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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A person flutters a national flag in Caracas on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. AFP / FEDERICO PARRA A Venezuelan woman living in New Zealand says her family and friends in Venezuela are happy – but anxious – about the move by the United States ... <a title="‘The mood is of happiness and hope’ – Venezuelans in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/the-mood-is-of-happiness-and-hope-venezuelans-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The mood is of happiness and hope’ – Venezuelans in NZ">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand General practices remain open and are providing services, and people have been assured they can continue to seek care as normal. File photo. Photo /123RF Manage My Health has identified general practices whose patients have had their private health information breached in a cybersecurity hack – but it is not yet ... <a title="Manage My Health cybersecurity hack: GPs whose patients’ data was stolen identified" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/manage-my-health-cybersecurity-hack-gps-whose-patients-data-was-stolen-identified/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health cybersecurity hack: GPs whose patients’ data was stolen identified">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools and Spa is a water park two hours north of Christchurch. There is archaeological evidence that Māori travellers used the area to rest and warm up on their journeys long before Pākehā arrived in New Zealand. The first dressing shed was built 150 years ago. It has ... <a title="Summer jobs: Spotting fake poo at Hanmer Springs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/summer-jobs-spotting-fake-poo-at-hanmer-springs/" aria-label="Read more about Summer jobs: Spotting fake poo at Hanmer Springs">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Changes are coming to the rules that prevent gay men from giving blood. AFP The blood service is on track to start accepting donations from men who have sex with men by the middle of 2026. It has been almost two years since NZ Blood first committed to change its rules, ... <a title="Blood donation rules are changing in 2026 – but why has it taken so long?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/blood-donation-rules-are-changing-in-2026-but-why-has-it-taken-so-long/" aria-label="Read more about Blood donation rules are changing in 2026 – but why has it taken so long?">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Debris blocks lanes on Southern Motorway in Auckland. Supplied / NZTA Waka Kotahi A truck carrying a small house has ploughed into an overbridge on an Auckland motorway, piling debris onto the road. Police were called to the crash between the Papakura on-ramp and Manurewa and Takanini off-ramp just before 3.30pm. ... <a title="Truck carrying small house ploughs into Auckland motorway overbridge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/truck-carrying-small-house-ploughs-into-auckland-motorway-overbridge/" aria-label="Read more about Truck carrying small house ploughs into Auckland motorway overbridge">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former Dunedin mayor Jules Radich. RNZ / REECE BAKER Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich has died. Radich was a councillor from 2019 to 2022, and was mayor from 2022 to 2025. He was reelected as a councillor in 2025. Dunedin Mayor Sophie Barker said she ws shocked and saddened by his ... <a title="Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich dies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/former-dunedin-mayor-jules-radich-dies/" aria-label="Read more about Former Dunedin Mayor Jules Radich dies">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taylors Mistake. Unsplash / Anja Polic A person has been airlifted to hospital after falling off a cliff at Te Onepoto / Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch. Police said the person appeared to have significant injuries. They believed a boat was used to get the person to lifeguards, to then meet the ... <a title="Person falls off cliff at Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/person-falls-off-cliff-at-taylors-mistake-near-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about Person falls off cliff at Taylors Mistake, near Christchurch.">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Otago University international relations Professor Robert Patman. Provided New Zealand experts in international relations and law have criticised the attack on Venezuela by the United States, saying the move is also a direct challenge to New Zealand. International relations Professor Robert Patman of the University of Otago described the US’ military ... <a title="Kiwi expert on Venezuela attack: ‘Time that we made our voice clear’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/kiwi-expert-on-venezuela-attack-time-that-we-made-our-voice-clear/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi expert on Venezuela attack: ‘Time that we made our voice clear’">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police want to hear from anyone who was at the campsite and saw the fight. NZ Police / Supplied Police are seeking witnesses to an assault at a campsite in Central Otago. The fight happened at the Champagne Gully camping area near Cromwell about 10pm on Friday. A 33-year-old man has ... <a title="33yo man charged after fight in Central Otago campsite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/33yo-man-charged-after-fight-in-central-otago-campsite/" aria-label="Read more about 33yo man charged after fight in Central Otago campsite">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand TV adventurer Bear Grylls has built a global reputation through his often unconventional and sometimes extreme survival feats to stay hydrated. He has squeezed moisture from elephant dung, sipped the contents of camel intestines, downed yak eyeball juice and, perhaps most famously, drank his own urine. If you’ve seen Grylls gulp ... <a title="If you get lost, can you really survive by drinking your own pee?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/if-you-get-lost-can-you-really-survive-by-drinking-your-own-pee/" aria-label="Read more about If you get lost, can you really survive by drinking your own pee?">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This combination of pictures created on August 08, 2025 shows Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro (L) in Caracas on January 10, 2025, and US President Donald Trump (R) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 15, 2025. Powerful explosions, resembling aircraft flyovers, were heard blasting in Caracas on January 3, 2026 at around 2:00 ... <a title="Live: Worldwatch special on US attack on Venezuela" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/live-worldwatch-special-on-us-attack-on-venezuela/" aria-label="Read more about Live: Worldwatch special on US attack on Venezuela">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A serious crash has closed State Highway 3/Ōhaupō Road where it intersects with Ryburn Road. Pretoria Gordon / RNZ Emergency services have responded to the scene of a serious crash that has closed State Highway 3/Ōhaupō Road where it intersects with Ryburn Road in Waikato. Police said a two-vehicle crash was ... <a title="SH3 blocked after Waikato crash leaves two with serious injuries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/04/sh3-blocked-after-waikato-crash-leaves-two-with-serious-injuries/" aria-label="Read more about SH3 blocked after Waikato crash leaves two with serious injuries">Read more</a>
