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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Free Speech Union says planned changes to telco regulations could open the back door to encrypted communication channels. 123rf The Free Speech Union is concerned proposed changes to telecommunications regulations will open the back door to encrypted communications channels, but the tech industry says the horse has already bolted. The ... <a title="Telecommunications Bill raises questions about encryption, Free Speech Union says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/telecommunications-bill-raises-questions-about-encryption-free-speech-union-says/" aria-label="Read more about Telecommunications Bill raises questions about encryption, Free Speech Union says">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Timor-Leste today, making his first official visit. Known in English as East Timor, Timor-Leste is one of Australia’s closest neighbours. The countries have shared interests in everything from fishing ... <a title="Plenty on the agenda as Anthony Albanese heads to Timor-Leste as PM for the first time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/plenty-on-the-agenda-as-anthony-albanese-heads-to-timor-leste-as-pm-for-the-first-time-274023/" aria-label="Read more about Plenty on the agenda as Anthony Albanese heads to Timor-Leste as PM for the first time">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A man is tackled after spraying an unknown substance at US Representative Ilhan Omar. AFP / Octavio Jones US Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been targeted during a speech by a man who sprayed an unidentified liquid at her from a syringe before being tackled by security guards, according to an ... <a title="Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed by unknown substance during speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/democratic-congresswoman-ilhan-omar-sprayed-by-unknown-substance-during-speech/" aria-label="Read more about Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar sprayed by unknown substance during speech">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand IKEA’s first Auckland store opens on December 4 Marika Khabazi / RNZ New Zealand retailers need to “step up” to keep up with the wages and conditions offered by international businesses coming into New Zealand, one union says. Ikea said on Wednesday it was hiring an extra 85 staff for logistics ... <a title="Ikea hikes staff pay to minimum $29 as other retailers told to ‘step up’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/ikea-hikes-staff-pay-to-minimum-29-as-other-retailers-told-to-step-up/" aria-label="Read more about Ikea hikes staff pay to minimum $29 as other retailers told to ‘step up’">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on January 28, 2026.
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Police officers on guard near the scene of the crash. RNZ/ Charlotte Cook Police say two people have died in a helicopter crash near Wellington today. Emergency services were called to a helicopter crash in the Paekākāriki Hill area, north of Wellington, by an automated crash alert at 7.30am. Inspector Renée ... <a title="Pilot, passenger dead after helicopter crash in Paekākāriki Hill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/pilot-passenger-dead-after-helicopter-crash-in-paekakariki-hill/" aria-label="Read more about Pilot, passenger dead after helicopter crash in Paekākāriki Hill">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW Sydney Liene Ratniece/Pexels, CC BY-SA The European Commission recently released its first-ever Affordable Housing Plan. Property prices have outpaced incomes across Europe over the past decade. Home ownership has been pushed out of reach for many. But for economically successful ... <a title="What can Australia learn from Europe’s housing plan?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/what-can-australia-learn-from-europes-housing-plan-272999/" aria-label="Read more about What can Australia learn from Europe’s housing plan?">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Six people were killed when a landslide hit the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park Shirley Thomas Nearly a week after six people were killed in a landslide at the Mount Maunganui campground, questions remain on who knew what, when they were notified, and what action could or should have been taken. ... <a title="Police? Council? FENZ? Who knew what and when before the Mount Maunganui landslide?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/police-council-fenz-who-knew-what-and-when-before-the-mount-maunganui-landslide/" aria-label="Read more about Police? Council? FENZ? Who knew what and when before the Mount Maunganui landslide?">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Claire Naughton with Lola. SUPPLIED Well-wishers have come out in force for a Wellington cat considered to be Aro Park royalty. Lola the Cat was a regular fixture in Aro Park for many years. She died in December last year, her death was announced on her Facebook page on Monday. “Lola ... <a title="Tributes flow for Wellington’s beloved Aro Park cat, Lola" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/tributes-flow-for-wellingtons-beloved-aro-park-cat-lola/" aria-label="Read more about Tributes flow for Wellington’s beloved Aro Park cat, Lola">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Pacific delegates in the United States Congress are warning efforts to fast-track deep-seabed mining could sideline island communities and cause irreversible damage to fragile ocean ecosystems. The concerns were raised at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing in Washington last week, held a day ... <a title="Pacific delegates warn against US fast-tracking seabed mining" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/pacific-delegates-warn-against-us-fast-tracking-seabed-mining/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific delegates warn against US fast-tracking seabed mining">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tauranga Mayor Mahe Drysdale. Calvin Samuel / RNZ Tauranga’s mayor has confirmed council workers were at the fatal Mount Maunganui campground landslide when it happened. There have been several accounts of warnings that were made to Tauranga City Council and other agencies about landslips at Mauao in the hours before the ... <a title="Mayor confirms council staff were at scene of Mount Maunganui fatal slip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/mayor-confirms-council-staff-were-at-scene-of-mount-maunganui-fatal-slip/" aria-label="Read more about Mayor confirms council staff were at scene of Mount Maunganui fatal slip">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Wētā FX’s visual effects work on Avatar: Fire and Ash has been nominated at the BAFTA Film Awards, alongside major contenders F1, How to Train Your Dragon and Frankenstein. Directed by James Cameron, the film also received Academy Award nominations last week for best visual effects and best costume design, the ... <a title="Wētā FX scores BAFTA nomination for Avatar: Fire and Ash" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/weta-fx-scores-bafta-nomination-for-avatar-fire-and-ash/" aria-label="Read more about Wētā FX scores BAFTA nomination for Avatar: Fire and Ash">Read more</a>
