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January 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod McNaughton, Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images For decades, we have heard a familiar story about why New Zealand’s firms choose to stay small. Business owners prefer comfort, control and lifestyle over ambition, summed up in the old notion of the ... <a title="NZ’s low productivity is often blamed on businesses staying small. That could be a strength in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/nzs-low-productivity-is-often-blamed-on-businesses-staying-small-that-could-be-a-strength-in-2026-271177/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s low productivity is often blamed on businesses staying small. That could be a strength in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Bailey, Lecturer in Japanese Studies, The University of Queensland A thrown tea bowl made by Hamada Shōji. Wikimedia, CC BY-SA On January 10 1926, Yanagi Sōetsu and the potters Hamada Shōji and Kawai Kanjirō sat talking excitedly late into the night at a temple on Mt ... <a title="Beauty in ordinary things: why this Japanese folk craft movement still matters 100 years on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/beauty-in-ordinary-things-why-this-japanese-folk-craft-movement-still-matters-100-years-on-269802/" aria-label="Read more about Beauty in ordinary things: why this Japanese folk craft movement still matters 100 years on">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dylan Pledger scores for Otago. ActionPress In a brutal pre-season blow, one of the country’s most promising young players has been ruled out of rugby for the entire year. Highlanders halfback Dylan Pledger will spend 12 months on the sideline after rupturing his ACL at training. It is a cruel setback ... <a title="All Black hopeful Dylan Pledger sidelined for 12 months" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/all-black-hopeful-dylan-pledger-sidelined-for-12-months/" aria-label="Read more about All Black hopeful Dylan Pledger sidelined for 12 months">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Queenstown’s historic Skippers Bridge. Google Maps Queenstown’s historic Skippers Bridge is closed after failures were found in support cables. On Monday, Queenstown Lakes District Council announced cars, cyclists and pedestrians were banned from crossing the bridge until further notice due to the risk. The crossing – New Zealand’s highest suspension bridge ... <a title="Queenstown’s historic Skippers Bridge closed due to safety risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/queenstowns-historic-skippers-bridge-closed-due-to-safety-risk/" aria-label="Read more about Queenstown’s historic Skippers Bridge closed due to safety risk">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman’s son put a hold on her accessing money from her bank account. (File photo) 123RF A woman whose son blocked her transaction on an account, resulting in a hold being put on her money, has been awarded $10,000 in compensation from her bank. The woman took her complaint to ... <a title="Mum awarded $10,000 after son blocks her access to money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/mum-awarded-10000-after-son-blocks-her-access-to-money/" aria-label="Read more about Mum awarded $10,000 after son blocks her access to money">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An ICE agent stands nearby while federal agents detain a protester near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 9 January 2026. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP Explainer – America has been in an uproar the past week over the actions of ICE agents – Immigration and Customs Enforcement ... <a title="What exactly are American ICE agents and what can they do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/what-exactly-are-american-ice-agents-and-what-can-they-do/" aria-label="Read more about What exactly are American ICE agents and what can they do?">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Coast to Coast Healthcare chair Dr Tim Malloy. RNZ / Adriana Weber Northland GPs are frustrated by what they say are mixed messages about the extent of the Manage My Health data breach. More than 80,000 of the 125,000 patients affected by the ransomware attack are based in Northland – the ... <a title="Manage My Health breach: Northland doctors frustrated by inconsistent messaging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/manage-my-health-breach-northland-doctors-frustrated-by-inconsistent-messaging/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health breach: Northland doctors frustrated by inconsistent messaging">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran. (File photo) AFP/SUPPLIED Any New Zealanders in Iran should “leave now”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT), is warning. MFAT said the number of New Zealanders in Iran would be “extremely limited”, but anyone who was there should get out. ... <a title="New Zealanders in Iran ‘should leave now’, Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/new-zealanders-in-iran-should-leave-now-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-warns/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealanders in Iran ‘should leave now’, Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fire on Waitara Rd had burned through 22 hectares of bush. FIRE AND EMERGENCY NZ / SUPPLIED A fire has burned through 22 hectares of pine forest and native bush in Te Haroto, Hawke’s Bay. Tony Kelly, acting district manager for Hawke’s Bay, said the fire ground consisted of 18 ... <a title="Fire burns through 22 hectares of native bush and pine forest in Hawke’s Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/fire-burns-through-22-hectares-of-native-bush-and-pine-forest-in-hawkes-bay/" aria-label="Read more about Fire burns through 22 hectares of native bush and pine forest in Hawke’s Bay">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you’ve been hanging out for 2026 to be the year in which it gets a bit easier to go to the supermarket, you might be disappointed. Infometrics has released its latest grocery supplier cost index, which tracks what suppliers charge Foodstuffs supermarkets. It shows an average 2.4 percent increase in ... <a title="Is this the year food price pressure eases?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/is-this-the-year-food-price-pressure-eases/" aria-label="Read more about Is this the year food price pressure eases?">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As a new year of cinema beckons, we look to the upcoming releases inspiring the most excitement. Sentimental Value Play videoPause video This video is hosted on Youtube. Norwegian writer/director Joachim Trier received rapturous plaudits for his wonderful, humanist comedy drama The Worst Person in the Worldthree years ago, and his ... <a title="Ten movies we can’t wait to see in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/ten-movies-we-cant-wait-to-see-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Ten movies we can’t wait to see in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winners and presenters at this year’s Golden Globes — the first major awards show of the year and a key indicator of Oscar frontrunners — will be handed a gift bag worth nearly US$1 million (NZ$1.75m). Packed inside an Atlas-branded duffle are 35 luxury items and experiences, though not every recipient ... <a title="Million-dollar Golden Globes’ gift bag includes luxury New Zealand lodge stays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/million-dollar-golden-globes-gift-bag-includes-luxury-new-zealand-lodge-stays/" aria-label="Read more about Million-dollar Golden Globes’ gift bag includes luxury New Zealand lodge stays">Read more</a>
