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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Legendary New Zealand singer and songwriter Don McGlashan reckons there are far more interesting people than him to focus a documentary on. “I do feel that I’m not kind of a colourful enough specimen to go under the microscope, there’s other specimens out there that might be more interesting to look ... <a title="Don McGlashan doesn’t feel like ‘a colourful enough specimen’ for new doco" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/don-mcglashan-doesnt-feel-like-a-colourful-enough-specimen-for-new-doco/" aria-label="Read more about Don McGlashan doesn’t feel like ‘a colourful enough specimen’ for new doco">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Armed police were in the area of Arthur St and had cordoned off part of the busy road. RNZ/Calvin Samuel A person has been left with life-threatening injuries after reportedly being shot in Auckland’s Onehunga. A police spokesperson confirmed armed police were in the area of Arthur St and had cordoned ... <a title="Person critically wounded in shooting in Auckland’s Onehunga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/person-critically-wounded-in-shooting-in-aucklands-onehunga/" aria-label="Read more about Person critically wounded in shooting in Auckland’s Onehunga">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi A person is in a critical condition after reports of gunfire in Auckland’s Onehunga. A police spokesperson confirmed armed police were in the area of Arthur St and had cordoned off part of the busy road. Hato Hone St John told RNZ they were called to the ... <a title="Person critically hurt after reports of gunfire in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/person-critically-hurt-after-reports-of-gunfire-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Person critically hurt after reports of gunfire in Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Craig Dowd, pictured as North Harbour’s head coach in 2009, says Scott Robertson is now “collateral damage”. Photosport / Anthony Au-Yeung A former All Black has called the public leaking of the internal review into Scott Robertson’s All Black side “horrific”. Robertson was unceremoniously sacked on Thursday afternoon as head coach ... <a title="Former All Black Craig Dowd deplores Scott Robertson’s sacking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/former-all-black-craig-dowd-deplores-scott-robertsons-sacking/" aria-label="Read more about Former All Black Craig Dowd deplores Scott Robertson’s sacking">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Manufacturing activity leaps 4.4 points to 56.1 – above 50 is expansion. Highest level of activity since December 2021. All five sub-indexes are in expansion – including employment. BNZ sees upside risks to Q4 GDP. Manufacturing activity leapt higher in December to its best reading in four-years, reinforcing expectations of ... <a title="Manufacturing activity hits four-year high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/manufacturing-activity-hits-four-year-high/" aria-label="Read more about Manufacturing activity hits four-year high">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hoani Kristin Smith, Lecturer in Sport Management and Sport Science, Lincoln University, New Zealand Hannah Peters/Getty Images With Scott Robertson’s departure as All Blacks coach, New Zealand Rugby finds itself at a familiar crossroads. Yet, while coaching appointments come and go in elite sport, this moment demands ... <a title="After Scott Robertson, the All Blacks face a deeper question than who coaches next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/after-scott-robertson-the-all-blacks-face-a-deeper-question-than-who-coaches-next-273582/" aria-label="Read more about After Scott Robertson, the All Blacks face a deeper question than who coaches next">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martijn Boersma, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney As recently as the early 1990s, 40% of Australian workers were union members. While there was a slight increase in 2024 – the first in a decade – that membership is now at 13.1%. This ... <a title="After decades of decline, this is how unions can rebuild their role in Australian work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/after-decades-of-decline-this-is-how-unions-can-rebuild-their-role-in-australian-work-273228/" aria-label="Read more about After decades of decline, this is how unions can rebuild their role in Australian work">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia’s pro-independence Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) has put in a late request to join talks on the territory’s future remotely. The meeting, convened by French President Emmanuel Macron, is calling all politicians from the French Pacific territory back to the negotiating table. ... <a title="FLNKS sends in late request to join Paris talks on New Caledonia remotely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/flnks-sends-in-late-request-to-join-paris-talks-on-new-caledonia-remotely/" aria-label="Read more about FLNKS sends in late request to join Paris talks on New Caledonia remotely">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Benjamin Timmins. Supplied The body of Benjamin Timmins is set to undergo a post-mortem. Police were called to the Waitārere Beach Road address by a silent 111 call, made by a child at the scene, where they found four people with gunshot wounds. A 60-year old man, who family have identified ... <a title="Benjamin Timmins’ body undergoes post-mortem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/benjamin-timmins-body-undergoes-post-mortem/" aria-label="Read more about Benjamin Timmins’ body undergoes post-mortem">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you’ve picked up a skincare product recently, it might have included hyaluronic acid as one of the ingredients. But far from just being a buzzy beauty ingredient, the well-advertised molecule exists throughout our body in our organs and tissues. Hyaluronic acid also plays a crucial role in the way our ... <a title="Is hyaluronic acid all hype? We look at the science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/is-hyaluronic-acid-all-hype-we-look-at-the-science/" aria-label="Read more about Is hyaluronic acid all hype? We look at the science">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene of the Waitārere Beach shooting. RNZ/Mark Papalii Police say they remain in the early stages of an investigation into a shooting that left three people critically injured and a man dead, and are yet to speak to the injured survivors. A man, identified by his sister as ... <a title="Waitārere Beach shooting: Three people still fighting for their lives in hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/waitarere-beach-shooting-three-people-still-fighting-for-their-lives-in-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Waitārere Beach shooting: Three people still fighting for their lives in hospital">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rob Baker from the Breakers wants to win big with Ignite Cup. AAP / Photosport Prior to the tip off of the Australian NBL season, the Breakers knew very little about the league’s latest innovation – now it is the club’s only realistic chance of silverware this season. A new in-season ... <a title="Prize money motivating Breakers in tough NBL season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/prize-money-motivating-breakers-in-tough-nbl-season/" aria-label="Read more about Prize money motivating Breakers in tough NBL season">Read more</a>
