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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fall of interest rates has done little to ease the financial stress many New Zealanders are experiencing RNZ Many New Zealanders are starting the year feeling stressed about money despite interest rates having fallen, one bank says. Westpac surveyed just over 1000 of its customers and found 28 percent said ... <a title="Westpac survey shows New Zealanders are starting the year with financial stress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/westpac-survey-shows-new-zealanders-are-starting-the-year-with-financial-stress/" aria-label="Read more about Westpac survey shows New Zealanders are starting the year with financial stress">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Northern areas are in line for another blast of heavy rain and winds, days after parts of Northland were flooded. MetService has issued orange heavy rain warnings for Northland, Auckland north of the Harbour Bridge and Great Barrier Island, as well as the Coromandel Peninsula. A strong and humid easterly flow ... <a title="Weather live: Northland, Auckland, Coromandel in line for another blast of heavy rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/weather-live-northland-auckland-coromandel-in-line-for-another-blast-of-heavy-rain/" aria-label="Read more about Weather live: Northland, Auckland, Coromandel in line for another blast of heavy rain">Read more</a>
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January 20, 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. Before Christopher Yu became the co-founder of prestige fragrance houses Colour & Stripe and Ostens — ... <a title="Kiwis smashing it abroad: The best thing that happened to Christopher Yu was being made redundant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/kiwis-smashing-it-abroad-the-best-thing-that-happened-to-christopher-yu-was-being-made-redundant/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwis smashing it abroad: The best thing that happened to Christopher Yu was being made redundant">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon fronts media after his State of the Nation speech. RNZ / Calvin Samuel Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says “tariffs are not the way forward”, as the United States and the European Union go head to head over Greenland. “We don’t want to see a downward spiral of ... <a title="PM Christopher Luxon says tariffs ‘not the way forward’ in dispute over Greenland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/pm-christopher-luxon-says-tariffs-not-the-way-forward-in-dispute-over-greenland/" aria-label="Read more about PM Christopher Luxon says tariffs ‘not the way forward’ in dispute over Greenland">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Partner Asha Dutt speaks at Sir Tim Shadbolt’s funeral. Former Invercargill mayor Nobby Clark disputes claims made at Sir Tim Shadbolt’s funeral that his colleagues have blood on their hands. Sir Tim’s partner, Asha Dutt, told mourners on Friday that his health turned due to the extreme stresses placed on him ... <a title="Invercargill councillors reject claims they failed former Mayor Tim Shadbolt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/invercargill-councillors-reject-claims-they-failed-former-mayor-tim-shadbolt/" aria-label="Read more about Invercargill councillors reject claims they failed former Mayor Tim Shadbolt">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The sightings have so far been contained to the Glenfield and Birkdale areas. RNZ / Isra’a Emhail The number of queen yellow-legged hornets found in Auckland this summer has reached 43. Yellow-legged hornets (Vespa velutina), a pest hornet not known to be established in New Zealand, are considered a biosecurity concern, ... <a title="More confirmed yellow-legged hornet sightings, but still confined to North Shore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/more-confirmed-yellow-legged-hornet-sightings-but-still-confined-to-north-shore/" aria-label="Read more about More confirmed yellow-legged hornet sightings, but still confined to North Shore">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Other investments have been outperforming housing in recent years. (File photo) Unsplash/ Li Rezaei Your KiwiSaver might have given you a better return than your house over the past 10 years, and experts say the same is probably true of the next 10. Realestate.co.nz spokesperson Vanessa Williams said while people were ... <a title="KiwiSaver or your house – which is likely to give better investment returns?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/kiwisaver-or-your-house-which-is-likely-to-give-better-investment-returns/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSaver or your house – which is likely to give better investment returns?">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Anna Kapil and Stephen Howes It is well known that the people of Bougainville want independence. In the 2019 referendum, 98.3 percent of them voted for it. And in 2025, Ishmael Touroma, a strong advocate of independence, was re-elected to the position of President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, further confirmation of ... <a title="Most UPNG students don’t want independence for Bougainville, new survey shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/most-upng-students-dont-want-independence-for-bougainville-new-survey-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Most UPNG students don’t want independence for Bougainville, new survey shows">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2026
After winning re-election in 2024, Donald Trump promised to be a dictator “on day one”. When it comes to press freedom, he has kept his word, extending the war on the press he launched while running for his first term with grave attacks on access to reliable information worldwide. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which monitors ... <a title="One year into Trump’s second term – repressive US president on track to join world’s worst press freedom predators" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/19/one-year-into-trumps-second-term-repressive-us-president-on-track-to-join-worlds-worst-press-freedom-predators/" aria-label="Read more about One year into Trump’s second term – repressive US president on track to join world’s worst press freedom predators">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Seatbelt wounds revealed the real culprit in the Nelson crash last October. Photo / 123RF A drunk and disqualified driver who crashed and flipped his faulty car with his pregnant partner in the passenger seat tried to say she was behind the wheel at the time. However, bruises from the seatbelt ... <a title="Seatbelt injuries reveal truth behind Nelson crash that injured pregnant woman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/19/seatbelt-injuries-reveal-truth-behind-nelson-crash-that-injured-pregnant-woman/" aria-label="Read more about Seatbelt injuries reveal truth behind Nelson crash that injured pregnant woman">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The body was found near Gilberd Place in Torbay. RNZ / Richard Tindiller A member of the public has found a body on rocks on Auckland’s North Shore. Police said the body was found near Gilberd Place in Torbay shortly before 4pm Monday. An investigation into how the person died was ... <a title="Body found on rocks on Auckland’s North Shore by member of public" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/19/body-found-on-rocks-on-aucklands-north-shore-by-member-of-public/" aria-label="Read more about Body found on rocks on Auckland’s North Shore by member of public">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Council of Trade Unions’ annual Mood of the Workforce survey showed incomes are falling even more behind on the cost of living. RNZ A major union-backed survey shows more workers reporting their incomes are not keeping up with the cost of living. The Council of Trade Unions’ annual Mood of the ... <a title="Council of Trade Unions survey shows incomes not keeping up with cost of living" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/19/council-of-trade-unions-survey-shows-incomes-not-keeping-up-with-cost-of-living/" aria-label="Read more about Council of Trade Unions survey shows incomes not keeping up with cost of living">Read more</a>
