waste spilling onto the road. The ... <a title="500 litres of human waste spills onto SH1 near Geraldine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/500-litres-of-human-waste-spills-onto-sh1-near-geraldine/" aria-label="Read more about 500 litres of human waste spills onto SH1 near Geraldine">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Billy Stairmand shows his surfing style. PHOTOSPORT Nine-time New Zealand men’s surfing champion Billy Stairmand would love to gain a wildcard for the new Raglan leg of the World Surf League Championship Tour. The Waikato coastal town has been chosen to host the fourth stop on the WSL 2026 circuit, the ... <a title="Home surf: Kiwi veteran Billy Stairmand guns for world league event in Raglan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/home-surf-kiwi-veteran-billy-stairmand-guns-for-world-league-event-in-raglan/" aria-label="Read more about Home surf: Kiwi veteran Billy Stairmand guns for world league event in Raglan">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 26, 2026.
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) – a possibility hinted at by Foreign Minister Winston Peters – would be “incredibly stupid”, according to one of his predecessors in the role. Peters says the country needs to take a serious look at whether taxpayers’ money is ... <a title="Former Foreign Minister says NZ must stand up to Trump, defends WHO work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/former-foreign-minister-says-nz-must-stand-up-to-trump-defends-who-work/" aria-label="Read more about Former Foreign Minister says NZ must stand up to Trump, defends WHO work">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of several cell towers allegedly destroyed by Daniel Miller in the Wānaka region. RNZ/ Katie Todd A man who is facing arson and firearms charges following a series of attacks on cellphone towers in Wānaka has refused to answer questions from a judge. Daniel Miller represented himself at a hearing ... <a title="Alleged Wānaka cell tower arsonist Daniel Miller refuses to answer judge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/alleged-wanaka-cell-tower-arsonist-daniel-miller-refuses-to-answer-judge/" aria-label="Read more about Alleged Wānaka cell tower arsonist Daniel Miller refuses to answer judge">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of several cell towers allegedly destroyed by Daniel Miller in the Wānaka region. RNZ/ Katie Todd A man who is facing arson and firearms charges following a series of attacks on cellphone towers in Wānaka has refused to answer questions from a judge. Daniel Miller represented himself at a hearing ... <a title="Wānaka cell tower arsonist Daniel Miller refuses to answer judge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/wanaka-cell-tower-arsonist-daniel-miller-refuses-to-answer-judge/" aria-label="Read more about Wānaka cell tower arsonist Daniel Miller refuses to answer judge">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest in RNZ’s live blog above Work has resumed to recover six missing people after the landslide at Mount Maunganui. The victims have been named as Lisa Anne Maclennan, 50, Måns Loke Bernhardsson, 20, Jacqualine Suzanne Wheeler, 71, Susan Doreen Knowles, 71, Sharon Maccanico, 15 and Max Furse-Kee, 15. ... <a title="Live: FENZ told of slip near Mount Maunganui camp hours before deadly landslide, recovery resumes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/live-fenz-told-of-slip-near-mount-maunganui-camp-hours-before-deadly-landslide-recovery-resumes/" aria-label="Read more about Live: FENZ told of slip near Mount Maunganui camp hours before deadly landslide, recovery resumes">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Deputy National Commander Megan Stiffler confirmed FENZ received a 111 call at 5.48am on Thursday 22 January from a person reporting a slip near the Mt Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park. RNZ/Nick Monro The fire service received a 111 call about a slip near the Mt Maunganui holiday park nearly four hours ... <a title="FENZ warned of slip near Mt Maunganui camp almost 4 hours before landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/fenz-warned-of-slip-near-mt-maunganui-camp-almost-4-hours-before-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about FENZ warned of slip near Mt Maunganui camp almost 4 hours before landslide">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sick of getting into arguments about bakeries on social media, TimProvise and a videographer friend started the series Bakery Run back in 2019. Over seven seasons, he’s visited bakeries with Kiwi celebrities to chat over some “nice cheap hood pies that people love”. Although conversation about who makes the best pies ... <a title="‘Australian pies… they give it a good try’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/australian-pies-they-give-it-a-good-try/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Australian pies… they give it a good try’">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A slip on State Highway 2 through the Waioweka Gorge. Supplied/NZTA Farmers on the East Coast are worried about how long it will take to reopen storm-damaged State Highway 2. A large part of the Waioweka Gorge – which connects Gisborne/Tai Rāwhiti and Bay of Plenty – has been closed for ... <a title="‘Plan B’ wanted for highways that keep getting damaged by storms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/plan-b-wanted-for-highways-that-keep-getting-damaged-by-storms/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Plan B’ wanted for highways that keep getting damaged by storms">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A woman died after being dropped from a hospital stretcher at Whangārei Hospital, a coroner has found. Margaret Batten, 83, suffered a head injury after falling onto a concrete floor in the ambulance loading bay when a St John officer lost control of her stretcher during her discharge in May ... <a title="83-year-old woman dies after fall from stretcher at Whangārei Hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/83-year-old-woman-dies-after-fall-from-stretcher-at-whangarei-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about 83-year-old woman dies after fall from stretcher at Whangārei Hospital">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
RNZ Pacific Samoan playwright, author and poet Papali’i Sia Figiel has died in prison, according to local media reports. Local media, citing sources at the country’s main correctional facility in Apia, are reporting that Papali’i, 58, was found dead in her prison cell on Monday. She was being held at Tanumalala Prison, awaiting her next ... <a title="Samoan playwright found dead in prison, local media report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/samoan-playwright-found-dead-in-prison-local-media-report/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan playwright found dead in prison, local media report">Read more</a>
