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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Recent property data indicates a shortage of suitably-zoned commercial and industrial land in Auckland. 123rf Recent property data indicates a shortage of suitably-zoned commercial and industrial land in Auckland is pushing prices to record-high levels, with would-be buyers competing for development-ready sites. Data from realestate.co.nz showed Auckland’s industrial and commercial land ... <a title="Auckland industrial, commercial land shortage pushing prices to record-high levels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/auckland-industrial-commercial-land-shortage-pushing-prices-to-record-high-levels/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland industrial, commercial land shortage pushing prices to record-high levels">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand’s Trade Minister Todd McClay sign the free-trade agreement. Supplied New Zealanders will be able to see the full details of the India free trade agreement for the first time on Tuesday, after a formal signing ceremony in New Delhi overnight. Trade ... <a title="India trade agreement to be unveiled at Parliament within hours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/28/india-trade-agreement-to-be-unveiled-at-parliament-within-hours/" aria-label="Read more about India trade agreement to be unveiled at Parliament within hours">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii Trade Minister Todd McClay will formally sign the free trade agreement with India in New Delhi about 9pm Monday (NZT). He has taken a delegation, including MPs from several parties, and more than 30 business representatives, and will also host a joint business summit with Indian Minister ... <a title="Indian free trade agreement due for formal signing in New Delhi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/indian-free-trade-agreement-due-for-formal-signing-in-new-delhi/" aria-label="Read more about Indian free trade agreement due for formal signing in New Delhi">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii Trade Minister Todd McClay will formally sign the free trade agreement with India in New Delhi about 9pm Monday (NZT). He has taken a delegation, including MPs from several parties, and more than 30 business representatives, and will also host a joint business summit with Indian Minister ... <a title="Indian free trade agreement due for signing in New Delhi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/indian-free-trade-agreement-due-for-signing-in-new-delhi/" aria-label="Read more about Indian free trade agreement due for signing in New Delhi">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The Climate Change Commission said the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) is on track to fail without reform. In its annual advice to the government, the commission warned that the scheme faces huge future volatility and would fail without reform by the 2030s. The ETS is a market in which the ... <a title="Climate Change Commission warns NZ ETS could fail without reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/26/climate-change-commission-warns-nz-ets-could-fail-without-reform/" aria-label="Read more about Climate Change Commission warns NZ ETS could fail without reform">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Friends That Invest founder Simran Kaur. Supplied Friends That Invest founder Simran Kaur recently told her online networks that she had retired at age 29. She said she worked out that she should be able to do so when she could draw down enough from investments to cover her annual expenses ... <a title="How much money do you really need to retire early?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/26/how-much-money-do-you-really-need-to-retire-early/" aria-label="Read more about How much money do you really need to retire early?">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Flights are now landing, but some have had their arrivals delayed by over 30 minutes (file image). AFP A mechanical issue on the Auckland Airport runway forced several flights to be diverted on Saturday morning. Air New Zealand’s chief risk and safety officer Nathan McGraw said the plane had a fault ... <a title="Air New Zealand plane in Auckland with mechanical issues forces flights to divert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/25/air-new-zealand-plane-in-auckland-with-mechanical-issues-forces-flights-to-divert/" aria-label="Read more about Air New Zealand plane in Auckland with mechanical issues forces flights to divert">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand For Sale Sign RNZ / Angus Dreaver The sale of small- and medium-sized businesses continues to increase along with prices, though there’s been a shift in the mix of buyers and sellers. ABC Business Sales managing director Chris Small said demographic data was showing unexpected trends. About 60 percent of sellers ... <a title="Who’s buying businesses? Surprising trends emerge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/25/whos-buying-businesses-surprising-trends-emerge/" aria-label="Read more about Who’s buying businesses? Surprising trends emerge">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A rig at the Maui gas field. Supplied Energy company OMV has put a possible end date on gas production at the Maui gas field. The Austrian-based company’s latest annual report notes it informed the government gas production at Maui was expected to finish at the end of this year. PwC’s ... <a title="OMV signals end of Maui gas field this year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/omv-signals-end-of-maui-gas-field-this-year/" aria-label="Read more about OMV signals end of Maui gas field this year">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A new version of the TVNZ plus streaming platform has left thousands of customers unable to access it. The update would allow the state owned broadcaster to charge for sports events, and offer greater personalisation for viewers, but means users with older televisions were now shut out. While TVNZ claimed the ... <a title="Issues with update to TVNZ+ platform cuts access for thousands of customers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/issues-with-update-to-tvnz-platform-cuts-access-for-thousands-of-customers/" aria-label="Read more about Issues with update to TVNZ+ platform cuts access for thousands of customers">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Artificial Intelligence is everywhere – but we can still make deliberate decisions about how we use it. 123rf Many of New Zealand’s mid-sized businesses are yet to realise a return on investment in AI. A survey of 500 business leaders commissioned by business software firm MYOB indicates New Zealand was lagging ... <a title="NZ’s mid-sized businesses yet to realise returns on AI investment: Survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/nzs-mid-sized-businesses-yet-to-realise-returns-on-ai-investment-survey/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s mid-sized businesses yet to realise returns on AI investment: Survey">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Zethos CEO Jonathan Ring speaking at the company’s new metal refining facility. Supplied/Sky Petch A Christchurch tech company has opened a potentially groundbreaking metal refining facility, which can extract zinc and other critical minerals from industrial byproducts. The 2500-square-metre facility by clean-tech firm Zethos is aimed at large-scale demonstration, with the ... <a title="Empty warehouse transformed into state-of-the-art metal refining facility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/empty-warehouse-transformed-into-state-of-the-art-metal-refining-facility/" aria-label="Read more about Empty warehouse transformed into state-of-the-art metal refining facility">Read more</a>
