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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Mark Papalii A person has been arrested at a protest outside the Iranian Embassy in Wellington. About 40 people have been chanting, calling for the removal of the Iranian regime and for the Crown Prince Reze Pahlavi to be installed as Shah. RNZ/Mark Papalii Many there say they have family back ... <a title="Person arrested at protest outside Wellington’s Iranian Embassy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/person-arrested-at-protest-outside-wellingtons-iranian-embassy/" aria-label="Read more about Person arrested at protest outside Wellington’s Iranian Embassy">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Each year the games industry reaches new highs and 2026 is no exception. With the release of long-awaited sequels like GTA VI and new exciting titles like Marvels Wolverine, gamers are spoiled for choice this year. Marvel’s Wolverine Play videoPause video This video is hosted on Youtube. .1em]:grid-cols-[calc(14rem*var(–base-multiplier))_1fr] @[28.1em]:p-16 @[28.1em]:gap-16 @[18.75em]:grid-cols-[2fr_3fr] ... <a title="Four games we are pumped to play in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/four-games-we-are-pumped-to-play-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Four games we are pumped to play in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Weak sales were still cited as the chief constraint on businesses. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Business confidence improves to highest level since March 2014 Net 39 percent expect economic improvement vs +17 pct in September survey Businesses report better demand, plan to invest and hire more. Inflation pressures contained around 3 ... <a title="Business optimism rises, despite slower growth than forecast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/business-optimism-rises-despite-slower-growth-than-forecast/" aria-label="Read more about Business optimism rises, despite slower growth than forecast">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The method has had promising outcomes overseas. AFP / Thom Leach / Science Photo Library The founder of the Bergen four-day treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) says the intensive process achieves better results than more drawn-out treatments. The method has had promising outcomes overseas and is now being trialled here ... <a title="New OCD treatment being trialled in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/new-ocd-treatment-being-trialled-in-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about New OCD treatment being trialled in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Singer, songwriter and composer Bret McKenzie will perform two shows in April in support of his latest album, Freak Out City. The Flight of the Conchords star will put on one set at Meow Nui in Wellington on 2 April followed by an Auckland show at The Hollywood on 5 April. ... <a title="Bret McKenzie announces two New Zealand shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/bret-mckenzie-announces-two-new-zealand-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Bret McKenzie announces two New Zealand shows">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Which has better data security – Manage My Health or the KFC app? RNZ / Finn Blackwell / 123rf Colonel Sanders has better web security than many digital health providers, an IT expert has claimed, saying the government is failing to enforce what minimum standards it has. It comes after two ... <a title="KFC app ‘more secure’ than Manage My Health, expert claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/kfc-app-more-secure-than-manage-my-health-expert-claims/" aria-label="Read more about KFC app ‘more secure’ than Manage My Health, expert claims">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ardie Savea sporting a nasty eye injury in Japan. tiktok All Black Ardie Savea has suffered a gruesome eye injury playing in Japan. The superstar flanker posted a video on TikTok which shows several stitches and heavy bruising above his right eye. Savea has a history of eye issues. During the ... <a title="Ardie Savea sports nasty eye injury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/ardie-savea-sports-nasty-eye-injury/" aria-label="Read more about Ardie Savea sports nasty eye injury">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZ Police Police in Waikato have found a body inside of a vehicle in the Waikato River. They believe it to be missing 39-year-old man Aydan Brown. Brown went missing from the Hamilton suburb of Chartwell in August of last year. Divers were searching for another missing person in ... <a title="Police find body inside of vehicle in Waikato River" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/police-find-body-inside-of-vehicle-in-waikato-river/" aria-label="Read more about Police find body inside of vehicle in Waikato River">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shoppers at Sylvia Park, Auckland, on Boxing Day 2025. Ke-Xin Li / RNZ It was a quiet end to December for many retailers. Data from Worldline shows that spending across its payment network through December was below the levels recorded a year earlier. Consumer spending processed through all core retail merchants ... <a title="Tough December for retailers, as Boxing Day sales slump 12.4 percent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/tough-december-for-retailers-as-boxing-day-sales-slump-12-4-percent/" aria-label="Read more about Tough December for retailers, as Boxing Day sales slump 12.4 percent">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Among Healey’s slew of records includes highest individual score in a World Cup final and most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in T20 Internationals. © Photosport Ltd 2022 One of the games greats is calling an end to her incomparable cricket career. Alyssa Healy has announced she will retire from all forms ... <a title="Alyssa Healy to retire from all forms of cricket" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/alyssa-healy-to-retire-from-all-forms-of-cricket/" aria-label="Read more about Alyssa Healy to retire from all forms of cricket">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Harcourt team-mates Oliver Pascoe (left) and Callum Wright during Sunday’s fixture RNZ / Adam Burns A Christchurch cricket club turned on the charm for their first game of the season, playing hosts to a globe-trotting outfit of social cricketers from offshore. The visitors, largely made up of amateur club players from ... <a title="Christchurch cricket club hosts visiting Australian and UK cricketers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/christchurch-cricket-club-hosts-visiting-australian-and-uk-cricketers/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch cricket club hosts visiting Australian and UK cricketers">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf A South Waikato official is calling for people to take responsibility for their actions to protect a nearly five-kilometre walkway at the Blue Spring near Putāruru. South Waikato Mayor Gary Petley said cars are reportedly parking dangerously along the route, coins are tossed into the water and rubbish is caught ... <a title="Leader warns tourism risks Blue Spring taonga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/leader-warns-tourism-risks-blue-spring-taonga/" aria-label="Read more about Leader warns tourism risks Blue Spring taonga">Read more</a>
