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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Construction jobs recorded the strongest monthly growth. UnSplash/ Silvia Brazzoduro The number of jobs ads stalled in December, ending six months of consecutive increases. The latest SEEK NZ employment report shows job ads fell 0.3 percent in December, compared with November, but still ended the year 6.7 percent higher than a ... <a title="Job ads stall in December, after six months of growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/job-ads-stall-in-december-after-six-months-of-growth/" aria-label="Read more about Job ads stall in December, after six months of growth">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand About 37 percent of employers cite company performance or profitability as a driver of salaries. 123rf How your boss decides how much to pay you Have you ever wondered how your boss decides what you will be paid? Sometimes, salary-setting can seem like a bit of a mysterious dark art. New ... <a title="Money: How your boss decides how much to pay you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/money-how-your-boss-decides-how-much-to-pay-you/" aria-label="Read more about Money: How your boss decides how much to pay you">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Experts suggest considering secondhand school equipment to cut back on costs. Unsplash / Kateryna Hliznitsova The start of the year can be a tough time financially for many families. Westpac research this week found many people felt stressed about their holiday spending and the costs that come with the start of ... <a title="Money: How to tackle new year financial stress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/money-how-to-tackle-new-year-financial-stress/" aria-label="Read more about Money: How to tackle new year financial stress">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand This three-bedroom home in Glenfield is advertised for $1.049m, just above the median first-home buyer price being paid in the area. Supplied/Screenshot First-home buyers are paying the highest prices for their homes on Auckland’s North Shore, new data shows. Cotality data for the last quarter of last year shows how much ... <a title="Money: What first-home buyers are paying for their home – and what they get for that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/22/money-what-first-home-buyers-are-paying-for-their-home-and-what-they-get-for-that/" aria-label="Read more about Money: What first-home buyers are paying for their home – and what they get for that">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pho Viet Street Food. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone A Wellington man says his businesses lost up to $2000 a day after their Instagram and Facebook accounts were banned mistakenly. Alex Hoang is the general manager for two businesses in the capital, Pho Viet Street Food and Velvet Nail Room. On 14 ... <a title="Business owner claims he lost up to $2000 a day after Facebook and Instagram accounts banned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/business-owner-claims-he-lost-up-to-2000-a-day-after-facebook-and-instagram-accounts-banned/" aria-label="Read more about Business owner claims he lost up to $2000 a day after Facebook and Instagram accounts banned">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
US cybersecurity company Palantir has received a high-level Australian government security assessment despite concerns about its surveillance and complicity in the Gaza genocide in occupied Palestine. In November 2025, Palantir Technologies was assessed as meeting the protected level under the Australian Information Security Registered Assessors Programme (IRAP). This protection is a key requirement for companies ... <a title="‘We kill enemies’ – spy firm Palantir secures top Australian security clearance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/we-kill-enemies-spy-firm-palantir-secures-top-australian-security-clearance/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We kill enemies’ – spy firm Palantir secures top Australian security clearance">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand At full capacity the Ngā Tamariki power station was expectec to generate enough electricity to supply about 158,000 average homes. Supplied / Mercury Energy Mercury Energy has powered up its new geothermal generator near Taupō, which is now delivering electricity generation to the national grid. Built at a cost of $220 ... <a title="Mercury Energy powers up new geothermal generator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/mercury-energy-powers-up-new-geothermal-generator/" aria-label="Read more about Mercury Energy powers up new geothermal generator">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People queue to enter IKEA on its opening day in Auckland. Marika Khabazi / RNZ More than half a million people visited Auckland’s Ikea in its first month of business. Ikea said the Sylvia Park shop was the top-performing in the Ingka Group anywhere in the world for food sales. The ... <a title="40,000 plates, 28,000 meatballs: Ikea breaks records" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/40000-plates-28000-meatballs-ikea-breaks-records/" aria-label="Read more about 40,000 plates, 28,000 meatballs: Ikea breaks records">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Reserve Bank data shows the average two-year special rate has dropped from about 7 percent at the peak to just over 4.5 percent at the end of last year. RNZ The big interest rate question this year will likely be when interest rates start to rise materially again – but borrowers ... <a title="What are interest rates likely to do this year, and should you fix?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/what-are-interest-rates-likely-to-do-this-year-and-should-you-fix/" aria-label="Read more about What are interest rates likely to do this year, and should you fix?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Associate Minister for Regional Development Mark Patterson. RNZ/Calvin Samuel The government is loaning $3.1 million to help build an industrial hub near Gore. The money, from the Regional Infrastructure Fund, was announced on Wednesday by Associate Minister for Regional Development Mark Patterson. He said the 43-hectare development would ease a critical ... <a title="Gore industrial hub gets government loan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/gore-industrial-hub-gets-government-loan/" aria-label="Read more about Gore industrial hub gets government loan">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Across borders and industries, New Zealanders are carving out space, building influence and exporting creativity. In this series, RNZ speaks to Kiwis making their mark abroad, those coming home, and those living somewhere in between. When Wellington lawyer Natalie Olson pulled on the Thai national women’s football jersey for the first ... <a title="Kiwis smashing it abroad: Lawyer swaps robes for national colours on field" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/kiwis-smashing-it-abroad-lawyer-swaps-robes-for-national-colours-on-field/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwis smashing it abroad: Lawyer swaps robes for national colours on field">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sharesies logo. Supplied Last year was a record-breaking year for the do-it-yourself (DIY) Sharesies investment platform, with investors well-positioned for further investments in 2026. Investor confidence jumped to a three-year high in the last three months of 2025, with the index peaking at 62 in October, before market volatility dampened enthusiasm ... <a title="Record-breaking year sets Sharesies investors up for 2026 investments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/record-breaking-year-sets-sharesies-investors-up-for-2026-investments/" aria-label="Read more about Record-breaking year sets Sharesies investors up for 2026 investments">Read more</a>
