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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Philippines’ Alexandra Eala during Round 16 Singles Women’s ASB Classic Tennis Tournament at Manuka Doctor Arena, Auckland, New Zealand on Thursday 8 January 2026. Joshua Devenie / www.photosport.nz www.photosport.nz Alexandra Eala is not letting the hype get to her head. The Filipino star has attracted plenty of attention for her trailblazing ... <a title="Filipino trailblazer storms into ASB Classic quarters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/filipino-trailblazer-storms-into-asb-classic-quarters/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino trailblazer storms into ASB Classic quarters">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Google Maps One person has died following a crash in Kumeroa on Thursday afternoon. One person died at the scene, and a second person sustained moderate injuries. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Gaisford and Oringi Roads in Kumeroa just before 2.30pm. The road remains closed with ... <a title="One dead after two motorbikes crash in Tararua District" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/one-dead-after-two-motorbikes-crash-in-tararua-district/" aria-label="Read more about One dead after two motorbikes crash in Tararua District">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Manage My Health was due to begin informing patients affected by the security breach on Thursday. RNZ / Finn Blackwell Frustrated patients who fear their highly sensitive health records may have been stolen in Manage My Health’s cyber security breach are pushing their GPs to tell them. Manage My Health was ... <a title="Patients ask GPs for info on health records after Manage My Health security breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/patients-ask-gps-for-info-on-health-records-after-manage-my-health-security-breach/" aria-label="Read more about Patients ask GPs for info on health records after Manage My Health security breach">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some parts of the country could reach 37C. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Experts are warning of extreme heat and fire risk as temperatures are forecast to soar across the country on Friday. The highs could shatter last year’s record, which was set just last month. MetService issued heat alerts for Friday ... <a title="January temperature records could fall as hot spell forecast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/january-temperature-records-could-fall-as-hot-spell-forecast/" aria-label="Read more about January temperature records could fall as hot spell forecast">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some Aucklanders are calling a potentially hefty $1500 fine for individuals washing their cars with cleaning products on driveways and letting soapy water run into stormwater drains “unfair”. They said the rule was poorly publicised and disproportionately affected individuals rather than major polluters. “It’s the Kiwi thing to do – wash ... <a title="‘It’s the Kiwi thing to do’: Aucklanders question fines for washing cars at home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/its-the-kiwi-thing-to-do-aucklanders-question-fines-for-washing-cars-at-home/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s the Kiwi thing to do’: Aucklanders question fines for washing cars at home">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/LDR – ODT/Stephen Jaquiery Former Invercargill and Waitematā Mayor, Sir Tim Shadbolt, has died early this morning. He was 78 years old. Sir Tim, who was awarded the Knight Companion of New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2019 New Year’s Honours List, served eight terms as Invercargill Mayor between 1993 ... <a title="Sir Tim Shadbolt has died at age 78" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/sir-tim-shadbolt-has-died-at-age-78/" aria-label="Read more about Sir Tim Shadbolt has died at age 78">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Water Safety NZ says it’s not worth risking your life for views after footage of two people diving off the Auckland Harbour Bridge emerged online. The footage uploaded to social media and believed to be taken at the weekend shows two men leaping into Waitematā Harbour from the maintenance walkway that ... <a title="Investigation underway after footage emerges of people diving off Auckland Harbour Bridge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/investigation-underway-after-footage-emerges-of-people-diving-off-auckland-harbour-bridge/" aria-label="Read more about Investigation underway after footage emerges of people diving off Auckland Harbour Bridge">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / Google Maps Police believe there have been serious injuries suffered in a crash involving two motorbikes in the Tararua District this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the intersection of Gaisford and Oringi Roads in Kumeroa just before 2.30pm. Police said the road is blocked and diversions are in ... <a title="Serious injuries after two motorbikes crash in Tararua District" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/serious-injuries-after-two-motorbikes-crash-in-tararua-district/" aria-label="Read more about Serious injuries after two motorbikes crash in Tararua District">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When people stop taking the new generation of weight-loss drugs they pile back on the kilos four times faster than they would after ending diet and exercise regimes, new research has found. But this was mostly because they lost so much weight in the first place, according to the British researchers ... <a title="Kilos return four times faster after ending weight-loss drugs, study finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/kilos-return-four-times-faster-after-ending-weight-loss-drugs-study-finds/" aria-label="Read more about Kilos return four times faster after ending weight-loss drugs, study finds">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/ Mohammad Alafeshat Earth Sciences New Zealand (ESNZ) is expecting the rest of summer to remain warm and wet for many regions. The organisation on Thursday has released its climate outlook for the next three months, heralding weak La Niña conditions expected to bring a mixed bag of weather. The report ... <a title="Weather: Long range forecast is mostly more heat, more wet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/weather-long-range-forecast-is-mostly-more-heat-more-wet/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Long range forecast is mostly more heat, more wet">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService says the temperatures won’t drop much at night. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Metservice has issued heat alerts for hotspots across the country as temperatures are forecast to soar on Friday. The alerts were in place for Whakatāne, Napier, Hastings, Motueka, Blenheim and Kaikōura, where temperatures in the low to mid ... <a title="Heat alerts issued, warnings to prepare as temperatures set to soar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/heat-alerts-issued-warnings-to-prepare-as-temperatures-set-to-soar/" aria-label="Read more about Heat alerts issued, warnings to prepare as temperatures set to soar">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi The Prime Minister is working from home as the year gets underway, with Parliament not set to return until the end of the month. Ahead of the summer break, Christopher Luxon told Newstalk ZB he expected to be back at work the first week of January, as ... <a title="Christopher Luxon working from home as year gets underway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/christopher-luxon-working-from-home-as-year-gets-underway/" aria-label="Read more about Christopher Luxon working from home as year gets underway">Read more</a>
