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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tilde Sorensen and her dog Parker RNZ Sniffing out the last stoats on Waiheke Island is all in a day’s work for springer spaniel Parker and dog handler Tilde Sorensen. Five boxes lay on the ground in front of Parker. Four were decoys and one held what he was supposed to ... <a title="How poo detecting dogs are helping native birds return to Waiheke Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/how-poo-detecting-dogs-are-helping-native-birds-return-to-waiheke-island/" aria-label="Read more about How poo detecting dogs are helping native birds return to Waiheke Island">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The company has apologised for the breach and hopes to have contacted affected patients by early next week. RNZ / Finn Blackwell Patients whose health records have been stolen in the Manage My Health ransomware attack are struggling to get any information, with the website repeatedly crashing and the 0800 number ... <a title="Manage My Health patients draw blanks in quest for information on cybersecurity breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/manage-my-health-patients-draw-blanks-in-quest-for-information-on-cybersecurity-breach/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health patients draw blanks in quest for information on cybersecurity breach">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Eliesa Katoa Joshua Devenie / Photosport Tonga rugby league star Eli Katoa is back on the training paddock, but in a limited capacity, two months after being admitted to hospital with a serious head injury. Eli Katoa’s club, the Melbourne Storm, has posted video of him taking part in passing drills. ... <a title="‘In God’s timing’: Tonga’s Katoa back at training two months after severe head injury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/in-gods-timing-tongas-katoa-back-at-training-two-months-after-severe-head-injury/" aria-label="Read more about ‘In God’s timing’: Tonga’s Katoa back at training two months after severe head injury">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The company has apologised for the breach and hopes to have contacted affected patients by early next week. RNZ / Finn Blackwell Patients whose health records have been stolen in the Manage My Health ransomware attack are struggling to get any information, with the website repeatedly crashing and the 0800 number ... <a title="Manage My Health patients draw blanks in quest for information on cyber-security breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/manage-my-health-patients-draw-blanks-in-quest-for-information-on-cyber-security-breach/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health patients draw blanks in quest for information on cyber-security breach">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christchurch District Court. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A Canadian national caught with child abuse images and videos has been sentenced to 10 months’ home detention before being deported. Joshua Kuyten, 33, previously pleaded guilty to one representative charge of possessing objectionable material. He appeared for sentencing before Judge Jane McMeeken in ... <a title="Canadian national sentenced to home detention for child abuse images" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/canadian-national-sentenced-to-home-detention-for-child-abuse-images/" aria-label="Read more about Canadian national sentenced to home detention for child abuse images">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A homicide investigation has been launched after the death of a baby boy in Auckland. On 2 January, the 10-week-old baby boy was taken to Pukekohe Maternity Hospital in a critical condition, where staff alerted the police. The baby was transferred to Starship Hospital and died from “non-survivable injuries” on ... <a title="Homicide investigation underway after newborn baby dies in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/homicide-investigation-underway-after-newborn-baby-dies-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Homicide investigation underway after newborn baby dies in Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Passengers were stranded on the Connemara overnight. RNZ / Mark Papalii More Bluebridge ferry services are being cancelled since a winch problem left passengers stuck overnight on the Connemara in Wellington. Two hundred passengers spent about 15 hours on the vessel after Thursday’s 8.30pm Wellington to Picton service had to return ... <a title="Ferry troubles continue with cancellations following ramp problem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/ferry-troubles-continue-with-cancellations-following-ramp-problem/" aria-label="Read more about Ferry troubles continue with cancellations following ramp problem">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings, Napier, Whakatāne, Motueka, Blenheim and Kaikōura. Fire and Emergency warned extreme heat came with heightened fire risk – particularly in Canterbury, Marlborough, Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti and Northland. Meteorologist Devlin Lynden said remnants ... <a title="As it happened: Heat alerts for 38C for in parts of country, heavy rain and gales forecast elsewhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/as-it-happened-heat-alerts-for-38c-for-in-parts-of-country-heavy-rain-and-gales-forecast-elsewhere/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Heat alerts for 38C for in parts of country, heavy rain and gales forecast elsewhere">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Summer in Eastbourne, Wellington. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings, Napier, Whakatāne, Motueka, Blenheim and Kaikōura. While the six spots across the country have been sweltering on Friday, that will expand to fourteen towns and ... <a title="Weather: Heat alerts issued as temperatures soar across New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/weather-heat-alerts-issued-as-temperatures-soar-across-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Heat alerts issued as temperatures soar across New Zealand">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Silver prices increased 150% in 2025 Gold rose by “just” 65% last year Silver “dual use,” complicates supply Often dismissed as “the poor man’s gold”, silver outshone its more famous roommate in 2025, staging its biggest rally in modern trading history and smashing through 45‑year highs. Those previous highs – ... <a title="‘Poor man’s gold’ comes in from the cold" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/poor-mans-gold-comes-in-from-the-cold/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Poor man’s gold’ comes in from the cold">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sir Tim Shadbolt RNZ / Tess Brunton Comedian Gary McCormick, a lifelong friend of Sir Tim Shadbolt, says the mayor was fearless but armed with “a landmark smile and laugh” that won people over. The former Invercargill and Waitematā mayor, who was also an activist and student radical, died on Thursday ... <a title="Sir Tim Shadbolt turned around Invercargill’s slide – former council CEO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/sir-tim-shadbolt-turned-around-invercargills-slide-former-council-ceo/" aria-label="Read more about Sir Tim Shadbolt turned around Invercargill’s slide – former council CEO">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People tending to the whales at Farewell Spit yesterday. Supplied / Project Jonah Project Jonah says 15 stranded pilot whales at Farewell Spit are now swimming freely in the bay. More than 50 whales were stranded on Thursday and six have since died. Project Jonah said the remaining whales are still ... <a title="Six whales die, others now swimming freely after stranding at Farewell Spit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/six-whales-die-others-now-swimming-freely-after-stranding-at-farewell-spit/" aria-label="Read more about Six whales die, others now swimming freely after stranding at Farewell Spit">Read more</a>
