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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Queenstown’s historic Skippers Bridge. Google Maps Popular Queenstown tourist attraction Skippers Bridge could be abandoned, according to an engineer’s report the council released on Thursday. A Queenstown Lakes District Council spokesperson said the council had yet to consider the contents of the report and would be assessing the proposed options as ... <a title="Queenstown’s Skippers Bridge could be abandoned amid safety concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/queenstowns-skippers-bridge-could-be-abandoned-amid-safety-concerns/" aria-label="Read more about Queenstown’s Skippers Bridge could be abandoned amid safety concerns">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand France head coach Fabien Galthié. Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz French coach Fabien Galthié has fired a shot a NZ Rugby after the sacking of Scott Robertson as All Black coach. Galthié, who named his side for the upcoming Six Nations tournament yesterday, said he was “perplexed” at the decision making around ... <a title="‘Does not help their national team’: French coach fires shot at NZ Rugby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/does-not-help-their-national-team-french-coach-fires-shot-at-nz-rugby/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Does not help their national team’: French coach fires shot at NZ Rugby">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Guangzhou’s Liede Dragon Boat Team is poised to participate in the Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta on 26 January. Supplied / Xiaoying Huang More than 500 paddlers are poised to make a splash at the Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta on Monday. Four visiting crews from China will participate in the regatta for ... <a title="Chinese dragon boat crews to make Auckland regatta debut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/chinese-dragon-boat-crews-to-make-auckland-regatta-debut/" aria-label="Read more about Chinese dragon boat crews to make Auckland regatta debut">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has died after being struck by a train while riding an e-scooter in Christchurch’s Addington on Friday Morning. Police were called to Lincoln Road at 3.30am and officers said the person died at the scene. Road closures are in place to allow the Serious Crash ... <a title="E-scooter rider dies after being struck by train in Christchurch’s Addington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/e-scooter-rider-dies-after-being-struck-by-train-in-christchurchs-addington/" aria-label="Read more about E-scooter rider dies after being struck by train in Christchurch’s Addington">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has died after being struck by a train while riding an e-scooter in Christchurch’s Addington on Friday Morning. Police were called to Lincoln Road at 3.30am and officers said the person died at the scene. Road closures are in place to allow the Serious Crash ... <a title="E-scooter rider dies after being struck by train Christchurch’s Addington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/e-scooter-rider-dies-after-being-struck-by-train-christchurchs-addington/" aria-label="Read more about E-scooter rider dies after being struck by train Christchurch’s Addington">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chair of Teaching Council, David Ferguson Supplied – David Ferguson The New Zealand Educational Institute (NZEI) and the Council of Deans of Education say messages obtained under the Official Information Act show a conflict of interest between the head of the Teaching Council, David Ferguson and Education Minister Erica Stanford. The ... <a title="Conflict of interest messages between Teaching Council Chair and Education minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/conflict-of-interest-messages-between-teaching-council-chair-and-education-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Conflict of interest messages between Teaching Council Chair and Education minister">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the RNZ liveblog above. Search teams are still trying to find several people who were believed buried by landslides in the Tauranga area following this week’s devastating storms. On Thursday morning at least two people – one of them a young girl – were missing after a landslide came down ... <a title="Live: Search continues for people buried in Mount Maunganui landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/live-search-continues-for-people-buried-in-mount-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Search continues for people buried in Mount Maunganui landslide">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Locals in Te Araroa, north of Gisborne, fled for their lives as what’s proved to be a deadly storm ripped across the North Island. The Gisborne District Council said communities around Te Araroa, Onepoto, and Wharekahika have been the worst hit, with the intense deluge that began on Wednesday evening necessitating ... <a title="Gisborne coastal communities remain cut off after a deadly storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/gisborne-coastal-communities-remain-cut-off-after-a-deadly-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Gisborne coastal communities remain cut off after a deadly storm">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Noah Berkeley during a physio session at Burwood spinal unit in Christchurch. SUPPLIED Members of the lower North Island’s Riversdale community have come together in an outpouring of support for a teenager left paralysed after hitting a sand bank while swimming during the Summer holidays His father, Stu Berkeley said he ... <a title="Teenager paralysed after hitting sand bank while diving into a wave at Riversdale Beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/teenager-paralysed-after-hitting-sand-bank-while-diving-into-a-wave-at-riversdale-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Teenager paralysed after hitting sand bank while diving into a wave at Riversdale Beach">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The manuscript was written in 1787. Supplied / Dunedin Public Libraries A portion of a 239-year-old manuscript used by the celebrated Scottish poet Robert Burns has gone on display in Dunedin. The framed letter dated August 22, 1787 was believed to have been written by the poet in Edinburgh before he ... <a title="Celebrated Scottish poet’s 239-year-old manuscript on display in Dunedin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/celebrated-scottish-poets-239-year-old-manuscript-on-display-in-dunedin/" aria-label="Read more about Celebrated Scottish poet’s 239-year-old manuscript on display in Dunedin">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has died after a crash on State Highway 2 in Dannevirke on Friday morning. Police said it happened near the intersection with Aerodrome Road in Dannevirke at 5.15am. One person, believed to have been riding a bicycle, was located unresponsive and was unable to be ... <a title="Crashes closes stretch of State Highway 2 in Dannevirke" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/crashes-closes-stretch-of-state-highway-2-in-dannevirke/" aria-label="Read more about Crashes closes stretch of State Highway 2 in Dannevirke">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Comedy duo Garaghty & Thom will be performing as part of the annual event. HERMANN ERBER / SUPPLIED Acrobats, juggling and flying trapeze artists will fill Christchurch’s CBD for the next ten days as the World Buskers Festival returns to town. From circus acts to street theatre and comedy, performers from ... <a title="World Buskers Festival returns to Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/world-buskers-festival-returns-to-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about World Buskers Festival returns to Christchurch">Read more</a>
