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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Damage from the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods, from top left: Derek Judge’s Swanson home was flooded by the rapidly rising Waimoko Stream; houses in Swanson sit abandoned and vandalised in November; Andrew Marshall’s red-stricken house in Swanson is still being hit by vandals a year on from the floods; Julie Armstrong’s ... <a title="Auckland homeowners facing further flood risk head to court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/auckland-homeowners-facing-further-flood-risk-head-to-court/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland homeowners facing further flood risk head to court">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic 123RF The unintended consequences of proposed changes to competition law could add unnecessary cost to mergers and acquisitions, while undermining investor confidence, a prominent law firm says. Chapman Tripp said some of the changes to the Commerce (Promoting Competition and Other Matters) Amendment Bill were positive, but others were ... <a title="Concern business costs may spiral in wake of competition law reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/concern-business-costs-may-spiral-in-wake-of-competition-law-reforms/" aria-label="Read more about Concern business costs may spiral in wake of competition law reforms">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A photo of Alex Pretti is displayed at a makeshift memorial in his honor in the area where he was shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 26, 2026. AFP / OCTAVIO JONES At least two federal agents who were involved in Saturday’s fatal shooting of a ... <a title="US agents involved in Minneapolis shooting placed on leave – reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/us-agents-involved-in-minneapolis-shooting-placed-on-leave-reports/" aria-label="Read more about US agents involved in Minneapolis shooting placed on leave – reports">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāruawāhia volunteer fire station’s jet skis assist police with a water rescue during Cyclone Hale in 2023. Supplied Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) faced tough questioning at the Governance and Administration Select Committee in Parliament on Wednesday, much of it focused on the organisation’s banning of all powered watercraft used ... <a title="Fire and Emergency faces tough questions over decision to ground its watercraft" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/fire-and-emergency-faces-tough-questions-over-decision-to-ground-its-watercraft/" aria-label="Read more about Fire and Emergency faces tough questions over decision to ground its watercraft">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Older New Zealanders with British heritage are grappling with border rule changes. 123RF Older New Zealanders with British heritage are grappling with border rule changes – and question marks over citizenship – as they prepare for visits to see relatives in the United Kingdom. UK migrants have discovered they need to ... <a title="Babyboomers and middle-aged New Zealanders struggle with UK’s new border rules" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/babyboomers-and-middle-aged-new-zealanders-struggle-with-uks-new-border-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Babyboomers and middle-aged New Zealanders struggle with UK’s new border rules">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s biggest bank has downgraded its forecast for house prices this year. RNZ New Zealand’s biggest bank has downgraded its forecast for house prices this year, but new research shows not everyone is feeling the same way. ANZ said house prices had been broadly flat for three years and there ... <a title="Biggest bank downgrades house price forecast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/biggest-bank-downgrades-house-price-forecast/" aria-label="Read more about Biggest bank downgrades house price forecast">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand So, what’s the point of meeting my child’s teacher or Wānanga? “It’s about strengthening the home-school partnership,” explains education consultant and former high school teacher Mark Osborne. “We talk about the golden triangle or the magic triangle between the child, the teacher, and the family … research shows that when parents ... <a title="Why do we have ‘meet the teacher’ days and how do you get the most out of them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/why-do-we-have-meet-the-teacher-days-and-how-do-you-get-the-most-out-of-them/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we have ‘meet the teacher’ days and how do you get the most out of them?">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Small businesses are not exempt from cyber-attacks, internet watchdog says. 123RF An internet watchdog has reminded small businesses they are not exempt from cyber-attacks, after a law firm in Napier was hit in January. Langley Twigg Law said it was hit by a cyber attack affecting internal information about the firm ... <a title="Small businesses not exempt from cyber-attacks, internet watchdog Netsafe says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/small-businesses-not-exempt-from-cyber-attacks-internet-watchdog-netsafe-says/" aria-label="Read more about Small businesses not exempt from cyber-attacks, internet watchdog Netsafe says">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A man who lost $35,000 buying a car that turned out to be stolen has complained to the Banking Ombudsman. 123RF Consumer NZ is calling for scam protection to apply to online marketplaces, after a man lost $35,000 buying a car that turned out to be stolen. The man complained to ... <a title="$35k lost in online car sale scam" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/35k-lost-in-online-car-sale-scam/" aria-label="Read more about $35k lost in online car sale scam">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When Dr Paul Marshall, a sports and rehab research fellow from the University of Auckland, warms up before a tennis match, he plays some tennis. No pretzel-like stretching. No weird movements. He might jog a lap or two of the court, and slowly increase the intensity of the warm-up hits, but ... <a title="Doing stretches in your warm-up? Don’t." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/doing-stretches-in-your-warm-up-dont/" aria-label="Read more about Doing stretches in your warm-up? Don’t.">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Alofiano Khan-Pereira brings a whole new level of speed to the Warriors roster. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport Andrew Webster knows there’s one thing even he can’t coach and he’s added to his stocks of this precious commodity for the upcoming NRL season. Pure, unadulterated speed. Last season, before his untimely knee injury, halfback ... <a title="NZ Warriors speedster Alofiano Khan-Pereira turning heads during NRL off-season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/nz-warriors-speedster-alofiano-khan-pereira-turning-heads-during-nrl-off-season/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Warriors speedster Alofiano Khan-Pereira turning heads during NRL off-season">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It took three days of dedicated searching by authorities but eventually it was his family who found the body of their loved one. Tekanimaeu Arobati was reported missing during the severe storm that lashed eastern areas of the North Island. Described as a kind, strong, and straight-talking man, he was deeply ... <a title="Family found body of Tekanimaeu Arobati, man swept away by Mahurangi River" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/family-found-body-of-tekanimaeu-arobati-man-swept-away-by-mahurangi-river/" aria-label="Read more about Family found body of Tekanimaeu Arobati, man swept away by Mahurangi River">Read more</a>
