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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police at the scene of a shooting in Onehunga Kim Baker Wilson / RNZ Police investigating a shooting that’s left a person critically injured believe it was a targeted attack. They are now appealing for information or any security camera footage from Arthur Street in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga. The ... <a title="Police believe Onehunga shooting that left one critically injured was a targeted attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/police-believe-onehunga-shooting-that-left-one-critically-injured-was-a-targeted-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Police believe Onehunga shooting that left one critically injured was a targeted attack">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sir Tim Shadbolt’s casket at his funeral. Katie Todd Sir Tim Shadbolt has been remembered at a funeral service at Invercargill’s Civic Theatre. During the service, Sir Tim was recognised as a man who always chose to see the best in every situation and the person in every person. Pastor Graeme ... <a title="Mourners gather to remember Sir Tim Shadbolt at funeral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/mourners-gather-to-remember-sir-tim-shadbolt-at-funeral/" aria-label="Read more about Mourners gather to remember Sir Tim Shadbolt at funeral">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ginger-nuts are among those queuing ahead of Ed Sheeran’s Auckland concert today Gill Bonnett Ed Sheeran fans are converging on Go Media Stadium in Auckland for the premiere of his worldwide tour. The record-breaking British musician is playing two shows in Auckland, on Friday night and Saturday, before heading to Wellington ... <a title="Ed Sheeran fans excited for premiere show in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/ed-sheeran-fans-excited-for-premiere-show-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Ed Sheeran fans excited for premiere show in Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wellington Hospital’s emergency department. RNZ / REECE BAKER Health officials said a gastroenteritis outbreak at Wellington Hospital was likely caused by contaminated food. Dozens of the hospital’s emergency department staff have fallen ill over the past week and Health New Zealand has confirmed the outbreak has now spread to a general ... <a title="Wellington Hospital gastroenteritis outbreak likely caused by contaminated food" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/wellington-hospital-gastroenteritis-outbreak-likely-caused-by-contaminated-food/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington Hospital gastroenteritis outbreak likely caused by contaminated food">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZTA said motorists should expect lane closures and temporary speed limits on Transmission Gully/SH1, as chip seal works and pavement reconstruction continued (file image). RNZ / Reece Baker The transport agency is warning drivers to expect delays on Wellington’s Transmission Gully over the long weekend and is encouraging those travelling to ... <a title="NZTA warning Wellingtonions to expect traffic delays ahead of long weekend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/nzta-warning-wellingtonions-to-expect-traffic-delays-ahead-of-long-weekend/" aria-label="Read more about NZTA warning Wellingtonions to expect traffic delays ahead of long weekend">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An oil rig off the coast of Taranaki. Supplied An Australian firm incorporated weeks before New Zealand’s offshore oil and gas ban ended will have its application for an exploration permit considered uncontested. EnZed Energy is the first company to apply for a petroleum exploration permit since the 2018 ban, which ... <a title="First offshore oil and gas exploration permit since ban under official consideration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/first-offshore-oil-and-gas-exploration-permit-since-ban-under-official-consideration/" aria-label="Read more about First offshore oil and gas exploration permit since ban under official consideration">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand British pop star Ed Sheeran is playing the first show of his Loop Tour in Auckland tonight. Supplied / Mark Surridge Ed Sheeran fans are converging on Onehunga, host to the premiere of his worldwide tour. The record-breaking British musician is playing two shows at Go Media Stadium, on Friday night ... <a title="Ed Sheeran fans excited for premiere show in South Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/ed-sheeran-fans-excited-for-premiere-show-in-south-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Ed Sheeran fans excited for premiere show in South Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Patrick Keusch, 32, appears for sentencing on a charge of careless driving causing death in the Christchurch District Court. ALDEN WILLIAMS/THE PRESS A Swiss man cried in court as he was sentenced for careless driving after a fatal head-on crash in Canterbury. Glenda Sally Douglas, 68, died following the two-vehicle crash ... <a title="Swiss man sentenced for careless driving after fatal Canterbury crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/swiss-man-sentenced-for-careless-driving-after-fatal-canterbury-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Swiss man sentenced for careless driving after fatal Canterbury crash">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hastings District Court. A woman has been arrested and a homicide investigation launched after the death of a man in Napier. Emergency services were called to Savage Crescent in Marewa just after 11.10am after receiving reports a man had been assaulted. He was found critically injured and died at the scene. ... <a title="Woman charged with murder after death in Napier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/woman-charged-with-murder-after-death-in-napier/" aria-label="Read more about Woman charged with murder after death in Napier">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Who and what does Scott Robertson’s historic firing as All Black coach say the most about? Or is the most important statement about the team, rugby union itself and both crossing the final threshold into what can finally be considered true professionalism? We’re into over three decades of pro rugby, which ... <a title="All Blacks: Scott Robertson, David Kirk, player power and reputations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/all-blacks-scott-robertson-david-kirk-player-power-and-reputations/" aria-label="Read more about All Blacks: Scott Robertson, David Kirk, player power and reputations">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Rau Oranga o Ngāti Kahungunu Waka Ama Club, J16 Men compete at the Waka Ama Sprint Nationals. Supplied/Waka Ama Aotearoa NZ This years Waka Ama Sprint Nationals have seen 800 more paddlers take to the water than last year, which organisers say reflects the growth of the sport in Aotearoa. ... <a title="Waka Ama Sprint Nationals growing with 800 more paddlers than previous year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/waka-ama-sprint-nationals-growing-with-800-more-paddlers-than-previous-year/" aria-label="Read more about Waka Ama Sprint Nationals growing with 800 more paddlers than previous year">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By Brad Lendon, CNN Firework displays in North Korea, as the state held a rally days after its last test of a nuclear weapon on 3 September 2017. KCNA VIS KNS / AFP The world passed a nuclear milestone this week. And, perhaps surprisingly given the recent run of saber-rattling from ... <a title="Longest ever lull in nuclear testing – but record already on shaky ground" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/longest-ever-lull-in-nuclear-testing-but-record-already-on-shaky-ground/" aria-label="Read more about Longest ever lull in nuclear testing – but record already on shaky ground">Read more</a>
