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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The FMA says it has seen a significant increase in ads, fake news articles and fake investment platform websites linked to scams which use prominent figures to entice consumers to invest in fake trading platforms. 123RF The Financial Markets Authority is warning consumers about an increasing number of scams using fake ... <a title="Consumers warned of increase in scams using fake news articles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/consumers-warned-of-increase-in-scams-using-fake-news-articles/" aria-label="Read more about Consumers warned of increase in scams using fake news articles">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Founder of subletting platform Kiki, made a LinkedIn post on April Fool’s Day that the company was going to shut down Kiki Club in London. It was later deleted. 123rf A controversial entrepreneur is under fire for an April Fool’s joke. Toby Thomas-Smith, founder of subletting platform Kiki, posted on LinkedIn ... <a title="Kiwi entrepreneur’s April Fool’s post hits the wrong note" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/kiwi-entrepreneurs-april-fools-post-hits-the-wrong-note/" aria-label="Read more about Kiwi entrepreneur’s April Fool’s post hits the wrong note">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand’s economy had barely grown in the past three years and inflation had risen. RNZ / Quin Tauetau New Zealand is in a better position than Australia to weather the inflation effects of war in the Middle East, HSBC’s chief economist says. Paul Bloxham is the economist who described New ... <a title="Australia vs NZ: Who’s better prepared for fuel price spike?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/australia-vs-nz-whos-better-prepared-for-fuel-price-spike/" aria-label="Read more about Australia vs NZ: Who’s better prepared for fuel price spike?">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [s ]Rising oil costs have put pressure on prices across New Zealand including food and grocery essentials. Fuel shortages or a change in fuel phases in Aotearoa would be the toughest part of ensuring coffee supply according to Carl Sara. Public domain Coffee isn’t going to get cheaper, but there is ... <a title="Coffee prices may rise, but no risk of supply shortage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/coffee-prices-may-rise-but-no-risk-of-supply-shortage/" aria-label="Read more about Coffee prices may rise, but no risk of supply shortage">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A 2.8 percent drop in the value of the New Zealand dollar last month also supported export price growth 123RF Overall commodity prices are at record highs with the war in the Iran generating risks and rewards for New Zealand exporters. The ANZ World Commodity Price Index rose 4.1 percent in ... <a title="Commodity prices reaching record highs amid Iran war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/commodity-prices-reaching-record-highs-amid-iran-war/" aria-label="Read more about Commodity prices reaching record highs amid Iran war">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Unsplash New Zealand has reached a “tipping point” with more people switching to electric cars and solar as Meridian Energy’s weekly app registrations increase by 214 percent, it says. Rising oil prices have put pressure on prices across New Zealand, pushing an upward trend and interest in EV alternative ... <a title="‘Tipping point’: Kiwis switch to electric cars, solar as fuel prices stay high" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/tipping-point-kiwis-switch-to-electric-cars-solar-as-fuel-prices-stay-high/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Tipping point’: Kiwis switch to electric cars, solar as fuel prices stay high">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Reserve Bank expected to hold official cash rate unchanged at 2.25 percent Middle East conflict clouds decision making for central banks Recent speech by Governor Anna Breman likely template for latest decision Accept inevitable inflation and growth impacts, but no knee jerk rate reaction Markets price in 25 basis point ... <a title="Reserve Bank expected to hold OCR steady at 2.25%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/reserve-bank-expected-to-hold-ocr-steady-at-2-25/" aria-label="Read more about Reserve Bank expected to hold OCR steady at 2.25%">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand AFP Infrastructure New Zealand is calling for more investment in Auckland’s transport woes, warning congestion and delays threaten the country’s productivity. The lobby group joined with thinktank Committee for Auckland to hold a summit of leaders from across business, infrastructure, and government to find ways through the city’s transport challenges. Chief ... <a title="Auckland’s traffic woes threaten New Zealand’s productivity – Infrastructure New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/aucklands-traffic-woes-threaten-new-zealands-productivity-infrastructure-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Auckland’s traffic woes threaten New Zealand’s productivity – Infrastructure New Zealand">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand In the small, predominantly Māori town of Kaikohe, residents struggling with high living costs are using Afterpay to buy things like gas. The buy-now-pay-later service lets you purchase goods and services at a quarter of the cost, then pay off the total in three fortnightly instalments. For some families, it means ... <a title="Northland residents using Afterpay to buy essentials amid cost-of-living crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/northland-residents-using-afterpay-to-buy-essentials-amid-cost-of-living-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Northland residents using Afterpay to buy essentials amid cost-of-living crisis">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File image. Supplied/ Air NZ Air New Zealand is making further cuts to its flight schedules and lifting ticket prices in response to the high cost of jet fuel. The airline said the changes apply to some of its services in May and June, affecting 4 percent of flights, and 1 ... <a title="Air NZ cuts more flights from schedules, lifts ticket prices amid fuel crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/air-nz-cuts-more-flights-from-schedules-lifts-ticket-prices-amid-fuel-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Air NZ cuts more flights from schedules, lifts ticket prices amid fuel crisis">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Synlait milk on the production line. Supplied/ Synlait The sale of Synlait Milk’s North Island operations has been completed with the focus a back-to-basics approach, in order to return to a consistently, high quality production of infant formula. The dairy company, majority owned by China’s Bright Dairy, planned to use the ... <a title="Synlait Milk sells North Island operations to focus on back-to-basics approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/synlait-milk-sells-north-island-operations-to-focus-on-back-to-basics-approach/" aria-label="Read more about Synlait Milk sells North Island operations to focus on back-to-basics approach">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rest home subsidy granted, all of pension taken – but families still face daily surcharge for rooms. 123RF Families trying to find rest homes for their elderly relatives have been shocked to discover that they must pay anything from $10 to $85 a day for care, even when they qualify for ... <a title="Confusion as families hit with extra rest home surcharges despite subsidies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/confusion-as-families-hit-with-extra-rest-home-surcharges-despite-subsidies/" aria-label="Read more about Confusion as families hit with extra rest home surcharges despite subsidies">Read more</a>
