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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Submissions have been received on the Employment Leave Bill, which is to replace the Holidays Act. 123RF A new law that is intended to simplify New Zealand’s rules around leave has the potential to add complexity – and create difficulties particularly for people being paid commission, some legal experts say. Submissions ... <a title="Why commission-earners are set to receive the ‘lowest hourly rate’ of pay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/why-commission-earners-are-set-to-receive-the-lowest-hourly-rate-of-pay/" aria-label="Read more about Why commission-earners are set to receive the ‘lowest hourly rate’ of pay">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Who has the most disposable income in the country? RNZ has crunched the data to look at which areas in New Zealand are left with the most in their bank accounts after they’ve covered the essentials. The exercise is far from definitive, and everyone’s individual circumstances will be different, but ... <a title="Who’s got the most disposable income?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/whos-got-the-most-disposable-income/" aria-label="Read more about Who’s got the most disposable income?">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Melbourne fashion designer Klaudia Burzynska has given up on trying to get her designs taken down from Shein. Since she launched her business, Things You Really Like, on Etsy in 2020, Burzynska said she has found so many duplications of her designs — and even lifted marketing materials — on Shein ... <a title="Small Australian designers giving up on fighting fast-fashion giant Shein" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/small-australian-designers-giving-up-on-fighting-fast-fashion-giant-shein/" aria-label="Read more about Small Australian designers giving up on fighting fast-fashion giant Shein">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A total of 163,000 people were unemployed in the new data. 123rf An economist is warning the unemployment rate is likely to get worse in the coming months and could reach up to 6 percent due to the Iran War. The unemployment rate eased to 5.3 percent in the three months ... <a title="Unemployment expected to get worse as fuel crisis impact yet to be felt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/unemployment-expected-to-get-worse-as-fuel-crisis-impact-yet-to-be-felt/" aria-label="Read more about Unemployment expected to get worse as fuel crisis impact yet to be felt">Read more</a>
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May 7, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand “In the afternoon, it gets hot at my desk… when I come to work, it’s too cold… It’s cold outside but hot inside.” These are common office complaints – and Steve Simpson hears them year-round. He chairs the Auckland committee of FMANZ, which has more than 1800 facility manager members nationwide. ... <a title="Why can’t we agree on the office aircon temperature?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/07/why-cant-we-agree-on-the-office-aircon-temperature/" aria-label="Read more about Why can’t we agree on the office aircon temperature?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Job seekers say not being able to tell if some companies are using artificial intelligence (AI) to screen their cover letters and CVs is dehumanising. The unemployment rate has slightly eased from a 10-year high according to new data, but jobseekers say the struggle to find work has prompted them ... <a title="AI causing headaches for both job hunters and recruiters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/ai-causing-headaches-for-both-job-hunters-and-recruiters/" aria-label="Read more about AI causing headaches for both job hunters and recruiters">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Lumin’s chief executive Max Ferguson says AI-generated fraud is eroding trust. Supplied/Lumin More than half of businesses have reported AI-generated identity fraud at an average cost of $2.2 million for each attack. Christchurch-founded document workflow provider Lumin said sophisticated impersonation technology had reached new heights, with 90 percent of the 1000 ... <a title="AI-generated identity fraud reported by more than half of businesses – report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/ai-generated-identity-fraud-reported-by-more-than-half-of-businesses-report/" aria-label="Read more about AI-generated identity fraud reported by more than half of businesses – report">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Voyager CEO and founder Seeby Woodhouse supplied The New Zealand Media Awards has dumped its sponsor, Voyager, over social media posts, just a fortnight out from the showcase awards. In a statement, the News Publishers’ Association said it had told Voyager CEO and founder Seeby Woodhouse on Wednesday it was terminating ... <a title="Media awards dump Voyager as sponsor after founder’s social media posts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/media-awards-dump-voyager-as-sponsor-after-founders-social-media-posts/" aria-label="Read more about Media awards dump Voyager as sponsor after founder’s social media posts">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Quin Tauetau A small share of home loan borrowers benefited from banks competing with cashback offers last year, the Reserve Bank says, and it may have cost the banks around $100 million. Towards the end of last year, the banks began to compete more aggressively with offers of up ... <a title="How much did cashback campaign cost banks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/how-much-did-cashback-campaign-cost-banks/" aria-label="Read more about How much did cashback campaign cost banks?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Channel Infrastructure’s board chair says the 93-million-litre diesel storage facility commissioned by the government at the Marsden Point facility is on track for completion by end of the month. Alan Squires Photography Channel Infrastructure has lifted its full-year profit guidance, as a fuel crisis continues to drive demand for its services. ... <a title="Channel Infrastructure lifts full-year profit guidance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/channel-infrastructure-lifts-full-year-profit-guidance/" aria-label="Read more about Channel Infrastructure lifts full-year profit guidance">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ Reserve Bank warns of heightened uncertainty due to Iran war Economic recovery expected to be “somewhat slower” Financial institutions well-placed to support economy Risks to financial stability have increased due to the Middle East conflict, with a bleaker outlook for the economy, potentially making it harder for borrowers to service ... <a title="Middle East conflict: Warning over Kiwis’ ability to pay back debt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/middle-east-conflict-warning-over-kiwis-ability-to-pay-back-debt/" aria-label="Read more about Middle East conflict: Warning over Kiwis’ ability to pay back debt">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MYOB’s Annual Business Monitor indicated businesses were under pressure from increasing costs. (File photo) RNZ / Quin Tauetau Small and medium-sized businesses are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the government ahead of this month’s budget as rising costs and a weak economic outlook eat away at confidence. MYOB’s Annual Business Monitor indicates ... <a title="Businesses increasingly dissatisfied with government due to rising costs, survey says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/businesses-increasingly-dissatisfied-with-government-due-to-rising-costs-survey-says/" aria-label="Read more about Businesses increasingly dissatisfied with government due to rising costs, survey says">Read more</a>
