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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Minister for Regional Development Mark Patterson. RNZ/Calvin Samuel The government is loaning $3.1 million to help build an industrial hub near Gore. The money, from the Regional Infrastructure Fund, was announced on Wednesday by Associate Minister for Regional Development Mark Patterson. He said the 43-hectare development would ease a critical ... <a title="Gore industrial hub gets government loan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/gore-industrial-hub-gets-government-loan/" aria-label="Read more about Gore industrial hub gets government loan">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Across borders and industries, New Zealanders are carving out space, building influence and exporting creativity. In this series, RNZ speaks to Kiwis making their mark abroad, those coming home, and those living somewhere in between. When Wellington lawyer Natalie Olson pulled on the Thai national women’s football jersey for the first ... <a title="Kiwis smashing it abroad: Lawyer swaps robes for national colours on field" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/kiwis-smashing-it-abroad-lawyer-swaps-robes-for-national-colours-on-field/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwis smashing it abroad: Lawyer swaps robes for national colours on field">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sharesies logo. Supplied Last year was a record-breaking year for the do-it-yourself (DIY) Sharesies investment platform, with investors well-positioned for further investments in 2026. Investor confidence jumped to a three-year high in the last three months of 2025, with the index peaking at 62 in October, before market volatility dampened enthusiasm ... <a title="Record-breaking year sets Sharesies investors up for 2026 investments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/record-breaking-year-sets-sharesies-investors-up-for-2026-investments/" aria-label="Read more about Record-breaking year sets Sharesies investors up for 2026 investments">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Reserve Bank data shows the average two-year special rate has dropped from about 7 percent at the peak to just over 4.5 percent at the end of last year. RNZ The big interest rate question this year will likely be when interest rates start to rise materially again – but borrowers ... <a title="When should you fix your home loan?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/when-should-you-fix-your-home-loan/" aria-label="Read more about When should you fix your home loan?">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Six months after announcing a potential sale was on the cards, Fletcher Building revealed on Tuesday that a binding agreement had been reached, and its construction division would be sold to French giant Vinci. The market reaction was generally positive — for years the construction division had been problematic for Fletcher ... <a title="Why Fletcher Building is selling its construction division to French giant Vinci" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/why-fletcher-building-is-selling-its-construction-division-to-french-giant-vinci/" aria-label="Read more about Why Fletcher Building is selling its construction division to French giant Vinci">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The companies announced their proposed merger late last year. RNZ / Dan Cook The Commerce Commission says it has received an application from discount fuel retailers NPD and Gull to merge their national operations. The merger would create a network of 240 fuel stations, making it the third-largest behind Z Energy ... <a title="NPD–Gull merger plan lands at Commerce Commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/npd-gull-merger-plan-lands-at-commerce-commission/" aria-label="Read more about NPD–Gull merger plan lands at Commerce Commission">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Services sector expanded in December PSI survey posts best result since February 2024 New orders, sales and inventories rise; employment still falling Proportion of negative comments falls for fourth consecutive month. Services sector activity leapt higher in December, expanding for the first time in nearly two years and raising hopes ... <a title="After 21 months of pain, services sector finally turns the corner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/after-21-months-of-pain-services-sector-finally-turns-the-corner/" aria-label="Read more about After 21 months of pain, services sector finally turns the corner">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Artificial intelligence could soon be helping you get your supermarket shopping done, but one AI expert is warning consumers to be wary of the potential trade-off. Woolworths said it was working towards launching a new tool in partnership with Google. It will use Google’s Gemini Enterprise AI to transform its ... <a title="How AI might help you do your supermarket shopping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/how-ai-might-help-you-do-your-supermarket-shopping/" aria-label="Read more about How AI might help you do your supermarket shopping">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fletcher Building headquarters in Auckland. Fletcher Building Fletcher Construction to be sold for $315.6m, potentially rising to $334.1m Sale includes Higgins, Brian Perry Civil and Fletcher Construction Major Projects The deal is subject to regulatory approvals. Fletcher Building has reached a binding agreement to sell its construction division to major international ... <a title="Fletcher Building to sell construction arm to Vinci" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/fletcher-building-to-sell-construction-arm-to-vinci/" aria-label="Read more about Fletcher Building to sell construction arm to Vinci">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A former World Bank senior economist says people buying holiday homes and leaving them empty in Queenstown for much of the year are on track to “hollow out” the town, unless authorities take strong action to build more affordable housing for workers. Data suggests, at any given time, more than a ... <a title="Concern ‘ghost houses’ will turn Queenstown into trainwreck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/concern-ghost-houses-will-turn-queenstown-into-trainwreck/" aria-label="Read more about Concern ‘ghost houses’ will turn Queenstown into trainwreck">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fall of interest rates has done little to ease the financial stress many New Zealanders are experiencing RNZ Many New Zealanders are starting the year feeling stressed about money despite interest rates having fallen, one bank says. Westpac surveyed just over 1000 of its customers and found 28 percent said ... <a title="Westpac survey shows New Zealanders are starting the year with financial stress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/westpac-survey-shows-new-zealanders-are-starting-the-year-with-financial-stress/" aria-label="Read more about Westpac survey shows New Zealanders are starting the year with financial stress">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Across borders and industries, New Zealanders are carving out space, building influence and exporting creativity. In this series, RNZ speaks to Kiwis making their mark abroad, those coming home, and those living somewhere in between. Before Christopher Yu became the co-founder of prestige fragrance houses Colour & Stripe and Ostens — ... <a title="Kiwis smashing it abroad: The best thing that happened to Christopher Yu was being made redundant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/kiwis-smashing-it-abroad-the-best-thing-that-happened-to-christopher-yu-was-being-made-redundant/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwis smashing it abroad: The best thing that happened to Christopher Yu was being made redundant">Read more</a>
