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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Scott Simpson. VNP / Phil Smith A number of concerns have been raised about proposed changes to the Commerce Act which could disadvantage consumers, deter investors and increase the cost of doing business. Law firm Chapman Tripp said some of the changes to the Commerce ... <a title="Concerns raised about possible changes to Commerce Act" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/concerns-raised-about-possible-changes-to-commerce-act/" aria-label="Read more about Concerns raised about possible changes to Commerce Act">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf.com KiwiSaver members are withdrawing from their funds in record numbers, but one financial services complaints resolution service is warning that some people don’t realise how difficult it can be. RNZ reported last week that more than 10,000 more withdrawals were made from KiwiSaver for hardship reasons last year than in ... <a title="KiwiSavers struggle to get their money amid record hardship withdrawals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/kiwisavers-struggle-to-get-their-money-amid-record-hardship-withdrawals/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSavers struggle to get their money amid record hardship withdrawals">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Meridian’s Manapouri Power Station. 123rf A wet spring season filling hydro storage lakes looks set to deliver bumper half-year earnings to the country’s big four generator-retailers. A preview by investment firm Forsyth Barr suggests the four major companies – Contact, Genesis, Meridian and Mercury – will make combined operating earnings, before ... <a title="Profits up for gentailers, but prices and dividends expected to stay flat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/profits-up-for-gentailers-but-prices-and-dividends-expected-to-stay-flat/" aria-label="Read more about Profits up for gentailers, but prices and dividends expected to stay flat">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Make sure your goals are clear and achievable. Unsplash If 2026 is the year you get your money life sorted, you may be wondering where to begin. Our money correspondent Susan Edmunds has 5 areas to focus on. Set a budget It is often helpful to start thinking about what you ... <a title="Hoping to get your finances in shape in 2026? These tips will help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/hoping-to-get-your-finances-in-shape-in-2026-these-tips-will-help/" aria-label="Read more about Hoping to get your finances in shape in 2026? These tips will help">Read more</a>
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February 2, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Trains will carry export logs from Tangiwai to the Port of Napier via Palmerston North, but the contract only runs until the middle of the year. Angela Thomas / The Wairoa Star A North Island district council says its ratepayers can’t afford to repair extensive damage logging trucks are causing to ... <a title="Rangitīkei mayor says ratepayers cannot afford road repairs from logging truck damage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/02/02/rangitikei-mayor-says-ratepayers-cannot-afford-road-repairs-from-logging-truck-damage/" aria-label="Read more about Rangitīkei mayor says ratepayers cannot afford road repairs from logging truck damage">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
By Agnese Boffano in London As Meta, TikTok, Instagram and X continue to dominate online social spaces, a new platform called UpScrolled has entered the scene. It is not built around dances or memes, but instead positions itself as a space promising fewer shadowbans and greater freedom of political expression, particularly for pro-Palestinian voices. So, ... <a title="UpScrolled – the pro-Palestine platform shaking up social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/upscrolled-the-pro-palestine-platform-shaking-up-social-media/" aria-label="Read more about UpScrolled – the pro-Palestine platform shaking up social media">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MediaWorks is a major player in the country’s commercial radio market. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Australian media giant Nine Entertainment has acquired MediaWorks’ parent, QMS Media, for AU$850 million (NZ$986m). Nine also announced the sale of its Australian commercial radio assets to a private buyer for AU$56m. However, QMS’ New Zealand ... <a title="MediaWorks owner QMS sold to Australia’s Nine Entertainment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/mediaworks-owner-qms-sold-to-australias-nine-entertainment/" aria-label="Read more about MediaWorks owner QMS sold to Australia’s Nine Entertainment">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Eighty five percent of wines sold at auction are French. 123RF One of the things former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham’s son Brooklyn made headlines for this week was sharing “the world’s most expensive” wine with his wife, Nicola Peltz. The details turned out to be a little murkier than that. Media ... <a title="How to make your wine investments sparkle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/how-to-make-your-wine-investments-sparkle/" aria-label="Read more about How to make your wine investments sparkle">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An empty studio at Auckland Film Studios in Henderson. PHIL GREGORY Auckland Council has sold the city’s biggest film studio to a private company. Dozens of major films, including Minecraft and Predator Badlands, were filmed at the long running Auckland Film Studios. Auckland’s mayor Wayne Brown confirmed Xytech, an Auckland lighting ... <a title="Council sells city’s Auckland Film Studios" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/council-sells-citys-auckland-film-studios/" aria-label="Read more about Council sells city’s Auckland Film Studios">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner. ABC / Luke Bowden Consumer confidence lifts to 107.2 points from 101.5 in January A net 1 percent of households think it is a good time to make a major purchase Wellingtonians the most positive Mortgage holders remain more cautious A net 29 percent expect to ... <a title="Big cities drive up consumer confidence in latest survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/big-cities-drive-up-consumer-confidence-in-latest-survey/" aria-label="Read more about Big cities drive up consumer confidence in latest survey">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File pic 123RF A global insurance giant has been warned by the Financial Markets Authority for failing to apply multi-policy discounts in New Zealand. The FMA said Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance’s (AIOI) failure led to more than 5000 customers being overcharged almost $700,000. The company self-reported the issue in May 2024, ... <a title="Insurance giant fined over failure to apply multi-policy discounts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/insurance-giant-fined-over-failure-to-apply-multi-policy-discounts/" aria-label="Read more about Insurance giant fined over failure to apply multi-policy discounts">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Twenty-Seven Names in Newmarket. Google Maps Another big name is leaving Newmarket, but the local business association says things are looking up for the Auckland shopping district. Retailer Twenty-Seven Names told customers this week it had decided not to renew the lease on its Newmarket shop. “Yes, it’s sad and yes, ... <a title="What next for Newmarket as ’emo’ Twenty-Seven Names goes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/what-next-for-newmarket-as-emo-twenty-seven-names-goes/" aria-label="Read more about What next for Newmarket as ’emo’ Twenty-Seven Names goes?">Read more</a>
