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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Graham Garnett, 66, was meant to return on 30 December. Supplied / NZ Police Sections of Kahurangi National Park in the Upper South Island will be closed while rescue teams use radar technology to find a tramper who has gone missing in the area. Graham Garnett, 66, was expected to return ... <a title="Radar to be used in search for tramper missing for a week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/radar-to-be-used-in-search-for-tramper-missing-for-a-week/" aria-label="Read more about Radar to be used in search for tramper missing for a week">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Trapani, Associate Lecturer of History and International Relations, Western Sydney University After US special forces swooped into Caracas to seize Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and topple his government, US President Donald Trump said the United States will now “run” Venezuela, including its abundant oil resources. US ... <a title="Before toppling Maduro, the US spent decades pressuring Venezuelan leaders over its oil wealth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/before-toppling-maduro-the-us-spent-decades-pressuring-venezuelan-leaders-over-its-oil-wealth-272679/" aria-label="Read more about Before toppling Maduro, the US spent decades pressuring Venezuelan leaders over its oil wealth">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University The January 3 US military operation in Venezuela seizing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro, was in equal measure audacious and illegal under international law. It’s even more breathtaking that the Trump administration ... <a title="Trump’s intervention in Venezuela: the 3 warnings for the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/trumps-intervention-in-venezuela-the-3-warnings-for-the-world-272696/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s intervention in Venezuela: the 3 warnings for the world">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand With more than 15,000km of coastline, it’s no surprise that surfing is a hugely popular pastime in Aotearoa. One place where people come from all around the world to learn is at Auckland’s Muriwai Surf School located at the famous West Coast beach. . Manager and instructor Dylan Wallis, who first ... <a title="How to make this summer the one you learn to surf" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/how-to-make-this-summer-the-one-you-learn-to-surf/" aria-label="Read more about How to make this summer the one you learn to surf">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman had arrived at Auckland International Airport from Singapore. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A woman has been charged with bringing more than 20 kilograms of meth into the country in her checked luggage. The 33-year-old was arrested at Auckland International airport on Sunday. Court documents claim she arrived ... <a title="Woman charged with bringing 22kgs of meth into the country in her checked luggage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/woman-charged-with-bringing-22kgs-of-meth-into-the-country-in-her-checked-luggage/" aria-label="Read more about Woman charged with bringing 22kgs of meth into the country in her checked luggage">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Cordons have been removed from a Christchurch property where an item of concern was found this morning. Police were called to St Barnabas Street in Fendalton at about 9.15am on Monday. The Defence Force explosive bomb disposal team recovered the item, and it will be disposed of. ... <a title="Christchurch cordon lifted after bomb squad called in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/christchurch-cordon-lifted-after-bomb-squad-called-in/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch cordon lifted after bomb squad called in">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZ Police Police investigating a mass disorder incident that occurred on Karangahape Road in Auckland just after Christmas are appealing for the public’s assistance in identifying the people pictured in several CCTV images. At about 3.40am on 28 December, emergency services were called to the disorder involving about 50 ... <a title="Police seek to identify people after ‘mass disorder’ on Auckland’s K’ Road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/police-seek-to-identify-people-after-mass-disorder-on-aucklands-k-road/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek to identify people after ‘mass disorder’ on Auckland’s K’ Road">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Move over, chocolate Santas and candy canes, Easter treats are on the way. It may be just a couple of weeks since Christmas – and 12 weeks until Easter – but hot cross buns are already on sale at some New Zealand supermarkets. “Each year our customers tell us it’s never ... <a title="Christmas was less than two weeks ago. Is it too soon for hot cross buns?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/christmas-was-less-than-two-weeks-ago-is-it-too-soon-for-hot-cross-buns/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas was less than two weeks ago. Is it too soon for hot cross buns?">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 5, 2026.
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman had arrived at Auckland International Airport from Singapore. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A woman has been charged with allegedly bringing more than 20 kilograms of meth into the country in her checked luggage. The 33-year-old was arrested at Auckland International airport on Sunday. Court documents claimed she ... <a title="Woman charged with allegedly bringing 22kgs of meth into the country in her checked luggage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/woman-charged-with-allegedly-bringing-22kgs-of-meth-into-the-country-in-her-checked-luggage/" aria-label="Read more about Woman charged with allegedly bringing 22kgs of meth into the country in her checked luggage">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Data from the Neighbourly website has been stolen. Screenshot The Stuff-owned website Neighbourly – at the centre of a major cyber breach – has headed to court to try to stop the stolen information spreading. The High Court at Auckland has confirmed it has received and accepted an application for an ... <a title="Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach on dark web" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/stuff-files-court-injunction-over-neighbourly-data-breach-on-dark-web/" aria-label="Read more about Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach on dark web">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Brendon and Trina Cole were found dead at a rural property in Ruatiti. SUPPLIED No charges have been laid in relation to a homicide investigation in the central North Island where a couple were found dead. It has been more than three weeks since since 56-year-old Brendon Leigh Cole and 54-year-old ... <a title="Ruatiti homicide: No charges laid following deaths of Brendon and Trina Cole" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/ruatiti-homicide-no-charges-laid-following-deaths-of-brendon-and-trina-cole/" aria-label="Read more about Ruatiti homicide: No charges laid following deaths of Brendon and Trina Cole">Read more</a>
