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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Mt Maunganui Surg Lifesaving Club building has been red-stickered following the landslide. Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ Mt Maunganui’s surf livesaving club at the base of the mountain has been red-stickered after last week’s deadly landslide. It’s one of four buildings on Adams Ave to have a red placard issued ... <a title="Mt Maunganui surf lifesaving club red-stickered following deadly landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/mt-maunganui-surf-lifesaving-club-red-stickered-following-deadly-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui surf lifesaving club red-stickered following deadly landslide">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kini Naholo was set to make a move overseas last year before the ACL rupture. Steve McArthur / Photosport Sport can be a cruel arena. Hurricane Kini Naholo knows just how brutal it can be, as injuries have ravaged the Fijian winger’s career. Since electrifying the national first XV scene with ... <a title="Rugby: Kini Naholo confident no X-factor lost after second ACL injury" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/rugby-kini-naholo-confident-no-x-factor-lost-after-second-acl-injury/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby: Kini Naholo confident no X-factor lost after second ACL injury">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Paul Coll is through to the final of the Tournament of Champions. PSA New Zealand squash star Paul Coll will contest the Tournament of Champions final for the first time in his career after beating the World No. 3 in a tight battle in New York. Coll advanced to the final ... <a title="NZ squash star Paul Coll reaches maiden final of prestigious event" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/nz-squash-star-paul-coll-reaches-maiden-final-of-prestigious-event/" aria-label="Read more about NZ squash star Paul Coll reaches maiden final of prestigious event">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An empty studio at Auckland Film Studios in Henderson. PHIL GREGORY Auckland Council has sold the city’s biggest film studio to a private company. Dozens of major films, including Minecraft and Predator Badlands, were filmed at the long running Auckland Film Studios. Auckland’s mayor Wayne Brown confirmed Xytech, an Auckland lighting ... <a title="Council sells city’s Auckland Film Studios" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/council-sells-citys-auckland-film-studios/" aria-label="Read more about Council sells city’s Auckland Film Studios">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand driver Liam Sceats supplied / Liam Sceats Young Kiwi driver Liam Sceats admits it’s difficult to get out of bed some mornings, but he’s determined to make motor racing a career. The 20-year-old will race the New Zealand Grand Prix at Highlands in Central Otago this weekend, hoping it ... <a title="‘Emailing and cold calls’: The daily routine of a cash-strapped racing driver" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/emailing-and-cold-calls-the-daily-routine-of-a-cash-strapped-racing-driver/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Emailing and cold calls’: The daily routine of a cash-strapped racing driver">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Freddie Bennett. Freddie Bennett / supplied From 1 February, specialist GPs can diagnose adult ADHD and prescribe stimulant medicines Patients under 18 can now be diagnosed and treated by nurse practitioners working in paediatric services and child and adolescent mental health services Psychiatrists and paediatricians will continue to prescribe as previously ... <a title="Concern GPs not ready for ‘neurodiversity tsunami’ after law change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/concern-gps-not-ready-for-neurodiversity-tsunami-after-law-change/" aria-label="Read more about Concern GPs not ready for ‘neurodiversity tsunami’ after law change">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Newly qualified as a doctor, Greg Judkins decided to uproot from New Zealand and head to Nepal with his young family in the late 1970s. He, along with his wife Marion, and two children (a third was born in Kathmandu) went to work in a 100-bed mission hospital with a catchment ... <a title="The Auckland doctor who uprooted his family to work in Nepal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/the-auckland-doctor-who-uprooted-his-family-to-work-in-nepal/" aria-label="Read more about The Auckland doctor who uprooted his family to work in Nepal">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The therapy product will be specifically for people struggling to quit vaping. (File photo) AFP/ Hans Lucas People addicted to vapes will soon have help to quit, with Medsafe’s approval of New Zealand’s first vaping-specific nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) product. The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation welcomed the move as “an important ... <a title="Medsafe approves first product to help people quit vaping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/medsafe-approves-first-product-to-help-people-quit-vaping/" aria-label="Read more about Medsafe approves first product to help people quit vaping">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A discarded spa pool left in the middle of a Palmerston North road. Palmerston North City Council / supplied Palmerston North City Council is seeking the owner of a spa pool found “smack bang” in the middle of the road. “Did your spa pool fall off the back of your truck ... <a title="‘Lucky you!’ Council taunts owner of dumped spa pool" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/lucky-you-council-taunts-owner-of-dumped-spa-pool/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Lucky you!’ Council taunts owner of dumped spa pool">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Damage to State Highway 35 from a landslide. Supplied / NZTA The Transport Agency (NZTA) says State Highway 35 between Te Araroa and Tikitiki will reopen from 4pm today. The road was badly damaged by heavy rain last week. Crews working in the area have mostly cleared large overslips off the ... <a title="Part of SH35 to reopen after significant damage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/part-of-sh35-to-reopen-after-significant-damage/" aria-label="Read more about Part of SH35 to reopen after significant damage">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner. ABC / Luke Bowden Consumer confidence lifts to 107.2 points from 101.5 in January A net 1 percent of households think it is a good time to make a major purchase Wellingtonians the most positive Mortgage holders remain more cautious A net 29 percent expect to ... <a title="Big cities drive up consumer confidence in latest survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/big-cities-drive-up-consumer-confidence-in-latest-survey/" aria-label="Read more about Big cities drive up consumer confidence in latest survey">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic 123RF A global insurance giant has been warned by the Financial Markets Authority for failing to apply multi-policy discounts in New Zealand. The FMA said Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance’s (AIOI) failure led to more than 5000 customers being overcharged almost $700,000. The company self-reported the issue in May 2024, ... <a title="Insurance giant fined over failure to apply multi-policy discounts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/insurance-giant-fined-over-failure-to-apply-multi-policy-discounts/" aria-label="Read more about Insurance giant fined over failure to apply multi-policy discounts">Read more</a>
