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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Alexander Robertson Some of New Zealand’s least generous savings accounts are paying as little as 0.05 percent in interest. A survey of bank rates showed the main banks have a number of products that offer very little return. ASB’s Savings On Call account offers 0.1 percent. ANZ has a ... <a title="Are these New Zealand’s least-generous savings accounts?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/are-these-new-zealands-least-generous-savings-accounts/" aria-label="Read more about Are these New Zealand’s least-generous savings accounts?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wild deer spotted by Whanganui resident. SUPPLIED Wild deer roaming the streets of suburban Whanganui are delighting some residents while raising concerns for others. But authorities say there’s little they can do about the animals which are wandering off private farmland. Paterson Street in the suburb of Aramoho borders steep farmland ... <a title="Wild deer wandering the streets of Whanganui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/wild-deer-wandering-the-streets-of-whanganui/" aria-label="Read more about Wild deer wandering the streets of Whanganui">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich. RNZ / REECE BAKER Former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich has been remembered as a passionate leader and a gentleman who always put his community first with a smile and a twinkle in his eye. Radich died earlier this month while starting his second term as a ... <a title="Former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich remembered at special council meeting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/former-dunedin-mayor-jules-radich-remembered-at-special-council-meeting/" aria-label="Read more about Former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich remembered at special council meeting">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ever gone in for a handshake just as the other person leans in for a hug? Or found yourself perfectly comfortable hugging one parent, but strangely awkward with the other? In a world that’s increasingly multicultural, digitally native and consent-aware, how we greet one another has never been more varied — ... <a title="Handshake, hug and hongi: How do we greet people in 2026?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/handshake-hug-and-hongi-how-do-we-greet-people-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Handshake, hug and hongi: How do we greet people in 2026?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As far as announcements of announcements go, NZ Rugby’s (NZR) press conference regarding the hiring process for the next All Black coach was a bit more interesting than first thought. It’s probably not what interim CEO Steve Lancaster thought he’d be having to do when he agreed to bridge the gap ... <a title="Is NZ Rugby getting it right by ruling out foreign coaches?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/is-nz-rugby-getting-it-right-by-ruling-out-foreign-coaches/" aria-label="Read more about Is NZ Rugby getting it right by ruling out foreign coaches?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A local council representative drove through the Mount Maunganui campground and directly past three slips about two hours before a deadly landslide, a camper who contacted emergency services at the time says. The woman, who was woken by one of the victims, Lisa Maclennan, early that morning, has spoken to RNZ about ... <a title="Tauranga City Council staff drove past three Mt Maunganui slips hours before deadly landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/tauranga-city-council-staff-drove-past-three-mt-maunganui-slips-hours-before-deadly-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Tauranga City Council staff drove past three Mt Maunganui slips hours before deadly landslide">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ōakura in the Whangārei District. Supplied The Mayor of Whangārei says the council will meet to discuss lifting the State of Emergency in the district. Nearly twice the typical rainfall for the month of January fell on north eastern parts Northland over two hours last weekend. Flooding and slips cut off ... <a title="Whangārei council to discuss lifting State of Emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/whangarei-council-to-discuss-lifting-state-of-emergency/" aria-label="Read more about Whangārei council to discuss lifting State of Emergency">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The slip at Mauao, Mount Maunganui as seen from the air. Screengrab / Amy Till Officials are warning people of artificial images circulating online claiming to capture the fallout of last week’s weather, including the Mount Maunganui slip. Images on TikTok show scenes of destruction with mud and wreckage not actually ... <a title="Officials’ warnings after AI images of Mt Maunganui slip spread online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/officials-warnings-after-ai-images-of-mt-maunganui-slip-spread-online/" aria-label="Read more about Officials’ warnings after AI images of Mt Maunganui slip spread online">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Alexander Robertson Some of New Zealand’s least generous savings accounts are paying as little as 0.05 percent in interest. A survey of bank rates showed the main banks have a number of products that offer very little return. ASB’s Savings On Call account offers 0.1 percent. ANZ has a ... <a title="Are these New Zealand’s worst savings accounts?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/are-these-new-zealands-worst-savings-accounts/" aria-label="Read more about Are these New Zealand’s worst savings accounts?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Shailendra B. Singh “You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.” Although made in an American context, this observation by President Harry S. Truman has universal appeal. It highlights the unpredictable and treacherous nature of politics, whether it’s the chameleon-like antics of politicians or the fickleness of voters. The precariousness of politics ... <a title="Eroding trust in Fiji politics – lessons of 2025 and beyond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/eroding-trust-in-fiji-politics-lessons-of-2025-and-beyond/" aria-label="Read more about Eroding trust in Fiji politics – lessons of 2025 and beyond">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand St John Just a day after performing a crude act in a social worker’s office, Everest Oketopa repeatedly groped a paramedic in the back of an ambulance. He was so insistent that the healthcare professional had to move to the front of the vehicle to avoid him. Recently, the Waikato man ... <a title="Waikato man Everest Oketopa sentenced after crude act, and indecent assault on paramedic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/waikato-man-everest-oketopa-sentenced-after-crude-act-and-indecent-assault-on-paramedic/" aria-label="Read more about Waikato man Everest Oketopa sentenced after crude act, and indecent assault on paramedic">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Chris Hedges The murders of unarmed civilians on the streets of Minneapolis, including the killing of the intensive-care nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti, would not come as a shock to Iraqis in Fallujah or Afghans in Helmand province. They were terrorised by heavily armed American execution squads for decades. It would not come as ... <a title="Chris Hedges: We sowed the wind, now we will reap the whirlwind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/chris-hedges-we-sowed-the-wind-now-we-will-reap-the-whirlwind/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Hedges: We sowed the wind, now we will reap the whirlwind">Read more</a>
