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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hobson Bay in central Auckland. Supplied / Shaun Lee Residents of a central Auckland suburb are fed up with frequent sewage overflows ruining what should be a picturesque coastal view. A community group in Hobson Bay, just east of the city centre, says the council is responding too slowly to the ... <a title="Hobson Bay residents fed up with sewage overflows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/hobson-bay-residents-fed-up-with-sewage-overflows/" aria-label="Read more about Hobson Bay residents fed up with sewage overflows">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand has a global reputation as a country that is pro-barefoot. Many a traveller has commented in wonder – and disgust – at seeing barefooted persons in areas where shoes are typically worn: the grocery store, a cafe and on urban streets that are far from sand and water. An ... <a title="What do Kiwis think about going barefoot in public?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/what-do-kiwis-think-about-going-barefoot-in-public/" aria-label="Read more about What do Kiwis think about going barefoot in public?">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whether you’re cringing when you look at your bank statements or just want to put aside a bit more next year, there are a few ways you can save. @heyjasperai Is organising your money life on your New Year’s resolution list in 2026? In this five-part series, money correspondent Susan Edmunds ... <a title="Get your finances sorted in 2026: Save money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/get-your-finances-sorted-in-2026-save-money/" aria-label="Read more about Get your finances sorted in 2026: Save money">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The hackers, calling themselves ‘Kazu’, posted on Sunday morning that unless the company paid a ransom within 48 hours, they would leak more than 400,000 files in their possession. Supplied The day of a deadline for a ransom demand in the massive Manage My Health data leak has arrived. It is ... <a title="Manage My Health data breach ransom deadline arrives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/manage-my-health-data-breach-ransom-deadline-arrives/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health data breach ransom deadline arrives">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Based on a bestselling novel by Freida McFadden, The Housemaid is a dark, sexy and satisfying thriller with plenty of twists to enjoy along the way. Millie (Sydney Sweeney) applies for a job as a housemaid for the wealthy Winchester family. We first meet her as she pulls up to the ... <a title="The Housemaid is dark, sexy and seriously satisfying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/the-housemaid-is-dark-sexy-and-seriously-satisfying/" aria-label="Read more about The Housemaid is dark, sexy and seriously satisfying">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you could choose anywhere in Aotearoa to have a swim, where would you pick? For Nicola McCloy, author of Jump In – An Insider’s Guide to New Zealand’s Best Beaches, Lakes, Rivers, Pools and Hot Springs, the answer is easy. Hands down her absolute favourite place to go for a ... <a title="Top spots to take a dip around Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/top-spots-to-take-a-dip-around-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about Top spots to take a dip around Aotearoa">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Australia has recently imposed a social media ban for under-16 users. RNZ A coroner is calling for restrictions on the internet, after a teenager accidentally died, while imitating acts he saw online. An inquest by coroner Michael Robb found the Bay of Plenty teen had become interested in violent pornography and ... <a title="Coroner wants internet restrictions, after teen dies imitating online acts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/coroner-wants-internet-restrictions-after-teen-dies-imitating-online-acts/" aria-label="Read more about Coroner wants internet restrictions, after teen dies imitating online acts">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Property values continued to dip last year, but lower mortgage interest rates and signs of an economic recovery point to a possible change of direction for 2026. Despite gains early in 2025, house values fell in seven of the past nine months, falling 1 percent nationwide according to property data ... <a title="2026 ‘the year of rebuilding confidence’ in housing market, economist predicts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/2026-the-year-of-rebuilding-confidence-in-housing-market-economist-predicts/" aria-label="Read more about 2026 ‘the year of rebuilding confidence’ in housing market, economist predicts">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mamokete Modiba, Senior Researcher, Gauteng City-Region Observatory Johannesburg’s inner city is a bustling hub of economic life – a dense, dynamic web of informal traders, adjacent businesses and other users. Informal trading remains an essential survival strategy for many households. It is also a key source of ... <a title="Johannesburg has failed its informal traders: policies are in place, but action is needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/johannesburg-has-failed-its-informal-traders-policies-are-in-place-but-action-is-needed-270911/" aria-label="Read more about Johannesburg has failed its informal traders: policies are in place, but action is needed">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Sameer Barghouthi The road from Beijing to Taiwan no longer seems impossible. Nothing appears to prevent Moscow — should it decide — from abducting the Ukrainian president from the heart of Kyiv. There is no longer any real immunity protecting political leadership anywhere, including Iranian leaders. The reason is not international chaos. The ... <a title="With the Gaza genocide, the world changed – sovereignty died and thuggery became a system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/with-the-gaza-genocide-the-world-changed-sovereignty-died-and-thuggery-became-a-system/" aria-label="Read more about With the Gaza genocide, the world changed – sovereignty died and thuggery became a system">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Pacific Media Watch The Fijian Media Association (FMA) has demanded better police protection after a journalist working for the state broadcaster Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) was violently attacked outside a courthouse In a statement today, the FMA again called for police to be more vigilant in managing security and threats outside the Suva High Court ... <a title="Fiji journalists condemn police over lack of courthouse security after another reporter attacked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/fiji-journalists-condemn-police-over-lack-of-courthouse-security-after-another-reporter-attacked/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji journalists condemn police over lack of courthouse security after another reporter attacked">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Asia Pacific Report The Israeli government has offered to train senior Australian police officers in Israel as part of efforts to combat terrorism and antisemitism, reports OnePath Network. In a letter to Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said his government was “ready and willing to assist” following the ... <a title="Tel Aviv offers to train Australian police officers in Israel after Bondi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/tel-aviv-offers-to-train-australian-police-officers-in-israel-after-bondi/" aria-label="Read more about Tel Aviv offers to train Australian police officers in Israel after Bondi">Read more</a>
