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February 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Oppo managing director Morgan Halim said more people applied for the entry level roles, than the ones with more specialist requirements. RNZ Oppo managing director Morgan Halim would usually consider 500 a high number of applicants for a job ad. So when a current advertisement ticked over 2500 applications – and ... <a title="Company boss shocked as 2500 apply for one job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/18/company-boss-shocked-as-2500-apply-for-one-job/" aria-label="Read more about Company boss shocked as 2500 apply for one job">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash / Tetiana Bykovets You weren’t imagining it – Valentine’s Day chocolate probably was more expensive this year. Stats NZ data shows food prices up 4.6 percent in the year to January, after a 4 percent increase in the 12 months to December. Grocery prices were up 4 percent. Sirloin steak ... <a title="Are $7 blocks now normal? What’s going on with the price of chocolate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/are-7-blocks-now-normal-whats-going-on-with-the-price-of-chocolate/" aria-label="Read more about Are $7 blocks now normal? What’s going on with the price of chocolate">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The median price for insurance for a large house in Auckland had dropped 11 percent year-on-year, Consumer NZ said. RNZ *Clarification: This article has been updated to clarify AA Insurance’s policy Aucklanders may finally be getting some relief on their insurance premiums – but the same cannot be said for Wellington ... <a title="Insurance price drop for some households – as other struggle to get it at all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/insurance-price-drop-for-some-households-as-other-struggle-to-get-it-at-all/" aria-label="Read more about Insurance price drop for some households – as other struggle to get it at all">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand One expert says there’s a meaningful gap between a basic and a more comfortable retirement. 123.rf You’ve probably heard warnings about how New Zealanders are likely to need to work until later in life. Treasury has pointed out the pressure an ageing population will put on the country’s finances – and ... <a title="How much do you really need to retire early?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/how-much-do-you-really-need-to-retire-early/" aria-label="Read more about How much do you really need to retire early?">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The median price for insurance for a large house in Auckland had dropped 11 percent year-on-year, Consumer NZ said. RNZ Aucklanders may finally be getting some relief on their insurance premiums – but the same cannot be said for Wellington and Christchurch, and some people are struggling to get it at ... <a title="Insurance costs drop for some households – as other struggle to get it at all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/17/insurance-costs-drop-for-some-households-as-other-struggle-to-get-it-at-all/" aria-label="Read more about Insurance costs drop for some households – as other struggle to get it at all">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Auckland and Wellington stand out as being more oversupplied, say housing experts. RNZ New Zealand’s housing market is a “tale of two islands”, one economist says – as the fortunes of sellers and house hunters in the South Island rapidly diverge from their northern counterparts. Real Estate Institute data on Monday ... <a title="Housing market’s ‘tale of two islands’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/housing-markets-tale-of-two-islands/" aria-label="Read more about Housing market’s ‘tale of two islands’">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Services sector expands at a slower pace in January Sales activity continues rising, employment falls Proportion of negative comments increases BNZ says economy is on the right track The services sector recovery slowed to a crawl last month. The BNZ-BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) fell by 0.8 points to ... <a title="Services sector growth slows but stays in expansion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/services-sector-growth-slows-but-stays-in-expansion/" aria-label="Read more about Services sector growth slows but stays in expansion">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Infant formula maker A2 Milk showed a solid lift in first half profit on the back of double digit growth in sales allowing an increase in dividend. Key numbers for the six months ended December compared with a year ago: Net profit $112.1m vs $102.5m Revenue $993.5m vs $836.5m Operating ... <a title="A2 Milk posts net profit of over $112 million for six months to December" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/a2-milk-posts-net-profit-of-over-112-million-for-six-months-to-december/" aria-label="Read more about A2 Milk posts net profit of over $112 million for six months to December">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Contact Energy’s half-year profit is up 44 percent, despite a 5 percent dip in revenue. The company has made a first half net profit $205 million in the six months ended December, with underlying profit up 24 percent to half a billion dollars ($500m). Contact was also ... <a title="Contact Energy net profit up 44 percent to $205 million in six months to December" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/contact-energy-net-profit-up-44-percent-to-205-million-in-six-months-to-december/" aria-label="Read more about Contact Energy net profit up 44 percent to $205 million in six months to December">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The company saw its bottom line profit increase by 17 percent. Supplied Courier and information management company Freightways posted a strong first-half result as economic conditions improve in New Zealand, while Australia was steady. Key numbers for the six months ended December compared with a year ago: Net profit $52.5m vs ... <a title="Freightways sees first half profit lift as economy turns around" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/freightways-sees-first-half-profit-lift-as-economy-turns-around/" aria-label="Read more about Freightways sees first half profit lift as economy turns around">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Investment firm Forsyth Barr said 2025 looked to have ended on a strong note and it would be looking for revenue and profit margin growth. RNZ The six-monthly company reporting season is about to start, with high hopes that earnings will start to reflect the turnaround in the economy. Investment firm ... <a title="Six-monthly company reporting season hoped to start to reflect turnaround in economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/16/six-monthly-company-reporting-season-hoped-to-start-to-reflect-turnaround-in-economy/" aria-label="Read more about Six-monthly company reporting season hoped to start to reflect turnaround in economy">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Susan Edmunds. RNZ Got questions? RNZ has a podcast, Got questions? RNZ has a podcast [www.rnz.co.nz/podcasts/nostupidquestions No Stupid Questions with Susan Edmunds]. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but – even better – you can ... <a title="Can my stepchildren force me to sell my home – Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/14/can-my-stepchildren-force-me-to-sell-my-home-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about Can my stepchildren force me to sell my home – Ask Susan">Read more</a>
