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January 7, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Stevens, Associate Professor, Sport and Exercise Science, Southern Cross University Marc Schulte/Unsplash You’ve just cleaned your teeth, you’re feeling minty fresh and ready to climb into bed. You take a sip of water, but the water is icy cold, and your next breath feels cool and ... <a title="Why does mint make water taste so cold? A scientist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/why-does-mint-make-water-taste-so-cold-a-scientist-explains-267550/" aria-label="Read more about Why does mint make water taste so cold? A scientist explains">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the action from the Sydney Cricket Ground as Australia builds up a first innings lead in the final Ashes test. Australian skipper Steve Smith became the second-most prolific Ashes run-scorer of all time on the way to his century on day three. The 36-year-old trails only the great Donald ... <a title="Cricket Ashes live: Australia v England, test 5, day 4" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/cricket-ashes-live-australia-v-england-test-5-day-4/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket Ashes live: Australia v England, test 5, day 4">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Traffic is building as police close part of SH1 in Auckland following a serious incident. Supplied A ‘serious incident’ has seen the full closure of part of State Highway 1 northbound in Auckland. Police said the motorway had been closed at Greville Road in Albany as police respond. Officers were called ... <a title="‘Serious incident’ closes part of State Highway 1 in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/serious-incident-closes-part-of-state-highway-1-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Serious incident’ closes part of State Highway 1 in Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the missing plaques. Supplied / Invercargill City Council Plaques stolen from soldiers’ graves at an Invercargill cemetery have been recovered, and a man charged with their theft. Nine plaques were taken in October and November last year from St John Cemetery. Four of them belonged to World War I ... <a title="Man charged over theft of war grave plaques in Invercargill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/man-charged-over-theft-of-war-grave-plaques-in-invercargill/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged over theft of war grave plaques in Invercargill">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The east coast of the country was projected to be particularly hot and dry, especially in Hawke’s Bay, Marlborough and Canterbury, Makgabutlane said (file image). RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Unusually hot weather may be on the way, with MetService warning above-average temperatures are projected across much of the country for the ... <a title="32C day looms as ‘unusually’ hot weather arrives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/32c-day-looms-as-unusually-hot-weather-arrives/" aria-label="Read more about 32C day looms as ‘unusually’ hot weather arrives">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Most train lines are fully or partially closed with buses replacing trains between 26 December to 11 January while works are done across the rail network. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Wellington commuters have complained Metlink’s train network has been a shambles this week with limited buses replacing trains as people return ... <a title="‘Shambles’: Metlink troubles makes return to work even more sour for Wellington commuters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/shambles-metlink-troubles-makes-return-to-work-even-more-sour-for-wellington-commuters/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shambles’: Metlink troubles makes return to work even more sour for Wellington commuters">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
SPECIAL REPORT: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea’s largest resource development has reached a milestone more than a decade in the making. The PNG Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project has fully retired its bank-financed project debt, closing one of the most complex financing arrangements in the country’s economic history. The debt, ... <a title="Papua New Guinea fully retires debt for Liquefied Natural Gas project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/papua-new-guinea-fully-retires-debt-for-liquefied-natural-gas-project/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guinea fully retires debt for Liquefied Natural Gas project">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Headline: Military Extortion as Coercive Diplomacy. – 36th Parallel Assessments Source: Anonymous on X.com. The lethal theatre of the absurd that has been the Trump administration’s sabre rattling performances in the Central American basin over the last few months culminated with the military attack on Venezuela and the kidnapping of its president and his wife ... <a title="Military Extortion as Coercive Diplomacy." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/military-extortion-as-coercive-diplomacy/" aria-label="Read more about Military Extortion as Coercive Diplomacy.">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell The hackers who say they have stolen data from a health app have removed information about the data online. The hackers, known as ‘Kazu’, previously published samples of the leaked information. Last night, Manage My Health was granted a High Court injunction preventing anyone from accessing or ... <a title="Manage My Health hackers removes information about data online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/manage-my-health-hackers-removes-information-about-data-online/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health hackers removes information about data online">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand national anthem sung at the Auckland memorial service. RNZ / Marika Khabazi A British World War expert is expected to reveal how Kiwi troops compared to their Australian counterparts in both World Wars. Professor Gary Sheffield is one of 34 historians who will challenge and explore quirky, controversial and ... <a title="How Kiwi troops compared to Australian counterparts in the World Wars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/how-kiwi-troops-compared-to-australian-counterparts-in-the-world-wars/" aria-label="Read more about How Kiwi troops compared to Australian counterparts in the World Wars">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy Andrew Cornaga / www.photosport.nz / Photosport Ltd 2025 Jacob Duffy’s super summer will continue after being named in the Black Caps squad for next month’s T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India. The Otago pace bowler is set for his first senior World Cup after being ... <a title="Black Caps pace ace Jacob Duffy selected for T20 World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/black-caps-pace-ace-jacob-duffy-selected-for-t20-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about Black Caps pace ace Jacob Duffy selected for T20 World Cup">Read more</a>
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January 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Christine Rovi of PMN 123RF A major genetic study has revealed how Pacific people helped move pigs across the ocean for thousands of years, shaping island life, culture, and ecosystems from Southeast Asia to Polynesia. The study, published in the journal Science, looked at the DNA of more than 700 ... <a title="Ancient DNA shows how Pasifika carried pigs across the ocean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/ancient-dna-shows-how-pasifika-carried-pigs-across-the-ocean/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient DNA shows how Pasifika carried pigs across the ocean">Read more</a>
