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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Netsafe chief online safety officer Sean Lyons. RNZ Netsafe is warning people to be extra cautious with emails they receive including their private information, as hackers threaten to release more than 400,000 stolen health documents. They took the files from the online portal Manage My Health, and 120,000 people are affected. ... <a title="NetSafe warns Manage My Health users to be suspicious of emails including personal details" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/netsafe-warns-manage-my-health-users-to-be-suspicious-of-emails-including-personal-details/" aria-label="Read more about NetSafe warns Manage My Health users to be suspicious of emails including personal details">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell It appears the deadline given by the Manage My Health hackers demanding a US$60,000 ransom for hundreds of thousands of stolen medical files could now be later in the week. A timeline had been set for about 5am on Tuesday, but the hackers have not released any ... <a title="Deadline for Manage My Health ransom moves to Friday – reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/deadline-for-manage-my-health-ransom-moves-to-friday-reports/" aria-label="Read more about Deadline for Manage My Health ransom moves to Friday – reports">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Graham Garnett, 66, was meant to return on 30 December. Supplied / NZ Police The radar technology being used to search for a tramper lost in the Kahurangi National Park has long been used on ski-fields, but is now increasingly also used for other searches, the Mountain Safety Council says. Police ... <a title="Alpine search tech deployed in hunt for missing tramper" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/alpine-search-tech-deployed-in-hunt-for-missing-tramper/" aria-label="Read more about Alpine search tech deployed in hunt for missing tramper">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A video shows a number of fish found dead in the water near Great Barrier Island (file image). RNZ/Carol Stiles Fisheries NZ is investigating a complaint after a number of fish were found dead in the water near Great Barrier Island. A video posted to social media shows some upset fisherman ... <a title="Fisheries NZ investigating report of illegal fish dumping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/fisheries-nz-investigating-report-of-illegal-fish-dumping/" aria-label="Read more about Fisheries NZ investigating report of illegal fish dumping">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey. RNZ / Mark Papalii Four organisations are set to receive more funding through the government’s Mental Health Innovation Fund, to scale up the support they offer. For the second round of the fund, the government lowered the $250,000 matched funding threshold to $100,000. The initiative was ... <a title="Government boosts mental health funding to support prevention, early intervention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/government-boosts-mental-health-funding-to-support-prevention-early-intervention/" aria-label="Read more about Government boosts mental health funding to support prevention, early intervention">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The hackers, calling themselves ‘Kazu’, posted on Sunday morning that unless the company paid a ransom within 48 hours, they would leak more than 400,000 files in their possession. Supplied Patients are anxious to know whether they’re affected by the Manage My Health hack – and there’s a pressing need for ... <a title="Manage My Health breach: ‘A lot of queries’ from patients as anxiety about stolen data grows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/manage-my-health-breach-a-lot-of-queries-from-patients-as-anxiety-about-stolen-data-grows/" aria-label="Read more about Manage My Health breach: ‘A lot of queries’ from patients as anxiety about stolen data grows">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Finn Blackwell Sexual violence and family harm victims will be living in terror that their private details could be among a cache of hacked medical information, an advocate says. More than 400,000 files have been stolen from the Manage My Health platform. It was a shocking data breach of ... <a title="ManageMyHealth hack could re-traumatise sexual violence, family harm victims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/managemyhealth-hack-could-re-traumatise-sexual-violence-family-harm-victims/" aria-label="Read more about ManageMyHealth hack could re-traumatise sexual violence, family harm victims">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tennis clubs are among those who need to register. RNZ / Bridget Tunnicliffe Fewer than half of New Zealand’s incorporated community sport organisations (ICSOs) have registered under new legislation, with the deadline just 13 weeks away. The New Zealand Amateur Sport Association said Companies Office data showed just under half of ... <a title="Fears many sport clubs don’t realise they’re about to be dissolved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/fears-many-sport-clubs-dont-realise-theyre-about-to-be-dissolved/" aria-label="Read more about Fears many sport clubs don’t realise they’re about to be dissolved">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Glenn Phillips of New Zealand www.photosport.nz Missing the first part of the summer through injury should work in Glenn Phillips’ favour as he prepares for a busy couple of months of cricket. Phillips had groin problems last year while playing franchise cricket and missed the white ball series’ against Australia, India ... <a title="Cricket: Black Caps’ India series about ‘getting information’ ahead of World Cup" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/cricket-black-caps-india-series-about-getting-information-ahead-of-world-cup/" aria-label="Read more about Cricket: Black Caps’ India series about ‘getting information’ ahead of World Cup">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police urged motorists to avoid the area and expect delays (file image). Pretoria Gordon / RNZ Debris is blocking a major road in Stratford after it fell from a truck. Police said on Tuesday morning the northbound lane of Broadway/State Highway 3 through the Taranaki town was blocked, and would be ... <a title="Stratford road blocked after debris falls from truck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/stratford-road-blocked-after-debris-falls-from-truck/" aria-label="Read more about Stratford road blocked after debris falls from truck">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Connor Purvis. Supplied / NZ Police A drone will be used today to help in the search for a tramper missing near Lake Ōhau in the Mackenzie Basin. There has been no sign of 20-year-old Connor Purvis since he went to climb Mt Huxley on Tuesday last week. Police say the ... <a title="Drone to be used in search for tramper missing near Lake Ōhau for a week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/drone-to-be-used-in-search-for-tramper-missing-near-lake-ohau-for-a-week/" aria-label="Read more about Drone to be used in search for tramper missing near Lake Ōhau for a week">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Kenepuru Community Hospital in Porirua. Google Maps The senior doctors union says Health NZ needs to better staff Porirua’s Kenepuru Accident & Medical Clinic (KAMC), after it was left without a doctor overnight on Sunday. Health NZ said the accident and medical clinic was without a doctor between 10.30pm on Sunday ... <a title="Kenepuru urgent care clinic short-staffing unfair on community – union" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/kenepuru-urgent-care-clinic-short-staffing-unfair-on-community-union/" aria-label="Read more about Kenepuru urgent care clinic short-staffing unfair on community – union">Read more</a>
