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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand IKEA’s first Auckland store opens on December 4 Marika Khabazi / RNZ IKEA is tightening its returns policy for Australia and New Zealand. The homeware retailer told customers on Thursday that its “test and try” policy, which allows for products to be assembled and then returned, would only apply for 60 ... <a title="NZ, Australia get tighter IKEA returns policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/nz-australia-get-tighter-ikea-returns-policy/" aria-label="Read more about NZ, Australia get tighter IKEA returns policy">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand NZME commissioned a review of workplace safety in February. RNZ NZME says its workplace review has identified “two specific issues” still to be addressed in the coming weeks. The NZME board of directors commissioned the review in February, after three senior managers were terminated last year. One of them was former ... <a title="NZME conduct review identifies ‘issues’, after termination of three senior managers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/nzme-conduct-review-identifies-issues-after-termination-of-three-senior-managers/" aria-label="Read more about NZME conduct review identifies ‘issues’, after termination of three senior managers">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. Supplied/ Pixabay CC 0 Ford has topped the list of Consumer NZ’s least reliable cars in its latest survey. The survey of 5791 car owners asked people what faults they had experienced with their cars and how satisfied they were with the vehicles. Ford Escapes and Ford Focuses had ... <a title="Consumer reveals its ‘most unreliable’ vehicles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/consumer-reveals-its-most-unreliable-vehicles/" aria-label="Read more about Consumer reveals its ‘most unreliable’ vehicles">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The current processing time for LIMs issued by Wellington City Council is 28 working days. RNZ / REECE BAKER House sales are being delayed by a backlog of property reports issued by Wellington City Council. The current average processing time for Land Information Memorandums (LIMs) is 28 working days – almost ... <a title="Wellington house sales delayed by backlog of council issued LIM property reports" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/wellington-house-sales-delayed-by-backlog-of-council-issued-lim-property-reports/" aria-label="Read more about Wellington house sales delayed by backlog of council issued LIM property reports">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman. (File photo) RNZ / Supplied Reserve Bank governor Anna Breman is adamant the inflation spike caused by the Middle East conflict will be brought under control and back into the target zone, but says businesses and households need to play their part. The central bank has ... <a title="Reserve Bank adamant inflation spike will be brought under control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/reserve-bank-adamant-inflation-spike-will-be-brought-under-control/" aria-label="Read more about Reserve Bank adamant inflation spike will be brought under control">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Diesel prices on 8th of April. RNZ / Mark Papalii Motorists using diesel say they have little choice but to wear higher costs as prices reach more than $4 a litre in parts of the country. RNZ went out to speak to drivers at petrol stations about diesel becoming the most ... <a title="Diesel users wear higher costs as prices rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/diesel-users-wear-higher-costs-as-prices-rise/" aria-label="Read more about Diesel users wear higher costs as prices rise">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Motorcyclists are putting their bike registrations on hold in protest at what they say are unfair increases to ACC levies. Levies are paid as past of registration. From July this year, motorbikes would be classified into three sizes depending on their size. Large diesel motorcycles, over 750cc, would be charged ... <a title="Motorcyclists put rego on hold in protest against ACC" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/motorcyclists-put-rego-on-hold-in-protest-against-acc/" aria-label="Read more about Motorcyclists put rego on hold in protest against ACC">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Do-it-yourself retail shareholders are holding on to their shares. Supplied/123rf Do-it-yourself retail shareholders are holding on to their shares, despite price volatility associated with the war in Iran. The Sharesies Index, which ranks overall investor confidence on a scale from zero to 100, hit a four-year high of 64 points in ... <a title="DIY shareholders holding steady despite market volatility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/diy-shareholders-holding-steady-despite-market-volatility/" aria-label="Read more about DIY shareholders holding steady despite market volatility">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Previously, Air Chathams was paying about $500,000 a month in fuel costs, but that number had doubled to over $1 Million. Supplied Air Chathams is cutting a significant number of flights from several North Island routes, which have become unsustainable after the cost of jet fuel has more than doubled. The ... <a title="Air Chathams to cut flights from North Island routes after fuel cost doubles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/air-chathams-to-cut-flights-from-north-island-routes-after-fuel-cost-doubles/" aria-label="Read more about Air Chathams to cut flights from North Island routes after fuel cost doubles">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied Listen live as Checkpoint talks to Air Chathams boss, Duane Emeny: A regional airline is looking to cut it’s schedule in the face of soaring fuel prices. It follows Air New Zealand’s decision to trim its flights further, in May and June. The national carrier revealed its fuel bill has ... <a title="Air Chathams looks to cut schedule in the face of soaring fuel prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/air-chathams-looks-to-cut-schedule-in-the-face-of-soaring-fuel-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Air Chathams looks to cut schedule in the face of soaring fuel prices">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Federated Farmers says farmers are experiencing fuel shortages, with some two to three weeks behind their normal fuel drops. The organisation’s dairy chair and Canterbury sharemilker Karl Dean said fuel distributors have had the schedule of fuel allocations changed by importers – disrupting when farmers usually receive supply. Most farmers ... <a title="‘Big concern’ as farmers weeks behind fuel drops amid shortages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/big-concern-as-farmers-weeks-behind-fuel-drops-amid-shortages/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Big concern’ as farmers weeks behind fuel drops amid shortages">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied/ Unsplash – Josh Olalde House building costs are rising at their fastest rate in two‑and‑a‑half years as the recovery in the residential construction sector accelerates. Cotality, formerly known as CoreLogic, released its latest Cordell Construction Cost Index, which shows residential building costs rose 1 percent in the three months to ... <a title="Residential building costs rise at fastest pace in over two years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/residential-building-costs-rise-at-fastest-pace-in-over-two-years/" aria-label="Read more about Residential building costs rise at fastest pace in over two years">Read more</a>
