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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Housing Minister Chris Bishop. RNZ / Marika Khabazi The housing minister says nothing has fundamentally changed as the government scales back Auckland’s minimum housing target even further. Auckland Council had been progressing a plan to accommodate up to 2 million homes in the next 30 years. But in February that was ... <a title="‘No actual change’: Chris Bishop downplays scaling down of Auckland housing plans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/no-actual-change-chris-bishop-downplays-scaling-down-of-auckland-housing-plans/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No actual change’: Chris Bishop downplays scaling down of Auckland housing plans">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The living wage was set by Living Wage Aotearoa NZ. (File photo) RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King The living wage will rise to $29.90 per hour from 1 April, a 95c increase from the previous $28.95. The living wage is independently calculated by the Family Centre Social Policy Unit and released by ... <a title="‘Needed more than ever’: Living wage rises to $29.90 per hour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/needed-more-than-ever-living-wage-rises-to-29-90-per-hour/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Needed more than ever’: Living wage rises to $29.90 per hour">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Riddet Institute acting director Paul Moughan and Torere Macadamias general manager Vanessa Hayes discuss macadamias at the Riddet Institute Agrifood Summit in Wellington in February. Supplied / Riddet Institute A partnership between Torere Macadamias Ltd and the Riddet Institute is aiming to grow the presence of Māori in agribusiness. Torere Macadamias ... <a title="Nuts about food science: Torere Macadamias partners with Riddet Institute" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/nuts-about-food-science-torere-macadamias-partners-with-riddet-institute/" aria-label="Read more about Nuts about food science: Torere Macadamias partners with Riddet Institute">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF New Zealand small businesses have ranked last out of 11 Asia-Pacific countries in terms of their growth, for the second year in a row. CPA Australia has released the results of its 18th small business survey. It found only 38 percent of New Zealand small businesses reported growth in 2025, ... <a title="What’s going wrong for New Zealand small businesses?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/whats-going-wrong-for-new-zealand-small-businesses/" aria-label="Read more about What’s going wrong for New Zealand small businesses?">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A paper written by a Treasury principal adviser has found that people born elsewhere are becoming increasingly important for the country’s tax base. RNZ People who were born overseas and migrated to New Zealand are paying an increasing share of the country’s tax, a new paper shows. The paper, published by ... <a title="New Zealand relies increasingly on migrants to pay our tax: Is that a problem?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/new-zealand-relies-increasingly-on-migrants-to-pay-our-tax-is-that-a-problem/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand relies increasingly on migrants to pay our tax: Is that a problem?">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ An international start-up has been pushing for regulation changes to allow it to carry out controversial marine carbon storage in New Zealand waters. The company, Gigablue, says its technology could be game-changing for the climate, with the potential to store ‘gigatons’ of carbon in the deep ocean and create local ... <a title="Start-up asked for regulation changes to allow controversial marine carbon storage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/start-up-asked-for-regulation-changes-to-allow-controversial-marine-carbon-storage/" aria-label="Read more about Start-up asked for regulation changes to allow controversial marine carbon storage">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Gilbert, Professor of Finance, Auckland University of Technology The 2020s haven’t exactly been a golden age for getting ahead. First came COVID, when job security evaporated overnight. Then the cost-of-living crisis, when everyday expenses surged far faster than incomes. Now, global instability is pushing fuel prices ... <a title="KiwiSaver payments have to rise – but earners shouldn’t be penalised if they can’t afford it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/kiwisaver-payments-have-to-rise-but-earners-shouldnt-be-penalised-if-they-cant-afford-it-279327/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSaver payments have to rise – but earners shouldn’t be penalised if they can’t afford it">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pegasus Bay. Supplied / Todd Group Christchurch City Council staff are backing away from a controversial plan to pump millions of litres of sewage out to sea as councillors prepare to vote on proposals it is hoped will take pressure off the city’s struggling treatment plant. A plan put forward by ... <a title="Christchurch council staff back away from mayor’s proposal to pump sewage into sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/christchurch-council-staff-back-away-from-mayors-proposal-to-pump-sewage-into-sea/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch council staff back away from mayor’s proposal to pump sewage into sea">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson. RNZ / Mark Papalii Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson says there will be no extension for the more than 3000 clubs, charities and other groups to re-register as Incorporated Societies by Easter Sunday. Incorporated societies – including clubs, charities, unions and political parties – will be ... <a title="‘Shouldn’t come as a surprise’: No extensions to incorporated societies deadline, minister says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/shouldnt-come-as-a-surprise-no-extensions-to-incorporated-societies-deadline-minister-says/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Shouldn’t come as a surprise’: No extensions to incorporated societies deadline, minister says">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme is back on the table, after industry players formed a private planning group. Flickr / Shellie Evans The same government that scrapped the Lake Onslow pumped hydro project has put it on the fast-track list. But whether this country can pull off a project of ... <a title="The resurrection of the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/the-resurrection-of-the-lake-onslow-pumped-hydro-scheme/" aria-label="Read more about The resurrection of the Lake Onslow pumped hydro scheme">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Using microalgae to ‘fix’ carbon is one type of marine carbon dioxide removal. RNZ Explainer – A start-up company wants to carry out marine carbon dioxide removal in New Zealand waters. What is mCDR and why is it controversial? Earlier this month, a boat chartered by the company Gigablue headed out ... <a title="Marine carbon dioxide removal is a big idea – with big hurdles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/marine-carbon-dioxide-removal-is-a-big-idea-with-big-hurdles/" aria-label="Read more about Marine carbon dioxide removal is a big idea – with big hurdles">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand No matter how many times parents protest that they don’t have a favourite child, research shows that preferential treatment does happen – even in adulthood. For 25 years, US‑based sociologist J. Jill Suitor and her team have examined responses from hundreds of mothers who have two or more adult children. She ... <a title="Parents do have a favourite child, according to research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/01/parents-do-have-a-favourite-child-according-to-research/" aria-label="Read more about Parents do have a favourite child, according to research">Read more</a>
