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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bricklyn Priebe, Associate Lecturer in Criminology and Justice, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast Hoi An and Da Nang Photographer/Unsplash Child sexual abuse cases involving female perpetrators are confronting and distressing. When these cases make the news, they often provoke shock and outrage. ... <a title="We interviewed Australian women who sexually abused children. This is what we learnt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/we-interviewed-australian-women-who-sexually-abused-children-this-is-what-we-learnt-273359/" aria-label="Read more about We interviewed Australian women who sexually abused children. This is what we learnt">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Nichols, Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne The death of Rob Hirst from pancreatic cancer at the age of 70 is the close of a long and, in many ways, surprising career. Hirst was the drummer and songwriter who, though far from the figurehead ... <a title="Rob Hirst was not the figurehead of Midnight Oil – but he was its backbone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/rob-hirst-was-not-the-figurehead-of-midnight-oil-but-he-was-its-backbone-273913/" aria-label="Read more about Rob Hirst was not the figurehead of Midnight Oil – but he was its backbone">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins prepares to address his party’s caucus retreat in West Auckland, RNZ / Lillian Hanly Labour leader Chris Hipkins has come out swinging at the government in his first speech of election year, saying its responsible for the situation New Zealand is in. Hipkins said New Zealanders were ... <a title="Labour leader takes aim at government in first speech of election year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/labour-leader-takes-aim-at-government-in-first-speech-of-election-year/" aria-label="Read more about Labour leader takes aim at government in first speech of election year">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced that this year’s election will be held on 7 November. National MPs are gathering for their first caucus meeting of the year in Christchurch, while Labour MPs will also hold theirs in Auckland. Saturday, 7 November had already been the most mentioned frequently as a ... <a title="Watch: Election to be held on 7 November, Christopher Luxon announces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/watch-election-to-be-held-on-7-november-christopher-luxon-announces/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Election to be held on 7 November, Christopher Luxon announces">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Slash at Tolaga Bay following Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023. RNZ / Alexa Cook The mayor of Gisborne says the district’s Civil Defence and emergency services are ready to go ahead of heavy rains forecast for the next 24 hours. Up to 350mm of rain is expected to fall north of Tolaga ... <a title="Weather: Gisborne region prepares for incoming deluge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/weather-gisborne-region-prepares-for-incoming-deluge/" aria-label="Read more about Weather: Gisborne region prepares for incoming deluge">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced that this year’s election will be held on 7 November. National MPs are gathering for their first caucus meeting of the year in Christchurch, while Labour MPs will also hold theirs in Auckland. Saturday, 7 November had already been the most mentioned frequently as a ... <a title="Watch live: Election to be held on 7 November, Christopher Luxon announces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/watch-live-election-to-be-held-on-7-november-christopher-luxon-announces/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Election to be held on 7 November, Christopher Luxon announces">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand John Welch paddles Jazmyn Welch’s partner Holly to safety after their Kūaotunu home was surround by neck-deep, fast-moving floodwaters. Peter de Graaf / RNZ A woman rescued by kayak from the deck of her Coromandel home on Wednesday morning says she has never seen flooding like it – not even during ... <a title="Women saved from ‘eye-level water’ in dramatic kayak rescue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/women-saved-from-eye-level-water-in-dramatic-kayak-rescue/" aria-label="Read more about Women saved from ‘eye-level water’ in dramatic kayak rescue">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne One Nation continues to surge after the Bondi terror attack, as a Morgan poll has them gaining six points at the Coalition’s expense. A national Australian Morgan ... <a title="Morgan poll has One Nation surging at Coalition’s expense; Trump’s net approval in negative double digits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/morgan-poll-has-one-nation-surging-at-coalitions-expense-trumps-net-approval-in-negative-double-digits-273804/" aria-label="Read more about Morgan poll has One Nation surging at Coalition’s expense; Trump’s net approval in negative double digits">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By François Thoral, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Marine Ecology, University of Waikato Surfers caught in a marine darkwave. Jean Thoral, CC BY-NC-SA Life in the ocean runs on light. It fuels photosynthesis, shapes food webs and determines where many marine species can live. Gradually, that light is fading. ... <a title="New study sheds light on the threat of ‘marine darkwaves’ to ocean life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/new-study-sheds-light-on-the-threat-of-marine-darkwaves-to-ocean-life-273225/" aria-label="Read more about New study sheds light on the threat of ‘marine darkwaves’ to ocean life">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
RNZ Pacific France’s High Commission in French Polynesia has reported the seizure of 4.87 tonnes of cocaine in its maritime zone. The armed forces in French Polynesia (FAPF), the national gendarmerie and the local branch of the anti-narcotics office (OFAST) were involved in the intercept. A statement from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have congratulated ... <a title="4.87 tonnes of cocaine seized in French Polynesian waters – bound for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/4-87-tonnes-of-cocaine-seized-in-french-polynesian-waters-bound-for-australia/" aria-label="Read more about 4.87 tonnes of cocaine seized in French Polynesian waters – bound for Australia">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand At full capacity the Ngā Tamariki power station was expectec to generate enough electricity to supply about 158,000 average homes. Supplied / Mercury Energy Mercury Energy has powered up its new geothermal generator near Taupō, which is now delivering electricity generation to the national grid. Built at a cost of $220 ... <a title="Mercury Energy powers up new geothermal generator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/mercury-energy-powers-up-new-geothermal-generator/" aria-label="Read more about Mercury Energy powers up new geothermal generator">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is set to announce the date of this year’s general election. National MPs are gathering for their first caucus meeting of the year in Christchurch, while Labour MPs will also hold theirs in Auckland. Saturday, 7 November has been mentioned most frequently as a likely date. Several ... <a title="Watch live: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announces Election Day 2026 date" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/watch-live-prime-minister-christopher-luxon-announces-election-day-2026-date/" aria-label="Read more about Watch live: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announces Election Day 2026 date">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 health care and social spending" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/a-stronger-focus-on-prevention-could-help-governments-rein-in-health-care-and-social-spending-273801/" aria-label="Read more about A stronger focus on prevention could help governments rein in health care and social spending">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People queue to enter IKEA on its opening day in Auckland. Marika Khabazi / RNZ More than half a million people visited Auckland’s Ikea in its first month of business. Ikea said the Sylvia Park shop was the top-performing in the Ingka Group anywhere in the world for food sales. The ... <a title="40,000 plates, 28,000 meatballs: Ikea breaks records" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/40000-plates-28000-meatballs-ikea-breaks-records/" aria-label="Read more about 40,000 plates, 28,000 meatballs: Ikea breaks records">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fast-rising artist Ngatainui Ratu, known by his stage name Tawhaki, says his music draws on kōrero passed down by his whānau, exploring themes of identity, pride, and impacts of colonisation. Supplied Fast-rising Māori roots reggae artist Ngatainui Ratu, known by his stage name TAWHAKI, says his music is about turning inherited ... <a title="Emerging Māori artist TAWHAKI hopes music can help rangatahi choose a different path" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/emerging-maori-artist-tawhaki-hopes-music-can-help-rangatahi-choose-a-different-path/" aria-label="Read more about Emerging Māori artist TAWHAKI hopes music can help rangatahi choose a different path">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand US president Donald Trump says he felt “horribly” about the shooting of mother of three Renee Good and hopes her father still supports him. Good, a 37-year-old US citizen, was killed when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot into her vehicle Minneapolis in early January. She was was hit ... <a title="Watch: Trump calls Renee Good’s death a ‘tragedy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/watch-trump-calls-renee-goods-death-a-tragedy/" aria-label="Read more about Watch: Trump calls Renee Good’s death a ‘tragedy’">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Official safety information from the National Emergency Management Agency for flooding urges people to put safety first, don’t take any chances and act quickly if they see rising water. Floods and flash floods can happen quickly. If you see rising water do not wait for official warnings. Head for higher ground ... <a title="What to do during a flood" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/what-to-do-during-a-flood/" aria-label="Read more about What to do during a flood">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Reserve Bank data shows the average two-year special rate has dropped from about 7 percent at the peak to just over 4.5 percent at the end of last year. RNZ The big interest rate question this year will likely be when interest rates start to rise materially again – but borrowers ... <a title="What are interest rates likely to do this year, and should you fix?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/what-are-interest-rates-likely-to-do-this-year-and-should-you-fix/" aria-label="Read more about What are interest rates likely to do this year, and should you fix?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER A man has been arrested after a stolen vehicle was rammed into a police unit on Tuesday. Officers were called to reports of a stolen Totoya Vitz travelling along Great North Road in Auckland just before 8.30pm. Inspector Grae Anderson said the hatchback was tracked to Grey ... <a title="Man arrested after ramming stolen car into police vehicle in Auckland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/man-arrested-after-ramming-stolen-car-into-police-vehicle-in-auckland/" aria-label="Read more about Man arrested after ramming stolen car into police vehicle in Auckland">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mahurangi River flooding in 2023 (file photo). Getty Images / Fiona Goodall A person and their vehicle are missing after being washed out into a river north of Auckland, while trying to cross a ford on the Mahurangi River. Warkworth chief fire officer Nick McLean said they were called to the ... <a title="Car and driver missing in Warkworth after trying to cross river amid heavy rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/car-and-driver-missing-in-warkworth-after-trying-to-cross-river-amid-heavy-rain/" aria-label="Read more about Car and driver missing in Warkworth after trying to cross river amid heavy rain">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: Person swept away in river, floods close highways, red rain warnings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/weather-live-person-swept-away-in-river-floods-close-highways-red-rain-warnings/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Person swept away in river, floods close highways, red rain warnings">Read more</a>
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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>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Riley ‘Sharkman’ Elliott swimming with a mako shark. Amber Jones Beachgoers, swimmers and surfers are not immune to the risk of shark encounters when taking a dip in New Zealand waters, an expert says. The advice comes amid high alert across the Tasman, following four shark attacks across New South Wales ... <a title="‘They’re hungry’: Shark warning to Kiwis after spate of Australian attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/theyre-hungry-shark-warning-to-kiwis-after-spate-of-australian-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They’re hungry’: Shark warning to Kiwis after spate of Australian attacks">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / RNZ composite Parents believe poor care by staff and provider led to son’s death They say he should never have been placed in NZCL care facility, and initial assessment was flawed Health and Disability Commissioner found provider breached the code of patients’ rights – but case does not meet ... <a title="Parents devastated no one held accountable for disabled son’s death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/parents-devastated-no-one-held-accountable-for-disabled-sons-death/" aria-label="Read more about Parents devastated no one held accountable for disabled son’s death">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Ross Smith, Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury Sean Gallup/Getty Images In the wake of the US military intervention in Venezuela and Donald Trump’s repeated threats towards Greenland, a wave of pessimism has swept the western world. For countries wedded ... <a title="How NZ can survive – and even thrive – in Trump’s new world of great-power rivalry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/how-nz-can-survive-and-even-thrive-in-trumps-new-world-of-great-power-rivalry-273575/" aria-label="Read more about How NZ can survive – and even thrive – in Trump’s new world of great-power rivalry">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kaveh Madani, Director of the Institute for Water, Environment and Health, United Nations University The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back ... <a title="The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/the-world-is-in-water-bankruptcy-un-scientists-report-heres-what-that-means-273213/" aria-label="Read more about The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means">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 rockpools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/racist-threats-made-to-asian-communities-accused-of-stripping-rockpools/" aria-label="Read more about Racist threats made to Asian communities accused of stripping rockpools">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Across borders and industries, New Zealanders are carving out space, building influence and exporting creativity. In this series, RNZ speaks to Kiwis making their mark abroad, those coming home, and those living somewhere in between. When Wellington lawyer Natalie Olson pulled on the Thai national women’s football jersey for the first ... <a title="Kiwis smashing it abroad: Lawyer swaps robes for national colours on field" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/kiwis-smashing-it-abroad-lawyer-swaps-robes-for-national-colours-on-field/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwis smashing it abroad: Lawyer swaps robes for national colours on field">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sharesies logo. Supplied Last year was a record-breaking year for the do-it-yourself (DIY) Sharesies investment platform, with investors well-positioned for further investments in 2026. Investor confidence jumped to a three-year high in the last three months of 2025, with the index peaking at 62 in October, before market volatility dampened enthusiasm ... <a title="Record-breaking year sets Sharesies investors up for 2026 investments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/record-breaking-year-sets-sharesies-investors-up-for-2026-investments/" aria-label="Read more about Record-breaking year sets Sharesies investors up for 2026 investments">Read more</a>
