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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Photo: It is known as the day Tonga went black. January 15th marks four years since the devastating eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano and the tsunami that followed. Three people lost their lives and major damage was caused to infrastructure and crops in the surrounding islands. But it is ... <a title="Tongans still ‘broken’ four years on from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/tongans-still-broken-four-years-on-from-hunga-tonga-hunga-haapai-volcano-eruption/" aria-label="Read more about Tongans still ‘broken’ four years on from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kaupapa Māori GP Manu Ora founders Dr Sara Simmons (left) and Dr Rachel Inder (right). Supplied/Chris Brooks – Motive Digital Marlborough’s only kaupapa Māori general practice, Manu Ora, has received funding for the next three years with evidence showing it’s early intervention model benefits both its patients and the wider healthcare ... <a title="Marlborough’s only kaupapa Māori GP receives funding to address critical gap" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/marlboroughs-only-kaupapa-maori-gp-receives-funding-to-address-critical-gap/" aria-label="Read more about Marlborough’s only kaupapa Māori GP receives funding to address critical gap">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An orange rain warning is in force for Bay of Plenty, including Rotorua, until 11am on Friday. Supplied/MetService Severe thunderstorm and heavy rain watches are in place for the top half of the country and upper South Island, with surface flooding and slips possible. MetService is warning people to prepare for ... <a title="Weather: Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain warnings for North Island, upper South" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/weather-severe-thunderstorms-heavy-rain-warnings-for-north-island-upper-south/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain warnings for North Island, upper South">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Morris, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Lincoln University, New Zealand Serene Lee/Getty Images Cut the words “please” and “thank you” from your next ChatGPT query and, if you believe some of the talk online, you might think you are helping save the planet. ... <a title="Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/does-adding-please-and-thank-you-to-your-chatgpt-prompts-really-waste-energy-272258/" aria-label="Read more about Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Mangati Pump Station. Supplied Work is set to begin on an upgrade to a New Plymouth sewage pump station, which has a history of overflowing into the Mangati Stream during power cuts or wet weather events. To reduce the likelihood of future overflows, it was planned to install a large ... <a title="Work set to begin on New Plymouth sewage pump station known to overflow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/work-set-to-begin-on-new-plymouth-sewage-pump-station-known-to-overflow/" aria-label="Read more about Work set to begin on New Plymouth sewage pump station known to overflow">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Daryl Mitchell AFP Black Caps match-winner Daryl Mitchell concedes he’s at the peak of his powers and finally feels “comfortable about how I go about my batting” in international cricket. Mitchell unfurled another match-winning knock in the second ODI win by seven wickets over India in Rajkot, his unbeaten 131 continuing ... <a title="Red-hot Black Cap Daryl Mitchell scales new heights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/red-hot-black-cap-daryl-mitchell-scales-new-heights/" aria-label="Read more about Red-hot Black Cap Daryl Mitchell scales new heights">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Bluebridge ferry docked in Wellington. RNZ / Mary Argue Bluebridge says sailings are fully booked for vehicle space into February. It comes after a fault with the ramp on one of its Cook Strait ferries cancelled days of sailings during the busy holiday period. Around 200 passengers aboard a night ... <a title="Faulty ferry doesn’t damper Bluebridge bookings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/faulty-ferry-doesnt-damper-bluebridge-bookings/" aria-label="Read more about Faulty ferry doesn’t damper Bluebridge bookings">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Elon Musk says you might not need to worry about saving for retirement soon – but New Zealanders are being told to be very wary. The US billionaire told a recent podcast that he thought people did not need to be “squirrelling money away for retirement in 10 or 20 ... <a title="Should you take Elon Musk’s advice not to save for retirement?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/should-you-take-elon-musks-advice-not-to-save-for-retirement/" aria-label="Read more about Should you take Elon Musk’s advice not to save for retirement?">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graham H. Pyke, Honorary Professor in School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University A native _Leioproctus_ bee on _Calectasia narragara_. Kit Prendergast/@bee.babette_performer Late last year, the New South Wales government announced an additional A$9.5 million in funding to support honeybee keepers in the wake of the 2022 arrival ... <a title="Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia – here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/native-pollinators-need-more-support-than-honeybees-in-australia-heres-why-273238/" aria-label="Read more about Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia – here’s why">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP Two New Zealand tech firms are looking to capitalise on the launch of regulated open banking, rolling out a new service that promises to cut fees for sole traders. What is open banking, how does it work and what are the risks? Sole trader accounting platform Hnry and payment firm ... <a title="Tech firms’ initiative offers chance for lower fees for sole traders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/tech-firms-initiative-offers-chance-for-lower-fees-for-sole-traders/" aria-label="Read more about Tech firms’ initiative offers chance for lower fees for sole traders">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The government has announced five new tourism campaigns to lure more visitors from the United States, Canada and Australia. It’s part of a sustained push to promote a wider range of holiday destinations through the $10 million Regional Tourism Boost. Today’s ... <a title="Coalition pushes go on fresh tourism campaigns to promote regions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/coalition-pushes-go-on-fresh-tourism-campaigns-to-promote-regions/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition pushes go on fresh tourism campaigns to promote regions">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jason Marris’s tenure also spanned Cyclone Gabrielle, the Mangawhai tornado and significant government reform. Supplied The Kaipara District’s chief executive has resigned after three-and-a-half years at the helm of the controversial council. Jason Marris’s time in the top job spanned Cyclone Gabrielle, the Mangawhai tornado and significant government reform – as ... <a title="Kaipara council’s CEO resigns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/kaipara-councils-ceo-resigns/" aria-label="Read more about Kaipara council’s CEO resigns">Read more</a>
