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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Surfers participated in a paddleout during the 2026 Grom Series. Supplied Surfers participated in a paddleout on Saturday during the first event of the 2026 Billabong Grom Series to pay their respects to the victims of the Mount Maunganui landslide. The paddleout was organised by Surfing New Zealand and Bay Boardriders, ... <a title="Surfers pay tribute to those killed in Mount Maunganui landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/surfers-pay-tribute-to-those-killed-in-mount-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Surfers pay tribute to those killed in Mount Maunganui landslide">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Akaroa (file photo) supplied A boat full of tourists have been rescued, after their vessel started taking on water at Akaroa, near Christchurch. More than 40 passengers and crew were safely evacuated, when a tourist boat grounded in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula. Thirty-eight passengers and three crew were aboard the ... <a title="More than 40 rescued before tourist boat capsized at Akaroa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/more-than-40-rescued-before-tourist-boat-capsized-at-akaroa/" aria-label="Read more about More than 40 rescued before tourist boat capsized at Akaroa">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Akaroa (file photo) supplied A boat full of tourists have been rescued, after their vessel started taking on water at Akaroa, near Christchurch. More than 40 passengers and crew were safely evacuated, when a tourist boat grounded in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula. Thirty-eight passengers and three crew were aboard the ... <a title="More than 40 rescued before tourist boat capsized in Akaroa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/more-than-40-rescued-before-tourist-boat-capsized-in-akaroa/" aria-label="Read more about More than 40 rescued before tourist boat capsized in Akaroa">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hundreds of people gathered at two separate protests on Saturday afternoon, prompting police cordons and some road closures. Destiny Church-affiliated Freedom and Rights Coalition protesters gathered at Victoria Park in the late morning, and marched towards Fanshawe Street, where a police cordon had been set up. A second protest took place ... <a title="Two protests in Auckland’s CBD monitored by police with cordons, road closures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/two-protests-in-aucklands-cbd-monitored-by-police-with-cordons-road-closures/" aria-label="Read more about Two protests in Auckland’s CBD monitored by police with cordons, road closures">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Teams working at the Mauao search site on 25 January. RNZ / Nick Monro One of the teams who have worked at the tragic Mt Maunganui campground landslide are returning home. The Fire and Emergency specialist Urban Search and Rescue team are “in the process of demobilisation” and have left the ... <a title="Mt Maunganui landslide: FENZ Search and Rescue team return home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/mt-maunganui-landslide-fenz-search-and-rescue-team-return-home/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui landslide: FENZ Search and Rescue team return home">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Teams working at the Mauao search site on 25 January. RNZ / Nick Monro One of the teams who have worked at the tragic Mt Maunganui campground landslide are returning home. The Fire and Emergency specialist Urban Search and Rescue team are “in the process of demobilisation” and have left the ... <a title="Mt Maunganui landslide: FENZ Search and Rescue team returns home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/mt-maunganui-landslide-fenz-search-and-rescue-team-returns-home/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui landslide: FENZ Search and Rescue team returns home">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Karim Lopez of the Breakers. photosport Teenager Karim Lopez came alive in the closing minutes as the Breakers upset Melbourne United 97-95 in Auckland to keep their Australian NBL playoff hopes alive. The rising Mexican star scored 14 of his game-high 32 points in the last five minutes as the home ... <a title="Karim Lopez leads Breakers to upset ANBL win over Melbourne" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/karim-lopez-leads-breakers-to-upset-anbl-win-over-melbourne/" aria-label="Read more about Karim Lopez leads Breakers to upset ANBL win over Melbourne">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
By Giff Johnson, editor, Marshall Islands Journal / RNZ Pacific correspondent The death earlier this month of a 26-year veteran of the US Army from the Micronesian island of Kosrae, who was an ardent advocate for healthcare benefits for island veterans, highlights the ongoing lack of promised US healthcare support for those who served in ... <a title="Micronesia: Island US military veterans struggle to get healthcare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/micronesia-island-us-military-veterans-struggle-to-get-healthcare/" aria-label="Read more about Micronesia: Island US military veterans struggle to get healthcare">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Jonathan Cook Here is another example of utterly irresponsible journalism from the BBC on News at Ten. Diplomatic correspondent Caroline Hawley starts the Thursday edition by credulously amplifying a fantastical death toll of “tens of thousands of dead” from recent protests in Iran — figures provided by regime opponents. Contrast that with the ... <a title="Jonathan Cook: BBC pushes the case for an illegal war on Iran with even bigger lies than Trump’s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/jonathan-cook-bbc-pushes-the-case-for-an-illegal-war-on-iran-with-even-bigger-lies-than-trumps/" aria-label="Read more about Jonathan Cook: BBC pushes the case for an illegal war on Iran with even bigger lies than Trump’s">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say a large operation is now underway in central Auckland as two planned protests take place in central Auckland today. Protesters have begun gathering at Victoria Park as part of the Destiny Church-affiliated Freedom and Rights Coalition rally. The group had its bid to march across the Harbour Bridge denied. ... <a title="Live: Traffic delays expected in Auckland with two protests planned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/live-traffic-delays-expected-in-auckland-with-two-protests-planned/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Traffic delays expected in Auckland with two protests planned">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police say a large operation is now underway in central Auckland as two planned protests take place in central Auckland today. Protesters have begun gathering at Victoria Park as part of the Destiny Church-affiliated Freedom and Rights Coalition rally. A second Palestine solidarity rally is expected at Te Komititanga Square. Follow ... <a title="Live: Twin protests set to cause traffic woes for Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/live-twin-protests-set-to-cause-traffic-woes-for-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Twin protests set to cause traffic woes for Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] A large flash that lit up the night sky over Wellington was captured by a live feed camera and has prompted speculation it could have been a meteor. The bright light was seen by people facing south at 11.25pm on Friday night, and travelled from east to west on ... <a title="Bright ‘shooting star’ delights Wellingtonians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/31/bright-shooting-star-delights-wellingtonians/" aria-label="Read more about Bright ‘shooting star’ delights Wellingtonians">Read more</a>
