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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ It could become more expensive to build a house this year. Cotality, formerly known as Corelogic, has released its latest Cordell Construction Cost Index, which shows residential building costs increased by 0.9 percent in the three months to December. The index is made up of 50 percent materials, 40 percent ... <a title="Cost of building a new house set to rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/cost-of-building-a-new-house-set-to-rise/" aria-label="Read more about Cost of building a new house set to rise">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Deputy regional harbourmaster Shane Miles. RNZ / Libby Kirkby-McLeod An estimated 160,000 recreational boaties launch into the waters in and around Waikato each year. With numbers particularly high over summer time, the Waikato region bolsters its harbourmaster team through Operation Neptune, enabling daily patrols on the lakes, rivers, and coasts of ... <a title="Jellybeans and water safety: Operation Neptune keeping Waikato boaties safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/jellybeans-and-water-safety-operation-neptune-keeping-waikato-boaties-safe/" aria-label="Read more about Jellybeans and water safety: Operation Neptune keeping Waikato boaties safe">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A coroner is calling for urgent psychological support for prisoners before and after their release, following the death of a man who served almost 30 years of a life sentence for murder. Lee Rawiri Kohiti was sentenced in 1996 for the murder of his cousin. He was released on parole ... <a title="Coroner calls for urgent psychological support for prisoners following death of former inmate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/coroner-calls-for-urgent-psychological-support-for-prisoners-following-death-of-former-inmate/" aria-label="Read more about Coroner calls for urgent psychological support for prisoners following death of former inmate">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There’s a lot to look forward to on the box this year. Critical darlings like Bridgerton, The Pitt, EuphoriaandThe Boys are all returning for new seasons, while old fan favourites like Malcolm in the Middle and Scrubs are being dusted off, spruced up and preparing for the spotlight once again after ... <a title="The new TV shows we’re excited to watch in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/the-new-tv-shows-were-excited-to-watch-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about The new TV shows we’re excited to watch in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Vince, who moved with Diane from England in 1966, thought: “There’s no way they would penalise me just because I am British.” Supplied Dual New Zealand nationals will need to get a British passport Thousands of travellers are affected Changes come in next month – Brits can no longer use an ... <a title="‘Sheer panic’: Dual-citizenship Brits have to get UK passport to return" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/sheer-panic-dual-citizenship-brits-have-to-get-uk-passport-to-return/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sheer panic’: Dual-citizenship Brits have to get UK passport to return">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scotland’s Orla Marshall lives in a van – the only way she had been able to return to Queenstown to work after finding it too costly last winter. RNZ / Katie Todd Gold Rush: Who’s cashing in on Queenstown? An RNZ series examining the money flowing into Queenstown – and who’s ... <a title="Demand for staff in Queenstown higher than ever – but people can’t afford to live there" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/demand-for-staff-in-queenstown-higher-than-ever-but-people-cant-afford-to-live-there/" aria-label="Read more about Demand for staff in Queenstown higher than ever – but people can’t afford to live there">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ More than 150,000 students in New Zealand, Niue and the Cook Islands can access their NCEA exam results today. They can log into the Qualifications Authority’s website to see how they went. The authority said students would be able to access their marked NCEA exam papers from 20 January. It ... <a title="NCEA exam results can be accessed from today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/ncea-exam-results-can-be-accessed-from-today/" aria-label="Read more about NCEA exam results can be accessed from today">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Swab, Assistant Professor Department of Geography & Sustainability, University of Tennessee 1909 Sanborn map of Suffolk County in Boston, Mass. Library of Congress Imagine a map that allows you to see what your neighborhood looked like a century ago in immense detail. What you’re thinking of ... <a title="From flammable neighborhoods to moral hazards, fire insurance maps capture early US cities and the landscape of discrimination" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/from-flammable-neighborhoods-to-moral-hazards-fire-insurance-maps-capture-early-us-cities-and-the-landscape-of-discrimination-271271/" aria-label="Read more about From flammable neighborhoods to moral hazards, fire insurance maps capture early US cities and the landscape of discrimination">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Fairbrother rode around a Christchurch McDonald’s for 24 hours. Matthew Fairbrother A Christchurch mountain biker spent 24 hours cycling continuous laps around a McDonald’s drive-through to test his endurance. Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Fairbrother clocked up 500 kilometres on the ride on Christmas Day, which he described as a “deliberately absurd” ... <a title="Mountain biker spends 24 hours circling Christchurch McDonald’s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/mountain-biker-spends-24-hours-circling-christchurch-mcdonalds/" aria-label="Read more about Mountain biker spends 24 hours circling Christchurch McDonald’s">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A West Papuan advocacy group has condemned Indonesia over taking up the presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying it was “totally unfit” and the choice “makes a mockery” of the office. Indonesia was the sole candidate for the Asia-Pacific bloc at the council (HRC), which also includes China, Japan ... <a title="Indonesia accused of being ‘unfit’ for UN rights council presidency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/indonesia-accused-of-being-unfit-for-un-rights-council-presidency/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia accused of being ‘unfit’ for UN rights council presidency">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King One person has died after a house fire in Christchurch. Emergency services were called to an apartment on Korimako Lane just after 4pm on Tuesday after reports of a fire alarm sounding and the smell of smoke. Police said one person was transported to hospital ... <a title="One dead after Christchurch apartment fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/one-dead-after-christchurch-apartment-fire/" aria-label="Read more about One dead after Christchurch apartment fire">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A major road in Rotorua has been closed after a serious two-vehicle crash. Police said several people were injured after two vehicles collided on Tauranga Direct Road between Hamurana Road and Te Waerenga Road at about 5.30pm on Tuesday. The road is closed while emergency services respond. Motorists are advised to ... <a title="‘Several’ people injured in serious Rotorua crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/several-people-injured-in-serious-rotorua-crash/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Several’ people injured in serious Rotorua crash">Read more</a>
