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January 29, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Ro Naulu Mataitini An invitation from a distant warzone landed in Suva earlier this month. The United States, with Israel’s endorsement, has asked Fiji to send troops to join a proposed International Stabilisation Force in Gaza. For a nation proud of its United Nations peacekeeping legacy, this whispers of global recognition. Yet, it ... <a title="Pacific at risky crossroads – Gaza vs the urgent drug crisis at our door" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/pacific-at-risky-crossroads-gaza-vs-the-urgent-drug-crisis-at-our-door/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific at risky crossroads – Gaza vs the urgent drug crisis at our door">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The PM and ministers are running late. The press conference will begin shortly in the media player above Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is about to speak to media at the Tai Rāwhiti Emergency Coordination Centre after visiting nearby weather-hit areas by helicopter. He’s joined by Transport Minister Chris Bishop and Associate ... <a title="PM Christopher Luxon speaks to media from Tai Rāwhiti Emergency Coordination Centre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/pm-christopher-luxon-speaks-to-media-from-tai-rawhiti-emergency-coordination-centre/" aria-label="Read more about PM Christopher Luxon speaks to media from Tai Rāwhiti Emergency Coordination Centre">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
SPECIAL REPORT: By Stephanie Tran Since 2013, more than $400 million in tax-deductible donations have flowed through an Australian charity, including direct to IDF soldiers. United Israel Appeal (UIA) Australia has remitted $376m to Israel via its global partner Keren Hayesod, according to Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) financial disclosures. In 2024 alone, UIA ... <a title="United Israel Appeal – Australian charity channels tax free donations direct to IDF soldiers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/united-israel-appeal-australian-charity-channels-tax-free-donations-direct-to-idf-soldiers/" aria-label="Read more about United Israel Appeal – Australian charity channels tax free donations direct to IDF soldiers">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ A former Education Ministry employee says development of the new school curriculum was heavily politicised, causing extensive rewrites and sidelining subject experts. Claire Coleman made the allegations during a submission to Parliament’s Education and Workforce Select Committee on the government’s Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Bill. She told the ... <a title="Ex-Education Ministry staffer says new school curriculum heavily politicised" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/ex-education-ministry-staffer-says-new-school-curriculum-heavily-politicised/" aria-label="Read more about Ex-Education Ministry staffer says new school curriculum heavily politicised">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāruawāhia volunteer fire station’s jet skis assist police with a water rescue during Cyclone Hale in 2023. Supplied Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) faced tough questioning at the Governance and Administration Select Committee in Parliament on Wednesday, much of it focused on the organisation’s banning of all powered watercraft used ... <a title="Fire and Emergency faces tough questions over decision to ground its watercraft" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/fire-and-emergency-faces-tough-questions-over-decision-to-ground-its-watercraft/" aria-label="Read more about Fire and Emergency faces tough questions over decision to ground its watercraft">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A quarter of New Zealanders say they have little or no trust in the police, new polling shows. A quarter of New Zealanders say they have little or no trust in the police, new polling shows, but most people’s positions were not rattled by the recent Jevon McSkimming scandals. Police conduct ... <a title="New polling shows a quarter of New Zealanders have little or no trust in police" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/new-polling-shows-a-quarter-of-new-zealanders-have-little-or-no-trust-in-police/" aria-label="Read more about New polling shows a quarter of New Zealanders have little or no trust in police">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has asked for an urgent meeting with Police Commissioner Richard Chambers and is calling for “cohesive action” over escalating attacks by Israel supporters against Palestinians and human rights activists. The network said in a statement a rock had been hurled through the window of New Plymouth ... <a title="PSNA seeks urgent police talks after ‘rock through window’ attack on Palestine supporters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/psna-seeks-urgent-police-talks-after-rock-through-window-attack-on-palestine-supporters/" aria-label="Read more about PSNA seeks urgent police talks after ‘rock through window’ attack on Palestine supporters">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon and Winston Peters. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Prime Minister says Winston Peters is “wrong” about what the India Free Trade Agreement might mean for immigration, with the foreign minister raising concerns about comments by Indian politicians celebrating the deal. Christopher Luxon was asked about concerns by Peters that ... <a title="Luxon says Peters is wrong about India Free Trade Agreement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/luxon-says-peters-is-wrong-about-india-free-trade-agreement/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon says Peters is wrong about India Free Trade Agreement">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Analysis: Perhaps now we’ll finally get a Judith Collins’ memoir that actually ‘Pulls No Punches’. No question a full account of her storied history in New Zealand politics would make a rip-roaring read, one with high highs, low lows and extraordinary comebacks. Collins’ retirement from politics will ... <a title="Curtains down for Crusher Collins, one of politics’ leading players" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/curtains-down-for-crusher-collins-one-of-politics-leading-players/" aria-label="Read more about Curtains down for Crusher Collins, one of politics’ leading players">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The latest RNZ-Reid Research poll asked respondents what they thought about the Treaty of Waitangi in terms of its influence on the government’s decision-making. RNZ / REECE BAKER More voters think the Treaty of Waitangi has too much influence on government decisions rather than too little, according to the latest RNZ-Reid ... <a title="Nearly 40% of voters think Treaty of Waitangi has too much influence on government decisions – poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/nearly-40-of-voters-think-treaty-of-waitangi-has-too-much-influence-on-government-decisions-poll/" aria-label="Read more about Nearly 40% of voters think Treaty of Waitangi has too much influence on government decisions – poll">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Feckless European leaders like Starmer let Israel and the US tear up international law in Gaza. Now, faced with Greenland and Ukraine, they are suffering from a severe case of buyer’s regret. ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook US President Donald Trump has declared the three-month “ceasefire” in ... <a title="Jonathan Cook: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ is the nail in Gaza’s coffin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/jonathan-cook-trumps-board-of-peace-is-the-nail-in-gazas-coffin/" aria-label="Read more about Jonathan Cook: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ is the nail in Gaza’s coffin">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Pacific delegates in the United States Congress are warning efforts to fast-track deep-seabed mining could sideline island communities and cause irreversible damage to fragile ocean ecosystems. The concerns were raised at a House Natural Resources Committee hearing in Washington last week, held a day ... <a title="Pacific delegates warn against US fast-tracking seabed mining" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/pacific-delegates-warn-against-us-fast-tracking-seabed-mining/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific delegates warn against US fast-tracking seabed mining">Read more</a>
