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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>
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January 21, 2026
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor In an otherwise mixed month for the Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP), its leadership is hailing a win for Pacific conservation efforts with the UN Treaty on the High Seas coming into effect. The legally binding UN High Seas Treaty officially received more than 60 ratifications, and following ... <a title="High Seas Treaty welcome news for SPREP in uncertain times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/high-seas-treaty-welcome-news-for-sprep-in-uncertain-times/" aria-label="Read more about High Seas Treaty welcome news for SPREP in uncertain times">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Prime Minister has announced this year’s election will be held on 7 November. Christopher Luxon made the announcement from National’s caucus retreat in Christchurch. The date had been widely tipped beforehand, and Luxon said he chose it as it was a “logical time,” with eight of New Zealand’s last 12 ... <a title="Christopher Luxon announces election date for 7 November" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/christopher-luxon-announces-election-date-for-7-november/" aria-label="Read more about Christopher Luxon announces election date for 7 November">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Analysis by Keith Rankin, 21 January 2026 Truth in world affairs is not a single expert-narrated story. National Politics In our ‘official’ ‘United Nations’ world – the world referenced by the expression the international rules-based order – there are about 200 sovereign nation states (ie ‘countries’) which are equal members of the global community of ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Greenland: National Politics versus Geopolitics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/keith-rankin-analysis-greenland-national-politics-versus-geopolitics/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Greenland: National Politics versus Geopolitics">Read more</a>
