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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ©Rainer Fuhrmann – stock.adobe.com New Zealand’s only dung beetle rearing facility says it may have to close if there’s not more support. Dung Beetle Innovations was launched in 2014, following a successful application to import exotic dung beetles into Aotearoa to help reduce the impacts of farming on soil and water ... <a title="Fears dung beetle investment will be flushed away" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/fears-dung-beetle-investment-will-be-flushed-away/" aria-label="Read more about Fears dung beetle investment will be flushed away">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Andrew Coster resigned from the Social Investment Agency (SIA) last year following the police watchdog’s damning report. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Former police commissioner Andrew Coster told staff he was “sorry” to be leaving the Social Investment Agency following a scathing report by the police watchdog. Coster resigned from the Social ... <a title="Inside Andrew Coster’s resignation after a damning police watchdog report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/inside-andrew-costers-resignation-after-a-damning-police-watchdog-report/" aria-label="Read more about Inside Andrew Coster’s resignation after a damning police watchdog report">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand F1 driver Liam Lawson. MPS AGENCY / PHOTOSPORT New Zealand driver Liam Lawson had a positive second day in his new Racing Bulls car at the Barcelona F1 Shakedown. Teams have run their new spec 2026 cars behind closed doors at the Circuit de Catalunya. Lawson described his first ... <a title="F1: A better day for Liam Lawson in new Racing Bulls car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/f1-a-better-day-for-liam-lawson-in-new-racing-bulls-car/" aria-label="Read more about F1: A better day for Liam Lawson in new Racing Bulls car">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Guinness Book of Records record-holding collection of Pokémon cards owned by Jens Ishoey Prehn and his brother Per Ishoy Nielsen. IDA MARIE ODGAARD / AFP Trading cards like Pokémon have become serious business, straddling the worlds of gaming and high-value investment. Originally created in 1996 for competitive play and on ... <a title="Collectors fear police aren’t taking Pokémon card thefts seriously" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/collectors-fear-police-arent-taking-pokemon-card-thefts-seriously/" aria-label="Read more about Collectors fear police aren’t taking Pokémon card thefts seriously">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former St Bede’s College priest Fr Rowan Donoghue arrives at the Christchurch District Court for an appearance on January 28, 2026. Nathan McKinnon / RNZ The Teaching Council says it will investigate whether mandatory reporting obligations were met over allegations involving a priest now convicted of sexually abusing boys, with its ... <a title="Teaching Council to examine actions of ‘everyone involved’ over sex abuse claims against St Bede’s priest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/teaching-council-to-examine-actions-of-everyone-involved-over-sex-abuse-claims-against-st-bedes-priest/" aria-label="Read more about Teaching Council to examine actions of ‘everyone involved’ over sex abuse claims against St Bede’s priest">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Illustration of motor neuron diseases, showing degeneration of motor neurons in anterior horns of spinal cord. Science Photo Libra via AFP A low uptake of New Zealanders with motor neurone disease are using the only publicly-funded treatment available for the disease, a new study shows. Motor neurone disease (MND) was a ... <a title="New Zealanders missing out on motor neurone disease treatment, study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/new-zealanders-missing-out-on-motor-neurone-disease-treatment-study-shows/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealanders missing out on motor neurone disease treatment, study shows">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The S.S.Tasmania hit a rock off Table Cape, Mahia Peninsula in 1897. Auckland Libraries There are concerns divers are plundering one of New Zealand’s famous shipwrecks. Are they treasure-hunting pirates, or just amateur souvenir-seekers? Concerns have been raised over the summer that the historic contents of a shipwreck off the Mahia ... <a title="The treasure’s in the tales of New Zealand’s 2500 sunken ships" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/the-treasures-in-the-tales-of-new-zealands-2500-sunken-ships/" aria-label="Read more about The treasure’s in the tales of New Zealand’s 2500 sunken ships">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Coco Gauff went viral after smashing her racket following her quarter-final defeat at the Australian Open. AAP / Photosport The WTA said that calls from players for more privacy away from the court at tournaments were entirely valid after broadcasts of Coco Gauff smashing her racket following her quarter-final defeat at ... <a title="Australian Open cameras: WTA backs players’ calls for more off-court privacy at tournaments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/australian-open-cameras-wta-backs-players-calls-for-more-off-court-privacy-at-tournaments/" aria-label="Read more about Australian Open cameras: WTA backs players’ calls for more off-court privacy at tournaments">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Football is becoming increasingly popular in NZ. Photosport Football is increasingly becoming the sport of choice in New Zealand, with the latest numbers showing more Kiwis than ever are playing. And New Zealand Football expected that to grow, with the All Whites competing at the FIFA World Cup 2026. According to ... <a title="‘Footballing nation’ – record number of Kiwis playing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/footballing-nation-record-number-of-kiwis-playing/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Footballing nation’ – record number of Kiwis playing">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mosgiel resident Carole Evans, 84, said she was first introduced to cycling about 34 years ago through her husband and she has loved getting on her bike ever since. She is wearing her original 1992 Masters Games tracksuit. RNZ / Tess Brunton Quick minds and fast feet are not the only ... <a title="The Masters Games: Jigsaw puzzle racing, ballroom dancing and competitive cornhole" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/the-masters-games-jigsaw-puzzle-racing-ballroom-dancing-and-competitive-cornhole/" aria-label="Read more about The Masters Games: Jigsaw puzzle racing, ballroom dancing and competitive cornhole">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Travel agents say they are fielding queries about new UK passport rules. RNZ Travel agents say they are fielding queries from panicked travellers who think they might be caught out by new United Kingdom passport rules. From 25 February, expat British and Irish dual citizens are required to use their British ... <a title="Panicked travellers fear getting caught out by new UK passport rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/panicked-travellers-fear-getting-caught-out-by-new-uk-passport-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Panicked travellers fear getting caught out by new UK passport rules">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hospitals in Auckland and Northland were impacted by the outage. (File photo) 123rf.com There are calls from the senior doctors’ union for an explanation from Health New Zealand as to what caused the most recent IT outage to hospitals in the upper North Island. The computer systems outage happened over a ... <a title="Staff, public deserve answers after major IT outage at hospitals, union says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/staff-public-deserve-answers-after-major-it-outage-at-hospitals-union-says/" aria-label="Read more about Staff, public deserve answers after major IT outage at hospitals, union says">Read more</a>
