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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A 2021 flood in Westport left more than 100 homes uninhabitable RNZ / Anan Zaki A major insurance company has temporarily stopped offering new home insurance policies in Westport because of the town’s flood risk. A climate change policy expert says AA Insurance’s decision will be the first of many, and ... <a title="Insurer temporarily halts new policies in Westport due to flood risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/insurer-temporarily-halts-new-policies-in-westport-due-to-flood-risk/" aria-label="Read more about Insurer temporarily halts new policies in Westport due to flood risk">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Uini Atonio celebrates after scoring against Wales. ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo, ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo Timaru-born French test prop Uini Atonio has suffered a heart attack, according to a statement released by his club La Rochelle. Atonio in a stable condition in intensive care after being admitted to hospital following the event. After initially retiring ... <a title="NZ-born rugby test prop Uini Atonio suffers heart attack, forced into retirement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/nz-born-rugby-test-prop-uini-atonio-suffers-heart-attack-forced-into-retirement/" aria-label="Read more about NZ-born rugby test prop Uini Atonio suffers heart attack, forced into retirement">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Buyers bidding at auction at the Napier Wool Exchange in the 1960s. SUPPLIED/PGG Wrightson Heritage Collection Major wool broker PGG Wrightson will no longer hold wool auctions in Napier, after more than 140 years. The Hawke’s Bay city has hosted the firm’s wool auctions since the late 1800s, as a hub ... <a title="PGG to end Napier’s historic wool auctions marking end of an era" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/pgg-to-end-napiers-historic-wool-auctions-marking-end-of-an-era/" aria-label="Read more about PGG to end Napier’s historic wool auctions marking end of an era">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Prime Minister says Winston Peters is “wrong” about what the India Free Trade Agreement might mean for immigration, with the foreign minister raising concerns about comments by Indian politicians celebrating the deal. Christopher Luxon was asked about concerns by Peters that ... <a title="Luxon says Peters is wrong about India Free Trade Agreement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/luxon-says-peters-is-wrong-about-india-free-trade-agreement/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon says Peters is wrong about India Free Trade Agreement">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZ Police say they are in the process of establishing a cross agency working group to develop options for addressing the issues raised in the report. 123rf Police say they back new recommendations for overhauling 111 emergency calling and are working on how to do it. A report by an Australasian ... <a title="Police back recommendations for overhaul of 111 emergency call system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/police-back-recommendations-for-overhaul-of-111-emergency-call-system/" aria-label="Read more about Police back recommendations for overhaul of 111 emergency call system">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The wall of flowers at the cordon has spilled on to the ground. Lauren Crimp / RNZ Police are asking anyone with video footage and images of the slip at Mt Maunganui to upload it via an online portal. They are particularly interested in anyone who has footage or images of ... <a title="As it happened: Imagery of Mount Maunganui prior to landslide sought by police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/as-it-happened-imagery-of-mount-maunganui-prior-to-landslide-sought-by-police/" aria-label="Read more about As it happened: Imagery of Mount Maunganui prior to landslide sought by police">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The man is due to appear in the Palmerston North District Court on Thursday. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A man has been charged in connection to a shooting Palmerston North after police found him in a stolen car they had spiked. They had been looking for the man since a shooting ... <a title="Man charged in connection to Palmerston North shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/man-charged-in-connection-to-palmerston-north-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about Man charged in connection to Palmerston North shooting">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC players Nando Pijnaker and Hiroki Sakai feeling the effects of A-League football. photosport Heat preparedness actions that might have seemed unnecessary a couple of weeks ago could save Auckland FC as soon as this weekend. Even before the temperatures in Australia were rising to record levels, at their training ... <a title="Auckland FC turn up heat in training to beat Australian temperatures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/auckland-fc-turn-up-heat-in-training-to-beat-australian-temperatures/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland FC turn up heat in training to beat Australian temperatures">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Max Furse-Kee would have turned 16 today. Supplied One of the victims of the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide has been formally identified as Max Furse-Kee, on what would have been his 16th birthday. Six people died in the Mauao slip last Thursday. At an identification hearing at Tauranga District Court on ... <a title="Mount Maunganui landslide victim formally identified as Max Furse-Kee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/mount-maunganui-landslide-victim-formally-identified-as-max-furse-kee/" aria-label="Read more about Mount Maunganui landslide victim formally identified as Max Furse-Kee">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Huntington’s disease causes progressive breakdown of nerve cells in the brain. 123RF A treatment for Huntington’s disease being trialled in New Zealand and Australia is showing promising early results, the US biotech company behind the drug says. Skyhawk Therapeutics began trialling the novel drug, SKY-0515, on New Zealand and Australian patients ... <a title="US firm trialling Huntington’s disease treatment says it shows promising early results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/us-firm-trialling-huntingtons-disease-treatment-says-it-shows-promising-early-results/" aria-label="Read more about US firm trialling Huntington’s disease treatment says it shows promising early results">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Up to 80 chickens can be placed in colony cages. Supplied Animal rights charity SAFE is calling on the government to follow the UK, where the government is consulting on banning caged hens. Battery cages have been banned in New Zealand since 2023, however, larger colony cages – which are much ... <a title="Animal rights group wants government to ban all caged hens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/animal-rights-group-wants-government-to-ban-all-caged-hens/" aria-label="Read more about Animal rights group wants government to ban all caged hens">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Analysis: Perhaps now we’ll finally get a Judith Collins’ memoir that actually ‘Pulls No Punches’. No question a full account of her storied history in New Zealand politics would make a rip-roaring read, one with high highs, low lows and extraordinary comebacks. Collins’ retirement from politics will ... <a title="Curtains down for Crusher Collins, one of politics’ leading players" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/curtains-down-for-crusher-collins-one-of-politics-leading-players/" aria-label="Read more about Curtains down for Crusher Collins, one of politics’ leading players">Read more</a>
