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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Orr, Veterinarian, James Cook University Mike Kilcoyne/Unsplash Imagine walking your dog on a warm summer day. They’ve just run off the path to sniff in some long grass, maybe eat some kangaroo poo. Suddenly, there is a yelp and you see a snake slither away. With ... <a title="More than 250,000 Australians don’t have access to a vet – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/more-than-250-000-australians-dont-have-access-to-a-vet-new-research-269284/" aria-label="Read more about More than 250,000 Australians don’t have access to a vet – new research">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The urgent care clinic at Porirua’s Kenepuru Hospital was without a doctor overnight (file image). Google Maps The urgent care clinic at Porirua’s Kenepuru Hospital was without a doctor overnight due to what Health NZ has called “unforeseen circumstances”. The agency posted on social media that there was no doctor at ... <a title="No doctors overnight in Wellington urgent care clinic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/no-doctors-overnight-in-wellington-urgent-care-clinic/" aria-label="Read more about No doctors overnight in Wellington urgent care clinic">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Plans to open a Dunedin bottle store earlier in the day have been quashed after being told it would have been inappropriate in the student quarter. Bottle O Cumberland applied to increase its off-licence hours to 9am until 10pm at night each day. Currently, it opens at 10am and the ... <a title="Dunedin bottle store’s plans to open earlier quashed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/dunedin-bottle-stores-plans-to-open-earlier-quashed/" aria-label="Read more about Dunedin bottle store’s plans to open earlier quashed">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Despite fallout from the expenses scandal and Bondi, Labor still holds a 54–46 lead in Resolve, but Anthony Albanese’s ratings have slumped. Newspoll analysis has One Nation’s ... <a title="Labor and Albanese take a hit in post-Bondi Resolve poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/labor-and-albanese-take-a-hit-in-post-bondi-resolve-poll-272266/" aria-label="Read more about Labor and Albanese take a hit in post-Bondi Resolve poll">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A quirky shop run by Northland’s Puzzleman is itself something of a puzzle. How does a small business, selling a niche product in an out-of-the-way town of a few hundred souls, survive for half a century – especially in these tough economic times? Louis “Puzzleman” Toorenburg has a simple answer. Toorenburg ... <a title="Meet the Puzzleman of New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/meet-the-puzzleman-of-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the Puzzleman of New Zealand">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health Minister Simeon Brown. RNZ / Mark Papalii Health Minister Simeon Brown has commissioned a review by the Ministry of Health into the response to the cyber security breach involving patient information on ManageMyHealth. In a statement, Brown said patient data is incredibly personal and whether it is held by a ... <a title="Government orders review into ManageMyHealth data breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/government-orders-review-into-managemyhealth-data-breach/" aria-label="Read more about Government orders review into ManageMyHealth data breach">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A person has died after a crash in Rolleston on Monday. Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle crash on Jones Road shortly after 7.45am. The driver died at the scene. Jones Road remained closed. Motorists were advised to avoid the area and expect delays. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, ... <a title="Person dies after single-vehicle crash closes road in Rolleston" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/person-dies-after-single-vehicle-crash-closes-road-in-rolleston/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies after single-vehicle crash closes road in Rolleston">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Warmer, more settled weather should give rain-soaked parts of the country a chance to dry out following a weekend of heavy rainfalls and flooding in northern regions, MetService says. At the weekend, a low pressure system brought heavy rain and thunderstorms to northern parts of the country causing surface flooding and ... <a title="Summer returns: Temperatures could reach 30s this week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/summer-returns-temperatures-could-reach-30s-this-week/" aria-label="Read more about Summer returns: Temperatures could reach 30s this week">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
RNZ News There is no doubt that Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela was illegal, former prime minister and UN leader Helen Clark says. Over the weekend, the US attacked the Venezuelan capital Caracas and captured the South American nation’s president and his wife, citing alleged drug offences. Nicolás Maduro is now being held in a ... <a title="US attack on Venezuela ‘clearly illegal’ under UN charter, says former NZ prime minister Helen Clark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/us-attack-on-venezuela-clearly-illegal-under-un-charter-says-former-nz-prime-minister-helen-clark/" aria-label="Read more about US attack on Venezuela ‘clearly illegal’ under UN charter, says former NZ prime minister Helen Clark">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Emergency Services are reporting serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 24 in Waikato, south of Matamata. Police were called to the scene on Tauranga Road about 9.45am. The road was closed near Old Te Aroha Road and motorists were advised to avoid the area ... <a title="Road closed after serious crash on State Highway 24 in Waikato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/road-closed-after-serious-crash-on-state-highway-24-in-waikato/" aria-label="Read more about Road closed after serious crash on State Highway 24 in Waikato">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 20-year-old Connor Purvis. Supplied / NZ Police A search for a tramper who has been missing for almost a week near Lake Ōhau in the Mackenzie Basin is continuing. There has been no sign of 20-year-old Connor Purvis since he went to climb Mt Huxley on Tuesday last week. Police said ... <a title="Ground search for missing tramper near Lake Ōhau continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/ground-search-for-missing-tramper-near-lake-ohau-continues/" aria-label="Read more about Ground search for missing tramper near Lake Ōhau continues">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you’re setting financial goals for the new year, just make sure they are realistic and doable. 123RF If 2026 is the year you get your money life sorted, you may be wondering where to begin. In this five-part series, money correspondent Susan Edmunds guides you through the basics. First up: ... <a title="Get your finances sorted in 2026: Set a budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/get-your-finances-sorted-in-2026-set-a-budget/" aria-label="Read more about Get your finances sorted in 2026: Set a budget">Read more</a>
