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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Rotorua Canopy Tours general manager Paul Button. (File photo) Andrew Warner Tourists arrivals were the highest they’d been this March since before Covid-19, but as the fuel crisis continues tourism may take a hit. Fuel prices have soared this year due to the conflict in the Middle East, making travel, both ... <a title="‘Bit of a hit’: Tourist arrivals hit new high since pre-Covid-19 this year, but fuel crisis may bite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/bit-of-a-hit-tourist-arrivals-hit-new-high-since-pre-covid-19-this-year-but-fuel-crisis-may-bite/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Bit of a hit’: Tourist arrivals hit new high since pre-Covid-19 this year, but fuel crisis may bite">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Christchurch decision will likely influence future decisions. Unsplash / Getty Images A Christchurch landlord, who tried to stop tenants from adopting a golden labrador in a unit within a three-level building, has been overruled by the Tenancy Tribunal in its first ruling on “pet consent” rules. Tenancy Tribunal principal adjudicator ... <a title="Tenancy Tribunal issues first ‘pet’ ruling, approves labrador puppy in upstairs flat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/tenancy-tribunal-issues-first-pet-ruling-approves-labrador-puppy-in-upstairs-flat/" aria-label="Read more about Tenancy Tribunal issues first ‘pet’ ruling, approves labrador puppy in upstairs flat">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Westpac said about one in six new home loans taken out so far this year had been for $1 million. RNZ Some borrowers are starting their homeowning lives owing more than $1 million in mortgages. Loan Market mortgage adviser Karen Tatterson said it was more common for people to take out ... <a title="The rise of the million-dollar mortgage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/the-rise-of-the-million-dollar-mortgage/" aria-label="Read more about The rise of the million-dollar mortgage">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Air NZ will start to consolidate more routes after the school holidays. AFP/ William West The Aviation Industry Association says Air New Zealand is far from the only airline eyeing flight cuts, due to soaring fuel costs. The airline says it has cut 5 percent of its flights and will start ... <a title="More flight cuts loom, as fuel crisis bites NZ airlines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/more-flight-cuts-loom-as-fuel-crisis-bites-nz-airlines/" aria-label="Read more about More flight cuts loom, as fuel crisis bites NZ airlines">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Zespri Kiwifruit is loaded onto the Atlantic Erica at the Port of Tauranga. Supplied Kiwifruit orchards are humming mid-harvest, but Zespri is concerned port bottlenecks are becoming a real pressure point for its fruit exports. The Port of Tauranga is the critical gateway for most of New Zealand’s lucrative kiwifruit from ... <a title="Port of Tauranga terminal ‘at capacity’, could ‘bottleneck’ kiwifruit exports – CEO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/port-of-tauranga-terminal-at-capacity-could-bottleneck-kiwifruit-exports-ceo/" aria-label="Read more about Port of Tauranga terminal ‘at capacity’, could ‘bottleneck’ kiwifruit exports – CEO">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The demolition of the Metro Plaza and surrounding buildings is part of a project to ‘daylight’ a stretch of the Huatoki Stream which has been covered over for about 100 years. RNZ / Robin Martin An urban renewal project in New Plymouth’s CBD is revealing traces of the city’s past – ... <a title="Urban renewal project in New Plymouth’s CBD reveals traces of city’s past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/urban-renewal-project-in-new-plymouths-cbd-reveals-traces-of-citys-past/" aria-label="Read more about Urban renewal project in New Plymouth’s CBD reveals traces of city’s past">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied Air New Zealand has cut 5 percent of flights and will start to consolidate other routes after the July school holidays, chief executive Nikhil Ravishankar says. It comes as the airline is expecting a full-year pre-tax loss of between $340 and $390 million due to the soaring cost of jet ... <a title="Air New Zealand cuts 5% of its flights, jobs could go" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/air-new-zealand-cuts-5-of-its-flights-jobs-could-go/" aria-label="Read more about Air New Zealand cuts 5% of its flights, jobs could go">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The pylon fell over while being worked on by contractors. Supplied / Kawakawa Electrical Ltd National grid operator Transpower will not be prosecuted after all over the toppling of a pylon that cut power to about 90,000 homes and businesses across Northland. The Electricity Authority lodged a formal complaint against Transpower ... <a title="No prosecution over toppled Northland pylon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/no-prosecution-over-toppled-northland-pylon/" aria-label="Read more about No prosecution over toppled Northland pylon">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Alexander Robertson Commerce Commission chair John Small is encouraging collaboration between industry players where it can drive competition, productivity and economic growth. While cartel legislation restricts collaboration between competing parties, Small said accommodation and exemptions can be made when the goals are in the public interest. “A much wider ... <a title="Collaboration encouraged between industry players when goals are in public interest – ComCom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/collaboration-encouraged-between-industry-players-when-goals-are-in-public-interest-comcom/" aria-label="Read more about Collaboration encouraged between industry players when goals are in public interest – ComCom">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone KiwiRail has been fined $290,000 and ordered to pay more than $40,000 in reparations after two workers received an electric shock while working on overhead train lines. The pair of maintenance workers were working on lines near the Parnell Train Station in Auckland in September 2024 when ... <a title="KiwiRai fined nearly $300,000 after two workers receive electric shocks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/kiwirai-fined-nearly-300000-after-two-workers-receive-electric-shocks/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiRai fined nearly $300,000 after two workers receive electric shocks">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Samuel Rillstone KiwiRail has been fined $290,000 and ordered to pay more than $40,000 in reparations after two workers received an electric shock while working on overhead train lines. The pair of maintenance workers were working on lines near the Parnell Train Station in Auckland in September 2024 when ... <a title="KiwiRail fined nearly $300,000 after two workers receive electric shocks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/kiwirail-fined-nearly-300000-after-two-workers-receive-electric-shocks/" aria-label="Read more about KiwiRail fined nearly $300,000 after two workers receive electric shocks">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF The country’s natural gas reserves have declined to the lowest level since records began twenty years ago. The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment’s annual petroleum reserves data showed as of 1 January, natural gas reserves declined 23 percent from last year, to 731 petajoules. The ministry said the decline ... <a title="Natural gas reserves decline to lowest level in 20 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/natural-gas-reserves-decline-to-lowest-level-in-20-years/" aria-label="Read more about Natural gas reserves decline to lowest level in 20 years">Read more</a>
