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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Brooke Nunn during the A-League Women Marty Melville/ Photosport The Wellington Phoenix women have surged up to the second spot on the A-League ladder with a 3-1 victory over Adelaide United in Porirua. Two goals in three minutes gave the home side a 2-0 lead at half-time and the ... <a title="Wellington Phoenix win secures them second spot in A-League" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/wellington-phoenix-win-secures-them-second-spot-in-a-league/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Phoenix win secures them second spot in A-League">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Norm Joe, from Startford, will unicycle the length of New Zealand before tackling the world. KATIE TODD ./ RNZ A New Zealand man is hoping to break a Guinness World Record with a hobby he picked up during the Covid-19 lockdown. Norm Joe – from the Taranaki town of Stratford – ... <a title="Taranaki man hopes to break a Guiness World Record by unicycling around the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/taranaki-man-hopes-to-break-a-guiness-world-record-by-unicycling-around-the-world/" aria-label="Read more about Taranaki man hopes to break a Guiness World Record by unicycling around the world">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed the Secretary of the Defence Department, Greg Moriarty, to be Australia’s new ambassador to Washington, succeeding Kevin Rudd, who leaves the position in March. The highly-respected senior bureaucrat is a safe choice, and his ... <a title="Albanese takes safe course, appointing defence chief Greg Moriarty to replace Kevin Rudd" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/albanese-takes-safe-course-appointing-defence-chief-greg-moriarty-to-replace-kevin-rudd-274026/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese takes safe course, appointing defence chief Greg Moriarty to replace Kevin Rudd">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand All recovery operations have come to a halt at the scene of the Mount Maunganui landslide over concerns of further slips. Staff working at the campground, where six people are unaccounted, were evacuated at 11.50am on Sunday. In a press conference, Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson labelled the ... <a title="What we know about the pause in recovery at scene of Mount Maunganui landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/what-we-know-about-the-pause-in-recovery-at-scene-of-mount-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about What we know about the pause in recovery at scene of Mount Maunganui landslide">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ A man has been arrested after what police describe as a kidnapping incident. The 29 year old was arrested after the incident unfolded in Blenheim early on Saturday morning, Inspector Simon Feltham said in a statement. “On Saturday 24 January around 3am, police were called to the incident ... <a title="Man arrested after alleged kidnapping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/man-arrested-after-alleged-kidnapping/" aria-label="Read more about Man arrested after alleged kidnapping">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters have extinguished a scrub fire on Auckland’s Mt Wellington, where large smoke clouds had been seen rising. It broke out shortly after 4pm on Sunday afternoon. By 5:30pm there were 28 firefighters working on dampening down hot spots at the vegetation fire, which was on the western side of the ... <a title="Smoke seen rising over Mount Wellington, firefighters battling hotspots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/smoke-seen-rising-over-mount-wellington-firefighters-battling-hotspots/" aria-label="Read more about Smoke seen rising over Mount Wellington, firefighters battling hotspots">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former high commissioner to the United Kingdom Phil Goff has accused Foreign Minister Winston Peters of failing to stand up for New Zealand. RNZ Phil Goff has accused Foreign Minister Winston Peters of failing to stand up for New Zealand soldiers after US President Donald Trump said allied troops “stayed a ... <a title="Goff takes aim at Peters ‘deafening’ silence on Trump’s NATO comments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/goff-takes-aim-at-peters-deafening-silence-on-trumps-nato-comments/" aria-label="Read more about Goff takes aim at Peters ‘deafening’ silence on Trump’s NATO comments">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are at the scene of a scrub fire in the Auckland suburb of Mt Wellington, where large smoke clouds have been seen rising. It broke out shortly after 4pm on Sunday afternoon. Crews called to the scene include Mt Wellington, Remuera, St Heliers, Ōtāhuhu and Ōtara. A helicopter has also ... <a title="Smoke rises over Mount Wellington, firefighters responding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/smoke-rises-over-mount-wellington-firefighters-responding/" aria-label="Read more about Smoke rises over Mount Wellington, firefighters responding">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hives in Te Urewera. Supplied/Bioeconomy Science Institute A collaboration between apicultural scientists and a Māori land trust in Te Urewera is shedding light on the potential health benefits of propolis, or “bee glue”. Working in partnership with Manawa Honey NZ – a business founded and run by Tuawhenua Trust – scientists ... <a title="How ‘bee glue’ might improve our health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/how-bee-glue-might-improve-our-health/" aria-label="Read more about How ‘bee glue’ might improve our health">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Go ahead, eat chocolate cake every day. One healthy cookbook author gives us permission – and a recipe that’s protein-packed. Rachel Riggs’ signature unfussy cake asks for just one bowl, a single whisk and 10 minutes to get the oven ready. The result is a chocolate dessert that contains 18 grams ... <a title="A recipe for chocolate cake you can have every day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/a-recipe-for-chocolate-cake-you-can-have-every-day/" aria-label="Read more about A recipe for chocolate cake you can have every day">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 25, 2026.
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Despite a distinguished 40 year career Stephen Lovatt never had a “fire’ to be an actor when he first auditioned at the NZ Drama School, he says. At the recent New Zealand Screen Awards Lovatt was awarded best actor in a series for his role as the abrasive Dr Emmett Whitman ... <a title="‘An 800-seater audience bursting into laughter at the same moment is a kind of sacred experience’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/an-800-seater-audience-bursting-into-laughter-at-the-same-moment-is-a-kind-of-sacred-experience/" aria-label="Read more about ‘An 800-seater audience bursting into laughter at the same moment is a kind of sacred experience’">Read more</a>
