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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Connor Purvis. Supplied / NZ Police Police have launched a major search for a missing tramper near Lake Ōhau. Connor Purvis, 20, set off to climb Mt Huxley on or around 30 December, descending through the Huxley River South Branch. But he has not returned from his tramp, which police say ... <a title="Major search launched for missing tramper near Lake Ōhau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/major-search-launched-for-missing-tramper-near-lake-ohau/" aria-label="Read more about Major search launched for missing tramper near Lake Ōhau">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Luxury, indulgence, immediately satisfying every need and want – these are all must-haves when it comes to a holiday. Or so you might think. However, in an era of self-improvement surrounded by a world of excess, deprivation might be what you need. It can seem somewhat ironic – paying money to ... <a title="Welcome to the unfun retreat where less is more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/welcome-to-the-unfun-retreat-where-less-is-more/" aria-label="Read more about Welcome to the unfun retreat where less is more">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Simon Rogers Three rescue helicopters have rushed to a four-vehicle crash that has closed State Highway 8 near Tekapo. Three people have serious injuries. Police say the crash happened about 7pm, between Tekapo Powerhouse Road and Braemar Road. Another person has moderate injuries. The road is expected ... <a title="State Highway 8 closed after four-vehicle crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/state-highway-8-closed-after-four-vehicle-crash/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 8 closed after four-vehicle crash">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Māori and a migrant explore the heart, history and future of Māori wardens – Aotearoa‘s hi viz kaitiaki of aroha, manaaki, and mana motuhake. Find out how one becomes a Māori warden, what they do and what the future holds for the uniquely Kiwi institution. – Published by EveningReport.nz and ... <a title="RNZ’s best podcasts to listen (or relisten) to over summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/rnzs-best-podcasts-to-listen-or-relisten-to-over-summer/" aria-label="Read more about RNZ’s best podcasts to listen (or relisten) to over summer">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ‘Pretty hyped to tick that one off’ – Melville Ives’ back on podium after landing trick for first time Finley Melville Ives in action at the FIS World Cup halfpipe event in Calgary, 4 January, 2026. FIS Park and Pipe Wānaka teenager Finley Melville Ives’ impressive form has continued in the ... <a title="Freeski halfpipe: Finley Melville Ives scores another World Cup podium place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/freeski-halfpipe-finley-melville-ives-scores-another-world-cup-podium-place/" aria-label="Read more about Freeski halfpipe: Finley Melville Ives scores another World Cup podium place">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A person flutters a national flag in Caracas on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. AFP / FEDERICO PARRA A Venezuelan woman living in New Zealand says her family and friends in Venezuela are happy – but anxious – about the move by the United States ... <a title="‘The mood is of happiness and hope’ – Venezuelans in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/the-mood-is-of-happiness-and-hope-venezuelans-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The mood is of happiness and hope’ – Venezuelans in NZ">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand General practices remain open and are providing services, and people have been assured they can continue to seek care as normal. File photo. Photo /123RF Manage My Health has identified general practices whose patients have had their private health information breached in a cybersecurity hack – but it is not yet ... <a title="Manage My Health cybersecurity hack: GPs whose patients’ data was stolen identified" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/manage-my-health-cybersecurity-hack-gps-whose-patients-data-was-stolen-identified/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health cybersecurity hack: GPs whose patients’ data was stolen identified">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa is a water park two hours north of Christchurch. There is archaeological evidence that Māori travellers used the area to rest and warm up on their journeys long before Pākehā arrived in New Zealand. The first dressing shed was built 150 years ago. It has ... <a title="Summer jobs: Spotting fake poo at Hanmer Springs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/summer-jobs-spotting-fake-poo-at-hanmer-springs/" aria-label="Read more about Summer jobs: Spotting fake poo at Hanmer Springs">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Changes are coming to the rules that prevent gay men from giving blood. AFP The blood service is on track to start accepting donations from men who have sex with men by the middle of 2026. It has been almost two years since NZ Blood first committed to change its rules, ... <a title="Blood donation rules are changing in 2026 – but why has it taken so long?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/blood-donation-rules-are-changing-in-2026-but-why-has-it-taken-so-long/" aria-label="Read more about Blood donation rules are changing in 2026 – but why has it taken so long?">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Debris blocks lanes on Southern Motorway in Auckland. Supplied / NZTA Waka Kotahi A truck carrying a small house has ploughed into an overbridge on an Auckland motorway, piling debris onto the road. Police were called to the crash between the Papakura on-ramp and Manurewa and Takanini off-ramp just before 3.30pm. ... <a title="Truck carrying small house ploughs into Auckland motorway overbridge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/truck-carrying-small-house-ploughs-into-auckland-motorway-overbridge/" aria-label="Read more about Truck carrying small house ploughs into Auckland motorway overbridge">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich. RNZ / REECE BAKER Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has died. Radich was a councillor from 2019 to 2022, and was mayor from 2022 to 2025. He was reelected as a councillor in 2025. Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker said she ws shocked and saddened by his ... <a title="Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/former-dunedin-mayor-jules-radich-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich dies">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taylors Mistake. Unsplash / Anja Polic A person has been airlifted to hospital after falling off a cliff at Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch. Police said the person appeared to have significant injuries. They believed a boat was used to get the person to lifeguards, to then meet the ... <a title="Person falls off cliff at Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/person-falls-off-cliff-at-taylors-mistake-near-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Person falls off cliff at Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch.">Read more</a>
