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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
RNZ Pacific France’s High Commission in French Polynesia has reported the seizure of 4.87 tonnes of cocaine in its maritime zone. The armed forces in French Polynesia (FAPF), the national gendarmerie and the local branch of the anti-narcotics office (OFAST) were involved in the intercept. A statement from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have congratulated ... <a title="4.87 tonnes of cocaine seized in French Polynesian waters – bound for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/4-87-tonnes-of-cocaine-seized-in-french-polynesian-waters-bound-for-australia/" aria-label="Read more about 4.87 tonnes of cocaine seized in French Polynesian waters – bound for Australia">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 PM Christopher Luxon giving his State of the Nation speech on Monday. RNZ / Calvin Samuel Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will announce this year’s general election date, as National MPs gather for their first caucus meetings of the year away from Parliament. National MPs will meet in Christchurch, while Labour MPs ... <a title="Election date announcement due as MPs gather for caucus retreats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/election-date-announcement-due-as-mps-gather-for-caucus-retreats/" aria-label="Read more about Election date announcement due as MPs gather for caucus retreats">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Donald Trump is a classic example of why you don’t let bullies prosper. “Trump is cutting the last threads of the tattered cloth of ‘the rules-based international order’ — the self-serving system that touted international law as long as it didn’t apply to the US and its allies. The Canadians, the ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Look where appeasing a bully has led the West – Greenland, and then?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/eugene-doyle-look-where-appeasing-a-bully-has-led-the-west-greenland-and-then/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Look where appeasing a bully has led the West – Greenland, and then?">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone I can’t get over the fact that people were casting bets on whether the US would bomb Iran the other day. It just says such dark things about the type of civilization we are living in. In this dystopia, Americans are never ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: In this dystopia you can’t vote against wars. But you can gamble on when they’ll start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/caitlin-johnstone-in-this-dystopia-you-cant-vote-against-wars-but-you-can-gamble-on-when-theyll-start/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: In this dystopia you can’t vote against wars. But you can gamble on when they’ll start">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Forest and Bird chief adviser Richard Capie. VNP / Phil Smith Forest and Bird is concerned government changes to the planning system will increase the risk of permanent damage to wildlife and native habitats. The conservation organisation said the decision to weaken national environmental direction removes vital safeguards New Zealanders expect, ... <a title="‘War on nature’: Forest and Bird says govt changes put wildlife at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/war-on-nature-forest-and-bird-says-govt-changes-put-wildlife-at-risk/" aria-label="Read more about ‘War on nature’: Forest and Bird says govt changes put wildlife at risk">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to announce the 2026 Election Day soon. RNZ / Marika Khabazi / Photo illustration / 123rf Explainer – Only one person can decide when Election Day 2026 is. How is it picked, and when is it likely to be? Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is set ... <a title="When will Election Day be, and how is it decided?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/when-will-election-day-be-and-how-is-it-decided/" aria-label="Read more about When will Election Day be, and how is it decided?">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is expected to announce when this year’s election will be held tomorrow. The first National Party caucus of the year gets underway on Tuesday afternoon in Christchurch, where Luxon is expected to announce the date of the election at ... <a title="Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirms h’es about to announce 2026 election date" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-confirms-hes-about-to-announce-2026-election-date/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirms h’es about to announce 2026 election date">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
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>
