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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC’s Neyder Betancur shoots ahead of Central Coast Mariners Brian Kaltak in March 2025. Shane Wenzlick / www.photosport.nz Another A-League club is in trouble, with the Central Coast Mariners FC’s club participation agreement being terminated mid-season. The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) – which runs the A-League – on Monday took ... <a title="Football: A-League takes control of Central Coast Mariners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/football-a-league-takes-control-of-central-coast-mariners/" aria-label="Read more about Football: A-League takes control of Central Coast Mariners">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Grok has allowed users to create sexualised images of people without their knowledge or consent. Jonathan Raa / NurPhoto via AFP New Zealand lags behind other countries in clamping down on fake images of naked women and children, an organisation working to prevent child sexual exploitation says. The British government is ... <a title="‘We can’t rely on goodwill’ – NZ lags behind on battling AI creation of sexual images" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/we-cant-rely-on-goodwill-nz-lags-behind-on-battling-ai-creation-of-sexual-images/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We can’t rely on goodwill’ – NZ lags behind on battling AI creation of sexual images">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The warning covered Corsair Bay, the jetty and beach at Cass Bay, and the beach at Rāpaki Bay. RNZ / Niva Chittock Bottles put in public toilets are being blamed for a wastewater system overflow that closed a popular Christchurch beach at the weekend. A health warning was issued after raw ... <a title="Sewage leak that closed popular beach blamed on bottles in toilets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/sewage-leak-that-closed-popular-beach-blamed-on-bottles-in-toilets/" aria-label="Read more about Sewage leak that closed popular beach blamed on bottles in toilets">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mahia Peninsula. Supplied Police are asking the public to take care in the water after two separate drownings on the North Island’s East Coast in 24 hours. A man died in the water near Wainuiorangi Road in Mahia at about 9.20pm Sunday. On Monday a woman was pulled from the water ... <a title="East Coast drownings prompt water safety warning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/east-coast-drownings-prompt-water-safety-warning/" aria-label="Read more about East Coast drownings prompt water safety warning">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Multiple sailings on the Connemara ferry were cancelled due to a problem with the winch that controls the stern door. RNZ / Mark Papalii Bluebridge passengers have been left stranded or out of pocket after several cancelled sailings due to a ramp fault on the Connemara ferry. A problem with the ... <a title="Ferry cancellations: Stranded travellers left with thousands in costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/ferry-cancellations-stranded-travellers-left-with-thousands-in-costs/" aria-label="Read more about Ferry cancellations: Stranded travellers left with thousands in costs">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Firearms Safety Authority executive director Angela Brazier, left. RNZ / Anneke Smith The executive director of the Firearms Safety Authority is retiring two months after the police watchdog’s scathing report into how police handled allegations of sexual offending by former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming. RNZ earlier revealed the identities of some ... <a title="Firearms Safety Authority executive director Angela Brazier retires following McSkimming report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/firearms-safety-authority-executive-director-angela-brazier-retires-following-mcskimming-report/" aria-label="Read more about Firearms Safety Authority executive director Angela Brazier retires following McSkimming report">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Leaders in the Northern Marianas have warned that a deepening economic crisis in the US territory could begin to undermine civilian systems that support America’s long-term strategic presence in the Indo-Pacific. In joint letters sent to US President Donald Trump and Admiral Samuel Paparo, ... <a title="CNMI leaders warn economic slide could affect US strategic presence in Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/cnmi-leaders-warn-economic-slide-could-affect-us-strategic-presence-in-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about CNMI leaders warn economic slide could affect US strategic presence in Pacific">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s James Watt during Round 32 Singles Men’s ASB Classic Tennis Tournament at Manuka Doctor Arena. Photosport New Zealand wildcard James Watt has been knocked out in the first round of the men’s ASB Classic tennis tournament in Auckland, losing to Jenson Brooksby in straight sets on centre court 6-4, ... <a title="Kiwi wildcard James Watt beaten in first round of ASB tennis classic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/kiwi-wildcard-james-watt-beaten-in-first-round-of-asb-tennis-classic/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi wildcard James Watt beaten in first round of ASB tennis classic">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Guangyi Pan, Lecturer in International Political Studies at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney When Labor was returned to power in 2022, the China-Australia relationship began to stabilise after what had been a rocky few years. So, where do things stand now, ... <a title="Can the China-Australia relationship stay on track in 2026? This is how experts in China see it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/can-the-china-australia-relationship-stay-on-track-in-2026-this-is-how-experts-in-china-see-it-271941/" aria-label="Read more about Can the China-Australia relationship stay on track in 2026? This is how experts in China see it">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luis Gómez Romero, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong US President Donald Trump has insisted the United States will now be “running” Venezuela after US forces bombed the capital on January 3 and whisked Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his ... <a title="Venezuela’s leader may be gone, but his regime remains – with a new chief in Washington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/venezuelas-leader-may-be-gone-but-his-regime-remains-with-a-new-chief-in-washington-273211/" aria-label="Read more about Venezuela’s leader may be gone, but his regime remains – with a new chief in Washington">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Two people died at a property on Old Coach Rd in Pukehina earlier this month. (File photo) RNZ / REECE BAKER The deaths of a man and a woman at the same Bay of Plenty property earlier this month remain under police investigation. Police were called to a house on Old ... <a title="Pukehina deaths: Investigation into ‘suspicious’ death of woman and ‘unexplained’ death of man ongoing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/pukehina-deaths-investigation-into-suspicious-death-of-woman-and-unexplained-death-of-man-ongoing/" aria-label="Read more about Pukehina deaths: Investigation into ‘suspicious’ death of woman and ‘unexplained’ death of man ongoing">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Energy Minister Simon Watts has talked up the prospect of having the services available as early as September. (File photo) RNZ/Mark Papalii The government says bringing in Open Electricity could save you $360 a year through improved competition. Energy Minister Simon Watts was talking up the prospect of having the services ... <a title="Government expecting Open Electricity savings by 2027" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/government-expecting-open-electricity-savings-by-2027/" aria-label="Read more about Government expecting Open Electricity savings by 2027">Read more</a>
