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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ More than 150,000 students in New Zealand, Niue and the Cook Islands can access their NCEA exam results today. They can log into the Qualifications Authority’s website to see how they went. The authority said students would be able to access their marked NCEA exam papers from 20 January. It ... <a title="NCEA exam results can be accessed from today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/ncea-exam-results-can-be-accessed-from-today/" aria-label="Read more about NCEA exam results can be accessed from today">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Swab, Assistant Professor Department of Geography & Sustainability, University of Tennessee 1909 Sanborn map of Suffolk County in Boston, Mass. Library of Congress Imagine a map that allows you to see what your neighborhood looked like a century ago in immense detail. What you’re thinking of ... <a title="From flammable neighborhoods to moral hazards, fire insurance maps capture early US cities and the landscape of discrimination" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/from-flammable-neighborhoods-to-moral-hazards-fire-insurance-maps-capture-early-us-cities-and-the-landscape-of-discrimination-271271/" aria-label="Read more about From flammable neighborhoods to moral hazards, fire insurance maps capture early US cities and the landscape of discrimination">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Fairbrother rode around a Christchurch McDonald’s for 24 hours. Matthew Fairbrother A Christchurch mountain biker spent 24 hours cycling continuous laps around a McDonald’s drive-through to test his endurance. Twenty-one-year-old Matthew Fairbrother clocked up 500 kilometres on the ride on Christmas Day, which he described as a “deliberately absurd” ... <a title="Mountain biker spends 24 hours circling Christchurch McDonald’s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/mountain-biker-spends-24-hours-circling-christchurch-mcdonalds/" aria-label="Read more about Mountain biker spends 24 hours circling Christchurch McDonald’s">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A West Papuan advocacy group has condemned Indonesia over taking up the presidency of the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying it was “totally unfit” and the choice “makes a mockery” of the office. Indonesia was the sole candidate for the Asia-Pacific bloc at the council (HRC), which also includes China, Japan ... <a title="Indonesia accused of being ‘unfit’ for UN rights council presidency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/indonesia-accused-of-being-unfit-for-un-rights-council-presidency/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia accused of being ‘unfit’ for UN rights council presidency">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King One person has died after a house fire in Christchurch. Emergency services were called to an apartment on Korimako Lane just after 4pm on Tuesday after reports of a fire alarm sounding and the smell of smoke. Police said one person was transported to hospital ... <a title="One dead after Christchurch apartment fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/one-dead-after-christchurch-apartment-fire/" aria-label="Read more about One dead after Christchurch apartment fire">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A major road in Rotorua has been closed after a serious two-vehicle crash. Police said several people were injured after two vehicles collided on Tauranga Direct Road between Hamurana Road and Te Waerenga Road at about 5.30pm on Tuesday. The road is closed while emergency services respond. Motorists are advised to ... <a title="‘Several’ people injured in serious Rotorua crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/several-people-injured-in-serious-rotorua-crash/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Several’ people injured in serious Rotorua crash">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s Finn Reynolds and James Watt during their doubles match at the ASB Classic. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz New Zealand doubles pairing Finn Reynolds and James Watt have belied their wildcard status to progress to the quarter-finals of the ASB Classic tennis tournament in Auckland. The local duo beat Belgium’s Sander Gille ... <a title="Tennis: NZ pair into ASB Classic quarter finals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/tennis-nz-pair-into-asb-classic-quarter-finals/" aria-label="Read more about Tennis: NZ pair into ASB Classic quarter finals">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cartridge of nitrous oxide, also called laughing gas or nangs, can cause serious health problems. These were found in a street in France in 2020. AFP/ GARO Police are concerned about what they say is an increase in drivers huffing nitrous oxide, or ‘nangs’, from small silver canisters. Last Wednesday, a ... <a title="Teen caught huffing nangs while driving" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/teen-caught-huffing-nangs-while-driving/" aria-label="Read more about Teen caught huffing nangs while driving">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Who gets the best deal in retirement? Australians or New Zealanders? RNZ / REECE BAKER Do New Zealanders or Australians get a better deal in retirement? Commentators say it depends who you’re asking. A number of people who contact RNZ with questions about their financial lives want to know about NZ ... <a title="Australia vs NZ: Who’s doing retirement income better?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/australia-vs-nz-whos-doing-retirement-income-better/" aria-label="Read more about Australia vs NZ: Who’s doing retirement income better?">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
By Kim Wingerei and Michael West in Sydney Adelaide Writers’ Week, a core part of South Australia’s premier cultural event, the Adelaide Festival, has finally been cancelled in its 40th year. There are own goals. And then there is the board of the Adelaide Festival (ably assisted by referee, Premier Peter Malinauskas). After yesterday’s resignation ... <a title="Adelaide Writers Week: Cancelled – no decorum without a quorum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/adelaide-writers-week-cancelled-no-decorum-without-a-quorum/" aria-label="Read more about Adelaide Writers Week: Cancelled – no decorum without a quorum">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King One person is in a serious condition after an apartment fire in Christchurch on Tuesday afternoon. Fire and Emergency were called to the blaze in the suburb of Sydenham at 4:05pm after reports of a fire alarm sounding off and the smell of smoke. Four ... <a title="One seriously injured after Christchurch apartment fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/one-seriously-injured-after-christchurch-apartment-fire/" aria-label="Read more about One seriously injured after Christchurch apartment fire">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The flight looped back to Auckland soon after it left. Supplied / FlightRadar24 A flight bound for Vancouver returned to Auckland International Airport shortly after takeoff. The AC40 flight was due to depart Auckland at 2pm on Tuesday, but it didn’t leave until 2.51pm. According to Flight Aware, it landed back ... <a title="Flight bound for Vancouver loops back to Auckland Airport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/flight-bound-for-vancouver-loops-back-to-auckland-airport/" aria-label="Read more about Flight bound for Vancouver loops back to Auckland Airport">Read more</a>
