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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po and Te Rangimaheu Te Heuheu (center) being welcomed to Rātana. RNZ/Pokere Paewai The Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po has been welcomed to Rātana with a powhiri this morning, ahead of political parties arriving in the afternoon. ... <a title="Māori Queen welcomed to Rātana" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/maori-queen-welcomed-to-ratana/" aria-label="Read more about Māori Queen welcomed to Rātana">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand It’s that time of year again – Hollywood is ready to honour the year’s best films, actors and actresses at the 98th annual Academy Awards. The full list of nominees was announced overnight NZ time and One Battle After Another is still the picture to beat, but the American vampire thriller Sinners ... <a title="Oscars 2026: Who will win and how do I watch in NZ?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/oscars-2026-who-will-win-and-how-do-i-watch-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Oscars 2026: Who will win and how do I watch in NZ?">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Taiātea is an Indigenous-led symposium and knowledge exchange grounded in the understanding of the moana as a living ancestor. Supplied Indigenous leaders from across the Pacific and beyond will gather at Waitangi next month for a 10-day wānanga focused on protecting and restoring the Pacific Ocean, Te Moana Nui a Kiwa. ... <a title="Global Indigenous ocean leaders to gather at Waitangi for moana protection wānanga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/global-indigenous-ocean-leaders-to-gather-at-waitangi-for-moana-protection-wananga/" aria-label="Read more about Global Indigenous ocean leaders to gather at Waitangi for moana protection wānanga">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Welcome Bay Road. RNZ / Jamie Troughton Two people killed when a landslide hit a house in Papamoa were a grandmother and a grandchild, RNZ understands. Two bodies were recovered by police at the home on Welcome Bay Road on Thursday.. Police earlier said two people were unaccounted for after a ... <a title="Grandmother and grandchild confirmed as pair killed in Papamoa landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/grandmother-and-grandchild-confirmed-as-pair-killed-in-papamoa-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Grandmother and grandchild confirmed as pair killed in Papamoa landslide">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fonterra will hold a shareholders meeting on 19 February to approve a proposed capital return of $2 per share. 123rf / Supplied images Dairy giant Fonterra expects to complete the sale of its consumer business in the first quarter of this year. The $4.2 billion sale of Mainland Group to France’s ... <a title="Fonterra expects to wrap up Mainland Group sale in the first quarter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/fonterra-expects-to-wrap-up-mainland-group-sale-in-the-first-quarter/" aria-label="Read more about Fonterra expects to wrap up Mainland Group sale in the first quarter">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand British popstar Harry Styles has revealed an international run of 50 shows across seven cities, but he won’t be making it to New Zealand on his world tour. The tour, Together, Together was announced on Thursday, in support of his fourth album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, out on 6 ... <a title="Harry Styles announces world tour – but New Zealand misses out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/harry-styles-announces-world-tour-but-new-zealand-misses-out/" aria-label="Read more about Harry Styles announces world tour – but New Zealand misses out">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Phoenix captain CJ Bott Marty Melville / PHOTOSPORT Wellington Phoenix captain CJ Bott will sit out the remainder of the women’s A-League season after announcing her pregnancy. Bott and her fiancé have announced they’re expecting their first child in July. “It’s crazy,” she said. “I’m still wrapping my head around it ... <a title="Phoenix captain CJ Bott announces pregnancy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/phoenix-captain-cj-bott-announces-pregnancy/" aria-label="Read more about Phoenix captain CJ Bott announces pregnancy">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Trade Me says the lower rents may not last for too long. RNZ Trade Me says rents are down – but that could be about to change. After Realestate.co.nz said on Thursday that rents were down on an annual basis for the first time in a decade, Trade Me said its ... <a title="Rents are down – but how long will it last?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/rents-are-down-but-how-long-will-it-last/" aria-label="Read more about Rents are down – but how long will it last?">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Manage My Health said it had notified most people affected by the data theft. RNZ / Finn Blackwell The hacked online patient portal Manage My Health says fraudsters could now be attempting to contact its customers. The organisation said in a statement it had notified most of the people affected by ... <a title="Manage My Health data breach: Fraudsters could attempt to contact customers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/manage-my-health-data-breach-fraudsters-could-attempt-to-contact-customers/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health data breach: Fraudsters could attempt to contact customers">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Stats NZ data shows annual inflation was at 3.1 percent in the three months ended December, following a 3 percent increase in the September quarter. That means headline inflation is now above the Reserve Bank’s 1-3 percent target band. More to come… – Published by EveningReport.nz and AsiaPacificReport.nz, see: MIL ... <a title="Inflation rises to 3.1%, above Reserve Bank’s target rate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/inflation-rises-to-3-1-above-reserve-banks-target-rate/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation rises to 3.1%, above Reserve Bank’s target rate">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In the days following the antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach that left 15 people dead, a memorial site quickly filled with candles, stuffed toys, handwritten notes and thousands, perhaps even millions, of flowers. Such spontaneous memorials are typically removed, and their contents quietly disposed of. But Jewish artist Nina Sanadze saw ... <a title="3000kgs of mourners’ flowers from Bondi Beach to be transformed into art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/3000kgs-of-mourners-flowers-from-bondi-beach-to-be-transformed-into-art/" aria-label="Read more about 3000kgs of mourners’ flowers from Bondi Beach to be transformed into art">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand When it comes to Oscar nominations, Sinners has already won. The 98th Academy Award nominations were announced Thursday (local time), and Ryan Coogler’s period vampire horror hit broke the record for most nominations for a single feature with 16, overcoming the past title holders All About Eve, Titanic and La La ... <a title="Sinners sets Oscars record as 2026 nominees announced" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/sinners-sets-oscars-record-as-2026-nominees-announced/" aria-label="Read more about Sinners sets Oscars record as 2026 nominees announced">Read more</a>