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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Julia Sudnitskaya / 123RF Tolaga Bay Civil Defence is cooking breakfast for the evacuees who have spent the night at the Area School’s gymnasium. State Highway 35 is still closed on Sunday, after heavy flooding in the Tai Rāwhiti region overnight. The 30 remaining evacuees at Tolaga Bay Area School are ... <a title="Weather: Dozens evacuated after heavy rain on the North Island’s East Coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/weather-dozens-evacuated-after-heavy-rain-on-the-north-islands-east-coast/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Dozens evacuated after heavy rain on the North Island’s East Coast">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rāhui from the Glinks Gully entrance to Mahuta Gap Police Two people have died following a water related incident on Ripirō Beach between Mahuta Gap and Glinks Gully on Saturday. Police were called about 6.50pm on Saturday with a report that two men could be seen struggling in the water. Police ... <a title="Two dead after water incident on Ripirō Beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/two-dead-after-water-incident-on-ripiro-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Two dead after water incident on Ripirō Beach">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Julia Sudnitskaya / 123RF Eighty evacuees are spending the night at Tolaga Bay Area School, which has been opened as a Civil Defence base because of heavy flooding in Tai Rāwhiti. Surface flooding, slips and downed trees have led to the closure of State Highway 35 between Wainui Beach and Tolaga ... <a title="Weather: Dozens evacuated as heavy rain hits East Coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/weather-dozens-evacuated-as-heavy-rain-hits-east-coast/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Dozens evacuated as heavy rain hits East Coast">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Motorists in Gisborne are advised to avoid non-essential travel. mrtwister/123RF Police are urging motorists in the Gisborne area to avoid non-essential travel due to heavy rain and surface flooding in the region. A severe thunderstorm warning is in place from Tolaga Bay to Gisborne and up to 170mm of rain is ... <a title="Motorists in Gisborne urged to avoid non-essential travel due to heavy rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/motorists-in-gisborne-urged-to-avoid-non-essential-travel-due-to-heavy-rain/" aria-label="Read more about Motorists in Gisborne urged to avoid non-essential travel due to heavy rain">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Delays are to be expected as emergency services work at the scene. NZ Police / Supplied Motorists travelling between Northland and Auckland faced long delays on Saturday afternoon after a crash closed the main highway. The two-vehicle crash was reported around 12.45pm on Saturday. Several people were injured, after a ute ... <a title="Multiple injured after Northland crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/multiple-injured-after-northland-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Multiple injured after Northland crash">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A large tree fell on a house during a thunderstorm. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Fire and Emergency says a large tree has fallen onto a home on Auckland’s North Shore during a sudden thunderstorm. Emergency services were called to the suburb of Hillcrest shortly after 5pm. A FENZ spokesperson said the ... <a title="Large tree falls on house in Auckland suburb during thunderstorm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/large-tree-falls-on-house-in-auckland-suburb-during-thunderstorm/" aria-label="Read more about Large tree falls on house in Auckland suburb during thunderstorm">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lulu Sun has had to withdraw from next week’s ASB Classic. Alfredo Falcone/LaPresse/Photosport New Zealand tennis star Lulu Sun has had to withdraw from next week’s ASB Classic with a wrist injury. Sun was expected to be one of the big attractions for the tournament, but she said she was battling ... <a title="Lulu Sun pulls out of ASB Classic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/lulu-sun-pulls-out-of-asb-classic/" aria-label="Read more about Lulu Sun pulls out of ASB Classic">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Magma Healthcare director Simon Snook said the increase likely coincided with the launch of DECIDE, the National Abortion Telehealth Service. IGOR STEVANOVIC / SCIENCE PHOTO A sexual and reproductive health specialist says a recent rise in abortion numbers reflects improved access to care rather than an increase in demand. There has ... <a title="Abortion numbers rise since decriminalisation and launch of telehealth services" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/abortion-numbers-rise-since-decriminalisation-and-launch-of-telehealth-services/" aria-label="Read more about Abortion numbers rise since decriminalisation and launch of telehealth services">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Heavy rain to hit North Island’s east coast. Unsplash / Erik Witsoe More than a thousand homes are without power in the upper North Island as a series of short and intense thunderstorms move across the region. Power Co reported an outage affecting over 1300 properties in the Waikato town of ... <a title="Weather: More than 1000 homes without power as storms lash North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/weather-more-than-1000-homes-without-power-as-storms-lash-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: More than 1000 homes without power as storms lash North Island">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Northland boatie captured a waterspout in Whangārei Harbour. Chris Howe A Northland boatie has captured a waterspout on camera as he was sailing out of Whangārei Harbour. Chris Howe told RNZ on Saturday afternoon he could see a thunderstorm heading towards his vessel from the west. “There was lots of ... <a title="Boatie captures waterspout in Whangārei Harbour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/boatie-captures-waterspout-in-whangarei-harbour/" aria-label="Read more about Boatie captures waterspout in Whangārei Harbour">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied The operators of compromised patient data app ManageMyHealth say they have received “independent confirmation” from IT experts the flaws in its code have been fixed. ManageMyHealth confirmed last week it had identified a security incident involving “unauthorised access” to its platform. It believed between 6 and 7 percent of the ... <a title="ManageMyHealth says code fixed, security tightened after hack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/managemyhealth-says-code-fixed-security-tightened-after-hack/" aria-label="Read more about ManageMyHealth says code fixed, security tightened after hack">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police believe the man pictured may be able to help with enquires into an assault on Ballarat Street. NZ Police Police are asking the public to help identify a man who was on Ballarat Street in Queenstown in the early hours of Thursday 1 January. The police believe the man pictured ... <a title="Police ask for public help to identify man in Queenstown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/police-ask-for-public-help-to-identify-man-in-queenstown/" aria-label="Read more about Police ask for public help to identify man in Queenstown">Read more</a>
