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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marjorie Bain was the first NZ woman to compete at Wimbledon in 1922. Supplied In 1922 Marjorie Bain set sail on the trip of a life-time to the motherland, became the first woman to represent New Zealand at Wimbledon, and spent a magical winter on continental Europe. But when her year’s ... <a title="Untold: The rich aunt, Wimbledon and the inventor husband" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/untold-the-rich-aunt-wimbledon-and-the-inventor-husband/" aria-label="Read more about Untold: The rich aunt, Wimbledon and the inventor husband">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The website was initially shut down on New Year’s Day after the breach was uncovered but is now back online again. Screenshot People who have had their personal information stolen from the Stuff-owned Neighbourly platform could be vulnerable to online threats, a cyber security expert says. Neighbourly has lost names, email ... <a title="‘Be very, very suspicious’: Neighbourly breach makes users vulnerable – expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/be-very-very-suspicious-neighbourly-breach-makes-users-vulnerable-expert/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Be very, very suspicious’: Neighbourly breach makes users vulnerable – expert">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has died after a crash in Auckland’s Papatoetoe on Sunday night. Emergency services responded to a single-vehicle crash on Puhinui Road about 10.15pm. The sole occupant of the vehicle was transported to hospital with critical injuries, but died a short time later. The Serious Crash ... <a title="Person dies after single-vehicle crash in Auckland’s Papatoetoe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/person-dies-after-single-vehicle-crash-in-aucklands-papatoetoe/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies after single-vehicle crash in Auckland’s Papatoetoe">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Many people have never come across the term aphasia – and if they have their most likely point of reference is actor Bruce Willis, who was diagnosed with the speech disorder in 2022. But in New Zealand alone it affects around 30,000 people – more than the number of people who ... <a title="Living with the invisible disability, aphaisa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/living-with-the-invisible-disability-aphaisa/" aria-label="Read more about Living with the invisible disability, aphaisa">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Director of road policing Steve Greally said it is still seven deaths too many (file image). RNZ / Nate McKinnon The holiday road toll stands provisionally at seven deaths, police say, well down on the 15 deaths last year and 22 deaths in 2024. But director of road policing Steve Greally ... <a title="Holiday road tolls ends with seven deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/holiday-road-tolls-ends-with-seven-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about Holiday road tolls ends with seven deaths">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University Eduardo Filgueiras/Unsplash This year, Australian drowning deaths reached their worst level in three decades. Tragically, 357 drownings were reported between July 1 2024 and June 30 2025, with many more non-fatal incidents. Australian drowning fatalities have surged ... <a title="Drownings are surging in Australia. AI can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/drownings-are-surging-in-australia-ai-can-help-269716/" aria-label="Read more about Drownings are surging in Australia. AI can help">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This ransom post screenshot is from a popular hacking forum. Supplied Hackers say ManageMyHealth ransomware attack about ‘business’ Company has until Tuesday morning to pay up or 400,000 patient documents released Cyber security experts fear some patients at risk of blackmail or identity theft Patient health portal criticised for sluggish response ... <a title="ManageMyHealth breach: Patients at risk of identity theft, extortion – experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/managemyhealth-breach-patients-at-risk-of-identity-theft-extortion-experts/" aria-label="Read more about ManageMyHealth breach: Patients at risk of identity theft, extortion – experts">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation The list of people Donald Trump has punished or threatened to punish since returning to office is long. It includes the likes of James Comey, Letitia James, John Bolton, as well as members of the opposition, such as Adam Schiff, ... <a title="Autocrats have long lists of political enemies. This is how Donald Trump has tried to silence his" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/autocrats-have-long-lists-of-political-enemies-this-is-how-donald-trump-has-tried-to-silence-his-272252/" aria-label="Read more about Autocrats have long lists of political enemies. This is how Donald Trump has tried to silence his">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Łukasz Rawa/Unsplash If you’ve spent any time on TikTok or Instagram lately, you may have seen people blending oats with water or juice and calling it “oatzempic.” The name is a nod to Ozempic, a ... <a title="What is ‘oatzempic’? Does it actually work for weight loss?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/what-is-oatzempic-does-it-actually-work-for-weight-loss-269603/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘oatzempic’? Does it actually work for weight loss?">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David M Watson, Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University Author supplied , CC BY-ND In Kosciuszko National Park in Australia’s alpine region, the landscape is slowly changing. Patches of native vegetation cropped bald by horses are regrowing. Some long-eroded creek banks look less compacted along the edges. ... <a title="With thousands of feral horses gone, Kosciuszko’s fragile ecosystems are slowly recovering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/with-thousands-of-feral-horses-gone-kosciuszkos-fragile-ecosystems-are-slowly-recovering-270658/" aria-label="Read more about With thousands of feral horses gone, Kosciuszko’s fragile ecosystems are slowly recovering">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Plester, Senior Lecturer, Management and International Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Groaning your way back into the new work year? It’s an occupational hazard after the holiday break, of course, but these days there is the consolation (for some) of hybrid working. ... <a title="Can office culture survive the work-from-home revolution? Yes, but you can’t force the fun" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/can-office-culture-survive-the-work-from-home-revolution-yes-but-you-cant-force-the-fun-269702/" aria-label="Read more about Can office culture survive the work-from-home revolution? Yes, but you can’t force the fun">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Jan Kohl/Unsplash Everyone always loves a holiday – at least, that’s how we portray them. Holidays present a chance to unwind, relax and decompress from life’s day-to-day struggles. But they don’t ... <a title="Why can’t we admit to not enjoying a bad holiday?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/why-cant-we-admit-to-not-enjoying-a-bad-holiday-267978/" aria-label="Read more about Why can’t we admit to not enjoying a bad holiday?">Read more</a>
