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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Investment experts say 2026 could be the year the New Zealand share market bounces back. RNZ / Angus Dreaver 2026 could be a year in which the New Zealand share market shakes off the underperformance that has weighed it down since Covid hit, investment experts say. For the decade until 2020, ... <a title="Could this be the year NZX stops being left behind?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/could-this-be-the-year-nzx-stops-being-left-behind/" aria-label="Read more about Could this be the year NZX stops being left behind?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Data from Trade Me shows that buyers are moving away from ‘doer-uppers’. 123rf / Federica Fortunat Can you still make money buying a property and doing it up to resell? As data from Trade Me shows that buyers are moving away from ‘doer-uppers’, property experts are divided on how much value ... <a title="Can you still make money doing up a property to resell?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/30/can-you-still-make-money-doing-up-a-property-to-resell/" aria-label="Read more about Can you still make money doing up a property to resell?">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF About 200 pensioners have had the amount they receive in NZ Super affected this week because of a problem with the Ministry of Social Development’s IT system. One man who contacted RNZ said he had been receiving NZ Super for more than 10 years, as well as a small proportion ... <a title="Hundreds of pensions affected by IT error" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/hundreds-of-pensions-affected-by-it-error/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of pensions affected by IT error">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Takapuna CBD – shopping and retail generic RNZ/Nick Monro Business confidence retreats 10 points from a 30-year high but still seen as strong Businesses own expectations drop 9 points, but still historically high at 52 percent Wage pressures start to lift modestly with inflation expectations the highest in 15 months. More ... <a title="Business confidence retreats from 30-year high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/business-confidence-retreats-from-30-year-high/" aria-label="Read more about Business confidence retreats from 30-year high">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Mould on the bathroom walls of one of the rental properties. Supplied/MBIE A landlord and his property management business have been ordered to pay more than $60,000 in exemplary damages after tenants at 34 properties complained of cockroaches, sewage overflows and holes in their walls and floors. Quan Shu, also known ... <a title="Landlord told to pay $60k in damages over ‘cockroaches’ and ‘sewage’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/landlord-told-to-pay-60k-in-damages-over-cockroaches-and-sewage/" aria-label="Read more about Landlord told to pay $60k in damages over ‘cockroaches’ and ‘sewage’">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The media KiwiSaver balanced fund returned 1.7 percent for the quarter. (File photo) Unsplash Warnings of impending share market doom didn’t play out in 2025, and the year ended with solid returns for KiwiSaver investors – and some change at the top of the performance tables. Actuarial firm MJW has released ... <a title="Strong three years for KiwiSaver members, as new player takes top spot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/strong-three-years-for-kiwisaver-members-as-new-player-takes-top-spot/" aria-label="Read more about Strong three years for KiwiSaver members, as new player takes top spot">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s biggest bank has downgraded its forecast for house prices this year. RNZ New Zealand’s biggest bank has downgraded its forecast for house prices this year, but new research shows not everyone is feeling the same way. ANZ said house prices had been broadly flat for three years and there ... <a title="Biggest bank downgrades house price forecast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/biggest-bank-downgrades-house-price-forecast/" aria-label="Read more about Biggest bank downgrades house price forecast">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Small businesses are not exempt from cyber-attacks, internet watchdog says. 123RF An internet watchdog has reminded small businesses they are not exempt from cyber-attacks, after a law firm in Napier was hit in January. Langley Twigg Law said it was hit by a cyber attack affecting internal information about the firm ... <a title="Small businesses not exempt from cyber-attacks, internet watchdog Netsafe says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/small-businesses-not-exempt-from-cyber-attacks-internet-watchdog-netsafe-says/" aria-label="Read more about Small businesses not exempt from cyber-attacks, internet watchdog Netsafe says">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A man who lost $35,000 buying a car that turned out to be stolen has complained to the Banking Ombudsman. 123RF Consumer NZ is calling for scam protection to apply to online marketplaces, after a man lost $35,000 buying a car that turned out to be stolen. The man complained to ... <a title="$35k lost in online car sale scam" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/29/35k-lost-in-online-car-sale-scam/" aria-label="Read more about $35k lost in online car sale scam">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Free Speech Union says planned changes to telco regulations could open the back door to encrypted communication channels. 123rf The Free Speech Union is concerned proposed changes to telecommunications regulations will open the back door to encrypted communications channels, but the tech industry says the horse has already bolted. The ... <a title="Telecommunications Bill raises questions about encryption, Free Speech Union says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/telecommunications-bill-raises-questions-about-encryption-free-speech-union-says/" aria-label="Read more about Telecommunications Bill raises questions about encryption, Free Speech Union says">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand IKEA’s first Auckland store opens on December 4 Marika Khabazi / RNZ New Zealand retailers need to “step up” to keep up with the wages and conditions offered by international businesses coming into New Zealand, one union says. Ikea said on Wednesday it was hiring an extra 85 staff for logistics ... <a title="Ikea hikes staff pay to minimum $29 as other retailers told to ‘step up’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/ikea-hikes-staff-pay-to-minimum-29-as-other-retailers-told-to-step-up/" aria-label="Read more about Ikea hikes staff pay to minimum $29 as other retailers told to ‘step up’">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A property badly damaged in last October’s storm. RNZ/ Katie Todd The storm that lashed Canterbury, Otago and Southland with severe winds in October has resulted in the second-most claims for an event in rural insurer FMG’s 120-year history. New Zealand’s largest rural insurer has already paid out $20 million, but ... <a title="October storm payout set to climb to $50m, insurer FMG says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/28/october-storm-payout-set-to-climb-to-50m-insurer-fmg-says/" aria-label="Read more about October storm payout set to climb to $50m, insurer FMG says">Read more</a>
