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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roberta Garrett, Senior Lecturer in Literature and Cultural Studies, University of East London For films and books about Shakespeare’s life, there is little source material to draw on beyond the few known facts of the great writer’s parentage, hometown, marriage, children, property and death. Shakespeare biopics therefore ... <a title="Hamnet: by centring Anne Hathaway, this sensuous film gives Shakespeare’s world new life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/hamnet-by-centring-anne-hathaway-this-sensuous-film-gives-shakespeares-world-new-life-272969/" aria-label="Read more about Hamnet: by centring Anne Hathaway, this sensuous film gives Shakespeare’s world new life">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Paul, Associate Professor in Earth Science, Royal Holloway, University of London Greenland’s concentration of natural resource wealth is tied to its hugely varied geological history over the past 4 billion years. Jane Rix/Shutterstock Greenland, the largest island on Earth, possesses some of the richest stores of ... <a title="Greenland is rich in natural resources – a geologist explains why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/greenland-is-rich-in-natural-resources-a-geologist-explains-why-273022/" aria-label="Read more about Greenland is rich in natural resources – a geologist explains why">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Harvey, PhD Researcher, Global Agriculture and Food Systems, University of Edinburgh; University of Exeter Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock Cutting down the amount of meat we eat helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with agriculture. But what about the meat that our pet dogs eat? Our new study shows that ... <a title="Your dog’s dinner could be worse for the planet than your own – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/your-dogs-dinner-could-be-worse-for-the-planet-than-your-own-new-research-271865/" aria-label="Read more about Your dog’s dinner could be worse for the planet than your own – new research">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A broken ramp on the Bluebridge Connemara left hundreds of passengers stuck on the ferry overnight. Supplied A problem with a Bluebridge ferry has left passengers stranded, with some spending the night bearthed in Wellington harbour. The Connemara 8.30pm sailing from Wellington to Picton had to return to Wellington shortly after ... <a title="200 passengers stranded on Bluebridge ferry overnight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/200-passengers-stranded-on-bluebridge-ferry-overnight/" aria-label="Read more about 200 passengers stranded on Bluebridge ferry overnight">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lauren Fraser at the gate to her property, with the Puwhakamua programme residence behind her. Rotorua Daily Post / Mathew Nash A neighbour of a live-in parolee rehabilitation facility in Rotorua says she feels so unsafe in her generational family home that she avoids spending time there. The Pūwhakamua programme, which ... <a title="Neighbour of Rotorua parolee facility speaks out as rehab programme faces next location battle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/neighbour-of-rotorua-parolee-facility-speaks-out-as-rehab-programme-faces-next-location-battle/" aria-label="Read more about Neighbour of Rotorua parolee facility speaks out as rehab programme faces next location battle">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Graham Garnett, 66. Supplied / NZ Police The search for a man missing in Kahurangi National Park is moving to a limited search phase, police say. Police and other groups have been searching for Graham Garnett, 66, who failed to return from a hike on 30 December. Police Search and Rescue’s ... <a title="Search for missing tramper in Kahurangi National Park moved to ‘limited search phase’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/search-for-missing-tramper-in-kahurangi-national-park-moved-to-limited-search-phase/" aria-label="Read more about Search for missing tramper in Kahurangi National Park moved to ‘limited search phase’">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Fire and Rescue NSW More than forty firefighters in New South Wales have been working to extinguish a number of yacht fires in a marina. Fire and Rescue NSW said the incident was reported just before 3.30am (local time) on Friday. It said four people were assessed by paramedics ... <a title="Fire destroys yachts at New South Wales marina" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/fire-destroys-yachts-at-new-south-wales-marina/" aria-label="Read more about Fire destroys yachts at New South Wales marina">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters will return this morning to the scene of a scrub fire that scorched a hill overnight. Crews were sent to Upper Hutt’s Wallaceville from eight different stations, some as far as Wellington City and Porirua, shortly after 11pm on Thursday. A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said the blaze ... <a title="Hotspots being checked after overnight scrub fire in Upper Hutt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/hotspots-being-checked-after-overnight-scrub-fire-in-upper-hutt/" aria-label="Read more about Hotspots being checked after overnight scrub fire in Upper Hutt">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The official Geonet map showing reports of the quake on Friday. A deep 5.4 earthquake has rattled the lower North Island. The tremor, that struck about 8.30am on Friday, was centred 10km south-west of Waverley in Taranaki. Geonet said it struck at a depth of 107km. Within a few minutes, more ... <a title="Deep 5.4 earthquake in Taranaki jolts lower North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/deep-5-4-earthquake-in-taranaki-jolts-lower-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Deep 5.4 earthquake in Taranaki jolts lower North Island">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scarlett Howard, Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University Scarlett Howard Humans have always been fascinated with space. We frequently question whether we are alone in the universe. If not, what does intelligent life look like? And how would aliens communicate? The possibility of extraterrestrial life ... <a title="Can we use bees as a model of intelligent alien life to develop interstellar communication?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/can-we-use-bees-as-a-model-of-intelligent-alien-life-to-develop-interstellar-communication-271524/" aria-label="Read more about Can we use bees as a model of intelligent alien life to develop interstellar communication?">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jean-Nicolas Bordeleau, Research Fellow, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University Amid increasing polarisation, disinformation and economic anxieties, the health of representative democracies will be tested in elections across all continents in 2026. There are four pivotal elections that will either reinforce democratic norms ... <a title="4 pivotal elections around the world that will pose a test to democracy in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/4-pivotal-elections-around-the-world-that-will-pose-a-test-to-democracy-in-2026-270882/" aria-label="Read more about 4 pivotal elections around the world that will pose a test to democracy in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Police have arrested four people, two of whom are alleged to have been armed with machetes, after they are said to have stolen beer from an Auckland bottle shop and caught a bus to escape. Waitematā East Area Commander Inspector Mike Rickards said the four people went ... <a title="Four arrested after alleged theft of Auckland bottle store" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/four-arrested-after-alleged-theft-of-auckland-bottle-store/" aria-label="Read more about Four arrested after alleged theft of Auckland bottle store">Read more</a>
