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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The media KiwiSaver balanced fund returned 1.7 percent for the quarter. (File photo) Unsplash Warnings of impending share market doom didn’t play out in 2025, and the year ended with solid returns for KiwiSaver investors – and some change at the top of the performance tables. Actuarial firm MJW has released ... <a title="Strong three years for KiwiSaver members, as new player takes top spot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/strong-three-years-for-kiwisaver-members-as-new-player-takes-top-spot/" aria-label="Read more about Strong three years for KiwiSaver members, as new player takes top spot">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brittany Johnson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University Peter Cade/Getty Images Most Australian children bring their lunch to school through a “lunchbox system”. But there is a growing push for schools to provide students with lunch. Despite decades of efforts to promote better nutrition, it ... <a title="How much would you pay for school to provide your child with lunch every day?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/how-much-would-you-pay-for-school-to-provide-your-child-with-lunch-every-day-274513/" aria-label="Read more about How much would you pay for school to provide your child with lunch every day?">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Rogers, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Edith Cowan University You might say you have a “bad memory” because you don’t remember what cake you had at your last birthday party or the plot of a movie you watched last month. On the other hand, you might precisely ... <a title="Your sense of self is deeply tied to your memory – here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/your-sense-of-self-is-deeply-tied-to-your-memory-heres-how-241261/" aria-label="Read more about Your sense of self is deeply tied to your memory – here’s how">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lakshini Gunasekera, PhD Candidate in Neurology, Monash University K8/Unsplash For people with migraine, summer can be a double-edged sword. You may be able to relax more, sleep in, enjoy the sunshine, and spend time with family and friends. But other factors – such as glare, heat, and ... <a title="Why is my migraine worse in summer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/why-is-my-migraine-worse-in-summer-268088/" aria-label="Read more about Why is my migraine worse in summer?">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney The past three years have been the world’s hottest on record. In 2025, Earth was 1.44°C warmer than the long-term average, perilously close to breaching the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5°C. This warming is fuelling ... <a title="Fossil fuels are doomed – and Trump can’t save them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/fossil-fuels-are-doomed-and-trump-cant-save-them-273798/" aria-label="Read more about Fossil fuels are doomed – and Trump can’t save them">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brittany Johnson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University Peter Cade/Getty Images Most Australian children bring their lunch to school through a “lunchbox system”. But there is a growing push for schools to provide students with lunch. Despite decades of efforts to promote better nutrition, it ... <a title="How much would you pay for school to provide your child with lunch everyday?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/how-much-would-you-pay-for-school-to-provide-your-child-with-lunch-everyday-274513/" aria-label="Read more about How much would you pay for school to provide your child with lunch everyday?">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oscar Bloomfield, PhD Candidate in Film Studies, Deakin University A24 Marty Supreme is a frenetic tale inspired by Marty Reisman, the charismatic American table tennis champion of the 1950s. Charged by Timothée Chalamet’s electric lead performance – alongside a stellar supporting cast (including Gwyneth Paltrow), and director ... <a title="Antihero Marty Supreme is sociopathic in his pursuit of glory. Why do we want him to win?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/antihero-marty-supreme-is-sociopathic-in-his-pursuit-of-glory-why-do-we-want-him-to-win-274418/" aria-label="Read more about Antihero Marty Supreme is sociopathic in his pursuit of glory. Why do we want him to win?">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The man was taken to hospital where he remained in a critical condition. (File photo) RNZ / Richard Tindiller A man has been critically injured in an assault in Hamilton overnight. Detective Sergeant Johnathon O’Byrne said the man was found by police on Avalon Drive at 2.40am on Thursday and he ... <a title="Man critically injured after overnight assault in Hamilton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/man-critically-injured-after-overnight-assault-in-hamilton/" aria-label="Read more about Man critically injured after overnight assault in Hamilton">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic 123RF The unintended consequences of proposed changes to competition law could add unnecessary cost to mergers and acquisitions, while undermining investor confidence, a prominent law firm says. Chapman Tripp said some of the changes to the Commerce (Promoting Competition and Other Matters) Amendment Bill were positive, but others were ... <a title="Concern business costs may spiral in wake of competition law reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/concern-business-costs-may-spiral-in-wake-of-competition-law-reforms/" aria-label="Read more about Concern business costs may spiral in wake of competition law reforms">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Damage from the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods, from top left: Derek Judge’s Swanson home was flooded by the rapidly rising Waimoko Stream; houses in Swanson sit abandoned and vandalised in November; Andrew Marshall’s red-stricken house in Swanson is still being hit by vandals a year on from the floods; Julie Armstrong’s ... <a title="Auckland homeowners facing further flood risk head to court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/auckland-homeowners-facing-further-flood-risk-head-to-court/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland homeowners facing further flood risk head to court">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand For his latest novel, Softly Calls the Devil, Chris Blake has stepped out from behind the pseudonym he used for his debut. He published The Sound of Her Voice – a double finalist in the 2018 Ngaio Marsh Awards – as Nathan Blackwell, a name he adopted to keep his writing ... <a title="Cop-turned-author drops his fake pen name" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/cop-turned-author-drops-his-fake-pen-name/" aria-label="Read more about Cop-turned-author drops his fake pen name">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Colin McGonagle, front left, with friends at Side Track cafe in Mount Maunganui. RNZ / Lauren Crimp There’s been a small glimmer of positivity in Mount Maunganui with part of the cordon near Mauao relaxed, allowing about a dozen businesses to reopen six days after the deadly landslide. But just a ... <a title="Businesses in Mount Maunganui reopen, thoughts remain with landslide victims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/businesses-in-mount-maunganui-reopen-thoughts-remain-with-landslide-victims/" aria-label="Read more about Businesses in Mount Maunganui reopen, thoughts remain with landslide victims">Read more</a>
