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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Currently the worst affected rivers were the Ōtapiri Stream and Makarewa River around the Hokonui Hills. 123RF Southland’s regional council is ramping up monitoring of water levels as the region dries out and river levels lower. Environment Southland is shifting to a [www.es.govt.nz/low-water-levels water shortage watch], which means staff are doing ... <a title="Southland dry spell sparks water level monitoring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/southland-dry-spell-sparks-water-level-monitoring/" aria-label="Read more about Southland dry spell sparks water level monitoring">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Minister for Regional Development Mark Patterson. RNZ/Calvin Samuel The government is loaning $3.1 million to help build an industrial hub near Gore. The money, from the Regional Infrastructure Fund, was announced on Wednesday by Associate Minister for Regional Development Mark Patterson. He said the 43-hectare development would ease a critical ... <a title="Gore industrial hub gets government loan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/gore-industrial-hub-gets-government-loan/" aria-label="Read more about Gore industrial hub gets government loan">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Three teenagers who allegedly stole items from a Hobby Lords store in Newmarket, as caught on CCTV. Hobby Lords / supplied Three teenage boys have been arrested after the stabbing of a shopkeeper in Auckland’s Newmarket. Senior Sergeant Matt Bunce said the three went boys into Hobby Lords on Broadway at ... <a title="Newmarket shopkeeper stabbed in attempted Pokémon card theft" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/newmarket-shopkeeper-stabbed-in-attempted-pokemon-card-theft/" aria-label="Read more about Newmarket shopkeeper stabbed in attempted Pokémon card theft">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Follow the RNZ liveblog above for the latest updates. A heavy rain warning for Northland and Coromandel Peninsula has now been upgraded to red, with hundreds of millimetres of rain forecast to fall on top of what has already accumulated. It comes after days of downpours flooded areas of the north, ... <a title="Weather live: Red warning as storm bringing gales, heavy rain to Northland, Coromandel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/weather-live-red-warning-as-storm-bringing-gales-heavy-rain-to-northland-coromandel/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Red warning as storm bringing gales, heavy rain to Northland, Coromandel">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Chris Hipkins (Labour) and Chris Bishop (National). RNZ / Marika Khabazi / Reece Baker Chris Hipkins has accused the prime minister of starting this election year by “panicking” and throwing one of his senior ministers “under the bus”. The Labour leader made the comments to Morning Report on Wednesday, ahead of ... <a title="Christopher Luxon throwing Chris Bishop under the bus on housing, says Chris Hipkins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/christopher-luxon-throwing-chris-bishop-under-the-bus-on-housing-says-chris-hipkins/" aria-label="Read more about Christopher Luxon throwing Chris Bishop under the bus on housing, says Chris Hipkins">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Beckett, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition and Food Science, Australian Catholic University RDNE Stock project/Pexels Work is finished, and you’re tired and hungry. Maybe you’re rushing home or to daycare pickup. You know you should be cooking dinner from scratch for the healthiest choice but that isn’t going ... <a title="How to cut down on trans fats if cooking from scratch isn’t an option" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/how-to-cut-down-on-trans-fats-if-cooking-from-scratch-isnt-an-option-269806/" aria-label="Read more about How to cut down on trans fats if cooking from scratch isn’t an option">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Jackson, Social Policy Commissioner, Productivity Commission, and Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Tasmania Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images At the start of the new year, many of us will commit to joining a gym, eating healthier or cutting back on drinking and smoking. We ... <a title="A stronger focus on prevention could help governments rein in healthcare and social spending" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/a-stronger-focus-on-prevention-could-help-governments-rein-in-healthcare-and-social-spending-273801/" aria-label="Read more about A stronger focus on prevention could help governments rein in healthcare and social spending">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brenton Griffin, Academic Status in the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University Netflix The new Netflix documentary Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story, directed by Skye Borgman, seeks to understand the shocking crimes of both Hildebrandt and business partner Ruby Franke. In 2023, Hildebrandt ... <a title="What Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story tells us about Mormonism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/what-evil-influencer-the-jodi-hildebrandt-story-tells-us-about-mormonism-272810/" aria-label="Read more about What Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story tells us about Mormonism">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The spat burst out into the open after Brooklyn Beckham, 26, accused his parents of being “controlling” and placing “countless lies” in the media to preserve the facade of a perfect family Speaking to CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Sir David said he had tried to educate his ... <a title="David Beckham breaks silence after son Brooklyn cuts ties" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/david-beckham-breaks-silence-after-son-brooklyn-cuts-ties/" aria-label="Read more about David Beckham breaks silence after son Brooklyn cuts ties">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Adrian Rurawhe RNZ / Angus Dreaver Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe has announced he will retire from politics next month. The former Speaker has been in parliament for more than a decade, starting in 2014 as the MP for Te Tai Hauāuru before being ousted by Te Pāti Māori MP Debbie Ngarewa ... <a title="Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe to retire from politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/labour-mp-adrian-rurawhe-to-retire-from-politics/" aria-label="Read more about Labour MP Adrian Rurawhe to retire from politics">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An aurora seen from Hoon Hay, Christchurch. Rebecca Bull / RNZ Rays from the biggest solar storm of the last couple of decades hit the Earth overnight, causing aurora visible in both the north and south extremes of the globe. The lights were caused by a storm that nearly hit the ... <a title="Massive solar storm fires up aurora in New Zealand skies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/massive-solar-storm-fires-up-aurora-in-new-zealand-skies/" aria-label="Read more about Massive solar storm fires up aurora in New Zealand skies">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People harvesting sea life at Army Bay. Protect Whangaparoa Rockpools Calls for Asians to be deported and threats of physical violence are among some of the latest social media comments aimed at people accused of stripping rockpools and breaching fishing rules. On Saturday, at least a hundred people demonstrated at Army ... <a title="Racist threats made to Asian communities accused of stripping Whangaparāoa rockpools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/racist-threats-made-to-asian-communities-accused-of-stripping-whangaparaoa-rockpools/" aria-label="Read more about Racist threats made to Asian communities accused of stripping Whangaparāoa rockpools">Read more</a>
