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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Auckland and Wellington remain the parts of the country with prices furthest from their peak – but one property investor says one is looking more undervalued than the other at the moment. Cotality has released its latest data, which shows a 0.1 percent lift in values for New Zealand in ... <a title="What’s going on with Auckland house prices?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/whats-going-on-with-auckland-house-prices/" aria-label="Read more about What’s going on with Auckland house prices?">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Unsplash – Mudit Agarwal A market “surprised” by the government has failed to buy a single carbon unit at the final Emissions Trading Scheme auction of the year. Not a single bidder registered for Wednesday’s auction, making 2025 the second calendar year in which all four quarterly ETS auctions have ... <a title="Emissions Trading Scheme: Year’s final auction fails to sell a single carbon unit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/emissions-trading-scheme-years-final-auction-fails-to-sell-a-single-carbon-unit/" aria-label="Read more about Emissions Trading Scheme: Year’s final auction fails to sell a single carbon unit">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Horse of The Year 2026 has been cancelled. (File photo) 123 The Horse of the Year show in Hawke’s Bay has been cancelled for 2026 due to a lack of financial support. Held at the Hastings Showgrounds every March, it’s one of the largest equestrian events in the Southern Hemisphere, bringing ... <a title="Hawke’s Bay’s Horse of the Year show cancelled for 2026" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/hawkes-bays-horse-of-the-year-show-cancelled-for-2026/" aria-label="Read more about Hawke’s Bay’s Horse of the Year show cancelled for 2026">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Westpac NZ is offering interest-free, home loan top-ups to improve the resilience of homes to natural hazards and extreme weather. The five-year interest-free home loan of up to $50,000 would cover such things as installing ground moisture barriers under homes, improving drainage on properties and carrying out work to raise ... <a title="Westpac launches scheme to help owners protect homes from extreme weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/westpac-launches-scheme-to-help-owners-protect-homes-from-extreme-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Westpac launches scheme to help owners protect homes from extreme weather">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Most people are worse of income-wise against inflation on the year to September. RNZ Only two sectors have not experienced a reduction in their wages in real terms over the past year, data shows. While inflation was running at a 3 percent annual rate in the year to September, wage inflation ... <a title="Only two sectors have not experienced a real terms pay cut in the past year, data shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/only-two-sectors-have-not-experienced-a-real-terms-pay-cut-in-the-past-year-data-shows/" aria-label="Read more about Only two sectors have not experienced a real terms pay cut in the past year, data shows">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand From March next year, gift cards will be required to have an expiry date not less than three years from the date the card was sold. 123rf New rules will make gift cards more generous – but not until next year, and shoppers are being warned to be wary this Christmas. ... <a title="What to know about gift cards this Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/03/what-to-know-about-gift-cards-this-christmas/" aria-label="Read more about What to know about gift cards this Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Supplied New RBNZ Governor has an assured first public outing Anna Breman repeats a laser focus on low and stable inflation Wants greater transparency on rate decision making, communication RBNZ has a strong global reputation Greater transparency and a focus on low and stable inflation were the key messages ... <a title="Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman appears before Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/reserve-bank-governor-anna-breman-appears-before-parliaments-finance-and-expenditure-committee/" aria-label="Read more about Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman appears before Parliament’s Finance and Expenditure Committee">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The price of Bitcoin has fallen significantly after a volatile year. CFOTO / NurPhoto via AFP Falls in Bitcoin’s value are typical of the cryptocurrency’s high levels of volatility, experts say, but having a proponent in the White House is likely to put a floor under its price. The price of ... <a title="Why one fund manager is banking on Trump to support falling Bitcoin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/why-one-fund-manager-is-banking-on-trump-to-support-falling-bitcoin/" aria-label="Read more about Why one fund manager is banking on Trump to support falling Bitcoin">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Single retired women turning to reverse mortgages Single women are turning to reverse mortgages as a way to get more cash flow in retirement. UnSplash/ Cade Martin Single women are turning to reverse mortgages as a way to get more cash flow in retirement – and some commentators say it may ... <a title="Adjustment to single pension rate may be prompting women to borrow against homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/02/adjustment-to-single-pension-rate-may-be-prompting-women-to-borrow-against-homes/" aria-label="Read more about Adjustment to single pension rate may be prompting women to borrow against homes">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand After years of anticipation, IKEA is set to open its doors to the New Zealand public for the first time on Thursday, December 4. IKEA’s management said they’re expecting between 15,000 to 20,000 visitors to the Sylvia Park store on its first day of trade. Inside the Auckland store. RNZ / ... <a title="What to expect on Auckland’s IKEA opening day and a first look inside" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/what-to-expect-on-aucklands-ikea-opening-day-and-a-first-look-inside/" aria-label="Read more about What to expect on Auckland’s IKEA opening day and a first look inside">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand The Sky City Convention Centre’s foyer. RNZ/Nona Pelletier The opening of the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) is just around the corner and expected to contribute an initial $90 million a year to the economy over the next three years. The convention centre had been nearly 17 years in the ... <a title="Auckland’s new convention centre to bring million-dollar boost to economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/aucklands-new-convention-centre-to-bring-million-dollar-boost-to-economy/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s new convention centre to bring million-dollar boost to economy">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Lower interest rates and an increase in property listings is driving confidence. File photo. 123rf Confidence in the New Zealand housing market has risen to its highest level in 15 years, with more people thinking it is a good time to buy. The latest ASB Housing Confidence Survey indicates 28 percent ... <a title="Housing market confidence rises: ‘It’s very much a buyer’s market’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/01/housing-market-confidence-rises-its-very-much-a-buyers-market/" aria-label="Read more about Housing market confidence rises: ‘It’s very much a buyer’s market’">Read more</a>
