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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Heavy rain to hit North Island’s east coast. Unsplash / Erik Witsoe More than a thousand homes are without power in the upper North Island as a series of short and intense thunderstorms move across the region. Power Co reported an outage affecting over 1300 properties in the Waikato town of ... <a title="Weather: More than 1000 homes without power as storms lash North Island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/weather-more-than-1000-homes-without-power-as-storms-lash-north-island/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: More than 1000 homes without power as storms lash North Island">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Northland boatie captured a waterspout in Whangārei Harbour. Chris Howe A Northland boatie has captured a waterspout on camera as he was sailing out of Whangārei Harbour. Chris Howe told RNZ on Saturday afternoon he could see a thunderstorm heading towards his vessel from the west. “There was lots of ... <a title="Boatie captures waterspout in Whangārei Harbour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/boatie-captures-waterspout-in-whangarei-harbour/" aria-label="Read more about Boatie captures waterspout in Whangārei Harbour">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied The operators of compromised patient data app ManageMyHealth say they have received “independent confirmation” from IT experts the flaws in its code have been fixed. ManageMyHealth confirmed last week it had identified a security incident involving “unauthorised access” to its platform. It believed between 6 and 7 percent of the ... <a title="ManageMyHealth says code fixed, security tightened after hack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/managemyhealth-says-code-fixed-security-tightened-after-hack/" aria-label="Read more about ManageMyHealth says code fixed, security tightened after hack">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police believe the man pictured may be able to help with enquires into an assault on Ballarat Street. NZ Police Police are asking the public to help identify a man who was on Ballarat Street in Queenstown in the early hours of Thursday 1 January. The police believe the man pictured ... <a title="Police ask for public help to identify man in Queenstown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/police-ask-for-public-help-to-identify-man-in-queenstown/" aria-label="Read more about Police ask for public help to identify man in Queenstown">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A supermoon from 2025. Dr Brenda Midson / SUPPLIED Stargazers can expect to see the first supermoon of the new year on Saturday night if skies are clear. Dr Ryan Ridden from the University of Canterbury said a supermoon is when a full moon at its closest point to Earth. He ... <a title="First supermoon of 2026 to light up New Zealand skies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/first-supermoon-of-2026-to-light-up-new-zealand-skies/" aria-label="Read more about First supermoon of 2026 to light up New Zealand skies">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [embedded content] A helicopter swoops over the mountains above the Milford Road and drops explosives. Snow and ice cascade down, and when everything has settled, the area is much safer for the hundreds of thousands of visitors who will use the road below. Each year, close to one million visitors travel ... <a title="How State Highway 94 to Milford Sound is made safe for its million visitors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/how-state-highway-94-to-milford-sound-is-made-safe-for-its-million-visitors/" aria-label="Read more about How State Highway 94 to Milford Sound is made safe for its million visitors">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police said initial indications suggest there are no injuries. 123RF Police have been made aware of a Helicopter crash at Whangamata airfield. “Initial indications suggest there are no injuries,” police said. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every ... <a title="No injuries after helicopter crashes at Whangamata airfield" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/no-injuries-after-helicopter-crashes-at-whangamata-airfield/" aria-label="Read more about No injuries after helicopter crashes at Whangamata airfield">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Heavy rain to hit North Island’s east coast. Unsplash / Erik Witsoe The bad weather has spread north, with thunderstorm warnings in the eastern North Island cancelled but new ones in place for the Far North. MetService early on Saturday afternoon issued a thunderstorm warning for Whangarei, saying it had detected ... <a title="Weather: North Island braces for the next wave of heavy rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/weather-north-island-braces-for-the-next-wave-of-heavy-rain/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: North Island braces for the next wave of heavy rain">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Delays are to be expected as emergency services work at the scene. NZ Police / Supplied The south side of the Brynderwyns was closed following a serious crash which has left multiple people injured. The two-vehicle crash was reported around 12.45pm on Saturday. Police have said initial indications are that multiple ... <a title="Multiple injured, road closed after Northland crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/multiple-injured-road-closed-after-northland-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Multiple injured, road closed after Northland crash">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are concerned about the owner of a bike left near Lake Ōhau. Police/Facebook Police were concerned about the owner of a bike left near Lake Ōhau in the South Island for several days, but have since identified the owner. The bike had been at the Temple Campsite shelter off Lake ... <a title="Owner of ‘abandoned’ bike left near Lake Ōhau identified" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/owner-of-abandoned-bike-left-near-lake-ohau-identified/" aria-label="Read more about Owner of ‘abandoned’ bike left near Lake Ōhau identified">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Officers were called to the property on Kerr Street about 11pm on Thursday. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Police are appealing to the public for information about an unexplained death in Auckland’s Devonport on New Year’s Day. Officers were called to the property on Kerr Street about 11pm on Thursday. Detective Senior ... <a title="Police seek public’s help solving unexplained Devonport death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/police-seek-publics-help-solving-unexplained-devonport-death/" aria-label="Read more about Police seek public’s help solving unexplained Devonport death">Read more</a>
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January 3, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A 50-year-old man faces charges of assault on a family member. RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Bay of Plenty police have wrapped up the scene examination of a property where two bodies were found in separate houses. Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Wilson says officers found the body of a woman at the ... <a title="Police wrap up examination of Bay of Plenty property where two bodies found in different houses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/03/police-wrap-up-examination-of-bay-of-plenty-property-where-two-bodies-found-in-different-houses/" aria-label="Read more about Police wrap up examination of Bay of Plenty property where two bodies found in different houses">Read more</a>
