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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand EB Games is proposing to close its New Zealand stores. Supplied EB Games is proposing to shut down its New Zealand business and close all its stores, according to a letter sent to employees. In a note to employees seen by RNZ, managing director Shane Stockwell said: “This proposal is not ... <a title="EB Games proposes closing all New Zealand stores" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/eb-games-proposes-closing-all-new-zealand-stores/" aria-label="Read more about EB Games proposes closing all New Zealand stores">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A video shows a number of fish found dead in the water near Great Barrier Island (file image). RNZ/Carol Stiles Fisheries NZ is investigating a complaint after a number of fish were found dead in the water near Great Barrier Island. A video posted to social media shows some upset fisherman ... <a title="Fisheries NZ investigating report of illegal fish dumping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/fisheries-nz-investigating-report-of-illegal-fish-dumping/" aria-label="Read more about Fisheries NZ investigating report of illegal fish dumping">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Whether you’re cringing when you look at your bank statements or just want to put aside a bit more next year, there are a few ways you can save. @heyjasperai Is organising your money life on your New Year’s resolution list in 2026? In this five-part series, money correspondent Susan Edmunds ... <a title="Get your finances sorted in 2026: Save money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/get-your-finances-sorted-in-2026-save-money/" aria-label="Read more about Get your finances sorted in 2026: Save money">Read more</a>
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January 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Property values continued to dip last year, but lower mortgage interest rates and signs of an economic recovery point to a possible change of direction for 2026. Despite gains early in 2025, house values fell in seven of the past nine months, falling 1 percent nationwide according to property data ... <a title="2026 ‘the year of rebuilding confidence’ in housing market, economist predicts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/06/2026-the-year-of-rebuilding-confidence-in-housing-market-economist-predicts/" aria-label="Read more about 2026 ‘the year of rebuilding confidence’ in housing market, economist predicts">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Data from the Neighbourly website has been stolen. Screenshot The Stuff-owned website Neighbourly – at the centre of a major cyber breach – has headed to court to try to stop the stolen information spreading. The High Court at Auckland has confirmed it has received and accepted an application for an ... <a title="Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach on dark web" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/stuff-files-court-injunction-over-neighbourly-data-breach-on-dark-web/" aria-label="Read more about Stuff files court injunction over Neighbourly data breach on dark web">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Plans to open a Dunedin bottle store earlier in the day have been quashed after being told it would have been inappropriate in the student quarter. Bottle O Cumberland applied to increase its off-licence hours to 9am until 10pm at night each day. Currently, it opens at 10am and the ... <a title="Dunedin bottle store’s plans to open earlier quashed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/dunedin-bottle-stores-plans-to-open-earlier-quashed/" aria-label="Read more about Dunedin bottle store’s plans to open earlier quashed">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand If you’re setting financial goals for the new year, just make sure they are realistic and doable. 123RF If 2026 is the year you get your money life sorted, you may be wondering where to begin. In this five-part series, money correspondent Susan Edmunds guides you through the basics. First up: ... <a title="Get your finances sorted in 2026: Set a budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/get-your-finances-sorted-in-2026-set-a-budget/" aria-label="Read more about Get your finances sorted in 2026: Set a budget">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf The past year was a tough grind for many households and businesses but forecasters say there is economic improvement on the horizon. Kelly Eckhold, chief economist at Westpac, said he was expecting the economy to be much stronger in 2026, with growth in GDP of about 3 percent over the ... <a title="‘It can’t be worse, right?’: What’s ahead for the economy in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/05/it-cant-be-worse-right-whats-ahead-for-the-economy-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It can’t be worse, right?’: What’s ahead for the economy in 2026">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An Ikea customer is Marika Khabazi / RNZ An Ikea shopper who tried to buy a set of dining chairs was left fuming after the order was cancelled – except for the stickers on the bottom of the chairs, which still carried a $69 delivery fee. “I placed an online order ... <a title="$69 delivery fee for Ikea dining chair stickers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/69-delivery-fee-for-ikea-dining-chair-stickers/" aria-label="Read more about $69 delivery fee for Ikea dining chair stickers">Read more</a>
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January 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / REECE BAKER 2025 was not a great year for many house price forecasters, who had to revise their forecasts down many times as the year went on. At the start of the year, Westpac thought prices might lift 7 percent. At one point ASB thought they could lift 10 ... <a title="What will happen to house prices in 2026?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/02/what-will-happen-to-house-prices-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about What will happen to house prices in 2026?">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A luxury island development in South Auckland has welcomed its first residents after more than a decade in the works. Pararēkau Island in Karaka was connected to the mainland by a causeway with a gate which would only allow cars belonging to residents to enter. Prices for the lots started at ... <a title="What it’s like being the only residents on a private South Auckland island" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/what-its-like-being-the-only-residents-on-a-private-south-auckland-island/" aria-label="Read more about What it’s like being the only residents on a private South Auckland island">Read more</a>
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January 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There are a number of questions that people who are looking to retire should ask themselves. RNZ / REECE BAKER Retirement is one of the biggest financial changes that many people go through in their lives. If this is the year that you sign out of work for the last time, ... <a title="Five things to do if you’re retiring in 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/01/five-things-to-do-if-youre-retiring-in-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Five things to do if you’re retiring in 2026">Read more</a>
