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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Akaroa is a town located south-east of Christchurch. supplied Two people have died in the water on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services in the Bay of Plenty were called to an area off Poripori Road in Lower Kaimai, where a person had been taken out of the water. CPR was carried out, ... <a title="Two dead, one missing in water incidents across New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/two-dead-one-missing-in-water-incidents-across-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Two dead, one missing in water incidents across New Zealand">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand *This story has been updated to reflect that funding was available for general practitioners to provide consultation. Many of those impacted by the Manage My Health breach are based in Northland, according to Health New Zealand. Hackers, known as ‘Kazu’, took hundreds of thousands of files from the country’s largest patient ... <a title="Many Manage My Health security breach victims in Northland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/many-manage-my-health-security-breach-victims-in-northland/" aria-label="Read more about Many Manage My Health security breach victims in Northland">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Akaroa is a town located south-east of Christchurch. supplied A person has drowned in Akaroa, south-east of Christchurch, this afternoon. Police said staff were notified at about 1.15pm Saturday that a person had been pulled from the water by the harbourmaster. A police spokesperson said CPR was administered, but the person ... <a title="Person drowns in Akaroa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/person-drowns-in-akaroa/" aria-label="Read more about Person drowns in Akaroa">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 10, 2026.
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mountain-bikers say Wellington’s Matairangi/Mount Victoria trails provide a unique environment of “world class” riding just a stone’s throw from the central city, but a recent spate of vandalism has underlined community discontent over the growing network of trails on the hill. The local residents’ association president said some people avoided the ... <a title="The battle over sharing Wellington’s bike trails" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/the-battle-over-sharing-wellingtons-bike-trails/" aria-label="Read more about The battle over sharing Wellington’s bike trails">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stan Wawrinka has withdrawn from the ASB Classic. PHOTOSPORT Three-time Grand Slam tennis champion Stan Wawrinka has pulled out of the ASB Classic men’s tournament. The veteran has told organisers he can’t play now that his Switzerland team have made the semifinals of the United Cup in Sydney. The Swiss team ... <a title="Stan Wawrinka gets Melbourne wildcard but Kyrgios to play doubles only" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/stan-wawrinka-gets-melbourne-wildcard-but-kyrgios-to-play-doubles-only/" aria-label="Read more about Stan Wawrinka gets Melbourne wildcard but Kyrgios to play doubles only">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand After deciding to take a road trip to their ancestral land in Whangārei this summer, Jessie and Ally (aka Miss Ally) had the “bright idea” of busking along the way. They kicked off at the Ngāruawāhia markets on 20 December, and on Ally’s suggestion, posted a clip of the performance on ... <a title="Hamilton mum-and-daughter busking duo delights TikTok" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/hamilton-mum-and-daughter-busking-duo-delights-tiktok/" aria-label="Read more about Hamilton mum-and-daughter busking duo delights TikTok">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Ian Powell There is much to understand from the dramatic kidnapping — abduction is perhaps a better word — of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores last weekend by the United States armed forces, combined with the military attack on the country’s capital Caracas. This understanding is greatly helped by ... <a title="Ian Powell: The Nicolás Maduro kidnapping, US imperialist expansion and implications for New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/ian-powell-the-nicolas-maduro-kidnapping-us-imperialist-expansion-and-implications-for-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Ian Powell: The Nicolás Maduro kidnapping, US imperialist expansion and implications for New Zealand">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Klaus Dodds, Interim Dean, Faculty of Science & Technology, Middlesex University Donald Trump and his senior officials insist that Greenland must become part of the US. This is for national security purposes, they say, maintaining that Denmark, of which Greenland is a constituent part, is not investing ... <a title="As the Arctic warms up, the race to control the region is growing ever hotter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/as-the-arctic-warms-up-the-race-to-control-the-region-is-growing-ever-hotter-273118/" aria-label="Read more about As the Arctic warms up, the race to control the region is growing ever hotter">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Manners, Professor, Department of Political Science, Lund University Shutterstock/Michal Balada European countries, and Denmark in particular, are scrambling to respond to threats from US officials over the future of Greenland. Having successfully taken out the leadership of Venezuela in a raid on January 3, an emboldened ... <a title="Four ways to understand what’s going on with the US, Denmark and Greenland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/four-ways-to-understand-whats-going-on-with-the-us-denmark-and-greenland-272873/" aria-label="Read more about Four ways to understand what’s going on with the US, Denmark and Greenland">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne The decision by the Adelaide Festival Board to exclude Palestinian Australian author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah from Adelaide Writers’ Week on the grounds of “cultural sensitivity” is based on a dangerously broad and vague ... <a title="As authors abandon Adelaide Writers’ Week after cancelling of Randa Abdel-Fattah, is free speech in tatters?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/as-authors-abandon-adelaide-writers-week-after-cancelling-of-randa-abdel-fattah-is-free-speech-in-tatters-273020/" aria-label="Read more about As authors abandon Adelaide Writers’ Week after cancelling of Randa Abdel-Fattah, is free speech in tatters?">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Central Districts spin bowler Jayden Lennox. PHOTOSPORT Central Districts bowler Jayden Lennox admits to a sensory overload after arriving in India with hopes of playing his first full international for New Zealand. The left arm spinner is a part of the Black Caps ODI squad that opens their three match series ... <a title="Black Cap debutant overcome by cricket-mad India" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/black-cap-debutant-overcome-by-cricket-mad-india/" aria-label="Read more about Black Cap debutant overcome by cricket-mad India">Read more</a>
