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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Starting school is a big moment in a child’s life. It is a time filled with new routines, new people and new places. These changes can also mean it is sometimes a stressful time. But it doesn’t have to be. Our recent research explored what helps children’s confidence as they begin ... <a title="How to build your child’s confidence as they start school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/how-to-build-your-childs-confidence-as-they-start-school/" aria-label="Read more about How to build your child’s confidence as they start school">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Data from Trade Me shows that buyers are moving away from ‘doer-uppers’. 123rf / Federica Fortunat Can you still make money buying a property and doing it up to resell? As data from Trade Me shows that buyers are moving away from ‘doer-uppers’, property experts are divided on how much value ... <a title="Can you still make money doing up a property to resell?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/can-you-still-make-money-doing-up-a-property-to-resell/" aria-label="Read more about Can you still make money doing up a property to resell?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Morgan Gannon hopes to make Go Media Stadium his home for the next three years. Andrew Cornaga/Photosport Morgan Gannon has already had his ‘welcome to the Warriors’ moment. The young English forward has travelled halfway across the planet to test his rugby league skills with the Auckland-based NRL outfit for the ... <a title="Rugby league: English forward Morgan Gannon tests himself in NRL with NZ Warriors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/rugby-league-english-forward-morgan-gannon-tests-himself-in-nrl-with-nz-warriors/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby league: English forward Morgan Gannon tests himself in NRL with NZ Warriors">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Glover family evacuates during flooding in Te Araroa last week. Supplied / Byron Glover As floodwaters recede and damage assessments continue after last week’s deadly storms, scrutiny is turning to whether New Zealand is prepared for the next disaster – and how it will pay for it. One long-term economic ... <a title="Deadly storms expose growing gap between disaster recovery and climate preparation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/deadly-storms-expose-growing-gap-between-disaster-recovery-and-climate-preparation/" aria-label="Read more about Deadly storms expose growing gap between disaster recovery and climate preparation">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Former St Bede’s College priest Fr Rowan Donoghue arrives at the Christchurch District Court for an appearance on January 28, 2026. Nathan McKinnon / RNZ The Teaching Council says it will investigate whether mandatory reporting obligations were met over allegations involving a priest now convicted of sexually abusing boys, with its ... <a title="Teaching Council to probe its actions over sexual abuse allegations against St Bede’s College priest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/teaching-council-to-probe-its-actions-over-sexual-abuse-allegations-against-st-bedes-college-priest/" aria-label="Read more about Teaching Council to probe its actions over sexual abuse allegations against St Bede’s College priest">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A vigil has been held at Coronation Park in Tauranga in the wake of the Mount Maunganui landslide. RNZ / Kim Baker Wilson Angela Amohanga walked into the vigil ground with six sombre black balloons in tow. Each of them carried the name of a victim of Mount Maunganui’s deadly landslide ... <a title="‘A very emotional week’: Hundreds gather to remember Mt Maunganui landslide victims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/a-very-emotional-week-hundreds-gather-to-remember-mt-maunganui-landslide-victims/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A very emotional week’: Hundreds gather to remember Mt Maunganui landslide victims">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A radio transmission site in Canterbury. Supplied / Tait Systems Cost pressures and delays face the billion-dollar-plus overhaul of emergency communications technology systems that had let down first responders in previous disasters. The Public Safety Network project was recently rated top of the ”Top 10 reported cost pressures by value” in ... <a title="Radio rollout of communications system for first responders delayed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/radio-rollout-of-communications-system-for-first-responders-delayed/" aria-label="Read more about Radio rollout of communications system for first responders delayed">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson is due to appear before the Parole Board again. Pool / John Kirk-Anderson Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson is due to appear before the Parole Board again on Friday, in his latest bid to be released from prison. Watson was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1999 for murdering ... <a title="Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson due before Parole Board again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/convicted-double-murderer-scott-watson-due-before-parole-board-again/" aria-label="Read more about Convicted double-murderer Scott Watson due before Parole Board again">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Cyclone Tam washed up hundreds of tonnes of caulerpa at Omakiwi Cove and neighbouring beaches. Supplied / Ngāti Kuta, Patukeha An invasive seaweed described as the world’s worst marine pest has mysteriously died off on a massive scale in Northland and the Hauraki Gulf. Fast-growing caulerpa blanketed huge areas of seabed ... <a title="Caulerpa makes dramatic retreat in areas but ‘sure as hell, this beast will be back’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/caulerpa-makes-dramatic-retreat-in-areas-but-sure-as-hell-this-beast-will-be-back/" aria-label="Read more about Caulerpa makes dramatic retreat in areas but ‘sure as hell, this beast will be back’">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand More than 1000 people have attended a community vigil at Coronation Park in Tauranga on Thursday night in the wake of the Mt Maunganui landslide. Families of the victims, having held another service with emergency services at the base of Mauao, were there with seats set aside for them. Older members ... <a title="Watch: ‘New Zealand stands with you’ – vigil held for Mount Maunganui landslide victims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/watch-new-zealand-stands-with-you-vigil-held-for-mount-maunganui-landslide-victims/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: ‘New Zealand stands with you’ – vigil held for Mount Maunganui landslide victims">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Pencils, pens, textbooks and a full uniform might seem like the basics for any school student, but many families are relying on donations to start the school year. Several schools across New Zealand can fund parts of their school uniform through their own coffers, local community trusts and donations. But ... <a title="Families rely on donations to pay for school uniforms, stationery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/families-rely-on-donations-to-pay-for-school-uniforms-stationery/" aria-label="Read more about Families rely on donations to pay for school uniforms, stationery">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ahead of Waitangi Day 2025, Luxon gave notice in December 2024 that he would not be going to Waitangi. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Prime Minister is expected to attend Waitangi for the annual commemorations next week, RNZ understands. Details on Christopher Luxon’s timetable are still yet to be revealed, but ... <a title="Prime Minister expected to return to Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/prime-minister-expected-to-return-to-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister expected to return to Waitangi">Read more</a>
