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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Rātana Church Brass Band. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The annual Rātana celebrations which traditionally mark the start of the political year are getting underway on Thursday. Thousands of followers of the church known as Te Iwi Morehu congregate in the small settlement of Rātana Pā south of Whanganui every year ... <a title="Rātana celebrations get underway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/ratana-celebrations-get-underway/" aria-label="Read more about Rātana celebrations get underway">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A sand-mining dredge in action off Pākiri Beach. Supplied A sand-mining dredge in action off Pākiri Beach. Sand-mining company McCallum Bros is under investigation for alleged wildlife breaches, while dredging offshore at Pākiri, north of Auckland. Pākiri local Damon Clapshaw said he provided information to the Department of Conservation (DOC), showing ... <a title="Sand-mining company McCallum Bros probed for alleged wildlife breaches at Pākiri" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/sand-mining-company-mccallum-bros-probed-for-alleged-wildlife-breaches-at-pakiri/" aria-label="Read more about Sand-mining company McCallum Bros probed for alleged wildlife breaches at Pākiri">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Red heavy rain warnings remain in place for several regions of the eastern North Island, with at least 4 areas under states of emergency. Flooding, slips and closed roads are widespread from Northland down to Gisborne, following days of torrential downpours and strong winds. Follow the RNZ liveblog at the top ... <a title="Weather live: Red heavy rain warnings continue, alongside states of emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/weather-live-red-heavy-rain-warnings-continue-alongside-states-of-emergency/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Red heavy rain warnings continue, alongside states of emergency">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This three-bedroom home in Glenfield is advertised for $1.049m, just above the median first-home buyer price being paid in the area. Supplied/Screenshot First-home buyers are paying the highest prices for their homes on Auckland’s North Shore, new data shows. Cotality data for the last quarter of last year shows how much ... <a title="Money: What first-home buyers are paying for their home – and what they get for that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/money-what-first-home-buyers-are-paying-for-their-home-and-what-they-get-for-that/" aria-label="Read more about Money: What first-home buyers are paying for their home – and what they get for that">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Experts suggest considering secondhand school equipment to cut back on costs. Unsplash / Kateryna Hliznitsova The start of the year can be a tough time financially for many families. Westpac research this week found many people felt stressed about their holiday spending and the costs that come with the start of ... <a title="Money: How to tackle new year financial stress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/money-how-to-tackle-new-year-financial-stress/" aria-label="Read more about Money: How to tackle new year financial stress">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand About 37 percent of employers cite company performance or profitability as a driver of salaries. 123rf How your boss decides how much to pay you Have you ever wondered how your boss decides what you will be paid? Sometimes, salary-setting can seem like a bit of a mysterious dark art. New ... <a title="Money: How your boss decides how much to pay you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/money-how-your-boss-decides-how-much-to-pay-you/" aria-label="Read more about Money: How your boss decides how much to pay you">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Construction jobs recorded the strongest monthly growth. UnSplash/ Silvia Brazzoduro The number of jobs ads stalled in December, ending six months of consecutive increases. The latest SEEK NZ employment report shows job ads fell 0.3 percent in December, compared with November, but still ended the year 6.7 percent higher than a ... <a title="Job ads stall in December, after six months of growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/job-ads-stall-in-december-after-six-months-of-growth/" aria-label="Read more about Job ads stall in December, after six months of growth">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maxime Aubert, Professor of Archaeological Science, Griffith University Supplied When we think of the world’s oldest art, Europe usually comes to mind, with famous cave paintings in France and Spain often seen as evidence this was the birthplace of symbolic human culture. But new evidence from Indonesia ... <a title="Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/humanitys-oldest-known-cave-art-has-been-discovered-in-sulawesi-273364/" aria-label="Read more about Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The federal Coalition was imploding on Wednesday night, with all Nationals frontbenchers, including leader David Littleproud, quitting the shadow ministry. They were retaliating against Opposition Leader Sussan Ley’s insistence three Nationals senators must resign for defying shadow cabinet solidarity. The ... <a title="View from The Hill: Coalition crisis explodes after Sussan Ley wields the whip against defiant Nationals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/view-from-the-hill-coalition-crisis-explodes-after-sussan-ley-wields-the-whip-against-defiant-nationals-272438/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Coalition crisis explodes after Sussan Ley wields the whip against defiant Nationals">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Clarke, Research Associate, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University Ask people how Stonehenge was built and you’ll hear stories of sledges, ropes, boats and sheer human determination to haul stones from across Britain to Salisbury Plain, in south-west England. Others might mention giants, wizards, ... <a title="Grains of sand prove people – not glaciers – transported Stonehenge rocks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/grains-of-sand-prove-people-not-glaciers-transported-stonehenge-rocks-271310/" aria-label="Read more about Grains of sand prove people – not glaciers – transported Stonehenge rocks">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
By Sarah Hathway in Djilang/Geelong A group of Australian Palestine supporters in the state of Victoria have been attacked as tensions continue over the right to protest against Israel’s genocide in Gaza in the wake of the Bondi massacre last month. As Geelong and Victoria Southwest branch members of Independent Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) were ... <a title="Provocateur attacks Australian Palestine peace activists protesting over Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/provocateur-attacks-australian-palestine-peace-activists-protesting-over-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Provocateur attacks Australian Palestine peace activists protesting over Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and emergency services at the Hotel Grand Chancellor. RNZ Fire and emergency services were called to an incident at a hotel in Auckland’s CBD. Guests evacuated following a fire at the Hotel Grand Chancellor. RNZ Guests were evacuated from the Hotel Grand Chancellor on Wellesley Street. on Wednesday night. Fire ... <a title="Auckland Hotel Grand Chancellor evacuated following fire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/auckland-hotel-grand-chancellor-evacuated-following-fire/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland Hotel Grand Chancellor evacuated following fire">Read more</a>
