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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hinerupe Marae in Te Araroa is a Civil Defence base and has sheltered evacuees. Te Araroa Civil Defence / supplied Marae are welcoming the governments funding boost as a “good start” for the marae communities who turn out time and time in the wake of severe weather events. Tauranga Moana iwi ... <a title="Marae welcome recovery funding boost but say more could be done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/marae-welcome-recovery-funding-boost-but-say-more-could-be-done/" aria-label="Read more about Marae welcome recovery funding boost but say more could be done">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Free Speech Union says planned changes to telco regulations could open the back door to encrypted communication channels. 123rf The Free Speech Union is concerned proposed changes to telecommunications regulations will open the back door to encrypted communications channels, but the tech industry says the horse has already bolted. The ... <a title="Telecommunications Bill raises questions about encryption, Free Speech Union says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/telecommunications-bill-raises-questions-about-encryption-free-speech-union-says/" aria-label="Read more about Telecommunications Bill raises questions about encryption, Free Speech Union says">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A man is tackled after spraying an unknown substance at US Representative Ilhan Omar. AFP / Octavio Jones US Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been targeted during a speech by a man who sprayed an unidentified liquid at her from a syringe before being tackled by security guards, according to an ... <a title="Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed by unknown substance during speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/democratic-congresswoman-ilhan-omar-sprayed-by-unknown-substance-during-speech/" aria-label="Read more about Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed by unknown substance during speech">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand IKEA’s first Auckland store opens on December 4 Marika Khabazi / RNZ New Zealand retailers need to “step up” to keep up with the wages and conditions offered by international businesses coming into New Zealand, one union says. Ikea said on Wednesday it was hiring an extra 85 staff for logistics ... <a title="Ikea hikes staff pay to minimum $29 as other retailers told to ‘step up’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/ikea-hikes-staff-pay-to-minimum-29-as-other-retailers-told-to-step-up/" aria-label="Read more about Ikea hikes staff pay to minimum $29 as other retailers told to ‘step up’">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police officers on guard near the scene of the crash. RNZ/ Charlotte Cook Police say two people have died in a helicopter crash near Wellington today. Emergency services were called to a helicopter crash in the Paekākāriki Hill area, north of Wellington, by an automated crash alert at 7.30am. Inspector Renée ... <a title="Pilot, passenger dead after helicopter crash in Paekākāriki Hill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/pilot-passenger-dead-after-helicopter-crash-in-paekakariki-hill/" aria-label="Read more about Pilot, passenger dead after helicopter crash in Paekākāriki Hill">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Six people were killed when a landslide hit the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park Shirley Thomas Nearly a week after six people were killed in a landslide at the Mount Maunganui campground, questions remain on who knew what, when they were notified, and what action could or should have been taken. ... <a title="Police? Council? FENZ? Who knew what and when before the Mount Maunganui landslide?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/police-council-fenz-who-knew-what-and-when-before-the-mount-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Police? Council? FENZ? Who knew what and when before the Mount Maunganui landslide?">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Claire Naughton with Lola. SUPPLIED Well-wishers have come out in force for a Wellington cat considered to be Aro Park royalty. Lola the Cat was a regular fixture in Aro Park for many years. She died in December last year, her death was announced on her Facebook page on Monday. “Lola ... <a title="Tributes flow for Wellington’s beloved Aro Park cat, Lola" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/tributes-flow-for-wellingtons-beloved-aro-park-cat-lola/" aria-label="Read more about Tributes flow for Wellington’s beloved Aro Park cat, Lola">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tauranga Mayor Mahe Drysdale. Calvin Samuel / RNZ Tauranga’s mayor has confirmed council workers were at the fatal Mount Maunganui campground landslide when it happened. There have been several accounts of warnings that were made to Tauranga City Council and other agencies about landslips at Mauao in the hours before the ... <a title="Mayor confirms council staff were at scene of Mount Maunganui fatal slip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/mayor-confirms-council-staff-were-at-scene-of-mount-maunganui-fatal-slip/" aria-label="Read more about Mayor confirms council staff were at scene of Mount Maunganui fatal slip">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wētā FX’s visual effects work on Avatar: Fire and Ash has been nominated at the BAFTA Film Awards, alongside major contenders F1, How to Train Your Dragon and Frankenstein. Directed by James Cameron, the film also received Academy Award nominations last week for best visual effects and best costume design, the ... <a title="Wētā FX scores BAFTA nomination for Avatar: Fire and Ash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/weta-fx-scores-bafta-nomination-for-avatar-fire-and-ash/" aria-label="Read more about Wētā FX scores BAFTA nomination for Avatar: Fire and Ash">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former St Bede’s College Friar Rowan Donoghue arrives at the Christchurch District Court for an appearance on January 28, 2026. Nathan McKinnon / RNZ The Society of Mary was made aware of allegations against a priest now convicted of sexual abusing several boys nearly 20 years ago, RNZ can reveal. The ... <a title="Religious group was warned about now-convicted sex offending priest Rowan Donoghue 20 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/religious-group-was-warned-about-now-convicted-sex-offending-priest-rowan-donoghue-20-years-ago/" aria-label="Read more about Religious group was warned about now-convicted sex offending priest Rowan Donoghue 20 years ago">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Claire Naughton with Lola. SUPPLIED Well-wishers have come out in force for a Wellington cat considered to be Aro Park royalty. Lola the Cat was a regular fixture in Aro Park for many years. She died in December last year, her death was announced on her Facebook page on Monday. “Lola ... <a title="Wellington’s beloved cat, Lola, drawn tributes from many who passed her by in Aro Park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/wellingtons-beloved-cat-lola-drawn-tributes-from-many-who-passed-her-by-in-aro-park/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington’s beloved cat, Lola, drawn tributes from many who passed her by in Aro Park">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ A Napier-based law firm says it’s been hit by a cyber attack affecting internal information about the firm as well as client documents. Langley Twigg Law said it’s working with digital forensics and cyber specialists over the attack, which occurred on 11 January. In a statement on its ... <a title="Client documents caught up in law firm cyber attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/client-documents-caught-up-in-law-firm-cyber-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Client documents caught up in law firm cyber attack">Read more</a>
