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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Work on several other new schools was also expected to begin in 2026. Unsplash Two new primary schools are scheduled to open at the start of 2026 – one in Christchurch and the other in Auckland. The Ministry of Education said the schools in Rolleston and Flat Bush would open with ... <a title="New schools opening in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/new-schools-opening-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about New schools opening in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A rain-soaked Auckland FC captain Francis De Vries gestures during his side’s 2-1 loss to the Newcastle Jets in a round six A-League men’s competition match at Mount Smart Stadium, 30 November, 2025. Photosport Auckland FC are out for revenge. The A-League leaders host the ninth placed Jets to kick off ... <a title="Auckland FC determined to avenge earlier loss to Newcastle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/auckland-fc-determined-to-avenge-earlier-loss-to-newcastle/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland FC determined to avenge earlier loss to Newcastle">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fireworks at Auckland’s Sky Tower. RNZ / Robert Smith Wet weather in parts of the country seem to have dampened New Year celebrations with both police and St John reporting relatively quiet nights. The ambulance service responded to 177 incidents between 10pm and 3am – around 40 percent down on previous ... <a title="‘Well behaved’: Police, St John report quiet night as Kiwis celebrate New Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/well-behaved-police-st-john-report-quiet-night-as-kiwis-celebrate-new-year/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Well behaved’: Police, St John report quiet night as Kiwis celebrate New Year">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Parts of the South Island are welcoming the New Year with heavy rain warnings and severe thunderstorm watches. It has been a turbulent week across the country, with downpours and strong winds threatening celebrations. At the Twisted Frequency festival in Takaka overnight, police helped evacuate up to 100 people to Takaka ... <a title="Weather; Rainfall of up to 100mm, severe thunderstorms possible for South Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/weather-rainfall-of-up-to-100mm-severe-thunderstorms-possible-for-south-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather; Rainfall of up to 100mm, severe thunderstorms possible for South Island">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Richard Tindiller Police are crediting Operation Open Roads for the reduction in road deaths for the third year in a row. In a statement, police said the provisional number of road deaths in 2025 was 272. In 2024, 292 people died on New Zealand roads. As of 7am on ... <a title="Road deaths down for third year in a row, but still too many – police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/road-deaths-down-for-third-year-in-a-row-but-still-too-many-police/" aria-label="Read more about Road deaths down for third year in a row, but still too many – police">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi One person has been found dead on Kaipara Coast Highway, north of Auckland. Police had earlier asked motorists to avoid the village of Makarau after an “incident”. In a statement, police said officers were called to the scene about 5.20am this morning “where a person was found ... <a title="Person found dead on Kaipara Coast Highway, north of Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/person-found-dead-on-kaipara-coast-highway-north-of-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Person found dead on Kaipara Coast Highway, north of Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A person has died following a crash in Waikato’s Hauraki District. Police were called to the intersection of State Highway 26 and Cadman Road in Tirohia at around 12.40am this morning. The sole occupant of the single vehicle crash died at the scene. The road was closed as a result of ... <a title="One dead following crash on State Highway 26 in Waikato" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/one-dead-following-crash-on-state-highway-26-in-waikato/" aria-label="Read more about One dead following crash on State Highway 26 in Waikato">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Motorists are being asked to avoid the village of Makarau, north of Auckland, after an incident. Police were called to Kaipara Coast Highway around 5.20am on Thursday. The road is closed in both directions. More to come… Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated ... <a title="Motorists asked to avoid Makarau after ‘incident’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/motorists-asked-to-avoid-makarau-after-incident/" aria-label="Read more about Motorists asked to avoid Makarau after ‘incident’">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fashion! A delight to the senses, a thing of beauty, a source of pleasure, pain and, in its determined ridiculousness, humor. But this year, fashion was more likely to inspire something else: pure, unadulterated rage. Sydney Sweeney’s great jeans ad — or were they great genes?! — became a cultural firestorm so ... <a title="Why did fashion make us so mad in 2025?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/why-did-fashion-make-us-so-mad-in-2025/" aria-label="Read more about Why did fashion make us so mad in 2025?">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A New Year’s reveller. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson The near year has started with a bang across the country. In Auckland, more than half a tonne of fireworks launched high up the Sky Tower. Thousands poured into the central city after streets were closed to get a prime viewing spot ... <a title="Revellers ring in 2026 New Year with celebrations across the country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/revellers-ring-in-2026-new-year-with-celebrations-across-the-country/" aria-label="Read more about Revellers ring in 2026 New Year with celebrations across the country">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A cyber security breach at ManageMyHealth has been “contained”, according to the company. Supplied A cyber security breach at ManageMyHealth has been “contained”, according to the company – but GPs and patients are still waiting to hear if their health records have been compromised. The country’s largest patient information portal on ... <a title="GPs worried by lack of information on ManageMyHealth data breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/gps-worried-by-lack-of-information-on-managemyhealth-data-breach/" aria-label="Read more about GPs worried by lack of information on ManageMyHealth data breach">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One of the cables at the historic Ōpiki bridge has fallen into the Manawatū River again. Supplied / Horizons Regional Council Horizons Regional Council has issued a warning to Manawatū River users at the historic Ōpiki Bridge. One of the two suspension cables remaining from the old toll bridge, adjacent to ... <a title="Historic Ōpiki Bridge cable falls into Manawatū River again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/historic-opiki-bridge-cable-falls-into-manawatu-river-again/" aria-label="Read more about Historic Ōpiki Bridge cable falls into Manawatū River again">Read more</a>
