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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A broken ramp on the Bluebridge Connemara left hundreds of passengers stuck on the ferry overnight. Supplied A problem with a Bluebridge ferry has left passengers stranded, with some spending the night bearthed in Wellington harbour. The Connemara 8.30pm sailing from Wellington to Picton had to return to Wellington shortly after ... <a title="200 passengers stranded on Bluebridge ferry overnight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/200-passengers-stranded-on-bluebridge-ferry-overnight/" aria-label="Read more about 200 passengers stranded on Bluebridge ferry overnight">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lauren Fraser at the gate to her property, with the Puwhakamua programme residence behind her. Rotorua Daily Post / Mathew Nash A neighbour of a live-in parolee rehabilitation facility in Rotorua says she feels so unsafe in her generational family home that she avoids spending time there. The Pūwhakamua programme, which ... <a title="Neighbour of Rotorua parolee facility speaks out as rehab programme faces next location battle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/neighbour-of-rotorua-parolee-facility-speaks-out-as-rehab-programme-faces-next-location-battle/" aria-label="Read more about Neighbour of Rotorua parolee facility speaks out as rehab programme faces next location battle">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Graham Garnett, 66. Supplied / NZ Police The search for a man missing in Kahurangi National Park is moving to a limited search phase, police say. Police and other groups have been searching for Graham Garnett, 66, who failed to return from a hike on 30 December. Police Search and Rescue’s ... <a title="Search for missing tramper in Kahurangi National Park moved to ‘limited search phase’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/search-for-missing-tramper-in-kahurangi-national-park-moved-to-limited-search-phase/" aria-label="Read more about Search for missing tramper in Kahurangi National Park moved to ‘limited search phase’">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Fire and Rescue NSW More than forty firefighters in New South Wales have been working to extinguish a number of yacht fires in a marina. Fire and Rescue NSW said the incident was reported just before 3.30am (local time) on Friday. It said four people were assessed by paramedics ... <a title="Fire destroys yachts at New South Wales marina" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/fire-destroys-yachts-at-new-south-wales-marina/" aria-label="Read more about Fire destroys yachts at New South Wales marina">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters will return this morning to the scene of a scrub fire that scorched a hill overnight. Crews were sent to Upper Hutt’s Wallaceville from eight different stations, some as far as Wellington City and Porirua, shortly after 11pm on Thursday. A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said the blaze ... <a title="Hotspots being checked after overnight scrub fire in Upper Hutt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/hotspots-being-checked-after-overnight-scrub-fire-in-upper-hutt/" aria-label="Read more about Hotspots being checked after overnight scrub fire in Upper Hutt">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The official Geonet map showing reports of the quake on Friday. A deep 5.4 earthquake has rattled the lower North Island. The tremor, that struck about 8.30am on Friday, was centred 10km south-west of Waverley in Taranaki. Geonet said it struck at a depth of 107km. Within a few minutes, more ... <a title="Deep 5.4 earthquake in Taranaki jolts lower North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/deep-5-4-earthquake-in-taranaki-jolts-lower-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Deep 5.4 earthquake in Taranaki jolts lower North Island">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scarlett Howard, Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University Scarlett Howard Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would aliens communicate? The possibility of extraterrestrial life ... <a title="Can we use bees as a model of intelligent alien life to develop interstellar communication?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/can-we-use-bees-as-a-model-of-intelligent-alien-life-to-develop-interstellar-communication-271524/" aria-label="Read more about Can we use bees as a model of intelligent alien life to develop interstellar communication?">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jean-Nicolas Bordeleau, Research Fellow, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University Amid increasing polarisation, disinformation and economic anxieties, the health of representative democracies will be tested in elections across all continents in 2026. There are four pivotal elections that will either reinforce democratic norms ... <a title="4 pivotal elections around the world that will pose a test to democracy in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/4-pivotal-elections-around-the-world-that-will-pose-a-test-to-democracy-in-2026-270882/" aria-label="Read more about 4 pivotal elections around the world that will pose a test to democracy in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Police have arrested four people, two of whom are alleged to have been armed with machetes, after they are said to have stolen beer from an Auckland bottle shop and caught a bus to escape. Waitematā East Area Commander Inspector Mike Rickards said the four people went ... <a title="Four arrested after alleged theft of Auckland bottle store" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/four-arrested-after-alleged-theft-of-auckland-bottle-store/" aria-label="Read more about Four arrested after alleged theft of Auckland bottle store">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Jeffrey, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Southern Cross University boris misevic knqZ N qJQk unsplash Boris Misevic/Unsplash, CC BY We all know trees are climate heroes. They pull carbon dioxide out of the air, release the oxygen we breathe, and help combat climate change. Now, for the first ... <a title="We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/we-discovered-microbes-in-bark-eat-climate-gases-this-will-change-the-way-we-think-about-trees-269612/" aria-label="Read more about We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney Australia has been reminded once again that China isn’t always a reliable trading partner. Last week, on New Year’s Eve, Chinese authorities announced new trade restrictions to protect the country’s domestic beef industry. Effective ... <a title="Despite new tariffs on beef, China is far from closing the door on trade with Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/despite-new-tariffs-on-beef-china-is-far-from-closing-the-door-on-trade-with-australia-272700/" aria-label="Read more about Despite new tariffs on beef, China is far from closing the door on trade with Australia">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Lawson, PhD Candidate in Ancient Linguistics, School of Theology, Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University Ludo Studios Bluey is a smart show that draws on all kinds of inspirations for its charming stories, including religious ones. My newly published research looks at what Bluey ... <a title="How Bluey uses religious parables to teach lessons we all need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/how-bluey-uses-religious-parables-to-teach-lessons-we-all-need-272070/" aria-label="Read more about How Bluey uses religious parables to teach lessons we all need">Read more</a>
