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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand UK High Commissioner Iona Thomas is trying to clear up confusion over changes for British and dual nationals travelling to the UK. It comes after RNZ revealed earlier this month that from February, anyone who was born in Britain – or has citizenship there – will no longer be able to ... <a title="UK High Commissioner fronts after confusion over dual-citizen changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/uk-high-commissioner-fronts-after-confusion-over-dual-citizen-changes/" aria-label="Read more about UK High Commissioner fronts after confusion over dual-citizen changes">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police cordon at the corner of Sandhurst St and Truman lane, Mangatawa. LAUREN CRIMP / SUPPLIED Tauranga City Council has evacuated residents in an area of Papamoa, where a slip poses a risk to life and property. Residents near the southern end of Truman Lane, which includes the Mangatawa Marae ... <a title="New slip prompts emergency evacuations in Tauranga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/new-slip-prompts-emergency-evacuations-in-tauranga/" aria-label="Read more about New slip prompts emergency evacuations in Tauranga">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A property badly damaged in last October’s storm. RNZ/ Katie Todd The storm that lashed Canterbury, Otago and Southland with severe winds in October has resulted in the second-most claims for an event in rural insurer FMG’s 120-year history. New Zealand’s largest rural insurer has already paid out $20 million, but ... <a title="October storm payout set to climb to $50m, insurer FMG says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/october-storm-payout-set-to-climb-to-50m-insurer-fmg-says/" aria-label="Read more about October storm payout set to climb to $50m, insurer FMG says">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand UK High Commissioner Iona Thomas is hosting a press conference to provide practical guidance for travellers to UK and what changes mean for British and dual nationals from February 25. It comes after RNZ revealed earlier this month that from February anyone who was born in Britain – or has citizenship ... <a title="Watch live: UK High Commissioner fronts after confusion over dual-citizen changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/watch-live-uk-high-commissioner-fronts-after-confusion-over-dual-citizen-changes/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: UK High Commissioner fronts after confusion over dual-citizen changes">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the latest updates in RNZ’s blog Crews continue to search for six people buried in a landslide at Mount Maunganui, while police say they will investigate whether there is any criminal liability. A rāhui is in place at the site where six people – including two teenagers – were caught ... <a title="Live: Council staff were at scene of Mount Maunganui slip when it happened, mayor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/live-council-staff-were-at-scene-of-mount-maunganui-slip-when-it-happened-mayor-says/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Council staff were at scene of Mount Maunganui slip when it happened, mayor says">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon A motorcyclist has died in a crash with a car south of Whangārei. Police said the crash occurred at the intersection of Port Marsden Highway and McCathie Road, in Ruakākā, just after 6.30am on Wednesday. The rider suffered critical injuries and died on the way to hospital, ... <a title="Motorcyclist dies in crash with car" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/motorcyclist-dies-in-crash-with-car/" aria-label="Read more about Motorcyclist dies in crash with car">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The transformation of a quarry just outside of Hamilton is the culmination of 30 years’ hard graft by landowners John and Dorothy Wakeling. The couple bought the quarry in the mid-1990s, Dorothy told RNZ’s Nine to Noon. “We thought it had immense potential because of the landscape of cliffs and waterways ... <a title="Derelict quarry transformed into a thriving arboretum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/derelict-quarry-transformed-into-a-thriving-arboretum/" aria-label="Read more about Derelict quarry transformed into a thriving arboretum">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Last week the helicopters assisted with the evacuation of flood-affected residents on the East Coast. Supplied / Byron Glover Food and fuel are being dropped by helicopter into upper North Island communities left isolated following recent storms. Slips have shut roads and cut off parts of eastern Bay of Plenty and ... <a title="Helicopters dropping essential supplies into communities cut off by storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/helicopters-dropping-essential-supplies-into-communities-cut-off-by-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Helicopters dropping essential supplies into communities cut off by storm">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A renewed search for Celine Cremer, more than two years after she disappeared in remote north-west Tasmania, has attracted international attention. Many of the people who tuned in to the private search party’s efforts have done so through the action camera and smartphone lenses of Rob Parsons. He calls himself a ... <a title="How YouTube filmmaker Rob Parsons helped the search for missing tourist Celine Cremer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/how-youtube-filmmaker-rob-parsons-helped-the-search-for-missing-tourist-celine-cremer/" aria-label="Read more about How YouTube filmmaker Rob Parsons helped the search for missing tourist Celine Cremer">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand VNP/Louis Collins Senior National Minister Judith Collins has announced her retirement from politics. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Wednesday confirmed Collins had been appointed President of the New Zealand Law Commission. The Prime Minister’s office confirmed Collins would remain an MP and continue to hold her portfolios until she moves to ... <a title="National’s Judith Collins retires from politics, appointed Law Commission president" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/nationals-judith-collins-retires-from-politics-appointed-law-commission-president/" aria-label="Read more about National’s Judith Collins retires from politics, appointed Law Commission president">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hessel Mulder is assisted to safety during the flooding last week. Supplied Sjaak van Unnik believes he’s gained a lot of aunties and uncles on the East Coast. The Dutchman and his wife, Hessel Mulder, are among about a dozen people who’ve taken refuge at Hinerupe Marae, after last week’s destructive ... <a title="Te Araroa evacuees overwhelmed by ‘aroha’ extended to them at East Coast marae" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/te-araroa-evacuees-overwhelmed-by-aroha-extended-to-them-at-east-coast-marae/" aria-label="Read more about Te Araroa evacuees overwhelmed by ‘aroha’ extended to them at East Coast marae">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The kayak was found floating unattended in the Tamaki Strait between Omana Beach and Beachlands. NZ Police / SUPPLIED A kayak has been found floating near Beachlands in Auckland, leading police to be concerned about its owner. Auckland City District police said a member of the public contacted them at 7.20am ... <a title="Concerns for owner of kayak found floating unattended near Beachlands in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/concerns-for-owner-of-kayak-found-floating-unattended-near-beachlands-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Concerns for owner of kayak found floating unattended near Beachlands in Auckland">Read more</a>
