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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Caps bowler Ben Sears. www.photosport.nz Wellington Firebirds pace-bowler Ben Sears will join the Black Caps as a travelling reserve for the ICC T20 World Cup in India, starting in a week. Sears will replace Kyle Jamieson, who was called into the main squad last week following the withdrawal of Adam ... <a title="Cricket: Ben Sears named travelling reserve for a second T20 World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/cricket-ben-sears-named-travelling-reserve-for-a-second-t20-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Ben Sears named travelling reserve for a second T20 World Cup">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cordons remain in place while recovery efforts continue. RNZ/Nick Monro A photographer was caught breaching cordons near the site of the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide. Cordons were erected near the scene of last week’s landslide at the Mt Maunganui campground where six people were killed. The cordons remain in place while ... <a title="Photographer caught breaching Mount Maunganui landslide cordon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/photographer-caught-breaching-mount-maunganui-landslide-cordon/" aria-label="Read more about Photographer caught breaching Mount Maunganui landslide cordon">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jeff Wilson, Justin Marshall and Mils Muliaina. PHOTOSPORT While professional rugby is a relatively recent development, 30 years certainly feels like a long time ago for some of the players who ran out for the inaugural Super Rugby season. Known as Super 12 for the first 10 seasons, the competition revolutionised ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific countdown: Legends reflect on competition’s history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/super-rugby-pacific-countdown-legends-reflect-on-competitions-history/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific countdown: Legends reflect on competition’s history">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A pro-Palestine protest in Auckland’s CBD in 2025. Nick Monro Police say commuters should expect delays in Auckland’s central city on Saturday with two protests planned. Inspector Jacqui Whittaker said they were expecting large numbers of people to take part in a Palestine solidarity rally at Te Komititanga Square at about ... <a title="Twin protests set to cause traffic woes for Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/twin-protests-set-to-cause-traffic-woes-for-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Twin protests set to cause traffic woes for Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MediaWorks is a major player in the country’s commercial radio market. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Australian media giant Nine Entertainment has acquired MediaWorks’ parent, QMS Media, for AU$850 million (NZ$986m). Nine also announced the sale of its Australian commercial radio assets to a private buyer for AU$56m. However, QMS’ New Zealand ... <a title="MediaWorks owner QMS sold to Australia’s Nine Entertainment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/mediaworks-owner-qms-sold-to-australias-nine-entertainment/" aria-label="Read more about MediaWorks owner QMS sold to Australia’s Nine Entertainment">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Chirstopher Luxon. RNZ / Calvin Samuel Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. In a brief statement on Friday morning, Luxon confirmed the government would not accept the invitation to join the board in its “current form”, after considering the offer. Foreign ... <a title="Christopher Luxon confirms he won’t join Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/christopher-luxon-confirms-he-wont-join-donald-trumps-board-of-peace-for-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Christopher Luxon confirms he won’t join Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Eighty five percent of wines sold at auction are French. 123RF One of the things former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham’s son Brooklyn made headlines for this week was sharing “the world’s most expensive” wine with his wife, Nicola Peltz. The details turned out to be a little murkier than that. Media ... <a title="How to make your wine investments sparkle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/how-to-make-your-wine-investments-sparkle/" aria-label="Read more about How to make your wine investments sparkle">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Mt Maunganui Surg Lifesaving Club building has been red-stickered following the landslide. Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ Mt Maunganui’s surf livesaving club at the base of the mountain has been red-stickered after last week’s deadly landslide. It’s one of four buildings on Adams Ave to have a red placard issued ... <a title="Mt Maunganui surf lifesaving club red-stickered following deadly landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/mt-maunganui-surf-lifesaving-club-red-stickered-following-deadly-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui surf lifesaving club red-stickered following deadly landslide">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Anjuli Selvadurai is Auckland Museum’s Wikimedian-in-Residence. Supplied If you’ve ever fancied a go at editing one of the world’s largest-ever sources of knowledge, you’ve got a chance this weekend at the Auckland Museum. Three years ago, it started running a summer programme for students, teaching them how to use Wikipedia as ... <a title="Wiki edit-a-thon celebrates wāhine in Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/wiki-edit-a-thon-celebrates-wahine-in-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about Wiki edit-a-thon celebrates wāhine in Aotearoa">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paul Coll is through to the final of the Tournament of Champions. PSA New Zealand squash star Paul Coll will contest the Tournament of Champions final for the first time in his career after beating the World No. 3 in a tight battle in New York. Coll advanced to the final ... <a title="NZ squash star Paul Coll reaches maiden final of prestigious event" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/nz-squash-star-paul-coll-reaches-maiden-final-of-prestigious-event/" aria-label="Read more about NZ squash star Paul Coll reaches maiden final of prestigious event">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kini Naholo was set to make a move overseas last year before the ACL rupture. Steve McArthur / Photosport Sport can be a cruel arena. Hurricane Kini Naholo knows just how brutal it can be, as injuries have ravaged the Fijian winger’s career. Since electrifying the national first XV scene with ... <a title="Rugby: Kini Naholo confident no X-factor lost after second ACL injury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/rugby-kini-naholo-confident-no-x-factor-lost-after-second-acl-injury/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby: Kini Naholo confident no X-factor lost after second ACL injury">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An empty studio at Auckland Film Studios in Henderson. PHIL GREGORY Auckland Council has sold the city’s biggest film studio to a private company. Dozens of major films, including Minecraft and Predator Badlands, were filmed at the long running Auckland Film Studios. Auckland’s mayor Wayne Brown confirmed Xytech, an Auckland lighting ... <a title="Council sells city’s Auckland Film Studios" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/council-sells-citys-auckland-film-studios/" aria-label="Read more about Council sells city’s Auckland Film Studios">Read more</a>
