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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>
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January 9, 2026
RNZ News Three people, including former Wellington mayoral hopeful Graham Bloxham, have been arrested at a Venezuela solidarity protest in New Zealand’s capital. Around 100 people were rallying against the US military action earlier this week outside New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) on Lambton Quay. During the event Bloxham, who was ... <a title="Former NZ mayoral hopeful arrested at Venezuela solidarity protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/former-nz-mayoral-hopeful-arrested-at-venezuela-solidarity-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Former NZ mayoral hopeful arrested at Venezuela solidarity protest">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prides himself with being in tune with the public mood. But in holding out for weeks against a royal commission into antisemitism he misjudged that mood, making Thursday’s backdown on his hardline opposition a humiliation for ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese’s backflip on royal commission is a humiliating own goal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/view-from-the-hill-albaneses-backflip-on-royal-commission-is-a-humiliating-own-goal-272439/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese’s backflip on royal commission is a humiliating own goal">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Oliver, Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney The distinctive smell of smoke in summer is often all you need to know there is a bushfire burning. Even if the fire is many kilometres away, the drop in air quality can be harmful for ... <a title="How to protect yourself from bushfire smoke" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/how-to-protect-yourself-from-bushfire-smoke-272065/" aria-label="Read more about How to protect yourself from bushfire smoke">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 9, 2026.
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand After 21 summers of gleeful mischief, Matinee Idle co-hosts Phil O’Brien and Simon Morris have signed off from one of RNZ’s most gloriously divisive programmes, with the show ending its run in its current format. Affectionately known to loyal listeners as Uncle Phil and cousin Si, the duo today closed a ... <a title="‘Matinee Idle’ co-hosts Phil O’Brien and Simon Morris sign off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/matinee-idle-co-hosts-phil-obrien-and-simon-morris-sign-off/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Matinee Idle’ co-hosts Phil O’Brien and Simon Morris sign off">Read more</a>
