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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Glover family evacuates during flooding in Te Araroa last week. Supplied / Byron Glover As floodwaters recede and damage assessments continue after last week’s deadly storms, scrutiny is turning to whether New Zealand is prepared for the next disaster – and how it will pay for it. One long-term economic ... <a title="Deadly storms expose growing gap between disaster recovery and climate preparation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/deadly-storms-expose-growing-gap-between-disaster-recovery-and-climate-preparation/" aria-label="Read more about Deadly storms expose growing gap between disaster recovery and climate preparation">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A radio transmission site in Canterbury. Supplied / Tait Systems Cost pressures and delays face the billion-dollar-plus overhaul of emergency communications technology systems that had let down first responders in previous disasters. The Public Safety Network project was recently rated top of the ”Top 10 reported cost pressures by value” in ... <a title="Radio rollout of communications system for first responders delayed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/radio-rollout-of-communications-system-for-first-responders-delayed/" aria-label="Read more about Radio rollout of communications system for first responders delayed">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson is due to appear before the Parole Board again. Pool / John Kirk-Anderson Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson is due to appear before the Parole Board again on Friday, in his latest bid to be released from prison. Watson was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1999 for murdering ... <a title="Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson due before Parole Board again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/convicted-double-murderer-scott-watson-due-before-parole-board-again/" aria-label="Read more about Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson due before Parole Board again">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Australia’s decision to host Israeli President Isaac Herzog next month has sparked criticism and a wave of planned protests, as Israel remains under international investigation over its war in Gaza, reports One Path Network. Legal cases are underway at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), examining ... <a title="Australia’s invitation to Herzog sparks protest plans over Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/australias-invitation-to-herzog-sparks-protest-plans-over-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s invitation to Herzog sparks protest plans over Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Viet Thanh Nguyen Is this the IDF in Gaza or the West Bank, or the US military in Afghanistan or Iraq, or ICE in Minneapolis? The answer is that this is ICE in Minneapolis. But the fact that it’s hard to tell whether it’s the IDF or the US Army or ICE is ... <a title="The IDF in West Bank, the US in Afghanistan, or ICE? Take your pick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/the-idf-in-west-bank-the-us-in-afghanistan-or-ice-take-your-pick/" aria-label="Read more about The IDF in West Bank, the US in Afghanistan, or ICE? Take your pick">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cyclone Tam washed up hundreds of tonnes of caulerpa at Omakiwi Cove and neighbouring beaches. Supplied / Ngāti Kuta, Patukeha An invasive seaweed described as the world’s worst marine pest has mysteriously died off on a massive scale in Northland and the Hauraki Gulf. Fast-growing caulerpa blanketed huge areas of seabed ... <a title="Caulerpa makes dramatic retreat in areas but ‘sure as hell, this beast will be back’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/caulerpa-makes-dramatic-retreat-in-areas-but-sure-as-hell-this-beast-will-be-back/" aria-label="Read more about Caulerpa makes dramatic retreat in areas but ‘sure as hell, this beast will be back’">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 1000 people have attended a community vigil at Coronation Park in Tauranga on Thursday night in the wake of the Mt Maunganui landslide. Families of the victims, having held another service with emergency services at the base of Mauao, were there with seats set aside for them. Older members ... <a title="Watch: ‘New Zealand stands with you’ – vigil held for Mount Maunganui landslide victims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/watch-new-zealand-stands-with-you-vigil-held-for-mount-maunganui-landslide-victims/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: ‘New Zealand stands with you’ – vigil held for Mount Maunganui landslide victims">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Pencils, pens, textbooks and a full uniform might seem like the basics for any school student, but many families are relying on donations to start the school year. Several schools across New Zealand can fund parts of their school uniform through their own coffers, local community trusts and donations. But ... <a title="Families rely on donations to pay for school uniforms, stationery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/families-rely-on-donations-to-pay-for-school-uniforms-stationery/" aria-label="Read more about Families rely on donations to pay for school uniforms, stationery">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ahead of Waitangi Day 2025, Luxon gave notice in December 2024 that he would not be going to Waitangi. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Prime Minister is expected to attend Waitangi for the annual commemorations next week, RNZ understands. Details on Christopher Luxon’s timetable are still yet to be revealed, but ... <a title="Prime Minister expected to return to Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/prime-minister-expected-to-return-to-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister expected to return to Waitangi">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 1000 people, with more expected, are attending a community vigil in the wake of the Mt Maunganui landslide. Families of the victims, having held another service with emergency services at the base of Mauao, will be in attendance with seats set aside for them. Older members of the community ... <a title="Watch: Community vigil for Mount Maunganui landslide victims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/watch-community-vigil-for-mount-maunganui-landslide-victims/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Community vigil for Mount Maunganui landslide victims">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 100 people have mucked in to help clean up rubbish from Wellington’s waterfront today. Wellington Museum’s annual Great Big Waterfront Clean Up is in its eighth year. On average each year, the clean up usually collected around 1500 litres of rubbish. Organiser Naiomi Murgatroyd expected this year’s total would ... <a title="More than 100 people help clean up rubbish from Wellington’s waterfront" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/more-than-100-people-help-clean-up-rubbish-from-wellingtons-waterfront/" aria-label="Read more about More than 100 people help clean up rubbish from Wellington’s waterfront">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diggers working at the burnt-out Bromley wastewater treatment plant on 10 June 2022. Christchurch City Council A putrid stench lingering in Christchurch’s eastern suburbs from the city’s wastewater treatment plant is expected to persist for at least another week. Locals have complained of nausea and headaches and say the odour from ... <a title="Christchurch’s Bromley plant stench expected to continue for at least a week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/christchurchs-bromley-plant-stench-expected-to-continue-for-at-least-a-week/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch’s Bromley plant stench expected to continue for at least a week">Read more</a>
