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Latest world news for 27 January 2026
27 Jan 2026Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins. Audio
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Warnings over lack of beds for dementia patients
27 Jan 2026The Aged Care Association is warning that dementia patients are being forced to move from their communities because there aren't enough beds where they live. The association's chief executive, Tracey… Audio
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ACT's David Seymour on latest weather events, climate change
27 Jan 2026David Seymour spent part of the summer break in Argentina with Javier Milei.. what was that like? Audio
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HUHA reacts to horse meat being eaten in NZ
In the aftermath of yesterday's horse pie story, we asked Carolyn Press McKenzie from HUHA talked about other "alternate meats" and the legalities of consuming them. Audio
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Canterbury mayors reaction to abolishment of regional council
27 Jan 2026Local Democracy Reporter David Hill on the news from the neighbourhoods of North Canterbury. Audio
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UK: high profile Tory defects to Reform UK
27 Jan 2026Henry Riley joins First Up from London where the Tories have lost another high-profile former Minister to Nigel Farage's Reform UK party. Audio
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Tonga's volcano eruption 4 years ago leaves mental scars
27 Jan 2026Four years on from Tonga's huge volcanic eruption and tsunami - how are the people bouncing back? Audio
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Our enduring fascination with Stonehenge
Stonehenge expert Julian Richards will be at the Whanganui Regional Museum this Thursday to give a public talk about one of the world's enduring mysteries, and the emerging science telling us its… Audio
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BBC World Service Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones
26 Jan 2026We cross to the BBC World Service to take a look at some of the events making international headlines. Audio
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Sport with Jamie Wall
26 Jan 2026It's been a whirlwind few weeks in New Zealand rugby with the shock sacking of All Blacks coach Scott Robertson after a couple of years that were maybe not great, but not exactly disastrous either. Audio
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Small Histories with Emma Kay
Tonight she's talking about our somewhat complex web of provincial anniversary days. Audio
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In a changing world, how does New Zealand find its way?
Mark Leishman speaks to Nicholas Ross Smith, a senior research fellow at Canterbury University's National Centre for Research on Europe. Audio
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The Panel Plus
26 Jan 2026An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Mark Leishman. Then: a little old train was chugging along at the bottom of the South Island yesterday… Audio
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The Panel with Denise L'Strange Corbet and Ed Amon, Part 2
26 Jan 2026In part two, beauty gurus are decrying a major retailer over freebies from its loyalty scheme. Make up store MECCA offered an extra gift labelled a 'beauty treat' to its members which turned out to be… Audio
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The Panel with Denise L'Strange Corbet and Ed Amon, Part 1
26 Jan 2026Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Denise L'Strange Corbet and Ed Amon. First up, we hear some local voices across the country about how the last week of intense weather… Audio
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Suspected Russian shadow fleet captain taken into custody
26 Jan 2026Europe correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the captain of a suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker being taken into custody, as well as England's health system announcing a world-first… Audio
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Evening business for 26 January 2026
26 Jan 2026News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio
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Womens defending champion knocked out of Australian Open
26 Jan 2026The women's defending champion Madison Keys has been knocked out in the fourth round of the Australian Open. Sports reporter Bridget Tunnicliffe spoke to Lisa Owen. Audio
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East Cape faces massive clean up as roads remain closed
As recovery work continues in Mount Maunganui, the east cape is also facing a massive clean-up. Te Araroa looks like a waste land, pocked with muddy ruts and woody debris everywhere. The small… Audio
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Huge amount of clean up needed on upper North Island roads
26 Jan 2026There is still a huge amount of clean up to do on roads around the upper North Island following last week's severe weather. Slips and flooding damaged major roads in Thames, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty… Audio
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Questions raised about council responsibility in Mount Maunganui landslide
26 Jan 2026The recovery operation at Mount Maunganui has resumed after last week's deadly landslide. Police say the remains of some victims have been found after six people were unaccounted for following the… Audio
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Over half of government retail crime advisory group resigns
26 Jan 2026A controversial government advisory group on retail crime has fallen apart with three of the five members resigning months before the group is due to finish its work. The latest person to quit is… Audio
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Students cut off from school as East Cape roads remain closed
Dozens of students on the East Cape are cut off from their Hicks Bay kura after extreme weather's closed vital roads in the area. Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kawakawa mai Tawhiti is due to open tomorrow… Audio
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East Cape residents remain cut off days on from storm
26 Jan 2026Four days on from a devastating storm, pockets of whanau remain cutoff from one another on the East Coast. The usually short drive between communities is no longer possible, with widespread flood… Audio
