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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland FC coach Steve Corica. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The off-field blows keep coming for the A-League this week, with the future of another club hanging in the balance, and concern about the overall health of the competition is ever present for a leading coach. On Monday the Australian Professional Leagues ... <a title="Football: ‘Healthy’ A-League club Auckland FC worried for opposition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/football-healthy-a-league-club-auckland-fc-worried-for-opposition/" aria-label="Read more about Football: ‘Healthy’ A-League club Auckland FC worried for opposition">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington’s commuter trains are back after a two week closure for major track repairs. Buses replaced trains for most of the capital’s services between Boxing Day and January 12. During the closure, KiwiRail work included replacing the rails on Lower Hutt’s Ava Bridge and upgrading the Otaihanga level crossing in Kāpiti. ... <a title="Wellington’s commuter trains back after two week shutdown for major repairs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/wellingtons-commuter-trains-back-after-two-week-shutdown-for-major-repairs/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington’s commuter trains back after two week shutdown for major repairs">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Charles Pongi died in hospital after being shot in Taurima Reserve, Pt England. (File photo) Google Maps Two new murder charges have been laid in relation to the 2023 shooting death of Charles Pongi in Auckland’s Pt England. Pongi, 32, died after he was shot in Taurima Reserve on 5 August ... <a title="Two men charged with murder of Charles Pongi in Auckland’s Pt England more than two years on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/two-men-charged-with-murder-of-charles-pongi-in-aucklands-pt-england-more-than-two-years-on/" aria-label="Read more about Two men charged with murder of Charles Pongi in Auckland’s Pt England more than two years on">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Marika Khabazi Police say it’s fortunate no was injured when a man shot at officers in Dargaville on Sunday evening. Inspector Dean Robinson, acting Northland district commander, said police received a report of man with a firearm on Bassett Street just after 8pm. Enquiries led police to a house ... <a title="Man bitten by police dog and arrested after allegedly shooting at police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/man-bitten-by-police-dog-and-arrested-after-allegedly-shooting-at-police/" aria-label="Read more about Man bitten by police dog and arrested after allegedly shooting at police">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand As Manage My Health deals with the fallout from a data breach involving hundreds of thousands of medical files, other platforms are using multi-factor authentication to boost security. Some 125,000 patients were affected by the ransomware attack on Manage My Health, in which hundreds of thousands of medical files were stolen ... <a title="Manage My Health fallout: Will other medical platforms boost security?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/manage-my-health-fallout-will-other-medical-platforms-boost-security/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health fallout: Will other medical platforms boost security?">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A rubbish truck blaze on an Auckland’s south-western motorway has forced two lanes to close. Police said the truck spilled its load near the Lambie Drive off-ramp onto the motorway after it caught fire. The two left lanes have been shut down, as well as the off-ramp itself. The truck driver ... <a title="Motorists urged to avoid Auckland’s south-western motorway after truck fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/motorists-urged-to-avoid-aucklands-south-western-motorway-after-truck-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Motorists urged to avoid Auckland’s south-western motorway after truck fire">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The top of the south is experiencing high fire danger due to the hot and dry weather. File photo. RNZ / Tracy Neal Bans and restrictions on outdoor fires are coming into force across the top of the South Island as the risk of wildfire intensifies. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) has ... <a title="‘It only takes one spark’ – fire restrictions at the top of South Island come into force" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/it-only-takes-one-spark-fire-restrictions-at-the-top-of-south-island-come-into-force/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It only takes one spark’ – fire restrictions at the top of South Island come into force">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Terri Baker went missing in the early hours of Tuesday. NZ Police / SUPPLIED There are great concerns for a Christchurch woman who went missing in the early hours of Tuesday. Police have asked the public to help find Terri Baker, 32, who was reported missing from a premises on Hereford ... <a title="Search for missing Christchurch woman Terri Baker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/search-for-missing-christchurch-woman-terri-baker/" aria-label="Read more about Search for missing Christchurch woman Terri Baker">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fire on Waitara Rd had burned through 22 hectares of bush. FIRE AND EMERGENCY NZ / SUPPLIED A large fire that burned through 22 hectares of pine forest and native bush in Hawke’s Bay is thought to be contained. A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said fire crews left the Te ... <a title="Large Hawke’s Bay bush fire contained" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/large-hawkes-bay-bush-fire-contained/" aria-label="Read more about Large Hawke’s Bay bush fire contained">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This man may be able to assist polioce with enquiries into a coward-punch assault, they said. Police / supplied Police investigating a coward-punch assault in Arrowtown last month are asking for the public’s help to track down a member of a wedding party. The assault happened outside the Fork and Tap ... <a title="Police release CCTV images in Arrowtown coward-punch probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/police-release-cctv-images-in-arrowtown-coward-punch-probe/" aria-label="Read more about Police release CCTV images in Arrowtown coward-punch probe">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Jim Nicholls was “a young man of 69 “when he started flying kites. Now, 16 years on, the 85-year-old is one of New Zealand’s hottest influencers with thousands of fans tuning into his YouTube channel. A kite day in his home of Christchurch hooked him in, Nicholls told Summer Weekends. Play ... <a title="The 85-year old-kite flier that’s become an online hit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/the-85-year-old-kite-flier-thats-become-an-online-hit/" aria-label="Read more about The 85-year old-kite flier that’s become an online hit">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The owner of a small town store in coastal Northland has been left with a fractured shoulder after an alleged assault by a customer in broad daylight. Dallas Gurney, once the boss of short-lived news station Today FM, was left with a fractured shoulder after being pushed off the deck of ... <a title="‘Out of the blue’: Northland store owner injured in broad daylight assault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/out-of-the-blue-northland-store-owner-injured-in-broad-daylight-assault/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Out of the blue’: Northland store owner injured in broad daylight assault">Read more</a>
