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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Generic fire truck. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King A person has been seriously injured following an explosion at an industrial property near Motueka. Emergency services were called to the property shortly after 8am on Thursday. St John sent one ambulance and one rapid response vehicle to the Little Sydney Street address. A ... <a title="Person seriously injured in explosion at industrial business near Motueka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/person-seriously-injured-in-explosion-at-industrial-business-near-motueka/" aria-label="Read more about Person seriously injured in explosion at industrial business near Motueka">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mount Roskill BNZ branch in January 1969. Supplied / BNZ Men wearing shorts to work may be a common site these days but there was a time when permission to do so was necessary. With high temperatures expected in the coming days, BNZ has dug into its archives from 1966 when ... <a title="How bank staff convinced their bosses to let them wear shorts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/how-bank-staff-convinced-their-bosses-to-let-them-wear-shorts/" aria-label="Read more about How bank staff convinced their bosses to let them wear shorts">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government, University of Essex During a recent interview with CNN host Jake Tapper, the White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, laid out what appears to be the core of the new ideology driving US foreign policy: the notion ... <a title="Stephen Miller: portrait of Donald Trump’s ideologue-in-chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/stephen-miller-portrait-of-donald-trumps-ideologue-in-chief-272869/" aria-label="Read more about Stephen Miller: portrait of Donald Trump’s ideologue-in-chief">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Serdy, Professor of the Public International Law of the Sea, University of Southampton Relations between the US and Russia have hit a fresh bump after the US coastguard boarded a vessel sailing in the Icelandic waters, claiming it was in breach of sanctions on Venezuela. The ... <a title="US boards a ship sailing under a Russian flag: what we know and don’t know about the legal position" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/us-boards-a-ship-sailing-under-a-russian-flag-what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-the-legal-position-272957/" aria-label="Read more about US boards a ship sailing under a Russian flag: what we know and don’t know about the legal position">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Generic fire truck. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King A person has been injured in an explosion at an industrial property near Motueka. Emergency services were called to the property shortly after 8am on Thursday. Fire and Emergency says there is no fire but they are looking after a patient until an ambulance ... <a title="Person injured in explosion at industrial business near Motueka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/person-injured-in-explosion-at-industrial-business-near-motueka/" aria-label="Read more about Person injured in explosion at industrial business near Motueka">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Smith, Associate Professor and Discipline Lead (Paramedicine), La Trobe University Solovyova/Getty For many of us, pets are more than just animals. They are family. So, when a beloved pet dies, the grief can feel overwhelming. For some, like me, it does more than break your heart. ... <a title="Why grieving a pet can be as hard as grieving a person" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/why-grieving-a-pet-can-be-as-hard-as-grieving-a-person-269501/" aria-label="Read more about Why grieving a pet can be as hard as grieving a person">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pine Valley Road, Dairy Flat. Google Maps / supplied One person has died after a two-vehicle crash in Auckland’s Dairy Flat. Emergency services were called to the scene on the rural Pine Valley Road on Wednesday. St John said it was notified of the crash just before 1pm. The person was ... <a title="Person dies after two-vehicle crash in Auckland’s Dairy Flat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/person-dies-after-two-vehicle-crash-in-aucklands-dairy-flat/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies after two-vehicle crash in Auckland’s Dairy Flat">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Zack Makaore is the driving force of Puke Aute papakāinga. RNZ / Alexa Cook A Māori housing project in Hawke’s Bay wants to see the same model rolled out nationwide to help people afford their own homes and benefit from a community environment. Puke Aute papakāinga is in Te Hauke, about ... <a title="Hawke’s Bay Māori housing project wants to see the model rolled out nationwide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/hawkes-bay-maori-housing-project-wants-to-see-the-model-rolled-out-nationwide/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s Bay Māori housing project wants to see the model rolled out nationwide">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sabitra Bhandari of the Phoenix AAP / Photosport The Wellington Phoenix women have been hit with a third season-ending ACL injury for a player. Nepalese striker Sabitra Bhandari has been ruled out for the remainder of the A-League season because of a serious knee injury. Bhandari, popularly known as Samba, joins ... <a title="Phoenix hit by third season-ending ACL injury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/phoenix-hit-by-third-season-ending-acl-injury/" aria-label="Read more about Phoenix hit by third season-ending ACL injury">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A cheeky tūī named after the Lilo and Stitch character Pleakley is literally turning heads at the Ōtorohanga Kiwi House. If you wander past his innocuous-looking enclosure on your way to the exit, he’s likely to call out “hey buddy” or perhaps just guffaw at you. While it is not unheard ... <a title="‘Yeah boy’: Meet Pleakley, Ōtorohanga Kiwi House’s talking tūī" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/yeah-boy-meet-pleakley-otorohanga-kiwi-houses-talking-tui/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Yeah boy’: Meet Pleakley, Ōtorohanga Kiwi House’s talking tūī">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Greater Wellington Regional Council is spending a decade building a fence to protect thousands of hectares of native forest from pests. RNZ was given a look at the area of Wainuiomata Regional Park which was normally roped off to the public due to its proximity to the capital’s water source. Driving ... <a title="$5.9 million fence to protect Wellington forest from pests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/5-9-million-fence-to-protect-wellington-forest-from-pests/" aria-label="Read more about $5.9 million fence to protect Wellington forest from pests">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand So you’ve got that ick feeling when it comes to one of your kid’s friends. Maybe that friend is ever so slightly a bully during playdates. Maybe that person brings out the worst in your child. Or perhaps there is a clash of values between that family and yours. And then ... <a title="I don’t like my kid’s friends – what should I do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/i-dont-like-my-kids-friends-what-should-i-do/" aria-label="Read more about I don’t like my kid’s friends – what should I do?">Read more</a>
