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January 26, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Kalafi Moala, publisher of Talanoa ‘o Tonga As a journalist based in Tonga, I have chosen mostly to refrain from giving a view of US President Donald Trump, one way or another, as I thought that he would sooner or later get over his incredible childishness and tyrannical behavior, and start doing something ... <a title="Kalafi Moala: My view of tyrannical Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/kalafi-moala-my-view-of-tyrannical-trump/" aria-label="Read more about Kalafi Moala: My view of tyrannical Trump">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand miners need to spend an estimated NZ$173,192.96 on energy to produce one Bitcoin. Jonathan Raa / NurPhoto via AFP The high cost of energy to produce a single Bitcoin seems to make little financial sense as the cryptocurrency’s price slips to about US$86,000 (NZ$147,000). Latest data from Cambridge Bitcoin ... <a title="Bitcoin costs more to mine in New Zealand than it’s worth as prices fall" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/bitcoin-costs-more-to-mine-in-new-zealand-than-its-worth-as-prices-fall/" aria-label="Read more about Bitcoin costs more to mine in New Zealand than it’s worth as prices fall">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand No charges have yet been laid. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Otago homicide detectives are continuing to investigate the death of a woman at a Clutha property, where a man was also found critically injured. Emergency services were called to Adams Flat Road in Crichton at about 6.10pm on Friday after reports ... <a title="Clutha death a possible murder-suicide attempt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/clutha-death-a-possible-murder-suicide-attempt/" aria-label="Read more about Clutha death a possible murder-suicide attempt">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police shut down part of Wellington’s Lambton Quay after an “item of concern” was found. RNZ / Pretoria Gordon Wellington’s Lambton Quay was closed for about an hour on Monday after an item of concern was found. Police were called to the area near Brandon Street about 11.20am. The road had ... <a title="Police close Wellington’s Lambton Quay over ‘item of concern’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/police-close-wellingtons-lambton-quay-over-item-of-concern/" aria-label="Read more about Police close Wellington’s Lambton Quay over ‘item of concern’">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says those sharing racist rhetoric about the role of iwi in caring for the maunga where six people remain missing after a landslide should keep it to themselves. Luxon was on Monday at He Maimai Aroha, where a community care centre has been set up in Mount ... <a title="Prime Minister Luxon decries racist rhetoric over role of iwi after Mt Maunganui slip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/prime-minister-luxon-decries-racist-rhetoric-over-role-of-iwi-after-mt-maunganui-slip/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister Luxon decries racist rhetoric over role of iwi after Mt Maunganui slip">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The All Blacks during the national anthem. Copyright © Photosport Ltd 2025 www.photosport.nz NZ Rugby (NZR) on Monday confirmed the process to hire a new All Black coach will commence this week, with the ultimately successful applicant needing to have test coaching experience. Tellingly, that was the one aspect missing from ... <a title="The people who will pick the new All Blacks coach, and their one new requirement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/the-people-who-will-pick-the-new-all-blacks-coach-and-their-one-new-requirement/" aria-label="Read more about The people who will pick the new All Blacks coach, and their one new requirement">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Recovery work resumed at the site on Monday, RNZ/Nick Monro WorkSafe says it will be looking into the organisations that had a duty of care for everyone at the Mt Maunganui holiday park, but for now the priority is on the recovery efforts. Recovery work resumed at the site of the ... <a title="Mt Maunganui landslide: WorkSafe to look at those responsible for holiday park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/mt-maunganui-landslide-worksafe-to-look-at-those-responsible-for-holiday-park/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui landslide: WorkSafe to look at those responsible for holiday park">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stock photo. An Auckland bakery has stopped selling a popular pie. 123rf An Auckland bakery has stopped selling a popular pie after Auckland Council said the horse meat used wasn’t cleared for human consumption. Before Christmas, Pakuranga Bakery started selling lo’i hoosi pies and promoting them on their Instagram page. Lo’i ... <a title="Auckland bakery pulls horse meat pies after council visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/auckland-bakery-pulls-horse-meat-pies-after-council-visit/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland bakery pulls horse meat pies after council visit">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The cafe, which is located near Wellington Airport, said in a post on social media it wasn’t the way they hoped their chapter would end. 123RF Wellington café Spruce Goose says its closing its doors after 12 years because it was unable to secure a new lease. The café, which is ... <a title="Wellington café Spruce Goose to shut its doors after 12 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/wellington-cafe-spruce-goose-to-shut-its-doors-after-12-years/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington café Spruce Goose to shut its doors after 12 years">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tree ferns on nikau line the Waioeka River Police are continuing the search for a man who fell off a boat on the Waioeka River in the Bay of Plenty town of Ōpōtiki. An initial search of the area located the boat nearby. Police were called to the scene about 5.30pm ... <a title="Search continues for man swept away in Waioeka River" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/search-continues-for-man-swept-away-in-waioeka-river/" aria-label="Read more about Search continues for man swept away in Waioeka River">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Raglan’s Billy Stairmand surfs at the national championships at Raglan Beach. Photosport Raglan will host the world’s finest professional surfers for nearly two weeks in May after its addition as a stop on the World Surf League Championship Tour. The famed surfing town on the Waikato west coast has been confirmed ... <a title="Championship Tour surf league coming to Raglan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/championship-tour-surf-league-coming-to-raglan/" aria-label="Read more about Championship Tour surf league coming to Raglan">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash/ Li Rezaei KiwiSaver providers are expecting to see some members opt to keep their contribution level static, even as the default rate rises. It was announced last year that the base contribution rate for KiwiSaver would lift from 3 percent to 4 percent by 2028. The first stage of the ... <a title="What you need to know if you don’t want your KiwiSaver rate to increase" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/what-you-need-to-know-if-you-dont-want-your-kiwisaver-rate-to-increase/" aria-label="Read more about What you need to know if you don’t want your KiwiSaver rate to increase">Read more</a>
