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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
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
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>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey. RNZ / Mark Papalii Four organisations are set to receive more funding through the government’s Mental Health Innovation Fund, to scale up the support they offer. For the second round of the fund, the government lowered the $250,000 matched funding threshold to $100,000. The initiative was ... <a title="Government boosts mental health funding to support prevention, early intervention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/government-boosts-mental-health-funding-to-support-prevention-early-intervention/" aria-label="Read more about Government boosts mental health funding to support prevention, early intervention">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The hackers, calling themselves ‘Kazu’, posted on Sunday morning that unless the company paid a ransom within 48 hours, they would leak more than 400,000 files in their possession. Supplied Patients are anxious to know whether they’re affected by the Manage My Health hack – and there’s a pressing need for ... <a title="Manage My Health breach: ‘A lot of queries’ from patients as anxiety about stolen data grows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/manage-my-health-breach-a-lot-of-queries-from-patients-as-anxiety-about-stolen-data-grows/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health breach: ‘A lot of queries’ from patients as anxiety about stolen data grows">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell Sexual violence and family harm victims will be living in terror that their private details could be among a cache of hacked medical information, an advocate says. More than 400,000 files have been stolen from the Manage My Health platform. It was a shocking data breach of ... <a title="ManageMyHealth hack could re-traumatise sexual violence, family harm victims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/managemyhealth-hack-could-re-traumatise-sexual-violence-family-harm-victims/" aria-label="Read more about ManageMyHealth hack could re-traumatise sexual violence, family harm victims">Read more</a>
