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January 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Mudgway, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Canterbury Yui Mok/Getty Images Elon Musk finally responded last week to widespread outrage about his social media platform X letting users create sexualised deepfakes with Grok, the platform’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. Musk has now assured the United Kingdom ... <a title="Sexualised deepfakes on X are a sign of things to come. NZ law is already way behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/sexualised-deepfakes-on-x-are-a-sign-of-things-to-come-nz-law-is-already-way-behind-273562/" aria-label="Read more about Sexualised deepfakes on X are a sign of things to come. NZ law is already way behind">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An aerial photo of Pukenui Anchor Island. Supplied / Leon Everett Remote Fiordland islands are deer-free again after three pests were found and removed during an annual sweep. Pukenui/Anchor Island and Indian Island in Dusky Sound are both managed to stay deer-free to provide safe, intact habitats for native wildlife and ... <a title="Remote Fiordland islands deer-free again after pests removed during annual sweep" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/remote-fiordland-islands-deer-free-again-after-pests-removed-during-annual-sweep/" aria-label="Read more about Remote Fiordland islands deer-free again after pests removed during annual sweep">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Services sector expanded in December PSI survey posts best result since February 2024 New orders, sales and inventories rise; employment still falling Proportion of negative comments falls for fourth consecutive month. Services sector activity leapt higher in December, expanding for the first time in nearly two years and raising hopes ... <a title="After 21 months of pain, services sector finally turns the corner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/after-21-months-of-pain-services-sector-finally-turns-the-corner/" aria-label="Read more about After 21 months of pain, services sector finally turns the corner">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Artificial intelligence could soon be helping you get your supermarket shopping done, but one AI expert is warning consumers to be wary of the potential trade-off. Woolworths said it was working towards launching a new tool in partnership with Google. It will use Google’s Gemini Enterprise AI to transform its ... <a title="How AI might help you do your supermarket shopping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/how-ai-might-help-you-do-your-supermarket-shopping/" aria-label="Read more about How AI might help you do your supermarket shopping">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Angus Dreaver Police have arrested a 27-year-old man after a coward-punch assault in Arrowtown last month. The assault happened outside the Fork and Tap bar on 21 December. The victim was knocked unconscious, and needed hospital treatment for facial injuries. At the time, police appealed to the public to ... <a title="Man arrested after coward-punch assault outside bar in Arrowtown" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/man-arrested-after-coward-punch-assault-outside-bar-in-arrowtown/" aria-label="Read more about Man arrested after coward-punch assault outside bar in Arrowtown">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Mather, ARC Early Career Industry Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing “icehouse” periods and warm “greenhouse” states. Scientists have long linked these climate changes to fluctuations in ... <a title="The way Earth’s surface moves has a bigger impact on shifting the climate than we knew" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/the-way-earths-surface-moves-has-a-bigger-impact-on-shifting-the-climate-than-we-knew-272352/" aria-label="Read more about The way Earth’s surface moves has a bigger impact on shifting the climate than we knew">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ellis works in Treaty law and hopes her journey shows other rangatahi Māori- particularly those from small towns – that they belong in both academic and creative spaces. Supplied From a town of less than 4000 people, Siadin Ellis (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tūhoe) is carving out space for rangatahi ... <a title="Meet the rangatahi Māori breaking ground in both law and fashion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/meet-the-rangatahi-maori-breaking-ground-in-both-law-and-fashion/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the rangatahi Māori breaking ground in both law and fashion">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Aurora lights up the sky in Mercer, Auckland on 11 May, 2024. Supplied / Laura Acket A solar storm is being monitored by the National Emergency Management Agency and national power grid owners Transpower, but so far, it isn’t expected to cause disruption. These events, also known as space weather, do ... <a title="NZ agencies have eye on ‘largest solar radiation storm in over 20 years’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/nz-agencies-have-eye-on-largest-solar-radiation-storm-in-over-20-years/" aria-label="Read more about NZ agencies have eye on ‘largest solar radiation storm in over 20 years’">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fletcher Building headquarters in Auckland. Fletcher Building Fletcher Construction to be sold for $315.6m, potentially rising to $334.1m Sale includes Higgins, Brian Perry Civil and Fletcher Construction Major Projects The deal is subject to regulatory approvals. Fletcher Building has reached a binding agreement to sell its construction division to major international ... <a title="Fletcher Building to sell construction arm to Vinci" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/fletcher-building-to-sell-construction-arm-to-vinci/" aria-label="Read more about Fletcher Building to sell construction arm to Vinci">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Ralph, Professor of International Relations, University of Leeds The Labour government came into office promising to “use realist means to pursue progressive ends”. US president Donald Trump’s recent actions over Venezuela and Greenland have tested Keir Starmer’s ability to deliver on that promise. When the prime ... <a title="Why Keir Starmer had to speak out against Trump over Greenland after staying quiet on Venezuela" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/why-keir-starmer-had-to-speak-out-against-trump-over-greenland-after-staying-quiet-on-venezuela-273836/" aria-label="Read more about Why Keir Starmer had to speak out against Trump over Greenland after staying quiet on Venezuela">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emrah Atasoy, Associate Fellow of English and Comparative Literary Studies & Honorary Research Fellow of IAS, the University of Warwick and Upcoming IASH Postdoctoral Research Fellow, the University of Edinburgh, University of Warwick Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece envisaged a world dominated by three rival blocs that are constantly ... <a title="How George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four predicted the global power shifts happening now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/how-george-orwells-nineteen-eighty-four-predicted-the-global-power-shifts-happening-now-273122/" aria-label="Read more about How George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four predicted the global power shifts happening now">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tony Brown. photosport Former South Africa captain Jean de Villiers says he will not hold a grudge should Tony Brown decide to exit the Springboks and return to New Zealand ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Following Scott Robertson’s shock departure as All Blacks head coach last week, New Zealand ... <a title="Springboks legend won’t hold grudge if Tony Brown chooses All Blacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/springboks-legend-wont-hold-grudge-if-tony-brown-chooses-all-blacks/" aria-label="Read more about Springboks legend won’t hold grudge if Tony Brown chooses All Blacks">Read more</a>
