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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lauren Fraser at the gate to her property, with the Puwhakamua programme residence behind her. Rotorua Daily Post / Mathew Nash A neighbour of a live-in parolee rehabilitation facility in Rotorua says she feels so unsafe in her generational family home that she avoids spending time there. The Pūwhakamua programme, which ... <a title="Neighbour of Rotorua parolee facility speaks out as rehab programme faces next location battle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/neighbour-of-rotorua-parolee-facility-speaks-out-as-rehab-programme-faces-next-location-battle/" aria-label="Read more about Neighbour of Rotorua parolee facility speaks out as rehab programme faces next location battle">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Graham Garnett, 66. Supplied / NZ Police The search for a man missing in Kahurangi National Park is moving to a limited search phase, police say. Police and other groups have been searching for Graham Garnett, 66, who failed to return from a hike on 30 December. Police Search and Rescue’s ... <a title="Search for missing tramper in Kahurangi National Park moved to ‘limited search phase’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/search-for-missing-tramper-in-kahurangi-national-park-moved-to-limited-search-phase/" aria-label="Read more about Search for missing tramper in Kahurangi National Park moved to ‘limited search phase’">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Fire and Rescue NSW More than forty firefighters in New South Wales have been working to extinguish a number of yacht fires in a marina. Fire and Rescue NSW said the incident was reported just before 3.30am (local time) on Friday. It said four people were assessed by paramedics ... <a title="Fire destroys yachts at New South Wales marina" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/fire-destroys-yachts-at-new-south-wales-marina/" aria-label="Read more about Fire destroys yachts at New South Wales marina">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The official Geonet map showing reports of the quake on Friday. A deep 5.4 earthquake has rattled the lower North Island. The tremor, that struck about 8.30am on Friday, was centred 10km south-west of Waverley in Taranaki. Geonet said it struck at a depth of 107km. Within a few minutes, more ... <a title="Deep 5.4 earthquake in Taranaki jolts lower North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/deep-5-4-earthquake-in-taranaki-jolts-lower-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Deep 5.4 earthquake in Taranaki jolts lower North Island">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters will return this morning to the scene of a scrub fire that scorched a hill overnight. Crews were sent to Upper Hutt’s Wallaceville from eight different stations, some as far as Wellington City and Porirua, shortly after 11pm on Thursday. A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said the blaze ... <a title="Hotspots being checked after overnight scrub fire in Upper Hutt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/hotspots-being-checked-after-overnight-scrub-fire-in-upper-hutt/" aria-label="Read more about Hotspots being checked after overnight scrub fire in Upper Hutt">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Police have arrested four people, two of whom are alleged to have been armed with machetes, after they are said to have stolen beer from an Auckland bottle shop and caught a bus to escape. Waitematā East Area Commander Inspector Mike Rickards said the four people went ... <a title="Four arrested after alleged theft of Auckland bottle store" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/four-arrested-after-alleged-theft-of-auckland-bottle-store/" aria-label="Read more about Four arrested after alleged theft of Auckland bottle store">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People tending to the whales at Farewell Spit yesterday. Supplied / Project Jonah Six whales have died and 15 remain on the beach at Farewell Spit following a stranding on Thursday afternoon. Project Jonah says the rest of the pod of 53 whales has made its way back out to sea. ... <a title="Six whales die, others still on beach after mass stranding at Farewell Spit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/six-whales-die-others-still-on-beach-after-mass-stranding-at-farewell-spit/" aria-label="Read more about Six whales die, others still on beach after mass stranding at Farewell Spit">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More Chinese migrants are investing in coffee vans to launch coffee businesses in Auckland, arguing it’s the most cost-effective way to test the market waters before committing to a physical location. But as competition intensifies, securing a stable operating location has become increasingly difficult for some vendors. Kaiyi Huang, a second-generation ... <a title="Black gold: Interest in coffee trucks surges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/black-gold-interest-in-coffee-trucks-surges/" aria-label="Read more about Black gold: Interest in coffee trucks surges">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings, Napier, Whakatāne, Motueka, Blenheim and Kaikōura. Fire and Emergency warned extreme heat came with heightened fire risk – particularly in Canterbury, Marlborough, Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti and Northland. Meteorologist ... <a title="Live: Temperatures set to soar as heat alerts issued" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/live-temperatures-set-to-soar-as-heat-alerts-issued/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Temperatures set to soar as heat alerts issued">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters will return this morning to the scene of a scrub fire that scorched a hill in Wellington overnight. Crews were sent to Upper Hutt’s Wallaceville from eight different stations, some as far as Wellington City and Porirua, shortly after 11pm on Thursday. A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said ... <a title="Hotspots being checked after overnight scrub fire in Wellington" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/hotspots-being-checked-after-overnight-scrub-fire-in-wellington/" aria-label="Read more about Hotspots being checked after overnight scrub fire in Wellington">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand For more than a decade, Kiwi couple Thomas and Sheena Southam have been chasing the world’s best food — not through fine-dining lists, but by following the locals. Through their YouTube channel Chasing a Plate, the pair have built a following by immersing themselves in food cultures across the world. The ... <a title="Chasing delicious (and unusual) food around the world as a job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/chasing-delicious-and-unusual-food-around-the-world-as-a-job/" aria-label="Read more about Chasing delicious (and unusual) food around the world as a job">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The critically endangered forget-me-not Myosotis petiolata is endemic to Hawke’s Bay. Supplied A critically endangered forget-me-not is being saved from the brink of extinction by a group of conservationists in Hawke’s Bay. Myosotis petiolata is one of the most endangered plants in the country. In 2019 just one of the beautiful ... <a title="Hawke’s Bay conservationists work to save critically endangered forget-me-not" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/09/hawkes-bay-conservationists-work-to-save-critically-endangered-forget-me-not/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s Bay conservationists work to save critically endangered forget-me-not">Read more</a>
