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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police have said initial indicators are that there are serious injuries. NZ Police / Supplied State Highway 1 near Whangārei, is closed following a serious crash on Saturday afternoon. Police were notified of a three-vehicle crash, between Oakleigh Rise and Mangapai Rd, at 2.20pm. Police have said initial indicators are that ... <a title="Road closed, serious injuries after three vehicle crash in Whangārei" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/road-closed-serious-injuries-after-three-vehicle-crash-in-whangarei/" aria-label="Read more about Road closed, serious injuries after three vehicle crash in Whangārei">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Family pay respects at the Mt Maunganui landslide cordon. CHARLOTTE COOK / RNZ Remains of victims have been found at a campground in Mount Maunganui overnight. Police, Fire and Emergency, and Civil Defence have held a media stand-up this afternoon. Six people have been unaccounted for since Thursday. Emergency services are ... <a title="Live: Names of six Mt Maunganui lanslide victims released by police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/live-names-of-six-mt-maunganui-lanslide-victims-released-by-police/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Names of six Mt Maunganui lanslide victims released by police">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Kate Green Remains of victims have been found at a campground in Mount Maunganui overnight. Police, Fire and Emergency, and Civil Defence have held a media stand-up this afternoon. Six people have been unaccounted for since Thursday. Emergency services are moving to a recovery phase, from a rescue operation. ... <a title="Live: Remains of victims found at Mt Maunganui search site, operation moves to recovery mode" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/live-remains-of-victims-found-at-mt-maunganui-search-site-operation-moves-to-recovery-mode/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Remains of victims found at Mt Maunganui search site, operation moves to recovery mode">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former army major Simon Strombom is the managing director of the NZ Remembrance Army. Supplied A former army major is calling comments made by US President Donald Trump ill-informed and sensationalist. Trump has angered allies, claiming NATO troops “stayed a little back” from frontlines in Afghanistan. The comments have drawn ire ... <a title="‘Really ill-informed’: Afghan veteran slams Trump’s NATO comments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/really-ill-informed-afghan-veteran-slams-trumps-nato-comments/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Really ill-informed’: Afghan veteran slams Trump’s NATO comments">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The parents of rare conjoined twins say doctors in Papua New Guinea told them to take the boys home as they were beyond hope. “Thank God we [defied them] and we are where we are,” the boys’ dad Kevin Mitiam, who is also a twin, said in Tok ... <a title="‘Thank God’ – parents of PNG conjoined twins grateful they defied medical advice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/thank-god-parents-of-png-conjoined-twins-grateful-they-defied-medical-advice/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Thank God’ – parents of PNG conjoined twins grateful they defied medical advice">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Human remains have been found at a campground in Mount Maunganui overnight. Police, Fire and Emergency, and Civil Defence have held a media stand-up this afternoon. Six people have been unaccounted for since Thursday. Emergency services are moving to a recovery phase, from a rescue operation. The remains are now in ... <a title="Live: Human remains found at Mt Maunganui search site, operation moves to recovery mode" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/live-human-remains-found-at-mt-maunganui-search-site-operation-moves-to-recovery-mode/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Human remains found at Mt Maunganui search site, operation moves to recovery mode">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Avellino Today is reporting that 15-year-old Sharon Maccanico who is originally from Italy is missing after the Mt Maunganui landslide. Avellino Today The 15-year-old believed to be missing in the slip has been named as an Italian girl from Auckland. Italian media are reporting her to be Sharon Maccanico, originally from ... <a title="Italian town waits for news of 15-year-old believed to be missing after Mt Maunganui landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/italian-town-waits-for-news-of-15-year-old-believed-to-be-missing-after-mt-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Italian town waits for news of 15-year-old believed to be missing after Mt Maunganui landslide">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A man is mssing after falling into the Waioeka River in Ōpōtiki. A search is continuing for a missing man who was swept downstream after falling from a boat in the Bay of Plenty town of Ōpōtiki. Police were called to the Waioeka River at about 5.30pm on Friday after reports ... <a title="Search underway for man swept downstream in Ōpōtiki" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/search-underway-for-man-swept-downstream-in-opotiki/" aria-label="Read more about Search underway for man swept downstream in Ōpōtiki">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver Police have launched a homicide investigation following the death of a woman in the Clutha settlement of Crichton, while another person remains in a critical condition. Emergency services were called to a property on Adams Flat Road at about 6.10pm on Friday, after reports of a “serious ... <a title="Homicide investigation launched after woman’s death in Clutha" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/homicide-investigation-launched-after-womans-death-in-clutha/" aria-label="Read more about Homicide investigation launched after woman’s death in Clutha">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The slip at Mauao, Mount Maunganui, as seen from the air on 22 January. Screengrab / Amy Till Tauranga City Council has announced an independent review into the events leading up to Thursday’s landslide at the base of Mauao, as local iwi Ngāi Te Rangi say they are seeking a thorough ... <a title="Independent review ordered into Mauao landslide as iwi call for answers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/independent-review-ordered-into-mauao-landslide-as-iwi-call-for-answers/" aria-label="Read more about Independent review ordered into Mauao landslide as iwi call for answers">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paora Glassie, Civil Defence lead for Ōtetao Reti Marae at Punaruku on Northland’s storm-ravaged east coast. RNZ / Peter de Graaf Lessons learnt during Cyclone Gabrielle three years ago have proved invaluable for marae on Northland’s east coast, leading the response to last week’s massive storm. Marae were the first port ... <a title="Marae provides community lifeline following Northland floods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/marae-provides-community-lifeline-following-northland-floods/" aria-label="Read more about Marae provides community lifeline following Northland floods">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ACC is trying to avoid a $26 billion deficit by 2030. Unsplash / RNZ composite A lawyer who helps people with ACC claims says the agency’s plan to get its finances in order appears to be a social licence to remove people from the long-term claims pool. ACC is trying to ... <a title="ACC’s plan to avoid $26 billion deficit may cost taxpayers more, lawyer claims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/accs-plan-to-avoid-26-billion-deficit-may-cost-taxpayers-more-lawyer-claims/" aria-label="Read more about ACC’s plan to avoid $26 billion deficit may cost taxpayers more, lawyer claims">Read more</a>
