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December 5, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand An IRD mistake resulted in more than 4000 incorrect tax bills More than 4000 people have been affected by an Inland Revenue error that could have meant they paid the wrong amount of tax. RNZ was contacted by a reader who said he had noticed the error when he went to ... <a title="IRD error shortchanges thousands of taxpayers by an average of $300 each" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/05/ird-error-shortchanges-thousands-of-taxpayers-by-an-average-of-300-each/" aria-label="Read more about IRD error shortchanges thousands of taxpayers by an average of $300 each">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Sky Sport AFP/SUPPLIED Customers who feel they have not been given enough notice about their Sky TV contracts rolling over should ask for a refund or cancel, Consumer NZ says. RNZ was contacted by a Sky TV customer who said he was upset with how his automatic renewal was handled. He ... <a title="Sky TV customers encouraged to cancel or get refunds if not notified properly of contract changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/sky-tv-customers-encouraged-to-cancel-or-get-refunds-if-not-notified-properly-of-contract-changes/" aria-label="Read more about Sky TV customers encouraged to cancel or get refunds if not notified properly of contract changes">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Air NZ said it had now reached agreements “in principle” with unions representing its regional turboprop and widebody jet cabin crew. AFP Air New Zealand says there will no longer be strike action affecting long-haul or regional travellers, but disruptions to its domestic, Tasman and Pacific services are still possible. Cabin ... <a title="Air NZ reaches ‘in principle’ deal to ward off some strikes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/air-nz-reaches-in-principle-deal-to-ward-off-some-strikes/" aria-label="Read more about Air NZ reaches ‘in principle’ deal to ward off some strikes">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Mobile network company 2degrees says it has resolved an issue impacting customers connecting, receiving, or making calls on their mobile devices. The mobile company’s website says the outage was first reported just after 4am on Thursday morning but was fixed later at about 10.40am. 2degrees said there ... <a title="2degrees resolves issue affecting calls after nationwide fault" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/2degrees-resolves-issue-affecting-calls-after-nationwide-fault/" aria-label="Read more about 2degrees resolves issue affecting calls after nationwide fault">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly Dairy giant Fonterra has increased its first quarter profits to $278 million, $15m more than a year ago. Key numbers for the quarter ended 31st October: Net profit $278m up $15m Forecast FY earnings unchanged at 45-65cps Midpoint milk price forecast $9.50 per kgMS Lactalis gains OIS ... <a title="Fonterra profits rise in first quarter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/fonterra-profits-rise-in-first-quarter/" aria-label="Read more about Fonterra profits rise in first quarter">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Happiness in the workplace has held steady over the past year. Unsplash Two-thirds surveyed happy at work Direct line managers more influential, but only 56 pct happy with their manager Purpose is main happiness driver along with responsibilities Job security more important for happiness, but fewer feel it Nearly a third ... <a title="Gen Z workers least happy, 40 percent dread going to work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/gen-z-workers-least-happy-40-percent-dread-going-to-work/" aria-label="Read more about Gen Z workers least happy, 40 percent dread going to work">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2025
Source: Radio New Zealand Global butter prices are falling. RNZ / Unsplash Finally, some good news for butter lovers: Global prices are falling. But there remains some bad news: Any fall in the price you see at the supermarket is not likely to be as fast, or as large, as the increase you experienced when ... <a title="Why butter prices might not fall as fast as they rose" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/12/04/why-butter-prices-might-not-fall-as-fast-as-they-rose/" aria-label="Read more about Why butter prices might not fall as fast as they rose">Read more</a>
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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>
