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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Christopher Luxon says he has a “tight disciplined team”. RNZ / Screenshot Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has confirmed he will return to Waitangi next week to meet with iwi, after opting to be elsewhere last year. Luxon, however, will not stay up north for the national holiday itself, instead spending Waitangi ... <a title="Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will return to Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/prime-minister-christopher-luxon-will-return-to-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will return to Waitangi">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Prime Minister Chirstopher Luxon. RNZ / Calvin Samuel Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will not join US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. In a brief statement on Friday morning, Luxon confirmed the government would not accept the invitation to join the board in its “current form”, after considering the offer. Foreign ... <a title="Christopher Luxon confirms he won’t join Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/christopher-luxon-confirms-he-wont-join-donald-trumps-board-of-peace-for-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Christopher Luxon confirms he won’t join Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There are many rules in place for the election ads we’ll see leading up to Election Day. RNZ illustration / Nik Dirga / 123rf Explainer – The big flood of election adverts and billboards won’t start until closer to November, but the race to influence hearts and minds begins now. There ... <a title="Election 2026: How does campaign advertising work, and what are the rules?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/election-2026-how-does-campaign-advertising-work-and-what-are-the-rules/" aria-label="Read more about Election 2026: How does campaign advertising work, and what are the rules?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Australia’s decision to host Israeli President Isaac Herzog next month has sparked criticism and a wave of planned protests, as Israel remains under international investigation over its war in Gaza, reports One Path Network. Legal cases are underway at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC), examining ... <a title="Australia’s invitation to Herzog sparks protest plans over Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/australias-invitation-to-herzog-sparks-protest-plans-over-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s invitation to Herzog sparks protest plans over Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Viet Thanh Nguyen Is this the IDF in Gaza or the West Bank, or the US military in Afghanistan or Iraq, or ICE in Minneapolis? The answer is that this is ICE in Minneapolis. But the fact that it’s hard to tell whether it’s the IDF or the US Army or ICE is ... <a title="The IDF in West Bank, the US in Afghanistan, or ICE? Take your pick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/the-idf-in-west-bank-the-us-in-afghanistan-or-ice-take-your-pick/" aria-label="Read more about The IDF in West Bank, the US in Afghanistan, or ICE? Take your pick">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Ahead of Waitangi Day 2025, Luxon gave notice in December 2024 that he would not be going to Waitangi. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Prime Minister is expected to attend Waitangi for the annual commemorations next week, RNZ understands. Details on Christopher Luxon’s timetable are still yet to be revealed, but ... <a title="Prime Minister expected to return to Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/prime-minister-expected-to-return-to-waitangi/" aria-label="Read more about Prime Minister expected to return to Waitangi">Read more</a>
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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>
