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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 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 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 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 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 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 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: 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>
