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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Days of downpours have caused widespread damage to multiple areas of the North Island this week with Whangārei, Thames-Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Hauraki and Tairāwhiti experiencing the brunt. Footage showing the level of devastation for communities has come in from Gisborne, Northland, Whitianga and Tauranga. Thousands have spent Thursday without power, ... <a title="Watch: Weather leaves trail of destruction with flooding and slips across the North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/watch-weather-leaves-trail-of-destruction-with-flooding-and-slips-across-the-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Weather leaves trail of destruction with flooding and slips across the North Island">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a speech at Davos this week that signals there may still be a leader in the West worth following. “Middle powers must act together because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu,” he warned. The Canadian PM was brutally honest about Western ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Mark Carney’s moment – a new non-aligned movement?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/eugene-doyle-mark-carneys-moment-a-new-non-aligned-movement/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Mark Carney’s moment – a new non-aligned movement?">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell On 14 December 2025, a father and son, reportedly linked to the ISIS clerical fascist organisation, committed a murderous attack on innocent participants at a Jewish celebration on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach. Fifteen were killed and around 40 seriously injured. There is no way this horrific event can be minimised. It ... <a title="Ian Powell: Bondi Beach’s murderous terrorism aftermath – an Aotearoa perspective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/ian-powell-bondi-beachs-murderous-terrorism-aftermath-an-aotearoa-perspective/" aria-label="Read more about Ian Powell: Bondi Beach’s murderous terrorism aftermath – an Aotearoa perspective">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Pacific Media Watch The Paris-based global media freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned the guilty verdict against Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio whose case has been challenged since her arrest almost six years ago. Cumpio was found guilty today on a charge of “financing terrorism” in the Philippines, and now faces a sentence ... <a title="RSF condemns verdict in ‘fabricated’ case against Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/rsf-condemns-verdict-in-fabricated-case-against-filipino-journalist-frenchie-mae-cumpio/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns verdict in ‘fabricated’ case against Filipino journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jack Oliver-Hood, 37, was pulled from the water at Hahei Beach shortly after 3pm on Monday but could not be resuscitated and died at the scene. Supplied Former colleagues are mourning the loss of a “bright” Auckland lawyer who died while swimming at a Coromandel beach. Jack Oliver-Hood, who was 37, ... <a title="Former colleagues mourn loss of Auckland lawyer who died at Coromandel beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/former-colleagues-mourn-loss-of-auckland-lawyer-who-died-at-coromandel-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Former colleagues mourn loss of Auckland lawyer who died at Coromandel beach">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The appearance industry covers many procedures, including waxing, manicure or pedicures, derma-blading, microneedling, tattooing and body piercing. 123RF Marlborough District Council is considering whether to implement a bylaw for the appearance industry, after reports of sub-standard hygiene at some beauty salons. The industry covers many procedures, including waxing, manicure or pedicures, ... <a title="Reports of sub-standard hygiene at some beauty salons sparks council review" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/reports-of-sub-standard-hygiene-at-some-beauty-salons-sparks-council-review/" aria-label="Read more about Reports of sub-standard hygiene at some beauty salons sparks council review">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A drone image captures the massive slip at Helena Bay Hill in Northland, cutting off Ōakura Bay. Supplied / Ngātiwai Trust Board Whangārei Mayor Ken Couper says it could take weeks to fix a massive slip blocking the road to Ōakura. Couper said the slip came down on Wednesday night at ... <a title="Ōakura cut off in both directions, could take weeks to fix slip damage – mayor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/oakura-cut-off-in-both-directions-could-take-weeks-to-fix-slip-damage-mayor/" aria-label="Read more about Ōakura cut off in both directions, could take weeks to fix slip damage – mayor">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The crash happened at the Omarama Airfield. Supplied / St John Emergency services are responding to a glider crash in north Otago. The crash happened about 3.15pm at the Omarama Airfield on Airport Road. St John says they have sent two vehicles and a helicopter to the scene. The Civil Aviation ... <a title="Glider crashes in north Otago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/glider-crashes-in-north-otago/" aria-label="Read more about Glider crashes in north Otago">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police inspect a section of Falls Road near the Mahurangi River where a person and their vehicle is believed to have been swept into the river Lucy Xia The wife of a man who was swept away in his car at Mahurangi River, north of Auckland, says she is holding out ... <a title="Search suspended for driver swept away into Mahurangi River, north of Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/search-suspended-for-driver-swept-away-into-mahurangi-river-north-of-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Search suspended for driver swept away into Mahurangi River, north of Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Justin Marshall. © Photosport Ltd 2019 www.photosport.nz Former All Black halfback Justin Marshall thinks that a number of All Blacks will have a point to prove during this year’s Super Rugby Pacific season. The Sky Sport commentator said that the dramatic axing of Scott Robertson should force a mindset change among ... <a title="‘Complacency in their systems’ : Justin Marshall predicts pressure for incumbent All Blacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/complacency-in-their-systems-justin-marshall-predicts-pressure-for-incumbent-all-blacks/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Complacency in their systems’ : Justin Marshall predicts pressure for incumbent All Blacks">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Health New Zealand said the latest outage impacted the hospital administration system across the South Island. 123rf Another IT outage has struck southern hospitals, impacting access to patient health records for several hours on Wednesday. It was the latest in a series of outages that have impacted hospitals on both islands ... <a title="Another IT outage impacts southern hospitals, staff left in the dark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/another-it-outage-impacts-southern-hospitals-staff-left-in-the-dark/" aria-label="Read more about Another IT outage impacts southern hospitals, staff left in the dark">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The warning comes after the Commission analysed the range review processes of all major supermarkets. Samantha Gee/RNZ The Commerce Commission has warned Woolworths New Zealand for what it believes is a likely breach of the Grocery Industry Competition Act, following a review of the major supermarkets’ product delisting processes. The warning comes ... <a title="Woolworths warned it might be breaking the law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/woolworths-warned-it-might-be-breaking-the-law/" aria-label="Read more about Woolworths warned it might be breaking the law">Read more</a>
