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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The bill also sought to restrict heavy vehicles from driving alternative routes that could avoid tolled sections. Supplied via LDR The road freight industry says a proposal to add tolls to existing roads is “double-dipping” motorists for work already paid for through taxes and road-user charges. Submissions closed this week on ... <a title="Transporting NZ warns of ‘double-dipping’ motorists with tolls on existing roads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/transporting-nz-warns-of-double-dipping-motorists-with-tolls-on-existing-roads/" aria-label="Read more about Transporting NZ warns of ‘double-dipping’ motorists with tolls on existing roads">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellingtonian Annalese Booker sometimes spends up to 12 hours on a single job application, in the hopes of standing out in a tough market. She took voluntary redundancy in 2024 after nearly a decade at the same organisation. She planned to sample different industries through contract work before settling into a ... <a title="From CVs to interviews: How to job hunt in a tough employment market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/from-cvs-to-interviews-how-to-job-hunt-in-a-tough-employment-market/" aria-label="Read more about From CVs to interviews: How to job hunt in a tough employment market">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Argentina celebrate their 2022 FIFA World Cup success. KEITA IIJIMA / AFP As another year draws to a close, it’s time to look forward to the major sporting events of the coming year. For many, the highlight will be the FIFA Football World Cup, held every four years, after a seemingly ... <a title="2026 sporting bucket list – the year’s biggest events" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/2026-sporting-bucket-list-the-years-biggest-events/" aria-label="Read more about 2026 sporting bucket list – the year’s biggest events">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Several watches and warnings are in place. MetService screenshot Parts of the South Island are set to swelter on Saturday, but some regions are also bracing for heavy wind and rain throughout the weekend. Motueka, Blenheim, Kaikōura and Christchurch are under heat alerts, with temperatures expected to hit or exceed 30 ... <a title="Sizzling temperatures, strong winds and heavy rain in South Island weather mix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/sizzling-temperatures-strong-winds-and-heavy-rain-in-south-island-weather-mix/" aria-label="Read more about Sizzling temperatures, strong winds and heavy rain in South Island weather mix">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There are a multitude of options at the supermarket when it comes to butters and spreads. Many of us have a passionate preference for either butter, margarine or nut spreads, but which one is best for our household or health? We asked the experts what their advice is and how to ... <a title="Butter, margarine or nut spreads: which is best?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/butter-margarine-or-nut-spreads-which-is-best/" aria-label="Read more about Butter, margarine or nut spreads: which is best?">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sydney Kings centre Tim Soares and Breakers centre Rob Loe jostle for a rebound, 2026. www.photosport.nz The Breakers have been destroyed by the Sydney Kings in their latest NBL game. The Auckland side went down by 41 points, their fifth loss in their last six games. The Kings were without two ... <a title="Breakers embarrassed on home court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/breakers-embarrassed-on-home-court/" aria-label="Read more about Breakers embarrassed on home court">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Cosgrove of Auckland reacts after scoring against Brisbane, 2026. AAP / Photosport Auckland FC have gone clear at the top of the A-League after an impressive win across the Tasman. Auckland overpowered Brisbane Roar in a 2-0 win at Suncorp Stadium, extending their lead to five points. It was an ... <a title="Auckland FC go clear at the top after an impressive win" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/auckland-fc-go-clear-at-the-top-after-an-impressive-win/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland FC go clear at the top after an impressive win">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The second day of the tournament in Mt Albert will be livestreamed. Surendran MP Scrabble players have flocked to Auckland for the inaugural women’s Scrabble championship, starting Saturday. Twenty avid Scrabble players will compete for the chance to be crowned as the country’s first ever women’s champ. Tournament director Jenny Litchfield ... <a title="Search on for inaugural women’s national Scrabble champion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/search-on-for-inaugural-womens-national-scrabble-champion/" aria-label="Read more about Search on for inaugural women’s national Scrabble champion">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shadbolt was made a Knight Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2019 New Year’s Honours List. Stephen Jaquiery/ODT A public funeral service to celebrate the life of Sir Tim Shadbolt will be held in Invercargill next Friday. The former Waitematā and Invercargill mayor died on Thursday, aged 78. ... <a title="Sir Tim Shadbolt’s Invercargill funeral service details revealed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/sir-tim-shadbolts-invercargill-funeral-service-details-revealed/" aria-label="Read more about Sir Tim Shadbolt’s Invercargill funeral service details revealed">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Boh Ritchie (right) wins the NZ 800 metres title at Dunedin. Michael Dawson/Athletics NZ 2025 Even in her finest hour, Boh Ritchie found her long-awaited breakthrough lost amid the clamour over another distance-running prodigy on this side of the Tasman. In December, the Cambridge teen erased a Kiwi athletics legend from ... <a title="Kiwi running prodigy Boh Ritchie eyes next challenge after erasing legend from record books" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/kiwi-running-prodigy-boh-ritchie-eyes-next-challenge-after-erasing-legend-from-record-books/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi running prodigy Boh Ritchie eyes next challenge after erasing legend from record books">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Manage My Health insists it encrypted health data in its database and user passwords. RNZ / Finn Blackwell An information technology expert warns the Manage My Health data breach may make victims vulnerable to bank account theft. About 125,000 Manage My Health users have been affected by a massive data breach, ... <a title="Manage My Health breach victims warned to beware bank account theft" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/manage-my-health-breach-victims-warned-to-beware-bank-account-theft/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health breach victims warned to beware bank account theft">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2026
SPECIAL REPORT: By David Robie Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has finally bowed to pressure from the Murdoch News Corp’s relentless media campaign and advocacy by political critics and victim’s families to announce a royal commission of inquiry into “antisemitism and social cohesion”. The commission advocates were seeking his political downfall over last month’s Bondi ... <a title="Albanese bows to relentless pressure for Bondi royal commission but scepticism remains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/10/albanese-bows-to-relentless-pressure-for-bondi-royal-commission-but-scepticism-remains/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese bows to relentless pressure for Bondi royal commission but scepticism remains">Read more</a>
