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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Debris blocks lanes on Southern Motorway in Auckland. Supplied / NZTA Waka Kotahi A truck carrying a small house has ploughed into an overbridge on an Auckland motorway, piling debris onto the road. Police were called to the crash between the Papakura on-ramp and Manurewa and Takanini off-ramp just before 3.30pm. ... <a title="Truck carrying small house ploughs into Auckland motorway overbridge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/truck-carrying-small-house-ploughs-into-auckland-motorway-overbridge/" aria-label="Read more about Truck carrying small house ploughs into Auckland motorway overbridge">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich. RNZ / REECE BAKER Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has died. Radich was a councillor from 2019 to 2022, and was mayor from 2022 to 2025. He was reelected as a councillor in 2025. Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker said she ws shocked and saddened by his ... <a title="Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/former-dunedin-mayor-jules-radich-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich dies">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 4, 2026.
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taylors Mistake. Unsplash / Anja Polic A person has been airlifted to hospital after falling off a cliff at Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch. Police said the person appeared to have significant injuries. They believed a boat was used to get the person to lifeguards, to then meet the ... <a title="Person falls off cliff at Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/person-falls-off-cliff-at-taylors-mistake-near-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Person falls off cliff at Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch.">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Otago University international relations Professor Robert Patman. Provided New Zealand experts in international relations and law have criticised the attack on Venezuela by the United States, saying the move is also a direct challenge to New Zealand. International relations Professor Robert Patman of the University of Otago described the US’ military ... <a title="Kiwi expert on Venezuela attack: ‘Time that we made our voice clear’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/kiwi-expert-on-venezuela-attack-time-that-we-made-our-voice-clear/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi expert on Venezuela attack: ‘Time that we made our voice clear’">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police want to hear from anyone who was at the campsite and saw the fight. NZ Police / Supplied Police are seeking witnesses to an assault at a campsite in Central Otago. The fight happened at the Champagne Gully camping area near Cromwell about 10pm on Friday. A 33-year-old man has ... <a title="33yo man charged after fight in Central Otago campsite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/33yo-man-charged-after-fight-in-central-otago-campsite/" aria-label="Read more about 33yo man charged after fight in Central Otago campsite">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand TV adventurer Bear Grylls has built a global reputation through his often unconventional and sometimes extreme survival feats to stay hydrated. He has squeezed moisture from elephant dung, sipped the contents of camel intestines, downed yak eyeball juice and, perhaps most famously, drank his own urine. If you’ve seen Grylls gulp ... <a title="If you get lost, can you really survive by drinking your own pee?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/if-you-get-lost-can-you-really-survive-by-drinking-your-own-pee/" aria-label="Read more about If you get lost, can you really survive by drinking your own pee?">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This combination of pictures created on August 08, 2025 shows Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro (L) in Caracas on January 10, 2025, and US President Donald Trump (R) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 15, 2025. Powerful explosions, resembling aircraft flyovers, were heard blasting in Caracas on January 3, 2026 at around 2:00 ... <a title="Live: Worldwatch special on US attack on Venezuela" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/live-worldwatch-special-on-us-attack-on-venezuela/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Worldwatch special on US attack on Venezuela">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juan Luis Manfredi, Prince of Asturias Distinguished Professor @Georgetown, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha On the back of every dollar bill, the phrase Novus Ordo Seclorum (“New order of the ages”) hints at the principle guiding the US’ new security strategy. The attack on Venezuela and the capture ... <a title="Trump’s new world order is taking shape in Venezuela. Five keys to understanding the US military attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/trumps-new-world-order-is-taking-shape-in-venezuela-five-keys-to-understanding-the-us-military-attacks-272673/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s new world order is taking shape in Venezuela. Five keys to understanding the US military attacks">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan McPherson, Professor of History, Temple University A motorcycle rides past graffiti depicting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images In the dead of night during the holidays, the United States launched an operation inside a Latin American country, ... <a title="A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/a-predawn-op-in-latin-america-the-us-has-been-here-before-but-the-seizure-of-venezuelas-maduro-is-still-unprecedented-272664/" aria-label="Read more about A predawn op in Latin America? The US has been here before, but the seizure of Venezuela’s Maduro is still unprecedented">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Burns, Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology Explosions were seen across Caracas after the U.S. launched large-scale attacks on Venezuela and captured its leader and his wife. AFP via Getty Images Americans woke up on Jan. 3, 2025, to blaring headlines: “US CAPTURES ... <a title="I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/i-wrote-a-book-on-the-politics-of-war-powers-and-trumps-attack-on-venezuela-reflects-congress-surrendering-its-decision-making-powers-272668/" aria-label="Read more about I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and Trump’s attack on Venezuela reflects Congress surrendering its decision-making powers">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A serious crash has closed State Highway 3/Ōhaupō Road where it intersects with Ryburn Road. Pretoria Gordon / RNZ Emergency services have responded to the scene of a serious crash that has closed State Highway 3/Ōhaupō Road where it intersects with Ryburn Road in Waikato. Police said a two-vehicle crash was ... <a title="SH3 blocked after Waikato crash leaves two with serious injuries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/sh3-blocked-after-waikato-crash-leaves-two-with-serious-injuries/" aria-label="Read more about SH3 blocked after Waikato crash leaves two with serious injuries">Read more</a>
