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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lisa Maclennan, 50, worked at Morrinsville Intermediate School. Supplied / Givealittle A third victim of the deadly Mt Maunganui landslide has been formally identified as Lisa Anne Maclennan, 50, who was hailed as a hero after giving warning to others at the campground. Her body was found on January 27, five ... <a title="Mt Maunganui landslide: Lisa Maclennan, who helped save the lives of others, formally identified" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/mt-maunganui-landslide-lisa-maclennan-who-helped-save-the-lives-of-others-formally-identified/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui landslide: Lisa Maclennan, who helped save the lives of others, formally identified">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Riemer, Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney Egor Komarov/Unsplash How do you translate ancient Palmyrene script from a Roman tombstone? How many paired tendons are supported by a specific sesamoid bone in a hummingbird? Can you identify closed syllables in Biblical Hebrew based ... <a title="AI is failing ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’. So what does that mean for machine intelligence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/ai-is-failing-humanitys-last-exam-so-what-does-that-mean-for-machine-intelligence-274620/" aria-label="Read more about AI is failing ‘Humanity’s Last Exam’. So what does that mean for machine intelligence?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Kemish, Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech should unsettle Australian strategic thinkers, who have been raised in the belief the US alliance is the unshakeable foundation of Australia’s regional security. Carney’s point – ... <a title="Australia needs to get real about Trump’s changing America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/australia-needs-to-get-real-about-trumps-changing-america-274424/" aria-label="Read more about Australia needs to get real about Trump’s changing America">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allen Cheng, Professor of Infectious Diseases, Monash University An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%. Several countries, including Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore, have introduced ... <a title="What is Nipah virus? And what makes it so deadly?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/what-is-nipah-virus-and-what-makes-it-so-deadly-274725/" aria-label="Read more about What is Nipah virus? And what makes it so deadly?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lisa Maclennan, 50, worked at Morrinsville Intermediate School. Supplied / Givealittle A third victim of the deadly Mt Maunganui landslide has been formally identified as Lisa Anne Maclennan, 50. Six people were killed in the campground slip last Thursday. At an identification hearing at Tauranga District Court on Friday, Coroner Maclennan ... <a title="Mt Maunganui landslide: Third body identified as Lisa Maclennan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/mt-maunganui-landslide-third-body-identified-as-lisa-maclennan/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui landslide: Third body identified as Lisa Maclennan">Read more</a>
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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>
