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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Independent victim advocate Ruth Money. (File photo) RNZ / Niva Chittock An evaluation of the Victim Assistance Scheme suggests victims are getting uneven access to funding based on their appearance. The report points to perceptions among some police personnel that victims of minor offences may not be referred for the scheme ... <a title="Victims get uneven access to funding due to appearance, report suggests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/victims-get-uneven-access-to-funding-due-to-appearance-report-suggests/" aria-label="Read more about Victims get uneven access to funding due to appearance, report suggests">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Work to reinstate the washed-out bridge at Ngaiotonga started on Friday, once diggers could reach the area. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Temporary repairs to a washed-out bridge on Northland’s east coast have restored road access to an area largely cut off from the outside world since last Sunday. The Ngaiotonga ... <a title="Access reopens for Northland settlements cut off since Sunday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/access-reopens-for-northland-settlements-cut-off-since-sunday/" aria-label="Read more about Access reopens for Northland settlements cut off since Sunday">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Work to reinstate the washed-out bridge at Ngaiotonga started on Friday, once diggers could reach the area. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Temporary repairs to a washed-out bridge on Northland’s east coast have restored road access to an area largely cut off from the outside world since last Sunday. The Ngaiotonga ... <a title="Access route reopens for Northland settlements cut off since Sunday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/access-route-reopens-for-northland-settlements-cut-off-since-sunday/" aria-label="Read more about Access route reopens for Northland settlements cut off since Sunday">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Gisborne District Council says flooding and slips have severely impacted Onepoto, Wharekahika and Te Araroa. SUPPLIED Evacuations are underway on the East Coast in Onepoto and parts of Te Araroa due to landslide risks. It will involve around 30 houses, with people being relocated to stay with friends, family or ... <a title="Live: Evacuations on East Coast over landslide risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/live-evacuations-on-east-coast-over-landslide-risks/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Evacuations on East Coast over landslide risks">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Southlander Josh Burnett was originally set to miss out on Tour of Southland due to injury, but the event was rescheduled from November last year due to a storm. supplied Southland’s Josh Burnett has become just the sixth rider to win three or more Tour of Southland titles, joining an elusive ... <a title="Kiwi pro Josh Burnett wins third Tour of Southland cycling title, joining ranks of tour greats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/kiwi-pro-josh-burnett-wins-third-tour-of-southland-cycling-title-joining-ranks-of-tour-greats/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi pro Josh Burnett wins third Tour of Southland cycling title, joining ranks of tour greats">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Searchers out on the Mahurangi River on Friday, looking for the missing 47 year old. RNZ / Finn Blackwell A body has been recovered from the Mahurangi River, police say, after a driver was swept away in a car on Wednesday morning. Searchers, including whitewater raft teams and drone operators had ... <a title="Mahurangi River search: Body of swept away driver found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/mahurangi-river-search-body-of-swept-away-driver-found/" aria-label="Read more about Mahurangi River search: Body of swept away driver found">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Searchers out on the Mahurangi River on Friday, looking for the missing 47 year old. RNZ / Finn Blackwell A body has been recovered from the Mahurangi River, police say, after a man was swept away in a car on Wednesday. Searchers, including whitewater raft teams have been scouring the area, ... <a title="Mahurangi River search: Body of driver found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/mahurangi-river-search-body-of-driver-found/" aria-label="Read more about Mahurangi River search: Body of driver found">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The erosion on the side of the cliff on the Hutt River. WELLINGTON WATER / SUPPLIED Continued erosion at a closely-watched cliff means it is now almost touching a main sewer pipe on the Hutt River, forcing authorities into action. After 15 years monitoring the cliff as it got worse, a ... <a title="Wellington cliff erosion leads to $2m project to protect a main sewer pipe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/wellington-cliff-erosion-leads-to-2m-project-to-protect-a-main-sewer-pipe/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington cliff erosion leads to $2m project to protect a main sewer pipe">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Zoi Sadowski-Synnott is the Beijing 2022 Olympic gold medallist in Slopestyle and silver medallist in Big Air and the 2018 PyeongChang bronze medallist in Big Air. She is a three-time snowboard Slopestyle World Champion. AFP New Zealand snowboarder Zoi Sadowski-Synnott has won silver at the X-Games in the Slopestyle in her ... <a title="Silver for Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Luca Harrington at X-Games in Aspen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/silver-for-zoi-sadowski-synnott-and-luca-harrington-at-x-games-in-aspen/" aria-label="Read more about Silver for Zoi Sadowski-Synnott and Luca Harrington at X-Games in Aspen">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marty Supreme is fast. Very fast. It screeches around corners as it hurtles from victories to disasters, from hilarity to anxiety and from unpredictable point to unpredictable point for 150 minutes. From its very first scene, the force holding the thing together is the magnetism of its protagonist. Play videoPause video ... <a title="Marty Supreme is an unstoppable, mesmerising ride" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/marty-supreme-is-an-unstoppable-mesmerising-ride/" aria-label="Read more about Marty Supreme is an unstoppable, mesmerising ride">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Susan Knowles, 71, and Sharon Maccanico, 15, are two of the six people unaccounted for at the Mt Maunganui landslide site. SUPPLIED Two Auckland teenagers, a Swedish tourist and a Morrinsville teacher are among the people who remain unaccounted for following the landslide at Mt Maunganui. At a press conference on ... <a title="What we know about the six unaccounted for victims of the Mt Maunganui slip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/what-we-know-about-the-six-unaccounted-for-victims-of-the-mt-maunganui-slip/" aria-label="Read more about What we know about the six unaccounted for victims of the Mt Maunganui slip">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand During his intimate 75-minute performance to a 1,300-strong capacity crowd, Teeks said it was “such an honour” to be the first musician to grace the BNZ Theatre stage. The award-winning musician also spoke about growing up in the rural Northland town of Opononi and how living in smaller towns usually means ... <a title="‘I know firsthand how important it is to have venues like this’ – Teeks opens Hamilton’s new theatre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/i-know-firsthand-how-important-it-is-to-have-venues-like-this-teeks-opens-hamiltons-new-theatre/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I know firsthand how important it is to have venues like this’ – Teeks opens Hamilton’s new theatre">Read more</a>
