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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand VNP/Louis Collins Senior National Minister Judith Collins has announced her retirement from politics. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Wednesday confirmed Collins had been appointed President of the New Zealand Law Commission. The Prime Minister’s office confirmed Collins would remain an MP and continue to hold her portfolios until she moves to ... <a title="National’s Judith Collins retires from politics, appointed Law Commission president" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/nationals-judith-collins-retires-from-politics-appointed-law-commission-president/" aria-label="Read more about National’s Judith Collins retires from politics, appointed Law Commission president">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Finance Minister Nicola Willis has announced Budget Day will be 28 May. Willis confirmed the date while presenting the Budget Policy Statement at Select Committee on Wednesday morning. She promised the Budget would focus on supporting the delivery of core public services like healthcare, education, defence and ... <a title="Finance Minister Nicola Willis sets Budget Day for 28 May" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/finance-minister-nicola-willis-sets-budget-day-for-28-may/" aria-label="Read more about Finance Minister Nicola Willis sets Budget Day for 28 May">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Paul Goldsmith at the National Party caucus retreat, 21 January 2026.. RNZ / Nathan McKinnon Ngāpuhi leaders are calling on the government to pause its Treaty settlement mandate process in Te Tai Tokerau, describing it as “divisive” and against the collective interests of hapū. Ngāpuhi ... <a title="Ngāpuhi leaders challenge government over ‘rushed’ and ‘divisive’ Treaty settlement process" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/ngapuhi-leaders-challenge-government-over-rushed-and-divisive-treaty-settlement-process/" aria-label="Read more about Ngāpuhi leaders challenge government over ‘rushed’ and ‘divisive’ Treaty settlement process">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi says the government’s $1 million to reimburse marae that provided welfare in response to severe weather events is “not enough”. He said, “We don’t need money for a response, we need money for resilience, and ... <a title="Political parties respond to government funding for communities hit by severe weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/political-parties-respond-to-government-funding-for-communities-hit-by-severe-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Political parties respond to government funding for communities hit by severe weather">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Labour leader Chris Hipkins is getting little clarity from voters on which governing partners he should shut out. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Labour leader Chris Hipkins is getting little clarity from voters on which governing partners he should shut out, with a new poll showing the electorate divided on his post-election ... <a title="Voters split on who Labour should rule out as governing options" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/voters-split-on-who-labour-should-rule-out-as-governing-options/" aria-label="Read more about Voters split on who Labour should rule out as governing options">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Workplace Relations Minister Brooke van Velden will change hazardous substance regulations for research laboratories, saying it will save the industry billions. The labs would be able to develop their own risk management plans, a new code of practice would be ... <a title="Brooke van Velden announces changes to hazardous substance rules for research labs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/brooke-van-velden-announces-changes-to-hazardous-substance-rules-for-research-labs/" aria-label="Read more about Brooke van Velden announces changes to hazardous substance rules for research labs">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
By Haya Ahmed In Gaza today, university scholarships have taken on a whole new meaning. No longer are they a step towards self-development, educational attainment or an academic experience in a different country. For a whole generation of Gazan students, a foreign university scholarship has become a lifeline and one of the few remaining legal ... <a title="In Gaza, university scholarships are now a matter of survival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/in-gaza-university-scholarships-are-now-a-matter-of-survival/" aria-label="Read more about In Gaza, university scholarships are now a matter of survival">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ The National Party has narrowly outperformed Labour as the party voters trust the most to manage the economy. The latest RNZ-Reid Research results would return the coalition government to power with a slim majority of 61 seats, if replicated on polling day. The results saw New Zealand First climb into ... <a title="National only a whisker ahead of Labour on the economy – poll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/national-only-a-whisker-ahead-of-labour-on-the-economy-poll/" aria-label="Read more about National only a whisker ahead of Labour on the economy – poll">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta The logbook of presidential flights in Indonesia reveals an unusual pattern — from the Merdeka Palace to the Land of the Bird of Paradise. By 2023, then President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo had set foot in Papua at least 17 times — a record in the republic’s history, surpassing the ... <a title="Jakarta at crossroads – can President Prabowo connect with Papuan hearts?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/jakarta-at-crossroads-can-president-prabowo-connect-with-papuan-hearts/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta at crossroads – can President Prabowo connect with Papuan hearts?">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor With all the setbacks of recent years, Vanuatu’s citizenship sale schemes should be dead in the water — instead they are thriving, and geopolitical chaos is playing a part. The citizenship-by-investment sector is the biggest single revenue earner for Vanuatu’s government, but lingering issues of integrity cast a ... <a title="Vanuatu citizenship sales strong despite currency hassles and integrity issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/vanuatu-citizenship-sales-strong-despite-currency-hassles-and-integrity-issues/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu citizenship sales strong despite currency hassles and integrity issues">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters now attracts 12.6 percent support as preferred prime minister, according to the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Analysis: For a man who claims little regard for the polls, Winston Peters will surely be feeling more favourably toward their latest offerings. For the second time in a ... <a title="Pessimistic voters look to Winston Peters to be the change candidate inside the coalition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/pessimistic-voters-look-to-winston-peters-to-be-the-change-candidate-inside-the-coalition/" aria-label="Read more about Pessimistic voters look to Winston Peters to be the change candidate inside the coalition">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Parliament is back for 2026, as MPs return for caucus and Cabinet meetings, and the Prime Minister’s opening address. Labour has told RNZ its caucus will discuss whether to support the free-trade agreement with India at its first meeting of the year. Question Time will not be taking place this week, ... <a title="Politics live: Parliament returns for 2026, special debate on recent extreme weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/politics-live-parliament-returns-for-2026-special-debate-on-recent-extreme-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Politics live: Parliament returns for 2026, special debate on recent extreme weather">Read more</a>
