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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Carlos Ulberg has all but guaranteed his shot at gold this year. AAP / Photosport The most pulsating, unpredictable and primal sport on the planet is set to deliver more chaos, drama, and stunning feats of violence in 2026. Vicious knockouts, ingenious submissions, blood feuds, and iconic mic moments ... <a title="UFC: Predictions, previews and wish-list for 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/ufc-predictions-previews-and-wish-list-for-2026/" aria-label="Read more about UFC: Predictions, previews and wish-list for 2026">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The companies announced their proposed merger late last year. RNZ / Dan Cook The Commerce Commission says it has received an application from discount fuel retailers NPD and Gull to merge their national operations. The merger would create a network of 240 fuel stations, making it the third-largest behind Z Energy ... <a title="NPD–Gull merger plan lands at Commerce Commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/npd-gull-merger-plan-lands-at-commerce-commission/" aria-label="Read more about NPD–Gull merger plan lands at Commerce Commission">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Low-lying Bland Bay, on the Whangaruru Peninsula, is highly susceptible to flooding. Peter de Graaf About 80 campers trapped at Whangaruru since Sunday have finally made it home after earlier having to walk to safety over a massive slip. Jude Thompson, of the Whangaruru Residents and Ratepayers Association, said the campers ... <a title="80 campers trapped in Whangaruru return home after having to hike over massive slip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/80-campers-trapped-in-whangaruru-return-home-after-having-to-hike-over-massive-slip/" aria-label="Read more about 80 campers trapped in Whangaruru return home after having to hike over massive slip">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Gurraj Singh Bhachu pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court last September. RNZ / Liu Chen A man has been sentenced to nine months’ home detention after obtaining more than $2 million through mortgage fraud. Gurraj Singh Bhachu pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court last September to 12 charges relating ... <a title="Man in home detention after obtaining more than $2m in mortgage fraud" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/man-in-home-detention-after-obtaining-more-than-2m-in-mortgage-fraud/" aria-label="Read more about Man in home detention after obtaining more than $2m in mortgage fraud">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 20, 2026.
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A sign warning of yellow-legged hornets on the North Shore in Auckland. RNZ / Isra’a Emhail Earring-sized transmitters are being attached to worker hornets as Auckland’s war on the insect pest continues. Biosecurity New Zealand said the new technology imported from the Netherlands had been a success in helping hunt down ... <a title="Earring-sized transmitters introduced in war against yellow-legged hornets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/earring-sized-transmitters-introduced-in-war-against-yellow-legged-hornets/" aria-label="Read more about Earring-sized transmitters introduced in war against yellow-legged hornets">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shokoofeh Shamsi, Professor in Veterinary Parasitology, Charles Sturt University samriley/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC Beachgoers in Australia are on high alert following four shark incidents in New South Wales in 48 hours. On Tuesday morning, a surfer was bitten by a shark at Point Plumer, on the state’s mid-north ... <a title="4 shark bites in 48 hours: how what we do on land may shape shark behaviour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/4-shark-bites-in-48-hours-how-what-we-do-on-land-may-shape-shark-behaviour-273889/" aria-label="Read more about 4 shark bites in 48 hours: how what we do on land may shape shark behaviour">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene of the shooting in Onehunga on Friday. Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ A van believed to be have been atthe scene of a shooting in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga has been seized by police. Police were called to a house on Arthur Street on 16 January ... <a title="Vehicle of interest in Auckland’s Onehunga shooting seized by police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/vehicle-of-interest-in-aucklands-onehunga-shooting-seized-by-police/" aria-label="Read more about Vehicle of interest in Auckland’s Onehunga shooting seized by police">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Firefighters have extinguished a fire at Christchurch Hospital. Eight crews were called to the hospital after being alerted by an automatic alarm about 12.25pm. A fire was found in a power supply room. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon Fire and Emergency says crews remain at the hospital going ... <a title="Fire crews put out blaze at Christchurch Hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/fire-crews-put-out-blaze-at-christchurch-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Fire crews put out blaze at Christchurch Hospital">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lindis Pass (file photo). 123rf A multi-vehicle crash has been cleared off State Highway 8 in the Lindis Pass. Police were called to the four-vehicle crash near Birchwood Road between Omarama and Tarras shortly after 11am on Tuesday. The northbound lane was previously blocked, but Waka Kotahi said the lane has ... <a title="Four-vehicles crash in Lindis Pass" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/four-vehicles-crash-in-lindis-pass/" aria-label="Read more about Four-vehicles crash in Lindis Pass">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ composite Man with Prader-Willi Syndrome died of multi-organ failure from a complication of undiagnosed diabetes, triggered by perforated bowel that went unnoticed Care staff failed to recognise the severity of his condition or seek timely medical assistance, according to the Health and Disability Commission report He was not ... <a title="20-year-old man dies after staff miss major red flag his bowel had ruptured" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/20-year-old-man-dies-after-staff-miss-major-red-flag-his-bowel-had-ruptured/" aria-label="Read more about 20-year-old man dies after staff miss major red flag his bowel had ruptured">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Actor Timothée Chalamet has a restless energy that made him perfect for the part of table tennis player Marty Mauser in the new film, Marty Supreme, the movie’s director says. Set in 1950s New York, Marty Supreme –loosely based on American table tennis player Marty Reisman – is written and directed ... <a title="Why Timothée Chalamet is perfect for Marty Supreme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/why-timothee-chalamet-is-perfect-for-marty-supreme/" aria-label="Read more about Why Timothée Chalamet is perfect for Marty Supreme">Read more</a>
