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January 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A man was pulled from the water on Saturday at Pilot Bay, on the harbour side of Mount Maunganui. Supplied/ Bay of Plenty Regional Council A man has died after being pulled from the water at a beach in Mount Maunganui. Police said they were called to Pilot Bay on Saturday, ... <a title="Man pulled from water at Mt Maunganui beach dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/17/man-pulled-from-water-at-mt-maunganui-beach-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Man pulled from water at Mt Maunganui beach dies">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fatal two-vehicle crash happened early on Thursday morning. NZ Police / Supplied Police are appealing for information after a fatal crash in Rotorua’s Tikitere. The two-vehicle crash happened around 4.20am on Thursday on State Highway 30. Two people were found dead at the scene and another person had moderate injuries. ... <a title="Police looking for footage after after fatal two-vehicle crash in Rotorua’s Tikitere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/17/police-looking-for-footage-after-after-fatal-two-vehicle-crash-in-rotoruas-tikitere/" aria-label="Read more about Police looking for footage after after fatal two-vehicle crash in Rotorua’s Tikitere">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Logan Rogerson of Auckland FC (left) reacts after missing a shot on goal during the A-League Round 13 match against Melbourne City, in Melbourne on Friday. photosport Auckland FC coach Steve Corica has bemoaned a lack of killer-instinct, following the A-League leaders’ 2-1 loss to Melbourne City. Friday night’s defeat in ... <a title="Late lapses costly as Auckland FC go down to Melbourne City" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/17/late-lapses-costly-as-auckland-fc-go-down-to-melbourne-city/" aria-label="Read more about Late lapses costly as Auckland FC go down to Melbourne City">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Leon MacDonald is bowled with the last ball, as Team Cricket secure victory in 2025. Blake Armstrong/Photosport Black Clash T20 – Cricket v Rugby 6.30pm, Saturday, 17 January Bay Oval, Mt Maunganui Live blog updates on RNZ History Billed as “New Zealand’s most electrifying sporting crossover”, Black Clash was created by ... <a title="Cricket v Rugby: What you need to know about Black Clash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/17/cricket-v-rugby-what-you-need-to-know-about-black-clash/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket v Rugby: What you need to know about Black Clash">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 40 people were evacuated after flooding and slips shut State Highway 2 between Matawai and Ōpōtiki on Friday. Police/Supplied A local helicopter pilot helped bring stranded people to safety last night, after they were trapped in the Waioeka Gorge. A police-led rescue was launched on a stretch of State ... <a title="Local pilots to the rescue after dozens left stranded in Waioeka Gorge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/17/local-pilots-to-the-rescue-after-dozens-left-stranded-in-waioeka-gorge/" aria-label="Read more about Local pilots to the rescue after dozens left stranded in Waioeka Gorge">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand What happens to tax on your pension if you’re 65 and working? 123RF Got questions? RNZ has a new podcast, No Stupid Questions, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but – even ... <a title="I’m 65 and working, what happens to tax on my pension?- Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/17/im-65-and-working-what-happens-to-tax-on-my-pension-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about I’m 65 and working, what happens to tax on my pension?- Ask Susan">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kiwi Oliver Tattersall at a football match in London during his OE. Alice Wilkins/RNZ An OE in London is often viewed as a right of passage for New Zealanders and Australians, but UK-based recruiters say it is a difficult time to secure work in the city, even for experienced expats. Oliver ... <a title="Kiwis and Australians struggling to experience an OE in London due to difficult job hunts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/17/kiwis-and-australians-struggling-to-experience-an-oe-in-london-due-to-difficult-job-hunts/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwis and Australians struggling to experience an OE in London due to difficult job hunts">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A pedestrian has moderate to serious injuries after being hit by a car in Newtown. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A man has been injured after being hit by a vehicle in the Wellington suburb of Newtown. Emergency services were called to a report of a collision between a vehicle and a ... <a title="Man injured after being hit by car in Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/man-injured-after-being-hit-by-car-in-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Man injured after being hit by car in Wellington">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle If you want to understand what’s going on in Iran, abandon what the Persians invented centuries ago: Manichaeism. We use the term today to denote political framing which is simplistic, black-and-white, two-dimensional — a world of Angels (us) and Demons (them). This article recognises multiple perspectives, including those of an activist ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Iran in the vortex – what’s really going on and the ‘invisible hand’ of Israel?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/eugene-doyle-iran-in-the-vortex-whats-really-going-on-and-the-invisible-hand-of-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Iran in the vortex – what’s really going on and the ‘invisible hand’ of Israel?">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sonny Bill Williams. Dan Himbrechts/ www.photosport.nz Dual code star Sonny Bill Williams has added his voice to the current All Black discussion, saying that the changes to the team shouldn’t end with the firing of coach Scott Robertson. In a video posted to Instagram, the multiple World Cup and NRL Premiership ... <a title="Sonny Bill Williams calls for All Black captaincy change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/sonny-bill-williams-calls-for-all-black-captaincy-change/" aria-label="Read more about Sonny Bill Williams calls for All Black captaincy change">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There is a very high threshold for accepting requests to access the bridge for special events said the NZTA. 123rf A planned protest across the Auckland Harbour Bridge organised by the Freedom and Rights Coalition has had its permit declined. The event is being organised for 31 January by the Brian ... <a title="March planned across Auckland Harbour Bridge has permit declined" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/march-planned-across-auckland-harbour-bridge-has-permit-declined/" aria-label="Read more about March planned across Auckland Harbour Bridge has permit declined">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The payroll system at Hutt Hospital went down on Wednesday. RNZ / REECE BAKER A nursing union delegate says an IT issue at Hutt Hospital meant nurses were underpaid for their most recent pay run. Health New Zealand has since fixed the problem, which it said affected more than a thousand ... <a title="IT issue means Hutt Hospital nurses underpaid says Union" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/it-issue-means-hutt-hospital-nurses-underpaid-says-union/" aria-label="Read more about IT issue means Hutt Hospital nurses underpaid says Union">Read more</a>
