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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ Emergency services are evacuating properties in Taupō after a digger hit a gas line. The rupture happened in the suburb of Wharewaka shortly after midday. A police spokesperson said residents in Harakeke Drive, Wharewaka Road and Lake Terrace ... <a title="Homes evacuated after gas leak in Taupō" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/homes-evacuated-after-gas-leak-in-taupo/" aria-label="Read more about Homes evacuated after gas leak in Taupō">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The previous South Mole blaze, photographed on 25 January 2026. Supplied/ Facebook Firefighters in Whanganui are working at the scene of a scrub fire which has flared up twice in a week. Crews battled the six-hectare fire at the Whanganui South Mole last Sunday and Monday. Fire and emergency shift manager ... <a title="Firefighters battle second Whanganui scrub blaze in a week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/firefighters-battle-second-whanganui-scrub-blaze-in-a-week/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters battle second Whanganui scrub blaze in a week">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lisa Maclennan, 50, worked at Morrinsville Intermediate School. Supplied / Givealittle A third victim of the deadly Mt Maunganui landslide has been formally identified as Lisa Anne Maclennan, 50, who was hailed as a hero after giving warning to others at the campground. Her body was found on January 27, five ... <a title="Mt Maunganui landslide: Lisa Maclennan, who helped save the lives of others, formally identified" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/mt-maunganui-landslide-lisa-maclennan-who-helped-save-the-lives-of-others-formally-identified/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui landslide: Lisa Maclennan, who helped save the lives of others, formally identified">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lisa Maclennan, 50, worked at Morrinsville Intermediate School. Supplied / Givealittle A third victim of the deadly Mt Maunganui landslide has been formally identified as Lisa Anne Maclennan, 50. Six people were killed in the campground slip last Thursday. At an identification hearing at Tauranga District Court on Friday, Coroner Maclennan ... <a title="Mt Maunganui landslide: Third body identified as Lisa Maclennan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/mt-maunganui-landslide-third-body-identified-as-lisa-maclennan/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui landslide: Third body identified as Lisa Maclennan">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Black Caps bowler Ben Sears. www.photosport.nz Wellington Firebirds pace-bowler Ben Sears will join the Black Caps as a travelling reserve for the ICC T20 World Cup in India, starting in a week. Sears will replace Kyle Jamieson, who was called into the main squad last week following the withdrawal of Adam ... <a title="Cricket: Ben Sears named travelling reserve for a second T20 World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/cricket-ben-sears-named-travelling-reserve-for-a-second-t20-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Ben Sears named travelling reserve for a second T20 World Cup">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cordons remain in place while recovery efforts continue. RNZ/Nick Monro A photographer was caught breaching cordons near the site of the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide. Cordons were erected near the scene of last week’s landslide at the Mt Maunganui campground where six people were killed. The cordons remain in place while ... <a title="Photographer caught breaching Mount Maunganui landslide cordon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/photographer-caught-breaching-mount-maunganui-landslide-cordon/" aria-label="Read more about Photographer caught breaching Mount Maunganui landslide cordon">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jeff Wilson, Justin Marshall and Mils Muliaina. PHOTOSPORT While professional rugby is a relatively recent development, 30 years certainly feels like a long time ago for some of the players who ran out for the inaugural Super Rugby season. Known as Super 12 for the first 10 seasons, the competition revolutionised ... <a title="Super Rugby Pacific countdown: Legends reflect on competition’s history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/super-rugby-pacific-countdown-legends-reflect-on-competitions-history/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby Pacific countdown: Legends reflect on competition’s history">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A pro-Palestine protest in Auckland’s CBD in 2025. Nick Monro Police say commuters should expect delays in Auckland’s central city on Saturday with two protests planned. Inspector Jacqui Whittaker said they were expecting large numbers of people to take part in a Palestine solidarity rally at Te Komititanga Square at about ... <a title="Twin protests set to cause traffic woes for Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/twin-protests-set-to-cause-traffic-woes-for-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Twin protests set to cause traffic woes for Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MediaWorks is a major player in the country’s commercial radio market. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Australian media giant Nine Entertainment has acquired MediaWorks’ parent, QMS Media, for AU$850 million (NZ$986m). Nine also announced the sale of its Australian commercial radio assets to a private buyer for AU$56m. However, QMS’ New Zealand ... <a title="MediaWorks owner QMS sold to Australia’s Nine Entertainment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/mediaworks-owner-qms-sold-to-australias-nine-entertainment/" aria-label="Read more about MediaWorks owner QMS sold to Australia’s Nine Entertainment">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Chirstopher Luxon. RNZ / Calvin Samuel Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. In a brief statement on Friday morning, Luxon confirmed the government would not accept the invitation to join the board in its “current form”, after considering the offer. Foreign ... <a title="Christopher Luxon confirms he won’t join Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/christopher-luxon-confirms-he-wont-join-donald-trumps-board-of-peace-for-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Christopher Luxon confirms he won’t join Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Eighty five percent of wines sold at auction are French. 123RF One of the things former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham’s son Brooklyn made headlines for this week was sharing “the world’s most expensive” wine with his wife, Nicola Peltz. The details turned out to be a little murkier than that. Media ... <a title="How to make your wine investments sparkle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/how-to-make-your-wine-investments-sparkle/" aria-label="Read more about How to make your wine investments sparkle">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Anjuli Selvadurai is Auckland Museum’s Wikimedian-in-Residence. Supplied If you’ve ever fancied a go at editing one of the world’s largest-ever sources of knowledge, you’ve got a chance this weekend at the Auckland Museum. Three years ago, it started running a summer programme for students, teaching them how to use Wikipedia as ... <a title="Wiki edit-a-thon celebrates wāhine in Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/wiki-edit-a-thon-celebrates-wahine-in-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about Wiki edit-a-thon celebrates wāhine in Aotearoa">Read more</a>
