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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pia Vlok of the Phoenix in action against Brisbane Roar. photosport Brooke Nunn scored late in second half stoppage time to secure the Phoenix a 2-2 draw with Brisbane Roar and stretch their unbeaten run. Coming off massive wins over Sydney FC (7-0) and Western Sydney (3-0), sharing the spoils in ... <a title="Football: Brooke Nunn levels late for Phoenix women to maintain unbeaten run" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/football-brooke-nunn-levels-late-for-phoenix-women-to-maintain-unbeaten-run/" aria-label="Read more about Football: Brooke Nunn levels late for Phoenix women to maintain unbeaten run">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s hardly a revelation that we’re living in an era of distraction and smartphone addiction. Our phones interrupt us, hijack our attention, and tempt us into scrolling. Even when we aren’t interacting with them, their mere presence makes it difficult to concentrate. To address this, app developers have responded with a ... <a title="Do focus apps actually improve your productivity?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/do-focus-apps-actually-improve-your-productivity/" aria-label="Read more about Do focus apps actually improve your productivity?">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rāhui from the Glinks Gully entrance to Mahuta Gap Police Two people drowned at Ripirō Beach, between Mahuta Gap and Glinks Gully, on Saturday. Police were called about 6.50pm to reports two men could be seen struggling in the water. Police and other emergency services responded immediately, and the men were ... <a title="Two dead after fatal drownings on Northland beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/two-dead-after-fatal-drownings-on-northland-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Two dead after fatal drownings on Northland beach">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Neighbourly is back online after it was shut down on New Year’s Day when its operators became aware of a data breach. Screenshot Names, email addresses and GPS locations – as well as posts and private messages – of users of the Stuff-owned community website Neighbourly have been put up for ... <a title="Neighbourly users’ private information up for sale on dark web after a breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/neighbourly-users-private-information-up-for-sale-on-dark-web-after-a-breach/" aria-label="Read more about Neighbourly users’ private information up for sale on dark web after a breach">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Julia Sudnitskaya / 123RF State Highway 35 at Tolaga Bay has reopened to one lane and is expected to be fully reopened by mid-morning. Flooding on Saturday closed a stretch of SH35 overnight between Wharf Road, just south of Tolaga Bay, and Okitu. Dozens were evacuated and spent the night at ... <a title="Weather: State highway reopens, evacuees return as East Coast recovers from heavy rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/weather-state-highway-reopens-evacuees-return-as-east-coast-recovers-from-heavy-rain/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: State highway reopens, evacuees return as East Coast recovers from heavy rain">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ifeanyi Eze celebrates after scoring for the Wellington Phoenix against the Brisbane Roar. photosport Wellington Phoenix overcame a wretched run of form and an early red card to upset the Brisbane Roar 3-0 on the road in a major A-League upset. In a result described by coach Giancarlo Italiano as his ... <a title="Wellington Phoenix men overcome odds to crush Brisbane 3-0" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/wellington-phoenix-men-overcome-odds-to-crush-brisbane-3-0/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Phoenix men overcome odds to crush Brisbane 3-0">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rāhui from the Glinks Gully entrance to Mahuta Gap Police Two people have died following a water related incident on Ripirō Beach between Mahuta Gap and Glinks Gully on Saturday. Police were called about 6.50pm on Saturday with a report that two men could be seen struggling in the water. Police ... <a title="Two dead after water incident on Ripirō Beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/two-dead-after-water-incident-on-ripiro-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Two dead after water incident on Ripirō Beach">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Julia Sudnitskaya / 123RF Tolaga Bay Civil Defence is cooking breakfast for the evacuees who have spent the night at the Area School’s gymnasium. State Highway 35 is still closed on Sunday, after heavy flooding in the Tai Rāwhiti region overnight. The 30 remaining evacuees at Tolaga Bay Area School are ... <a title="Weather: Dozens evacuated after heavy rain on the North Island’s East Coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/weather-dozens-evacuated-after-heavy-rain-on-the-north-islands-east-coast/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Dozens evacuated after heavy rain on the North Island’s East Coast">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Gawthorpe, Lecturer in History and International Studies, Leiden University Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, has been apprehended and flown to the US where the US attorney-general has announced he will face charges of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism. The US military’s operation to snatch Maduro was carried out ... <a title="US snatches Maduro in raid on Caracas: what we know so far" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/us-snatches-maduro-in-raid-on-caracas-what-we-know-so-far-272660/" aria-label="Read more about US snatches Maduro in raid on Caracas: what we know so far">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Julia Sudnitskaya / 123RF Eighty evacuees are spending the night at Tolaga Bay Area School, which has been opened as a Civil Defence base because of heavy flooding in Tai Rāwhiti. Surface flooding, slips and downed trees have led to the closure of State Highway 35 between Wainui Beach and Tolaga ... <a title="Weather: Dozens evacuated as heavy rain hits East Coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/weather-dozens-evacuated-as-heavy-rain-hits-east-coast/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Dozens evacuated as heavy rain hits East Coast">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Delays are to be expected as emergency services work at the scene. NZ Police / Supplied Motorists travelling between Northland and Auckland faced long delays on Saturday afternoon after a crash closed the main highway. The two-vehicle crash was reported around 12.45pm on Saturday. Several people were injured, after a ute ... <a title="Multiple injured after Northland crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/multiple-injured-after-northland-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Multiple injured after Northland crash">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Motorists in Gisborne are advised to avoid non-essential travel. mrtwister/123RF Police are urging motorists in the Gisborne area to avoid non-essential travel due to heavy rain and surface flooding in the region. A severe thunderstorm warning is in place from Tolaga Bay to Gisborne and up to 170mm of rain is ... <a title="Motorists in Gisborne urged to avoid non-essential travel due to heavy rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/motorists-in-gisborne-urged-to-avoid-non-essential-travel-due-to-heavy-rain/" aria-label="Read more about Motorists in Gisborne urged to avoid non-essential travel due to heavy rain">Read more</a>
