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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dozens of flights were cancelled due to high winds in the capital. AFP Passengers on more than 50 Air New Zealand flights cancelled by high winds in the capital on Sunday are now being rebooked. Gusts over 100km/h were recorded in Wellington on Sunday; however, winds have eased on Monday morning. ... <a title="More than 50 flights cancelled as high winds batter Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/more-than-50-flights-cancelled-as-high-winds-batter-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about More than 50 flights cancelled as high winds batter Wellington">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A broken ramp on the Bluebridge Connemara left hundreds of passengers stuck on the ferry overnight. Supplied Ferry operator Bluebridge says Monday evening’s sailing of the beleaguered Connemara ferry from Wellington to Picton is scheduled to go ahead. The Connemara’s sailing’s have been cancelled since Thursday as teams worked to repair ... <a title="Bluebridge’s ferry Connemara to resume sailing Monday night following door woes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/bluebridges-ferry-connemara-to-resume-sailing-monday-night-following-door-woes/" aria-label="Read more about Bluebridge’s ferry Connemara to resume sailing Monday night following door woes">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Temperatures are forecast to return to regular January temperatures this week. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Temperatures are set to return to normal this week after peaking around the country. MetService meteorologist Ngaire Wotherspoon told Morning Report a number of places reached the mid-thirties over the weekend, driven by a heat wave ... <a title="Reprieve from scorching temperatures, calmer weather on the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/reprieve-from-scorching-temperatures-calmer-weather-on-the-way/" aria-label="Read more about Reprieve from scorching temperatures, calmer weather on the way">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania Graeme Thomas/Facebook After a weekend of extreme heat and windy conditions, more than 30 blazes were still burning in Victoria and New South Wales as of Sunday evening, including major fires in the Otways, near the ... <a title="Rain one minute, heatwave the next. How climate ‘whiplash’ drives unpredictable fire weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/rain-one-minute-heatwave-the-next-how-climate-whiplash-drives-unpredictable-fire-weather-273104/" aria-label="Read more about Rain one minute, heatwave the next. How climate ‘whiplash’ drives unpredictable fire weather">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The three-day event was expected to generate more than 60,000 visitor nights at hotels. The Hotel Council Aoetaroa says events are a big part of turning Auckland’s central business district into a central entertainment district. A Jehovah’s Witness Convention in the city over the weekend has been forecast to boost the ... <a title="Jehovah’s Witness Convention to bring $20m boost to Auckland economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/jehovahs-witness-convention-to-bring-20m-boost-to-auckland-economy/" aria-label="Read more about Jehovah’s Witness Convention to bring $20m boost to Auckland economy">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A fire in Hawke’s Bay, January 2026. Hawke’s Bay – Fire and Emergency Campers and hikers have been asked to evacuate the Boundary Stream Camp and Bell Rock Scenic Reserve in Hawke’s Bay because of a large fire. The fire is in a forestry block near Waitara Road in Te Haroto, ... <a title="Hawke’s Bay blaze sparks evacuations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/hawkes-bay-blaze-sparks-evacuations/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s Bay blaze sparks evacuations">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Laurikainen Gaete, PhD Candidate, Wollongong Isotope Geochronology Laboratory, University of Wollongong Today, rock wallabies are seen as secretive cliff-dwellers that rarely stray far from the safety of their rocky shelters. But the fossil record tells a very different story. New research suggests rock wallabies were once ... <a title="Modern rock wallabies seem to survive by sticking together in small areas. Fossils show they need to travel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/modern-rock-wallabies-seem-to-survive-by-sticking-together-in-small-areas-fossils-show-they-need-to-travel-272344/" aria-label="Read more about Modern rock wallabies seem to survive by sticking together in small areas. Fossils show they need to travel">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matteo Vergani, Associate Professor and Director of the Tackling Hate Lab, Deakin University What we currently know about antisemitism in Australia is pieced together from a fragmented body of information produced by community organisations, researchers and law enforcement. And it is largely interpreted and translated to the ... <a title="The antisemitism debate is already a political minefield. The royal commission must rise above it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/the-antisemitism-debate-is-already-a-political-minefield-the-royal-commission-must-rise-above-it-273018/" aria-label="Read more about The antisemitism debate is already a political minefield. The royal commission must rise above it">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kai Schweizer, PhD Candidate in Youth Mental Health, The University of Western Australia; The Kids Research Institute MDV Edwards/Getty When people picture someone with an eating disorder, many think of a thin, teenage girl with anorexia nervosa. This stereotype is so pervasive it can feel like a ... <a title="Why eating disorders are more common among LGBTQIA+ people and what can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/why-eating-disorders-are-more-common-among-lgbtqia-people-and-what-can-help-270268/" aria-label="Read more about Why eating disorders are more common among LGBTQIA+ people and what can help">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sachinthanee Dissanayake, PhD Candidate, University of Wollongong Pressmaster/Getty Have you ever felt delighted (perhaps secretly) when something went wrong for someone else? We may not openly admit it, but many of us have probably felt this way – sometimes intentionally, sometimes unconsciously. This feeling has ... <a title="Is it okay to feel ‘schadenfreude’ at work? Here’s how to navigate this complex emotion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/is-it-okay-to-feel-schadenfreude-at-work-heres-how-to-navigate-this-complex-emotion-269181/" aria-label="Read more about Is it okay to feel ‘schadenfreude’ at work? Here’s how to navigate this complex emotion">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Warning: this story contains details that may disturb some readers. Moeaia Tuai will be sentenced next month for enslaving a young woman who he forced to work and sexually abused. Two victims broke free from the Auckland man’s control in harrowing echoes of New Zealand’s most infamous slavery trial, but such ... <a title="Slavemaster Moeaia Tuai set to be sentenced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/slavemaster-moeaia-tuai-set-to-be-sentenced/" aria-label="Read more about Slavemaster Moeaia Tuai set to be sentenced">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Trail cameras planted by Whakatipu Wildlife Trust have detected 44 cats over three weeks. Supplied/Whakatipu Wildlife Trust A restored wetland on the edge of Queenstown is drawing rare native wildlife back to an area once dry and barren, but conservationists say roaming pet cats could undo years of community-led work. Just ... <a title="Roaming cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/roaming-cats-pose-threat-to-native-wildlife-in-queenstown-wetland/" aria-label="Read more about Roaming cats pose threat to native wildlife in Queenstown wetland">Read more</a>
