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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A search and rescue operation is underway after cries for help were heard near a Dunedin walking track. In a statement, police said they were appealing for information after receiving reports that someone was yelling for help near the Mackie Dackie track, off Flagstaff-Whare Flat Road in ... <a title="Cries for help heard near Dunedin walking track, search underway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/cries-for-help-heard-near-dunedin-walking-track-search-underway/" aria-label="Read more about Cries for help heard near Dunedin walking track, search underway">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Consumer NZ’s Head of Research and Advocacy Gemma Rasmussen said third party websites can sometimes engage in price gouging. Mongkol Chuewong A Dunedin woman is urging people to check they are not booking flights through a third-party agency, after her elderly mother paid $1300 for two one-way seats with bags from ... <a title="Caution advised as some third party travel booking services ‘price gouging’ customers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/caution-advised-as-some-third-party-travel-booking-services-price-gouging-customers/" aria-label="Read more about Caution advised as some third party travel booking services ‘price gouging’ customers">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Repair crews are trying to restore electricity to hundreds of households and businesses in the North Island, after storms knocked out supplies this week. About 10,000 properties lost power in the Tasman district on Tuesday after trees came down on powerlines. Network Tasman restored the vast majority by that afternoon. ... <a title="Hundreds of homes and businesses still without power after storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/hundreds-of-homes-and-businesses-still-without-power-after-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of homes and businesses still without power after storm">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Catherine Cook sold her business to pay out of pocket for Keytruda for her aggressive breast cancer treatment. Supplied An Auckland woman who is self-funding treatment for her rare, aggressive breast cancer is fed up after years of asking the government to fund a “life-saving” medicine for more patients. Catherine Cook, ... <a title="‘I want to sit down with her’: Cancer patient demands meeting with Nicola Willis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/i-want-to-sit-down-with-her-cancer-patient-demands-meeting-with-nicola-willis/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I want to sit down with her’: Cancer patient demands meeting with Nicola Willis">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Waikato Hospital. RNZ / Simon Rogers A towel shortage at Waikato Hospital has left an elderly patient unable to shower for days, with the family feeling appalled by the lack of basic care. Maureen Cruickshank, whose mother stayed at the hospital earlier this month, said the wards ran out of towels ... <a title="Towel shortage at Waikato Hospital leaves elderly patient unable to shower" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/towel-shortage-at-waikato-hospital-leaves-elderly-patient-unable-to-shower/" aria-label="Read more about Towel shortage at Waikato Hospital leaves elderly patient unable to shower">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Work on several other new schools was also expected to begin in 2026. Unsplash Two new primary schools are scheduled to open at the start of 2026 – one in Christchurch and the other in Auckland. The Ministry of Education said the schools in Rolleston and Flat Bush would open with ... <a title="New schools opening in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/new-schools-opening-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about New schools opening in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A rain-soaked Auckland FC captain Francis De Vries gestures during his side’s 2-1 loss to the Newcastle Jets in a round six A-League men’s competition match at Mount Smart Stadium, 30 November, 2025. Photosport Auckland FC are out for revenge. The A-League leaders host the ninth placed Jets to kick off ... <a title="Auckland FC determined to avenge earlier loss to Newcastle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/auckland-fc-determined-to-avenge-earlier-loss-to-newcastle/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland FC determined to avenge earlier loss to Newcastle">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fireworks at Auckland’s Sky Tower. RNZ / Robert Smith Wet weather in parts of the country seem to have dampened New Year celebrations with both police and St John reporting relatively quiet nights. The ambulance service responded to 177 incidents between 10pm and 3am – around 40 percent down on previous ... <a title="‘Well behaved’: Police, St John report quiet night as Kiwis celebrate New Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/well-behaved-police-st-john-report-quiet-night-as-kiwis-celebrate-new-year/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Well behaved’: Police, St John report quiet night as Kiwis celebrate New Year">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Parts of the South Island are welcoming the New Year with heavy rain warnings and severe thunderstorm watches. It has been a turbulent week across the country, with downpours and strong winds threatening celebrations. At the Twisted Frequency festival in Takaka overnight, police helped evacuate up to 100 people to Takaka ... <a title="Weather; Rainfall of up to 100mm, severe thunderstorms possible for South Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/weather-rainfall-of-up-to-100mm-severe-thunderstorms-possible-for-south-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather; Rainfall of up to 100mm, severe thunderstorms possible for South Island">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Richard Tindiller Police are crediting Operation Open Roads for the reduction in road deaths for the third year in a row. In a statement, police said the provisional number of road deaths in 2025 was 272. In 2024, 292 people died on New Zealand roads. As of 7am on ... <a title="Road deaths down for third year in a row, but still too many – police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/road-deaths-down-for-third-year-in-a-row-but-still-too-many-police/" aria-label="Read more about Road deaths down for third year in a row, but still too many – police">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi One person has been found dead on Kaipara Coast Highway, north of Auckland. Police had earlier asked motorists to avoid the village of Makarau after an “incident”. In a statement, police said officers were called to the scene about 5.20am this morning “where a person was found ... <a title="Person found dead on Kaipara Coast Highway, north of Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/person-found-dead-on-kaipara-coast-highway-north-of-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Person found dead on Kaipara Coast Highway, north of Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A person has died following a crash in Waikato’s Hauraki District. Police were called to the intersection of State Highway 26 and Cadman Road in Tirohia at around 12.40am this morning. The sole occupant of the single vehicle crash died at the scene. The road was closed as a result of ... <a title="One dead following crash on State Highway 26 in Waikato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/one-dead-following-crash-on-state-highway-26-in-waikato/" aria-label="Read more about One dead following crash on State Highway 26 in Waikato">Read more</a>
