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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand QV has released its latest house price index, showing for the country as a whole, prices were up 1.1 percent over the three months to December. 123RF Auckland house prices are showing signs of picking up, but Wellington’s continue to fall and increased supply is keeping townhouses cheaper. QV has released ... <a title="House prices are up – but what’s going on in Wellington?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/house-prices-are-up-but-whats-going-on-in-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about House prices are up – but what’s going on in Wellington?">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say the vehicle hit two sets of road spikes before eventually colliding with an oncoming truck. AFP / Andri Tambunan A young driver has died in a fiery crash after seen dangerously driving in Hamurana, north of Rotorua. The silver Lexus, carrying the driver and two young passengers, was reportedly ... <a title="Young driver going 80km/h over limit hits spikes, collides with oncoming truck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/young-driver-going-80km-h-over-limit-hits-spikes-collides-with-oncoming-truck/" aria-label="Read more about Young driver going 80km/h over limit hits spikes, collides with oncoming truck">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Henley Passport Index for 2026 ranks New Zealand 24th-equal in the world in terms of destinations passport holders can travel to without a prior visa. Customs / supplied Global rankings show New Zealand’s passport is less powerful than last year. The Henley Passport Index for 2026 ranks New Zealand 24th-equal ... <a title="New Zealand passport drops down global power rankings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/new-zealand-passport-drops-down-global-power-rankings/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand passport drops down global power rankings">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene at Waitārere Beach, a small settlement 13km south of Foxton. RNZ/Mark Papalii Warning: This article discusses family harm. Horowhenua’s mayor says a shooting overnight that left a man dead and three people critically hurt was a family harm incident. Police were called to a Waitārere Beach address ... <a title="Person dead, three critically wounded in Waitārere Beach shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/person-dead-three-critically-wounded-in-waitarere-beach-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about Person dead, three critically wounded in Waitārere Beach shooting">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Molecular basis for melanoma cell motility. (Julio C. Valencia Public Domain) Scientists at the University of Auckland hope a $1 million grant will help them develop groundbreaking new therapies for deadly skin cancers. New Zealand has the world’s highest melanoma death rate, with almost 300 people losing their lives to the ... <a title="Auckland scientists hope to develop melanoma treatments with million-dollar boost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/auckland-scientists-hope-to-develop-melanoma-treatments-with-million-dollar-boost/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland scientists hope to develop melanoma treatments with million-dollar boost">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Up to 110 millimetres of rain is expected to fall in the top of the South Island. MetService Heavy rain is forecast to hit the top of the South Island as a low-pressure system moves in this evening. MetService has an orange heavy rain warning in place for Marlborough Sounds, Richmond ... <a title="Heavy rain warning as more 110mm of rain forecast to hit South Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/heavy-rain-warning-as-more-110mm-of-rain-forecast-to-hit-south-island/" aria-label="Read more about Heavy rain warning as more 110mm of rain forecast to hit South Island">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A collective of chefs is working to revive classical Māori cooking knowledge and reconnect Māori to traditional sources of kai. That includes teaching people to forage for edible native plants including the spicy horopito, fragrant tarata or lemonwood, and kawakawa with its range of culinary and medicinal uses, as well as ... <a title="‘Our food culture wasn’t destroyed, it was buried’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/our-food-culture-wasnt-destroyed-it-was-buried/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Our food culture wasn’t destroyed, it was buried’">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Warning: This article discusses suicide. A coroner is calling for urgent psychological support for prisoners before and after their release, following the death of a man who served almost 30 years of a life sentence for murder. Lee Rawiri Kohiti was sentenced in 1996 for the murder of his cousin. ... <a title="Coroner calls for urgent support for prisoners as parolee dies after 30 years in jail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/coroner-calls-for-urgent-support-for-prisoners-as-parolee-dies-after-30-years-in-jail/" aria-label="Read more about Coroner calls for urgent support for prisoners as parolee dies after 30 years in jail">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Scott Adams, the creator of the popular comic strip Dilbert, has died, according to an announcement on his social media pages. Adams, who was 68, announced in May that he’d been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer. Dilbert, a chronicle of the indignities of American office work, was one ... <a title="‘Dilbert’ comic creator Scott Adams dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/dilbert-comic-creator-scott-adams-dies/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Dilbert’ comic creator Scott Adams dies">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Simon Watts. RNZ/Mark Papalii Tougher fines are on the way for electricity providers and retailers that breach the rules, in a move to give the Electricity Authority more teeth to maintain a fair and competitive market. Energy Minister Simon Watts said this year the authority will be able to hand out ... <a title="Tougher fines for power companies that play unfair a ‘credible deterrent’ – minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/tougher-fines-for-power-companies-that-play-unfair-a-credible-deterrent-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Tougher fines for power companies that play unfair a ‘credible deterrent’ – minister">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tommy Lodge backflips from the top of the falls at Charlie’s Rock, on Kerikeri’s Waipapa River. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Record temperatures in Kerikeri have highlighted a long-standing bugbear in the Northland town – declining access to once-popular swimming spots. According to MetService, last Saturday’s maximum of 32.3C set a ... <a title="Locals want popular Kerikeri swimming spot reopened" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/locals-want-popular-kerikeri-swimming-spot-reopened/" aria-label="Read more about Locals want popular Kerikeri swimming spot reopened">Read more</a>
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January 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Waitārere Beach is a small settlement 13km south of Foxton. Google Maps A person has been found dead and three people are in a critical condition after a shooting overnight in Horowhenua. Police were called to a Waitārere Beach address near Levin at about 12.40am on Wednesday. They found four people ... <a title="Person dead, three critically wounded in Horowhenua shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/14/person-dead-three-critically-wounded-in-horowhenua-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about Person dead, three critically wounded in Horowhenua shooting">Read more</a>
