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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As the sun set on Sunday evening, Mount Maunganui locals came together to mourn. A crowd of about 200 sat on a bank at Blake Park, looking down the fields and beyond at Mauao, a place dear to their hearts – but a place now home to tragedy, after a slip ... <a title="‘We’re hurting for them’ – Mt Maunganui locals mourn at vigil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/were-hurting-for-them-mt-maunganui-locals-mourn-at-vigil/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re hurting for them’ – Mt Maunganui locals mourn at vigil">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The first Australian to qualify as an astronaut under Australia’s space program, Katherine Bennell-Pegg, is the 2026 Australian of the Year. Bennell-Pegg, 41, who has yet to go to space, graduated from Basic Astronaut Training in 2024 as part of ... <a title="Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is 2026 Australian of the Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/astronaut-katherine-bennell-pegg-is-2026-australian-of-the-year-274031/" aria-label="Read more about Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg is 2026 Australian of the Year">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Whanganui fire near Castlecliff could seen across several suburbs late on Sunday night. Supplied/ Facebook Firefighters are battling a scrub fire near the Whanganui River mouth, that is visible across much of the city. It comes after a day in which firefighters have battled a bushfire that sent up clouds ... <a title="Fire sends up orange glow near Whanganui’s port" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/fire-sends-up-orange-glow-near-whanganuis-port/" aria-label="Read more about Fire sends up orange glow near Whanganui’s port">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Jim Sanday The recent announcement by Fiji’s Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs that Fiji will consider contributing troops to a proposed international stabilisation force in Gaza imposes a responsibility on all of us to ask the hard questions before the decision is finalised by Cabinet. At the outset, let’s all be clear ... <a title="Gaza peacekeeping deployment – five clear questions Fiji cannot ignore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/gaza-peacekeeping-deployment-five-clear-questions-fiji-cannot-ignore/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza peacekeeping deployment – five clear questions Fiji cannot ignore">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A “well-involved” building fire producing “significant smoke” has closed a busy road in Auckland’s Onehunga. Multiple crews from across Auckland are responding to the fire which Fire and Emergency New Zealand was alerted to just after 8pm on Sunday. Police said officers were called to assist and ... <a title="‘Significant smoke’ coming from building fire in Auckland’s Onehunga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/significant-smoke-coming-from-building-fire-in-aucklands-onehunga/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Significant smoke’ coming from building fire in Auckland’s Onehunga">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kora is on full alert, at the scene of the devastating Mt Maunganui landslide, where searchers have been combing through the slip looking for victims. A four legged rescuer is being praised for her tireless work helping at the scene of the tragic Mt Maunganui landslide. Kora, a Tauranga Land Search ... <a title="The furry rescuer helping teams working on Mt Maunganui landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/the-furry-rescuer-helping-teams-working-on-mt-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about The furry rescuer helping teams working on Mt Maunganui landslide">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Brooke Nunn during the A-League Women Marty Melville/ Photosport The Wellington Phoenix women have surged up to the second spot on the A-League ladder with a 3-1 victory over Adelaide United in Porirua. Two goals in three minutes gave the home side a 2-0 lead at half-time and the ... <a title="Wellington Phoenix win secures them second spot in A-League" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/wellington-phoenix-win-secures-them-second-spot-in-a-league/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Phoenix win secures them second spot in A-League">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Norm Joe, from Startford, will unicycle the length of New Zealand before tackling the world. KATIE TODD ./ RNZ A New Zealand man is hoping to break a Guinness World Record with a hobby he picked up during the Covid-19 lockdown. Norm Joe – from the Taranaki town of Stratford – ... <a title="Taranaki man hopes to break a Guiness World Record by unicycling around the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/taranaki-man-hopes-to-break-a-guiness-world-record-by-unicycling-around-the-world/" aria-label="Read more about Taranaki man hopes to break a Guiness World Record by unicycling around the world">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has appointed the Secretary of the Defence Department, Greg Moriarty, to be Australia’s new ambassador to Washington, succeeding Kevin Rudd, who leaves the position in March. The highly-respected senior bureaucrat is a safe choice, and his ... <a title="Albanese takes safe course, appointing defence chief Greg Moriarty to replace Kevin Rudd" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/albanese-takes-safe-course-appointing-defence-chief-greg-moriarty-to-replace-kevin-rudd-274026/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese takes safe course, appointing defence chief Greg Moriarty to replace Kevin Rudd">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand All recovery operations have come to a halt at the scene of the Mount Maunganui landslide over concerns of further slips. Staff working at the campground, where six people are unaccounted, were evacuated at 11.50am on Sunday. In a press conference, Bay of Plenty District Commander Superintendent Tim Anderson labelled the ... <a title="What we know about the pause in recovery at scene of Mount Maunganui landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/what-we-know-about-the-pause-in-recovery-at-scene-of-mount-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about What we know about the pause in recovery at scene of Mount Maunganui landslide">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand (File photo) RNZ A man has been arrested after what police describe as a kidnapping incident. The 29 year old was arrested after the incident unfolded in Blenheim early on Saturday morning, Inspector Simon Feltham said in a statement. “On Saturday 24 January around 3am, police were called to the incident ... <a title="Man arrested after alleged kidnapping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/man-arrested-after-alleged-kidnapping/" aria-label="Read more about Man arrested after alleged kidnapping">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters have extinguished a scrub fire on Auckland’s Mt Wellington, where large smoke clouds had been seen rising. It broke out shortly after 4pm on Sunday afternoon. By 5:30pm there were 28 firefighters working on dampening down hot spots at the vegetation fire, which was on the western side of the ... <a title="Smoke seen rising over Mount Wellington, firefighters battling hotspots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/smoke-seen-rising-over-mount-wellington-firefighters-battling-hotspots/" aria-label="Read more about Smoke seen rising over Mount Wellington, firefighters battling hotspots">Read more</a>
