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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Gisborne District Council says flooding and slips have severely impacted Onepoto, Wharekahika and Te Araroa. SUPPLIED New Zealand’s most common natural hazard is flooding, but we’re often unprepared for it, and more preoccupied with earthquakes or eruptions It’s the same regions being hit every year – the usual suspects being, ... <a title="Should we be rethinking how we rebuild after storms?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/should-we-be-rethinking-how-we-rebuild-after-storms/" aria-label="Read more about Should we be rethinking how we rebuild after storms?">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A storm that lasted minutes has equated to at least a years’ work on their 220-hectare sheep and beef farm near Clydevale, Holly and Todd McCammon say. The pair watched entire shelter belts tip over on 23 October, ripping up kilometres of fencing, blocking the driveway, and narrowly missing stock. Gale ... <a title="150,000 tonnes of fallen trees, $1m council costs: Clutha cleanup continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/150000-tonnes-of-fallen-trees-1m-council-costs-clutha-cleanup-continues/" aria-label="Read more about 150,000 tonnes of fallen trees, $1m council costs: Clutha cleanup continues">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand “There’s still a perception out there that you need a 20 percent deposit. That that’s a must-have kind of line in the sand. That perception has been there since the LVR restrictions came in.” 2026 is a “Goldilocks” year for first-home buyers, with lower interest rates, lots of houses to choose ... <a title="Why 2026 is a ‘Goldilocks year’ for first-home buyers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/why-2026-is-a-goldilocks-year-for-first-home-buyers/" aria-label="Read more about Why 2026 is a ‘Goldilocks year’ for first-home buyers">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest in RNZ’s live blog above. It’s unclear whether the recovery of the six people who have been missing since Thursday’s landslide on Mount Maunganui will resume today. Work at the site paused on Sunday because of fresh slip fears after a crack was spotted on the maunga. A ... <a title="Live: Mt Maunganui recovery paused over slip fears, community holds vigil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/live-mt-maunganui-recovery-paused-over-slip-fears-community-holds-vigil/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Mt Maunganui recovery paused over slip fears, community holds vigil">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Primary schools must open for at least 382 half-days this year and secondaries for 380. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Schools can open for the 2026 school year from today through to Monday 9 February. Among their number will be two entirely new state schools and a number of new charter schools. ... <a title="Back to school 2026: Pupils head back to class from today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/back-to-school-2026-pupils-head-back-to-class-from-today/" aria-label="Read more about Back to school 2026: Pupils head back to class from today">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest in RNZ’s live blog It’s unclear whether the recovery of the six people who have been missing since Thursday’s landslide on Mount Maunganui will resume today. Work at the site paused on Sunday because of fresh slip fears after a crack was spotted on the maunga. A vigil ... <a title="Live updates: Mt Maunganui recovery paused over slip fears, community holds vigil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/live-updates-mt-maunganui-recovery-paused-over-slip-fears-community-holds-vigil/" aria-label="Read more about Live updates: Mt Maunganui recovery paused over slip fears, community holds vigil">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As the sun set on Sunday evening, Mount Maunganui locals came together to mourn. A crowd of about 200 sat on a bank at Blake Park, looking down the fields and beyond at Mauao, a place dear to their hearts – but a place now home to tragedy, after a slip ... <a title="‘We’re hurting for them’ – Mt Maunganui locals mourn at vigil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/were-hurting-for-them-mt-maunganui-locals-mourn-at-vigil/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re hurting for them’ – Mt Maunganui locals mourn at vigil">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The first Australian to qualify as an astronaut under Australia’s space program, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, is the 2026 Australian of the Year. Bennell-Pegg, 41, who has yet to go to space, graduated from Basic Astronaut Training in 2024 as part of ... <a title="Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is 2026 Australian of the Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/astronaut-katherine-bennell-pegg-is-2026-australian-of-the-year-274031/" aria-label="Read more about Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is 2026 Australian of the Year">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Whanganui fire near Castlecliff could seen across several suburbs late on Sunday night. Supplied/ Facebook Firefighters are battling a scrub fire near the Whanganui River mouth, that is visible across much of the city. It comes after a day in which firefighters have battled a bushfire that sent up clouds ... <a title="Fire sends up orange glow near Whanganui’s port" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/fire-sends-up-orange-glow-near-whanganuis-port/" aria-label="Read more about Fire sends up orange glow near Whanganui’s port">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Jim Sanday The recent announcement by Fiji’s Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs that Fiji will consider contributing troops to a proposed international stabilisation force in Gaza imposes a responsibility on all of us to ask the hard questions before the decision is finalised by Cabinet. At the outset, let’s all be clear ... <a title="Gaza peacekeeping deployment – five clear questions Fiji cannot ignore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/gaza-peacekeeping-deployment-five-clear-questions-fiji-cannot-ignore/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza peacekeeping deployment – five clear questions Fiji cannot ignore">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A “well-involved” building fire producing “significant smoke” has closed a busy road in Auckland’s Onehunga. Multiple crews from across Auckland are responding to the fire which Fire and Emergency New Zealand was alerted to just after 8pm on Sunday. Police said officers were called to assist and ... <a title="‘Significant smoke’ coming from building fire in Auckland’s Onehunga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/significant-smoke-coming-from-building-fire-in-aucklands-onehunga/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Significant smoke’ coming from building fire in Auckland’s Onehunga">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kora is on full alert, at the scene of the devastating Mt Maunganui landslide, where searchers have been combing through the slip looking for victims. A four legged rescuer is being praised for her tireless work helping at the scene of the tragic Mt Maunganui landslide. Kora, a Tauranga Land Search ... <a title="The furry rescuer helping teams working on Mt Maunganui landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/the-furry-rescuer-helping-teams-working-on-mt-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about The furry rescuer helping teams working on Mt Maunganui landslide">Read more</a>
