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Patient data still being uploaded to Manage My Health two years after contract ended

January 8, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell A patient is shocked to find that more than two years after her GP ended its contract with Manage My Health, it has continued to receive her new medical records. The patient health information portal will today begin contacting thousands of patients whose private medical information has ... <a title="Patient data still being uploaded to Manage My Health two years after contract ended" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/08/patient-data-still-being-uploaded-to-manage-my-health-two-years-after-contract-ended/" aria-label="Read more about Patient data still being uploaded to Manage My Health two years after contract ended">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards: NZ’s craven stance on the US invasion of Venezuela

January 7, 2026

ANALYSIS: By Bryce Edwards When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, New Zealand responded with unusual speed. Sanctions followed. Condemnations were issued. The language was unambiguous. We were told this was about defending the “rules-based international order” — a phrase our politicians have grown remarkably fond of. Winston Peters has deployed it frequently in his time ... <a title="Bryce Edwards: NZ’s craven stance on the US invasion of Venezuela" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/bryce-edwards-nzs-craven-stance-on-the-us-invasion-of-venezuela/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards: NZ’s craven stance on the US invasion of Venezuela">Read more</a>

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Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?

January 7, 2026

COMMENTARY: By Malcolm Evans What have we become if to survive in our so-called “free world” we must turn a blind eye to cold-blooded genocide, must arm ourselves to oppose our major trading partner, must support a contrived war to defeat an adversary that no longer exists, (lest its new form otherwise achieves its potential) ... <a title="Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/malcolm-evans-what-have-we-become-that-we-accept-such-brigandry/" aria-label="Read more about Malcolm Evans: What have we become that we accept such brigandry?">Read more</a>

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NZ troops in Ukraine for ceasefire would need Cabinet signoff – Ministry

January 7, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand The declaration was hailed as “more than just words” by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, who named New Zealand and Australia in his speech. AFP / JIM WATSON New Zealand is an active participant in the Coalition of the Willing – but sending troops to support a ceasefire in Ukraine would need ... <a title="NZ troops in Ukraine for ceasefire would need Cabinet signoff – Ministry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/nz-troops-in-ukraine-for-ceasefire-would-need-cabinet-signoff-ministry/" aria-label="Read more about NZ troops in Ukraine for ceasefire would need Cabinet signoff – Ministry">Read more</a>

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Papua New Guinea fully retires debt for Liquefied Natural Gas project

January 7, 2026

SPECIAL REPORT: By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent Papua New Guinea’s largest resource development has reached a milestone more than a decade in the making. The PNG Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project has fully retired its bank-financed project debt, closing one of the most complex financing arrangements in the country’s economic history. The debt, ... <a title="Papua New Guinea fully retires debt for Liquefied Natural Gas project" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/papua-new-guinea-fully-retires-debt-for-liquefied-natural-gas-project/" aria-label="Read more about Papua New Guinea fully retires debt for Liquefied Natural Gas project">Read more</a>

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Health minister blames slow OIA responses on officials, but union points to government’s job cuts

January 7, 2026

Source: Radio New Zealand PSA’s national secretary Fleur Fitzsimons RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Public Service Association says the Health Minister is blaming officials for slow Official Information Act (OIA) responses when his government’s cuts are at fault. The Ombudsman stepped in over official documents slated for “proactive release” for an official information request first ... <a title="Health minister blames slow OIA responses on officials, but union points to government’s job cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/health-minister-blames-slow-oia-responses-on-officials-but-union-points-to-governments-job-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about Health minister blames slow OIA responses on officials, but union points to government’s job cuts">Read more</a>

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Caitlin Johnstone: The US empire needs men like Trump

January 7, 2026

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone If you were wondering why the US establishment was so much more chill about Trump becoming president this term than they were the first time around, you’re watching the reason now. The powers that be were assured that he’d carry out longstanding ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: The US empire needs men like Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/07/caitlin-johnstone-the-us-empire-needs-men-like-trump/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: The US empire needs men like Trump">Read more</a>

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Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnap of Maduro was very wrong

January 6, 2026

Asia Pacific Report Amid widespread condemnation of the United States over its brazen weekend attack on Venezuela around the world and in the UN Security Council today, Senator Bernie Sanders has posted on social media six reasons why the operation to kidnap President Nicolás Maduro on Venezuela was very wrong. Abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro told ... <a title="Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnap of Maduro was very wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/six-reasons-why-trumps-attack-on-venezuela-and-kidnap-of-maduro-was-very-wrong/" aria-label="Read more about Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela and kidnap of Maduro was very wrong">Read more</a>

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Climate change and human rights demands telling our Pacific stories with clarity and impact

January 6, 2026

ANALYSIS: By Dr Satyendra Prasad Internationally, we are marking the 2025 Human Rights Day at a time of extraordinary retreat from human rights protection across the World. Every human right, every breach of human right and every advance in the protection of human rights must matter equally to us. The frameworks for human rights protection ... <a title="Climate change and human rights demands telling our Pacific stories with clarity and impact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/climate-change-and-human-rights-demands-telling-our-pacific-stories-with-clarity-and-impact/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change and human rights demands telling our Pacific stories with clarity and impact">Read more</a>

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Government boosts mental health funding to support prevention, early intervention

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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Manage My Health breach: ‘A lot of queries’ from patients as anxiety about stolen data grows

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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With the Gaza genocide, the world changed – sovereignty died and thuggery became a system

January 5, 2026

COMMENTARY: By Sameer Barghouthi The road from Beijing to Taiwan no longer seems impossible. Nothing appears to prevent Moscow — should it decide — from abducting the Ukrainian president from the heart of Kyiv. There is no longer any real immunity protecting political leadership anywhere, including Iranian leaders. The reason is not international chaos. The ... <a title="With the Gaza genocide, the world changed – sovereignty died and thuggery became a system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/with-the-gaza-genocide-the-world-changed-sovereignty-died-and-thuggery-became-a-system/" aria-label="Read more about With the Gaza genocide, the world changed – sovereignty died and thuggery became a system">Read more</a>