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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>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Public domain Food prices rose 4 percent over 2025, Stats NZ, says, and the price of a loaf of bread lifted almost 60 percent. It has released the latest food price data, which shows that the annual rate of inflation slowed slightly in December, down from 4.4 percent in the 12 ... <a title="White bread price up 60 percent – here’s how much more expensive food got last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/white-bread-price-up-60-percent-heres-how-much-more-expensive-food-got-last-year/" aria-label="Read more about White bread price up 60 percent – here’s how much more expensive food got last year">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters will be the first New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister to visit all 17 members of the Pacific Islands Forum. RNZ / Mark Papalii Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters leaves for Kiribati on Sunday after being snubbed by the country’s president last year. Taneti Maamau UN Photo Peters said the ... <a title="Winston Peters off to Kiribati year after being snubbed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/winston-peters-off-to-kiribati-year-after-being-snubbed/" aria-label="Read more about Winston Peters off to Kiribati year after being snubbed">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 today, as family grapple with confusion over Wednesday’s events. 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 ... <a title="Benjamin Timmins’ body undergoes post-mortem, as family grapples with Waitārere Beach shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/benjamin-timmins-body-undergoes-post-mortem-as-family-grapples-with-waitarere-beach-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about Benjamin Timmins’ body undergoes post-mortem, as family grapples with Waitārere Beach shooting">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand So now what? There’s six months till the All Blacks will play their first test of the year, a not so insignificant showdown with a full strength France in Christchurch. Between now and then, someone needs to be hired to replace Scott Robertson after his tenure was sensationally cut short on ... <a title="All Blacks: Who is next after Scott Robertson’s sacking?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/all-blacks-who-is-next-after-scott-robertsons-sacking/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks: Who is next after Scott Robertson’s sacking?">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters will be the first New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister to visit all 17 members of the Pacific Islands Forum. RNZ / Mark Papalii Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters leaves for Kiribati on Sunday after being snubbed by the country’s president last year. Taneti Maamau UN Photo Peters said the ... <a title="Winston Peters off to Kiribati a year after being snubbed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/winston-peters-off-to-kiribati-a-year-after-being-snubbed/" aria-label="Read more about Winston Peters off to Kiribati a year after being snubbed">Read more</a>
