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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Five years ago, Australian pastor David Riley, his wife, two high school aged daughters and their youngest son, set off on an epic journey to lap Australia. During that adventure, Riley came across the story of Nevill Westwood and Greg Davies, the first to lap the continent by car, driving a ... <a title="After an epic journey around Australia, the Riley family’s world was shaken" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/after-an-epic-journey-around-australia-the-riley-familys-world-was-shaken/" aria-label="Read more about After an epic journey around Australia, the Riley family’s world was shaken">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ed Sheeran is playing two nights in Auckland, before heading south. Supplied / Mark Surridge Auckland is hosting the opening night of Ed Sheeran’s global Loop Tour on Friday night. The chart-topping British singer-songwriter is playing two shows at Go Media Stadium, on Friday and Saturday, before heading to Wellington and ... <a title="Ed Sheeran set to rock Auckland on first night of tour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/ed-sheeran-set-to-rock-auckland-on-first-night-of-tour/" aria-label="Read more about Ed Sheeran set to rock Auckland on first night of tour">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Calvin Samuel We are only half-way through the first month of the year and already the business closures are mounting. EB Games will close its shops at the end of the month. Miniso and Yoyoso shops are in liquidation. Wellington’s Leuven Belgian Beer Café will close after 25 years in business. ... <a title="61 shops announce closures in 10 days: Will liquidation numbers get worse before they improve?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/61-shops-announce-closures-in-10-days-will-liquidation-numbers-get-worse-before-they-improve/" aria-label="Read more about 61 shops announce closures in 10 days: Will liquidation numbers get worse before they improve?">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sean Richey, Professor, Georgia State University A young girl holds Old Glory at an Independence Day celebration. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images Eileen Higgins won a historic victory in December. She became the first woman ever elected mayor of Miami, as well as its first Democratic mayor ... <a title="One cure for sour feelings about politics − getting people to love their hometowns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/one-cure-for-sour-feelings-about-politics-getting-people-to-love-their-hometowns-272876/" aria-label="Read more about One cure for sour feelings about politics − getting people to love their hometowns">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell On 14 December 2025, a father and son, reportedly linked to the ISIS clerical fascist organisation, committed a murderous attack on innocent participants at a Jewish celebration on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach. Fifteen were killed and around 40 seriously injured. There is no way this horrific event can be minimised. It ... <a title="Bondi Beach’s murderous terrorism aftermath – an Aotearoa perspective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/bondi-beachs-murderous-terrorism-aftermath-an-aotearoa-perspective/" aria-label="Read more about Bondi Beach’s murderous terrorism aftermath – an Aotearoa perspective">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
By Adam Burns, RNZ News reporter There has been mixed reaction in parts of New Zealand’s red-and-black country — Canterbury — following the shock axing of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. New Zealand Rugby (NZR) confirmed today the 51-year-old known as “Razor” had departed the position two years early following a recent end-of-season review. A ... <a title="Mixed reactions to shock axing of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/mixed-reactions-to-shock-axing-of-all-blacks-coach-scott-robertson/" aria-label="Read more about Mixed reactions to shock axing of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Robertson has been axed as All Blacks coach. AFP There has been mixed reaction in parts of red and black country following the shock axing of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson. New Zealand Rugby (NZR) confirmed the 51-year-old had departed the position following a recent end-of-season review. A process would ... <a title="Cantabrians react to axing of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/cantabrians-react-to-axing-of-all-blacks-coach-scott-robertson/" aria-label="Read more about Cantabrians react to axing of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese’s omnibus bill on hate speech and gun reform is once again exposing Sussan Ley’s lack of authority over her colleagues. Ley on Thursday declared the bill was “pretty unsalvageable”, flagging the Coalition’s expected opposition in next week’s special ... <a title="View from The Hill: Sussan Ley wedged by her own troops on Albanese omnibus legislation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/view-from-the-hill-sussan-ley-wedged-by-her-own-troops-on-albanese-omnibus-legislation-272440/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Sussan Ley wedged by her own troops on Albanese omnibus legislation">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Juken New Zealand manages 15,000ha of forest plantations across Wairarapa and says it has a detailed plan to mitigate forest fire risk. LDR / Supplied A small forest fire outside Masterton on Tuesday highlighted the increased risk of forest fires in the region. Although the Bideford blaze was quickly extinguished, Wairarapa’s ... <a title="Many of Wairarapa’s recent forest fires began in old burn piles, Fire and Emergency says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/many-of-wairarapas-recent-forest-fires-began-in-old-burn-piles-fire-and-emergency-says/" aria-label="Read more about Many of Wairarapa’s recent forest fires began in old burn piles, Fire and Emergency says">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University Since the outbreak of the current wave of protests in Iran, two sharply competing narratives have emerged to explain what is unfolding in the streets. For the ruling establishment, the unrest is portrayed as a foreign-engineered plot. They ... <a title="One uprising, two stories: how each side is trying frame the uprising in Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/one-uprising-two-stories-how-each-side-is-trying-frame-the-uprising-in-iran-273573/" aria-label="Read more about One uprising, two stories: how each side is trying frame the uprising in Iran">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Hospital’s emergency department. RNZ / REECE BAKER More than two dozen staff are caught up in a gastro outbreak at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department. Health New Zealand has put precautionary measures in place to try minimise its spread. Dedicated infection control teams are also in place. The first cases were ... <a title="Gastro outbreak affects 30 staff at Wellington Hospital emergency department" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/gastro-outbreak-affects-30-staff-at-wellington-hospital-emergency-department/" aria-label="Read more about Gastro outbreak affects 30 staff at Wellington Hospital emergency department">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Peters has condemned what he described as a brutal crackdown by Iran’s security forces (file image). RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand is “appalled” by an escalation of violence and repression in Iran. Protests against the regime began in the capital Tehran in late December, sparked ... <a title="Foreign Minister Winston Peters says NZ ‘appalled’ by violence, repression in Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/foreign-minister-winston-peters-says-nz-appalled-by-violence-repression-in-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Foreign Minister Winston Peters says NZ ‘appalled’ by violence, repression in Iran">Read more</a>
