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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Property values continued to dip last year, but lower mortgage interest rates and signs of an economic recovery point to a possible change of direction for 2026. Despite gains early in 2025, house values fell in seven of the past nine months, falling 1 percent nationwide according to property data ... <a title="2026 ‘the year of rebuilding confidence’ in housing market, economist predicts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/2026-the-year-of-rebuilding-confidence-in-housing-market-economist-predicts/" aria-label="Read more about 2026 ‘the year of rebuilding confidence’ in housing market, economist predicts">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A rain gauge measured 215mm of rain falling over a 12-hour period in the area during the weekend. Supplied A Tolaga Bay farmer is “back at square one” just months after completing repairs to damage to his property from storms that hit four years ago. A low pressure system brought heavy ... <a title="Tolaga Bay farmer back at square one after weekend storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/tolaga-bay-farmer-back-at-square-one-after-weekend-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Tolaga Bay farmer back at square one after weekend storm">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The attack on ManageMyHealth is one of several recent cybersecurity hacks. Pixabay/shafin_protic A ransom hack on New Zealand’s largest health portal is being billed as one of the country’s biggest cybersecurity incidents, but how does it compare? The hackers have threatened to release more than 400,000 documents stolen from about 126,000 ... <a title="ManageMyHealth hack: New Zealand’s worst cybersecurity incidents" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/managemyhealth-hack-new-zealands-worst-cybersecurity-incidents/" aria-label="Read more about ManageMyHealth hack: New Zealand’s worst cybersecurity incidents">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Graham Garnett, 66, was meant to return on 30 December. Supplied / NZ Police Sections of Kahurangi National Park in the Upper South Island will be closed while rescue teams use radar technology to find a tramper who has gone missing in the area. Graham Garnett, 66, was expected to return ... <a title="Radar to be used in search for tramper missing for a week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/radar-to-be-used-in-search-for-tramper-missing-for-a-week/" aria-label="Read more about Radar to be used in search for tramper missing for a week">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The men were equipped with lifejackets, two forms of communication and had not drunk any alcohol. 123RF The rescue of two men stranded on a boat in Fiordland has prompted warnings to other boaties about the need to be prepared. The pair were on a fishing and diving trip south of ... <a title="‘Well prepared’ boaties left stranded after breakdown off Fiordland coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/well-prepared-boaties-left-stranded-after-breakdown-off-fiordland-coast/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Well prepared’ boaties left stranded after breakdown off Fiordland coast">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand With more than 15,000km of coastline, it’s no surprise that surfing is a hugely popular pastime in Aotearoa. One place where people come from all around the world to learn is at Auckland’s Muriwai Surf School located at the famous West Coast beach. . Manager and instructor Dylan Wallis, who first ... <a title="How to make this summer the one you learn to surf" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/how-to-make-this-summer-the-one-you-learn-to-surf/" aria-label="Read more about How to make this summer the one you learn to surf">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER Cordons have been removed from a Christchurch property where an item of concern was found this morning. Police were called to St Barnabas Street in Fendalton at about 9.15am on Monday. The Defence Force explosive bomb disposal team recovered the item, and it will be disposed of. ... <a title="Christchurch cordon lifted after bomb squad called in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/christchurch-cordon-lifted-after-bomb-squad-called-in/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch cordon lifted after bomb squad called in">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman had arrived at Auckland International Airport from Singapore. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A woman has been charged with bringing more than 20 kilograms of meth into the country in her checked luggage. The 33-year-old was arrested at Auckland International airport on Sunday. Court documents claim she arrived ... <a title="Woman charged with bringing 22kgs of meth into the country in her checked luggage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/woman-charged-with-bringing-22kgs-of-meth-into-the-country-in-her-checked-luggage/" aria-label="Read more about Woman charged with bringing 22kgs of meth into the country in her checked luggage">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied / NZ Police Police investigating a mass disorder incident that occurred on Karangahape Road in Auckland just after Christmas are appealing for the public’s assistance in identifying the people pictured in several CCTV images. At about 3.40am on 28 December, emergency services were called to the disorder involving about 50 ... <a title="Police seek to identify people after ‘mass disorder’ on Auckland’s K’ Road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/police-seek-to-identify-people-after-mass-disorder-on-aucklands-k-road/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek to identify people after ‘mass disorder’ on Auckland’s K’ Road">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Move over, chocolate Santas and candy canes, Easter treats are on the way. It may be just a couple of weeks since Christmas – and 12 weeks until Easter – but hot cross buns are already on sale at some New Zealand supermarkets. “Each year our customers tell us it’s never ... <a title="Christmas was less than two weeks ago. Is it too soon for hot cross buns?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/christmas-was-less-than-two-weeks-ago-is-it-too-soon-for-hot-cross-buns/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas was less than two weeks ago. Is it too soon for hot cross buns?">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman had arrived at Auckland International Airport from Singapore. (File photo) RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A woman has been charged with allegedly bringing more than 20 kilograms of meth into the country in her checked luggage. The 33-year-old was arrested at Auckland International airport on Sunday. Court documents claimed she ... <a title="Woman charged with allegedly bringing 22kgs of meth into the country in her checked luggage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/woman-charged-with-allegedly-bringing-22kgs-of-meth-into-the-country-in-her-checked-luggage/" aria-label="Read more about Woman charged with allegedly bringing 22kgs of meth into the country in her checked luggage">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Data from the Neighbourly website has been stolen. Screenshot The Stuff-owned website Neighbourly – at the centre of a major cyber breach – has headed to court to try to stop the stolen information spreading. The High Court at Auckland has confirmed it has received and accepted an application for an ... <a title="Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach on dark web" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/stuff-files-court-injunction-over-neighbourly-data-breach-on-dark-web/" aria-label="Read more about Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach on dark web">Read more</a>
