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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic RNZ / Krystal Gibbens Wellington rail commuters can expect delays on Thursday morning after one service collided with a large rock. A KiwiRail spokesperson says the collision was reported about 6.30am. It involved a passenger train travelling north from Wellington on the Kāpiti Line. The spokesperson said there were ... <a title="Train hits large rock disrupting Wellington’s peak-time services" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/train-hits-large-rock-disrupting-wellingtons-peak-time-services/" aria-label="Read more about Train hits large rock disrupting Wellington’s peak-time services">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are not looking for anyone else in relation to the shooting. RNZ/Mark Papalii Police seized a dismantled a gun, parts and ammo from a Waitārere Beach property a few hours before returning to find a man dead and three others with gunshot wounds. The survivors – a 46-year-old woman and ... <a title="Police seized gun from family’s home hours before fatal Waitārere Beach shooting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/police-seized-gun-from-familys-home-hours-before-fatal-waitarere-beach-shooting/" aria-label="Read more about Police seized gun from family’s home hours before fatal Waitārere Beach shooting">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The children Yuna Jo (left) and Minu Jo (right). Supplied A failure by the Ministry of Education to report the extended absence of two children from school meant their disappearances went unnoticed for years and only ended when their bodies were found in suitcases. Ministry documents released to RNZ under the ... <a title="Education ministry failure meant murdered children’s disappearance went unnoticed for years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/education-ministry-failure-meant-murdered-childrens-disappearance-went-unnoticed-for-years/" aria-label="Read more about Education ministry failure meant murdered children’s disappearance went unnoticed for years">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand You can imagine – or recall – the boasting in the school playground. “How many Weet-Bix can you eat?” one teenage boy asks his mates. “I ate six in one go yesterday.” “I ate eight the other day.” “Well, I ate 11 after rugby training.” “Yeah, right.” Actually, 11 Weet-Bix isn’t ... <a title="How much do teenage boys really need to eat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/how-much-do-teenage-boys-really-need-to-eat/" aria-label="Read more about How much do teenage boys really need to eat?">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MATTEO DELLA TORRE As vehicle dashboards rely more heavily on touchscreens, concerns are growing about driver distraction. The body that oversees safety of vehicles in Australia and New Zealand said it will now reward higher safety ratings to cars that reintroduce physical buttons for basic functions. ANCAP hoped it would encourage ... <a title="ANCAP push for buttons over touchscreens in cars over safety concerns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/ancap-push-for-buttons-over-touchscreens-in-cars-over-safety-concerns/" aria-label="Read more about ANCAP push for buttons over touchscreens in cars over safety concerns">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A US military transport aircraft is pictured on the tarmac at the Al-Udeid air base southwest of Doha on 21 March 2024. AFP/GIUSEPPE CACACE Some personnel have been told to leave Qatar’s major US military base over “regional tensions”, Doha said, while Saudi Arabia’s US mission urged caution as Washington and ... <a title="Qatar says some personnel departing US base over ‘regional tensions’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/qatar-says-some-personnel-departing-us-base-over-regional-tensions/" aria-label="Read more about Qatar says some personnel departing US base over ‘regional tensions’">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The NZ Transport Agency said State Highway 30 is expected to remain closed for quite some time. NZTA Two people are dead after two cars collided on a Bay of Plenty highway. Road closures are in place after two cars collided on State Highway 30 in Tikitere, a suburb in Rotorua, ... <a title="Two killed as cars collide on Bay of Plenty highway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/two-killed-as-cars-collide-on-bay-of-plenty-highway/" aria-label="Read more about Two killed as cars collide on Bay of Plenty highway">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The NZ Transport Agency said State Highway 30 is expected to remain closed for quite some time. NZTA Road closures are in place after two cars crashed in Bay of Plenty. The crash on State Highway 30 in Tikitere, a suburb in Rotorua, was reported to police at 4.20am on Thursday. ... <a title="Road closed after two cars crash in Bay of Plenty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/road-closed-after-two-cars-crash-in-bay-of-plenty/" aria-label="Read more about Road closed after two cars crash in Bay of Plenty">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dual citizens face having to get both passports and keep them up to date – and to get a UK passport soon if they want to travel from the end of February. Gill Bonnett RNZ revealed on Wednesday that from next month anyone who was born in Britain – or has ... <a title="UK says dual NZ nationals told of passport change in good time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/uk-says-dual-nz-nationals-told-of-passport-change-in-good-time/" aria-label="Read more about UK says dual NZ nationals told of passport change in good time">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Māui dolphin. Department of Conservation / supplied A David and Goliath case is unfolding as a tiny charity takes another swing at the US government at the Court of International Trade in a bid to protect endangered dolphins. Māui and Hector’s Dolphin Defenders NZ – which has one part-time employee – ... <a title="Small NZ charity takes big swing at US government in bid to protect endangered dolphins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/small-nz-charity-takes-big-swing-at-us-government-in-bid-to-protect-endangered-dolphins/" aria-label="Read more about Small NZ charity takes big swing at US government in bid to protect endangered dolphins">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Defence Minister Judith Collins. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Ministry of Defence is looking to companies and experts for advice on a potential plan for surveillance drones to scour the Pacific. As part of New Zealand’s Defence Capability Plan released last year, it said there would be a greater focus on ... <a title="Ministry of Defence seeks advice for plan to have drones scour Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/ministry-of-defence-seeks-advice-for-plan-to-have-drones-scour-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Ministry of Defence seeks advice for plan to have drones scour Pacific">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you’re feeling concerned about microplastics it can be hard to know what to do about it. After all, aren’t they everywhere? “We are constantly exposed to microplastics and nanoplastics, even smaller particles,” Cassandra Rauert says. “We really don’t have a good understanding of any links to potential health outcomes,” the ... <a title="Simple ways to reduce your exposure to microplastics around the home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/simple-ways-to-reduce-your-exposure-to-microplastics-around-the-home/" aria-label="Read more about Simple ways to reduce your exposure to microplastics around the home">Read more</a>
