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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tylor Cosgrove, Lecturer in Psychology, Adelaide University If there are two things the internet loves talking about, it’s conspiracy theories, and who may or may not be a narcissist. Misinformation and conspiratorial thinking are long-running concerns, while narcissism has become TikTok’s favourite armchair diagnosis. Research shows the ... <a title="Why do educated people fall for conspiracy theories? It could be narcissism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/why-do-educated-people-fall-for-conspiracy-theories-it-could-be-narcissism-270169/" aria-label="Read more about Why do educated people fall for conspiracy theories? It could be narcissism">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Terri Baker went missing in the early hours of Tuesday. NZ Police / SUPPLIED There are great concerns for a Christchurch woman who went missing in the early hours of Tuesday. Police have asked the public to help find Terri Baker, 32, who was reported missing from a premises on Hereford ... <a title="Search for missing Christchurch woman Terri Baker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/search-for-missing-christchurch-woman-terri-baker/" aria-label="Read more about Search for missing Christchurch woman Terri Baker">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This man may be able to assist polioce with enquiries into a coward-punch assault, they said. Police / supplied Police investigating a coward-punch assault in Arrowtown last month are asking for the public’s help to track down a member of a wedding party. The assault happened outside the Fork and Tap ... <a title="Police release CCTV images in Arrowtown coward-punch probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/police-release-cctv-images-in-arrowtown-coward-punch-probe/" aria-label="Read more about Police release CCTV images in Arrowtown coward-punch probe">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fire on Waitara Rd had burned through 22 hectares of bush. FIRE AND EMERGENCY NZ / SUPPLIED A large fire that burned through 22 hectares of pine forest and native bush in Hawke’s Bay is thought to be contained. A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said fire crews left the Te ... <a title="Large Hawke’s Bay bush fire contained" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/large-hawkes-bay-bush-fire-contained/" aria-label="Read more about Large Hawke’s Bay bush fire contained">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arshad Ali, Researcher, University of Otago Dean Purcell/Getty Images When the former Labour-led government unveiled the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) reforms in 2022, it billed them as the biggest shakeup of New Zealand’s health system in a generation. The sweeping overhaul promised to end chronic fragmentation and ... <a title="Did NZ’s sweeping health reforms deliver on their promise? 3 years on, the verdict is mixed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/did-nzs-sweeping-health-reforms-deliver-on-their-promise-3-years-on-the-verdict-is-mixed-272262/" aria-label="Read more about Did NZ’s sweeping health reforms deliver on their promise? 3 years on, the verdict is mixed">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Chand, Senior Lecturer in Illustration and Animation, Adelaide University ; University of Newcastle Like a Photon Creative Adapting the much beloved and best-selling picture book series The Pout-Pout Fish is no easy feat. Staying core to the source material, the new Australian animated movie follows surly ... <a title="The Pout-Pout Fish visually exemplifies contemporary animation – but something is lost in translation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/the-pout-pout-fish-visually-exemplifies-contemporary-animation-but-something-is-lost-in-translation-270886/" aria-label="Read more about The Pout-Pout Fish visually exemplifies contemporary animation – but something is lost in translation">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jim Nicholls was “a young man of 69 “when he started flying kites. Now, 16 years on, the 85-year-old is one of New Zealand’s hottest influencers with thousands of fans tuning into his YouTube channel. A kite day in his home of Christchurch hooked him in, Nicholls told Summer Weekends. Play ... <a title="The 85-year old-kite flier that’s become an online hit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/the-85-year-old-kite-flier-thats-become-an-online-hit/" aria-label="Read more about The 85-year old-kite flier that’s become an online hit">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jan, a New Zealander in her 50s, is in a marriage that she left years ago. Her husband likely has no idea. When I say left, I mean she tapped out emotionally with the marriage intact on paper. They never go on holiday together or set new goals. She likes hiking, ... <a title="Have you quietly quit your marriage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/have-you-quietly-quit-your-marriage/" aria-label="Read more about Have you quietly quit your marriage?">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The police are also investigating a nearby car fire to determine if the two incidents were linked. 123RF The police are asking residents in the Palmerston North suburb of Highbury for CCTV footage after a man was shot yesterday afternoon. Emergency services were called to Marriner Street after gunshots were heard ... <a title="Police seek CCTV footage of Palmerston North shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/police-seek-cctv-footage-of-palmerston-north-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek CCTV footage of Palmerston North shooting">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dozens of people have been evacuated from an apartment building in central Auckland. An aerial appliance is outside the 15 storey building on the corner of Cook and Nelson St and eight other fire trucks are at the scene. Auckland senior station officer Michael Manning said the fire was on the ... <a title="Fire trucks at scene as dozens evacuated from central Auckland apartments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/fire-trucks-at-scene-as-dozens-evacuated-from-central-auckland-apartments/" aria-label="Read more about Fire trucks at scene as dozens evacuated from central Auckland apartments">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The owner of a small town store in coastal Northland has been left with a fractured shoulder after an alleged assault by a customer in broad daylight. Dallas Gurney, once the boss of short-lived news station Today FM, was left with a fractured shoulder after being pushed off the deck of ... <a title="‘Out of the blue’: Northland store owner injured in broad daylight assault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/out-of-the-blue-northland-store-owner-injured-in-broad-daylight-assault/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Out of the blue’: Northland store owner injured in broad daylight assault">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The road was currently blocked (file photo). 123RF Police are responding to a two-vehicle crash on the Taihape-Napier Road, near Comet Road, Hawke’s Bay. Police said the crash was reported shortly before midday, and initial indications were that there were serious injuries. The road was blocked. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito ... <a title="Serious injuries in Taihape-Napier Road crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/serious-injuries-in-taihape-napier-road-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Serious injuries in Taihape-Napier Road crash">Read more</a>
