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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ed Sheeran fans travelling to Auckland for his concert on the weekend are having to add extra travel time to their journey as a result of the highway closure. Paras Griffin / Getty Images via AFP Ed Sheeran fans, holidaymakers, sports competitors and businesses are being hit in the back pocket ... <a title="Taranaki highway closure to affect Ed Sheeran fans, holidaymakers and businesses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/taranaki-highway-closure-to-affect-ed-sheeran-fans-holidaymakers-and-businesses/" aria-label="Read more about Taranaki highway closure to affect Ed Sheeran fans, holidaymakers and businesses">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Mark Papalii Body of dead man to be removed on Thursday Scene examination could continue into weekend Three survivors critically wounded in Wellington Hospital Police reveal they attended a first callout to the Waitārere Beach property hours earlier Relative of dead man names Benjamin Timmins Police describe “hideous” scene and “harrowing ... <a title="Police to delve into ‘true detail’ of Waitārere Beach shooting as critically injured survivors fight for their lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/police-to-delve-into-true-detail-of-waitarere-beach-shooting-as-critically-injured-survivors-fight-for-their-lives/" aria-label="Read more about Police to delve into ‘true detail’ of Waitārere Beach shooting as critically injured survivors fight for their lives">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dental grants of up to $1000 are available to people on low incomes and with limited assets each year. 123RF Tens of millions of dollars are being paid out in dental grants each quarter – and advocates say the total cost of excluding dental care from the public health system is ... <a title="Why are teeth left out of public healthcare?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/why-are-teeth-left-out-of-public-healthcare/" aria-label="Read more about Why are teeth left out of public healthcare?">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Martin, Associate Professor in Criminology, Deakin University Overnight, government authorities in Iraq arrested Kazem “Kaz” Hamad, the alleged kingpin of Australia’s illicit tobacco trade. Declared by an Iraqi court to be “one of the most dangerous wanted men in the world”, Hamad is the alleged mastermind ... <a title="Alleged tobacco kingpin Kazem ‘Kaz’ Hamad has been arrested in Iraq – what happens next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/alleged-tobacco-kingpin-kazem-kaz-hamad-has-been-arrested-in-iraq-what-happens-next-273449/" aria-label="Read more about Alleged tobacco kingpin Kazem ‘Kaz’ Hamad has been arrested in Iraq – what happens next?">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Head, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra Central bankers from around the world have issued a joint statement of support for US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, as he faces a criminal probe on top of mounting pressure from US President Donald Trump to ... <a title="Why the world’s central bankers had to speak up against Trump’s attacks on the Fed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/why-the-worlds-central-bankers-had-to-speak-up-against-trumps-attacks-on-the-fed-273450/" aria-label="Read more about Why the world’s central bankers had to speak up against Trump’s attacks on the Fed">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Chloe Matthews Firefighters will continue working into the night to put out a blaze at a scout hall in the Dunedin suburb of Roslyn. Fire and Emergency said a heavy digger was demolishing the front of the building so firefighters could finish dampening down the interior. The fire broke ... <a title="Smoke warning lifts for Dunedin after scout hall catches fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/smoke-warning-lifts-for-dunedin-after-scout-hall-catches-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Smoke warning lifts for Dunedin after scout hall catches fire">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action as the Black Caps take on India for the second one-day international in Rajkot. Virat Kohli hit 93 to help India chase down 301 in a tense four-wicket win over New Zealand in the first ODI on Sunday night (NZT). First ball at Niranjan Shah Stadium is ... <a title="Live: Black Caps v India – second ODI" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/live-black-caps-v-india-second-odi/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Black Caps v India – second ODI">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard during his singles match at the ASB Classic Men’s ATP 250 tennis tournament at Manuka Doctor Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Wednesday 14 January 2026. © Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz Local favourite and fifth seed Cam Norrie is out of the ASB Classic after losing 6-4 ... <a title="Tennis: Cam Norrie out of ASB Classic after loss to Giovanni Perricard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/tennis-cam-norrie-out-of-asb-classic-after-loss-to-giovanni-perricard/" aria-label="Read more about Tennis: Cam Norrie out of ASB Classic after loss to Giovanni Perricard">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene of the shooting incident. RNZ/Mark Papalii Police were called to a Waitārere Beach address hours before arriving a second time to find a man dead and three others with gunshot wounds in the early hours of this morning. The survivors – a 46-year-old woman and two males ... <a title="Waitārere Beach shooting: Police called hours before fatal shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/waitarere-beach-shooting-police-called-hours-before-fatal-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about Waitārere Beach shooting: Police called hours before fatal shooting">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are asking the public to help identify three men who they believe are able to assist with an investigation into a number of serious assaults in Churton Park. NZ Police Wellington Police are asking the public to help identify three men who they believe are able to assist with an ... <a title="Police appeal for information after serious assault in Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/police-appeal-for-information-after-serious-assault-in-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Police appeal for information after serious assault in Wellington">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZDF Three men who spent six hours in the water after their boat overturned did not have time to grab hold of anything, the Coastguard says. They were found clinging to a single life jacket, a bucket and a petrol can off Tolaga Bay on Wednesday. A major search ... <a title="Men found clinging to life jacket, bucket and petrol can after boat capsizes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/men-found-clinging-to-life-jacket-bucket-and-petrol-can-after-boat-capsizes/" aria-label="Read more about Men found clinging to life jacket, bucket and petrol can after boat capsizes">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell In one of the biggest privacy breaches in New Zealand history, at the end of 2025 hackers got access to health data being held by privately owned patient portal Manage My Health. The cyber criminal(s) demanded thousands of dollars as a ransom, threatening to otherwise release the ... <a title="Manage My Health data breach: A timeline of what happened, and everything we know so far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/manage-my-health-data-breach-a-timeline-of-what-happened-and-everything-we-know-so-far/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health data breach: A timeline of what happened, and everything we know so far">Read more</a>
