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January 6, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Amid widespread condemnation of the United States over its brazen weekend attack on Venezuela around the world and in the UN Security Council today, Senator Bernie Sanders has posted on social media six reasons why the operation to kidnap President Nicolás Maduro on Venezuela was very wrong. Abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro told ... <a title="Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnap of Maduro was very wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/six-reasons-why-trumps-attack-on-venezuela-and-kidnap-of-maduro-was-very-wrong/" aria-label="Read more about Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnap of Maduro was very wrong">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand USA’s Venus Williams during her singles match at the 2026 ASB Classic Women’s Tennis Tournament at Manuka Doctor Arena, Auckland, New Zealand. Andrew Cornaga/www.photosport.nz [xh ]New Zealand’s only hope knocked out of ASB Classic The drawcards continue to fall at Stanley Street. Day two of the ASB Classic in Auckland saw ... <a title="Kiwi hope and US icon eliminated from ASB Classic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/kiwi-hope-and-us-icon-eliminated-from-asb-classic/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi hope and US icon eliminated from ASB Classic">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand EB Games is proposing to close its New Zealand stores. Supplied EB Games is proposing to shut down its New Zealand business and close all its stores, according to a letter sent to employees. In a note to employees seen by RNZ, managing director Shane Stockwell said: “This proposal is not ... <a title="EB Games proposes closing all New Zealand stores" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/eb-games-proposes-closing-all-new-zealand-stores/" aria-label="Read more about EB Games proposes closing all New Zealand stores">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell The chief executive of beleaguered patient portal Manage My Health says he is open to standing down if required after it “dropped the ball”. Vino Ramayah told RNZ hackers who have seized hundreds of thousands of files from more than 120,000 patients “got in through the front ... <a title="Manage My Health CEO: ‘Trust us even though we’ve dropped the ball’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/manage-my-health-ceo-trust-us-even-though-weve-dropped-the-ball/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health CEO: ‘Trust us even though we’ve dropped the ball’">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand School bags lined up at a Kelvin Heights bus stop in Queenstown. RNZ / Katie Todd The Ministry of Education has been reviewing its school bus services in Queenstown with seven routes set to be redesigned from Term 2, 2026, one cancelled, one added and 11 retained on an ‘interim’ basis. ... <a title="Most Queenstown’s school buses to keep running – for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/most-queenstowns-school-buses-to-keep-running-for-now/" aria-label="Read more about Most Queenstown’s school buses to keep running – for now">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Walden Bello US President Donald Trump’s kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has taught me a lesson: that if you think you have a scoop, you file it immediately, not only to get the story out first but to warn the world if it’s about something bad that might be coming. Shortly after ... <a title="Out-scooped by Trump – the US attack in Nigeria did indeed point to the operation to kidnap Venezuela’s Maduro" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/out-scooped-by-trump-the-us-attack-in-nigeria-did-indeed-point-to-the-operation-to-kidnap-venezuelas-maduro/" aria-label="Read more about Out-scooped by Trump – the US attack in Nigeria did indeed point to the operation to kidnap Venezuela’s Maduro">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Polymetallic nodules in the western Atlantic Ocean. This image was captured on a deep sea research mission in 2019. NOAA Ocean Exploration More than 3,000 people from U.S. territories have signed a petition opposing proposed deep seabed mining in waters near the Mariana Islands and American Samoa, warning of irreversible environmental ... <a title="Petition against deep sea mining near Mariana Trench gaining support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/petition-against-deep-sea-mining-near-mariana-trench-gaining-support/" aria-label="Read more about Petition against deep sea mining near Mariana Trench gaining support">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Dr Satyendra Prasad Internationally, we are marking the 2025 Human Rights Day at a time of extraordinary retreat from human rights protection across the World. Every human right, every breach of human right and every advance in the protection of human rights must matter equally to us. The frameworks for human rights protection ... <a title="Climate change and human rights demands telling our Pacific stories with clarity and impact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/climate-change-and-human-rights-demands-telling-our-pacific-stories-with-clarity-and-impact/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change and human rights demands telling our Pacific stories with clarity and impact">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Netsafe chief online safety officer Sean Lyons. RNZ Netsafe is warning people to be extra cautious with emails they receive including their private information, as hackers threaten to release more than 400,000 stolen health documents. They took the files from the online portal Manage My Health, and 120,000 people are affected. ... <a title="NetSafe warns Manage My Health users to be suspicious of emails including personal details" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/netsafe-warns-manage-my-health-users-to-be-suspicious-of-emails-including-personal-details/" aria-label="Read more about NetSafe warns Manage My Health users to be suspicious of emails including personal details">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell It appears the deadline given by the Manage My Health hackers demanding a US$60,000 ransom for hundreds of thousands of stolen medical files could now be later in the week. A timeline had been set for about 5am on Tuesday, but the hackers have not released any ... <a title="Deadline for Manage My Health ransom moves to Friday – reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/deadline-for-manage-my-health-ransom-moves-to-friday-reports/" aria-label="Read more about Deadline for Manage My Health ransom moves to Friday – reports">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Graham Garnett, 66, was meant to return on 30 December. Supplied / NZ Police The radar technology being used to search for a tramper lost in the Kahurangi National Park has long been used on ski-fields, but is now increasingly also used for other searches, the Mountain Safety Council says. Police ... <a title="Alpine search tech deployed in hunt for missing tramper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/alpine-search-tech-deployed-in-hunt-for-missing-tramper/" aria-label="Read more about Alpine search tech deployed in hunt for missing tramper">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A video shows a number of fish found dead in the water near Great Barrier Island (file image). RNZ/Carol Stiles Fisheries NZ is investigating a complaint after a number of fish were found dead in the water near Great Barrier Island. A video posted to social media shows some upset fisherman ... <a title="Fisheries NZ investigating report of illegal fish dumping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/fisheries-nz-investigating-report-of-illegal-fish-dumping/" aria-label="Read more about Fisheries NZ investigating report of illegal fish dumping">Read more</a>
