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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fincap, the organisation that represents financial mentors around the country, has made the proposal to the Finance and Expenditure Committee. Financial mentors say organisations that benefit from their services should be willing to pay a levy. Fincap, the organisation that represents financial mentors around the country, has made the proposal to ... <a title="Call to levy services to keep financial mentor sector viable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/call-to-levy-services-to-keep-financial-mentor-sector-viable/" aria-label="Read more about Call to levy services to keep financial mentor sector viable">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ The rise in home loan rates continues with ASB Bank the latest to increase medium-term fixed mortgages. It has marginally lowered its six-month rates, but loans for one year through to three years have been raised between 10 and 20 basis points. ASB Bank said the rises reflected the increase ... <a title="Major bank raises medium-term fixed term mortgage rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/major-bank-raises-medium-term-fixed-term-mortgage-rates/" aria-label="Read more about Major bank raises medium-term fixed term mortgage rates">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Herne Bay is usually the country’s most expensive area. Supplied/ CC BY 2.0 – GPS 56 Townhouses are giving buyers a cheaper way in to even some of the country’s priciest suburbs. There has been a boom in townhouse construction over recent years, particularly in Auckland and Christchurch. In the past ... <a title="How you can buy a house in Herne Bay for less than $940,000" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/how-you-can-buy-a-house-in-herne-bay-for-less-than-940000/" aria-label="Read more about How you can buy a house in Herne Bay for less than $940,000">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Koura Bitcoin was one of the poorest performers in the latest KiwiSaver survey. Jakub Porzycki / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP Falling Bitcoin prices have dragged the performance of Koura’s Bitcoin KiwiSaver fund to the bottom of the table. Morningstar has released its latest KiwiSaver survey, which shows that over the ... <a title="Falling Bitcoin pulls KiwiSaver fund to bottom of the table" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/falling-bitcoin-pulls-kiwisaver-fund-to-bottom-of-the-table/" aria-label="Read more about Falling Bitcoin pulls KiwiSaver fund to bottom of the table">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealanders spend millions of dollars a year on subscription services, including ones they no longer use. Unsplash/ Vitaly Gariev When Kate subscribed to an overseas news website, she did not realise how difficult it would be to cancel. “It was nightmarish … to the point where I won’t even look ... <a title="Here’s what you need to know to avoid multi-million-dollar subscription traps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/09/heres-what-you-need-to-know-to-avoid-multi-million-dollar-subscription-traps/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s what you need to know to avoid multi-million-dollar subscription traps">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A woman was shocked to discover that her insurance company had increased the value of her car at renewal. 123RF A woman who was shocked to discover that her insurance company had increased the value of her car at renewal says it is a reminder to people to check what they ... <a title="Driver asks insurer: How can a 24-year-old car increase in value by two-and-a-half times in a year?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/08/driver-asks-insurer-how-can-a-24-year-old-car-increase-in-value-by-two-and-a-half-times-in-a-year/" aria-label="Read more about Driver asks insurer: How can a 24-year-old car increase in value by two-and-a-half times in a year?">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ money correspondent Susan Edmunds. RNZ Got questions? RNZ has a podcast, Got questions? RNZ has a podcast, [www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/no-stupid-questions 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 ... <a title="Isn’t there a better way to combat inflation than hiking interest rates? Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/07/isnt-there-a-better-way-to-combat-inflation-than-hiking-interest-rates-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about Isn’t there a better way to combat inflation than hiking interest rates? Ask Susan">Read more</a>
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February 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Australian stock exchange was down by two percent. 123RF A financial advisor believes the New Zealand stock exchange will be less affected by the latest global market trends than Australia. The Australian stock exchange was two percent down when it closed trading yesterday evening, with some of the worst hit ... <a title="NZ stock less affected by global market than Australia, advisor says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/07/nz-stock-less-affected-by-global-market-than-australia-advisor-says/" aria-label="Read more about NZ stock less affected by global market than Australia, advisor says">Read more</a>
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February 6, 2026
RNZ Pacific The Green Party is celebrating the decision to decline plans to mine the Taranaki seabed. In a draft decision on Thursday, the fast-track approvals panel declined Trans-Tasman Resources’ (TTR) bid to mine 50 million tonnes of seabed a year for 30 years in the South Taranaki Bight. The panel found there would be ... <a title="Green Party celebrates decision to decline ‘dead end’ Taranaki seabed mining" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/06/green-party-celebrates-decision-to-decline-dead-end-taranaki-seabed-mining/" aria-label="Read more about Green Party celebrates decision to decline ‘dead end’ Taranaki seabed mining">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Accommodation and food services saw the largest increase in jobs over the last year, up just over 25,000, with around 17,000 more full-time and 8000 more part-time roles. 123rf Unemployment has hit its highest level in a decade, but beneath the headline numbers some sectors are faring much better than others. ... <a title="The sector with 17,000 more full-time jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/the-sector-with-17000-more-full-time-jobs/" aria-label="Read more about The sector with 17,000 more full-time jobs">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash Consumers were a shade more willing to spend at the start of the year, although stormy weather put a dampener on things in some parts of the country, according to payments firm Worldline. Spending at core retail merchants rose by 0.6 percent in January compared with a year ago, with ... <a title="Weather puts dampener on slight retail spending recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/weather-puts-dampener-on-slight-retail-spending-recovery/" aria-label="Read more about Weather puts dampener on slight retail spending recovery">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Consumer NZ says New Zealand is facing a “really serious” situation with insurance becoming increasingly unaffordable and potentially inaccessible – and a new review needs to urgently tackle the problem. It was revealed this week that the Council of Financial Regulators has been asked to conduct a review of insurance ... <a title="‘Really serious’: Call for urgency as review of insurance commences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/05/really-serious-call-for-urgency-as-review-of-insurance-commences/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Really serious’: Call for urgency as review of insurance commences">Read more</a>
