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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Messages written on an Auckland fire engine protesting firefighters’ working conditions. RNZ / Rayssa Almeida Fire and Emergency says some of its firefighters are afflicted by angst over union signs on fire trucks, feeling their image is being tarnished. The signs – such as ones saying ‘dire emergency’ – have been ... <a title="Firefighters say union signs on trucks ‘disrepectful’ and unprofessional – FENZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/firefighters-say-union-signs-on-trucks-disrepectful-and-unprofessional-fenz/" aria-label="Read more about Firefighters say union signs on trucks ‘disrepectful’ and unprofessional – FENZ">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland’s skyline, from Devonport. 123rf Settled and warm weather is forecast this weekend, with temperatures expected to reach the high-20’s for some places. It comes as a welcome relief for those who enjoy warmer and drier weather after last week’s heavy rain. “It’s pretty much settled weather, maybe the lower South ... <a title="Weekend weather: Summer returns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/weekend-weather-summer-returns/" aria-label="Read more about Weekend weather: Summer returns">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Steven Adams posts from hospital. Steven Adams / Instagram New Zealand basketballer Steven Adams will sit out the rest of the NBA season after the Houston Rockets centre had ankle surgery. Adams injured his left ankle late in the game against the New Orleans Pelicans on 19 January while attempting to ... <a title="Basketball: NBA season over for injured Steven Adams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/basketball-nba-season-over-for-injured-steven-adams/" aria-label="Read more about Basketball: NBA season over for injured Steven Adams">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jordi Viljoen of the Hurricanes scores a try during the Super Rugby Pacific Round 1 match between the Western Force and the Hurricanes at HBF Park in Perth, Friday, February 23, 2024. (AAP Image/Richard Wainwright / www.photosport.nz) RICHARD WAINWRIGHT While he is set to share halfback duties with one of the ... <a title="‘I want to be the best in the world as well’ – Jordi Viljoen not content playing backup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/i-want-to-be-the-best-in-the-world-as-well-jordi-viljoen-not-content-playing-backup/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I want to be the best in the world as well’ – Jordi Viljoen not content playing backup">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The gang funeral of Mossey Hines dad, William “Bird” Hines, in 2023. (File photo) RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham A gang funeral procession is expected to make the six-hour journey from Auckland to Foxton this week, after the death of the son of a former Head Hunters gang leader. Mossy Hines, the ... <a title="Police prepare for 500km funeral procession for former Head Hunter leader’s son" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/police-prepare-for-500km-funeral-procession-for-former-head-hunter-leaders-son/" aria-label="Read more about Police prepare for 500km funeral procession for former Head Hunter leader’s son">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Video has been shared online of a mass brawl on Auckland’s Karangahape Rd last year. Emergency services were called to the scene of the fight at 3.40am in late December, which police believed involved over 50 people. Three men, aged 27, 33, and 46 were hospitalised with serious injuries. Police charged ... <a title="Watch: Video emerges online of mass brawl on Auckland’s Karangahape Rd" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/watch-video-emerges-online-of-mass-brawl-on-aucklands-karangahape-rd/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Video emerges online of mass brawl on Auckland’s Karangahape Rd">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Philippa Wright says they’re “extremely lucky” the water didn’t go inside their home. Supplied / Philippa Wright A grandmother who fled rising floodwaters with her moko is overwhelmed by the scale of destruction in her East Coast community. “I’ve probably walked around in circles a thousand times,” Philippa Wright told RNZ ... <a title="Te Araroa grandmother describes harrowing escape from wall of floodwaters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/te-araroa-grandmother-describes-harrowing-escape-from-wall-of-floodwaters/" aria-label="Read more about Te Araroa grandmother describes harrowing escape from wall of floodwaters">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand National and Labour are joining forces to get modern slavery legislation into Parliament, using a new process to skip the biscuit tin for the first time. National’s Greg Fleming and Labour’s Camilla Belich have agreed to co-sponsor the bill. The bill strengthens reporting to Parliament, brings in public naming and potential ... <a title="Watch: National and Labour MPs team up to get slavery bill heard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/watch-national-and-labour-mps-team-up-to-get-slavery-bill-heard/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: National and Labour MPs team up to get slavery bill heard">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A former Education Ministry employee says development of the new school curriculum was heavily politicised, causing extensive rewrites and sidelining subject experts. Claire Coleman made the allegations during a submission to Parliament’s Education and Workforce Select Committee on the government’s Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill. She told the ... <a title="Ex-Education Ministry staffer says new school curriculum heavily politicised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/ex-education-ministry-staffer-says-new-school-curriculum-heavily-politicised/" aria-label="Read more about Ex-Education Ministry staffer says new school curriculum heavily politicised">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand National and Labour are joining forces to get modern slavery legislation into Parliament, using a new process to skip the biscuit tin for the first time. National’s Greg Fleming and Labour’s Camilla Belich have agreed to co-sponsor the bill. The bill strengthens reporting to Parliament, brings in public naming and potential ... <a title="Watch live: National and Labour MPs team up to get slavery bill heard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/watch-live-national-and-labour-mps-team-up-to-get-slavery-bill-heard/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: National and Labour MPs team up to get slavery bill heard">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the helicopter crash in Paekākāriki Hill on Wednesday. RNZ/Samuel Rillstone Police have recovered the bodies from a fatal helicopter crash north of Wellington. The crash happened near Paekākāriki Hill on Wednesday morning. Both the pilot and a passenger were found dead. Kāpiti-Mana Area Commander Inspector Renée Perkins said in ... <a title="Police recover bodies of pilot, passenger from helicopter crash near Paekākāriki Hill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/police-recover-bodies-of-pilot-passenger-from-helicopter-crash-near-paekakariki-hill/" aria-label="Read more about Police recover bodies of pilot, passenger from helicopter crash near Paekākāriki Hill">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A landslide at State Highway 35, Punaruku, on the way to Hicks Bay on the East Coast. Supplied A crew of volunteers on quad bikes are delivering essentials and doing welfare checks for residents with cut off homes in the flood-hit East Cape. The volunteers had been dropping off gas bottles ... <a title="Volunteers use quad bikes to deliver essentials to cut-off residents in storm hit East Cape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/volunteers-use-quad-bikes-to-deliver-essentials-to-cut-off-residents-in-storm-hit-east-cape/" aria-label="Read more about Volunteers use quad bikes to deliver essentials to cut-off residents in storm hit East Cape">Read more</a>
