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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rose Lewis, Ariana ‘Missy’ Te Whata, Te Atakura Crawford and Pagan Rimene established a new world record near Owaka. Supplied/Rose Lewis Four female shearers have established a new world record, shearing 1938 lambs in eight hours in a South Otago woolshed. Rose Lewis, Ariana ‘Missy’ Te Whata, Te Atakura Crawford and ... <a title="New world record in South Otago blazes trail for more female shearers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/new-world-record-in-south-otago-blazes-trail-for-more-female-shearers/" aria-label="Read more about New world record in South Otago blazes trail for more female shearers">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whitianga Campground is flooded, with the water halfway up the doors of vehicles. Charlotte Cook Five districts have now declared states of emergency, as a tropical low hammers the North Island with heavy rain, causing widespread flooding. In the face of this threat, communities are rallying to keep each other safe. ... <a title="Wild weather in pictures: North Island reels under torrential rain, flooding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/wild-weather-in-pictures-north-island-reels-under-torrential-rain-flooding/" aria-label="Read more about Wild weather in pictures: North Island reels under torrential rain, flooding">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pho Viet Street Food. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A Wellington man says his businesses lost up to $2000 a day after their Instagram and Facebook accounts were banned mistakenly. Alex Hoang is the general manager for two businesses in the capital, Pho Viet Street Food and Velvet Nail Room. On 14 ... <a title="Business owner claims he lost up to $2000 a day after Facebook and Instagram accounts banned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/business-owner-claims-he-lost-up-to-2000-a-day-after-facebook-and-instagram-accounts-banned/" aria-label="Read more about Business owner claims he lost up to $2000 a day after Facebook and Instagram accounts banned">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney What impact will the criminal hate provisions in the Albanese government’s Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Act 2026 have on the ability of ordinary Australians to protest? An earlier version contained a criminal offence of promoting or ... <a title="Hate crime laws may have unintended consequences – including chilling free speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/hate-crime-laws-may-have-unintended-consequences-including-chilling-free-speech-274016/" aria-label="Read more about Hate crime laws may have unintended consequences – including chilling free speech">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whitianga Campground is flooded, with the water halfway up the doors of vehicles. Charlotte Cook Five districts have now declared states of emergency, as a tropical low hammers the North Island with heavy rain, causing widespread flooding. In the face of this threat, communities are rallying to keep each other safe. ... <a title="Weather bomb in pictures: North Island reels under torrential rain, flooding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/weather-bomb-in-pictures-north-island-reels-under-torrential-rain-flooding/" aria-label="Read more about Weather bomb in pictures: North Island reels under torrential rain, flooding">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Markus Wagner, Professor of Law and Director of the UOW Transnational Law and Policy Centre, University of Wollongong The renewed campaign by United States President Donald Trump to acquire Greenland has escalated, with tariff threats against European allies. Asked on Tuesday how far he is willing to ... <a title="As Trump’s threats over Greenland escalate, will Europe use its ‘trade bazooka’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/as-trumps-threats-over-greenland-escalate-will-europe-use-its-trade-bazooka-273797/" aria-label="Read more about As Trump’s threats over Greenland escalate, will Europe use its ‘trade bazooka’?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster. VNP / Phil Smith The Privacy Commissioner has announced an inquiry into the Manage My Health cybersecurity breach. Michael Webster said it is clear a privacy investigation is needed given the scale of the incident, the sensitivity of the information and some of the systemic issues that ... <a title="Privacy Commissioner announces inquiry into Manage My Health cybersecurity breach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/privacy-commissioner-announces-inquiry-into-manage-my-health-cybersecurity-breach/" aria-label="Read more about Privacy Commissioner announces inquiry into Manage My Health cybersecurity breach">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police are seeking the public’s assistance to locate missing 23-year-old Liam. NZ Police The police say they have “concerns for the wellbeing” of a man reported missing from the town of Bulls in Rangitikei District. Liam, 23, was last seen on Watson and Walton Street between 11am and 2pm on 19 ... <a title="Police concerned for wellbeing of man reported missing from Bulls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/police-concerned-for-wellbeing-of-man-reported-missing-from-bulls/" aria-label="Read more about Police concerned for wellbeing of man reported missing from Bulls">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Auckland lawyer drowned at Hahei beach on Monday. AFP The man who died at a Coromandel beach this week was an Auckland lawyer. Police have named him as 37-year-old Jack Oliver-Hood, who worked on the high-profile murder appeals of Mark Lundy and Gail Maney. He also represented Lego in a ... <a title="Auckland lawyer Jack Oliver-Hood dies at Coromandel beach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/auckland-lawyer-jack-oliver-hood-dies-at-coromandel-beach/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland lawyer Jack Oliver-Hood dies at Coromandel beach">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
US cybersecurity company Palantir has received a high-level Australian government security assessment despite concerns about its surveillance and complicity in the Gaza genocide in occupied Palestine. In November 2025, Palantir Technologies was assessed as meeting the protected level under the Australian Information Security Registered Assessors Programme (IRAP). This protection is a key requirement for companies ... <a title="‘We kill enemies’ – spy firm Palantir secures top Australian security clearance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/we-kill-enemies-spy-firm-palantir-secures-top-australian-security-clearance/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We kill enemies’ – spy firm Palantir secures top Australian security clearance">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooding in the Coromandel Peninsula has spread throughout the day. Supplied / Thames-Coromandel District Council A Palmerston North woman is praising a “community of carers’ who came to the rescue of her elderly dad on the flooded Coromandel Peninsula. A precautionary state of emergency is in place, after a tropical storm ... <a title="Neighbours pluck 94yo man from Tairua flooding, as community bands together" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/neighbours-pluck-94yo-man-from-tairua-flooding-as-community-bands-together/" aria-label="Read more about Neighbours pluck 94yo man from Tairua flooding, as community bands together">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER One person is in a serious condition after a crash near a busy Christchurch intersection. Emergency services were called to the crash near the intersection of State Highway 73 – Yaldhurst Road and State Highway 1 – Masham Road in Russley about 1.30pm. St John says one ... <a title="Serious injuries after Christchurch crash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/serious-injuries-after-christchurch-crash/" aria-label="Read more about Serious injuries after Christchurch crash">Read more</a>
