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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A supermoon from 2025. Dr Brenda Midson / SUPPLIED Stargazers can expect to see the first supermoon of the new year on Saturday night if skies are clear. Dr Ryan Ridden from the University of Canterbury said a supermoon is when a full moon at its closest point to Earth. He ... <a title="First supermoon of 2026 to light up New Zealand skies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/first-supermoon-of-2026-to-light-up-new-zealand-skies/" aria-label="Read more about First supermoon of 2026 to light up New Zealand skies">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] A helicopter swoops over the mountains above the Milford Road and drops explosives. Snow and ice cascade down, and when everything has settled, the area is much safer for the hundreds of thousands of visitors who will use the road below. Each year, close to one million visitors travel ... <a title="How State Highway 94 to Milford Sound is made safe for its million visitors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/how-state-highway-94-to-milford-sound-is-made-safe-for-its-million-visitors/" aria-label="Read more about How State Highway 94 to Milford Sound is made safe for its million visitors">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said initial indications suggest there are no injuries. 123RF Police have been made aware of a Helicopter crash at Whangamata airfield. “Initial indications suggest there are no injuries,” police said. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every ... <a title="No injuries after helicopter crashes at Whangamata airfield" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/no-injuries-after-helicopter-crashes-at-whangamata-airfield/" aria-label="Read more about No injuries after helicopter crashes at Whangamata airfield">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 The bad weather has spread north, with thunderstorm warnings in the eastern North Island cancelled but new ones in place for the Far North. MetService early on Saturday afternoon issued a thunderstorm warning for Whangarei, saying it had detected ... <a title="Weather: North Island braces for the next wave of heavy rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/weather-north-island-braces-for-the-next-wave-of-heavy-rain/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: North Island braces for the next wave of 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 The south side of the Brynderwyns was closed following a serious crash which has left multiple people injured. The two-vehicle crash was reported around 12.45pm on Saturday. Police have said initial indications are that multiple ... <a title="Multiple injured, road closed after Northland crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/multiple-injured-road-closed-after-northland-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Multiple injured, road closed after Northland crash">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are concerned about the owner of a bike left near Lake Ōhau. Police/Facebook Police were concerned about the owner of a bike left near Lake Ōhau in the South Island for several days, but have since identified the owner. The bike had been at the Temple Campsite shelter off Lake ... <a title="Owner of ‘abandoned’ bike left near Lake Ōhau identified" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/owner-of-abandoned-bike-left-near-lake-ohau-identified/" aria-label="Read more about Owner of ‘abandoned’ bike left near Lake Ōhau identified">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Officers were called to the property on Kerr Street about 11pm on Thursday. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police are appealing to the public for information about an unexplained death in Auckland’s Devonport on New Year’s Day. Officers were called to the property on Kerr Street about 11pm on Thursday. Detective Senior ... <a title="Police seek public’s help solving unexplained Devonport death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/police-seek-publics-help-solving-unexplained-devonport-death/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek public’s help solving unexplained Devonport death">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A 50-year-old man faces charges of assault on a family member. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Bay of Plenty police have wrapped up the scene examination of a property where two bodies were found in separate houses. Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Wilson says officers found the body of a woman at the ... <a title="Police wrap up examination of Bay of Plenty property where two bodies found in different houses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/police-wrap-up-examination-of-bay-of-plenty-property-where-two-bodies-found-in-different-houses/" aria-label="Read more about Police wrap up examination of Bay of Plenty property where two bodies found in different houses">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The St John ambulance had two officers on board, transporting a patient in a moderate condition St John One person was critically injured in a crash between an ambulance and a car in Northland on Friday night. Emergency services were called to Cove Road in Waipu around 7.50pm. The St John ... <a title="Ambulance crash leaves one critically injured" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/ambulance-crash-leaves-one-critically-injured/" aria-label="Read more about Ambulance crash leaves one critically injured">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are concerned about the owner of a bike left near Lake Ōhau. Police/Facebook Police are concerned about the owner of a bike left near Lake Ōhau in the South Island for several days. The bike has been at the Temple Campsite shelter off Lake Ohau Road since at least 27 ... <a title="Bike left near Lake Ōhau causes worry a tramper or climber might be missing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/bike-left-near-lake-ohau-causes-worry-a-tramper-or-climber-might-be-missing/" aria-label="Read more about Bike left near Lake Ōhau causes worry a tramper or climber might be missing">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Heavy rain to hit Norht Island’s east coast. Unsplash / Erik Witsoe The latest bout of wet weather is targeting the east coast of the North Island, from Tai Rawhiti to the Ruahine Ranges. Two orange heavy rain warnings and a heavy rain watch are in place. From 12pm Saturday and ... <a title="Weather: North Island east coast braces for the next wave of heavy rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/weather-north-island-east-coast-braces-for-the-next-wave-of-heavy-rain/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: North Island east coast braces for the next wave of heavy rain">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand National Secretary for PSA Fleur Fitzsimons is calling on the Privacy Commissioner to reconsider investigating the impact of cuts to Health NZ’s digital services workforce. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Public Service Association (PSA) says the security breach at privately run ManageMyHealth highlights the risk of cutting IT experts in public ... <a title="PSA says the privacy breach exposes risk of cutting IT experts in public health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/psa-says-the-privacy-breach-exposes-risk-of-cutting-it-experts-in-public-health/" aria-label="Read more about PSA says the privacy breach exposes risk of cutting IT experts in public health">Read more</a>
