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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF New Zealanders are booking more international trips than ever, with House of Travel reporting surging demand, shifting destination trends, and a rebound in corporate travel. The agency said demand for 2026 is its strongest on record, with early bookings rising sharply as travellers lock in trips well ahead of time. ... <a title="The year of travel: Surging demand in Kiwis booking international holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/the-year-of-travel-surging-demand-in-kiwis-booking-international-holidays/" aria-label="Read more about The year of travel: Surging demand in Kiwis booking international holidays">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Alexander Robertson Some of New Zealand’s least generous savings accounts are paying as little as 0.05 percent in interest. A survey of bank rates showed the main banks have a number of products that offer very little return. ASB’s Savings On Call account offers 0.1 percent. ANZ has a ... <a title="Are these New Zealand’s worst savings accounts?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/27/are-these-new-zealands-worst-savings-accounts/" aria-label="Read more about Are these New Zealand’s worst savings accounts?">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Recovery work resumed at the site on Monday, RNZ/Nick Monro WorkSafe says it will be looking into the organisations that had a duty of care for everyone at the Mt Maunganui holiday park, but for now the priority is on the recovery efforts. Recovery work resumed at the site of the ... <a title="Mt Maunganui landslide: WorkSafe to look at those responsible for holiday park" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/mt-maunganui-landslide-worksafe-to-look-at-those-responsible-for-holiday-park/" aria-label="Read more about Mt Maunganui landslide: WorkSafe to look at those responsible for holiday park">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Stock photo. An Auckland bakery has stopped selling a popular pie. 123rf An Auckland bakery has stopped selling a popular pie after Auckland Council said the horse meat used wasn’t cleared for human consumption. Before Christmas, Pakuranga Bakery started selling lo’i hoosi pies and promoting them on their Instagram page. Lo’i ... <a title="Auckland bakery pulls horse meat pies after council visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/auckland-bakery-pulls-horse-meat-pies-after-council-visit/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland bakery pulls horse meat pies after council visit">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash/ Li Rezaei KiwiSaver providers are expecting to see some members opt to keep their contribution level static, even as the default rate rises. It was announced last year that the base contribution rate for KiwiSaver would lift from 3 percent to 4 percent by 2028. The first stage of the ... <a title="What you need to know if you don’t want your KiwiSaver rate to increase" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/26/what-you-need-to-know-if-you-dont-want-your-kiwisaver-rate-to-increase/" aria-label="Read more about What you need to know if you don’t want your KiwiSaver rate to increase">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Asia Pacific Report Two New Zealand companies were condemned at a pro-Palestinian rally in Auckland today for their alleged complicity in Israel-US military industrial complex roles linked to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The rally in Auckland’s Te Komititanga Square was themed “NZ has blood on its hands” and speakers heavily criticised the conduct of Rocket ... <a title="Palestine rally targets NZ companies alleged link to ‘opaque’ supply lines in Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/palestine-rally-targets-nz-companies-alleged-link-to-opaque-supply-lines-in-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine rally targets NZ companies alleged link to ‘opaque’ supply lines in Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Popular Wellington café, Chocolate Fish, is set to close on Sunday. Café owners John and Penny Pennington like to think of the Chocolate Fish Café, as somewhat of a Mirimar institution. Operating since 1997, it had been at its current site since 2009. Located at Shelly Bay, John said part of ... <a title="Wellington’s popular Chocolate Fish Café, forced to shut by filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson’s property company, opens for the last time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/25/wellingtons-popular-chocolate-fish-cafe-forced-to-shut-by-filmmaker-sir-peter-jacksons-property-company-opens-for-the-last-time/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington’s popular Chocolate Fish Café, forced to shut by filmmaker Sir Peter Jackson’s property company, opens for the last time">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s money correspondent Susan Edmunds answers your questions. RNZ Got questions? RNZ has a new podcast, No Stupid Questions, with Susan Edmunds. We’d love to hear more of your questions about money and the economy. You can send through written questions, like these ones, but – even better – you can ... <a title="Haven’t I already paid tax on my pension? – Ask Susan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/24/havent-i-already-paid-tax-on-my-pension-ask-susan/" aria-label="Read more about Haven’t I already paid tax on my pension? – Ask Susan">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Fonterra will hold a shareholders meeting on 19 February to approve a proposed capital return of $2 per share. 123rf / Supplied images Dairy giant Fonterra expects to complete the sale of its consumer business in the first quarter of this year. The $4.2 billion sale of Mainland Group to France’s ... <a title="Fonterra expects to wrap up Mainland Group sale in the first quarter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/fonterra-expects-to-wrap-up-mainland-group-sale-in-the-first-quarter/" aria-label="Read more about Fonterra expects to wrap up Mainland Group sale in the first quarter">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Stats NZ data shows annual inflation was at 3.1 percent in the three months ended December, following a 3 percent increase in the September quarter. That means headline inflation is now above the Reserve Bank’s 1-3 percent target band. More to come… – Published by EveningReport.nz and AsiaPacificReport.nz, see: MIL ... <a title="Inflation rises to 3.1%, above Reserve Bank’s target rate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/inflation-rises-to-3-1-above-reserve-banks-target-rate/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation rises to 3.1%, above Reserve Bank’s target rate">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Papamoa weather damage. Supplied/Jamie Troughton Severe weather across Northland, the Bay of Plenty, Coromandel and Tairāwhiti Gisborne is likely to mean delays for insurers, the Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman is warning. Ombudsman Karen Stevens said consumers should be prepared for delays because insurers will have a high number of claims ... <a title="Warning insurance delays likely after severe weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/warning-insurance-delays-likely-after-severe-weather/" aria-label="Read more about Warning insurance delays likely after severe weather">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Comedy duo Garaghty & Thom will be performing as part of the annual event. HERMANN ERBER / SUPPLIED Acrobats, juggling and flying trapeze artists will fill Christchurch’s CBD for the next ten days as the World Buskers Festival returns to town. From circus acts to street theatre and comedy, performers from ... <a title="World Buskers Festival returns to Christchurch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/23/world-buskers-festival-returns-to-christchurch/" aria-label="Read more about World Buskers Festival returns to Christchurch">Read more</a>
