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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police inspect a section of Falls Road near the Mahurangi River where a person and their vehicle is believed to have been swept into the river Lucy Xia The wife of a man who was swept away in his car at Mahurangi River, north of Auckland, says she is holding out ... <a title="Search suspended for driver swept away into Mahurangi River, north of Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/search-suspended-for-driver-swept-away-into-mahurangi-river-north-of-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Search suspended for driver swept away into Mahurangi River, north of Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 22, 2026.
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justin Marshall. © Photosport Ltd 2019 www.photosport.nz Former All Black halfback Justin Marshall thinks that a number of All Blacks will have a point to prove during this year’s Super Rugby Pacific season. The Sky Sport commentator said that the dramatic axing of Scott Robertson should force a mindset change among ... <a title="‘Complacency in their systems’ : Justin Marshall predicts pressure for incumbent All Blacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/complacency-in-their-systems-justin-marshall-predicts-pressure-for-incumbent-all-blacks/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Complacency in their systems’ : Justin Marshall predicts pressure for incumbent All Blacks">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health New Zealand said the latest outage impacted the hospital administration system across the South Island. 123rf Another IT outage has struck southern hospitals, impacting access to patient health records for several hours on Wednesday. It was the latest in a series of outages that have impacted hospitals on both islands ... <a title="Another IT outage impacts southern hospitals, staff left in the dark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/another-it-outage-impacts-southern-hospitals-staff-left-in-the-dark/" aria-label="Read more about Another IT outage impacts southern hospitals, staff left in the dark">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University In what has become a familiar, exhausting cycle, the rest of the world is left with the futile task of trying to dredge meaning from the wreckage left behind by US President Donald ... <a title="Trump sows ‘chaotic cruelty’ while Canadian PM Carney reminds the world it doesn’t have to play along" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/trump-sows-chaotic-cruelty-while-canadian-pm-carney-reminds-the-world-it-doesnt-have-to-play-along-274099/" aria-label="Read more about Trump sows ‘chaotic cruelty’ while Canadian PM Carney reminds the world it doesn’t have to play along">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The warning comes after the Commission analysed the range review processes of all major supermarkets. Samantha Gee/RNZ The Commerce Commission has warned Woolworths New Zealand for what it believes is a likely breach of the Grocery Industry Competition Act, following a review of the major supermarkets’ product delisting processes. The warning comes ... <a title="Woolworths warned it might be breaking the law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/woolworths-warned-it-might-be-breaking-the-law/" aria-label="Read more about Woolworths warned it might be breaking the law">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justin Marshall. © Photosport Ltd 2019 www.photosport.nz Former All Black halfback Justin Marshall thinks that a number of All Blacks will have a point to prove during this year’s Super Rugby Pacific season. The Sky Sport commentator said that the dramatic axing of Scott Robertson should force a mindset change among ... <a title="‘Complacency in their systems’ : Marshall predicts pressure for incumbent All Blacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/complacency-in-their-systems-marshall-predicts-pressure-for-incumbent-all-blacks/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Complacency in their systems’ : Marshall predicts pressure for incumbent All Blacks">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Storm damage in the Gisborne area. SUPPLIED Many New Zealanders’ summer holidays have ended with a washout as wild weather battered the North Island. Campers packed up tents, plans to travel to beach towns were abandoned and road trips turned around. But what are your rights if you have to abandon ... <a title="What are your rights if rain has ruined your holiday?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/what-are-your-rights-if-rain-has-ruined-your-holiday/" aria-label="Read more about What are your rights if rain has ruined your holiday?">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brandon Smith says is sobriety is the “best investment in my life I have ever made”. Will Palmer / www.photosport.nz Kiwi rugby league player Brandon Smith says he has spent a month in rehab addressing his addictions to alcohol and gambling. Speaking on The Bye Round podcast on Thursday, Smith said ... <a title="My ‘party boy’ days are over, says Kiwi league star Brandon Smith" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/my-party-boy-days-are-over-says-kiwi-league-star-brandon-smith/" aria-label="Read more about My ‘party boy’ days are over, says Kiwi league star Brandon Smith">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cystic Fibrosis NZ Cystic fibrosis drugs Trikafta and Alyftrek could become available for all children, regardless of age, with drug-buying agency Pharmac opening consultation on funding the two drugs. Currently only funded for children aged six and over, Pharmac is consulting on making Trikafta available for all children with an eligible ... <a title="Pharmac opens consultation over funding of cystic fibrosis drugs Trikafta and Alyftrek" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/pharmac-opens-consultation-over-funding-of-cystic-fibrosis-drugs-trikafta-and-alyftrek/" aria-label="Read more about Pharmac opens consultation over funding of cystic fibrosis drugs Trikafta and Alyftrek">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand First leader Winston Peters. RNZ / Mark Papalii New Zealand First has soared to nearly 12 percent in the latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll, its highest result since the survey launched in early 2021. The coalition parties have extended their lead over the left bloc, but Labour remains the highest ... <a title="Coalition parties extend lead over left bloc in latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/coalition-parties-extend-lead-over-left-bloc-in-latest-taxpayers-union-curia-poll/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition parties extend lead over left bloc in latest Taxpayers’ Union-Curia Poll">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zena Assaad, Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Australian National University The United States is set to become “the world’s undisputed [artificial intelligence-enabled] fighting force”. At least that’s the view of the country’s Department of War, which earlier this month released a new strategy to accelerate the deployment ... <a title="The United States’ new military strategy is a case of ‘AI peacocking’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/the-united-states-new-military-strategy-is-a-case-of-ai-peacocking-273803/" aria-label="Read more about The United States’ new military strategy is a case of ‘AI peacocking’">Read more</a>
