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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest weather warning and watches map from MetService for Wednesday. MetService This is the latest weather advice from MetService. A strong and extremely humid northeasterly flow precedes a tropical low that is forecast to approach New Zealand from the north today. Heavy rain, downpours and easterly gales are expected to ... <a title="Latest MetService weather warnings and watches" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/latest-metservice-weather-warnings-and-watches/" aria-label="Read more about Latest MetService weather warnings and watches">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 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 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: 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: 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>
