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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Phoenix coach Giancarlo Italiano AAP / Photosport The Wellington Phoenix’s unbeaten start to 2026 has come to an end. The Phoenix have been beaten 4-1 at the Newcastle Jets. The Jets led 1-0 at half-time after scoring their opener just one minute into the game. Newcastle then added another two ... <a title="Phoenix well beaten as Jets go top of A-League" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/phoenix-well-beaten-as-jets-go-top-of-a-league/" aria-label="Read more about Phoenix well beaten as Jets go top of A-League">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A healthy sex life can look different for everybody, but for many couples, the thing they look to is how often they are having it. “It’s probably the number one measure that people use to assess relationship success,” explains Kassandra Mourikis, a sex and relationships therapist in Naarm/Melbourne. “And it’s not ... <a title="Is there a ‘normal’ amount of sex couples should be having?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/is-there-a-normal-amount-of-sex-couples-should-be-having/" aria-label="Read more about Is there a ‘normal’ amount of sex couples should be having?">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The landslide at State Highway 35, Punaruku, on the way to Hicks Bay. Supplied It will take weeks of work to clear part of State Highway 35 on the East Cape where a “massive landslide” collapsed the road down the hill. The section in Punakaru, near Te Araroa Camp and on ... <a title="Weeks of work ahead to clear part of SH35 on the East Cape due to ‘massive’ landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/weeks-of-work-ahead-to-clear-part-of-sh35-on-the-east-cape-due-to-massive-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Weeks of work ahead to clear part of SH35 on the East Cape due to ‘massive’ landslide">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ First leader Winston Peters speaking at Rātana. RNZ / Pokere Paewai Analysis – Whether it was the prime minister’s absence, the demise of the Treaty Principles Bill, or the coming election, rhetoric at Rātana was cooler this year. The weather was out to match, with thunder and heavy rain pouring ... <a title="Fiery Rātana rhetoric cools amid frosty Māori-Crown relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/fiery-ratana-rhetoric-cools-amid-frosty-maori-crown-relations/" aria-label="Read more about Fiery Rātana rhetoric cools amid frosty Māori-Crown relations">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The damaged property at Welcome Bay. RNZ / Calvin Samuel A vigil was held at a church in Tauranga on Friday night for a young boy who died in a Pāpāmoa landslide. Two people, including the boy, had been confirmed dead in Welcome Bay, while six people were known to be ... <a title="Vigil held for child killed in Pāpāmoa landslide, search continues at Mt Maunganui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/vigil-held-for-child-killed-in-papamoa-landslide-search-continues-at-mt-maunganui/" aria-label="Read more about Vigil held for child killed in Pāpāmoa landslide, search continues at Mt Maunganui">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A search continues by local emergency services for missing people following a landslide at Mount Maunganui in Tauranga. AFP / Ben Strang Search teams are still trying to find six people who are believed to be buried under a landslide in Mt Maunganui following this week’s devastating storms. Emergency services are ... <a title="Live: Six remain missing at Mt Maunganui landslide, campsite search ongoing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/live-six-remain-missing-at-mt-maunganui-landslide-campsite-search-ongoing/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Six remain missing at Mt Maunganui landslide, campsite search ongoing">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Conjoined twin Sawong from PNG wears a party hat as his family and staff at Sydney Children’s Hospital celebrate him reaching 100 days old. Supplied/Jurgen Ruh/Manolos Aviation The parents of rare conjoined twins say doctors in Papua New Guinea told them to take the boys home as they were beyond hope. ... <a title="‘Thank God’: Parents of conjoined twins grateful they defied medical advice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/thank-god-parents-of-conjoined-twins-grateful-they-defied-medical-advice/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Thank God’: Parents of conjoined twins grateful they defied medical advice">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Politicians welcomed to Rātana on Friday. RNZ / Pokere Paewai The government has announced $10 million for Ringatū marae in Bay of Plenty. Making the announcement at Rātana, regional development minister Shane Jones said the funding would boost resilience in the Wainui Marae infrastructure near Ōhope. It followed similar previous investments ... <a title="Government announces $10m for Ringatū marae in Bay of Plenty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/government-announces-10m-for-ringatu-marae-in-bay-of-plenty/" aria-label="Read more about Government announces $10m for Ringatū marae in Bay of Plenty">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Local Iwi spoke with a father who is missing two children at the Mt Maunganui campground landslide, during a karakia service. Around a dozen people from Mauao Trust and local iwi representatives gathered at the base of Mt Maunganui at 6pm on Friday, joined by the families of the missing – ... <a title="Watch: Local iwi speak with father of two children missing in Mt Maunganui landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/watch-local-iwi-speak-with-father-of-two-children-missing-in-mt-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Local iwi speak with father of two children missing in Mt Maunganui landslide">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lyon Farrell competing in 2019 in Atlanta. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFP With an average age of 20 in the NZ Winter Olympic team, Lyon Farrell is probably considered over the hill in snowboarding years for a first Winter Olympics. At 27, Farrell is three year’s older than the next oldest members ... <a title="Oldest member of NZ Winter Olympic team thought dream had passed him by" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/oldest-member-of-nz-winter-olympic-team-thought-dream-had-passed-him-by/" aria-label="Read more about Oldest member of NZ Winter Olympic team thought dream had passed him by">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The emergency department is still able to be accessed. Supplied / Te Whatu Ora The road outside Christchurch Hospital has closed eastbound following a crash. A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on Riccarton Avenue at 6.50pm. They have been seriously injured. Motorists are asked to avoid the area. However, the ... <a title="Person hit by vehicle outside Christchurch Hospital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/person-hit-by-vehicle-outside-christchurch-hospital/" aria-label="Read more about Person hit by vehicle outside Christchurch Hospital">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver One person is dead and another is in a critical condition after what police are calling a “serious incident” in the Clutha suburb of Crichton. Detective Sergeant Hayden Smale says at 6.10pm police were called to Adams Flat Road. The circumstances of the incident are not yet ... <a title="Person found dead, another in critical condition after ‘serious’ incident in Clutha" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/person-found-dead-another-in-critical-condition-after-serious-incident-in-clutha/" aria-label="Read more about Person found dead, another in critical condition after ‘serious’ incident in Clutha">Read more</a>
