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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police were called to Ihaia Road in Ōpunake at around 10.15pm on Monday. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person has been critically injured in an assault in Taranaki overnight. Police were called to Ihaia Road in Ōpunake at around 10.15pm on Monday after reports a person had been seriously assaulted. The ... <a title="Person critically hurt after assault in Taranaki" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/person-critically-hurt-after-assault-in-taranaki/" aria-label="Read more about Person critically hurt after assault in Taranaki">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The slogan ‘Slip, slop, slap and wrap’ seems to have been forgotten. 123RF / Sosiukin Public health researchers say more than a decade of underinvestment in skin cancer prevention has resulted in a “lost generation” largely unaware of the risks of sunburn, and ignorant of the once-popular slogan ‘Slip, slop, slap ... <a title="Health survey shows attitudes to sun protection, skin cancer slipping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/health-survey-shows-attitudes-to-sun-protection-skin-cancer-slipping/" aria-label="Read more about Health survey shows attitudes to sun protection, skin cancer slipping">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Three men spent six hours in the water off Tolaga Bay before a major search and rescue effort reached them. Supplied / NZDF Yellow leggings and fuel tanks helped three cray fishermen who were in the water for about seven hours after capsizing near Tolaga Bay be rescued. The men were ... <a title="A fisherman’s yellow leggings helped save them after capsizing at Tolaga Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/a-fishermans-yellow-leggings-helped-save-them-after-capsizing-at-tolaga-bay/" aria-label="Read more about A fisherman’s yellow leggings helped save them after capsizing at Tolaga Bay">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hurricanes wing Fehi Fineanganofo. Photosport / Patrick Hoelscher Hurricanes wing Fehi Fineanganofo will be heading to the English rugby premiership following the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific and NPC seasons. The Newcastle Red Bulls have signed Fineanganofo on a two-year deal from the beginning of the 2026-27 Prem season. Since signing with ... <a title="Hurricanes wing Fehi Fineanganofo heading to England after 2026 season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/hurricanes-wing-fehi-fineanganofo-heading-to-england-after-2026-season/" aria-label="Read more about Hurricanes wing Fehi Fineanganofo heading to England after 2026 season">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kate Wareham shops in markets at Apia, Samoa. Supplied/VSA An organisation offering volunteer work abroad says New Zealand’s tight job market is fuelling interest in its assignments and it has plenty on offer. Some local charities are turning away people wanting to volunteer amid a flood of interest they say is ... <a title="Tight job market fuels interest in overseas volunteer work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/tight-job-market-fuels-interest-in-overseas-volunteer-work/" aria-label="Read more about Tight job market fuels interest in overseas volunteer work">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A former World Bank senior economist says people buying holiday homes and leaving them empty in Queenstown for much of the year are on track to “hollow out” the town, unless authorities take strong action to build more affordable housing for workers. Data suggests, at any given time, more than a ... <a title="Concern ‘ghost houses’ will turn Queenstown into trainwreck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/concern-ghost-houses-will-turn-queenstown-into-trainwreck/" aria-label="Read more about Concern ‘ghost houses’ will turn Queenstown into trainwreck">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Max Alexander will photographing New Zealand skies, while travelling here this summer. RNZ/Robin Martin An award-winning New Zealand photographer, who has an asteroid named after him for his work in space sustainability, describes the honour as a “tremendous thrill”. Papakura-raised, but UK-based Max Alexander is quick to point out his namesake ... <a title="Kiwi photographer Max Alexander turns camera on ‘planetary defence’, space junk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/kiwi-photographer-max-alexander-turns-camera-on-planetary-defence-space-junk/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi photographer Max Alexander turns camera on ‘planetary defence’, space junk">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The last time the All Whites were at Eden Park they qualified for the 2026 Football World Cup. Shane Wenzlick / www.photosport.nz Nearly a year after they secured qualification for the Football World Cup with a victory on Eden Park, the All Whites will return to the stadium to farewell fans ... <a title="All Whites to host Finland and Chile in first NZ-hosted FIFA Series" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/all-whites-to-host-finland-and-chile-in-first-nz-hosted-fifa-series/" aria-label="Read more about All Whites to host Finland and Chile in first NZ-hosted FIFA Series">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fall of interest rates has done little to ease the financial stress many New Zealanders are experiencing RNZ Many New Zealanders are starting the year feeling stressed about money despite interest rates having fallen, one bank says. Westpac surveyed just over 1000 of its customers and found 28 percent said ... <a title="Westpac survey shows New Zealanders are starting the year with financial stress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/westpac-survey-shows-new-zealanders-are-starting-the-year-with-financial-stress/" aria-label="Read more about Westpac survey shows New Zealanders are starting the year with financial stress">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlene Chen, Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Macquarie University Egor Komarov/Unsplash When Optus, Medibank and non-bank lender Latitude Financial were hit by separate cyber attacks in the past few years, millions of Australians felt the fallout: stolen personal data, disrupted services and weeks of uncertainty. Each breach raised ... <a title="Research reveals a surprising line of defence against cyber attacks: accountants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/research-reveals-a-surprising-line-of-defence-against-cyber-attacks-accountants-272428/" aria-label="Read more about Research reveals a surprising line of defence against cyber attacks: accountants">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Northern areas are in line for another blast of heavy rain and winds, days after parts of Northland were flooded. MetService has issued orange heavy rain warnings for Northland, Auckland north of the Harbour Bridge and Great Barrier Island, as well as the Coromandel Peninsula. A strong and humid easterly flow ... <a title="Weather live: Northland, Auckland, Coromandel in line for another blast of heavy rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/weather-live-northland-auckland-coromandel-in-line-for-another-blast-of-heavy-rain/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Northland, Auckland, Coromandel in line for another blast of heavy rain">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Alexander Donald, Professor of Chemistry, UNSW Sydney Lucas Dalamarta/Unsplash In recent decades, millions of Australians have embraced body art – an estimated 30% of adults have a tattoo. Over a third of those with tattoos have five or more pieces. Trend reporting from industry and lifestyle ... <a title="Lead, arsenic and other toxic metals abound in tattoo inks sold in Australia – new study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/lead-arsenic-and-other-toxic-metals-abound-in-tattoo-inks-sold-in-australia-new-study-273451/" aria-label="Read more about Lead, arsenic and other toxic metals abound in tattoo inks sold in Australia – new study">Read more</a>
