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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wētā FX’s visual effects work on Avatar: Fire and Ash has been nominated at the BAFTA Film Awards, alongside major contenders F1, How to Train Your Dragon and Frankenstein. Directed by James Cameron, the film also received Academy Award nominations last week for best visual effects and best costume design, the ... <a title="Wētā FX scores BAFTA nomination for Avatar: Fire and Ash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/weta-fx-scores-bafta-nomination-for-avatar-fire-and-ash/" aria-label="Read more about Wētā FX scores BAFTA nomination for Avatar: Fire and Ash">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ A Napier-based law firm says it’s been hit by a cyber attack affecting internal information about the firm as well as client documents. Langley Twigg Law said it’s working with digital forensics and cyber specialists over the attack, which occurred on 11 January. In a statement on its ... <a title="Client documents caught up in law firm cyber attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/client-documents-caught-up-in-law-firm-cyber-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Client documents caught up in law firm cyber attack">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Claire Naughton with Lola. SUPPLIED Well-wishers have come out in force for a Wellington cat considered to be Aro Park royalty. Lola the Cat was a regular fixture in Aro Park for many years. She died in December last year, her death was announced on her Facebook page on Monday. “Lola ... <a title="Wellington’s beloved cat, Lola, drawn tributes from many who passed her by in Aro Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/wellingtons-beloved-cat-lola-drawn-tributes-from-many-who-passed-her-by-in-aro-park/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington’s beloved cat, Lola, drawn tributes from many who passed her by in Aro Park">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former St Bede’s College Friar Rowan Donoghue arrives at the Christchurch District Court for an appearance on January 28, 2026. Nathan McKinnon / RNZ The Society of Mary was made aware of allegations against a priest now convicted of sexual abusing several boys nearly 20 years ago, RNZ can reveal. The ... <a title="Religious group was warned about now-convicted sex offending priest Rowan Donoghue 20 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/religious-group-was-warned-about-now-convicted-sex-offending-priest-rowan-donoghue-20-years-ago/" aria-label="Read more about Religious group was warned about now-convicted sex offending priest Rowan Donoghue 20 years ago">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand UK High Commissioner Iona Thomas is trying to clear up confusion over changes for British and dual nationals travelling to the UK. It comes after RNZ revealed earlier this month that from February, anyone who was born in Britain – or has citizenship there – will no longer be able to ... <a title="UK High Commissioner fronts after confusion over dual-citizen changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/uk-high-commissioner-fronts-after-confusion-over-dual-citizen-changes/" aria-label="Read more about UK High Commissioner fronts after confusion over dual-citizen changes">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police cordon at the corner of Sandhurst St and Truman lane, Mangatawa. LAUREN CRIMP / SUPPLIED Tauranga City Council has evacuated residents in an area of Papamoa, where a slip poses a risk to life and property. Residents near the southern end of Truman Lane, which includes the Mangatawa Marae ... <a title="New slip prompts emergency evacuations in Tauranga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/new-slip-prompts-emergency-evacuations-in-tauranga/" aria-label="Read more about New slip prompts emergency evacuations in Tauranga">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A property badly damaged in last October’s storm. RNZ/ Katie Todd The storm that lashed Canterbury, Otago and Southland with severe winds in October has resulted in the second-most claims for an event in rural insurer FMG’s 120-year history. New Zealand’s largest rural insurer has already paid out $20 million, but ... <a title="October storm payout set to climb to $50m, insurer FMG says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/october-storm-payout-set-to-climb-to-50m-insurer-fmg-says/" aria-label="Read more about October storm payout set to climb to $50m, insurer FMG says">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Hunt, PhD Candidate, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Ken Bondy/iNaturalist, CC BY-NC A great white shark is a masterwork of evolutionary engineering. These beautiful predators glide effortlessly through the water, each slow, deliberate sweep of the powerful tail driving a body specialised ... <a title="Great white sharks grow a whole new kind of tooth for slicing bone as they age" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/great-white-sharks-grow-a-whole-new-kind-of-tooth-for-slicing-bone-as-they-age-272805/" aria-label="Read more about Great white sharks grow a whole new kind of tooth for slicing bone as they age">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Blair, Emeritus Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, OzGrav, The University of Western Australia A runaway black hole leaving a streak of new stars in its wake. James Webb Space Telescope / van Dokkum et al. Last year, astronomers were fascinated by a ... <a title="New fear unlocked: runaway black holes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/new-fear-unlocked-runaway-black-holes-272429/" aria-label="Read more about New fear unlocked: runaway black holes">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest updates in RNZ’s blog Crews continue to search for six people buried in a landslide at Mount Maunganui, while police say they will investigate whether there is any criminal liability. A rāhui is in place at the site where six people – including two teenagers – were caught ... <a title="Live: Council staff were at scene of Mount Maunganui slip when it happened, mayor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/live-council-staff-were-at-scene-of-mount-maunganui-slip-when-it-happened-mayor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Council staff were at scene of Mount Maunganui slip when it happened, mayor says">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand UK High Commissioner Iona Thomas is hosting a press conference to provide practical guidance for travellers to UK and what changes mean for British and dual nationals from February 25. It comes after RNZ revealed earlier this month that from February anyone who was born in Britain – or has citizenship ... <a title="Watch live: UK High Commissioner fronts after confusion over dual-citizen changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/watch-live-uk-high-commissioner-fronts-after-confusion-over-dual-citizen-changes/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: UK High Commissioner fronts after confusion over dual-citizen changes">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The transformation of a quarry just outside of Hamilton is the culmination of 30 years’ hard graft by landowners John and Dorothy Wakeling. The couple bought the quarry in the mid-1990s, Dorothy told RNZ’s Nine to Noon. “We thought it had immense potential because of the landscape of cliffs and waterways ... <a title="Derelict quarry transformed into a thriving arboretum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/derelict-quarry-transformed-into-a-thriving-arboretum/" aria-label="Read more about Derelict quarry transformed into a thriving arboretum">Read more</a>
