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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Other investments have been outperforming housing in recent years. (File photo) Unsplash/ Li Rezaei Your KiwiSaver might have given you a better return than your house over the past 10 years, and experts say the same is probably true of the next 10. Realestate.co.nz spokesperson Vanessa Williams said while people were ... <a title="KiwiSaver or your house – which is likely to give better investment returns?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/kiwisaver-or-your-house-which-is-likely-to-give-better-investment-returns/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSaver or your house – which is likely to give better investment returns?">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Consents are no longer needed for a granny flat. (File photo) 123rf Consents are no longer needed to build a granny flat – but how much does it add to a property’s value? The rule change took effect last week, updating the Building Act and adding a new national direction under ... <a title="How much value could a granny flat add to your property?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/19/how-much-value-could-a-granny-flat-add-to-your-property/" aria-label="Read more about How much value could a granny flat add to your property?">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A2’s share price fell 12 percent, after Chinese data showed new births dipping below 8 million for the year. Getty Images A2 Milk has placed itself in a trading halt on the Australian stock market, with its share price falling 12 percent, following the release of Chinese data indicating a larger ... <a title="Drop in births halts A2 Milk trading on Australian stock market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/19/drop-in-births-halts-a2-milk-trading-on-australian-stock-market/" aria-label="Read more about Drop in births halts A2 Milk trading on Australian stock market">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By lifting it’s floating mortgage interest rate 10 basis points ANZ will make an extra $12 million in profit, one expert says. AFP The head of one of New Zealand’s biggest mortgage broking firms has taken aim at the country’s biggest bank for its latest interest rate increase. ANZ last week ... <a title="ANZ’s new floating interest rate means an extra $12m in profit – expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/19/anzs-new-floating-interest-rate-means-an-extra-12m-in-profit-expert/" aria-label="Read more about ANZ’s new floating interest rate means an extra $12m in profit – expert">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand What happens to tax on your pension if you’re 65 and working? 123RF Got questions? RNZ has a new podcast, 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 ... <a title="I’m 65 and working, what happens to tax on my pension?- Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/17/im-65-and-working-what-happens-to-tax-on-my-pension-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about I’m 65 and working, what happens to tax on my pension?- Ask Susan">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Queensgate Mall in Lower Hutt has assured shoppers closures to parts of the carpark are temporary, and caused by planned maintenance. The closure of parts of the parking building exacerbated traffic jams on Thursday as crowds queued for the closing down sale at EB Games. The closed areas have prompted questions ... <a title="Traffic jams as carpark closure clashes with EB Games closing down sale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/traffic-jams-as-carpark-closure-clashes-with-eb-games-closing-down-sale/" aria-label="Read more about Traffic jams as carpark closure clashes with EB Games closing down sale">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Manufacturing activity leaps 4.4 points to 56.1 – above 50 is expansion. Highest level of activity since December 2021. All five sub-indexes are in expansion – including employment. BNZ sees upside risks to Q4 GDP. Manufacturing activity leapt higher in December to its best reading in four-years, reinforcing expectations of ... <a title="Manufacturing activity hits four-year high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/manufacturing-activity-hits-four-year-high/" aria-label="Read more about Manufacturing activity hits four-year high">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Public domain Food prices rose 4 percent over 2025, Stats NZ, says, and the price of a loaf of bread lifted almost 60 percent. It has released the latest food price data, which shows that the annual rate of inflation slowed slightly in December, down from 4.4 percent in the 12 ... <a title="White bread price up 60 percent – here’s how much more expensive food got last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/white-bread-price-up-60-percent-heres-how-much-more-expensive-food-got-last-year/" aria-label="Read more about White bread price up 60 percent – here’s how much more expensive food got last year">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Blue Springs, near Tirau RNZ/Carol Stiles The tourism minister says she has a meeting planned with the mayor to discuss concerns about the Putāruru Blue Spring being trashed by tourists. Earlier this week, Waikato Regional Council chairperson Warren Maher shared his concerns about the site, which he said was being trashed ... <a title="Leaders to meet over tourists trashing Blue Spring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/leaders-to-meet-over-tourists-trashing-blue-spring/" aria-label="Read more about Leaders to meet over tourists trashing Blue Spring">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Facebook / Lake Taupo Holiday Resort Lake Taupo Holiday Resort is being overwhelmed by its own popularity, according to one camping enthusiast. A post on the NZ Fun Adventures Facebook page about the resort led to hundreds of comments, many complaining of not being able to get in touch with the ... <a title="Taupō holiday park’s popularity leads to complaints from visitors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/taupo-holiday-parks-popularity-leads-to-complaints-from-visitors/" aria-label="Read more about Taupō holiday park’s popularity leads to complaints from visitors">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Calvin Samuel We are only half-way through the first month of the year and already the business closures are mounting. EB Games will close its shops at the end of the month. Miniso and Yoyoso shops are in liquidation. Wellington’s Leuven Belgian Beer Café will close after 25 years in business. ... <a title="61 shops announce closures in 10 days: Will liquidation numbers get worse before they improve?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/16/61-shops-announce-closures-in-10-days-will-liquidation-numbers-get-worse-before-they-improve/" aria-label="Read more about 61 shops announce closures in 10 days: Will liquidation numbers get worse before they improve?">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A Bluebridge ferry docked in Wellington. RNZ / Mary Argue Bluebridge says sailings are fully booked for vehicle space into February. It comes after a fault with the ramp on one of its Cook Strait ferries cancelled days of sailings during the busy holiday period. Around 200 passengers aboard a night ... <a title="Faulty ferry doesn’t damper Bluebridge bookings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/15/faulty-ferry-doesnt-damper-bluebridge-bookings/" aria-label="Read more about Faulty ferry doesn’t damper Bluebridge bookings">Read more</a>
