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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The transformation of a quarry just outside of Hamilton is the culmination of 30 years’ hard graft by landowners John and Dorothy Wakeling. The couple bought the quarry in the mid-1990s, Dorothy told RNZ’s Nine to Noon. “We thought it had immense potential because of the landscape of cliffs and waterways ... <a title="Derelict quarry transformed into a thriving arboretum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/derelict-quarry-transformed-into-a-thriving-arboretum/" aria-label="Read more about Derelict quarry transformed into a thriving arboretum">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Last week the helicopters assisted with the evacuation of flood-affected residents on the East Coast. Supplied / Byron Glover Food and fuel are being dropped by helicopter into upper North Island communities left isolated following recent storms. Slips have shut roads and cut off parts of eastern Bay of Plenty and ... <a title="Helicopters dropping essential supplies into communities cut off by storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/helicopters-dropping-essential-supplies-into-communities-cut-off-by-storm/" aria-label="Read more about Helicopters dropping essential supplies into communities cut off by storm">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A renewed search for Celine Cremer, more than two years after she disappeared in remote north-west Tasmania, has attracted international attention. Many of the people who tuned in to the private search party’s efforts have done so through the action camera and smartphone lenses of Rob Parsons. He calls himself a ... <a title="How YouTube filmmaker Rob Parsons helped the search for missing tourist Celine Cremer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/how-youtube-filmmaker-rob-parsons-helped-the-search-for-missing-tourist-celine-cremer/" aria-label="Read more about How YouTube filmmaker Rob Parsons helped the search for missing tourist Celine Cremer">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand VNP/Louis Collins Senior National Minister Judith Collins has announced her retirement from politics. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Wednesday confirmed Collins had been appointed President of the New Zealand Law Commission. The Prime Minister’s office confirmed Collins would remain an MP and continue to hold her portfolios until she moves to ... <a title="National’s Judith Collins retires from politics, appointed Law Commission president" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/nationals-judith-collins-retires-from-politics-appointed-law-commission-president/" aria-label="Read more about National’s Judith Collins retires from politics, appointed Law Commission president">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hessel Mulder is assisted to safety during the flooding last week. Supplied Sjaak van Unnik believes he’s gained a lot of aunties and uncles on the East Coast. The Dutchman and his wife, Hessel Mulder, are among about a dozen people who’ve taken refuge at Hinerupe Marae, after last week’s destructive ... <a title="Te Araroa evacuees overwhelmed by ‘aroha’ extended to them at East Coast marae" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/te-araroa-evacuees-overwhelmed-by-aroha-extended-to-them-at-east-coast-marae/" aria-label="Read more about Te Araroa evacuees overwhelmed by ‘aroha’ extended to them at East Coast marae">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The kayak was found floating unattended in the Tamaki Strait between Omana Beach and Beachlands. NZ Police / SUPPLIED A kayak has been found floating near Beachlands in Auckland, leading police to be concerned about its owner. Auckland City District police said a member of the public contacted them at 7.20am ... <a title="Concerns for owner of kayak found floating unattended near Beachlands in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/concerns-for-owner-of-kayak-found-floating-unattended-near-beachlands-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Concerns for owner of kayak found floating unattended near Beachlands in Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand St Bede’s College Fr Rowan Donoghue arrives at Christchurch District Court for an appearance on January 28, 2026 Nathan McKinnon / RNZ Warning: The story contains references to sexual abuse More than two decades after departing St Bede’s College Fr Rowan Donoghue was unmasked as sexually abusing boys in his care. ... <a title="How a St Bede’s College priest was revealed as sexually abusing boys" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/how-a-st-bedes-college-priest-was-revealed-as-sexually-abusing-boys/" aria-label="Read more about How a St Bede’s College priest was revealed as sexually abusing boys">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The man was able to be winched to safety during the very early hours of the morning. NZ POLICE / SUPPLIED A man is lucky to be alive after falling down a Northland cliff face and spending more than fiver hours stranded while rescuers worked to find him. Police said various ... <a title="Man ‘lucky to be alive’ after fall down Northland cliff face" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/man-lucky-to-be-alive-after-fall-down-northland-cliff-face/" aria-label="Read more about Man ‘lucky to be alive’ after fall down Northland cliff face">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The 111 emergency call system still runs on an operating model set up in 1958. 123rf Scrutiny has again come on the 111 emergency call system which still runs on an operating model set up in 1958. An Australasian public safety working group linked to police says the old and fragmented ... <a title="Pressure grows to fix 111 emergency call system, with 1958 model still in use" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/pressure-grows-to-fix-111-emergency-call-system-with-1958-model-still-in-use/" aria-label="Read more about Pressure grows to fix 111 emergency call system, with 1958 model still in use">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Celia Wade-Brown. Supplied One of the Wellington region’s longest-serving politicians and best-known environmentalists has announced she will retire from politics later this year. Green Party list MP and former Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown announced her retirement today, saying she would not be contesting the November election. “Having served as a Green ... <a title="Green MP Celia Wade-Brown to stand down at election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/green-mp-celia-wade-brown-to-stand-down-at-election/" aria-label="Read more about Green MP Celia Wade-Brown to stand down at election">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The move was announced Monday in a statement from Channel 4, which airs the TV baking competition in the United Kingdom. It said it was “delighted to announce” Lawson’s arrival on the show, which airs on TVNZ+ in New Zealand. “Nigella’s expertise, empathy and humour are the perfect ingredients for the ... <a title="Nigella Lawson to replace Prue Leith on ‘The Great British Bake Off’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/nigella-lawson-to-replace-prue-leith-on-the-great-british-bake-off/" aria-label="Read more about Nigella Lawson to replace Prue Leith on ‘The Great British Bake Off’">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jamaican drummer Sly Dunbar, one half of a legendary duo who played with reggae and rock giants from Lee “Scratch” Perry to Mick Jagger, has died at his home aged 73, Jamaica’s authorities announced. Nicknamed “Sly and Robbie”, the rhythm section Dunbar formed with bassist Robbie Shakespeare, who died in 2021, ... <a title="Sly Dunbar, legendary reggae drummer, dies aged 73" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/sly-dunbar-legendary-reggae-drummer-dies-aged-73/" aria-label="Read more about Sly Dunbar, legendary reggae drummer, dies aged 73">Read more</a>
