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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Renting in the Central Otago Lakes District region is now more expensive than Auckland. Unsplash/ Michael Amadeus Central Otago Lakes District average rents hit $891 per week National average weekly rent drops 2.4 percent to $626 per week Wellington’s average weekly rent drops 8.40 percent to $663 per week In a ... <a title="The most expensive place to rent in New Zealand is Central Otago Lakes District" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/the-most-expensive-place-to-rent-in-new-zealand-is-central-otago-lakes-district/" aria-label="Read more about The most expensive place to rent in New Zealand is Central Otago Lakes District">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah McColl-Gausden, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne The Longwood fire on the night of January 7, 2026 Getty Across Australia there are a number of fire districts facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger ratings in this ongoing heatwave. In Victoria, the Wimmera, Northern Country and North ... <a title="My home is in a district facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger. What should I do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/my-home-is-in-a-district-facing-extreme-or-catastrophic-fire-danger-what-should-i-do-273000/" aria-label="Read more about My home is in a district facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger. What should I do?">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Philippines’ Alexandra Eala during Round 16 Singles Women’s ASB Classic Tennis Tournament at Manuka Doctor Arena, Auckland, New Zealand on Thursday 8 January 2026. Joshua Devenie / www.photosport.nz www.photosport.nz Alexandra Eala is not letting the hype get to her head. The Filipino star has attracted plenty of attention for her trailblazing ... <a title="Filipino trailblazer storms into ASB Classic quarters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/filipino-trailblazer-storms-into-asb-classic-quarters/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino trailblazer storms into ASB Classic quarters">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Google Maps One person has died following a crash in Kumeroa on Thursday afternoon. One person died at the scene, and a second person sustained moderate injuries. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Gaisford and Oringi Roads in Kumeroa just before 2.30pm. The road remains closed with ... <a title="One dead after two motorbikes crash in Tararua District" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/one-dead-after-two-motorbikes-crash-in-tararua-district/" aria-label="Read more about One dead after two motorbikes crash in Tararua District">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation The Sassafras-Ferny Creek Fire Brigade is dispatched to the Longwood fire on January 7, 2026. Sassafras-Ferny Creek Fire Brigade CFA/Facebook Victoria is bracing for potentially catastrophic bushfire conditions on Friday, with temperatures expected to top 40°C for the third day in a ... <a title="Victoria bushfires at a glance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/victoria-bushfires-at-a-glance-273002/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria bushfires at a glance">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Saige England What happened at New Zealand human rights campaigner John Minto’s home? Let me tell you. Let me tell you that he wrote about it and Facebook took it down. Yep. Wrong after wrong. Minto, national co-chair of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) advocacy and protest group, has been arrested at ... <a title="Photos of attack on Palestine activist’s property ‘censored’ by Facebook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/photos-of-attack-on-palestine-activists-property-censored-by-facebook/" aria-label="Read more about Photos of attack on Palestine activist’s property ‘censored’ by Facebook">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Manage My Health was due to begin informing patients affected by the security breach on Thursday. RNZ / Finn Blackwell Frustrated patients who fear their highly sensitive health records may have been stolen in Manage My Health’s cyber security breach are pushing their GPs to tell them. Manage My Health was ... <a title="Patients ask GPs for info on health records after Manage My Health security breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/patients-ask-gps-for-info-on-health-records-after-manage-my-health-security-breach/" aria-label="Read more about Patients ask GPs for info on health records after Manage My Health security breach">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some Aucklanders are calling a potentially hefty $1500 fine for individuals washing their cars with cleaning products on driveways and letting soapy water run into stormwater drains “unfair”. They said the rule was poorly publicised and disproportionately affected individuals rather than major polluters. “It’s the Kiwi thing to do – wash ... <a title="‘It’s the Kiwi thing to do’: Aucklanders question fines for washing cars at home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/its-the-kiwi-thing-to-do-aucklanders-question-fines-for-washing-cars-at-home/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s the Kiwi thing to do’: Aucklanders question fines for washing cars at home">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some parts of the country could reach 37C. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Experts are warning of extreme heat and fire risk as temperatures are forecast to soar across the country on Friday. The highs could shatter last year’s record, which was set just last month. MetService issued heat alerts for Friday ... <a title="January temperature records could fall as hot spell forecast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/january-temperature-records-could-fall-as-hot-spell-forecast/" aria-label="Read more about January temperature records could fall as hot spell forecast">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Bach, Researcher and Lecturer in Exercise Science, Griffith University solidcolours/Getty Southeast Australia is enduring a record-breaking heatwave, with temperatures rising above 40ºC in many areas. For vulnerable people, particularly older Australians, this heat is not only uncomfortable but dangerous. High temperatures can worsen existing health problems ... <a title="Older people are more vulnerable in heatwaves. Here’s why – and how to stay safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/older-people-are-more-vulnerable-in-heatwaves-heres-why-and-how-to-stay-safe-272900/" aria-label="Read more about Older people are more vulnerable in heatwaves. Here’s why – and how to stay safe">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/LDR – ODT/Stephen Jaquiery Former Invercargill and Waitematā Mayor, Sir Tim Shadbolt, has died early this morning. He was 78 years old. Sir Tim, who was awarded the Knight Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2019 New Year’s Honours List, served eight terms as Invercargill Mayor between 1993 ... <a title="Sir Tim Shadbolt has died at age 78" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/sir-tim-shadbolt-has-died-at-age-78/" aria-label="Read more about Sir Tim Shadbolt has died at age 78">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne Munbaik Cycling Clothing/Unsplash During heatwaves, everyday life tends to feel more difficult than on an average day. Travel and daily movement are no exception. But while most of us know rain, ... <a title="Roads can become more dangerous on hot days – especially for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/roads-can-become-more-dangerous-on-hot-days-especially-for-pedestrians-cyclists-and-motorcyclists-272995/" aria-label="Read more about Roads can become more dangerous on hot days – especially for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists">Read more</a>
