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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters have extinguished a scrub fire on Auckland’s Mt Wellington, where large smoke clouds had been seen rising. It broke out shortly after 4pm on Sunday afternoon. By 5:30pm there were 28 firefighters working on dampening down hot spots at the vegetation fire, which was on the western side of the ... <a title="Smoke seen rising over Mount Wellington, firefighters battling hotspots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/smoke-seen-rising-over-mount-wellington-firefighters-battling-hotspots/" aria-label="Read more about Smoke seen rising over Mount Wellington, firefighters battling hotspots">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former high commissioner to the United Kingdom Phil Goff has accused Foreign Minister Winston Peters of failing to stand up for New Zealand. RNZ Phil Goff has accused Foreign Minister Winston Peters of failing to stand up for New Zealand soldiers after US President Donald Trump said allied troops “stayed a ... <a title="Goff takes aim at Peters ‘deafening’ silence on Trump’s NATO comments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/goff-takes-aim-at-peters-deafening-silence-on-trumps-nato-comments/" aria-label="Read more about Goff takes aim at Peters ‘deafening’ silence on Trump’s NATO comments">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are at the scene of a scrub fire in the Auckland suburb of Mt Wellington, where large smoke clouds have been seen rising. It broke out shortly after 4pm on Sunday afternoon. Crews called to the scene include Mt Wellington, Remuera, St Heliers, Ōtāhuhu and Ōtara. A helicopter has also ... <a title="Smoke rises over Mount Wellington, firefighters responding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/smoke-rises-over-mount-wellington-firefighters-responding/" aria-label="Read more about Smoke rises over Mount Wellington, firefighters responding">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hives in Te Urewera. Supplied/Bioeconomy Science Institute A collaboration between apicultural scientists and a Māori land trust in Te Urewera is shedding light on the potential health benefits of propolis, or “bee glue”. Working in partnership with Manawa Honey NZ – a business founded and run by Tuawhenua Trust – scientists ... <a title="How ‘bee glue’ might improve our health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/how-bee-glue-might-improve-our-health/" aria-label="Read more about How ‘bee glue’ might improve our health">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Go ahead, eat chocolate cake every day. One healthy cookbook author gives us permission – and a recipe that’s protein-packed. Rachel Riggs’ signature unfussy cake asks for just one bowl, a single whisk and 10 minutes to get the oven ready. The result is a chocolate dessert that contains 18 grams ... <a title="A recipe for chocolate cake you can have every day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/a-recipe-for-chocolate-cake-you-can-have-every-day/" aria-label="Read more about A recipe for chocolate cake you can have every day">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Despite a distinguished 40 year career Stephen Lovatt never had a “fire’ to be an actor when he first auditioned at the NZ Drama School, he says. At the recent New Zealand Screen Awards Lovatt was awarded best actor in a series for his role as the abrasive Dr Emmett Whitman ... <a title="‘An 800-seater audience bursting into laughter at the same moment is a kind of sacred experience’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/an-800-seater-audience-bursting-into-laughter-at-the-same-moment-is-a-kind-of-sacred-experience/" aria-label="Read more about ‘An 800-seater audience bursting into laughter at the same moment is a kind of sacred experience’">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Two New Zealand companies were condemned at a pro-Palestinian rally in Auckland today for their alleged complicity in Israel-US military industrial complex roles linked to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The rally in Auckland’s Te Komititanga Square was themed “NZ has blood on its hands” and speakers heavily criticised the conduct of Rocket ... <a title="Palestine rally targets NZ companies alleged link to ‘opaque’ supply lines in Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/palestine-rally-targets-nz-companies-alleged-link-to-opaque-supply-lines-in-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine rally targets NZ companies alleged link to ‘opaque’ supply lines in Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As the 25 January celebrations wind down on Sunday, the community at Rātana Pā, south of Whanganui, is preparing for renovations to Manuao, one of its most important buildings. The large building complex at the centre of the community is used as a dining hall and accommodation among many other uses. ... <a title="Renovations begin for one of Rātana’s most important buildings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/renovations-begin-for-one-of-ratanas-most-important-buildings/" aria-label="Read more about Renovations begin for one of Rātana’s most important buildings">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii Jacob Davies’ dream was to be in Guinness World Records one day as the longest-living person with Prader-Willi Syndrome. Sadly, he died in May 2023 aged just 20, following months of poor supervision at a NZCL facility in Levin. An investigation by the Health and Disability Commission ... <a title="Death of disabled man who had dream to break record was ‘avoidable’ – Health and Disability Commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/death-of-disabled-man-who-had-dream-to-break-record-was-avoidable-health-and-disability-commission/" aria-label="Read more about Death of disabled man who had dream to break record was ‘avoidable’ – Health and Disability Commission">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Max Furse-Kee, 15, is one of the unaccounted for victims of the Mt Maunganui landslide. SUPPLIED The mother of a 15-year-old boy killed in the Mount Maunganui landslide says he was an “incredible, kind and beautiful human being”. Max Furse-Kee, 15, and his girlfriend Sharon Maccanico, also 15, are among the ... <a title="Max Furse-Kee, teen killed in Mount Maunganui landslide, remembered as ‘wonderful son, a devoted big brother’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/max-furse-kee-teen-killed-in-mount-maunganui-landslide-remembered-as-wonderful-son-a-devoted-big-brother/" aria-label="Read more about Max Furse-Kee, teen killed in Mount Maunganui landslide, remembered as ‘wonderful son, a devoted big brother’">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Nearly five months after a joint statement by 29 MFC member states called on Israel to allow press immediate independent access to Gaza and to protect journalists on the ground, the complete ban on media access remains in force. The ban has persisted since the start of the war over two years ago, despite the ceasefire ... <a title="Israeli Supreme Court hearing on press access to Gaza looms – RSF and CPJ call for action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/israeli-supreme-court-hearing-on-press-access-to-gaza-looms-rsf-and-cpj-call-for-action/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli Supreme Court hearing on press access to Gaza looms – RSF and CPJ call for action">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand With an origin story that includes being “bullied” onto the microphone by his 95bFM colleague Wallace Chapman and invited to tell weird tales by his Facebook friend David Farrier, Tony Stamp has been part of the RNZ Music team for close to two decades. Starting out as a sound engineer, the ... <a title="Tony Stamp: ‘Once I started just making beats my music fell into place’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/tony-stamp-once-i-started-just-making-beats-my-music-fell-into-place/" aria-label="Read more about Tony Stamp: ‘Once I started just making beats my music fell into place’">Read more</a>
