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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A person has died after a crash in Auckland’s Papatoetoe on Sunday night. Emergency services responded to a single-vehicle crash on Puhinui Road about 10.15pm. The sole occupant of the vehicle was transported to hospital with critical injuries, but died a short time later. The Serious Crash ... <a title="Person dies after single-vehicle crash in Auckland’s Papatoetoe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/person-dies-after-single-vehicle-crash-in-aucklands-papatoetoe/" aria-label="Read more about Person dies after single-vehicle crash in Auckland’s Papatoetoe">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The website was initially shut down on New Year’s Day after the breach was uncovered but is now back online again. Screenshot People who have had their personal information stolen from the Stuff-owned Neighbourly platform could be vulnerable to online threats, a cyber security expert says. Neighbourly has lost names, email ... <a title="‘Be very, very suspicious’: Neighbourly breach makes users vulnerable – expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/be-very-very-suspicious-neighbourly-breach-makes-users-vulnerable-expert/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Be very, very suspicious’: Neighbourly breach makes users vulnerable – expert">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Director of road policing Steve Greally said it is still seven deaths too many (file image). RNZ / Nate McKinnon The holiday road toll stands provisionally at seven deaths, police say, well down on the 15 deaths last year and 22 deaths in 2024. But director of road policing Steve Greally ... <a title="Holiday road tolls ends with seven deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/holiday-road-tolls-ends-with-seven-deaths/" aria-label="Read more about Holiday road tolls ends with seven deaths">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This ransom post screenshot is from a popular hacking forum. Supplied Hackers say ManageMyHealth ransomware attack about ‘business’ Company has until Tuesday morning to pay up or 400,000 patient documents released Cyber security experts fear some patients at risk of blackmail or identity theft Patient health portal criticised for sluggish response ... <a title="ManageMyHealth breach: Patients at risk of identity theft, extortion – experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/managemyhealth-breach-patients-at-risk-of-identity-theft-extortion-experts/" aria-label="Read more about ManageMyHealth breach: Patients at risk of identity theft, extortion – experts">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Woman spent 11 and a half hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, but was never seen by a doctor. 123RF Health New Zealand has apologised to a woman who spent 11 and a half hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, but was never seen by a doctor. The agency said that ... <a title="Woman waited 11 hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, was not seen by doctor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/woman-waited-11-hours-at-wellington-hospitals-emergency-department-was-not-seen-by-doctor/" aria-label="Read more about Woman waited 11 hours at Wellington Hospital’s emergency department, was not seen by doctor">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New year, fresh start, as the saying goes. Your chance to shut (or slam) the door on 2025 and fling open a new one to a bright and shiny 12 months ahead. If only it was that easy, right? It’s hard to bundle up the pain of a difficult year, take ... <a title="How to ditch all the bad stuff that happened last year and start afresh" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/how-to-ditch-all-the-bad-stuff-that-happened-last-year-and-start-afresh/" aria-label="Read more about How to ditch all the bad stuff that happened last year and start afresh">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf The past year was a tough grind for many households and businesses but forecasters say there is economic improvement on the horizon. Kelly Eckhold, chief economist at Westpac, said he was expecting the economy to be much stronger in 2026, with growth in GDP of about 3 percent over the ... <a title="‘It can’t be worse, right?’: What’s ahead for the economy in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/it-cant-be-worse-right-whats-ahead-for-the-economy-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It can’t be worse, right?’: What’s ahead for the economy in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Connor Purvis. Supplied / NZ Police Police have launched a major search for a missing tramper near Lake Ōhau. Connor Purvis, 20, set off to climb Mt Huxley on or around 30 December, descending through the Huxley River South Branch. But he has not returned from his tramp, which police say ... <a title="Major search launched for missing tramper near Lake Ōhau" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/major-search-launched-for-missing-tramper-near-lake-ohau/" aria-label="Read more about Major search launched for missing tramper near Lake Ōhau">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Luxury, indulgence, immediately satisfying every need and want – these are all must-haves when it comes to a holiday. Or so you might think. However, in an era of self-improvement surrounded by a world of excess, deprivation might be what you need. It can seem somewhat ironic – paying money to ... <a title="Welcome to the unfun retreat where less is more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/welcome-to-the-unfun-retreat-where-less-is-more/" aria-label="Read more about Welcome to the unfun retreat where less is more">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Simon Rogers Three rescue helicopters have rushed to a four-vehicle crash that has closed State Highway 8 near Tekapo. Three people have serious injuries. Police say the crash happened about 7pm, between Tekapo Powerhouse Road and Braemar Road. Another person has moderate injuries. The road is expected ... <a title="State Highway 8 closed after four-vehicle crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/state-highway-8-closed-after-four-vehicle-crash/" aria-label="Read more about State Highway 8 closed after four-vehicle crash">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Māori and a migrant explore the heart, history and future of Māori wardens – Aotearoa‘s hi viz kaitiaki of aroha, manaaki, and mana motuhake. Find out how one becomes a Māori warden, what they do and what the future holds for the uniquely Kiwi institution. – Published by EveningReport.nz and ... <a title="RNZ’s best podcasts to listen (or relisten) to over summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/rnzs-best-podcasts-to-listen-or-relisten-to-over-summer/" aria-label="Read more about RNZ’s best podcasts to listen (or relisten) to over summer">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ‘Pretty hyped to tick that one off’ – Melville Ives’ back on podium after landing trick for first time Finley Melville Ives in action at the FIS World Cup halfpipe event in Calgary, 4 January, 2026. FIS Park and Pipe Wānaka teenager Finley Melville Ives’ impressive form has continued in the ... <a title="Freeski halfpipe: Finley Melville Ives scores another World Cup podium place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/freeski-halfpipe-finley-melville-ives-scores-another-world-cup-podium-place/" aria-label="Read more about Freeski halfpipe: Finley Melville Ives scores another World Cup podium place">Read more</a>
