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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Max Furse-Kee, 15, is one of the unaccounted for victims of the Mt Maunganui landslide. SUPPLIED The mother of a 15-year-old boy killed in the Mount Maunganui landslide says he was an “incredible, kind and beautiful human being”. Max Furse-Kee, 15, and his girlfriend Sharon Maccanico, also 15, are among the ... <a title="Max Furse-Kee, teen killed in Mount Maunganui landslide, remembered as ‘wonderful son, a devoted big brother’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/max-furse-kee-teen-killed-in-mount-maunganui-landslide-remembered-as-wonderful-son-a-devoted-big-brother/" aria-label="Read more about Max Furse-Kee, teen killed in Mount Maunganui landslide, remembered as ‘wonderful son, a devoted big brother’">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand With an origin story that includes being “bullied” onto the microphone by his 95bFM colleague Wallace Chapman and invited to tell weird tales by his Facebook friend David Farrier, Tony Stamp has been part of the RNZ Music team for close to two decades. Starting out as a sound engineer, the ... <a title="Tony Stamp: ‘Once I started just making beats my music fell into place’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/tony-stamp-once-i-started-just-making-beats-my-music-fell-into-place/" aria-label="Read more about Tony Stamp: ‘Once I started just making beats my music fell into place’">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Usually when we talk about someone being “due”, it’s off the back of an incredible career, spanning decades, that’s littered with movies that absolutely could and perhaps should have nabbed one. Glenn Close is the undisputed queen of the Academy Awards’ always-the-bridesmaid gang. She scored her first nomination in 1983, a ... <a title="Chalamet getting fresh for an Oscar, or is his campaign a bit (ping) pongy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/chalamet-getting-fresh-for-an-oscar-or-is-his-campaign-a-bit-ping-pongy/" aria-label="Read more about Chalamet getting fresh for an Oscar, or is his campaign a bit (ping) pongy?">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whakatāne Hospital has been recruiting for more obstetrician-gynaecologists. (File photo) Screenshot / Google A senior obstetrician who was recruited from overseas as part of the effort to restart services at Whakatāne Hospital has quit during his orientation period. Hundreds of women from Eastern Bay of Plenty have had to travel to ... <a title="Doctor recruited for Whakatāne Hospital quits before he starts role" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/doctor-recruited-for-whakatane-hospital-quits-before-he-starts-role/" aria-label="Read more about Doctor recruited for Whakatāne Hospital quits before he starts role">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Popular Wellington café, Chocolate Fish, is set to close on Sunday. Café owners John and Penny Pennington like to think of the Chocolate Fish Café, as somewhat of a Mirimar institution. Operating since 1997, it had been at its current site since 2009. Located at Shelly Bay, John said part of ... <a title="Wellington’s popular Chocolate Fish Café, forced to shut by filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson’s property company, opens for the last time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/wellingtons-popular-chocolate-fish-cafe-forced-to-shut-by-filmmaker-sir-peter-jacksons-property-company-opens-for-the-last-time/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington’s popular Chocolate Fish Café, forced to shut by filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson’s property company, opens for the last time">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A floral tribute left for Susan Knowles at the Mt Maunganui landslide cordon. CHARLOTTE COOK / RNZ A friend of a woman killed in the Mt Maunganui landslide said her friend was on her annual summer camping trip with her long-time camping buddy. Susan Knowles, 71, was one of the six ... <a title="Mt Maunganui landslide victims: Long-time friends spent every summer at campsite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/mt-maunganui-landslide-victims-long-time-friends-spent-every-summer-at-campsite/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui landslide victims: Long-time friends spent every summer at campsite">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sam Ruthe. photosport Running sensation Sam Ruthe has become the fastest 16-year-old to ever run the mile, achieving the feat at the Cooks Classic in Whanganui on Saturday night. The Tauranga teenager clocked three minutes, 53.36 seconds to go under the former world record mark held by Australian Cam Myers. Ruthe ... <a title="Teen athletics star Sam Ruthe smashes mile world record for his age" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/teen-athletics-star-sam-ruthe-smashes-mile-world-record-for-his-age/" aria-label="Read more about Teen athletics star Sam Ruthe smashes mile world record for his age">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some people were in tears as groups left flowers, signs and messages at the cordoned-off entrances to the landslide-hit campground in Mt Maunganui last night. Nick Monro Authorities have evacuated some East Coast households from Onepoto and parts of Te Araroa, after significant landslide risks were identified. The evacuations late on ... <a title="Live: Mt Maunganui landslide latest – storm repairs, landslide recovery work continue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/live-mt-maunganui-landslide-latest-storm-repairs-landslide-recovery-work-continue/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Mt Maunganui landslide latest – storm repairs, landslide recovery work continue">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Independent victim advocate Ruth Money. (File photo) RNZ / Niva Chittock An evaluation of the Victim Assistance Scheme suggests victims are getting uneven access to funding based on their appearance. The report points to perceptions among some police personnel that victims of minor offences may not be referred for the scheme ... <a title="Victims get uneven access to funding due to appearance, report suggests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/victims-get-uneven-access-to-funding-due-to-appearance-report-suggests/" aria-label="Read more about Victims get uneven access to funding due to appearance, report suggests">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Work to reinstate the washed-out bridge at Ngaiotonga started on Friday, once diggers could reach the area. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Temporary repairs to a washed-out bridge on Northland’s east coast have restored road access to an area largely cut off from the outside world since last Sunday. The Ngaiotonga ... <a title="Access reopens for Northland settlements cut off since Sunday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/access-reopens-for-northland-settlements-cut-off-since-sunday/" aria-label="Read more about Access reopens for Northland settlements cut off since Sunday">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Gisborne District Council says flooding and slips have severely impacted Onepoto, Wharekahika and Te Araroa. SUPPLIED Evacuations are underway on the East Coast in Onepoto and parts of Te Araroa due to landslide risks. It will involve around 30 houses, with people being relocated to stay with friends, family or ... <a title="Live: Evacuations on East Coast over landslide risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/live-evacuations-on-east-coast-over-landslide-risks/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Evacuations on East Coast over landslide risks">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Work to reinstate the washed-out bridge at Ngaiotonga started on Friday, once diggers could reach the area. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Temporary repairs to a washed-out bridge on Northland’s east coast have restored road access to an area largely cut off from the outside world since last Sunday. The Ngaiotonga ... <a title="Access route reopens for Northland settlements cut off since Sunday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/access-route-reopens-for-northland-settlements-cut-off-since-sunday/" aria-label="Read more about Access route reopens for Northland settlements cut off since Sunday">Read more</a>
