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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ever gone in for a handshake just as the other person leans in for a hug? Or found yourself perfectly comfortable hugging one parent, but strangely awkward with the other? In a world that’s increasingly multicultural, digitally native and consent-aware, how we greet one another has never been more varied — ... <a title="Handshake, hug and hongi: How do we greet people in 2026?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/handshake-hug-and-hongi-how-do-we-greet-people-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Handshake, hug and hongi: How do we greet people in 2026?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As far as announcements of announcements go, NZ Rugby’s (NZR) press conference regarding the hiring process for the next All Black coach was a bit more interesting than first thought. It’s probably not what interim CEO Steve Lancaster thought he’d be having to do when he agreed to bridge the gap ... <a title="Is NZ Rugby getting it right by ruling out foreign coaches?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/is-nz-rugby-getting-it-right-by-ruling-out-foreign-coaches/" aria-label="Read more about Is NZ Rugby getting it right by ruling out foreign coaches?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A local council representative drove through the Mount Maunganui campground and directly past three slips about two hours before a deadly landslide, a camper who contacted emergency services at the time says. The woman, who was woken by one of the victims, Lisa Maclennan, early that morning, has spoken to RNZ about ... <a title="Tauranga City Council staff drove past three Mt Maunganui slips hours before deadly landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/tauranga-city-council-staff-drove-past-three-mt-maunganui-slips-hours-before-deadly-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Tauranga City Council staff drove past three Mt Maunganui slips hours before deadly landslide">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ōakura in the Whangārei District. Supplied The Mayor of Whangārei says the council will meet to discuss lifting the State of Emergency in the district. Nearly twice the typical rainfall for the month of January fell on north eastern parts Northland over two hours last weekend. Flooding and slips cut off ... <a title="Whangārei council to discuss lifting State of Emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/whangarei-council-to-discuss-lifting-state-of-emergency/" aria-label="Read more about Whangārei council to discuss lifting State of Emergency">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The slip at Mauao, Mount Maunganui as seen from the air. Screengrab / Amy Till Officials are warning people of artificial images circulating online claiming to capture the fallout of last week’s weather, including the Mount Maunganui slip. Images on TikTok show scenes of destruction with mud and wreckage not actually ... <a title="Officials’ warnings after AI images of Mt Maunganui slip spread online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/officials-warnings-after-ai-images-of-mt-maunganui-slip-spread-online/" aria-label="Read more about Officials’ warnings after AI images of Mt Maunganui slip spread online">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Alexander Robertson Some of New Zealand’s least generous savings accounts are paying as little as 0.05 percent in interest. A survey of bank rates showed the main banks have a number of products that offer very little return. ASB’s Savings On Call account offers 0.1 percent. ANZ has a ... <a title="Are these New Zealand’s worst savings accounts?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/are-these-new-zealands-worst-savings-accounts/" aria-label="Read more about Are these New Zealand’s worst savings accounts?">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand St John Just a day after performing a crude act in a social worker’s office, Everest Oketopa repeatedly groped a paramedic in the back of an ambulance. He was so insistent that the healthcare professional had to move to the front of the vehicle to avoid him. Recently, the Waikato man ... <a title="Waikato man Everest Oketopa sentenced after crude act, and indecent assault on paramedic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/waikato-man-everest-oketopa-sentenced-after-crude-act-and-indecent-assault-on-paramedic/" aria-label="Read more about Waikato man Everest Oketopa sentenced after crude act, and indecent assault on paramedic">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Work resumes at the Mount Maunganui landslide site on January 26. RNZ/Nick Monro Regions across the North Island are recovering from last week’s deadly storms. Homes were evacuated, floods covered districts, and slips blocked roads and took lives in the worst hit areas. RNZ breaks down just how devastating last week’s ... <a title="Evacuations, floods and slips: The damage caused by last week’s deadly storms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/evacuations-floods-and-slips-the-damage-caused-by-last-weeks-deadly-storms/" aria-label="Read more about Evacuations, floods and slips: The damage caused by last week’s deadly storms">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A search operation had taken place at Mahurangi River in Warkworth after reports of a man and his car were washed away in floodwaters earlier this week. RNZ / Finn Blackwell Police have named the man who was found dead in the Mahurangi River near Warkworth as Tekanimaeu Arobati, 47, from ... <a title="Police name Tekanimaeu Arobati as man found dead in Mahurangi River" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/police-name-tekanimaeu-arobati-as-man-found-dead-in-mahurangi-river/" aria-label="Read more about Police name Tekanimaeu Arobati as man found dead in Mahurangi River">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson Two people have been taken to Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital after a reported dog attack. Emergency services were called to Caspar Road in the suburb of Papatoetoe at about 7:45pm Monday. Police told RNZ it was believed the people were injured by a dog. – Published by ... <a title="Two taken to hospital after reported dog attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/two-taken-to-hospital-after-reported-dog-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Two taken to hospital after reported dog attack">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the mourners on Auckland’s domain as many gathered to remember missing teen, Sharon Maccanico. Finn Blackwell/RNZ Tearful mourners have gathered on Auckland’s domain this evening to remember one of the teens missing after a landslide at Mt Maunganui. Sharon Maccanico, 15, is one of six people missing after the ... <a title="Mount Maunganui missing teen Sharon Maccanico remembered at Auckland’s Domain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/mount-maunganui-missing-teen-sharon-maccanico-remembered-at-aucklands-domain/" aria-label="Read more about Mount Maunganui missing teen Sharon Maccanico remembered at Auckland’s Domain">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The man that died was 75 years old. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Police are investigating the death of a man at a Tākaka property. They said they were notified at about 3am that the 75-year-old had died. Police are treating the death as unexplained. A scene examination has been completed at ... <a title="Police investigating ‘unexplained’ death in Tākaka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/police-investigating-unexplained-death-in-takaka/" aria-label="Read more about Police investigating ‘unexplained’ death in Tākaka">Read more</a>
