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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF As margins tighten, some small and medium-sized businesses are turning to family members to help keep their operations running. However, legal risks can arise when a family “helper” is later found to have effectively been an employee. Employment lawyers say that when a family relationship unravels due to issues such ... <a title="What to know about working for your family" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/what-to-know-about-working-for-your-family/" aria-label="Read more about What to know about working for your family">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A render of the new sawmill from Niagara. SUPPLIED Southland-based Niagara Sawmilling Company has begun a $115 million expansion of its timber processing operations, marking the largest growth phase in the company’s 91‑year history. The investment includes construction of a new state‑of‑the‑art sawmill at Niagara’s Kennington site, on the outskirts of ... <a title="Southland-based Niagara Sawmilling Company begins $115m expansion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/southland-based-niagara-sawmilling-company-begins-115m-expansion/" aria-label="Read more about Southland-based Niagara Sawmilling Company begins $115m expansion">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Pakuranga Bakery manager Pho Bok with a tray full of lo’i hossi pies. RNZ Ross McNaughton Just three months after they were pulled from the pie warmers, Pakuranga Bakery’s horse meat pies are available again and proving just as popular as ever. The pies, inspired by lo’i hossi, a Tongan horse ... <a title="Horse meat pies back on the menu at Auckland bakery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/horse-meat-pies-back-on-the-menu-at-auckland-bakery/" aria-label="Read more about Horse meat pies back on the menu at Auckland bakery">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand People making money from crypto assets should be thinking about their tax obligations, IR says. Supplied Inland Revenue (IR) has sent its first batch of letters to people who would normally have their tax assessed automatically, and who Inland Revenue are aware have traded crypto assets. The tax department said it ... <a title="Inland Revenue contacts crypto investors over unpaid tax" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/inland-revenue-contacts-crypto-investors-over-unpaid-tax/" aria-label="Read more about Inland Revenue contacts crypto investors over unpaid tax">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Unsplash The government’s attempts to shake up the supermarket sector have so far failed and something has to be done, Consumer advocates say. New Zealand First said at the weekend that it was going into the election with a policy of ending the supermarket duopoly. New Zealand’s grocery industry is dominated ... <a title="Time to do something about supermarkets, Consumer says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/time-to-do-something-about-supermarkets-consumer-says/" aria-label="Read more about Time to do something about supermarkets, Consumer says">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Unsplash Petrol and diesel stocks have decreased slightly, while jet fuel stocks have risen, according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment’s latest fuel stocks update. As at 11:59pm on Wednesday, there were 54.0 days’cover of petrol, 44.8 of diesel, and 51.4 of jet fuel either in-country or ... <a title="Petrol and diesel stocks fall slightly, jet fuel rises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/petrol-and-diesel-stocks-fall-slightly-jet-fuel-rises/" aria-label="Read more about Petrol and diesel stocks fall slightly, jet fuel rises">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Unsplash New Zealand’s banks say they are standing by to help customers who are affected by the fuel crisis – but the 0 percent interest loans being offered in Australia aren’t on the table here. The Australian Banking Association said on Monday that Australian banks were supporting the roll ... <a title="Banks ‘standing by’ to help customers amid fuel crisis – but 0% interest loans off the table" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/banks-standing-by-to-help-customers-amid-fuel-crisis-but-0-interest-loans-off-the-table/" aria-label="Read more about Banks ‘standing by’ to help customers amid fuel crisis – but 0% interest loans off the table">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Commercial coffee growing in Aotearoa is still an emerging industry, but work is underway to expand in Northland. In 2020, RNZ spoke to New Zealand’s only commercial coffee plantation, Ikraus Coffee. Fast forward to late last year, the New Zealand Coffee Producers Association has held its first inaugural conference and ... <a title="Could Northland be NZ’s coffee-growing capital?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/could-northland-be-nzs-coffee-growing-capital/" aria-label="Read more about Could Northland be NZ’s coffee-growing capital?">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Marsden Point. RNZ / Peter de Graaf The government has made a deal to store additional diesel at Marsden Point. Channel Infrastructure was contracted to increase diesel storage capacity by 93 million litres, which was the equivalent of about nine additional days of diesel demand. Chief executive Rob Buchanan said work ... <a title="Work underw ay to store additional diesel at Marsden Point" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/work-underw-ay-to-store-additional-diesel-at-marsden-point/" aria-label="Read more about Work underw ay to store additional diesel at Marsden Point">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The survey showed businesses wanted to invest more and at a faster rate, but energy worries were holding them back. RNZ / Nate McKinnon More than one in three firms have delayed expansion plans or lost contracts due to energy costs and supply issues in the past year. The findings are ... <a title="Energy challenges hold back Kiwi firms’ expansion plans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/energy-challenges-hold-back-kiwi-firms-expansion-plans/" aria-label="Read more about Energy challenges hold back Kiwi firms’ expansion plans">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Takeaway coffee one of the biggest contributors to the annual increase. 123rf An increase in the price of takeaway coffee in March helped pull food prices up 3.4 percent higher than a year earlier. It follows a 4.5 percent rise in the 12 months to February. Stats NZ said higher prices ... <a title="Rising takeaway coffee prices pull food costs higher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/rising-takeaway-coffee-prices-pull-food-costs-higher/" aria-label="Read more about Rising takeaway coffee prices pull food costs higher">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A quantum computer on display at the World Manufacturing Convention in Heifei, China, in September 2025. AFP/ Fang Dongxu Google has issued a wake-up call to the Bitcoin community to take urgent action to upgrade blockchain security as advances in quantum technology increase the risk of fraudulent transactions and theft. Google ... <a title="Time running out to protect Bitcoin from quantum computers, Google says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/20/time-running-out-to-protect-bitcoin-from-quantum-computers-google-says/" aria-label="Read more about Time running out to protect Bitcoin from quantum computers, Google says">Read more</a>
