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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Six months after announcing a potential sale was on the cards, Fletcher Building revealed on Tuesday that a binding agreement had been reached, and its construction division would be sold to French giant Vinci. The market reaction was generally positive — for years the construction division had been problematic for Fletcher ... <a title="Why Fletcher Building is selling its construction division to French giant Vinci" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/why-fletcher-building-is-selling-its-construction-division-to-french-giant-vinci/" aria-label="Read more about Why Fletcher Building is selling its construction division to French giant Vinci">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The companies announced their proposed merger late last year. RNZ / Dan Cook The Commerce Commission says it has received an application from discount fuel retailers NPD and Gull to merge their national operations. The merger would create a network of 240 fuel stations, making it the third-largest behind Z Energy ... <a title="NPD–Gull merger plan lands at Commerce Commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/npd-gull-merger-plan-lands-at-commerce-commission/" aria-label="Read more about NPD–Gull merger plan lands at Commerce Commission">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Services sector expanded in December PSI survey posts best result since February 2024 New orders, sales and inventories rise; employment still falling Proportion of negative comments falls for fourth consecutive month. Services sector activity leapt higher in December, expanding for the first time in nearly two years and raising hopes ... <a title="After 21 months of pain, services sector finally turns the corner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/after-21-months-of-pain-services-sector-finally-turns-the-corner/" aria-label="Read more about After 21 months of pain, services sector finally turns the corner">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Artificial intelligence could soon be helping you get your supermarket shopping done, but one AI expert is warning consumers to be wary of the potential trade-off. Woolworths said it was working towards launching a new tool in partnership with Google. It will use Google’s Gemini Enterprise AI to transform its ... <a title="How AI might help you do your supermarket shopping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/how-ai-might-help-you-do-your-supermarket-shopping/" aria-label="Read more about How AI might help you do your supermarket shopping">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fletcher Building headquarters in Auckland. Fletcher Building Fletcher Construction to be sold for $315.6m, potentially rising to $334.1m Sale includes Higgins, Brian Perry Civil and Fletcher Construction Major Projects The deal is subject to regulatory approvals. Fletcher Building has reached a binding agreement to sell its construction division to major international ... <a title="Fletcher Building to sell construction arm to Vinci" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/fletcher-building-to-sell-construction-arm-to-vinci/" aria-label="Read more about Fletcher Building to sell construction arm to Vinci">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A former World Bank senior economist says people buying holiday homes and leaving them empty in Queenstown for much of the year are on track to “hollow out” the town, unless authorities take strong action to build more affordable housing for workers. Data suggests, at any given time, more than a ... <a title="Concern ‘ghost houses’ will turn Queenstown into trainwreck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/concern-ghost-houses-will-turn-queenstown-into-trainwreck/" aria-label="Read more about Concern ‘ghost houses’ will turn Queenstown into trainwreck">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fall of interest rates has done little to ease the financial stress many New Zealanders are experiencing RNZ Many New Zealanders are starting the year feeling stressed about money despite interest rates having fallen, one bank says. Westpac surveyed just over 1000 of its customers and found 28 percent said ... <a title="Westpac survey shows New Zealanders are starting the year with financial stress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/westpac-survey-shows-new-zealanders-are-starting-the-year-with-financial-stress/" aria-label="Read more about Westpac survey shows New Zealanders are starting the year with financial stress">Read more</a>
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January 20, 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. Before Christopher Yu became the co-founder of prestige fragrance houses Colour & Stripe and Ostens — ... <a title="Kiwis smashing it abroad: The best thing that happened to Christopher Yu was being made redundant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/kiwis-smashing-it-abroad-the-best-thing-that-happened-to-christopher-yu-was-being-made-redundant/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwis smashing it abroad: The best thing that happened to Christopher Yu was being made redundant">Read more</a>
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January 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Other investments have been outperforming housing in recent years. (File photo) Unsplash/ Li Rezaei Your KiwiSaver might have given you a better return than your house over the past 10 years, and experts say the same is probably true of the next 10. Realestate.co.nz spokesperson Vanessa Williams said while people were ... <a title="KiwiSaver or your house – which is likely to give better investment returns?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/20/kiwisaver-or-your-house-which-is-likely-to-give-better-investment-returns/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiSaver or your house – which is likely to give better investment returns?">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Consents are no longer needed for a granny flat. (File photo) 123rf Consents are no longer needed to build a granny flat – but how much does it add to a property’s value? The rule change took effect last week, updating the Building Act and adding a new national direction under ... <a title="How much value could a granny flat add to your property?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/19/how-much-value-could-a-granny-flat-add-to-your-property/" aria-label="Read more about How much value could a granny flat add to your property?">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A2’s share price fell 12 percent, after Chinese data showed new births dipping below 8 million for the year. Getty Images A2 Milk has placed itself in a trading halt on the Australian stock market, with its share price falling 12 percent, following the release of Chinese data indicating a larger ... <a title="Drop in births halts A2 Milk trading on Australian stock market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/19/drop-in-births-halts-a2-milk-trading-on-australian-stock-market/" aria-label="Read more about Drop in births halts A2 Milk trading on Australian stock market">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand By lifting it’s floating mortgage interest rate 10 basis points ANZ will make an extra $12 million in profit, one expert says. AFP The head of one of New Zealand’s biggest mortgage broking firms has taken aim at the country’s biggest bank for its latest interest rate increase. ANZ last week ... <a title="ANZ’s new floating interest rate means an extra $12m in profit – expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/19/anzs-new-floating-interest-rate-means-an-extra-12m-in-profit-expert/" aria-label="Read more about ANZ’s new floating interest rate means an extra $12m in profit – expert">Read more</a>
