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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Dr Merja Myllylahti and Dr Greg Treadwell from the AUT’s Centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy. RNZ / Jeremy Ansell “News and information you can trust,” a serious voice intoned at 7.30am last Monday morning – with a suitably serious soundtrack – before the familiar voice of Nicola Wright kicked in ... <a title="New Zealanders’ trust in news is up after years of slumps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/new-zealanders-trust-in-news-is-up-after-years-of-slumps/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealanders’ trust in news is up after years of slumps">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s money correspondent Susan Edmunds is questioning her paltry returns from Sharesies. RNZ / Marika Khabazi Share markets have had a pretty good run over the past decade – albeit with some notable blips. Why then, has my share portfolio via Sharesies had a relatively dismal return? Sharesies displays a “simple ... <a title="What has happened to my Sharesies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/what-has-happened-to-my-sharesies/" aria-label="Read more about What has happened to my Sharesies?">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand An organisation representing retailers wants a levy imposed on people shopping at retailers such as Temu and Shein. Nikos Pekiaridis / NurPhoto via AFP Would you pay a tax on Temu to help support local retail? New Zealand’s clothing retail sector has been hit particularly hard by a downturn in spending, ... <a title="Would you pay a Temu tax?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/15/would-you-pay-a-temu-tax/" aria-label="Read more about Would you pay a Temu tax?">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Green Cross Health says it will continue to keep shareholders informed in accordance with its continuous disclosure obligations. 123RF Listed healthcare provider Green Cross Health has confirmed it is in discussions with third parties about a potential transaction involving its medical division, but says there is no certainty those talks will ... <a title="Green Cross Health confirms talks over medical division sale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/green-cross-health-confirms-talks-over-medical-division-sale/" aria-label="Read more about Green Cross Health confirms talks over medical division sale">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ayrburn Screen Hub will include film and television studios, offices and 201 accommodation units. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A film and television production village in Queenstown has been given the go ahead under the government’s fast-track approval process despite negative environmental effects. The Ayrburn Screen Hub will include film and ... <a title="Queenstown film and TV village gets go ahead under the fast-track approval process" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/queenstown-film-and-tv-village-gets-go-ahead-under-the-fast-track-approval-process/" aria-label="Read more about Queenstown film and TV village gets go ahead under the fast-track approval process">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Kiwibank says rate hikes would be “reckless” ANZ forecasts three rate hikes this year The RBNZ has said there won’t be a knee-jerk reaction to Middle East conflict The economist community appears to be split over the Reserve Bank’s interest rate path, with one bank saying “reckless” rate hikes are ... <a title="Kiwibank economists warn against ‘reckless’ rate hikes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/kiwibank-economists-warn-against-reckless-rate-hikes/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwibank economists warn against ‘reckless’ rate hikes">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau New Zealanders forking out more for fuel are obscuring a significant drop in other types of spending, Retail NZ says. Worldline data for March showed card spending overall rose 0.5 percent but Retail NZ chief executive Carolyn Young said it hid a 33 percent surge at petrol ... <a title="Spending data worse than it appears, Retail NZ says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/spending-data-worse-than-it-appears-retail-nz-says/" aria-label="Read more about Spending data worse than it appears, Retail NZ says">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF A parcel courier company has been ordered to pay three former employees a total of $50,000 for unjustified dismissal, unjustified disadvantage and humiliation. The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) delivered the ruling against Fast Horse Limited (trading as Fast Horse Express), based in the central Auckland suburb of Avondale, on Monday. ... <a title="Auckland courier company to pay $50,000 for unjustified dismissal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/auckland-courier-company-to-pay-50000-for-unjustified-dismissal/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland courier company to pay $50,000 for unjustified dismissal">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Staff work at the PreSort at Auckland’s Material Recovery Facility in Onehunga, where things that shouldn’t be in recycling are pulled out by hand. It’s on two conveyor belts and moving fast. Supplied / Auckland Council Explainer – Too much of Auckland’s recycling is just going to waste – the landfill, ... <a title="What Auckland is doing wrong when it comes to recycling – and how it can change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/what-auckland-is-doing-wrong-when-it-comes-to-recycling-and-how-it-can-change/" aria-label="Read more about What Auckland is doing wrong when it comes to recycling – and how it can change">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon The conflict in the Middle East has prompted increased interest in multi-million-dollar New Zealand properties, the head of a luxury real estate company says. Changes to the so-called Golden Visa came into effect a year ago, and Immigration Minister Erica Stanford recently updated the investment that had ... <a title="Wealthy buyers eyeing up New Zealand since Iran war started" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/wealthy-buyers-eyeing-up-new-zealand-since-iran-war-started/" aria-label="Read more about Wealthy buyers eyeing up New Zealand since Iran war started">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. AFP New Zealand’s niche alcoholic spirits are seeing rapid growth in key export markets, with plenty of potential for more of the same. Trade and Enterprise estimated the annual value of New Zealand’s exports of premium spirits at $61 million, which barely scratched the surface of a growing global ... <a title="‘Natural next step’: NZ alcoholic spirits see rapid growth in export markets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/natural-next-step-nz-alcoholic-spirits-see-rapid-growth-in-export-markets/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Natural next step’: NZ alcoholic spirits see rapid growth in export markets">Read more</a>
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April 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ’s investigation found black market tobacco was sometimes being sold for less than half the price of the regulated product. 123RF Retail NZ wants an urgent government taskforce created to crack down on illicit tobacco before the problem reaches crisis levels like in Australia. An RNZ investigation last month found black ... <a title="Retail NZ wants ‘rigorous crackdown’ by government on illicit tobacco" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/14/retail-nz-wants-rigorous-crackdown-by-government-on-illicit-tobacco/" aria-label="Read more about Retail NZ wants ‘rigorous crackdown’ by government on illicit tobacco">Read more</a>
