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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University Eduardo Filgueiras/Unsplash This year, Australian drowning deaths reached their worst level in three decades. Tragically, 357 drownings were reported between July 1 2024 and June 30 2025, with many more non-fatal incidents. Australian drowning fatalities have surged ... <a title="Drownings are surging in Australia. AI can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/drownings-are-surging-in-australia-ai-can-help-269716/" aria-label="Read more about Drownings are surging in Australia. AI can help">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This ransom post screenshot is from a popular hacking forum. Supplied Hackers say ManageMyHealth ransomware attack about ‘business’ Company has until Tuesday morning to pay up or 400,000 patient documents released Cyber security experts fear some patients at risk of blackmail or identity theft Patient health portal criticised for sluggish response ... <a title="ManageMyHealth breach: Patients at risk of identity theft, extortion – experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/managemyhealth-breach-patients-at-risk-of-identity-theft-extortion-experts/" aria-label="Read more about ManageMyHealth breach: Patients at risk of identity theft, extortion – experts">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Bergman, International Affairs Editor, The Conversation The list of people Donald Trump has punished or threatened to punish since returning to office is long. It includes the likes of James Comey, Letitia James, John Bolton, as well as members of the opposition, such as Adam Schiff, ... <a title="Autocrats have long lists of political enemies. This is how Donald Trump has tried to silence his" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/autocrats-have-long-lists-of-political-enemies-this-is-how-donald-trump-has-tried-to-silence-his-272252/" aria-label="Read more about Autocrats have long lists of political enemies. This is how Donald Trump has tried to silence his">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Łukasz Rawa/Unsplash If you’ve spent any time on TikTok or Instagram lately, you may have seen people blending oats with water or juice and calling it “oatzempic.” The name is a nod to Ozempic, a ... <a title="What is ‘oatzempic’? Does it actually work for weight loss?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/what-is-oatzempic-does-it-actually-work-for-weight-loss-269603/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘oatzempic’? Does it actually work for weight loss?">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David M Watson, Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University Author supplied , CC BY-ND In Kosciuszko National Park in Australia’s alpine region, the landscape is slowly changing. Patches of native vegetation cropped bald by horses are regrowing. Some long-eroded creek banks look less compacted along the edges. ... <a title="With thousands of feral horses gone, Kosciuszko’s fragile ecosystems are slowly recovering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/with-thousands-of-feral-horses-gone-kosciuszkos-fragile-ecosystems-are-slowly-recovering-270658/" aria-label="Read more about With thousands of feral horses gone, Kosciuszko’s fragile ecosystems are slowly recovering">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Plester, Senior Lecturer, Management and International Business, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Groaning your way back into the new work year? It’s an occupational hazard after the holiday break, of course, but these days there is the consolation (for some) of hybrid working. ... <a title="Can office culture survive the work-from-home revolution? Yes, but you can’t force the fun" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/can-office-culture-survive-the-work-from-home-revolution-yes-but-you-cant-force-the-fun-269702/" aria-label="Read more about Can office culture survive the work-from-home revolution? Yes, but you can’t force the fun">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Jan Kohl/Unsplash Everyone always loves a holiday – at least, that’s how we portray them. Holidays present a chance to unwind, relax and decompress from life’s day-to-day struggles. But they don’t ... <a title="Why can’t we admit to not enjoying a bad holiday?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/why-cant-we-admit-to-not-enjoying-a-bad-holiday-267978/" aria-label="Read more about Why can’t we admit to not enjoying a bad holiday?">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Willis, Associate Professor, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University Designecologist/ Pexels As the New Year rolls around, dating apps often see a surge in new sign-ups. Some are dipping their toes in for the first time, while others are rejoining with renewed hope ... <a title="Just joined a dating app? Here’s how to look after yourself and handle rejection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/just-joined-a-dating-app-heres-how-to-look-after-yourself-and-handle-rejection-271312/" aria-label="Read more about Just joined a dating app? Here’s how to look after yourself and handle rejection">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Woman spent 11 and a half hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, but was never seen by a doctor. 123RF Health New Zealand has apologised to a woman who spent 11 and a half hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, but was never seen by a doctor. The agency said that ... <a title="Woman waited 11 hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, was not seen by doctor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/woman-waited-11-hours-at-wellington-hospitals-emergency-department-was-not-seen-by-doctor/" aria-label="Read more about Woman waited 11 hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, was not seen by doctor">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New year, fresh start, as the saying goes. Your chance to shut (or slam) the door on 2025 and fling open a new one to a bright and shiny 12 months ahead. If only it was that easy, right? It’s hard to bundle up the pain of a difficult year, take ... <a title="How to ditch all the bad stuff that happened last year and start afresh" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/how-to-ditch-all-the-bad-stuff-that-happened-last-year-and-start-afresh/" aria-label="Read more about How to ditch all the bad stuff that happened last year and start afresh">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf The past year was a tough grind for many households and businesses but forecasters say there is economic improvement on the horizon. Kelly Eckhold, chief economist at Westpac, said he was expecting the economy to be much stronger in 2026, with growth in GDP of about 3 percent over the ... <a title="‘It can’t be worse, right?’: What’s ahead for the economy in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/it-cant-be-worse-right-whats-ahead-for-the-economy-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It can’t be worse, right?’: What’s ahead for the economy in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Kidnap, murder, torture, brutality, subversion, treachery, and barbarism, writes Adrian Blackburn reflecting on US President Donald Trump’s New Year present to the world. COMMENTARY: By Adrian Blackburn Blatantly, boastfully, bullyingly, shamelessly, Trump overnight threw open to the world’s eyes the cruel reality of US foreign policy. He has brought out from the shadows the ugly ... <a title="Trump’s gift-wrapped Maduro package has done the world a favour – revealing what a lie US foreign policy really is" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/trumps-gift-wrapped-maduro-package-has-done-the-world-a-favour-revealing-what-a-lie-us-foreign-policy-really-is/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s gift-wrapped Maduro package has done the world a favour – revealing what a lie US foreign policy really is">Read more</a>
