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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell New ransom deadline arrives Deceased patients among those to have data breached Manage My Health response labelled “shambolic, frustrating and slow” Patient told she is caught up in breach after being earlier told she wasn’t A new ransom deadline is thought to have arrived as criticism mounts ... <a title="Criticism of Manage My Health cyber attack response mounts as another deadline passes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/criticism-of-manage-my-health-cyber-attack-response-mounts-as-another-deadline-passes/" aria-label="Read more about Criticism of Manage My Health cyber attack response mounts as another deadline passes">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places around the country. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Hastings is in for a scorcher on Friday with MetService predicting it’ll be the hottest spot in the country. Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been ... <a title="Hastings tipped to be hottest spot as temperatures rise around the country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/hastings-tipped-to-be-hottest-spot-as-temperatures-rise-around-the-country/" aria-label="Read more about Hastings tipped to be hottest spot as temperatures rise around the country">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharthi Laldaparsad, PhD Student, University of Pretoria Informal settlement in South Africa. By Matt-80 – Own work, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY “Turn right after the first big tree; my house is the one with the yellow door.” In parts of South Africa, where settlements ... <a title="South Africa’s addressing system is still not in place: a clear vision is needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/south-africas-addressing-system-is-still-not-in-place-a-clear-vision-is-needed-268135/" aria-label="Read more about South Africa’s addressing system is still not in place: a clear vision is needed">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
New Zealand former Invercargill and Waitematā mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt died today. He was 78. Sir Tim, who was awarded the Knight Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2019 New Year’s Honours List, served eight terms as Invercargill Mayor between 1993 and 1995, and again between 1998-2022, and two terms as Waitematā ... <a title="‘An extraordinary, charismatic man’: Sir Tim Shadbolt dies at 78" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/an-extraordinary-charismatic-man-sir-tim-shadbolt-dies-at-78/" aria-label="Read more about ‘An extraordinary, charismatic man’: Sir Tim Shadbolt dies at 78">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
The path to Caracas — and potentially next to Colombia, Cuba and Greenland, other targets of Donald Trump’s colonial greed– was paved in Gaza, writes Jonathan Cook. ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook For decades, the United States and Israel have stuck closely to their respective, scripted roles in the Middle East: the job of good cop ... <a title="Jonathan Cook: From Gaza to Venezuela, the US has been unmasked as the serial villain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/jonathan-cook-from-gaza-to-venezuela-the-us-has-been-unmasked-as-the-serial-villain/" aria-label="Read more about Jonathan Cook: From Gaza to Venezuela, the US has been unmasked as the serial villain">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Streets affected by a burst water pipe in Wellington’s Kingston. Supplied / Wellington Water More than 100 properties in the Wellington suburb of Kingston will be without water for at least six hours today due to a burst pipe. Wellington Water said the pipe burst on Kingston Heights Road at about ... <a title="Burst pipes leaves more than 100 Wellington homes without water" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/burst-pipes-leaves-more-than-100-wellington-homes-without-water/" aria-label="Read more about Burst pipes leaves more than 100 Wellington homes without water">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 50 pilot whales have stranded across two sites on Farewell Spit. Supplied / Project Jonah More than 50 pilot whales have stranded on Farewell Spit, as volunteers work to rescue them. Project Jonah New Zealand said on its Facebook page that, “Early this afternoon we were notified of a ... <a title="Mass whale stranding on Farewell Spit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/mass-whale-stranding-on-farewell-spit/" aria-label="Read more about Mass whale stranding on Farewell Spit">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Queensland fruit fly. Supplied / Biosecurity New Zealand Legal controls restricting the movement of produce are now in place in Auckland’s Mount Roskill, affecting more than 8500 properties. A biosecurity response is underway after a single male Queensland fruit fly was found on Wednesday morning. The pest, which damages a wide ... <a title="Movement of produce restricted in Auckland suburb after fruit fly found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/movement-of-produce-restricted-in-auckland-suburb-after-fruit-fly-found/" aria-label="Read more about Movement of produce restricted in Auckland suburb after fruit fly found">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Renting in the Central Otago Lakes District region is now more expensive than Auckland. Unsplash/ Michael Amadeus Central Otago Lakes District average rents hit $891 per week National average weekly rent drops 2.4 percent to $626 per week Wellington’s average weekly rent drops 8.40 percent to $663 per week In a ... <a title="The most expensive place to rent in New Zealand is Central Otago Lakes District" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/the-most-expensive-place-to-rent-in-new-zealand-is-central-otago-lakes-district/" aria-label="Read more about The most expensive place to rent in New Zealand is Central Otago Lakes District">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah McColl-Gausden, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne The Longwood fire on the night of January 7, 2026 Getty Across Australia there are a number of fire districts facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger ratings in this ongoing heatwave. In Victoria, the Wimmera, Northern Country and North ... <a title="My home is in a district facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger. What should I do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/my-home-is-in-a-district-facing-extreme-or-catastrophic-fire-danger-what-should-i-do-273000/" aria-label="Read more about My home is in a district facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger. What should I do?">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Philippines’ Alexandra Eala during Round 16 Singles Women’s ASB Classic Tennis Tournament at Manuka Doctor Arena, Auckland, New Zealand on Thursday 8 January 2026. Joshua Devenie / www.photosport.nz www.photosport.nz Alexandra Eala is not letting the hype get to her head. The Filipino star has attracted plenty of attention for her trailblazing ... <a title="Filipino trailblazer storms into ASB Classic quarters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/filipino-trailblazer-storms-into-asb-classic-quarters/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino trailblazer storms into ASB Classic quarters">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Google Maps One person has died following a crash in Kumeroa on Thursday afternoon. One person died at the scene, and a second person sustained moderate injuries. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Gaisford and Oringi Roads in Kumeroa just before 2.30pm. The road remains closed with ... <a title="One dead after two motorbikes crash in Tararua District" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/one-dead-after-two-motorbikes-crash-in-tararua-district/" aria-label="Read more about One dead after two motorbikes crash in Tararua District">Read more</a>
