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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The clinic cares for people with serious mental health problems or disabilities who have committed or who are charged with serious crimes. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly A new 60-bed mental health unit has opened at Auckland’s Mason Clinic, the country’s largest forensic psychiatric service. Health New Zealand said the $162 million, ... <a title="New 60-bed mental health unit opens at Auckland’s Mason Clinic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/new-60-bed-mental-health-unit-opens-at-aucklands-mason-clinic/" aria-label="Read more about New 60-bed mental health unit opens at Auckland’s Mason Clinic">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Leader Sussan Ley on Friday allocated responsibilities formerly held by the Nationals to existing Liberal shadow ministers on a temporary basis. This will get the opposition through the next parliamentary week, starting Tuesday. It also gives the Nationals a ... <a title="Sussan Ley fills frontbench holes temporarily, giving a brief window for Nationals to rethink Coalition split" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/sussan-ley-fills-frontbench-holes-temporarily-giving-a-brief-window-for-nationals-to-rethink-coalition-split-274030/" aria-label="Read more about Sussan Ley fills frontbench holes temporarily, giving a brief window for Nationals to rethink Coalition split">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Clayton Weatherston who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend Sophie Elliott in Dunedin. He stabbed the 22-year-old 216 times on 9 January 2008. File picture. File photo / Pool This story discusses graphic details of violence. Convicted murderer Clayton Weatherston has told the Parole Board that his mutilation of Sophie Elliott ... <a title="Convicted murderer Clayton Weatherston denied parole after 18 years in prison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/convicted-murderer-clayton-weatherston-denied-parole-after-18-years-in-prison/" aria-label="Read more about Convicted murderer Clayton Weatherston denied parole after 18 years in prison">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
By Agnese Boffano in London As Meta, TikTok, Instagram and X continue to dominate online social spaces, a new platform called UpScrolled has entered the scene. It is not built around dances or memes, but instead positions itself as a space promising fewer shadowbans and greater freedom of political expression, particularly for pro-Palestinian voices. So, ... <a title="UpScrolled – the pro-Palestine platform shaking up social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/upscrolled-the-pro-palestine-platform-shaking-up-social-media/" aria-label="Read more about UpScrolled – the pro-Palestine platform shaking up social media">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Facebook / NZTA State Highway 2 north of Wellington is down to one northbound lane after a multi-vehicle crash north of Ngauranga. Waka Kotahi said Hutt-bound drivers could expect delays while emergency services were on the scene. There was significant congestion on the urban motorway. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, ... <a title="Multiple-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 north of Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/multiple-vehicle-crash-on-state-highway-2-north-of-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Multiple-vehicle crash on State Highway 2 north of Wellington">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A monster slip blocking Russell Road, northeast of Whangārei, is still moving. Supplied / Ngātiwai Trust Board A monster slip blocking the main access route to a series of towns on Northland’s east coast is still moving, complicating efforts to reopen the road. Whangārei District Council infrastructure committee chairman Brad Flower ... <a title="Monster slip in Northland still moving" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/monster-slip-in-northland-still-moving/" aria-label="Read more about Monster slip in Northland still moving">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Kim Baker Wilson There’s been a moment’s silence at the pre-season clash between the Chiefs and Fijian Drua at Mount Maunganui. After stepping onto the field under a blistering sun, players stood opposite each other – Chiefs players with arms around each other – to mark the landslip tragedy. There was ... <a title="Moment silence at Chiefs vs Fijian Drua clash at Mt Maunganui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/moment-silence-at-chiefs-vs-fijian-drua-clash-at-mt-maunganui/" aria-label="Read more about Moment silence at Chiefs vs Fijian Drua clash at Mt Maunganui">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Kim Baker Wilson There’s been a moment’s silence at the pre-season clash between the Chiefs and Fiji Drua at Mount Maunganui. After stepping onto the field under a blistering sun, players stood opposite each other – Chiefs players with arms around each other – to mark the landslip tragedy. There was ... <a title="Moment silence at Chiefs vs Fiji Drua clash at Mt Maunganui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/moment-silence-at-chiefs-vs-fiji-drua-clash-at-mt-maunganui/" aria-label="Read more about Moment silence at Chiefs vs Fiji Drua clash at Mt Maunganui">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ōakura Community Hall had been devastated by a slip that smashed through the rear wall and filled the hall with mud, trees and debris on Sunday 18 January, 2026. Muddy water was continuing to flow out the hall’s front doors hours after the slip begun. The hall was only reroofed and ... <a title="Storm-hit community clears up low-priority slips" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/storm-hit-community-clears-up-low-priority-slips/" aria-label="Read more about Storm-hit community clears up low-priority slips">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 30, 2026.
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The building has sat empty, with blackened walls and damaged signage, since May 2023. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A Wellington developer has bought Loafers Lodge, the burnt-out boarding house in which five people died more than two years ago. The building has sat empty, with blackened walls and damaged signage, since ... <a title="Wellington developer buys Loafers Lodge building where five died in fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/wellington-developer-buys-loafers-lodge-building-where-five-died-in-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington developer buys Loafers Lodge building where five died in fire">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ Residents in Taupō forced to evacuate their homes due to an earlier gas leak can now return home. Police said Harakeke Drive, Wharewaka Road and Lake Terrace residents were asked to leave their properties after a digger hit ... <a title="Residents return after gas leak forces evacuations in Taupō" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/residents-return-after-gas-leak-forces-evacuations-in-taupo/" aria-label="Read more about Residents return after gas leak forces evacuations in Taupō">Read more</a>
