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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Shoppers at Sylvia Park, Auckland, on Boxing Day 2025. Ke-Xin Li / RNZ It was a quiet end to December for many retailers. Data from Worldline shows that spending across its payment network through December was below the levels recorded a year earlier. Consumer spending processed through all core retail merchants ... <a title="Tough December for retailers, as Boxing Day sales slump 12.4 percent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/tough-december-for-retailers-as-boxing-day-sales-slump-12-4-percent/" aria-label="Read more about Tough December for retailers, as Boxing Day sales slump 12.4 percent">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf A South Waikato official is calling for people to take responsibility for their actions to protect a nearly five-kilometre walkway at the Blue Spring near Putāruru. South Waikato Mayor Gary Petley said cars are reportedly parking dangerously along the route, coins are tossed into the water and rubbish is caught ... <a title="Leader warns tourism risks Blue Spring taonga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/leader-warns-tourism-risks-blue-spring-taonga/" aria-label="Read more about Leader warns tourism risks Blue Spring taonga">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Recalled sand products. Supplied / MBIE For Christchurch father of two Joe Baxter, there was no question he needed to act fast when alarms were raised over asbestos in children’s play sand sold by Kmart. “We were doing what was logical, we were removing the threat,” the teacher said. It was ... <a title="Kmart needs to be held accountable for asbestos in sand, shopper says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/kmart-needs-to-be-held-accountable-for-asbestos-in-sand-shopper-says/" aria-label="Read more about Kmart needs to be held accountable for asbestos in sand, shopper says">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some home loans will extend beyond retirement age, so how will you repay them? 123RF How old is too old for a home loan? One woman who argued that she should not have been allowed to take out a mortgage, given her age and that of her husband, has lost her ... <a title="How old is too old for a home loan?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/13/how-old-is-too-old-for-a-home-loan/" aria-label="Read more about How old is too old for a home loan?">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Yoyoso store that was on Queen Street, Auckland. Supplied / Google Maps Retail chain Yoyoso has been placed into liquidation owing millions of dollars, and liquidators say it is unlikely unsecured creditors will get their money back. The Yoyoso group includes the retail brands Yoyoso, Miniso and Acecco. Liquidators McDonald ... <a title="Yoyoso, Miniso in liquidation – Temu gets the blame again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/yoyoso-miniso-in-liquidation-temu-gets-the-blame-again/" aria-label="Read more about Yoyoso, Miniso in liquidation – Temu gets the blame again">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The woman’s son put a hold on her accessing money from her bank account. (File photo) 123RF A woman whose son blocked her transaction on an account, resulting in a hold being put on her money, has been awarded $10,000 in compensation from her bank. The woman took her complaint to ... <a title="Mum awarded $10,000 after son blocks her access to money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/mum-awarded-10000-after-son-blocks-her-access-to-money/" aria-label="Read more about Mum awarded $10,000 after son blocks her access to money">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you’ve been hanging out for 2026 to be the year in which it gets a bit easier to go to the supermarket, you might be disappointed. Infometrics has released its latest grocery supplier cost index, which tracks what suppliers charge Foodstuffs supermarkets. It shows an average 2.4 percent increase in ... <a title="Is this the year food price pressure eases?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/is-this-the-year-food-price-pressure-eases/" aria-label="Read more about Is this the year food price pressure eases?">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Father and son duo Shane and Ethan Vickery opened Kai Co to give shoppers an alternative to the Woolworths and Foodstuffs supermarket duopoly. Facebook/Kai Co The co-owner of a new supermarket in Christchurch says shoppers have turned out in droves in support of the new store since it opened last week. ... <a title="Christchurch shoppers out in droves for new alternative supermarket" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/christchurch-shoppers-out-in-droves-for-new-alternative-supermarket/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch shoppers out in droves for new alternative supermarket">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rakon specialises in precision timing systems used in mobile networks, satellites, aerospace and defence systems, as well as AI and cloud computing. 123RF Local chip-maker Rakon has received a takeover notice from US electronic manufacturer Bourns Inc. Bourns intends to make an offer of $1.55 cents a share to buy 100 ... <a title="US company Bourns tries to take over New Zealand chip maker Rakon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/us-company-bourns-tries-to-take-over-new-zealand-chip-maker-rakon/" aria-label="Read more about US company Bourns tries to take over New Zealand chip maker Rakon">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The three-day event was expected to generate more than 60,000 visitor nights at hotels. The Hotel Council Aoetaroa says events are a big part of turning Auckland’s central business district into a central entertainment district. A Jehovah’s Witness Convention in the city over the weekend has been forecast to boost the ... <a title="Jehovah’s Witness Convention to bring $20m boost to Auckland economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/jehovahs-witness-convention-to-bring-20m-boost-to-auckland-economy/" aria-label="Read more about Jehovah’s Witness Convention to bring $20m boost to Auckland economy">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ The words “cost of living” have become synonymous with a struggle faced by an increasing number of Kiwi families. The news is full of stories about the price of butter, pain at the pump and pay parity. With the phrase first popping up in newspapers more than a century ago, ... <a title="Pinch Point: Tough economic times aren’t new" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/pinch-point-tough-economic-times-arent-new/" aria-label="Read more about Pinch Point: Tough economic times aren’t new">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This half-finished apartment block in Auckland’s Epsom has been derelict for the past six years. MELANIE EARLEY / RNZ Unfinished housing developments are dotted across the Auckland region, with many seemingly in a state of limbo. The derelict properties often led to concerns from local communities about vandalism and squatters. A ... <a title="Auckland’s stalled housing developments a year on: What’s changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/12/aucklands-stalled-housing-developments-a-year-on-whats-changed/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s stalled housing developments a year on: What’s changed">Read more</a>
