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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 50 whales became stranded on Thursday at Farewell Spit. Supplied / Project Jonah New Zealand Eleven whales have been euthanised five days on from a mass stranding in Golden Bay. More than 50 whales became stranded on Thursday at Farewell Spit, and over the weekend hundreds of volunteers worked ... <a title="Farewell Spit stranding: 11 euthanised, 42 returned to sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/farewell-spit-stranding-11-euthanised-42-returned-to-sea/" aria-label="Read more about Farewell Spit stranding: 11 euthanised, 42 returned to sea">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A leading private provider doing breast cancer diagnosis and treatment took six months to notify some patients or the public of a major cyber attack on its systems. In an update on its website this week, Canopy Health – the largest private medical oncology provider in the country – said ... <a title="Second health provider, Canopy Health, hit in major cyber attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/second-health-provider-canopy-health-hit-in-major-cyber-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Second health provider, Canopy Health, hit in major cyber attack">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A 36-year-old man is due to appear in court after allegedly running down and assaulting a pedestrian in Nelson. Inspector Simon Feltham said police received a report of a vehicle crashing into a person and a fence in Atawhai about 8pm on Sunday. He said ... <a title="Man charged after pedestrian run down, police car rammed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/man-charged-after-pedestrian-run-down-police-car-rammed/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged after pedestrian run down, police car rammed">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The countdown is on for the 83rd Golden Globes, the first major film and TV awards show of the season, as stars hit the red carpet. Top nominees include Leonardo DiCaprio, Timothée Chalamet, Michael B. Jordan, Cynthia Erivo and Emma Stone, with leading TV contenders The Pitt, The White Lotus and ... <a title="All the looks from the Golden Globes red carpet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/all-the-looks-from-the-golden-globes-red-carpet/" aria-label="Read more about All the looks from the Golden Globes red carpet">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lake Tikitapu/Blue Lake. Public Domain A body has been found after a man went missing while swimming near Rotorua last week. Police were called at about 10.30pm on Friday to reports a man had not returned from a swim in Lake Tikitapu/Blue Lake. His body was found shortly after 1am on ... <a title="Man who went missing in Lake Tikitapu found dead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/man-who-went-missing-in-lake-tikitapu-found-dead/" aria-label="Read more about Man who went missing in Lake Tikitapu found dead">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dylan Pledger scores for Otago. ActionPress In a brutal pre-season blow, one of the country’s most promising young players has been ruled out of rugby for the entire year. Highlanders halfback Dylan Pledger will spend 12 months on the sideline after rupturing his ACL at training. It is a cruel setback ... <a title="All Black hopeful Dylan Pledger sidelined for 12 months" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/all-black-hopeful-dylan-pledger-sidelined-for-12-months/" aria-label="Read more about All Black hopeful Dylan Pledger sidelined for 12 months">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Queenstown’s historic Skippers Bridge. Google Maps Queenstown’s historic Skippers Bridge is closed after failures were found in support cables. On Monday, Queenstown Lakes District Council announced cars, cyclists and pedestrians were banned from crossing the bridge until further notice due to the risk. The crossing – New Zealand’s highest suspension bridge ... <a title="Queenstown’s historic Skippers Bridge closed due to safety risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/queenstowns-historic-skippers-bridge-closed-due-to-safety-risk/" aria-label="Read more about Queenstown’s historic Skippers Bridge closed due to safety risk">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman’s son put a hold on her accessing money from her bank account. (File photo) 123RF A woman whose son blocked her transaction on an account, resulting in a hold being put on her money, has been awarded $10,000 in compensation from her bank. The woman took her complaint to ... <a title="Mum awarded $10,000 after son blocks her access to money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/mum-awarded-10000-after-son-blocks-her-access-to-money/" aria-label="Read more about Mum awarded $10,000 after son blocks her access to money">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An ICE agent stands nearby while federal agents detain a protester near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on 9 January 2026. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP Explainer – America has been in an uproar the past week over the actions of ICE agents – Immigration and Customs Enforcement ... <a title="What exactly are American ICE agents and what can they do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/what-exactly-are-american-ice-agents-and-what-can-they-do/" aria-label="Read more about What exactly are American ICE agents and what can they do?">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fire on Waitara Rd had burned through 22 hectares of bush. FIRE AND EMERGENCY NZ / SUPPLIED A fire has burned through 22 hectares of pine forest and native bush in Te Haroto, Hawke’s Bay. Tony Kelly, acting district manager for Hawke’s Bay, said the fire ground consisted of 18 ... <a title="Fire burns through 22 hectares of native bush and pine forest in Hawke’s Bay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/fire-burns-through-22-hectares-of-native-bush-and-pine-forest-in-hawkes-bay/" aria-label="Read more about Fire burns through 22 hectares of native bush and pine forest in Hawke’s Bay">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran. (File photo) AFP/SUPPLIED Any New Zealanders in Iran should “leave now”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT), is warning. MFAT said the number of New Zealanders in Iran would be “extremely limited”, but anyone who was there should get out. ... <a title="New Zealanders in Iran ‘should leave now’, Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/new-zealanders-in-iran-should-leave-now-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-warns/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealanders in Iran ‘should leave now’, Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Coast to Coast Healthcare chair Dr Tim Malloy. RNZ / Adriana Weber Northland GPs are frustrated by what they say are mixed messages about the extent of the Manage My Health data breach. More than 80,000 of the 125,000 patients affected by the ransomware attack are based in Northland – the ... <a title="Manage My Health breach: Northland doctors frustrated by inconsistent messaging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/manage-my-health-breach-northland-doctors-frustrated-by-inconsistent-messaging/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health breach: Northland doctors frustrated by inconsistent messaging">Read more</a>
